Tue.Sep 24, 2019

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What’s the right balance of energy, security and sustainability?

GreenBiz

The challenge for policymakers is not only to decarbonize energy systems, it is to do so while simultaneously ensuring the security and affordability of energy.

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NRPA and Coca-Cola partner to install trash traps to clean Atlanta waterways

Inhabitat - Innovation

The initiative seeks to keep pollution out of estuaries the Proctor Creek feeds into, such as the Chattahoochee River and ultimately the ocean.

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Should the U.S. government buy Greyhound?

GreenBiz

The bus company is for sale. The federal government should nationalize it and expand its low-carbon, affordable services.

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How your salon visit contributes to your carbon footprint

Inhabitat - Innovation

Find out how one salon is changing the status quo of wastefulness in the industry.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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The new language of climate change: Trillions

GreenBiz

Bye-bye, billions. It’s time for trillions to seize center stage of the climate conversation.

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Olson Kundig unveils stunning net-zero family home in California

Inhabitat - Innovation

Related: + Olson Kundig Olson Kundig, California Meadow House

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Sponsored content: Adler and Allan announces new brand

Envirotec Magazine

Leading environmental risk reduction company Adler and Allan , has launched a new brand and logo which is part of the strategy to bring its group of companies together and reflect an enhanced range of services and solutions. The benefit to customers is a more comprehensive set of solutions from one customer focused team. Bringing together knowledge, expertise and equipment Adler and Allan will provide market leading 24/7 -365 environmental risk reduction services through preventative and respons

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How nine states and D.C. plan to cut carbon pollution from transportation

GreenBiz

Almost 30% of U.S. carbon pollution comes from transportation.

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For 2019, the 10 worst cities for air quality are in California and Arizona

Inhabitat - Innovation

These are the 10 cities in the U.S. with the worst air quality.

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Hydrogen in China

CleanTech Group

During the summer, China’s Science and Technology Minister, Wan Gang, called for China to “look into establishing a hydrogen society.” Given the Minister.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

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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Get away from the urban chaos in one of these 8 amazing eco-friendly treehouses

Inhabitat - Innovation

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AMS Makes Money for Wind Farms by Turning Them Off

GreenTechMedia

Advanced Microgrid Solutions branched out of commercial storage development in 2017, promising big things in the energy software space. Last October, the company signalled an interest in Australia's fast-paced energy market. A period of radio silence ensued. The quiet period is over. In the intervening time, AMS signed five commercial contracts in Australia to algorithmically dispatch 2,000 megawatts of renewables and storage, founder and CEO Susan Kennedy in a recent interview.

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Propel Solutions – Driving Business Sustainability Through Process Improvement

Green Business Bureau

Propel Solutions, headquartered in Vancouver, BC, is Western Canada’s leading operational improvement firm that provides strategic consulting services to businesses in the areas of organizational assessment, business transformation, organizational design, corporate sustainability and improvement training, with specific expertise and focus around performance and profitability.

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WoodMac: Bifacial Solar Market Set to Grow Tenfold by 2024

GreenTechMedia

Bifacial solar modules have attracted a lot of market attention in recent years. Installed capacity grew from only 97 megawatts globally in 2016 to over 2,600 megawatts in 2018. That number will double by the end of 2019 to reach 5,420 megawatts, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables' first report focused on the global bifacial market.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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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Mapping All of Earth’s Roads and Buildings from Space

Planet Pulse

The Problem. Despite the widespread availability of mapping services, key layers of human infrastructure like roads and buildings are often missing or incomplete. And while open and proprietary data providers have rich layers with building shapes and road networks mapped in great detail for some major cities, this level of detail is geographically biased and is not readily accessible in most rural areas or in the majority of the developing world.

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US Solar Industry Rallies Behind 20% Generation Target for 2030

GreenTechMedia

The solar industry met in Salt Lake City with a more sweeping and disciplined message than in some years past : Rally to extend the federal investment tax credit and buckle up for a decade of massive industry growth. The hosts of Solar Power International claimed the mantle of largest energy conference in North America, but the goal is to grow much larger.

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Daimler and CATL partner on battery modules for e-trucks

Charged

Battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and Daimler Trucks & Buses have signed an agreement for CATL to provide Daimler with Li-ion battery modules beginning in 2021. The agreement covers the Mercedes-Benz eActros, Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2 electric trucks. Frank Reintjes, Daimler’s Head of Global Powertrain, E-Mobility and Manufacturing Engineering, said, “We are constantly leveraging our strong technological position and global presence through

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Mounting, racking & tracking highlights from SPI 2019

Solar Power World

Solar Power International and Smart Energy Week attendees are seeing firsthand what new solar mounting, racking and tracking products are being introduced to the market. If you were unable to attend this year, but are curious about what was on display on the show floor, here are a few standouts. RBI Solar’s four-module-high fixed-tilt racking… The post Mounting, racking & tracking highlights from SPI 2019 appeared first on Solar Power World.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

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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AKASOL introduces new batteries for commercial vehicles

Charged

German battery maker AKASOL has announced several new Li-ion battery solutions which it plans to begin mass-producing in the next 6 to 12 months. The company’s new flagship battery, the AKAModule CYC, features liquid-cooled battery modules, and claims specific energy of 221 Wh/kg. AKASOL says its new modules are scalable and can be integrated into various system designs at the pack level.

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ERBD raises $700 million to finance climate resilience projects

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, September 24 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provides investment capital and advisory support on development initiatives across the Middle East, Southern and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Accelerating climate change adaptation and mitigation is a core focus for the bank, which already has €30 billion in green investments under its belt.

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This Breakthrough Lithium Extraction Technology Could Accelerate The Sustainable Energy Transition

Forbes Green Tech

A breakthrough nanotechnology promises to revolutionise the speed, cost and sustainability of extracting the lithium. This could lead to a major cost reduction in the lithium-ion batteries widely used in electric cars, consumer electronics and utility-scale energy storage.

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In impact talent twist, candidates are vetting employers’ impact bona fides

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Sept. 24 – It’s usually the organization that is testing candidates for cultural fit and commitment. But more and more we are seeing candidates in the impact investing sector testing organizations on their commitment to the space. As much as our role at Korn Ferry is to work with Boards and CEOs to find the The post In impact talent twist, candidates are vetting employers’ impact bona fides appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Enphase Energy to Host 2nd Annual Solar Installer Roundtable Event

altenergymag

The Company will host four roundtable sessions to further strengthen the dialog between Enphase executives and up to 20 leading U.S. solar installer leaders per session.

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Quebec pledges to support cleaner trucks and buses

Clean Energy Canada

French version below. VANCOUVER—If you think low- and zero-emission vehicles stop at electric cars, think again. Trucks, buses, even port and garbage trucks — there are many types of vehicles that are undergoing a technology shift as the world transitions to clean energy. The province of Quebec today announced it has agreed to support and increase the use of low- and zero-emission commercial vehicles, joining Canada, the province of B.C., and the City of Vancouver , which all signed the Drive to

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Panasonic Unveils New Battery Storage System, Total Home Energy Solution, and More at SPI 2019

altenergymag

World's largest manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries unveils new energy storage system, enhancements to its Panasonic HIT® Series solar panels, and research and development products at Solar Power International 2019

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Top solar panel sights at SPI 2019

Solar Power World

It’s been a very exciting time at Solar Power International 2019 thus far, with plenty of new products to check out. In the solar panel space, everyone seems to be playing with half-cell modules and increasingly innovative designs to push those power ratings even higher. Here are a few highlights I saw on Day 1.… The post Top solar panel sights at SPI 2019 appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Microsoft and ENGIE Announce Renewable Initiatives

altenergymag

The renewable deal will see Microsoft purchase a total of 230 MW from two ENGIE projects in Texas, bringing Microsoft’s renewable energy portfolio to more than 1,900 MW. Microsoft will purchase the majority of the output from the new 200 MW Las Lomas wind project, which will be located in Starr & Zapata Counties in south Texas.

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WoodMac: Bifacial solar panels will make up 17% of annual global installations by 2024

Solar Power World

Bifacial solar modules have attracted a lot of market attention in recent years. Installed capacity grew from only 97 MW globally in 2016 to over 2,600 MW in 2018. That number will double by the end of 2019 to reach 5,420 MW, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables’ first report focused on the global… The post WoodMac: Bifacial solar panels will make up 17% of annual global installations by 2024 appeared first on Solar Power World.

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EagleView Unveils Game-Changing Shading Analysis Technology That Delivers Unprecedented Accuracy and Cuts Solar Project Timelines by Up to 50 Percent

altenergymag

New product, EagleView Inform Advanced™, allows solar companies to cut costs and save time due to more accurate property measurements, Solar Access Value and Total Solar Resource Fraction calculations.

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Panasonic releases new residential battery EverVolt and improved solar panels

Solar Power World

Panasonic unveiled its new residential energy storage system, EverVolt, new products and enhancements, and other solar portfolio announcements today at Solar Power International 2019. The EverVolt features a modular design and is available in AC- and DC-coupled versions, offering a flexible solution optimized for homeowners’ energy needs and budgets.

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AlsoEnergy Provides Control & Monitoring Solutions for Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Solar PV Portfolio

altenergymag

To date GSRP has completed acquisitions of more than 950 megawatts (MWdc) of solar energy projects. AlsoEnergy monitors over 30 gigawatts (GW) of power production at more than 200,000 sites worldwide.

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Intersect Power announces 1.7-GW solar portfolio breaking ground in 2020

Solar Power World

Intersect Power, a utility-scale renewable energy developer, announced that it has entered late-stage development on a large portfolio of solar power plants with a combined capacity of more than 1.7 GWdc. The five shovel-ready projects, located in California and Texas, will begin construction in 2020. Intersect Power has contracted with local utilities and other wholesale… The post Intersect Power announces 1.7-GW solar portfolio breaking ground in 2020 appeared first on Solar Power World.

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New Incident Response Service Helps Solar Project Stakeholders Address Natural Disasters

altenergymag

PVEL and Heliolytics partner to provide comprehensive testing that mitigates financial losses in solar power plants caused by extreme weather and other force majeure events