Luminescent Grand
GreenBiz
JUNE 7, 2021
Luminescent Grand. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Electrify, May 25-26, 2021. Learn more about the event here: [link] ; YanniGuo. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 13:16. Featured. Off.
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Lake life suffers from declining oxygen levels
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 7, 2021
Fish are struggling to breathe and algal blooms flourish in lakes around the country, thanks to a drastic decrease in oxygen levels.
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Why Electrification is Critical for Grid Resilience
GreenBiz
JUNE 7, 2021
Why Electrification is Critical for Grid Resilience. Communities are increasingly facing grid blackouts, while electrification is growing. How do we make sure that the future of the grid is resilient and clean? Speaker: Leah Stokes | Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science | UC Santa Barbara. This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Electrify, May 25-26, 2021.
Human actions are causing endangered whales to shrink in size
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 7, 2021
Today, endangered right whales are about one meter shorter than they were 40 years ago.
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.
Decommissioning in Shetland “moves to the next level” following the explosive collapse of the Ninian North platform
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 7, 2021
The Dales Voe decommissioning facility in Shetland, operated by Veolia and Peterson, is said to be one step closer to becoming a centre of innovation for recycling offshore structures from the North Sea, following the successful collapse of the Ninian North platform using explosives for the first time. The structure arrived at Dales Voe on 28 August 2020 via the Pioneering Spirit vessel operated by Allseas.
4 green-roofed volumes combine to form one eco-friendly home
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 7, 2021
Like trees forming a forest, these volumes come together to form one cohesive housing complex.
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Ray of Hope Prize program names top 10 nature-inspired startups
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 7, 2021
These 10 companies have used nature as inspiration for their own eco-friendly business ideas.
Engineer uses sonar tech to promote bat conservation
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 7, 2021
Image credit: Gilles San Martin , CC BY-SA 2.0 license. A chief engineer from BAE Systems has combined his expertise in mathematical modelling with his passion for bat conservation to promote the protection of these endangered species. After almost 10 years working in bat conservation outreach, Dr Jon Whitehurst’s work has seemingly culminated in a statistical model that predicts bat habitat suitability, allowing the impact of potential construction developments to be quantitatively assessed whi
Navisun Becomes a Sponsor of SEIA & SEPA Solar and Energy Storage Northeast Conference
altenergymag
JUNE 7, 2021
Navisun is a Kilowatt Sponsor of the Solar and Energy Storage Northeast Conference being held in Boston, June 9-10th.
Demise of King Coal causes turmoil in Germany
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 7, 2021
A coal power plant in Lünen, Germany (image credit: Daniel Grothe , CC BY 2.0 license). The planned timeline for ending coal power generation in Germany could cause the country significant challenges as it battles to meet future electricity demand. That’s a key conclusion from a new white paper on Germany’s coal phase-out plans by energy market data analyst EnAppSys.
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.
Aqua Pro: Keeping Drains Clean and Water Supplies Safe With 100% Organic Cleaning Solutions
Green Business Bureau
JUNE 7, 2021
Aqua Pro is a reseller of BioOne, an organic, bacterial-based drain cleaner formulated to naturally clear pipes, leach fields , grease traps, pump stations and more. EPA-approved as a Safer Choice alternative, BioOne triumphs over the caustic cleaning products out on the market today without forfeiting quality or performance. What Goes Down Sticks Around.
DuPont Introduces DuPont™ Tedlar® Photovoltaic Rescue Tape
altenergymag
JUNE 7, 2021
New photovoltaic backsheet repair solution extends operational lifetime of solar panels
6 Crucial Benefits of Building a Solar Powered Home
U.S. Green Technology
JUNE 7, 2021
There is no denying that photovoltaic or solar technology is becoming more and more popular. So much so that we are seeing an increasing number of solar-powered houses and the city government incentivizing such homes. Why Go Solar-powered? In case you are unaware, the solar energy source is plenty wherever you go. Wherever the sunlight. The post 6 Crucial Benefits of Building a Solar Powered Home appeared first on U.S.
Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Market to Grow Nearly 48% through 2027
altenergymag
JUNE 7, 2021
The vehicle-to-grid technology market is expected to reach a market size of US$ 17.43 Billion by the end of 2027 and register a high revenue CAGR of 48% from 2020 to 2027.
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.
Volvo Penta acquires majority stake in marine battery system supplier ZEM
Charged
JUNE 7, 2021
Volvo Penta has become the majority shareholder of Norwegian marine battery and electric driveline supplier ZEM. “Marine electromobility has a unique set of requirements,” explains Volvo Penta CTO Peter Granqvist. “There are very specific considerations of utmost importance around the installation environment, safety, the use case itself, and the current lack of charging infrastructure.”.
Yes, impact-first catalytic capital is still needed for early-stage climate solutions
Impact Alpha
JUNE 7, 2021
Climate technologies have become better and more affordable. Renewable energy can compete on cost with power from coal and natural-gas plants. The improving. The post Yes, impact-first catalytic capital is still needed for early-stage climate solutions appeared first on Impact Alpha.
It’s not just your imagination — ticks are out of control this year
Grist
JUNE 7, 2021
Not long ago, I went on a walk with some friends through a field near my house in upstate New York. When we stopped for a break, something moving on my pants caught my eye. There were about a dozen reddish-brown ticks crawling up my legs. I looked closer and found ticks tangled in my socks, latched on to the insides of my shoes, hanging by hooked legs to the backs of my knees.
AEP OnSite Partners signs LOI to develop solar field to power cryptocurrency mining
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 7, 2021
Sangha Systems, developers of an 82-MW cryptocurrency mining facility at a former steel mill in Hennepin, Illinois announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with AEP OnSite Partners to develop a 2 – 5-MW behind-the-meter solar power array to begin to migrate its electricity consumption towards clean energy. Sangha Systems, through its subsidiary 82 River North, said it will generate additional value by using sensor technology to track and trace every kilowatt-hour flowing between the
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?
Growatt unveils new high power inverter for commercial and industrial sector at SNEC 2021
altenergymag
JUNE 7, 2021
Leading Chinese inverter manufacturer Growatt has launched a new high power inverter at SNEC 2021 in Shanghai, China. At the three-day tradeshow, the company exhibited a vast range of products and solutions for on-grid, off-grid and hybrid solar, energy storage and smart energy management.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Energy – Three Applications You Should Care About
CleanTech Group
JUNE 7, 2021
Attractiveness Back in 2017, Nvidia’s CEO told us that “Software is eating the world, but AI was going to eat Software.” He wasn’t.
Urban Company secures $255 million for gig marketplace in India
Impact Alpha
JUNE 7, 2021
ImpactAlpha, June 7 — Urban Company has hired and trained approximately 35,000 gig service providers since 2014 for beauty treatments, haircuts, carpentry, appliance. The post Urban Company secures $255 million for gig marketplace in India appeared first on Impact Alpha.
EV software provider Diode valued at £2.1 million following new funding round
Charged
JUNE 7, 2021
Diode, a UK provider of electric vehicle tech, has closed a new investment round led by Haatch Ventures, with support from angel investors and NorthInvest, giving the company a valuation of £2.1 million. Diode’s web-based software platform is designed to be an easy-to-use, all-in-one solution that helps businesses assess their suitability for electrification, generate an infrastructure roll-out plan, and purchase chargers through an automated tender process.
Aunt Bertha raises $27 million to connect users to social services
Impact Alpha
JUNE 7, 2021
ImpactAlpha, June 7 – Aunt Bertha’s findhelp.org platform has grown to more than 470,000 programs and six million users. “Providing access to the. The post Aunt Bertha raises $27 million to connect users to social services appeared first on Impact Alpha.
LACI Market Access Cohort 3 Recruitment is Live
LA CleanTech Incubator
JUNE 7, 2021
Over the past nine years LACI has worked with hundreds of startup companies to help them raise outside funding and gain traction in the market – empowering startups to increase their social, economic and environmental impact in their community. One year ago, we launched our Market Access program – a holistic, pilots-focused program for later-stage.
Tracker Operation & Reliability Drastically Improved Through Innovative Control Solution
altenergymag
JUNE 7, 2021
myPV IQ helped identify and resolve issues, removing barriers to commercial operation &; accelerating capacity testing.
Recycle razors, toothbrushes and more
Greenability Magazine
JUNE 7, 2021
This weekend you can recycle razors, toothpaste tubes and brushes, deodorant containers and waste from other personal care products at two locations. The Resilient Activist and Compost Collective KC are sponsoring recycling drop-off sites and pickup services. Personal care product waste will be collected by Compost Collective KC for current customers during regular pickup or at Kansas City’s Brookside Farmers’ Market from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, June 12 at 6425 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO
Election of Union Leader Who Called for COP26 to be Ditched ‘Not Ideal’, Say Campaigners
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 7, 2021
Green campaigners have expressed concern about the GMB union’s newly elected leader, who has called for Glasgow to ditch the upcoming COP26 climate summit and enthusiastically backed fracking. Gary Smith was previously Secretary of GMB’s Scotland branch but on Thursday was elected as the union’s new UK-wide General Secretary and Treasurer. GMB is the third largest union in the UK, with some 620,000 members covering work across a range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, aviation and manu
In Search of Innovative Ideas for Planet’s Copernicus Masters ‘See Change, Change the World’ Challenge
Planet Pulse
JUNE 7, 2021
For the fourth year in a row, Planet is partnering with the Copernicus Masters competition in search of innovative start-up ideas with a focus on the environment and climate change. The Copernicus Masters ”See Change, Change the World” challenge is now open for submissions and everyone can apply with their ideas for a chance to win a free data package worth €125,000, technical and business support, and an exciting trip to San Francisco for Planet’s Explore 2022 Conference.
Should revenue-based financing be taxed like equity or debt?
Impact Alpha
JUNE 7, 2021
Hundreds of professional investors and fund managers are now using one of the many variations of revenue-based finance (RBF)—structured exits, royalty finance, and. The post Should revenue-based financing be taxed like equity or debt? appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Study: 108GW of offshore wind and 140GW of storage needed to deliver net zero electricity grid by 2035
Business Green
JUNE 7, 2021
Analysis from Imperial College London finds that government's headline figure to deliver 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 falls far short of levels required to decarbonise grid in line with UK's net zero ambition. The UK will need roughly 108GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 - more than 10 times current capacity - to achieve a net zero electricity system by the middle of the next decade, researchers from Imperial College London have warned.
Help national effort to plant for pollinators
Greenability Magazine
JUNE 7, 2021
You can help save the bees that pollinate our food production systems by joining a national movement to plant more bee-friendly gardens during National Pollinator Week, June 21-27. By creating, planting and maintaining a garden, and registering it on the Pollinator Garden Challenge map , Americans can contribute to revitalizing the health of bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other pollinators across the country.
Research: Carbon offset prices set for ten-fold increase by 2030
Business Green
JUNE 7, 2021
Current carbon credit prices are 'unsustainably low' but could surge to $50 per tonne of CO2 by the end of decade as corporate demand surges, new research indicates. The cost of offsetting corporate carbon emissions is expected to surge ten-fold over the next decade as growing numbers of businesses adopt net zero targets, with carbon credit prices tipped to reach between $20 and $50 a tonne of CO2 by 2030, according to new research.
The Brief: Catalytic climate capital, social infrastructure, gig work in India, Citi’s impact fund, podcasting in South Africa, taxing revenue-based finance
Impact Alpha
JUNE 7, 2021
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Tune into this ImpactAlpha partner event this week: Institutional tipping point. Tideline’s Jane Bieneman and Ben Thornley are hosting. The post The Brief: Catalytic climate capital, social infrastructure, gig work in India, Citi’s impact fund, podcasting in South Africa, taxing revenue-based finance appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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