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Let?s get together: Intel?s 2030 commitments include ?shared? climate and social goals

GreenBiz

Let’s get together: Intel’s 2030 commitments include ‘shared’ climate and social goals. Heather Clancy. Mon, 05/18/2020 - 02:16. 'Tis the season for new corporate social and climate commitments, especially at the start of this decade of action and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which requires short-term prioritization from responsible companies around the world. .

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Seattle permanently closes 20 miles of street

Inhabitat - Innovation

Amidst stay-at-home orders, Seattle has vowed to permanently close 20 miles of street as part of the city's "Stay Healthy Streets" program.

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Introducing two new Mecana Systems in the UK (Sponsored)

Envirotec Magazine

This article is sponsored by Eliquo Hydrok. Eliquo Hydrok have added two new Mecana technologies to their existing Pile Cloth Media Filtration (PCMF) systems available for the UK Water and Wastewater markets. Drinking Water & Surface Water Pre-Filtration. Eliquo Hydrok have the UK distribution for the Mecana Pile Cloth Filter Media within their portfolio of Clean Water Treatment Processes, Drinking Water and Surface Water pre-filtration treatment utilising the Mecana Optifiber PES-14-DW® pil

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Architecture students design award-winning Passive House in South Dakota

Inhabitat - Innovation

Students from South Dakota State University came together to design this Passive House, which is also capable of reaching net-zero energy.

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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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Northvolt and Vattenfall Launch Mobile Battery System Capable of Patching Up Grids

GreenTechMedia

Swedish battery maker Northvolt and state-owned utility Vattenfall launched a new modular and fully mobile energy storage system on Friday, one they say will be able to patch up stressed grids during a period of rapid electrification. While the system has a more obvious role to play in replacing diesel generators at mines, construction sites and live events, its size means the mobile battery can perform nonpermanent functions for grid-connected assets as well.

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These pendant shades shine a light on recycled materials

Inhabitat - Innovation

LightArt is moving "from waste to watts" with its newest line of pendant light shades made from recycled materials.

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The farm-to-food-bank movement rescues pandemic-related food waste

Inhabitat - Innovation

The farm-to-food-bank movement hopes to help farmers and those in need of food.

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How To Check If There May Be Asbestos Hiding In Your Walls

The Environmental Blog

Asbestos has been widely used as insulation and in strengthening vinyl roof shingles, pipes, concrete, joint compounds, wallboards, and floor tiles. It has been used in adhesives, too. The construction industry, indeed, has frequently utilized this fireproofing material. However, it’s not a secret that asbestos is a harmful fibrous mineral when inhaled.

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Native Shoes' Bloom collection is made of repurposed algae

Inhabitat - Innovation

These sneakers help remove excess algae from rivers and lakes.

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Coronavirus Wipes Out 5 Years of US Solar Job Growth

GreenTechMedia

The U.S. solar sector has lost 65,000 jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis, erasing five years of job gains, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). According to a new SEIA analysis, the American solar industry now employs around 188,000 people, down from 250,000 at the beginning of the year. Many of those jobs could come back in an economic rebound.

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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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Report: The progressive increase of the photovoltaic micro-installation market after a rapid decline in April.

altenergymag

The market of photovoltaic micro installations in April decreased by about 50% compared to the period before the pandemic. However the decline did not last long, and already in May, the market is starting to grow even faster, concluding by the number of offers generated in the EasySolar app.

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Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners Launches New Solar Development Company

GreenTechMedia

Renewable investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has launched a new solar-and-storage development arm headed by former executives from First Solar, Recurrent Energy and Engie Storage. The new California-based venture, called Primergy, will develop, own and operate utility-scale and distributed solar and storage assets in the U.S., with Nevada’s Gemini Solar as the “marquee project,” said David Scaysbrook, a founder and managing partner at Quinbrook.

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Emergent Solar Energy installs 124-kW solar array on Indiana farm

Solar Power World

A Purdue University-affiliated solar company is working with farmers to curb financial difficulties of COVID-19 by cutting their energy costs. Emergent Solar Energy, headquartered at Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, Indiana provides solar solutions to the commercial and industrial, municipal and agricultural sectors across the Midwest. The company just placed a 124-kW ground-mounted solar… The post Emergent Solar Energy installs 124-kW solar array on Indiana farm appeared first on S

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How high-impact businesses in emerging markets are pivoting in the COVID crisis

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, May 18 – Local texture manufacturers in North and West Africa are pivoting to meet demand for personal protective equipment. Flower growers in Kenya are switching to grow basic foodstuffs. Small and mid-sized companies create 80% of Africa’s jobs, (compared to 60% in the U.S. and 50% in the European Union) and are at. The post How high-impact businesses in emerging markets are pivoting in the COVID crisis appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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3-MW Taos solar array now online in Kit Carson Electric Cooperative district

Solar Power World

In its continued effort to achieve 100% daytime solar energy by 2022, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) announced that its largest solar array has come online. Located near the Town of Taos Water Treatment Plant, the Taos solar array is 3 MW and will serve KCEC’s largest substation and member base. The Taos array marks… The post 3-MW Taos solar array now online in Kit Carson Electric Cooperative district appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Impossible Founder: We Can Repurpose The Meat Supply Chain, Minus The Slaughter Room

Forbes Green Tech

The plant-based meat industry will need the millions of workers now employed in animal agriculture, the founder of Impossible Foods said Friday, but the slaughter room has to go.

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Sunport Power Releases New High Efficiency MWT PV Modules

altenergymag

World-class solar module manufacturer Sunport Power, has recently launched the second-generation high efficiency MWT C series and D series modules. Using patented Metal Wrap Through (MWT) technology, Sunport's classic C6-II and full black D6-II modules offer higher power and greater flexibility of application.

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5 summer books and other things to do at home

GatesNotes

Whether you’re looking for a distraction or just spending a lot more time at home, you can’t beat reading a book.

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Madison Gas and Electric proposes 20-MW solar project in Wisconsin

Solar Power World

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for approval of a 20-MW solar array to be built in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Known as the O’Brien Solar Fields, the project will provide locally generated solar energy to local businesses, municipalities and public institutions under MGE’s Renewable Energy Rider… The post Madison Gas and Electric proposes 20-MW solar project in Wisconsin appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Eyes on the time horizon: Five shifts to watch in moving from crisis to growth

Impact Alpha

In the years we have spent in early-stage equity investing, often backing raw startups and paper plans, our decision to go with a venture accounts for all the usual suspects, like customer insights, market trends and entrepreneur quality. An additional factor that is not spoken of as much is time horizon. While near term perspectives. The post Eyes on the time horizon: Five shifts to watch in moving from crisis to growth appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Emergency O&M: How to restore utility-scale solar projects after extreme weather damage

Solar Power World

By Auston Taber, CEO; Clifford Myers, chief engineer; Bryce Laber, director of operations, Solar Support Climate change is causing more severe weather events across the country and solar projects are often in the crosshairs. Sandstorms jam debris particles into delicate equipment. Storm surges flood rows of inverters. Tornadoes rip apart racking systems.

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The Brief: 10x Community Capital call, COVID business pivots, shifting from crisis to growth, Goldman’s Folio, Development Finance Corp.’s domestic mandate

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! 10x Community Capital. Agents of Impact Call No. 17 will feature strategies to expand the flow of capital for small businesses and nonprofits seeking to re-open and recover from the COVID crash. Calvert Impact Capital’s Beth Bafford and Community Reinvestment Fund’s Patrick Davis will discuss one such “recovery vehicle” for community development financial institutions.

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CS Energy installs 28.5-MW solar project for New Jersey Navy base

Solar Power World

CS Energy has successfully completed the largest solar project in New Jersey. The project owner, Ben Moreell Solar Farm and Department of the Navy (DON), executed a lease for approximately 170 acres of underutilized land for the purpose of constructing a 28.5-MW ground-mount project located at Naval Weapons Station Earle (NWS Earle) in Tinton Falls.… The post CS Energy installs 28.5-MW solar project for New Jersey Navy base appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Learning From Seoul to Control COVID-19: Transparency, Accountability, Solidarity

The City Fix

In many cities, lockdowns have forced large numbers of people into an impossible dilemma: follow social distancing guidelines or be deprived of their livelihoods and basic services. Unlike most places, South Korea and its capital, Seoul, took a markedly different. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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EPA Clean Air Panel Chair Dismisses His Oil Industry Ties, Slams Harvard Study on Air Pollution and COVID Risks

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 11 mins The head of a federal committee tasked with advising the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) on air quality science recently disparaged a new Harvard study examining the link between air pollution and coronavirus fatalities across the country. The EPA adviser’s critical remarks appear consistent with his track record of disregarding robust science on air pollution and health risks in his consulting work for industry clients such as tobacco and fossil fuel interests.

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AMPLY Power secures $13-million in funding for Charging-as-a-Service fleet products

Charged

Fleet charging solutions provider AMPLY Power has secured $13.2 million in Series A funding from investors including Soros Fund Management and Siemens, as well as existing seed round investors, including Congruent Ventures, PeopleFund and Obvious Ventures. AMPLY Power’s comprehensive Charging-as-a-Service offering for fleet operators ensures each electric truck or bus is charged and ready for work each day, in exchange for a price-per-mile-driven fee.

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Quinbrook subsidiary will manage 690-MW Gemini Solar + Battery Storage Project

Solar Power World

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has launched a new portfolio company, Primergy Solar. Primergy plans to acquire, develop and operate distributed and utility-scale solar PV and battery storage projects across North America. “The industry is recognizing the increasingly important role that solar-plus-battery storage solutions will play in accelerating the energy transition,” said David Scaysbrook, co-founder and managing… The post Quinbrook subsidiary will manage 690-MW Gemini Solar

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Making Veggie Burgers Doesn’t Help The Climate, Impossible CEO Says

Forbes Green Tech

Impossible Foods has no interest in making a veggie burger that tastes like meat, its founder and CEO said Friday.

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COVID-19 caused estimated 38% drop in U.S. solar jobs

Solar Power World

New analysis shows that the U.S. solar industry will employ 114,000 fewer workers by June 2020, compared with previous forecasts that projected the industry would employ 302,000 Americans over the same time period. With an expected workforce of 188,000 people, this job loss will take the industry back to 2014 levels as a result of… The post COVID-19 caused estimated 38% drop in U.S. solar jobs appeared first on Solar Power World.

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'World first': SGN launches bid for 300 green hydrogen homes project in Fife

Business Green

Cooking and heating could be powered by hydrogen produced from offshore wind as part of gas network firm's H100 project. Around 300 homes in Scotland could soon have their heating and cooking powered by green hydrogen produced from renewable electricity under proposals for "the world's first green hydrogen-to-homes network" unveiled today by SGN. The gas distribution network firm is seeking approval from energy regulator Ofgem to fit an initial 300 homes with hydrogen infrastructure in Levenmout

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This book taught me a lot about the Spanish Flu

GatesNotes

John M. Barry’s 2004 book has never been more relevant.

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Green recovery: More than 150 multinationals call for Covid-19 aid to be aligned with climate goals

Business Green

Largest UN-backed chief executive-led climate effort brings together companies from 34 sectors with a total market capitalisation of $2.4tn. Some of the biggest names in the corporate world have come together to urge global leaders to pursue an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis that advances a net zero economy, adding significant clout to recent calls for green stimulus packages to be fast-tracked.

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An Auschwitz survivor’s guide to healing

GatesNotes

Eger’s life story gives her fascinating insight into how people move on after trauma.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to develop agile electric motor production system

Charged

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics will invest €1 million to fund the AgiloDrive research project at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The project is aimed at developing a novel, agile electric motor production system based on modular product- and production-specific technologies. . Professor Jürgen Fleischer, Head of the wbk Institute of Production Science , stated, “In this way, we will enable future flexible, but still economically efficient production of various models and nu