Investors Aviva, BMO toughen the line on net zero pledges
GreenBiz
JANUARY 26, 2022
Aviva Investors and BMO Global Asset Management are the latest big investment firms to ramp up pressure on corporates to strengthen their climate strategies.
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First ceramic geodesic dome in the world is affordable
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 26, 2022
Geoship installed its first bio-ceramic geodesic dome in a bid to create long-lasting, zero-carbon, fireproof and biologically resonant architecture for a new way of building homes. The company is relatively young, with just 400 paid deposits for homes, but they work by a co-op model and have over 2,000 investors.
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What 50 years of public-private partnerships lends to the world’s green transition
GreenBiz
JANUARY 26, 2022
The economic and societal benefits of airtight trust in persistent policies despite the inevitable shoestring tackles all struggles societies face.
California redwoods to be reclaimed by Indigenous groups
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 26, 2022
Ten Indigenous tribes on California’s Lost Coast are about to get their ancestral homeland back. Save the Redwoods League announced Tuesday that it will transfer over 500 acres back to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council.
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.
How to center environmental justice in conservation finance projects
GreenBiz
JANUARY 26, 2022
Three case studies in righting past wrongs from the Swinomish Indian tribe, the town of Peoria, Illinois, and the Doris Duke Foundation.
3-in-1 flashlight, lighter and pry bar is rechargeable
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 26, 2022
Want a multi-functional tool that is also eco-friendly? The Hunt 4.0 by London-based SEPTEM Studio is a rechargeable flashlight you can plug into your laptop. It's also a lighter and a multi-purpose opener tool that fits on your keychain.
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Brazilian Pavilion at The World Expo transports visitors into nature
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 26, 2022
The immersive displays at The World Expo Dubai speak to technology, innovation, nature and the environment. Thanks to Cactus, an innovative award-winning design studio, the Brazilian Pavilion stands as an example of these water-cooler topics.
Whither climate tech? A new fund, plus some predictions
GreenBiz
JANUARY 26, 2022
Energy Impact Partners is raising a $350 million fund focused on supporting “deep decarbonization” technologies.
Biophilia and Biophilic Design: The Benefits of a Green Office Environment
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 26, 2022
What is Biophilic Design? Biophilic design is the art of integrating nature into the built environment in order to improve human wellbeing and yield environmental benefits. Employees spend at least 8 hours a day in an office or other confined work space. Working in a biophilic office environment nourishes employees’ physical and mental health in many ways such as reducing airborne pollutants, creating a calming atmosphere, among several others.
Arevon and Rosendin Complete Townsite Solar + Storage Project in Boulder City, Nevada
altenergymag
JANUARY 26, 2022
Arevon, a leading renewable energy company, and Rosendin, the largest employee-owned electrical contractor and one of the fastest-growing renewable energy groups in the country announce the completion of Townsite Solar + Storage in Boulder City, Nevada.
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.
Don’t Look Up: Australia’s endless list of planet killing projects
Renew Economy
JANUARY 26, 2022
Let’s tour around Australia visiting just some of the planet killers that have recently been in the news. The post Don’t Look Up: Australia’s endless list of planet killing projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Iron Mountain Selects ClearTrace to Provide Hourly Carbon Analysis for All of its Data Centers Across the U.S.
altenergymag
JANUARY 26, 2022
ClearTrace's carbon accounting platform will provide Iron Mountain with the data and roadmap needed to achieve 24/7 load-matched renewable power for its North American Data Center energy consumption
Ways to Build an Actually Sustainable Workout Routine
U.S. Green Technology
JANUARY 26, 2022
Working out and being active is one of the best ways to remain healthy. This will also help you do something good for your body, mind, and soul. However, this isn’t easy to do in this day and age, especially if you’re facing a packed schedule. This is also difficult to do if you can’t. The post Ways to Build an Actually Sustainable Workout Routine appeared first on U.S.
Rimac Group spins off Rimac Technology as standalone business
Charged
JANUARY 26, 2022
The Rimac Group has spun off Rimac Technology as a wholly-owned independent company. Sister company Bugatti Rimac (previously Rimac Automobili) is jointly owned by the Rimac Group, which has a 55% stake, and Porsche, which owns the remaining 45%. Bugatti Rimac will continue to focus on building “hypercars,” while Rimac Technology will provide components to other OEMs.
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.
6 Ways You Can Effectively Market Your Products
U.S. Green Technology
JANUARY 26, 2022
The prime purpose of any business is to sell its product. A product can be a good or service. The aspect of profit may exist or not exist depending on whether your business is for profit or not for profit. The aspect of selling their product will stay constant either way regardless of whether the. The post 6 Ways You Can Effectively Market Your Products appeared first on U.S.
Rheinmetall and PolyCharge form joint venture for NanoLam capacitors in Europe
Charged
JANUARY 26, 2022
Automotive and security technology firm Rheinmetall is setting up a joint venture company with capacitor supplier PolyCharge America to develop, produce and market PolyCharge’s DC-link NanoLam capacitors for automotive, military and industrial markets. Rheinmetall has also invested enough money in PolyCharge to hold about 13% of the shares in the US-based company.
Corporations move into plant-based proteins to hedge against the climate risks of meat
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 26, 2022
ImpactAlpha, January 26 – You’ve heard about stranded fossil-fuel assets. Get ready for stranded meat assets. The global food system is responsible for. The post Corporations move into plant-based proteins to hedge against the climate risks of meat appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Musk predicts change in battery metals, and terawatt hour storage business
Renew Economy
JANUARY 26, 2022
Elon Musk expects energy storage to grow to a terawatt hour business, but there will also be a change in battery metals. The post Musk predicts change in battery metals, and terawatt hour storage business appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Whitepaper: Realizing the future of fast EV charging through CoolSiC™ based topology design
Charged
JANUARY 26, 2022
Sponsored by Infineon. While consumers are keen to reduce their carbon footprint, the move to E-Mobility, especially private electric vehicles (EV), is hindered by the limited charging infrastructure, most notably in fast charging. This white paper reviews the charging landscape and examines implementation approaches for fast DC chargers. Specific focus is placed on chargers delivering 350 kW and more for fast electrical “refueling”.
DERs – limited flexibility options in Europe
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 26, 2022
European smart energy business association smartEn’s resource adequacy mechanism mapping has indicated traditional generation assets prevail over distributed technologies. The study, which updates earlier demand-side flexibility mappings and reviews fourteen countries mostly in western Europe, finds that major barriers continue to be limits to small distributed resources and aggregation.
Scan PV Module Barcodes into a Digital Twin to Lift Productivity
altenergymag
JANUARY 26, 2022
If you’re going to safe harbor [solar projects for tax filing], you have to keep very careful track of where that equipment is and where it is installed.
Singapore wealth fund buys into Australian green hydrogen mega projects
Renew Economy
JANUARY 26, 2022
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund buys strategic stake in InterContinental Energy, which is developing biggest green hydrogen projects in Australia and around the world. The post Singapore wealth fund buys into Australian green hydrogen mega projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
PG&E proposes 6.4 GWh battery energy storage plan to California regulators
Renewable Energy World
JANUARY 26, 2022
California’s Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is proposing to add nearly 1,600 MW/6,400 MWh of battery energy storage across nine projects in the state. The energy storage projects would come online between 2023 and 2026, coinciding with the expected retirements of gas plants in southern California and PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
Intersolar North America and Energy Storage North America 2022 Conclude with Successful Collaboration of Solar and Energy Storage Industry Leaders
altenergymag
JANUARY 26, 2022
Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA), the industry’s flagship solar + storage event, concluded its first combined conference and expo in Long Beach, California. Despite pandemic pressures, the event delivered a safe, collaborative, and productive experience to more than 275 exhibitors and 4,500 attendees.
Bain Capital Double Impact backs AqueoUS Vets to remove contaminants from U.S. water infrastructure
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 26, 2022
ImpactAlpha, January 26 — Nearly 110 million Americans use water that’s contaminated with PFAS, a chemical that can cause decreased fertility, liver damage. The post Bain Capital Double Impact backs AqueoUS Vets to remove contaminants from U.S. water infrastructure appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Powin Selects Celestica to Manufacture Its Next-Generation Energy Storage System in North America
altenergymag
JANUARY 26, 2022
The partnership with Celestica creates one of the first North American integrated battery module, rack, and enclosure production facilities for energy storage systems
The advanced techniques investors are using to address income inequality
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 26, 2022
ImpactAlpha, January 26 — Today’s extreme levels of income inequality affect investments across all asset classes and economic and social stability more broadly. The post The advanced techniques investors are using to address income inequality appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Europe’s largest grid-tied batteries to be operational by 2024
Renew Economy
JANUARY 26, 2022
AMP Energy to build two 400MW, two hour battery installations in Scotland, to boost the local grid's wind resources. The post Europe’s largest grid-tied batteries to be operational by 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Greentown Labs Member Milestones — January 2022
Greentown Labs
JANUARY 26, 2022
Our 200 startups never fail to impress us with their hard work and commitment to scaling their climatetech solutions! Check out their latest accomplishments below. Interested in engaging with or joining our community of climatetech startups? Learn about how you can take action with our members or apply for startup membership ! Funding. Phytoform Labs raised a $5.7M funding round.
“Just fluff:” European power utilities not doing enough to deliver on net zero pledges
Renew Economy
JANUARY 26, 2022
All the talk of mid-century targets is just fluff so long as their business plans have no way of delivering on them, says new report on power utility net zero pledges. The post “Just fluff:” European power utilities not doing enough to deliver on net zero pledges appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Commercial bank loan helps Bboxx expand off-grid solar in Kenya
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 26, 2022
ImpactAlpha, January 26 — U.K.-based Bboxx launched in 2010 to provide pay-as-you-go solar products to low-income African households without electricity. A $15 million. The post Commercial bank loan helps Bboxx expand off-grid solar in Kenya appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Why New Zealand could become global leader on corporate climate risk disclosures
Renew Economy
JANUARY 26, 2022
The Investor Group on Climate Change says New Zealand has an opportunity to set world's best practice for company climate risk reporting. The post Why New Zealand could become global leader on corporate climate risk disclosures appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Ocean Grazer solves the world’s energy storage problem
altenergymag
JANUARY 26, 2022
Ocean Grazer offers a brilliant yet simple solution, based on existing technology, enhancing marine life along the way. Introducing: the Dutch engineers who solved one of the biggest hurdles towards a sustainable future.
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