GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2021
When it comes to social and environmental justice, words don’t cut it. CJ Clouse. Wed, 04/28/2021 - 00:05. Not so long ago, business was business. The vast majority of corporations happily functioned according to the doctrine of economist Milton Freidman, who believed a company’s sole responsibility was to make gobs of money for its shareholders to roll around in.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 28, 2021
The newly revealed electric pickup truck comes fully loaded with a range of unique, sustainable elements.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2021
What it's like to ride in an electric big rig. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 04/28/2021 - 00:05. One of the biggest barriers to getting more heavy-duty electric trucks on the roads today is, quite simply, there just aren't enough of 'em. Fleet leaders that want to buy Class 8 electric trucks (those are the really big ones) commonly face long delivery timelines from automakers.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 28, 2021
When long-time Queen Anne residents Tracy and Greg Adams found the perfect hillside location for their new modern home, they tapped local design firms Lane Williams Architecture and Swivel Interiors to craft the Prospect House, an abode that maximizes indoor/outdoor living.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2021
Sustainability Leaders. taylor flores. Wed, 04/28/2021 - 20:53. Sustainability Leaders aspires to be the world’s most valued cross-functional sustainability network – a unique and vital destination that connects, inspires and accelerates our members to become more successful. Members access community-led insight, practical tools and expert guidance to support their journey to embedding sustainability excellence across the entire organization.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 28, 2021
Nestlé has been ordered to stop taking spring water in the San Bernardino National Forest.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 28, 2021
Because a good night’s rest sets the rhythm for the entire day, investing in your sleep is always a good idea.
altenergymag
APRIL 28, 2021
Reducing installation time as well as added costs, the new inverter introduces an innovative pre-commissioning feature allowing installers to fully and automatically validate system components from their smartphones, before grid connection.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 28, 2021
Here's how to secure your summer vacation to a national park in 2021.
altenergymag
APRIL 28, 2021
CPower partners with leading Charging-as-a-Service provider for electric vehicle fleets to drive new revenue, flexibility at the grid edge
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Charged
APRIL 28, 2021
Battery Resourcers , a battery recycling and manufacturing company, recently completed a $20-million Series B equity round to support the development of a commercial-scale processing facility with the annual capacity to recycle 10,000 tons of batteries—roughly the amount of batteries from 20,000 EVs. Battery Resourcers’ approach to battery manufacturing starts with a mixed stream of used lithium-ion batteries and ends with the production of finished, battery-ready cathode materials.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2021
ImpactAlpha, April 28 – Carbon hasn’t attracted as much attention as GameStop or Bitcoin, but the price of a ton of CO2 topped. The post TFW investors realize carbon is going to $100 a ton, and sooner than they expected appeared first on Impact Alpha.
altenergymag
APRIL 28, 2021
Battery Center of Excellence will provide a gateway to bring production of batteries to the United States and answer the call to President Biden’s Executive Order to create a more resilient and secure supply chain
Solar Power World
APRIL 28, 2021
Contributed article from RPCS Spring is in full swing, and with it growing conversations about the field of agrivoltaics. Increased demand for solar has spurred an interest in studying and defining the synergy between combining solar production and agricultural production, like planting crops or grazing animals, on the same land. The general consensus is that… The post Solar power + agriculture: The practices and synergies of agrivoltaics appeared first on Solar Power World.
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
altenergymag
APRIL 28, 2021
Remee Wire & Cable, a leading manufacturer of electronic wire and cable, announces the introduction of their new line of Renewable Energy Cables, specially designed to meet the needs of the wind and solar energy operations
Greentown Labs
APRIL 28, 2021
On Earth Day, we were proud to open Greentown Houston —the city’s first climatetech startup incubator—heralding a new and exciting chapter for the energy capital of the world! The Grand Opening , which drew hundreds of people to an invite-only, socially distanced, outdoor event and hundreds more to the event’s livestream, was a celebration of entrepreneurship, collaboration, and innovation.
Charged
APRIL 28, 2021
Have the last two holdouts among major automakers just hopped on the electric bandwagon, or are they just indulging in some fast-follower greenwashing? Following Toyota’s announcement of a new line of battery-electric vehicles , Honda now says it plans to make battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles 100% of its North American sales by 2040. There are grounds for skepticism: unlike the heroes of the hour, VW and GM, which are already producing and selling EVs in the US, Honda (like Toyota) curren
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2021
Venture capitalists in many sectors have developed robust due-diligence practices. The conservation finance community and its catalytic investors are still learning what works. . The post Who’s going to pay? Due diligence in conservation finance starts with the offtake agreement appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
altenergymag
APRIL 28, 2021
Solar company my-PV has developed a solar-power system using thermal concrete-core activation in commercial buildings: An electric underfloor heating system releases excess solar energy as heat to the building foundation. Thanks to this storage concept, my-PV utilizes saving operating costs.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2021
Off-Grid Market Development Fund is providing subsidies to a dozen companies to deliver solar power in Madagascar. Only 14% of Madagascar’s 25.7 million. The post Off-Grid Market Development Fund offers results-based financing for solar access in Madagascar appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Planet Pulse
APRIL 28, 2021
Planet has built an incredibly capable cloud-native processing infrastructure to take our raw imagery and turn it into refined imagery, analysis ready data (ARD), and analytic feeds so that it can be easily incorporated into our customers and users workflows. Many of the key pieces we built ourselves, but our system would not be possible without a number of open source libraries.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2021
It is widely accepted that third-party assurance plays a critical role in increasing external trust and confidence in financial reporting. However, the learning. The post Why independent verification should be part of every investor’s impact management journey appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Renewable Energy World
APRIL 28, 2021
Idaho National Laboratory is working with municipally owned utility Idaho Falls Power to test how small hydropower plants can serve as reliable sources of startup power during outages. The city of Idaho Falls owns five hydropower plants on the Snake River, from the Upper Power Plant north of the city to the Gem State Dam just to the south. These plants generate enough electricity to meet about one-third of the city’s needs, and the rest of its power is purchased wholesale.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2021
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original TFW investors realize carbon is going to $100 a ton, sooner than they expected. Carbon hasn’t. The post The Brief: $100 carbon, solar access in Madagascar, health-based affordable housing, Chinese agricultural drones, off-take agreements in conservation finance appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 28, 2021
What’s Your Unique Sustainability Story? If your company has become a more sustainable and greener business, you have a powerful and beneficial story to share with your employees, customers, partners and investors. Your “sustainability story” includes your sustainability mission, the commitments you’ve made, the initiatives you’ve completed and the list of your accomplishments.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 28, 2021
ImpactAlpha, April 28 — Volunteers of America National Services, the housing and healthcare arm of nonprofit Volunteers of America, is raising $25 million to. The post Volunteers of America raises $6 million for health-based affordable housing fund appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 28, 2021
What Are Your Sustainability Accomplishments. If your company has become a more sustainable and greener business, you should celebrate your success and get recognized for your achievements. Your accomplishments are part of a powerful and beneficial story you should share with your employees, customers, partners and investors. As we discussed in our previous article, telling your green story in the right way to the right audiences will improve your reputation, elevate your brand, draw in new cu
altenergymag
APRIL 28, 2021
Inexpensive, recyclable lithium-ion alternative poised to transform transportation and home power storage
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 28, 2021
What’s Your Company’s Unique Sustainability Story? If your company has become a more sustainable and greener business, you have a powerful and beneficial story to share with your employees, customers, partners and investors. Your “sustainability story” includes your sustainability mission, the commitments you’ve made, the initiatives you’ve completed and the list of your accomplishments.
U.S. Green Technology
APRIL 28, 2021
In many states, you are fairly limited in terms of whom you get your energy and other utilities from. However, in states where there are deregulated energy markets, you have many choices. For example, whether you are in Austin or Houston, you have the Power to Choose Texas Electricity. This lets you decide from a. The post How to Shop for Energy Plans in Texas appeared first on U.S.
Business Green
APRIL 28, 2021
Investment giant beefs up portfolio of climate-focused funds. Amundi has expanded its Climate ETF range with the launch of a fixed income vehicle, offering exposure to the investment grade euro corporate credit market. Listed on Deutsche Börse Xetra, Amundi iCPR Euro Corp Climate Paris Aligned PAB - UCITS ETF DR will be available for an ongoing charge of 0.16 per cent, making it the lowest-cost Euro Corporate Bond PAB ETF, according to the asset manager.
Greentown Labs
APRIL 28, 2021
Climatetech leaders from the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program enthusiastically welcome 10 startups to the initiative. New York City, N.Y., and Somerville, Mass., April 28, 2021 — The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative), a multi-year collaboration among The Urban Future Lab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Greentown Labs , and Fraunhofer USA , has selected 10 startups for the first year of this exciting accelerator.
Business Green
APRIL 28, 2021
BlackRock has this week launched a fund designed to simplify environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing through a focus on factors that demonstrate materiality for investors. The Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) World ESG Insights Equity Fund is underpinned by BlackRock's existing ESG framework, designed to overweight companies it believes may benefit from capturing ESG risks while also aiming for a 50 per cent reduction in carbon intensity compared to the FTSE Developed Index.
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