GreenBiz
APRIL 7, 2021
The key things to know about Biden's EV infrastructure plan. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 04/07/2021 - 01:15. Within President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan — the American Jobs Plan — unveiled last week, the White House is proposing a massive $174 billion investment "to win the EV market." It's a historic move that will have deep implications for the emerging U.S.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 7, 2021
A major upgrade to the Katrine Aqueduct, which was built in Victorian times and serves more than 1.3 million people in parts of Greater Glasgow and the Scottish central belt, has been completed, according to Scottish Water. The £20 million project set out to improve and refurbish parts of the two aqueducts, the first 34 miles long and the second 23.5 miles long, which take water from Loch Katrine to two of Scotland’s biggest water treatment works.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 7, 2021
How open data can help countries address climate emergency impacts. Delfina Grinspan. Wed, 04/07/2021 - 01:30. This article originally was published on World Resources Institute. In the aftermath of the 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia, in 2016, disaster managers were able to able to identify which communities were at greatest risk due to rapid access to data.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 7, 2021
Riverfront revitalization and sustainable adaptive reuse combine at the Beloit College Powerhouse, a Studio Gang-designed student union focused on recreation and wellness.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 7, 2021
A pallet stability test underway. What’s described as the UK’s first mobile pallet stability test lab promises to save thousands of tonnes of plastic stretch film every year, cut costs and reduce product waste in transit, says the firm behind it. Lindum, a UK expert on pallet wrapping and stability, says the new mobile test lab “will revolutionise the way UK businesses reduce costs, plastic and CO2 through pallet stretch film optimisation whilst alleviating the risks associated with
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 7, 2021
One welcome side effect of COVID-19 lockdowns is the reduction of light pollution.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 7, 2021
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is concerned over increasing incidences of bears with rare neurological disorders showing up in residential areas.
Charged
APRIL 7, 2021
At Nissan’s Oppama plant near Tokyo, there are more than 700 automated guided vehicles, or AGVs, which deliver parts to workers in a car factory. Nissan , along with 4R Energy , is now repurposing used EV batteries, which no longer have enough capacity to provide sufficient EV range, to power its AGVs. The first-generation LEAF was fitted with a 24 kWh battery pack made up of 48 modules.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 7, 2021
Nespresso's parent company, Nestlé, has certainly come under fire for things like bottling water in California during historic droughts and sourcing water near Flint, Michigan in the past. While the company attempts to offset the environmental impact of its coffee business via a recycling program, Nespresso will also highlight sustainability through art.
Charged
APRIL 7, 2021
Iconic school bus manufacturer Blue Bird has delivered an electric school bus equipped with V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology from Nuvve , one of two Blue Bird Type C electric buses delivered to two school districts in Illinois. The e-buses are powered by the Cummins PowerDrive EV system. Nuvve’s V2G platform allows the bus batteries to store energy, allowing fleets to sell energy to local utilities at times of peak demand.
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
APRIL 7, 2021
A passive townhouse in Brooklyn features wood design accents and a rooftop patio for lounging.
Charged
APRIL 7, 2021
Chevrolet’s upcoming Silverado electric pickup truck will be built at the company’s Factory Zero assembly plant (the former Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, now retooled for the exclusive production of battery-electric vehicles). GM plans to deliver more than 1 million electric vehicles globally by 2025. Thanks to its new Ultium Platform, along with modern virtual development tools and technology, the company says it has reduced vehicle development times by nearly 50 percent, to just 26 months
Impact Alpha
APRIL 7, 2021
ImpactAlpha, April 7 — San Francisco-based Kiva launched in 2005 soared to prominence as a microfinance crowdfunding platform. In its second act, “I. The post Kiva closes $32.5 million fund to promote financial inclusion for refugees appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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.
altenergymag
APRIL 7, 2021
The increasing application of solar energy in the United States owing to growing concerns for the environment is believed to benefit the expansion of the U.S. solar outdoor LED light market.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 7, 2021
ImpactAlpha, April 7 – Investors, non-governmental organizations and civil society groups are increasingly pressuring African businesses to shift to more responsible ways of doing. The post Africa’s business and investment leaders step up to meet demands for impact and ESG investing appeared first on Impact Alpha.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 7, 2021
Each storm season brings increased stress and fear for the people of Kivalina, a tiny Native village of some 400 Inupiaq people that sits on a small barrier island on the shore of the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. For decades, there was no reliable way of evacuating people in the event of a severe storm; the only way on or off the island was by small plane or boat, neither of which are available or safe during high winds, storm surges, and inundation.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 7, 2021
For any investor who has initiated a conversation about a company gender diversity, particularly in the boardroom, does any of this sound familiar? The post Companies in emerging markets are getting on board with board diversity appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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
APRIL 7, 2021
Sponsored by COMSOL. Battery system design calls for multiphysics simulation on different scales. This may involve modeling processes at the molecular, microscopic, battery module, and battery stack scales. This white paper explains the chemistries, physics, and design variables that need to be considered in each major step of the battery design process.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 7, 2021
ImpactAlpha, April 7 – Offerings like Arlan Hamilton’s Backstage Capital and online digital marketplace Gumroad pushed “regulation crowdfunding” investments to $60 million in. The post Crowdfunding’s awesome month appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Charged
APRIL 7, 2021
Wevo , a maker of potting, bonding and sealing compounds, has earned UL RTI (Relative Temperature Index) approval for several of its flame-retardant polyurethanes, and one temperature-resistant epoxy resin has been certified to UL 94 V-0. RTI certification refers to long-term temperature resistance. In the case of polyurethanes, this is usually a maximum of 130° C.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 7, 2021
ImpactAlpha, April 7 — Boston-based private equity firm Bain Capital Double Impact has made an investment in Hand in Hand via its second, The post Bain Capital Double Impact backs personal-care brand Hand in Hand appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2021
The incumbent Mayor seeks to build on promise to make London carbon neutral by 2030 as he sets out election manifesto. Sadiq Khan has promised to help create hundreds of thousands of green jobs across the UK capital if he is re-elected as Mayor of London next month. The Labour mayoral candidate yesterday set out plans to support more than 170,000 green jobs through a range of projects, including electrifying London's bus fleet, increasing the resilience of flood risk areas, and tackling emission
Impact Alpha
APRIL 7, 2021
Greetings, Agents of Impact! A White House initiative on inclusive economic growth? The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, B Lab and nearly 50 impact-oriented. The post The Brief: Board diversity and ESG in emerging markets, Kiva’s refugee fund, sustainable soap, e-rickshaws, crowdfunding surge appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2021
Fresh analysis suggests 'Chelsea tractor' stereotype holds true with gas-guzzling SUV sales largely concentrated in UK town and cities. The UK's advertising industry has been accused of pushing "persuasive and dishonest messaging" that encourages city and town dwellers to buy large, carbon-intensive cars they do not need, following fresh analysis revealing the overwhelming majority of SUV purchases are registered to urban addresses.
Renewable Energy World
APRIL 7, 2021
Akuo, an independent renewable energy power producer and developer, announces that it has completed the acquisition of five small hydroelectric plants in Bulgaria with total installed capacity of 15.5 MW. Akuo purchased the plants, on the Iskar River near Svoghe, from PVB Power Bulgaria. These assets, whose names were not disclosed, have been operational since 2010 to 2013.
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2021
Participants can save almost £14,500 through the scheme, which offers EV models from Tesla and Jaguar among others, Octopus Electric Vehicles claims. An electric vehicle (EV) version of the popular cycle-to-work scheme is being launched this week by Octopus Electric Vehicles, with participants expected to save an average of £14,445 over three years, the company claims.
Charged
APRIL 7, 2021
Researchers may have found ways to prevent dendrite formation in solid-state batteries. Their findings are described in the journal Nature Energy, in a paper by MIT graduate student Richard Park, MIT Professor Yet-Ming Chiang and researchers at MIT and other institutions. Chiang explained, “The only way you can reach the energy densities that are interesting is if you use a metal electrode.
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2021
Zenobe claims Battery will be largest grid-connected battery in Europe and first to absorb reactive power directly from a transmission network. Zenobe Energy has announced plans for a "pioneering" 100MW battery storage project in north-west England, which it claims will be the largest of its kind in Europe once up and running next year. Situated in Capenhurst near Ellesmere Port, the battery system is sheduled to be operational from April 2022, providing the Merseyside area with a reliable react
Renewable Energy World
APRIL 7, 2021
Blue Ridge Energy, a member-owned electric cooperative serving northwest North Carolina, said it picked Oriden LLC to develop an 11-MW solar project as part of its Brighter Future initiative. This project will provide a local generation source and allow Blue Ridge Energy to work towards its goals of achieving a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 and net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2021
The pandemic has offered a crash course in how to effectively deliver climate action, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change argues. Many comparisons have been drawn between the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis over the past year. The coronavirus outbreak has itself been linked to environmental degradation driven by human activities, of course, while the resulting impact of the virus on economies and ways of life across the world has been cited as a microcosm example of the potential
Renewable Energy World
APRIL 7, 2021
This week Ameresco announced a new partnership with Holy Cross Energy (HCE) for a solar and battery energy storage project, which will use land leased from Colorado Mountain College at its Spring Valley Campus. Holy Cross Energy signed a PPA with Ameresco which means Ameresco will design, build, operate and maintain the facilities and sell the energy to HCE to help meet its goal of sourcing 100% of the electricity used to serve customer load with renewable resources by 2030.
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2021
Ahead of COP26 the government must seize the chance to place green jobs - particularly in home retrofitting - front and centre of its climate pitch, writes Ashden CEO Harriet Lamb. Every government scratches its head over the vexatious question of job creation - and when a global pandemic sends unemployment soaring, the problem is even more urgent. But in the UK today, one solution leaps out: training more people in the green skills of the future, in particular retrofitting homes and installing
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