Jim Conca
AUGUST 23, 2018
The most polluted cities in the world highlight the fact that pollution kills more people than anything else. Cairo tops the list. Los Angeles is the only US city on the list and comes in tenth. But this pollution also involves noise and light pollution for their role in neurodegenerative diseases.
Green Roof Technology
AUGUST 4, 2018
Integrated Green Infrastructure That Lasts. Celebrating two projects with 20 years of integrated Green Infrastructure in the heart of Stuttgart, Germany. It is over 25 years when Jorg Breuning managed the Green Roof installation at the Zeppelin-Carré (left) in 1995 and the Kronen-Carré (right) in 1999 (picture above). Over 500,000 sf of green roofs nicely visible on Google Earth.
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Sunrun
AUGUST 24, 2018
Harnessing clean energy from the sun is the hottest topic of the decade. As we speak, this sustainable source of power is lowering our carbon footprint by reducing dangerous greenhouse gases. People around the world are demanding clean energy to save our planet. 1. The New York Times Predicted a Solar Future Did you know that the first operational solar panel was built by Bell Laboratories in New Jersey roughly 1950?
Forbes Green Tech
AUGUST 1, 2018
The makers of LEGO bricks have committed to going sustainable by 2030. Is synthetic biology the right tool for manufacturing 19 million bioplastic LEGO bricks each year?
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.
Energy Refuge
AUGUST 28, 2018
Perhaps one of the most pressing needs and a common topic around the world has been: renewable energy. How can countries revert to renewable energy productions, and what repercussions would the switch have? Let’s take Australia as an example. Deemed as being in the top 20 water-stressed countries, Australia found itself facing a mandatory change of ways.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
AUGUST 27, 2018
Position: Distributed Energy Policy Advocate/Staff Attorney. Location: San Francisco Bay Area. Description: If you are passionate about accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy, come work with an innovative, nimble, and technically grounded organization to advocate for local energy solutions. The Clean Coalition combines policy design and advocacy with practical program and project development expertise to identify and overcome key barriers to local renewable energy.
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Ambisense
AUGUST 21, 2018
At Ambisense our mission is to use technology to solve complex environmental problems. This mission is enabled by the uptick in the development of novel, field-deployable sensor technologies made available to our customers on our award-winning software platform. Our GasfluX & MultifluX platforms are designed to enable real-time ground-gas risk assessment, analytics and quantification.
Sunrun
AUGUST 16, 2018
If you’re thinking of going solar, you need to be thinking of storage. If you invest in a solar system to energize your home - why not collect and store all the power that you generate? Save and use this power for another time, when you need it the most. Solar batteries offer you big control and a big opportunity for increased savings, powering your home during a blackout, and reducing the negative effects of climate change.1 There is a strong future for battery storage across America.2 The sola
Better Ventures
AUGUST 20, 2018
You can predict whether a child will graduate from high school with 70% accuracy based on their third grade reading scores. And the fact of the matter is, if you can’t read, it becomes very difficult to continue to learn in the standardized school system we have across the United States. Michael Lombardo spent 10 years building one of the largest children’s literacy non-profits in America, until he hit a wall he simply couldn’t scale.
Solar Sister
AUGUST 7, 2018
As a social enterprise, Solar Sister uses a market-driven approach, combining donor investment and earned revenues from product sales, to reach the most people at the least cost. Because Solar Sister focuses on last mile distribution, in remote, off-grid communities where costs are high but impact is transformative, our model also requires external investment.
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.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
AUGUST 17, 2018
Position: Senior Product Analyst. Location: San Francisco, CA, US. ?. Overview: Sunrun is the leading residential solar company in the US and continues to expand into new markets, grow our customer footprint and introduce new products. Sunrun’s product and pricing team is looking for a versatile and ambitious business athlete to help drive our product and pricing strategies, and particularly the interaction with utility rate structures.
Jim Conca
AUGUST 15, 2018
The people of the world are not prepared for the global warming that is already upon us. Heat-related deaths are up. Crop yields are down. Wildfires are rampant. Carbon levels are the highest in 800,000 yrs. So why have we been cutting assistance to firefighters and other emergency funding?
Ambisense
AUGUST 15, 2018
Ternary plots are commonly used to allow interpretation of ground gas monitoring results. There are various ways of plotting data in ternary graphs. This paper explains two different approaches that can be used and the implications that need to be considered when interpreting the data. It also provides advice on using ternary plots to help . Continue reading "Using ternary plots for interpretation of ground gas monitoring results".
Sunrun
AUGUST 24, 2018
Clean and sustainable energy from the sun can run the energy needs of our planet. Using the sun to power our homes and save on electricity costs has become commonplace. Since utility bills began to rise over a decade ago (and continue to rise1), so has the search for alternatives to dirty, expensive fossil fuels. And our search has led us to solar, wind, geothermal and more.
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.
Treehugger - Technology
AUGUST 13, 2018
A new conservation effort is using underwater robots to learn more about the shark species hanging around NC shipwrecks.
Jim Conca
AUGUST 9, 2018
The Tallinn Manual attempts to establish how international law governs cyberwarfare, use of force and responses to cyberattacks, which is especially important as our one-sided cyberwar with Russia escalates.
Sunrun
AUGUST 16, 2018
Gigawatt Definition: A unit of electrical power equal to one billion watts. These units are most commonly used in referring to the total output of a type of energy production like solar or nuclear and can also be used to measure the total energy capacity of a state or country.
Sunrun
AUGUST 16, 2018
Megawatt Definition: A unit of electrical power equal to one million watts. These units are most commonly used in referring to the total output of energy production facilities like nuclear power plants and solar farms.
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?
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
AUGUST 15, 2018
Position: Senior Analyst, Community Solar M&A. Location: San Francisco, CA, US. ?. Description: NRG is leading a customer-driven change in the U.S. energy industry by delivering cleaner and smarter energy choices, while building on the strength of the nation’s largest and most diverse competitive power portfolio. As publicly announced here, NRG is in the process of selling its Renewables division, among other entities, to Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a leading independent infra
Sunrun
AUGUST 15, 2018
Solar Panel Warranty Definition: A guarantee from the solar panel manufacturer or installer to ensure production levels and equipment reliability. The performance and equipment guarantees vary between products and solar companies - typically lasting between 10-25 years. Breaking Down a Solar Panel Warranty: A solar panel warranty has two distinct parts: product/equipment warranties and a performance guarantee.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
AUGUST 10, 2018
Position: Direct Mail Project Coordinator. Location: Atlanta, GA . Description: We are looking for a rockstar Direct Mail Project Manager with 2 – 5 years experience in a similar role to join our growing team. We are looking for a bright, energetic and tenacious person with a “can-do” attitude and strong work ethic. Basic Requirements. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
AUGUST 8, 2018
Position: Program Manager, North Bay Community Resilience Initiative. Location: N orthern San Francisco Bay Area . Description: The Clean Coalition seeks a full-time Program Manager based in the northern San Francisco Bay Area to advance the Clean Coalition’s North Bay Community Resilience Initiative and to support other programs.Such a role requires an engineering background as well as project scoping, development, and management experience.
Treehugger - Technology
AUGUST 6, 2018
There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something.
Treehugger - Technology
AUGUST 28, 2018
The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
AUGUST 26, 2018
WCS Member of the Month highlights the amazing stories of female leaders in the industry. This month, we spotlight Ranyee Chiang, Technology Officer for Bay Area Air Quality Management District. WCS: Please introduce us to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the work it does. For readers who are unfamiliar with the work of Air Quality boards, can you give a little background?
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
AUGUST 26, 2018
WCS Member of the Month highlights the amazing stories of female leaders in the industry. This month, we spotlight Ranyee Chiang, Technology Officer for Bay Area Air Quality Management District. WCS: Please introduce us to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the work it does. For readers who are unfamiliar with the work of Air Quality boards, can you give a little background?
Jim Conca
AUGUST 3, 2018
SCOTUS ruled unanimously in favor of 21 youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit filed against the federal government, denying the Trump Administration’s application for stay and also denying the government’s premature request to review the case before the district court hears it.
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