Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2021

Designed and built by CoMak Tiny Homes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this tiny home on wheels packs a ton of cool features into a pretty small package.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 19, 2021

Norwegian investment giant Aker announced Tuesday it had taken a majority stake in Mainstream Renewable Power, the global wind and solar project developer. The transaction sees Aker’s cleantech investment subsidiary Aker Horizons paying 758 million euros (USD $919 million) for a 75 percent stake in Mainstream, valuing the Dublin, Ireland-based developer at €900 million ($1.1 billion).

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sources close to the US. President-elect Joe Biden indicate that the President plans to cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 19, 2021

In addition to puzzles and alcohol, one product that saw a significant boost in sales during the pandemic was the energy storage system. With more people looking at their homes as sanctuaries in need of reliable electricity, the demand for residential battery backup is on the rise. “In 2020, people’s houses became their oasis. It’s… The post The energy storage market is blowing up in the United States <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-si

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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.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2021

The production of polysilicon and other solar panel parts in Xinjiang is suspected to be through slave labor. Will the US stop importing these problematic parts?

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2021

The DOE has released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap , the agency’s first comprehensive energy storage strategy. Announced in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) seeks to establish American leadership in energy storage. In addition to concerted research efforts, the Roadmap’s approach includes accelerating the transition of technologies from the lab to the marketplace, focusing on ways to competitively manufacture technologies at scale in the US, and to ensur

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2021

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have developed a new family of cathodes with the potential to replace the costly cobalt-based cathodes typically found in today’s lithium-ion batteries. The new class, called NFA (nickel, iron, aluminum), is a derivative of lithium nickelate that’s used as a cathode material. These novel cathodes are designed to be fast-charging, energy-dense, cost-effective and longer-lasting.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2021

Long Beach Civic Center Master Plan redesigns the downtown area into a vibrant, mixed-use district with multiple LEED-certified structures.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 19, 2021

For the last four years, the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises points the country’s fastest growing companies

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2021

Culture and creativity are already having a positive effect on the serious issues facing our society. But with the right support, they can. The post Yo-Yo Ma: Creativity connects us appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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.

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2021

Fast charging network operator Electrify America has announced a collaboration with EVNoire Mobility Intelligence Consulting Group in a campaign to increase awareness of EVs in African-American communities throughout California. EVNoire’s market research shows many African-American communities in California and nationally have a growing interest in adopting electric vehicles.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2021

ImpactAlpha, January 19 – Lion’s Head’s Facility for Energy Inclusion launched in 2017 to finance off-grid renewable power producers in Africa with projects of. The post Lion’s Head closes $400 million Facility for Energy Inclusion appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2021

Bus manufacturer New Flyer has won a contract for 12 Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric transit buses from the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), with options to purchase up to 63 more over five years. The purchase was supported by Federal Transit Administration funds. CTDOT, which owns and operates nearly all public transportation services in Connecticut, representing more than 27 million annual trips, is a longtime New Flyer customer.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2021

ImpactAlpha, January 19 – Investment firms Renewable Resources Group and Capricorn Investment Group have launched Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp. The special purpose acquisition. The post Renewable Resources Group and Capricorn Investment Group float a SPAC appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 19, 2021

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has launched DARC (Detection and Active Response Curtailment) - the first ever bat smart curtailment technology to simultaneously reduce bat fatalities AND energy losses at wind farms.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2021

ImpactAlpha, Jan. 19 – From the COVID pandemic and climate change to the racial justice uprising and assaults on democracy, the tumultuous events. The post New books on the new rules for a new era of business appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

In a move that aims to emulate the success of the London Olympics, the government is calling on the public to volunteer to help host the high profile COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this November. Applications are now open for volunteers interested in taking part in the COP26, the pivotal climate conference set to take place in Glasgow this autumn that is being billed as one of the biggest global events the UK has ever hosted.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 19, 2021

Dealing with inverter customer service when issues arise has not been the most pleasant experience for many installers in the past. Long wait times on the phone with manufacturers can waste precious time and increase hourly costs for project owners. O&M provider SunSystem Technology’s team of 170 technicians has found that calling a manufacturer to… The post Inverter manufacturers make O&M support virtual <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15

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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?

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Israeli start-up reveals firm is on 'cusp of achieving a revolution in the EV charging experience' with its fast-charging battery cells. Hopes that electric vehicles (EVs) could soon charge up as quickly as it take to fill up conventional fossil fuel cars have moved one step closer to reality, after an Israeli start-up today claimed it has produced the first commercially-viable batteries capable of charging up in just five minutes.

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Bidgely

JANUARY 19, 2021

Globally, energy customers indicate that receiving personalized messages to support their savings efforts is the top incentive for staying with their current supplier. While this is more significant in competitive energy markets (e.g., Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and select North American markets), it’s an important lesson for all markets about the importance customers place on being seen as an individual and not merely as one of a mass customer base.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

VIDEO: joins BusinessGreen editor James Murray to discuss the carbon bubble, divestment and net zero investing. Mark Campanale is the founder of the hugely influential think tank Carbon Tracker, a non-profit organisation he helped set up over a decade ago to research and raise awareness of the impact of climate change on financial markets. A pioneer of the sustainable investing movement, Campanale is a forthright and increasingly influential advocate for the 'carbon bubble' hypothesis, which con

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Bidgely

JANUARY 19, 2021

Globally, energy customers indicate that receiving personalized messages to support their savings efforts is the top incentive for staying with their current supplier. While this is more significant in competitive energy markets (e.g., Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and select North American markets), it’s an important lesson for all markets about the importance customers place on being seen as an individual and not merely as one of a mass customer base.

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Forbes Green Tech

JANUARY 19, 2021

The latest investment round pushes the EV startup's funding to at least $8 billion.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Norwegian investor snaps up 75 per cent stake in wind and solar developer providing boost for plans to establish global renewable energy major. Mainstream Renewable Power has agreed to sell a 75 per cent stake in its business to Norwegian investor Aker Horizons as part of a major equity deal announced yesterday that values the global wind and solar developer at around €1bn.

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 19, 2021

A butterfly flaps its wings. A family in Iowa have their breakfast, then toss the plastic containers in the trash. All across the world, billions of people partake in small, day to day actions of living a life, oblivious to the wider impact. The interconnectivity of our ecosystem is so fascinating, detailed and complex that. The post The Water’s Warm: How Our Ecosystem Is Being Inverted Through Climate Change appeared first on U.S.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Consumer goods giant Henkel announces number of changes to formula and packaging for popular Pritt glue sticks in bid to appeal to customers concerned about plastic waste. The nation's best-loved glue stick has been given a sustainable makeover, with manufacturer Henkel announcing it has taken a number of steps to reduce the environmental impact of the popular brand in a bid to appeal to appeal to parents, children, and teachers concerned about plastic waste.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 19, 2021

e-Zinc, a Toronto-based energy storage innovator, announced today it has raised $2.3 million in a closed round led by BDC Capital's Cleantech Practice.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Trillion-dollar US fund manager to purchase UK clean infrastructure investor in bid to tap 'one of the most dynamic and fastest growing infrastructure sectors'. Nuveen, the $1.1tr global investment unit of financial services organisation TIAA, has agreed to acquire specialist renewable energy fund manager Glennmont Partners in a bid to beef up its sustainable investment offering.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 19, 2021

Featured: Creativity connects us: Yo-Yo Ma on creating jobs, raising voices and building hope. The post The Brief: Brief birthday, Yo-Yo Ma on creativity and capital, energy inclusion in Africa, sustainable development SPAC, new books for a new era appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

But Kwasi Kwarteng defends decision not to intervene in controversial project, arguing it was up to local council to approve or reject the project. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has admitted there exists a "slight tension" between the government's efforts to fully decarbonise the UK economy and its recent decision not to block plans for the country's first new coal mine in 30 years.

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CleanTech Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

What does the onset of 2021 mean for cleantech’s progress? Is the pandemic slowing things down or is it full steam ahead? Have a look and decide for.

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Mearth

JANUARY 19, 2021

If you’re thinking of buying a portable electric scooter this year or got one last Christmas, it’s important to know first how to properly ride and handle it. Electric scooters are nothing like the kickscooter of your childhood. A budget electric scooter can have a top speed of 25 km/h, which is fast if you’re on a footpath. We have compiled practical tips from experienced riders so you don’t have to.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sometimes, “mostly dead” is just a pause before successfully storming the castle. On July 14, Governor Baker vetoed the climate bill that passed the Massachusetts Legislature on July 4 with overwhelming support (see our posts here , here , and here ). I couldn’t resist the Princess Bride reference, but despite the veto, it is probably a stretch to refer to the bill as even “mostly dead.” In his Veto Letter , the Governor endorsed the broader goals of the bill – &

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