GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Paul Polman's rallying cry for courageous leaders. Jean Haggerty. Mon, 02/15/2021 - 02:15. In addition to having a devasting effect on lives and livelihoods, COVID-19 has been the biggest global disruptor in recent memory. It also has pushed us to a new moment of corporate leadership. "This is where the moral leaders [will] separate themselves from the greenwashers," Paul Polman, global sustainability leader and former Unilever CEO, said in a GreenBiz 21 keynote conversation about what leadershi

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The economic, environmental, and public health challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis in 2020 continue unabated as we usher in a new presidential administration. And yet, utilities across the United States are expecting to spend more money with their guaranteed rate of return, which clearly means higher electricity bills.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We need to talk about consumption. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 02/15/2021 - 01:30. Want more great analysis of the circular economy? Sign up for Circularity Weekly , our free email newsletter. I know, it’s not the most popular of subjects. But on the heels of last week’s GreenBiz 21 conference, the annual gathering of corporate sustainability professionals, I can’t help but address the elephant in the room.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

AMP Robotics has developed an innovative recycling robot. The increased efficiency means less waste in the landfills and more materials being recycled.

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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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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Community investments pay dividends. John Davies. Mon, 02/15/2021 - 00:00. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. Corporate community investment historically has been the realm of philanthropy and volunteerism departments, but there are a growing number of examples where direct investment by businesses benefits operations as well as the communities in which they serve.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In the spirit of making what's old new again, Dutch architect Niels Olivier led a team to transform a disheveled military compound into modern, functional spaces. Located in Arnhem, The Netherlands, the project known as The Hinge, or De Scharnier, included a master plan drawn up by MVRDV and Buro Harro.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

HÜGA House is a safe, strong tiny home with the added benefits of affordability and flexibility.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

UN Global Compact CEO encourages more 'due diligence' on human rights. Angely Mercado. Mon, 02/15/2021 - 02:00. Sanda Ojiambo thinks businesses can thrive while upholding values that are becoming increasingly important to consumers and stakeholders. And as CEO and executive director of the United Nations Global Compact, she is at the helm of a movement navigating that intersection of business growth and honoring social justice movements. .

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altenergymag

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Wide-ranging interviews with CXO's of the major companies operating in the global waste to energy market, the primary research concludes that the global waste to energy market to witness a substantial growth of nearly 7.2 % over the forecast period. On the basis of the technology segment, thermal WTE technology dominated the global waste to energy market in 2019.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Covid-19 means that a more flexible approach will be needed to investment projects during AMP7. This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with HRS Heat Exchangers. By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers. The water industry in England and Wales is almost twelve months into the current Asset Management Period, (AMP7) which determines price settlements, management priorities and infrastructure investment for the sector until March 2025.

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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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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Unprecedented winter storms have hit Texas so hard and forced so many power plants offline that rolling grid outages that began Sunday night have grown into hours-long blackouts leaving about 2.5 million customers without power on Monday morning. Until those power plants can be brought back online, it’s unclear how many people will be left powerless and for how long.

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Solar Power World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

More electronics are being incorporated into residential rooftop solar systems all the time, mostly due to updates to the National Electrical Code (NEC). With evolving rapid shutdown requirements and a strong desire for module-level monitoring, inverter or optimizer choice becomes important when determining how a battery fits into a solar + storage system.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The nuclear industry is betting on small modular reactors ( SMRs ) to regain its competitive edge in markets such as the U.S. and Canada. Proponents say the reactors can be built cheaply once multiple units start being ordered and can even lead to lucrative export opportunities. There’s just one problem. If you build an SMR in the U.S., say, you can’t sell it in Canada until Canadian regulators have approved the design.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The iconic British car brand Jaguar became the latest automaker to reveal a plan to phase out fossil-fuel engines, announcing its intention to go fully electric by 2025. Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by Indian conglomerate Tata Motors, hopes the move will help repair the fortunes of the struggling 86-year-old Jaguar brand. JLR said that the far more profitable Land Rover brand will also electrify eventually, and will produce its first pure EV in 2024.

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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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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Siemens Energy has signed an agreement with Canada-based TC Energy Corporation (TC Energy) to commission what is said to be a first-of-its-kind waste heat-to-power pilot installation in Alberta. The facility will capture waste heat from a gas-fired turbine operating at a pipeline compression station and convert it into emissions-free power. The electricity produced will be put back into the grid– resulting in estimated greenhouse gas reductions of 44,000 tons per year, equivalent to taking more

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Sponsored by Ametek. Growth in adoption of electric vehicles brings new opportunities and challenges. This is dynamic, especially in today’s climate. There are, however, some certainties: Consumers worldwide will continue to seek greener options in alignment with emerging policies. The battery pack represents a large portion of the cost associated with the EV and its performance dictates the travel distance.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

By Laureen Peck, CMO, Solar Energy World. The truth is, not everyone qualifies for solar. For example, if you don’t have enough unshaded roof space or property to generate enough power to offset your electricity bills, then going solar wouldn’t be a smart thing to do. Fortunately for our environment and for our economy, there are millions of Americans who do qualify for solar and who already run their homes on sunshine.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Cree has announced the launch of its Wolfspeed WolfPACK power modules for a diverse range of industrial power markets, including EV fast charging, renewable energy, energy storage and industrial power applications. The new modules use 1,200 V MOSFET technology, and are designed to deliver maximum efficiency in small packages. “The introduction of the Wolfspeed WolfPACK power modules extends our power portfolio to cover the broad spectrum of high-voltage power applications,” said VP Jay Cameron.

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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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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

German chemical company, BASF, and EDF Energy North America signed a 35-MW wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will bring 25 MW of wind power to BASF’s Verbund site in Freeport, Texas, and 10 MW of wind power to the Pasadena, Texas, site. The agreement adds to another recent PPA that will supply the Freeport site with 55 MW of power from EDF Renewables’ Space City Solar project.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

FEV’s Mobile Charging Analyzer provides in-depth charging communication and power evaluation as part of vehicle-level benchmark capabilities. The analyzer allows for flexible testing at various locations, and real-time measurement of all signal parameters via Control Pilot and PLC (power line communication), which records the communication between the charging station and the vehicle.

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Forbes Green Tech

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

POC's new bicycle helmet has an integrated light which will be chargeable entirely through solar technology. No needs, no plugs - just ambient light nearby. Even candles will do.

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altenergymag

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Essco Energy is delighted to announce the results of the recent BESA HIU testing.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Renewable Energy World contributor is being awarded a Constellation Prize for Policy Impact in response to a new heating/cooling solution he proposed for a 100-year-old building in Albany, NY. Just after the holidays I heard from an old friend, Jay Egg , who heads up a geothermal consulting firm, EggGeo. Jay has written articles for RenewableEnergyWorld.com over the years and had just found out that he won an award for one of them.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Jaguar Land Rover aims to spend £2.5bn annually on electrifying its range as it strives to become a net zero company by 2039. All cars built under the Jaguar brand will be fully electric by 2025, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced, as the UK-based automotive firm today unveiled its new strategy to become a net zero business by 2039. The car brand, which is owned by Indian conglomerate Tata Motors Group, said all of its Jaguar sports cars would be fully-electric within four years, as it unveil

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Forbes Green Tech

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

To get to net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century, it will require leveraging resources and knowledge -- something that the Low Carbon Resources Initiative is actively doing.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Set to open to the public in April 2021, the two semi-detached homes in Gateshead will showcase a range of hydrogen-fuelled appliances, BEIS said. The UK's first show-homes with heating appliances fuelled entirely by hydrogen are set to open in Gateshead in the spring, in a bid to demonstrate the role hydrogen could play in decarbonising the household heating, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced today.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The latest in ZF brake control solutions will be the standard in Volkswagen’s ID.3 and ID.4 EVs, as well as future vehicles built on Volkswagen’s MEB modular e-drive system platform. ZF says its optimized software interface allows the new braking system to be integrated into the electronic architecture of VW vehicles while supporting driver assistance features such as automatic emergency braking.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The French bank has set a deadline of 2025 for its clients in Brazil to achieve zero deforestation and full traceability in their production and supply chains. French banking giant BNP Paribas today announced a new policy intended to help tackle the role of soy and beef production in driving deforestation in Brazil, including a commitment to immediately drop companies that continue clearing forest or converting land in the Amazon.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

For years the environmental movement has had a diversity issue. Some of the largest environmental organizations which receive a majority of funding are staffed predominantly white. Not only does this result in less funding for smaller grassroots organizations that are serving vulnerable populations, but less representation for those who are. The post Bridging the Gap Between Environmentalism and Racial Justice appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Dr Ben Caldecott, director of the new UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), explains why good climate and environmental data is crucial for greening global finance. The availability of good climate and environmental data is a necessary condition for greening global finance. Armed with better information, financial institutions around the world will be much better placed to make decisions that contribute to a more sustainable planet.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Cannabis is unquestionably one of the world’s most resilient plants. That explains why a once indigenous plant to South Asia can now thrive in virtually any region around the world. Cannabis is informally known as weed, a name that resonates with the fact that the plant can flourish on its. The post Top 7 Tips For Growing Eco-Friendly Marijuana in Ideal Environment appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Bundle to offer customers discounted EV charge point installations, as well as access to Octopus Energy's flexible tariffs and EV roaming network. NatWest Group has teamed up with Octopus Energy to offer a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) charging and technology bundle to the bank's retail, business and wealth customers, in a bid to accelerate the switch to zero emission vehicles.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The cannabis cultivation arena is getting bigger as more people are venturing into growing the plant. It’s no surprise because the Cannabis industry estimate is worth a staggering $344 billion on a global scale. This is both for regulated and illicit cannabis. With the market growing exponentially, the best way. The post 5 Ways To Grow Environment-Friendly Weed appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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