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How the digital wave is contributing to the rise of sustainable fisheries

GreenBiz

How the digital wave is contributing to the rise of sustainable fisheries. Myisha Majumder. Thu, 11/12/2020 - 02:03. World fish consumption has almost doubled between the 1960s and now, and some estimates suggest fish contributes to at least 50 percent of total animal protein intake in developing nations. Despite higher demand for seafood and fish, world reserves have not kept up, and aquaculture is becoming more common as a result.

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The benefits of drying biogas

Envirotec Magazine

Biogas generated from anaerobic digestion (AD) contains a mixture of compounds including water vapour. This is not always considered by those burning biogas in a combine heat and power (CHP) facility. If water enters a CHP engine it can decrease its efficiency and lead to corrosion, resulting in reduced biogas yields and engine damage. CHP engines are one of the most expensive pieces of equipment to replace on an AD plant, so it makes sense to look after them.

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Say HY-drogen to Our Decarbonized Future

GreenBiz

Say HY-drogen to Our Decarbonized Future. Date/Time: December 8, 2020 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). The world is betting on clean hydrogen – but will applying it to decarbonization efforts come up short? Hydrogen is a clean and versatile energy carrier that can be used as a fuel for power, transport and industrial use. These qualities make hydrogen potentially significant in addressing greenhouse gas emissions from the hard-to-decarbonize sectors of the global energy system.

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New appointments at corrosion and sealing expert

Envirotec Magazine

Mr Chris Winn, Chairman (left), Dr Keith Erskine, Deputy Chairman (right). On the 6th of October 2020, the board of Directors of Winn & Coales International Ltd were delighted to announce that Mr Chris Winn, the great grandson of the founder of the company has succeeded his father, Mr David Winn OBE, as the Chairman of the Group. Chris Winn becomes the fourth Chairman of the Company since it was founded in 1883.

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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.

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UK Nuclear on Tenterhooks Pending Funding Announcement

GreenTechMedia

A small modular reactor ( SMR ) consortium is “eagerly awaiting” a government announcement that could help the U.K. regain its former leadership in nuclear technology. SMRs are under development in several markets and are widely tipped to become the nuclear technology of choice in the future, with proponents saying the reactors could be deployed more quickly and cheaply than full-scale plants.

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French housing project I Park has a double-skinned green facade

Inhabitat - Innovation

Located in Montpellier, “I Park” features an impressive and unique facade that stands out from the crowd.

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Driving, flying expected to spike after COVID-19 pandemic

Inhabitat - Innovation

A new study finds that people worldwide are planning to drive and even fly more after the pandemic.

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Autonomous Vehicles Are Going Off-Road

GreenTechMedia

Even with all the hype around autonomous vehicles, we're still in the very early stages of a rollout. While most of the attention is being paid to the Waymos and Zooxes of the world that are trying to build fully autonomous passenger vehicles on public roads, there's an entirely separate category being created: off-road. These are similarly autonomous vehicles that are mostly all-electric.

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Intergenerational living community in France upholds passive design principles

Inhabitat - Innovation

An inclusive living community in central France welcomes all.

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Sponsored content: Green chiller is cool choice

Envirotec Magazine

Food industry equipment firm GEA has clinched a contract to supply a new, environmentally friendly refrigeration system – which will be Scotland’s first large-scale plant combining biomass heat and absorption chilling – at one of Britain’s leading ice cream producers. As part of a £4.5 million project, the luxury ice cream brand Mackie’s of Scotland will replace existing freezing equipment at its Aberdeenshire facility with GEA’s ammonia-based, low carbon, energy efficient refrigeration system t

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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.

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McDonald's introduces McPlant, its first plant-based burger

Inhabitat - Innovation

McDonald’s is finally getting with the times.

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Sponsored content: Robust for gas leak first-responders

Envirotec Magazine

The METREX has an LCD display that is easy to read and navigate, from which the user can read gas measurements. Environmental sampling and gas and water leak detection equipment manufacturer QED Environmental Systems has announced the launch of the next generation popular METREX gas detection device. The new METREX is ATEX rated and designed for pre-localisation, localisation and classification of natural gas leaks in gas distribution networks.

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Solar Foundation and Interstate Renewable Energy Council to Merge

GreenTechMedia

The non-profit Solar Foundation will soon become part of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, merging two groups with a common vision for an increasingly clean-powered grid. The organizational union announced Thursday is the latest in a series of moves by renewable energy groups to unite around a common goal of producing the majority of the U.S.

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Sponsored content: Innovative SLA for actuators at utility

Envirotec Magazine

Since being awarded a sole actuator supply framework in October 2019, AUMA Actuators has worked with Anglian Water to develop a new and unique process to service, maintain and replace a range of actuators throughout the region. The Service Level Agreement (SLA) gives the utility access to a rapid response service with a three-day turnaround to replace both AUMA and other manufacturers’ equipment and even ‘replacement in advance’ for critical actuators.

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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?

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3D-printed modular oasis stays naturally cool in Abu Dhabi

Inhabitat - Innovation

Urban Dunes, a conceptual project, would be 3D-printed with sand.

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Sponsored content: Hospital targets energy savings

Envirotec Magazine

So much is written about hospital waiting times and the many pressures that the health services are under, it is very easy to overlook the fact that there are also many positive activities taking place. The fact that some of these improvements are happening, literally behind closed doors, makes it even more important to place a spotlight on them. One hospital, the Sligo University Hospital – a busy 359 bed, acute general hospital in the West of Ireland – recently had its efforts to r

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CS Energy’s Energy Storage Business Triples in 2020; Firm Wins Solar + Storage Project of the Year

altenergymag

With 315+ MWh under construction or installed across 28 projects coupled with an additional 500 MWh pipeline, CS Energy has emerged as a leader in the solar + storage field. Today the company was recognized for its most recent solar + storage project: Solar Builder magazine has named the Amesbury Landfill Project as the 2020 Solar + Storage Project of the Year.

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A wide range of gas sensing

Envirotec Magazine

Sensors and transmitters expert Omni Sensors and Transmitters has acted as UK distributor and technical partner for world class gas sensor manufacturers Figaro Engineering (Japan) and smartGAS (Germany), for over 25 years. With this combined portfolio, the firm says it provides a comprehensive range of products and application know-how to fit all areas of gas detection, measurement and analysis.

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Hyundai announces 12 new SUVs—one of them may be an EV

Charged

Like most of the legacy automakers, Hyundai has been eagerly announcing plans to consider possibly selling some EVs in volume some time in the next decade or two, while continuing to devote the bulk of its resources to ever-larger gas-powered SUVs. In August, the company launched a new brand called Ioniq , which will, in the future, be dedicated to battery-electric vehicles.

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Sponsored content: The best in fuel

Envirotec Magazine

LCM Environmental (part of Craggs Environmental Ltd) provide a wide range of fuel quality and tank safety services to both public and private sector organisations across the UK and beyond. Since 1987 LCM has worked in the downstream fuel industry across a wide range of industry sectors providing a broad range of fuel management compliance and environmental services.

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6 NASCAR tracks that have gone solar

Solar Power World

NASCAR and other auto racing leagues aren’t the most green on paper. After all, they do use gasoline to drive around in circles for hours. But over the last decade, the United States’ premier stock car racing association has taken steps to achieving cleaner air, cleaner energy and cleaner grounds through the NASCAR Green project.… The post 6 NASCAR tracks that have gone solar appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Sponsored content: Seeking sustainability leaders

Envirotec Magazine

Eco tech business, Pawprint, has launched a countrywide search for the most climate conscious businesses to join their Pawprint Pioneers Program and become sustainability leaders in their fields. Pawprint is a behavioural change platform and community with a mission to empower users to fight climate change on their own terms. Founded by experienced entrepreneur Christian Arno, founder of the highly successful Lingo 24 and powered by carbon data from leading carbon expert, Mike Berners Lee.

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24,000 Clean Energy Jobs Added in October, Leaving 454,000 Unemployed After Months of Federal Inaction

altenergymag

• 40+ states continue to suffer double-digit unemployment in clean energy • 13% of clean energy workforce still jobless as industry nears slow season • Job growth remains below 0.

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Sponsored content: Versatile shredder is operator friendly

Envirotec Magazine

Equipment manufacturer Ulster Shredders is introducing its newest shredder, the U-75LB. This slow-speed, twin-shaft assembly has been designed to be machine operator friendly. It is engineered to shred a variety of challenging materials. With 50 years of experience in the sector, Ulster Shredders has engineered and manufactured a variety of bespoke shredders to meet individual requirements.

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Enphase Energy Partners with DMEGC Solar Energy on High-Efficiency AC Modules in Europe

altenergymag

The Mono PERC Black Enphase Energized ACM in Europe features Enphase IQ 7™ and IQ 7+™ microinverters. Incorporating advanced mono PERC half-cut cell technology, the DMEGC Black ACM produces outstanding yields due to power classes of up to 340 Wp and efficiencies of up to 20.15%.

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Sponsored content: Corrosion and sealing online portal

Envirotec Magazine

The new Denso website. Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd, specialist manufacturers of corrosion prevention and sealing products, recently announced the launch of their newly updated website – Denso.net – with new product pages, a new Surface Preparation Guide and many more exciting new features. Denso.net is the perfect platform to showcase Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd’s extensive range of corrosion prevention products.

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ABB’s OCTOPUS software to uncover savings for offshore wind farms as part of EU project ATLANTIS

altenergymag

ABB optimization software for EU-funded ATLANTIS research project will advance remote maintenance of offshore wind farms to reduce costs, increase efficiency and safety, and improve sustainability

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Sponsored content: Edinburgh welcomes whisky galore

Envirotec Magazine

Historic Princes Street in Edinburgh is the new home of a £150m investment, that will be the focal point for whisky devotees from all over the globe. The Johnnie Walker visitor centre will employ 160 people in a wide variety of roles across this well-positioned 7-floor building, that has been extensively refurbished and will pay homage to Scotch whisky, a drink that can trace its proud roots back to at least 1494.

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A new global standard for energy at low wind sites; the SG 4.7-155 turbine gears up for launch

altenergymag

• The latest addition to the Siemens Gamesa 4.X platform will have a 155-meter rotor, optimizing energy production at low wind sites • The turbine represents a step forward for Siemens Gamesa’s modularity strategy, minimizing investments required while optimizing time to market.

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Expected U.S. reset on climate action is a green light for allies and investors

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 12 – The 30th storm in a record-breaking hurricane season formed in the Caribbean. The U.S. Federal Reserve recognized climate change.

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Renewable Properties Breaks Ground on Benicia’s Largest Solar Energy Project

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The 5 MW Lake Herman Solar project is the first in utility’s expanded Feed-In-Tariff Program

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Chicago’s mHUB raises $7 million to build an inclusive ‘hardtech’ ecosystem

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 12 – Early-stage hardware companies get only a small slice of the venture capital pie—roughly $1 for every $15 software and.

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SunBrush® mobil delivers its new cleaning device for PV tracking systems to Chile

altenergymag

Cleaning a 103 MW solar power plant in the Atacama Desert

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Ford’s Electric E-Transit May Hit Sweet Spot On Cost, Range, Payload For Commercial Customers

Forbes Green Tech

Rather than an absurdly over-powered pickup truck like the GMC Hummer EV, the other two announced new BEVs, the F-150 electric and the e-Transit are going after the commercial vehicle market where Ford has a particularly strong presence.