GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2020
As many people in the U.S. shelter-in-place in their homes, farmworkers are at risk of becoming severely ill from the coronavirus as they continue to support the country's food supply chain.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 23, 2020
This Marine veteran has turned a school bus into a home for herself and her two kids; the skoolie also doubles as a traveling art studio.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2020
A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 23, 2020
It turns out, nearly 8,000 wind turbine blades go to landfill each year. This installation could recycle these blades.
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.
GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2020
Mankai is the world’s tiniest leaf vegetable. Israeli startup Hinoman wants to build it into a widely available food brand by 2025.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 23, 2020
Don't be put off by sorting and soaking. Here's the lowdown on how to cook dry beans, and why sheltering in place is the perfect time to do it.
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 23, 2020
Architecture firm SHAU has completed Microlibrary Warak Kayu, an inspiring new public space that uses prefabricated FSC-certified timber.
GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2020
The startup initially planned to have 3 million acres signed up for its Indigo Carbon program in the first year. It sextupled that goal.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 23, 2020
The carbon-neutral Sartfell Restorative Rural Retreat is located on the Isle of Man, a self-governing island possession of the British Crown.
GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2020
Daniel Lee, executive director of the Levi Strauss Foundation, joined veteran journalist Marc Gunther for a conversation about how the foundation has worked on social justice issues for well over a century. In those years, the foundation has largely focused its philanthropic efforts on protecting the marginalized.
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.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 23, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has led to novel attempts at adaptation in the U.S. rooftop solar industry. Most companies are shifting sales online. Others have started giving solar energy away for next to nothing. Sunrun recently introduced a limited-time offer for a lease contract that costs no money upfront and just $1 each month for the first six months.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 23, 2020
A scanning electron microscope shows how the microplastic particles are attached to the nanocellulose structure. The diameter of the plastic particles is 100 nanometers. (Photo by: VTT). A thousand litres of seawater can contain up to 8.3 million particles of microplastics. Udentifying these very small particles has been difficult – usually they are only detected once they have accumulated in the bodies of fish.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 23, 2020
John Kerry isn’t pleased. As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the former senator and secretary of state says a profound lack of leadership is causing the United States to fall behind on climate action and clean energy innovation. In this episode of Political Climate , we speak to Secretary Kerry about his outlook on combatting climate change.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 23, 2020
Resource management firm Veolia UK has launched a guide (on 20 April), titled ‘Local Authority Guidance on the Safe reopening of HWRC Networks’ – to help local authorities and contractors to safely reopen household waste recycling centres (HWRC) during the COVID-19 lockdown. With Government Guidance ranking HWRC provision as a priority and concerns about increased flytipping, Veolia is committed to maintaining services that ensure the integrity of the whole waste collection and
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.
Charged
APRIL 23, 2020
Toshiba Corporation ‘s SCiB lithium-ion battery modules have received approval for use in marine vessels from international ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). Ships with the battery system can use renewable energy sources to charge the SCiB while at sea, allowing the system to power on-board equipment while the ship is at anchor and to provide power when entering or leaving port.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 23, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 3 – Governments are not the only source of quick liquidity in the COVID crisis. Countries and corporations are tapping a growing corner of the $100 trillion global bond market with designated ‘social’ and ‘sustainability’ bonds. The offerings pledge proceeds to COVID-related projects like small business support, healthcare or public health solutions and new.
Planet Pulse
APRIL 23, 2020
Pachama , a Silicon Valley carbon credit marketplace, is announcing a partnership with Planet , the leading provider of global, near-daily satellite imagery data, to validate and monitor forest conservation and reforestation carbon projects around the world. The new partnership will result in the monitoring of forests across North and South America, and will scale to increase the transparency and accountability of carbon markets worldwide.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 23, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 23 – Hopes were high in community finance circles that the fresh round of federal small business relief funding would carve out a chunk of the money for low-income and minority-owned businesses. The bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday did indeed set aside $60 billion for smaller lenders and “community financial institutions.”.
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?
The City Fix
APRIL 23, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has shown that effective public transport is vital to keeping cities running. By serving essential workers in health care, emergency services, food services, and other sectors, public transport has become a service not just for some people. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
U.S. Green Technology
APRIL 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has been a wake-up call for many nations and industries. It’s safe to say that the world won’t be the same after COVID-19. There are some major changes on the horizon, including a new, widespread technological revolution. The COVID-19 outbreak has already impacted technology. People are using more cloud applications, like video-conferencing.
Solar Power World
APRIL 23, 2020
By Manish Nayar, founder and managing partner, OYA Solar The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the massive unforeseeable impact that unknown viruses can have on national and global supply chains. Economies around the world are at a standstill as several billion people have been told to physically distance in an attempt flatten the curve, the… The post Guest column: Supporting the solar industry will help economy recover from COVID-19 <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight
altenergymag
APRIL 23, 2020
Study explores approaches to ensuring adequate power availability for growing electric vehicle fleets given limitations in increasing the power from utility grids in the near term
Solar Power World
APRIL 23, 2020
Standard Solar completed a 3.2-MW solar project in Wallingford, Vermont. The project, owned and operated by Standard Solar, will provide clean energy to Vermont’s electric utilities under the state’s Standard Offer Program. Standard Solar partnered with developer MHG Solar on the 17-acre project and Positive Energy NY constructed the array. “Sited on a 49.6-acre parcel… The post Standard Solar brings 3.2-MW solar system to Vermont brownfield appeared first on Solar Power World.
altenergymag
APRIL 23, 2020
Groundbreaking Interactive Platform Empowers Solar Professionals with Outstanding Data, Mapping and Design for Remote Sales and End-to-End Customer and Business Management
Business Green
APRIL 23, 2020
Trade bodies launch initiative to help identify spare anaerobic digestion capacity across the UK. Two of the UK's leading green energy trade bodies, the REA and ADBA, are calling on companies operating in the anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sector to provide information on current capacity levels, in a bid to help tackle a spike in organic waste caused by the Covid-19 lockdown.
Solar Power World
APRIL 23, 2020
8minute Solar Energy has secured another 3 GW of large-scale solar projects in its development pipeline this month, for a total of over 18 GW. The majority of the pipeline will be paired with energy storage. “While the financial markets, especially tax equity, face uncertainty right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 8minute as a… The post 8minute adds 3 GW of solar + storage projects to its development pipeline appeared first on Solar Power World.
GatesNotes
APRIL 23, 2020
The scientific advances we need to stop COVID-19.
Charged
APRIL 23, 2020
Renault has announced that in the future, it will concentrate on electric vehicles and light commercial vehicles in the Chinese market. The French automaker has withdrawn from its joint venture with Dongfeng, under which it had built ICE vehicles, including the Captur, Kadjar and Koleos SUVs, in Wuhan. The Renault Group set up joint ventures to produce EVs and light commercial vehicles in the Chinese market in 2017 and 2018.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 23, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 23 – Early pay-as-you-go solar ventures had to manage everything from sourcing, selling and distributing equipment, to collecting payments and providing customer financing. Now that low-income, energy poor customers have shown they will pay for solar services, companies like Solaris Offgrid are taking on some of those tasks. Solaris’ software manages billing and.
Solar Power World
APRIL 23, 2020
Community solar project owner-operator Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) announced today a commitment to support Illinois residents facing economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by offering increased savings to anyone who subscribes to an SRE community solar project through Arcadia. The contribution is an extension of Arcadia’s Good Energy initiative, providing nationwide assistance for current… The post Summit Ridge Energy is contributing $150k in assistance to Illinois community so
Impact Alpha
APRIL 23, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 23 – Sustainalytics offers data on 40,000 companies’ environmental, social and governance performance, and ratings on 20,000. Financial research and ratings company Morningstar has paid €55 million for the remaining equity after buying a 40% stake in the company in 2017. Morningstar’s Kunal Kapoor said the global pandemic has amplified the relevance of.
Solar Power World
APRIL 23, 2020
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has agreed to include avoided transmission costs as part of the valuation of distributed energy resources (DER) for all three major IOUs in the state. The CPUC uses the Avoided Cost Calculator (ACC) as a key tool to calculate the value of DER projects, programs, policies and deployments and… The post California PUC agrees to factor in avoided transmission costs when valuing distributed resources appeared first on Solar Power World.
Business Green
APRIL 23, 2020
Tech giant announces new project is successfully shifting energy intensive computing processes to occur when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. Google yesterday announced the latest breakthrough in support of its goal to utilise zero carbon power at all times, unveiling a new Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform that matches data centre energy use to peaks in renewable power generation.
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