GreenBiz
APRIL 9, 2020
Revitalization of a traditional agricultural practice known as farmer managed natural regeneration is bringing new life to millions of acres of degraded land while boosting food, fuel, habitat and carbon storage.
Jim Conca
APRIL 9, 2020
Nuclear plants refuel only once every two years. But the COVID-19 pandemic has caused problems. Local officials in Pennsylvania asked Limerick Nuclear Plant to delay refueling, but the company says refueling is needed for vital reliable power to the region's hospitals and critical facilities.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 9, 2020
I’ll never forget the first time I heard the activist-turned commentator Van Jones articulate the vision of building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 9, 2020
Maryland-based practice Gardner Architects was tasked with installing a small garden shed for homeowners in the community of Bethesda, they came up with a gorgeous 100-square-foot shed that not only blends in harmoniously with the main home, but actively helps manage stormwater runoff.
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
APRIL 9, 2020
Facilities managers and staff are scrambling to adjust buildings for vacancy indefinitely. As we look toward recovery, there will be wide-ranging impacts on the fundamental systems that enable learning, work and commerce.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 9, 2020
A recent data collection report by HomeAdvisor consolidated information from across Instagram to find out how many people are subscribing to a simpler way of life. Interestingly, the results show clusters of communities seemingly sharing common values in certain areas across the United States.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 9, 2020
Shift architecture urbanism has developed self-initiated designs for hyper-local micro markets to make shopping for food faster, safer and more accessible.
GreenBiz
APRIL 9, 2020
COVID-19 has stalled legislation but efforts to increase energy efficiency are expected to resume once the pandemic is over.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 9, 2020
It’s been a tough few years — a tough decade, really — for big U.S. transmission projects seeking to carry wind and solar power from where it’s most cost-effectively generated to where it’s needed the most. Major infrastructure projects are notoriously tough to build in 21st-century America, and that seems especially true for transmission lines, however critical they are in transforming the energy system.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 9, 2020
Orca Running is encouraging exercise with a virtual Social Distance Run.
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.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 9, 2020
Wood Mackenzie slashed more than 20 gigawatts off its forecast for global solar deployments in 2020, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic comes into sharper focus. Construction is slowing, tenders are postponed and, for earlier stage projects, there are question marks around financing. As a result, WoodMac has slashed its forecast deployment by 18 percent, from 129.5 gigawatts to 106.4 gigawatts.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 9, 2020
Formalizing your office recycling program is often a great step forward in creating a more sustainable business and company. An official recycling policy can guide employees and demonstrate a sense of commitment toward sustainability in your business. Writing and distributing an office recycling policy document is highly recommended. It serves a variety of purposes including communication, training and policy governance.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 9, 2020
Lightsource BP, the U.K.-based solar developer backed by BP, secured a power-purchase agreement for a 132-megawatt solar project in Arkansas that would nearly double the state’s utility-scale capacity, currently at 147 megawatts. Municipal utility Conway Corporation will use power from the project, called Happy Solar, which is slated for commercial operation in 2022.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 9, 2020
Farmers are dumping thousands of gallons of milk, which can contaminate groundwater.
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.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 9, 2020
The pipeline of electrolyzer projects destined to produce hydrogen from renewable energy has grown by 256 percent in five months, according to Wood Mackenzie. The analyst firm was forced to update green hydrogen figures released in a report last October following an avalanche of new project announcements. In its first report, titled Green Hydrogen Production : Landscape, projects and costs , Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables counted 3.2 gigawatts of planned electrolyzer capacity, a twelve-fo
U.S. Green Technology
APRIL 9, 2020
3 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint at Home In the face of the recent climate changes that we are facing, taking some vital steps to make sure that the place we call our home doesn’t deteriorate is imperative. Where governments have to make sure that they stop reducing the waste produced in industries, we. The post 3 Ways A Common Homeowner Can Reduce His Carbon Footprint appeared first on U.S.
Solar Power World
APRIL 9, 2020
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that utilities cannot charge customers who generate their own power more than customers who do not. The Court ruled in favor of Earthjustice, the Sierra Club and Vote Solar after the groups challenged a 2018 Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) decision approving extra fees (sometimes called “demand charges”) on residential solar… The post Kansas Supreme Court strikes down extra fees for solar customers appeared first on Solar Power World.
U.S. Green Technology
APRIL 9, 2020
Eco-Friendly Things To Do During Self-Quarantine and Pandemic Lockdown Whether you are voluntarily self-isolating or under a mandated shelter in place order, staying inside all the time can be boring. Some people may find they enjoy the peace and quiet, but others will become restless and that extra energy must go somewhere. You can start. The post Eco-Friendly Ways to Renovate your Home During Quarantine appeared first on U.S.
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
APRIL 9, 2020
As we watch unemployment numbers rise and markets flounder, it is painfully clear how pandemics not only impact individuals’ health and well-being, but also devastate the entire global economy. The scope and scale of COVID-19 and its related economic fallout stem in large part from the fact that the world’s social and financial systems with. The post Five investment strategies to mitigate systemic risks before the next pandemic appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Grist
APRIL 9, 2020
Would you rather hear bad news that could help you in the long run, or remain blissfully ignorant? That’s the question that researchers recently posed to thousands of people in over a dozen variations — including asking whether they’d want to know how badly climate change could impact their zip code. Other topics included personal health, finances, and how others perceive you.
altenergymag
APRIL 9, 2020
Twenty-two installers earn enhanced perks as members of Elite tier of program
Charged
APRIL 9, 2020
Envision Solar (Nasdaq: EVSI) has launched a new generation of its EV ARC solar-powered EV charging stations. This evolution of the signature EV ARC series, already used in more than 100 US municipalities, sports a re-engineered S-curved column with electronic components and energy storage elevated to the underside of the sun-tracking solar canopy. As a result, the new design is flood-proof to 9.5 feet, and provides extra space to park on the cambered ballast pad.
Solar Power World
APRIL 9, 2020
Panasonic announced the first members of the newly-created Elite tier of its Residential Solar Installer Program, a distinction awarded to only the highest-performing Panasonic installers that provide superior customer service and have established successful and longstanding partnerships with Panasonic. Twenty-two installers from across the country have been promoted to Elite status, granting them access to… The post 22 Panasonic dealers promoted to new Elite tier of residential installer
Charged
APRIL 9, 2020
A report from a Chinese trade group seems to confirm what we all suspected: Tesla’s impressive delivery numbers for the first quarter were boosted by a surge of shipments in China. The company’s wholesale March deliveries in China were 10,160 units, according to Cui Dongshu, Secretary General of the China Passenger Car Association (via Bloomberg ). This represents more than double the February figure, and a hefty chunk of China’s total of 47,000 EV deliveries for the month.
altenergymag
APRIL 9, 2020
ABB Power Grid’s HVDC transformer and high-voltage technology an essential part of integrating large-scale renewables in China
Impact Alpha
APRIL 9, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 9 – The severity of the coronavirus crisis in emerging markets hasn’t yet reached the levels of China, the U.S. or Europe. But development finance institutions are dialing up their relief efforts in advance. The African Development Bank has announced $10 billion in relief funding for the continent, of which $5.5 billion will. The post African Development Bank ratchets up COVID relief with $10 billion commitment appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Solar Power World
APRIL 9, 2020
The Conway Corp Board of Directors approved a 20-year purchase power agreement with Lightsource BP, a global solar developer, at its April 3, 2020 meeting. The agreement is for the development of a 132-MWDC solar energy project in White County, Arkansas. Lightsource BP will finance, build, own and operate the facility and will deliver the… The post Lightsource BP to build 132-MW solar project for Arkansas utility appeared first on Solar Power World.
Business Green
APRIL 9, 2020
But tentative analysis from Carbon Brief points out likely reduction in CO2 this year would still be far off goals of the Paris Agreement. The global economic slowdown triggered by the escalating coronavirus crisis is on course to deliver the steepest annual fall in CO2 in history, with a larger reduction in emissions expected in 2020 than seen even during the Second World War, tentative analysis today from Carbon Brief indicates.
Charged
APRIL 9, 2020
Heraeus Electronics has received IATF-16949 certification from the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) for its site in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. IATF-16949 is the International Standard for Automotive Quality Management Systems. “In a highly competitive environment like the automotive industry, a high level of efficiency and quality must be guaranteed,” says Heraeus President Klemens Brunner.
Business Green
APRIL 9, 2020
Coronavirus shutdown across key EV markets such as China, US and Europe will lead to major sales slowdown Wood Mackenzie forecasts. The global economic downturn spurred by the coronavirus outbreak is set to hit the burgeoning electric vehicle market heavily in 2020, with latest forecasts pointing to plummeting sales in the wake of oil price falls, supply chain delays, and consumers putting off purchases.
Charged
APRIL 9, 2020
Cree recently released the Wolfspeed 650 V silicon carbide MOSFET series, designed for the next generation of onboard EV chargers, data centers and renewable energy systems. “Cree is leading the global transition from silicon to silicon carbide, and our new 650 V MOSFET family is the next step in delivering a high-powered solution to a broader application base, including industrial applications,” said Cengiz Balkas, Senior VP of Wolfspeed.
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 9, 2020
During the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, should you go to a public tornado shelter? A leading weather society weighs in.
Business Green
APRIL 9, 2020
Collaboration will investigate uses for hydrogen at Uniper's retiring coal plants as it takes aim at becoming carbon neutral by 2035. Siemens Gas and Power has teamed up with Uniper to drive decarbonisation projects across the latter's gas and power portfolio, with a particular focus on the production of hydrogen from both renewable energy as well as fossil fuel facilities, they announced yesterday.
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