Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Seed funding of 1.8million has been secured for a large-scale IoT network to detect wildfires. Solar-powered sensors and wireless gateways attached to trees are the basis of the system developed by environmental IoT startup Dryad Networks , in addition to a patent-pending distributed mesh architecture. Dryad’s digital forest solution is designed to help public and private forest owners monitor, analyze and protect the world’s largest, most remote forests and tackle the devastating impact of wild

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Millions of retail electricity customers in the United States buy voluntary clean power, meaning renewable energy beyond what load-serving entities such as utilities otherwise provide. These clean power sales have surged in the past decade: According to data collected and published annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, they doubled from 2010 to 2014 and doubled again from 2014 to 2019.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Specially-adapted drones developed by an international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes that will enable local communities to better forecast eruptions. The Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea had been identified by satellite data as producing strong emissions. The research at Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea is also improving scientists’ understanding of how volcanoes contribute to the global carbon cycle, key to sustaining life on Earth.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

On the shore of Lake Simon in the Outaouais region of Québec, Montreal-based architecture firm L'Abri has replaced a family's cottage with an elegant and modern escape deeply rooted in the landscape. Designed for a family of six, the 5,400-square-foot Baie-Yelle House pays homage to the original cottage with reclaimed materials such as stones salvaged from the original chimney that's now used in the large wine cellar.

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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.

Energy

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To remove very high turbidity caused by varying sized algae, Anglian Water has chosen to install ultrasonic algae control systems in Alton Water reservoir. Alton Water reservoir. Anglian Water’s Alton Water reservoir and treatment works can treat up to 10 million imperial gallons (42,000 m3) of water a day. Recently the water treatment works was at a high risk of a total-loss-of-water-supply event to 92,214 properties.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The nation’s first large-scale museum devoted entirely to filmmaking has earned LEED Gold certification months before its slated opening date in April 2021.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The minimalist trend has soared in popularity in recent years. Creating a minimalist home can offer several great benefits,such as saving you money and helping the environment by reducing waste and pollution. Owning less will also eliminate clutter and help you create a soothing living space, which in turn will reduce stress and promote good health and wellbeing.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A research project investigating the problem of microplastics in inland waters has been using a tube pump from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), in a system where samples are taken automatically at programmed intervals. While shocking images have highlighted the problem of plastic waste in oceans, the issue of microplastics in inland waters has gone relatively unnoticed.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Renewable energy capacity has reached a record high.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The group says the cement (right) is more durable against corrosion than Portland cement (left). Researchers from RMIT University (in Melbourne, Australia) say they have developed concrete that can withstand the corrosive acidic environment found in sewage pipes, while greatly reducing residual lime that leaches out, normally a contributor to fatbergs.

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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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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Research from Cornwall Insight's 'Connected homes insight service' has found both suppliers and consumers have made tentative steps to explore Time of Use (ToU) tariffs. However, adoption of these tariffs is anecdotally low at the moment, and ambitious innovation and uptake has been held back by slow industry processes and understandable consumer caution.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Communicating via wifi, the detachable screen can be positioned up to 50 metres away. The technology development team at gas analysis manufacturer Signal Group has announced a seemingly important addition for its Series IV gas analysers – a completely detachable screen. “We noticed that it was either inconvenient or impossible for many of our customers to be physically next to their analysers in order to view displayed readings and to conduct some of the main management activities,” said Signal

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Marta Scarampi launches a new capsule collection of outwear and accessories made from recycled waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A new study seems to confirm the efficacy of a system for detecting natural gas leaks using sensors and machine learning, with significant potential for allowing automatic, affordable sampling large areas of natural gas infrastructure. Developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory , the system is claimed to find gas leaks fast, including small ones, such as might arise from failing infrastructure.

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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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U.S. Green Technology

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Most people never give their home heating systems a second thought. Once you move in and as long as your home heater works, you likely ignore your heater. Most people accept whatever heater their home comes with and might not even know there are different home heating system options. Most heating systems have a few. The post Tips for Choosing the Best Home Heating System appeared first on U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

President Putin chairing a meeting about the fuel spill on 3 June 2020 (photo credit: Andrew Davidson). The first prosecutions have been brought in relation to a spill in Russia’s Arctic region in May, which involved the release of over 20,000 tonnes of diesel into rivers and subsoil near the Siberian city of Norilisk. The former mayor of the Arctic city of Norilsk, 55-year-old Rinat Akhmetchin, was sentenced on 19 October to six months of “correctional work” and fined 15 perce

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Grist

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The National Weather Service has run out of letters for hurricanes in this record-breaking season , which is why tropical storms have started to sound like vengeful Greek demigods. And with Eta and Theta menacing coastlines, any climate-concerned citizen should be wondering: Is climate change the culprit? Well, it’s complicated, but a new study suggests that climate change makes some elements of destructive hurricanes even worse.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The series of live webinars will bring together decision-makers representing Government authorities, energy utilities, IFIs/DFIs, private developers, consultants, and technology suppliers all over the world in a 2-hour timespan. Register Free: December 9- Battery Storage Opportunities for Emerging Markets December 10- Green Hydrogen: Georgia & Ukraine entering the market?

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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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Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Batteries can account for half of an electric car's costs. Coreshell's technology boosts the cost per kilowatt equation, making economic EV's a near-term reality.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Read time: 13 mins Residents of Weymouth, Massachusetts, are raising questions about a deal made between the city and multi-billion dollar Canadian energy pipeline company Enbridge, Inc., with some calling the situation a “complete sell-off” that could jeopardize the health of the community and environment. Protesters during a demonstration outside the town hall on November 6 accused the mayor of “colluding” with Enbridge by signing a $10 million settlement agreement dropping the town's official

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

MHI Vestas announces that 9.5MW wind turbine is to be transported to offshore floating Kincardine wind project, where it will float at water depths of up to 80m, MHI Vestas said. The world's largest offshore floating wind project marked a major milestone this week, after MHI Vestas announced it had successfully installed one of the project's 9.5MW turbines on its floating foundation.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In 2019, the solar industry employed nearly 20,000 military veterans, about 8% of the total solar workforce. Roger Wrigley is one of many veterans who have made the transition from the armed forces to the solar industry. Solar Power World checked in with Wrigley this Veterans Day to learn how his background of safety, construction… The post The Value of a Vet: U.S. veterans are key contributors to solar success appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The scale of the plastic waste problem is almost too large to comprehend, but a new report has revealed who the biggest culprits are when it comes to this most troublesome form of trash.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Innovation centres in London, Loughborough and Exeter secure £22.5m to develop waste-cutting techniques for textiles, metals, electronics, construction and chemicals. Several state-of-the-art circular economy research and innovation centres are to be established around England, after the government yesterday announced a new £22.5m funding programme aimed at curbing waste and boosting recycling rates for textiles, electronics, metals, construction, and chemicals.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

What if we told you the secret ingredient behind creating a high-performing and fully connected EV is your battery charger? Many vehicle manufacturers are concerned about whether EVs can outperform its diesel or petrol-powered counterparts with existing battery technology. This concern is debunked for many mid-powered EVs in industries such as construction, material handling, agriculture and light electric vehicles.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Sophie Paterson reviews a valuable new addition to any natural building bookshelf in the form of A Complete Guide to Straw Bale Building by Rikki Nitzkin and Maren Termens, published by Permanent Publications earlier this month. A complete guide to straw bale building in 320 pages? It’s an ambitious task which has been put to the test by Rikki Nitzkin and Maren Termens in a 2020 English-language update to their 2016 second edition of Casas de Paja: Una guia para autoconstructores.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Four inverter models are certified as PV Rapid Shutdown Systems with Tigo’s rapid shutdown devices

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Energy giant builds on £7.5bn low carbon energy investment plan with new science-based emissions targets. SSE has become the latest UK energy supplier to set a net zero emission target, pledging to fully decarbonise its business operations by 2050 "at the latest". The company announced this morning that it has joined the UN's Race to Zero campaign and is to set a new science based emissions target that will be in line with the ambition to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5C.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

If material factors are those that would affect the judgment of an informed investor, gender is decidedly material.

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Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

BMW has revealed its first long-range electric vehicle, the iX, a midsize SUV with a projected EPA range of over 300 miles.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

ImpactAlpha, November 11 – Sustainable infrastructure investor North Sky Capital is financing the development of a commercial-scale anaerobic digester to produce biogas from.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Agnes Szuda, policy manager – Sustainability team at Policy Connect. 235 years. That is how long it would take for the UK to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, if the current decarbonisation trajectory continues, according to a recent UKERC study. It is a shocking number, bearing in mind the UK technically only has three decades left to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

ImpactAlpha, November 11 – Rwanda-based Kasha operates an e-commerce platform to improve low-income women’s access to menstrual care products, contraceptives, pharmaceuticals and other.

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