GreenBiz
JULY 30, 2021
When distributed energy resources are aggregated, these assets can do more than just help the owners; they can help the entire grid become more resilient by providing new, dispatchable resources to utilities.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 30, 2021
A recent study on the mortality cost of carbon emissions has revealed that the average emissions created by 3.5 Americans are enough to kill one person.
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GreenBiz
JULY 30, 2021
Only a few years ago, Samburu women in northern Kenya were cutting down firewood in Kirisia forest and burning it to make charcoal.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 30, 2021
The home’s green roof is landscaped with a variety of plants and vegetation that are both native and drought-tolerant, a feature that designers hoped would increase the biodiversity value of the area.
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
JULY 30, 2021
Aside from preserving the last remaining natural places, we need to create new ones — especially in cities.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 30, 2021
Designed by Austria-based furniture designer Ivana Steiner, this modern zero-waste kitchen incorporates unique features to be as environmentally conscious as any room of the home could ever hope to be.
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altenergymag
JULY 30, 2021
Year on year, the market for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow. As the G7 commits to the target of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, actually achieving these lofty goals will rely on all sectors adapting to encompass these green ambitions. In transport, many people look to EVs as a means of reaching national targets. Here, Steve Hughes, managing director of EV power specialist REO UK, discusses the growth of the EV industry.
GreenBiz
JULY 30, 2021
The fashion industry is focusing on crops when it should be focusing on its business model.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 30, 2021
Humanity's demand for resources has already exceeded what Earth can regenerate in a year. What does this mean for the environment?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 30, 2021
Image credit: Wally Gobetz , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license ). World Trade Center responders had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease if they arrived at the site right after the attacks as opposed to working at Ground Zero later in the rescue and recovery efforts, according to findings reported by researchers working with the Mount Sinai Health System in New York.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 30, 2021
Bees are in trouble. Luckily, organizations like Appalachian Beekeeping Collective are here to help.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 30, 2021
One of the projects, AACEAM Ambiental, collects plastics from the Amazon rivers and other natural areas, and sorts and recycles it. All aboard with AACEAM Ambiental. A major milestone was seemingly reached in late July with the registration of the 100th waste management project to the Circular Action Hub (CAH) , an innovative platform launched 12 months ago by UK and Brazil based not-for-profit, BVRio.
GreenTechMedia
JULY 30, 2021
Back in 2016, Mateo Jaramillo left Tesla, where he was leading the stationary energy storage business, and started looking for a new challenge to tackle. He took on long-duration energy storage -- not long duration like 8 hours or 12 hours, but days or weeks or more. In 2017 he came on the show to talk about it. He formed a company, now Form Energy , that has been toiling on this problem in stealth mode.
U.S. Green Technology
JULY 30, 2021
Spending some time in your garden is a great way to relax and bring some color to your lawn. When done right, it will allow you to improve the planet, lowering your environmental footprint. Here are some simple ways you can become more sustainable in the garden. Start Composting One of the easiest ways of. The post 7 Sustainable Gardening Tips appeared first on U.S.
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.
Green Business Bureau
JULY 30, 2021
Family-owned and operated since 1935, Wendella Tours & Cruises provides public ferry transit, tours and cruises across the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Boarding the Chicago Water Taxi means removing thousands of automobiles from the roads and taking earth-heating emissions along with them. In 2018 alone, Wendella shuttled over 400,000 passengers along the Chicago River.
altenergymag
JULY 30, 2021
Global Fuel Cell Stack and Systems Market By Product Type (Below 5W Fuel Cell Stacks, 5W to Below 100W Fuel Cell Stacks) And By End-Users/Application (Aerospace, Automotive) Global Market Share, Forecast Data, In-Depth Analysis, And Detailed Overview, and Forecast, 2013 - 2026
Green Living Guy
JULY 30, 2021
From washing dishes to cleaning veggies & fruits, kitchen faucets wear out like all other fixtures in your home. Here are 5 signs you may need a new one. Your kitchen faucet is one of the most overused and hardworking appliances in your home. It makes sure your dishes do not go into the dishwasher […]. The post When Should You Replace Your Kitchen Faucet?
altenergymag
JULY 30, 2021
The purchase of solar trackers with the solar units for many businesses is an opportunity to save money for the commercial users of solar power. It can use solar trackers to save (or earn) money on the cost of electricity, with the growing number of utilities implementing time of use pricing plans.
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?
Charged
JULY 30, 2021
Umicore has announced that it holds a stake in solid-state battery specialist Solid Power , following Solid Power’s announcement of its intent to become a publicly listed company. Umicore built its stake through earlier Series A and B investment rounds. Solid Power also counts Ford, BMW, Hyundai and Samsung among its investors The company claims that its all-solid-state batteries can deliver a 50-to-75% increase in energy density compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries.
altenergymag
JULY 30, 2021
If you thought that the most popular celebrities are the best virtual webinar speakers you could get, think again. Here's a quick guide.
Renewable Energy World
JULY 30, 2021
Calpine and GE Renewable Energy this month announced completion of a 80-MWh standalone battery storage system in southern California. The Santa Ana Storage Project, which uses GE’s Reservoir energy storage technology, entered into commercial operation. The 20-MW, 80-MWh capacity is supported by a 20-year Resource Adequacy Power Purchase Agreement. Calpine, which traditionally has been a natural gas power plant and geothermal developer, considers the Santa Ana project as a major step forward in i
altenergymag
JULY 30, 2021
Centrica Business Solutions has published a free new guide to maximising financial returns from investment in battery energy storage.
Charged
JULY 30, 2021
XL Fleet has formed a development agreement with eNow, a provider of solar and battery power systems for electric transport refrigeration units (eTRUs). XL Fleet has also invested $3 million in eNow’s convertible notes, and has the right to acquire the company at a predetermined valuation. XL Fleet will supply battery and power electronics systems for the first 1,000 units of eNow’s electrified refrigerated trailer solutions.
altenergymag
JULY 30, 2021
39th World Conference on Applied Science Engineering and Technology (39th - WCASET) is organized by IFERP on 24th & 25th November 2021 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Charged
JULY 30, 2021
CharIN is a 200-member global association that promotes interoperability based on the Combined Charging System (CCS). Electronics giant ABB has been an active member of CharIN since its establishment in 2015, and leads a CharIN working group dedicated to CCS interoperability testing and certification. Now ABB is en route to becoming the first company to secure CharIN CCS Basic Certificates for its DC fast charging stations.
Solar Power World
JULY 30, 2021
By Robin LeBaron, co-founder and president, Pearl Certification Residential solar salespeople hear this question regularly: “If I install solar on my roof, will it add value to my home when I sell it?” The salesperson is likely to cite the 2015 Lawrence study showing that rooftop solar adds $4 to $5 a watt to a… The post How to achieve the highest appraisal value for home solar projects appeared first on Solar Power World.
Impact Alpha
JULY 30, 2021
TGIF, Agents of Impact! We’re taking a Brief summer break next week. We’ll be back in your inbox Monday, Aug. 9 (in the. The post The Week in impact investing: Climate capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Solar Power World
JULY 30, 2021
For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? I began my electrical career with an epiphany. In 1989, while traveling in Australia, I had a moment of realization that electricity… The post People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Jason Sharpe, Namasté Solar appeared first on Solar Power World.
Impact Alpha
JULY 30, 2021
ImpactAlpha, July 30 – This is what an impact investing career path looks like. McCluskey was working at UBS, first in investment banking and. The post Elizabeth McCluskey, CMFG Ventures appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Solar Power World
JULY 30, 2021
For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? Our company committed itself to achieving LEED Platinum EB (existing building) certification and eventually net-zero energy at our corporate headquarters in 2010,… The post People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Steve Melink, Melink Corporation appeared first
Business Green
JULY 30, 2021
Reaching climate and nature goals is tough, but companies already have everything they need to achieve their goals, writes Rainforest Alliance scientist Leah Samberg. Every year, companies that produce and source agricultural and forest commodities set new nature-related goals and policies, work to achieve sustainable production and responsible supply chains, and endeavour to measure and manage a suite of new reporting indicators.
Green Business Bureau
JULY 30, 2021
Family-owned and operated since 1935, Wendella Tours & Cruises provides public ferry transit, tours and cruises across the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Boarding the Chicago Water Taxi means removing thousands of automobiles from the roads and taking earth-heating emissions along with them. In 2018 alone, Wendella shuttled over 400,000 passengers along the Chicago River.
Business Green
JULY 30, 2021
DB Cargo's novel train, which is named 'I’m a Climate Hero', will ferry hundreds of Toyota hybrid cars from the Midlands to France and Czechia each week. Hybrid cars manufactured by Toyota in the Midlands are to be transported to market in Europe on a novel train fuelled by used vegetable oil, in a "pioneering" initiative announced yesterday. Dubbed a first for the UK, rail haulage company DB Cargo is planning to deliver hundreds of the British-made hybrid cars every week manufactured at Toyota'
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