Mission: Remove a trillion tons of carbon from the atmosphere
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The Terraton Initiative sets its sights on the "most actionable, immediate, and affordable thing we can do to impact climate change.".
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Ace Hardware boosts efforts to phase out neonicotinoid pesticides
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, Ace Hardware, is becoming more “bee-friendly” by phasing out inventory products associated with neonicotinoid pesticides.
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China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Reducing China’s reliance on coal energy is an enormous long-term shift. But it looks like that might change.
Snhetta completes worlds northernmost energy-positive building
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Snøhetta has once again raised the bar for sustainable architecture with its completion of Powerhouse Brattørkaia, the world’s northernmost energy-positive building.
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.
The 2019 VERGE Vanguard
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
A diverse group of 20 visionaries, investors and entrepreneurs who are inspiring an equitable, inclusive clean economy.
Global Electric Bus Adoption to Triple by 2025
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Fueled by public policy and declining battery costs, global electric bus adoption is set to triple by 2025. The Chinese market — the most promising in this sector — will surpass the 1 million e-bus mark by 2023 and reach 1.3 million by 2025, according to a new report on the e-bus landscape from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. China dominates the heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) segment, accounting for 98 percent of the global e-bus market through 2018.
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Time to get things moving?
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The GasMix system is ground-mounted and fitted to the outside of an AD tank. The anaerobic digestion of sludge for energy generation is a process whose efficiency depends to a great extent on the degree to which the solids in question can be thoroughly mixed. All kinds of tank configurations and mixing approaches are in use, but these vary across a spectrum of sophistication and efficiency.
When to lead with sustainability in consumer communications, and when not to
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
It’s not always necessary to lead with the ‘S word’, but here’s when you should.
Climate fears affecting meat, bottled beverage and plastic production industries
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The growing apprehension surrounding climate change is altering consumer behavior.
Practical tips shared
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
A one-day conference on 25 September will explore the range of practical techniques available to help with odour management. Taking place in Leeds, the event is being organised by Aqua Enviro and will cover evaluation, management, treatment and control. Odour is the main source of complaints to the EA as well as being the key cause of dispute between site owners/operators and their neighbours.
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.
Find Bliss in this natural, cruelty-free and affordable skincare
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Bliss, a long-standing skincare and spa company, has been making natural, cruelty-free offerings for years, so we decided to test out some of its top sellers to find just how well these budget-friendly, natural skincare products work.
An independent approach to air?
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Traffic in Edinburgh: The review said reducing personal private vehicle use was “a priority” Late August saw the publication of an independent review of Scotland’s 2015 clean air strategy, and current progress in achieving its aims, which concluded that the country “is generally performing quite well by EU and global comparison”, with pollution levels continuing to fall in-line with EU norms.
Innovative orange juicer 3D prints bioplastic cups out of leftover orange peels
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
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Managing NOx gas emissions from combustion
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Pollution can only be managed effectively if it is monitored effectively. So, as political pressure increases on measures to limit the emissions of the oxides of nitrogen, James Clements, managing director of UK analyser manufacturer Signal Group , explains the current issues and the latest advances in monitoring technology. There is a high proportion of NO2 in the emissions of combined cycle gas turbine power stations because they run with high levels of air in the combustion process.
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.
RTD Logistics: Committed to Sustainable Business Practices
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
RTD Logistics has joined the Green Business Bureau (GBB) to underscore its commitment to operating sustainably, to enact the GBB sustainability framework and to garner further tools and knowledge in its green efforts. The firm’s initial goals focus on educating staff and management and generating solid sustainability goals. The RTD Logistics team has created a green plan for the company’s Boston, MA headquarters that centers upon reducing waste and improving supply management.
Keyhole surgery for pipes expedites repair
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Services contractor Clancy has invested in a new trenchless pipe-lining innovation seemingly capable of repairing faults up to five times more quickly than traditional solutions. The compact no-dig system uses an integrated keyhole camera to identify defects within wastewater pipes. Operatives then remotely guide a resin-impregnated liner into place to patch the fault, before curing the material with LED technology.
Corporations Drive Greater Share of US Solar Procurements
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The portion of the U.S. large-scale solar pipeline attributed to commercial and industrial offtakers continues to balloon, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The overall solar market continues to grow, with the contracted pipeline of projects now standing at a historic 37.9 gigawatts. But WoodMac senior solar analyst Colin Smith called the growth in corporate solar deals “particularly striking.".
Firms ‘rooting’ for a reduction in blocked pipes
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Blocked drainage pipe caused by ingress of tree roots. A newly landscaped section of a Durham garden has been unveiled to the public, to show how an innovative project aims to get to one of the root causes of blocked pipes. Northumbrian Water is working with Durham University and a company called Intelligent Gels , to help prevent tree roots from damaging the sewer network and increasing the risk of flooding and pollution.
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?
Eos Looks to Scale Up Battery Manufacturing in Pittsburgh
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Eos Energy Storage, a rare non-lithium-ion grid-scale battery contender in an increasingly lithium-ion-dominated world, is gearing up for multi-gigawatt manufacturing. Last week the Edison, New Jersey-based battery company inked a deal with Holtec International, mostly known in energy circles as a front-runner in the race to commercialize small modular reactors , to create a manufacturing joint venture to produce Eos’s Znyth aqueous zinc batteries.
“Brazilian bugs” treat ammonia at utility
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Severn Trent says it has achieved a reduction in costs for ammonia treatment by introducing a process called “annamox”, which uses bacteria imported from Brazil. Use of the pea-sized bugs is part of a new approach to cleaning wastewater at its Minworth treatment works near Birmingham. The Midlands based water and waste company is the first in the UK to import these bugs, reducing the amount of energy needed further down the treatment process.
GTM and Wood Mackenzie On-Site at Solar Power International
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
We're a week away from Solar Power International, the biggest congregation of solar and energy storage players in the nation. The expo floor will be abuzz with chatter around the possibility of another solar ITC extension, the impact of tariffs, the outlook for bifacial modules, solar-plus-storage, and what color turtleneck sweater GTM’s Julian Spector will be wearing.
Screw blowers installed at wastewater facility
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Gardner Denver distributor Team Air Power has delivered a bespoke compressed air solution that is predicted to generate approximately 30 per cent in annual savings for the Kinnegar wastewater treatment plant operated by Charles Brand , a leading provider of tailored water and wastewater solutions. The company’s wastewater treatment plant in Belfast requires blowers to aerate the site’s sequencing batch reactors and treat wastewater.
Investments in sustainable aquaculture point to a greener ‘blue economy’
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 16 – Aquaculture has emerged as a vital alternative to wild-caught fish, a major source of the world’s protein, as ocean fisheries are strained by overfishing and climate change. Investors are increasingly interested in the sector, as the range of ocean challenges – plastic pollution, coral bleaching, acidification, rising water temperatures, and overfishing The post Investments in sustainable aquaculture point to a greener ‘blue economy’ appeared first on ImpactAl
Study links fine particles to death rates
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Exposure to toxic air pollutants is linked to increased cardiovascular and respiratory death rates, according to a new, international study – said to be the largest ever of its kind to investigate the short-term impacts of air pollution on mortality. Led by researchers from Monash University, Australia, the study analysed data on air pollution and mortality in 652 cities across 24 countries and regions, and found increases in total deaths are linked to exposure to inhalable particles (PM10
Aptera returns from the dead, unveils 1,000-mile EV
Charged
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Long-time followers of the EV scene may remember Aptera, a startup that was founded in 2006, designed a unique three-wheeled two-seater EV, then went into liquidation in 2011. Now, Aptera is back. Three of the founders have bought back the intellectual property, and have spent many months working on an improved version of Aptera’s vehicle – an EV that will have the lowest drag coefficient of any vehicle on the market, and will deliver up to 1,000 miles of range.
Collaboration targets graphene sensors
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Demonstrating the properties of graphene (image credit: Shutterstock). Graphene-based sensors that can measure air quality seem to be getting closer to mass production – that at least is the claim being made about a new partnership between a University of Manchester spin-out company and Chinese firm Tunghsu Optoelectronics. The latter, part of The Tunghsu Group , is investing nearly £1million in Riptron Ltd over two investment stages.
Intelligent Traffic Systems and V2X Communication – If Cars Could Talk
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
High-speed, widespread coverage of cellular networks and WiFi along with the proliferation of IoT devices has ushered in a new era of communication: connecting devices with each other and their surrounding infrastructure, or Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication. In the context of transportation, this trend will enable the widespread adoption of Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) and support […].
Seat shows a concept for a high-performance electric SUV
Charged
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
We usually have little interest in “concept” vehicles, unless their makers indicate a clear path to the dealership and the street. However, the need for electric SUVs and crossovers is pressing, so let’s take a look at this new electric SUV concept from Seat, a Spanish automaker owned by the Volkswagen Group. Seat unveiled an electric hatchback called el-Born in March, which it said would go into production next year.
IKEA store owner Ingka Group invests in 403 MW of U.S. utility-scale solar projects
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Ingka Group, a strategic partner to the IKEA franchisee system, has reached agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to acquire a 49% stake in two solar projects in Utah and Texas, totaling 403 MW. “Investing in renewable energy is an important part of our financial assets management strategy, as it fully supports our sustainability commitments,”… The post IKEA store owner Ingka Group invests in 403 MW of U.S. utility-scale solar projects appeared first on Solar Power World.
Michigan school districts to buy 17 electric buses
Charged
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Seven Michigan school districts – Ann Arbor, Gaylord, Kalamazoo, Oxford, Roseville, Three Rivers and Zeeland – will be the first in the state to purchase electric buses. The districts will receive $4.2 million from the state to cover up to 70 percent of the costs of buying 17 electric buses, along with Level 2 and DC fast charging stations.
Oil Majors Face Further Pain As Plastics Fall Out Of Fashion
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Oil and gas producers looking to demand for plastic to ease the pain of falling demand gasoline and diesel will be disappointed as alternatives become more common.
First electric off-road Extreme E race to take place in Greenland
Charged
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The all-electric off-road racing series Extreme E has announced that its first race will take place in Greenland in 2021. Organizers are currently reconnoitering sites for four more races in other regions of the world. The three-day event, which will be the first-ever motorsport race in the Arctic country, will take place on the sandbars in view of the Russell Glacier in Kangerlussuaq, in the western region of the island.
CHINT Hosts Global Innovation Conference on Smart Energy Solutions
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The Global Summit on Market Innovation and Development, hosted by CHINT, China's leading smart energy solution provider, held in Wenzhou from 9-11 September, focused on "Global Energy, Smart Interconnection". The event aimed to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the energy sector while providing a platform for the demonstration of new and innovative products.
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