February, 2023

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How will AI shape the future of clean energy?

GreenBiz

I posed the question to experts at the foremost utility trade conference: DistribuTECH

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A Good Cleantech Story Is Worth Its Weight In Gold

Michael Grossman

Last year, investment in clean energy technologies topped a trillion dollars for the first time. What’s the secret to tapping into it if you have a cleantech startup? For starters, get your story straight.

Startups 130
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Microchip introduces hybrid power drive module for electric aviation applications 

Charged

US integrated circuit manufacturer Microchip Technology has announced its new comprehensive three-phase hybrid power drive module, which is the first of 12 variants in the company’s product line with either silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors or insulated-gate bipolar transistors.

Aviation 136
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Battery Startup NanoGraf Raises $65 Million Series B to Scale North American Production of Silicon Anode Products

altenergymag

Series B funding comes soon after $10 million contract from the U.S. Government to develop the first large-volume silicon oxide anode manufacturing facility in the Midwest

Energy 139
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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

Join Ayesha Choudhury, Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium, to learn why we need eFuels in the carbon neutrality mix, how eFuels are produced, and how Infinium globally scales eFuel production to benefit society

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The future of electric transportation can be led on 2 wheels

GreenBiz

Governments should prioritize micromobility options with policy and new investment to democratize access and accelerate decarbonization

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How To Sustain A Carbon-Neutral Lifestyle

The Environmental Blog

Carbon Neutral and ESG Concepts. Carbon Emission, Clean Energy. Globe Balancing between a Green leaf and CO2. Sustainable Resources, Concern about Environmental.

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USPA Nationwide Security: A Green Business Certified Security Guard and Firewatch Provider

Green Business Bureau

USPA Nationwide Security positions value first and gives away 50% of company profits USPA Nationwide Security is a US-based security guard company providing services such as security officers, bodyguards, fire watch security services, (fire watch) armed guards and traditional security watchmen, and fire guards.

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Environmentally Friendly, Sustainable Materials for Your Home Décor

U.S. Green Technology

Home décor is an important aspect of our daily lives, as it helps to create a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere in our homes.

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Could space-based solar power be future of clean energy?

Inhabitat - Innovation

Space-based solar power is the cool technology of the future, although the concept was conceived hundreds of years ago. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian scientist, proposed the idea of harnessing space-based solar power in 1923. Years later in 1941, American writer Isaac Asimov based a science-fiction story on this concept, in which a solar power satellite beams energy down to our home planet and even to the other settlements in the solar system.

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Getting meta about the metaverse

GreenBiz

The ability to model processes such as training, product development in an immersive virtual world could have real implications for ESG strategies

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

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 Carbon Zero, Circular Economy, is easily the most profoundly important result of digital transformation. Industry 4.0 has a massively cumulative impact on dematerialization (in all forms) and resultant decarbonization (both emissions and embodied) throughout the economy. Join panelists Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Jimmy Jia, Fabienne Durand, and their moderator Roger Strukhoff as they discuss how bending the carbon/GHG heavy linear economy to the circular is one of the hidden benefits of digital disruption.

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A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming

Grist

The last three years were objectively hot, numbering among the warmest since records began in 1880. But the scorch factor of recent years was actually tempered by a climate pattern that slightly cools the globe, “La Niña.” This year and next, La Niña might give way to its hotter counterpart, El Niño.

Cooling 144
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Ohio derailment: The worst toxic spill in recent memory?

Envirotec Magazine

Drone footage showing the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio on 6 February.

Soil 264
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Enphase Energy demonstrates bidirectional EV charger technology

Charged

Enphase Energy, a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, has successfully demonstrated a bidirectional EV charger that enables vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. It also allows energy generated from solar panels to be sent directly to the EV battery.

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What is Smart Meter? Types of Smart Meter

U.S. Green Technology

Smart meters are electronic devices that store details like the consumption of electricity as well as voltage levels, current, and power factor. The smart meter monitors the consumption of utility energy generated by the outlet or system it is connected to.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

Join our amazing panelists, Nik Gowing, Founder at Thinking the Unthinkable and International Broadcaster; Brenda Laurel, PhD, Principal, Neogaian Interactive; Sheridan Tatsuno, Principal, Dreamscape Global; Archie Kasnet, CEO, Regenerative; and Bruce Armstrong Taylor, The Climate 4.0 Project, to discuss how today's AR/VR and related AI-enabled technologies can be effectively applied, using data from such sources as NASA and NOAA, to both improve and accelerate urban sustainability planning and design.

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This stunning park in China regulates stormwater with plants

Inhabitat - Innovation

Fish Tail Park is a combination of architectural, landscape, urban and environmental design. As a result, the park provides recreational access for the community, while simultaneously buffering it from the effects of monsoons.

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Here’s a glimpse of the EU response to the Inflation Reduction Act

GreenBiz

After almost 6 months of discussions and debate in the European Union, the trading bloc’s response to the Inflation Reduction Act is finally taking shape

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Barfly Media: Promoting Sustainability in Advertising With Holographic Display Units

Green Business Bureau

BarFly Media’s LED holographic display units are designed to help brands stand out in a crowded market BarFly Media is disrupting the traditional On/Off-premise Point of Display (POS) with their digital LED holographic display units.

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Rewild the night sky by tackling light pollution says charity

Envirotec Magazine

Chris Packham is urging the public to spend 20 minutes counting stars to help build a crucial national database mapping light pollution. The broadcaster is backing a campaign by CPRE, the countryside charity to rewild the night sky to restore truly dark natural habitats for threatened wildlife.

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New report: over 5,000 e-buses now on US streets

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Electric transit buses are becoming increasingly common sights on US streets. A new report from clean transport consultancy CALSTART found that there are some 5,480 full-size zero-emission buses in operation in the US—an increase of 66 percent since 2021—and another 859 in Canada.

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6 Ways to Make Your Business Greener This Year

U.S. Green Technology

Over the past 30 years, we witnessed a surge of 50% in global greenhouse emissions, mainly due to increased fossil combustion. Going green as a business is a way to contribute to the wellbeing of our planet and future generations.

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A classic 1947 Chevrolet truck is transformed into an EV

Inhabitat - Innovation

Do you like souped up classic cars, but want them to be an EV? Kindred Motorworks has just introduced an EV conversion of a vintage 1947 to 1953 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck and it's a beauty. It's also not just an EV conversion of a classic pickup, but rather a hot-rodded modified chassis vehicle with modern electronics inside and a custom designed exterior

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My exclusive interview with ChatGPT about AI, climate tech and sustainability

GreenBiz

Can artificial intelligence conduct an informed conversation about the broad and complex technologies under the climate tech umbrella? Let's let it speak for itself

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Westchester County Police Goes Electric Mustang Mach E Patrol Car

Green Living Guy

The Westchester County Department of Public Safety has just taken a huge step. Most importantly and towards a greener future. For that’s with the addition of its first all-electric marked patrol vehicle.

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Insulation manufacturer calls for an industry code of practice

Envirotec Magazine

New research seems to reveal that more than half of UK surveyors are unfamiliar with spray foam insulation and have a limited understanding of the material; leading to concerns over whether their lack of knowledge is preventing homeowners from exploring the benefits of spray foam insulation.

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TravelCenters of America to deploy 1,000 Electrify America fast EV chargers at 200 locations

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TravelCenters of America (Nasdaq: TA), which operates a network of 281 travel centers (truck stops, to use the old-fashioned term) in 44 states under the TA, Petro and TA Express brands, is working with Electrify America to deploy DC fast charging at select TA/Petro locations.

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Energy Saving Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home

U.S. Green Technology

No matter how big your home is, where you’re located, and how many people live with you, the chances are that you’re using more energy than you know. All those hidden devices and gadgets that are consuming your energy 24/7 are unknown to lots of people, but that doesn’t mean that they’re not there.

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Mercury capture is now safe for humans and the environment

Inhabitat - Innovation

Mercury, also known as Quicksilver, is a chemical element that is naturally found in nature. However, human activity has driven it into the water and soil, creating a toxic combination for people and the planet. Recently, specialties chemical company Albemarle Corporation announced the development of a breakthrough product that captures mercury, offering a way to reduce mercury levels in the soil, water and food chain.

Soil 202
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Making waves: Tech firm debuts ocean-based carbon removal protocol

GreenBiz

Planetary Technologies shares a new measurement approach that it hopes will allow purchasers to buy ocean-based carbon removal credits with confidence

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How Having Energy Storage for Off-Grid Works

Green Living Guy

It is no secret that the power plant grid in New York has been under tremendous stress in recent years due to a variety of causes, including extreme weather events and population growth.

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Pump Industry Awards finalists announced

Envirotec Magazine

The Hilton at St George’s Park Hotel, Burton-on-Trent, will host the awards dinner on 16 March. The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) writes The Finalists in the 2023 Pump Industry Awards have been determined, following a judging session held virtually on 26 January.

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Albemarle announces North Carolina technology park to explore advanced lithium technology

Charged

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle has acquired a location in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it plans to invest at least $180 million to establish the Albemarle Technology Park (ATP).

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Solar Bollard Lights: What to Look for?

U.S. Green Technology

The bollard lights are one of the innovative light inventions that has given new aesthetics to landscapes. It is highly affordable and requires low maintenance. It acts as the best solution to save on electrical bills. One of the best solutions is Solar Bollard Light.

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More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected

Grist

More than 75 percent of the world’s insect species are insufficiently protected when it comes to conservation areas around the globe, according to a recent new study.

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Climate change has (finally) arrived at business school

GreenBiz

The climate crisis is a curriculum item at the most prestigious schools, and MBAs are excited