GreenBiz
DECEMBER 4, 2019
This article originally appeared on Ensia.In 2015, 195 countries adopted an international treaty aiming to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsiuc (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above average preindustrial temperatures in order to avert the worst of Earth’s climate emergency.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 4, 2019
DENVER — It's become a cliche to compare today's energy storage market to where the solar industry was a certain number of years ago. But storage's trajectory differs from the early growth dynamics of solar power in a crucial respect: It transcends the geographic boundaries, dictated by sunshine and policy, that constrained solar's rise.
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GreenBiz
DECEMBER 4, 2019
This article is adapted from GreenBiz's newsletter, Transport Weekly, running Tuesdays. Subscribe here.How many Amazon packages were rapidly shipped to your home this week thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday?For many of us, plenty. And those big cardboard boxes with tiny items inside are just one of the more visceral problems associated with the rapid rise of on-demand online shopping. .
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 4, 2019
If you are thinking about going down under for a vacation, make sure to check out this beautiful B&B located in a shed in New South Wales.
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
DECEMBER 4, 2019
The conference provides an opportunity for countries to continue to build momentum ahead of 2020, which could lead to more ambitious climate commitments.
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Are you dreading the dark, frigid months of winter? A DIY sauna is the cure for those cold-weather blues.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 4, 2019
In response to the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, Perkins and Will’s Los Angeles studio has proposed DOME.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Offshore wind has largely been stuck on the sideline of the corporate renewables market, as demand for onshore wind and solar has surged from corporate giants like Google, Walmart and even oil companies like Shell. That looks set to change. Denmark’s Ørsted on Wednesday announced the largest-ever corporate offshore wind deal, with German chemical company Covestro signing up to take 100 megawatts of capacity from the upcoming 900-megawatt Borkum Riffgrund 3 project.
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Check out this green gift guide to give every friend on your list the gift of sustainability this holiday season.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Over the past decade, a new class of digital power electronics has emerged that can shape, shift and control the flow of electricity on the power grid in ways never before seen. But the providers of such technologies have faced challenges moving past pilot projects and into real-world utility deployments. A few contenders have managed to break this barrier, as with Varentec’s deployment with Xcel.
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
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Historic preservation meets modern hospitality design in The Society Hotel in the Columbia River Gorge.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Investors fighting Spain over retroactive cuts to feed-in tariffs for renewables projects are braced for more legal wrangling despite an offer to recover some revenue. It appears likely developers will ignore the regulatory olive branch from lawmakers in Madrid and instead continue pushing for what could be a substantially larger amount of compensation.
Charged
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Safety and reliability are fundamentally critical quality parameters for optimized performances in EV battery packs. If you are interested in how thermal management and sealing can help improve the performance of your battery pack, and protect it against harsh environmental conditions, then tune in to this webinar presented by Elkem Silicones. The session will be hosted by guest speakers Catherine George, Sealing & Bonding EMEA Market Manager, and Chris Helt, Staff Scientist.
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 4, 2019
By Henry Richardson, analyst, WattTime These have been dark days for job-hunters in coal country, even when the sun’s shining. Fortunately there’s new potential now that more clean energy jobs could be on the way in communities feeling the impacts of coal’s decline — both directly and indirectly. A new renewable investment principle, “emissionality,” is… The post How ‘emissionality’ brings renewable energy investment and jobs to coal country appeared first on Solar Power World.
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.
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 4, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 4, 2019 – Real estate shapes our cities and neighborhoods. And capital shapes real estate. A new model that enables local residents to buy into hyperlocal property portfolios could start to reshape real estate capital, and thus the drivers of community wealth. In Los Angeles, Nico, which calls itself a “neighborhood investment company,” The post ‘Neighborhood investment company’ helps Los Angeles residents buy back the block appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 4, 2019
New York is working with ecommerce giant Amazon and delivery heavyweights UPS and DHL to deploy about 100 cargo bikes for delivery in busy midtown and downtown Manhattan south of 60th Street.
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Solar Basics is a video series by Solar Power World created to help installers learn about the business, tools and tricks of the solar power trade. Half-cell modules have solar cells that are cut in half, which improves the module’s performance and durability. In this video, we’ll dive into this new panel technology. Based on… The post Solar Basics: What is a half-cell solar panel?
Grist
DECEMBER 4, 2019
You’ve heard about melting ice caps and receding glaciers. But there’s another type of ice under threat from rising global temperatures — and when this one disappears, so will valuable insights into human history. Ice patches are large expanses of ice and compressed snow that form in high-altitude and -latitude regions and last year-round. Imagine those snow banks that form on the side of the road after the snowplow comes through, the ones that pack in on themselves and take way longer to melt t
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?
EDF + Business
DECEMBER 4, 2019
By Isabel Mogstad. National Oil Companies (NOCs) produce more than half of the world’s oil and gas, and control nearly 90% of proven reserves still in the ground. Owned and overseen by national governments, As such, it is in both their commercial and national interest to minimize waste – particularly of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is responsible for a quarter of the climate warming we’re experiencing today.
altenergymag
DECEMBER 4, 2019
The tough challenge of heat decarbonisation mustn't be forgotten by global policymakers at the UN COP25 climate change conference, says heat network specialist Ian Allan, of Switch2 Energy.
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 4, 2019
ImpactAlpha, December 4 – FinAccel’s mission is to improve financial inclusion across Southeast Asia’s “vast and fast growing middle class”. Its starting point is Indonesia, where most of the country’s 265 million people lack access to formal financial services but do have a cell phone. Deep mobile penetration is driving the popularity of alternative credit The post FinAccel raises $90 million for low-fee lending app appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
altenergymag
DECEMBER 4, 2019
From Ikea and Unilever to Mars and Budweiser: The RE100 global initiative brings together the world’s most influential brands. They have all agreed to transition to 100 percent renewable energy across sectors by 2050 and to advocate for a future free of CO2 emissions.
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original ‘Neighborhood investment company’ helps Los Angeles residents buy back the block. Real estate shapes cities and neighborhoods and capital shapes real estate. A new model to enable local residents to buy into hyper-local property portfolios could start to reshape real estate capital, and thus the drivers of community The post The Brief: Neighborhood investment companies, inclusive fintech in Indonesia and Nigeria, solar financing in Indi
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 4, 2019
SEIA held its second annual Solar+ Policy Summit at the Washington Plaza Hotel in Washington, D.C., on December 4. The proposed 30% ITC extension for five more years, included in the House Ways and Means Committee’s comprehensive clean energy tax package, was one of the biggest issues of the day. About two weeks remain for… The post ITC extension question looms large at SEIA policy summit appeared first on Solar Power World.
altenergymag
DECEMBER 4, 2019
First-of-its-kind risk mitigation and insurance program uses technical due diligence best practices to improve solar project economics for developers
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Read time: 4 mins Environmental lawyers have made a formal complaint against oil giant BP , claiming its latest advertising campaign is misleading consumers about its commitment to tackling climate change. The challenge, filed today by legal campaign group ClientEarth, is the first time a complaint has been made about a fossil fuel company’s alleged greenwashing under international corporate rules.
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 4, 2019
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), Lloyd’s of London syndicate Ariel Re (a member of Argo Group) and Beecher Carlson Insurance Services announced today the introduction of PV PlantProtect, an innovative new insurance program that integrates technical due diligence practices to reduce the financial risk for utility-scale solar project developers. PV PlantProtect enhances solar power plant reliability… The post PVEL now offering utility-scale solar insurance that would cover revenue losses due to wea
Business Green
DECEMBER 4, 2019
First-ever assessment of the impact of the Science-Based Target initiative since its launch in 2015 reveals wide-ranging action from large companies.
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Lithium-iron phosphate battery manufacturer Blue Planet Energy has responded to California’s energy crisis, spurred by recent wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) events, with a sales incentive for battery backup systems for home and business owners. Fire-safe Blue Ion 2.0 batteries from Blue Planet Energy enable power from different generation sources, like solar energy or generators, to be safely stored for… The post Blue Planet Energy discounts its batteries for California
Clean Energy Canada
DECEMBER 4, 2019
TORONTO— Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the findings of the Auditor General’s Annual Report regarding Ontario’s climate plan: “After cancelling an existing plan to reduce emissions over a year ago, the Ontario government has yet to come up with a serious alternative, a reality made critically clear in the auditor general’s latest report.
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Conagra Brands has entered into a 15-year service agreement with SolAmerica Energy to place eight acres of solar panels on the company’s St. Elmo, Illinois facility property. The energy generated by the PV array will be equivalent to the amount needed to produce approximately 35% of all Wish-bone salad dressings as well as Log Cabin… The post SolAmerica Energy installing 2-MW solar system at salad dressing facility appeared first on Solar Power World.
Planet Pulse
DECEMBER 4, 2019
The Copernicus Masters is an international competition that awards prizes to developers who leverage Earth observation data to solve important commercial and social problems. We issued a call for submissions to the Planet Daily Change Challenge— a search for novel applications of Planet’s daily, global imaging capabilities. After an evaluation by a panel of multidisciplinary experts, we headed to Helsinki, Finland to join industry and institutional leaders at the “Space Oscars 2019”—the Awa
Business Green
DECEMBER 4, 2019
ClientEarth lawyers who filed the complaint also call for ban on all fossil fuel advertising unless it comes with tobacco-style health warning.
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