Better Ventures
JUNE 27, 2017
We are thrilled to announce our latest investment: Apostrophe ! Apostrophe is a Denver, CO-based healthtech startup that administers self-insured employer healthcare plans, making best practices available to employers while making high-quality care available to employees. We led the company’s $1.15M seed round, alongside co-investors TechStars and Royal Street Ventures.
Sunrun
JUNE 22, 2017
Rooftop solar plus battery storage is like a safety net for your home energy. If you live in California, you can get peace of mind from power outages and potential savings (during higher time-of-use rates) with battery storage. Plus, battery rebate offers in California1 can help you cover the cost. If you decide to lease with Sunrun rather than own the system, we’ll still pass those battery rebate savings along to you.
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AFN Sustainable Protein
JUNE 1, 2017
Sam Kass has had a varied career, starting out life as a chef, working for the Obamas before Barack’s presidency, later advising President Obama on nutrition policy when they moved into the White House, and launching the Let’s Move! campaign with Michelle Obama. Now, he’s turned his attention to venture capital, leaving Washington D.C for New York City where he is a partner at Acre Venture Partners , a food & agriculture technology investment firm.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 27, 2017
In which direction is the green bond market heading? Could drones soon be fighting deforestation? And which businesses are turning bread into biogas? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Dutch companies set up giant bread bins to help tackle rat scourge Businesses in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam are […].
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.
Green Tech Challenge
JUNE 27, 2017
Making a big move doesn’t have to be damaging to the environment. Here are several ways you can make an eco-friendly move. Whichever way you cut it, moving is a stressful process. From selling unwanted furniture and equipment, signing leases and other paperwork to last minute packing, not to mention coordinating the logistics of the move itself, moving is never easy.
Ambisense
JUNE 25, 2017
Ground gas measurements are influenced by a myriad of factors – the underlying gassing activity, subsurface migration conditions, meteorological and tidal factors, and the status of the monitoring well itself. Here’s Why Measuring Water Levels is Crucial for Understanding Ground-Gas Behaviour: Testing the Waters is Critical As surely as the weather invariably permeates our social conversations, .
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Vote Solar
JUNE 15, 2017
Developed and supported by a broad coalition of energy advocates across the United States, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar released a set of principles today intended to help guide and unify future state-level solar rate advocacy work. Principles for the Evolution of Net Energy Metering and Rate Design provides a consensus view for regulators and stakeholders actively involved in the compensation for distributed solar generation.
AFN Sustainable Protein
JUNE 1, 2017
Sam Kass has had a varied career, starting out life as a chef, working for the Obamas before Barack’s presidency, later advising President Obama on nutrition policy when they moved into the White House, and launching the Let’s Move! campaign with Michelle Obama. Now, he’s turned his attention to venture capital, leaving Washington D.C for New York City where he is a partner at Acre Venture Partners , a food & agriculture technology investment firm.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 26, 2017
French scientists have presented a new type of ‘bioinspired’ wind turbine using blades which change shape in different wind speeds, increasing their efficiency by more than a third. Normal wind turbines are designed to operate in a narrow zone, so energy is lost if the wind blows outside this range. It’s also inefficient to place […]. The post Bio-inspired wind turbines increase efficiency by 35 per cent appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 21, 2017
Can Sweden go carbon neutral by 2045? Can London’s transport get to zero emissions by 2050? And could the UK start using its sewer network to heat homes? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. London’s entire transport system to be zero emission by 2050, pledges Sadiq Khan London’s transport […]. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 23 June appeared first on Climate-KIC.
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.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 21, 2017
A frogfish finding shelter among bits of plastic is one of the winners of a World Oceans Day photography competition, announced at the United Nations earlier this month. Our oceans absorb many of the carbon dioxide emissions we emit, but human pressures – including overfishing, marine pollution, habitat destruction, climate change and ocean acidification – […].
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
JUNE 14, 2017
WCS Member of the Month is our new initiative to highlight the amazing stories of female leaders in the industry. One woman from WCS will be featured every month to share her accomplishments, ambitions, and advice for other women in the sector. For June, we are proud to spotlight WCS Member (and volunteer!) Melanie Lucas-Conwell who works at Google as Global Product Lead.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 14, 2017
Which three technologies are on track to reach a sustainable energy transition? How is Heineken trying to reduce its carbon footprint? And which European countries are planning a five-fold increase in offshore wind power? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. New self-driving electric RoboBuses are launching in Finland this […].
Climate-KIC
JUNE 14, 2017
In Glasgow, extreme rainfall, tidal rivers, aged sewage systems and the location of much of the city on a floodplain puts the city at risk of severe flooding events. Finding solutions to help reduce this flood risk and support adaptation was the focus of the “Glasgow Climate Resilience Innovation Challenge” last week (7 June) — […].
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.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 7, 2017
Circular economy products and services need to be price-competitive with less or non-sustainable products if they are to tip the market in their favour. This was the message of Climate-KIC-backed start-up CocoPallet, a growing Dutch company that offers a sustainable alternative to existing wood and plastic pallets, and one of the speakers at the World […].
Climate-KIC
JUNE 7, 2017
How is a Swiss company removing CO2 from the air? Why is climate risk disclosure increasing pace? And which of Europe’s urban areas are producing the most greenhouse gases? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories 1. EU seeks climate allies among US cities and states The EU is looking to […]. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 9 June appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 5, 2017
Barcelona has revealed plans to turn large parts of the city green. The municipality announced a significant urban greening programme in May, which involves a doubling of the number of trees in the city, and an increase in the area covered by parks — some 100 football fields by 2019 (108 acres) and over 400 […]. The post Barcelona embarks on major city greening plan to deal with urban heat islands appeared first on Climate-KIC.
AFN Sustainable Protein
JUNE 1, 2017
Brad Farmerie is executive chef at Saxon + Parole , a Michelin-starred lower manhattan eatery and bar. His first restaurant Public , which earned him two James Beard Awards and a Michelin Star, will close its doors this weekend. Farmerie is one of the handful of chefs serving up the famed Impossible Burger , a plant-based burger that reportedly cooks, tastes, and bleeds like beef.
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?
AFN Sustainable Protein
JUNE 1, 2017
Brad Farmerie is executive chef at Saxon + Parole , a Michelin-starred lower manhattan eatery and bar. His first restaurant Public , which earned him two James Beard Awards and a Michelin Star, will close its doors this weekend. Farmerie is one of the handful of chefs serving up the famed Impossible Burger , a plant-based burger that reportedly cooks, tastes, and bleeds like beef.
Vote Solar
JUNE 29, 2017
This month, Governor Sandoval signed a suite of energy bills making Nevada one of the most forward-thinking states in the country when it comes to clean energy. Just seventeen months ago, Nevada had been where the growing U.S. solar industry suffered its worst loss ever. The story of what happened in-between has important lessons for utilities and citizens alike.
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