The Environmental Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Going green may boost your business’ bottom line. Have a glimpse at the business world in 2021, whether brick-and-mortar facilities or online organisations, and you’ll immediately notice a wide divergence in the amount of effort poured into eco-friendly initiatives. The business sector is under pressure to stay ahead of the changing number of economic and social trends and problems.
Michael Grossman
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
On the FX television show "What We Do In The Shadows," the audience meets a familiar character: the energy vampire. His name is Colin Robinson, an unassuming, spectacled man whose incessant droning small talk slowly sap those around him of their life force. Colin is a vampire who doesn't have to bite anyone; he just has to explain mundane details of existence in a stifling monotone until his victims drop.
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The Environmental Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Water scarcity is a common phenomenon since only 3% of water available on earth is fit for human consumption. That’s why it’s crucial to conserve the little water we have. Eco-friendly Water treatment entails removing contaminants from water to make it safe for human consumption without posing risks to the environment. There has been an emphasis on industries to embrace sustainability, such as adopting eco-friendly water treatment methods, since industries form a significant part of
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
People rely on their computers for everything, but that doesn’t mean they’ll last forever. Sometimes you might need a new laptop or desktop because your hardware ages or gets damaged. Learn how to recycle computers in an environmentally friendly way so you don’t accidentally hurt the planet during your upgrade. There are a few ways. The post How to Recycle Computers the Environmentally Friendly Way appeared first on U.S.
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.
GatesNotes
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
This excerpt from my book includes several ideas for how you can help move us closer to a zero-carbon future.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
But Imperial College London analysis warns emerging technologies and negative emission power plants are likely to be needed to unlock full decarbonisation of the grid. Another record year for renewables saw clean power sources overtake fossil fuels on Britain's grid for the first time in 2020, but new nuclear and emerging technologies such as hydrogen and bioenergy carbon capture and storage are likely to be required to deliver a fully decarbonised energy system.
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Business Green
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Partners celebrate achieving first annual target of 10-year tree planting programme. More than one million trees were planted across the UK in 2020 through a partnership between high street bank Lloyds Bank and conservation charity the Woodland Trust, according to an update last week. The achievement marks a major milestone for the bank and the charity, who last year committed to working together to plant 10 million trees over the course of the coming decade.
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Power cuts have always caused an inconvenience in India. It’s no wonder people are always looking for the best home inverter! Many of us have been using a regular inverter and battery for a long time. But suppose you want to save more electricity bills, get power 24×7 and reduce pollution. In that case, you. The post Here’s How To Switch from Your Current Power Backup System to a Solar System appeared first on U.S.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Facility planned in Chile's Antofagasta region will scale up technology from Swedish recycling firm Enviro. Michelin and Scandinavian tyre recycler Enviro have unveiled plans to build a pioneering recycling plant in Chile that will be able to recycle tens of thousands of giant construction equipment tyres annually. Announcing the plans late last week, the French tyre giant explained the plant - set to be its first industrial recycling facility - would scale up a cutting-edge technology developed
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Yard signs are one of the most effective and time-tested tools for promoting your business or advertising a product or service. Businesses around the world have been using yard signs for a variety of reasons and in a variety of ways. Plastic signboards are very common. An eye-catching content or sign can make a lasting. The post Boost your business with custom and cheap yard signs appeared first on U.S.
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.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Drax's 3.2GW North Yorkshire gas plant is now in doubt, but other power companies are still set to waste public money on gas, argues Ember's Phil MacDonald. Drax is reportedly considering dropping its plans for an enormous new gas plant - but many other developers are still hunting for government subsidies to build theirs. With the UK's Climate Change Committee calling for a 2035 gas phase-out, and gas power in the UK steadily being replaced by wind , these projects are a waste of public money.
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Test data is data that has been specifically identified for use in tests. Typically, QA teams require a mix of static and dynamic data. Data can be in different formats, different databases, and of different types. QA testing process may require data from different sources according to the requirement of an application under test (AUT). The post How to Slice and Dice your Test Data for Security in QA appeared first on U.S.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Shorter-term corporate PPAs offering contract terms of as little as three to five years are becoming increasingly common, explains ENGIE's Russell Reading. Renewable energy is in demand like never before. Businesses of all sizes are prioritising carbon reduction and environmental responsibility, driven both by government targets and by demand from customers for more sustainable products and services.
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
GM's revamped Bolt EV has a $31,995 base price, $6000 less than Tesla Model 3.
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.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) aims to overcome patchy and unreliable climate data in financial sector and support fast-expanding market for ESG investments. The UK government is to provide £10m of funding for two new national green finance research centres to help advise lenders, investors, and insurers on making more environmentally sustainable decisions, in a move it is hoped can help combat climate risk and drive investment in support of the country's transition t
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
The top priority while managing your financially-distressed organization, particularly before it is shuttered, is to make sure that there is no personal liability because of the actions you fail to take or you are taking presently. Your business must have been set up in such a manner that officially or legally, you will not be. The post Michael Giannulis Provides Some Proactive Tips for Businesses Facing Financial Crisis appeared first on U.S.
GatesNotes
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Five questions about how and why the climate is changing.
Eco-Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Sustainability will remain a priority for European travel managers despite business travel unlikely to operate at full tilt for years after the pandemic, according to industry experts.
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
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
For 2022, the Chevrolet Bolt lineup will expand from one to two models, with a new, so-called SUV version added alongside the original hatchback. Importantly, the Bolt siblings will take on a new role as the most affordable entries in a lineup of Chevrolet electric vehicles expected to grow significantly by 2025. Chevy dubs its new second Bolt the EUV, or “Electric Utility Vehicle.
Eco-Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
The energy demand of the world’s third-largest emitter will expand more than any other nation over the next two decades, found the International Energy Agency's India Energy Outlook 2021.
GatesNotes
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Lowering the Green Premiums is the single most important thing we can do to avoid a climate disaster.
Charged
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Democrats in the House of Representatives have reintroduced the GREEN Act (Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now), which among many other tax code revisions would once again allow Tesla and GM customers to claim federal EV tax credits. A similar bill failed to pass in 2020, but the prospects for passage seem bright under the Democrat-controlled Senate and the Biden administration.
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
After completing my 2020 US Electric Vehicle Sales Report, it crossed my mind that it would be interesting to look at longer-term US electric vehicle and broader car sales trends. So, I found the data and have created 3 charts for you to enjoy and examine below. All 3 charts cover the years 2017–2020. The […].
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
If you buy a Ford Mustang Mach-E, you want to download the FordPass app immediately. It lets you control or check on the car in various ways via your smartphone. Part of the app also allows you to find charging stations and charge at charging stations. In the UK, the network of charging stations available […].
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recently launched the third and final phase of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize with a virtual kickoff event to introduce the Phase III rules and voucher guidelines. Seven teams from across the United States are advancing to Phase III of the competition, […].
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
“More value for less.” That was the core message from Steve Majoros, Chevrolet’s VP of Marketing, to more than 100 reporters during a media briefing on the updated Bolt EV and new Bolt EUV this past Friday. From the briefing, GM’s near-term 4-pronged approach to EVs got a bit more clarity, at least for this […].
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Electrify America has two arms. It has the massive EV charging network expanding across the USA and Canada in which individual drivers are the customers, and it has a newer Electrify Commercial arm in which it works with larger entities to put in EV charging stations — the customers being “utilities, fleet operators, automotive manufacturers, […].
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, Mike Masquelier, CEO of WAVE, and Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics, Inc., sit down to talk about wireless EV charging. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is […].
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
This is the 4th Volkswagen factory producing MEB-based electric vehicles.
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