COVID-19 could accelerate a global shift from planes to trains
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2020
UBS analysis suggests the pandemic is set to curb air travel growth 10 percent over the next decade as high-speed rail flourishes.
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The Nuclear Industry Pushes Back Against Coronavirus
Jim Conca
APRIL 21, 2020
The Nuclear Industry first developed pandemic response plans in 2006, but they were revised in March. Many seem obvious, like stockpiling critical protective gear and implementing screening methods for employees and visitors to critical facilities, but it’s the execution that takes real effort.
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Coronavirus has exposed the fragility of auto-centric cities
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2020
We need to develop neighborhoods that ensure access to food, healthcare, education and jobs — without relying on personal vehicles.
Megadrought grips Western states, new study says
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 21, 2020
Researchers have used tree ring data to chart droughts over the last 1200 years. The current situation in the western U.S. is the worst since Medieval times.
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.
What happens to corporate sustainability amid the COVID-19 crisis? Some reflections
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2020
Leaders from Amazon, Danone, Salesforce, Mars, General Mills and others share how plans have changed and where they’re holding firm.
Prefab Danish home was built from CLT and weathered steel in just 3 days
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 21, 2020
CLT panels and prefabrication minimized construction time and site impact for this project.
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Sea turtles thrive on empty beaches during COVID-19 lockdowns
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 21, 2020
In the southeastern U.S., sea turtles are enjoying a peaceful nesting season without pesky sunbathers, fishermen or boats.
COVID-19 lockdowns put public transit systems in financial distress
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2020
Low-income riders, who don't own cars and depend on buses and trains, may get left behind as systems recover.
6 ways to save energy while sheltering in place
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 21, 2020
Inhabitat has rounded up some tips and tricks to help readers save energy (and money) while sheltering in place.
Q1 2020: Google, Amazon show creativity in new renewable deals as COVID-19 slows the market
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2020
But this may be the last stretch of typical clean energy procurement activity in a while.
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.
As Coronavirus Weighs on Solar Module Prices, Smaller Manufacturers Face an Uncertain Future
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 21, 2020
The coronavirus has hit the solar supply chain in waves. The virus’ hold on China shuttered many PV module and inverter factories early this year, and that constraint on output all but erased the expected declines in module prices during Q1 2020. Now that the U.S. has the largest number of COVID-19 infections in the world, demand for new solar equipment has slowed even more.
How Artificial Intelligence, IoT And Big Data Can Save The Bees
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 21, 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things sensors, big data analytics, and other technologies are being used to monitor and develop solutions to mitigate the global issue of declining honey bee and pollinator populations.
Vineyard Wind’s Permitting On Track Despite Coronavirus, BOEM Says
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 21, 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is sticking to its already-delayed timeline for deciding whether to approve Vineyard Wind’s 800-megawatt offshore wind project. At least for now. BOEM, the agency within the Interior Department that oversees seabed leases for offshore energy development, stunned the emerging U.S. offshore wind industry last summer by delaying its decision on Vineyard’s project, originally scheduled for completion in two 400-megaw
Catholic institutions commit to move $40 billion towards impact
Impact Alpha
APRIL 21, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 21 – From an empty St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis reminded Catholics that the COVID pandemic is an opportunity to attune lives and actions to injustice, the poor and “our ailing planet.” A group of 21 Catholic organizations representing $40 billion in assets is demonstrating how, pledging to align their investment portfolios to.
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.
California Regulator Sets Terms for PG&E to Exit Bankruptcy
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 21, 2020
California regulators have proposed conditions for Pacific Gas & Electric to win state approval to exit bankruptcy and access a state wildfire insurance fund seen as critical for its future financial stability. Among those demands: PG&E must subject itself to enhanced oversight over safety improvements, or face possible state takeover if it fails to prevent future deadly wildfires.
Wedge-shaped Sideyard champions CLT construction
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 21, 2020
Cross-laminated timber is the key to Sideyard's success.
Coronavirus Halts Emergence of Subsidy-Free Solar in Italy
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 21, 2020
The emergence of subsidy-free solar in Italy has stalled because of plummeting energy demand and freefalling electricity spot prices in the wake of coronavirus. Industry sources said projects were now being put on hold pending a return to more favorable market conditions. In future, said Cornwall Insight senior analyst Tom Andrews, “We would expect most of the new capacity to be subsidy-free.
SparkCharge raises $3.3 million to scale production of its portable, modular charger
Charged
APRIL 21, 2020
SparkCharge, which was profiled in the July/August 2019 issue of Charged , has developed a portable, modular charger that’s designed to provide anytime/anyplace charging on demand. Now the company has announced the closing of $3.3 million in seed round financing led by Point Judith Capital (PJC) with participation from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, PEAK6 Strategic Capital, M&T Bank and Tale Venture Partners.
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?
Illinois begins value of solar investigation for Ameren customers
Solar Power World
APRIL 21, 2020
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) voted unanimously to initiate an investigation into an annual process and formula for calculating rebate values for customers with solar, wind or other renewable energy systems on their property within Ameren Illinois’ territory. A provision of the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA), which became effective in 2017, requires the ICC… The post Illinois begins value of solar investigation for Ameren customers appeared first on Solar Power World.
‘Operating principles’ help investors hold asset managers accountable for impact
Impact Alpha
APRIL 21, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 21 – A set of ‘operating principles’ for impact investing may help investors distinguish between “impact” funds and… everything else. Case in point: When BlackRock last week launched the BlackRock Global Impact Fund, it said it would align the fund with the Operating Principles for Impact Management that were launched last year by the.
U.S. renewable energy additions completely overwhelm those by natural gas in first months of 2020
Solar Power World
APRIL 21, 2020
A review of FERC data by the SUN DAY Campaign has found that solar, wind and hydropower provided 85.7% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added during the first two months of 2020 — completely overwhelming that provided by natural gas. FERC’s latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” report (with data through February 29, 2020) also… The post U.S. renewable energy additions completely overwhelm those by natural gas in first months of 2020 appeared first
New Michael Moore-Backed Documentary On YouTube Reveals Massive Ecological Impacts Of Renewables
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 21, 2020
“Planet of the Humans” documents how industrial wind farms, solar farms, biomass, and biofuels are wrecking natural environments.
Just in time for Earth Day: Oil’s epic crash
Impact Alpha
APRIL 21, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April, 21 – The dramatic drop in the global price of oil meant that traders with oil contracts for May delivery are willing to pay someone – anyone – to take the crude off their hands. The price of West Texas Intermediate, or WTI, ended the day at more than $30 below zero. It was. The post Just in time for Earth Day: Oil’s epic crash appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
More Things Not To Air Fry In Your Air Fryer
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 21, 2020
The air fryer is still one of the hottest (literally and figuratively) kitchen appliances on the market. So naturally it's time to look at a bunch of new things that you should not air fry in your air fryer.
Cape Fear Solar works PV arrays into home mortgage agreements
Solar Power World
APRIL 21, 2020
Many homeowners refinance their homes to receive a lower interest rate or better loan terms. North Carolina-based Cape Fear Solar Systems is now working with mortgage lenders to give their customers the option to refinance and include their solar projects. Before making this mortgage refinancing an option for solar customers, Cape Fear Solar first tested… The post Cape Fear Solar works PV arrays into home mortgage agreements appeared first on Solar Power World.
Sweden becomes third European country to close its last coal power plant
Business Green
APRIL 21, 2020
Just days after Austria completed its coal power phase out, Sweden follows suit with closure of Stockholm plant. Sweden has become the third European country to complete its phase out of coal power, after last week confirming the closure of Stockholm Exergi AB's Värtaverket plant. The news came in the same week as Austria shuttered its last coal plant and sees the two countries join Belgium in having completely removed coal power from their grids.
Energy storage net metering: An illustration of why it’s so valuable
Solar Power World
APRIL 21, 2020
By Adam Gerza, COO of Energy Toolbase Energy storage net energy metering (aka NEM paired storage) allows a customer with a behind-the-meter solar + storage system to discharge their battery, exporting stored energy back to the grid and receive a net energy metering credit, if the battery can verifiably charge 100% from solar. In certain cases,… The post Energy storage net metering: An illustration of why it’s so valuable appeared first on Solar Power World.
Green Party: Green New Deal can deliver coronavirus recovery
Business Green
APRIL 21, 2020
Green Party claims that the sweeping green investment programme at the heart of its 2019 general election manifesto can help the country recover from the economic shock. The Green Party has today urged the government to make a Green New Deal the central plank of its post-coronavirus recovery plans. In a statement timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Greens called on the government to resist falling back on a 'business-as-usual' economic model and instead embrace a recove
What Earth Day Means to Me
Defend Our Future
APRIL 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all kinds of public gatherings into online ones, and Earth Day will be no different. A worldwide climate strike will take place Wednesday , and anyone with an internet connection can join! Social distancing is extremely important, but it does NOT mean that climate action will be put on hold. But, one of the most important things we can do during this time other than social distancing, is to listen to the science experts when it comes to both the climate crisis an
Josh Genderson, Erudite CEO Of Holistic Industries: Wine, Weed And The Grateful Dead
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 21, 2020
Fast forward a few years and Washington D.C. became one of the first on the East Coast to embrace medical cannabis. In 2011, I saw an opening in Congress which has oversight of D.C.’s budget and worked with advocates and staffers to help craft new cannabis legislation.
Ilika receives £15 million in equity funding to expand EV battery production
Charged
APRIL 21, 2020
With a £5-million grant from the UK Government’s Faraday Battery Challenge Fund, Ilika Technologies has extended its product roadmap to develop large-format Goliath pouch cells. Another 15 big ones in equity funding was provided by a combination of existing and new UK-based institutional shareholders. Ilika currently produces its Stereax batteries on a pilot line in Southampton, UK.
Quick guide to smart solar modules
Solar Power World
APRIL 21, 2020
By Sunny Wang, director of government affairs and communications, Aurora Solar While solar softwares can help design the optimal PV system, the components you select will also make a difference in achieving the desired energy production. One particular component type — the smart module — has been increasing in popularity because of its benefits compared to traditional modules.… The post Quick guide to smart solar modules appeared first on Solar Power World.
RECYCALYSE, a project to disrupt the energy storage market
altenergymag
APRIL 21, 2020
-RECYCALYSE is led by the Danish Technological Institute and formed by 10 more partners from 7 countries -RECYCALYSE has received €5.
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