Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 20, 2021
Tired of replacing all those plastic bike helmets? Now, there's a more sustainable option. The 100% compostable Grow It Yourself Helmet is made from mycelium.
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 20, 2021
This is the final piece in a three-part series. Read part one here and part two here. Despite market turbulence brought by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 proved to be a formative year for India’s clean energy transition. Solar prices hit record-lows, firmly ousting coal as the cheapest source of electricity. The government held creative auctions designed to facilitate adding greater amounts of intermittent renewables on the grid.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 20, 2021
The Swedish city of Gothenburg is developing the world's first large-scale zero-emissions city zone. In collaboration with Volvo Cars, Gothenburg's Green City Zone initiative will be open to economic activities, allowing people to participate in businesses while supporting a sustainable environment.
U.S. Green Technology
JANUARY 20, 2021
Restaurants in the United States generate between twenty and thirty billion pounds of food waste every year. This is on top of the plastic, paper, and other waste that they generate like any other business. The average restaurant produces around a hundred thousand pounds of garbage every year. And this waste has a massive impact. The post 6 Things Restaurant Owners Can Do to Be More Environmentally Conscious appeared first on U.S.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 20, 2021
In the Copenhagen suburb of Albertslund, the former Vridsløselille prison site will take on new life as an attractive mixed-use district with a strong emphasis on nature. The development plan for the 160,000-square-meter district will combine the design proposal by Danish architectural firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and landscape architects BOGL with the scheme put forth by COBE Architects.
Solar Power World
JANUARY 20, 2021
Solar racking manufacturers have had the seemingly unending task of keeping their systems compatible with the latest iteration of PV module. While large-format modules are already being used in ground-mount and some flat commercial rooftop projects, installers are inquiring about racking systems adapted to newer panel dimensions for residential applications, too.
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Charged
JANUARY 20, 2021
EV sales soared in Europe in 2020, and at least two legacy automakers, Daimler and Volkswagen, appear on track to meet the EU’s stringent emissions targets for the year. For the Volkswagen brand (part of the larger Volkswagen Group, which also includes Audi and Porsche), 2020 was “a turning point [and] a breakthrough in electric mobility,” according to Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars.
altenergymag
JANUARY 20, 2021
In acquiring the distributed solar platform of C2 Energy Capital LLC, EDP Renewables NA will own approximately 200 projects across 16 states -- or 89 MW of operating and near completion capacity across multiple sites. This acquisition will establish EDPR NA's presence in the downstream solar energy market as an owner-operator of one of the largest commercial and industrial distributed generation portfolios in the U.S.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 20, 2021
Pollution and climate change disproportionately affect communities of color. In the U.S., decades of systemic racism and economic disadvantages mean Black and Hispanic. The post Local project developers are key to ensuring a just energy transition appeared first on Impact Alpha.
altenergymag
JANUARY 20, 2021
The two projects, part of the Palen Solar project, are located adjacent to each other on unincorporated land in Riverside County, California, administered by the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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.
Charged
JANUARY 20, 2021
BNSF Railway and Wabtec , a provider of equipment, systems and services for freight and transit rail, have collaborated to develop a battery-electric locomotive. Now they have begun testing the technology in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, California. The battery-powered locomotive will be situated in a consist [a sequence of locomotives and/or cars] between two Tier 4 locomotives, creating a hybrid consist.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 20, 2021
Africa’s cultural renaissance provides huge economic and social benefits that must not be lost in the pandemic. The region’s first dedicated finance and. The post Safeguarding a creative and cultural moment: The impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s creative sectors appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Charged
JANUARY 20, 2021
A team led by Professor Zhao Tianshou of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has proposed a novel cathode design concept for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Li-S batteries are regarded as attractive alternatives to Li-ion batteries. They are known for their high energy density, while their major component, sulfur, is abundant, light, cheap and environmentally benign.
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 20, 2021
Read time: 6 mins Two enormous fossil fuel projects in the Pacific Northwest suffered devastating setbacks on Tuesday, severely dimming their prospects of ever moving forward. On President Donald Trump’s last full day in office, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) met with a packed agenda , making key decisions on multiple pipeline projects and other matters affecting electricity markets.
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.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, January 20 — Dunzo’s delivery platform helps small and local businesses fill online orders for food, medicine and consumer goods in 300. The post Google invests in Dunzo to advance India’s digital economy appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Solar Power World
JANUARY 20, 2021
While some panel manufacturers are continuing to perfect the generating capabilities of today’s solar cells, other companies have already shifted to tomorrow’s technologies. PERC designs will still be dominant, but more panels are beginning to use larger wafers to improve power output without much R&D effort. Most solar panels released in the last two years… The post More solar panels are switching to bigger wafers <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, January 20 – Breakthrough Energy Ventures has raised an additional $1 billion to invest in up to 50 startups with potentially game-changing climate. The post Breakthrough Energy Ventures doubles down on cleantech appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Charged
JANUARY 20, 2021
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) and Suzhou Inovance Automotive have announced a technology development agreement that will accelerate the development and delivery of scalable, next-generation 3-in-1 electric drive systems, which integrate an inverter, electric motor and gearbox. The companies will focus on enhancing the power density, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of integrated EV drivetrains.
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?
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, January 20 — More than half of Haiti’s population lack access to reliable electricity. The Haitian government established the Off Grid Electricity. The post Off Grid Electricity Fund invests Energy Systems Group to bring solar electricity to Haiti appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Mearth
JANUARY 20, 2021
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Clean Energy Canada
JANUARY 20, 2021
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the inauguration of President Joe Biden: . “We would like to congratulate U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the beginning of a historic term in office. “It’s historic in many ways, but among the most significant is this government’s approach to climate change.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 20, 2021
Featured: Local project developers are key to a just energy transition. The post The Brief: Developing energy project developers, Africa’s creative economy, India’s smallholder farmers, Haiti’s solar scale-up, betting big on electric mobility appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Green Living Guy
JANUARY 20, 2021
January 20, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2021 ACCEPTANCE ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on December 12, 2015, do hereby accept the said Agreement. The post Official Release From President Biden about Paris Climate Agreement appeared first on Green Living Guy.
altenergymag
JANUARY 20, 2021
Upper Austrian specialist for leading-edge photovoltaic technologies was able to double half-year sales and increase the number of employees by a third compared to the previous year - and this despite Corona-related restrictions. One of the new additions is Tallal Butt, who is responsible for international sales.
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, January 20 — Agtech venture DeHaat, headquartered in the rural state of Bihar, runs an online marketplace that connects India’s small farmers. The post DeHaat raises $30 million to support smallholder farmers in India appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Business Green
JANUARY 20, 2021
Government confirms Future Homes Standard will apply to any new homes built from 2025, delivering a major uptick in the pace of the shift away from gas boilers - but campaigners are left disappointed by failure to adopt more rapid timetable. All new homes built from 2025 will need to be 'zero carbon ready' in the UK under fresh green building standards published by the government yesterday, which should lead to a major uptick in investment in clean technologies and greener building materials whi
R-Squared Energy
JANUARY 20, 2021
In January 2020, Microsoft launched a company-wide focus on sustainability by announcing an? ambitious goal and a detailed plan ?to become carbon negative by 2030, and by 2050 to remove from the environment more carbon than they have emitted since they were founded. To oversee this plan, they have assembled a team of experts including Microsoft Chief Environmental Officer, Lucas Joppa, and hired veterans of the energy sector like Darryl Willis, who is a geophysicist by training and spent 28 year
Business Green
JANUARY 20, 2021
Building a reliable and comprehensive data infrastructure is crucial for net zero decision-making and accountability, writes TechUK's Susanne Baker. It was Clive Humby OBE, the British mathematician and data scientist, and architect of early supermarket loyalty cards, who coined the phrase "data is the new oil". Marketer Michael Palmer then took Humby's analogy further by saying like oil data is "valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used".
Charged
JANUARY 20, 2021
Sponsored by TE Connectivity. Since the advent of electric mobility, there has been a need for compact, robust, and reliable high-performance connection interfaces to transfer power in the most efficient manner from the charger through the battery pack to the inverter and drive motors. However, the transmission of this critical power presents a unique set of challenges.
Business Green
JANUARY 20, 2021
Offshore wind giant confirms final investment decision for trailblazing H2RES project, as it looks to deliver first green hydrogen in late 2021. Ambitious plans to harness offshore wind power to produce green hydrogen took a major step forward today, as leading renewables developer Ørsted confirmed a final investment decision to proceed with its high profile H2RES demonstration project.
Renewable Energy World
JANUARY 20, 2021
Kenya-based renewable energy company Lake Turkana Wind Power has partnered with energy solutions firm Clir Renewables to enhance its wind farm performance tracking. Clir Renewables will analyze data from each of Lake Turkana’s 365 turbines in the context of available resource, geospatial features, and nearby turbines. . Machine learning data analytics will be leveraged to see through the ‘noise’ of resource fluctuation and identify any instances of underperformance and their causes.
Business Green
JANUARY 20, 2021
Partnership should help UK vehicle to grid EV charging pioneer Indra expand its business in overseas markets. Gulf Oil has joined the Clean Growth Fund (CGF) in investing £6m in fast-growing electric vehicle (EV) and smart energy technology specialist Indra, making it the latest oil major to look to expand its presence in the global EV market.
U.S. Green Technology
JANUARY 20, 2021
Using green technology has been around for a few decades, but it’s only in recent years that it gained popularity and push for development. In fact, more startups, major tech brands, and governments are investing in green technologies. Moreover, the industry is expected to reach around $48.36 billion by 2027 globally. That’s a 24.3% CAGR. The post What exactly is Green Technology?
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