Reality check: How’s the transition to regenerative agriculture going?
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6 Simple Ways to Design a Toxin-Free and Eco-Friendly Bedroom
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 18, 2022
When we are teenagers, we deal with the changes in our life by dyeing our hair blond (because blonds have more fun, of course) or changing our style, but now, as adults, we deal with changes in a slightly different way. We become interior designers! Sometimes moving our furniture around (PIVOT) is simply not going. The post 6 Simple Ways to Design a Toxin-Free and Eco-Friendly Bedroom appeared first on U.S.
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Walmart begins search for sustainable packaging
GreenBiz
MAY 20, 2022
The retail giant launched its Circular Connector "to accelerate innovation in the field of sustainable and circular packaging.
Creators of underwater, eco-friendly concrete are finalists in the European Inventor Award
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 17, 2022
The inventors of an innovative building material for sea walls are finalists in the European Inventor Award 2022. ECOncrete® founder and CEO, Ido Sella, has been nominated for the award, one of Europe’s most prestigious innovation prizes, alongside late co-founder Shimrit Perkol-Finkel. Launched by the European Patent Office (‘EPO’) in 2006, it honours individuals and teams behind solutions tackling some of the biggest challenges of our times.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
GHG Protocol: Scope 2 Emissions Explained
Green Business Bureau
MAY 16, 2022
Three Scopes of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. In our previous article, titled Scope 1 2 3 Emissions Explained: Understanding the GHG Protocol’s Emission Classification System , we defined scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions as follows: Scope 1 emissions are GHGs released directly from a business. Scope 2 emissions are indirect GHGs released from the energy purchased by an organization.
Saving Your Home from Energy Vampires
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 18, 2022
Post-coronavirus inflation has sent the cost of groceries, gas and other essential goods soaring. Utilities are particularly steep — mainly due to natural gas price hikes — with the average electricity rate 10.7% higher than a year ago. In some parts of the country, energy inflation has many Americans wondering how to pay their utility. The post Saving Your Home from Energy Vampires appeared first on U.S.
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Heat network projects highlighted in review of South-East scheme
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 17, 2022
The South East London Combined Heat and Power (SELCHP) facility in Lewisham will provide heat to several existing estates and schools in a new area of Southwark, in a £16 million project undertaken by Veolia. Over £250 million of funding has been awarded to heat network schemes under the Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) since it opened its doors to applicants in 2018.
Switch2's cost & carbon saving heat network technology shortlisted for top energy award
altenergymag
MAY 16, 2022
Switch2 Energy has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Energy Awards, in recognition of its innovative ICON connected heat interface unit (HIU), which is transforming heat network performance by lowering costs and reducing carbon emissions.
Technology Driving Sustainability in the Shipping Industry
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 18, 2022
Sustainability in the shipping industry has become increasingly important over the past few years, in part due to growing awareness of how shipping can impact the environment. Now, companies are looking to new technology to help reduce shipping emissions and make shipping more eco-friendly. From electrification of fleet vehicles to smart cargo monitoring, the right.
Meet the startup shrinking industrial carbon capture
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MAY 18, 2022
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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
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.
Volvo Truck’s New Plant in Belgium Will Supply Ready-To-Install Batteries
Green Living Guy
MAY 20, 2022
Volvo Trucks is opening its very first battery assembly plant. Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full-electric heavy-duty trucks. “This investment shows our strong commitment to electrifying truck transportation. By 2030, at least 50 percent of all trucks we sell globally will be electric. And by 2040, we […].
Chile, Mexico and Colombia Making Strides in Road Safety Legislation
The City Fix
MAY 19, 2022
The grave consequences of road traffic crashes are not a common theme in election campaigns. Nevertheless, the legislatures of Chile, Mexico and Colombia have recently advanced or are in the midst of debating valuable legislation to reduce traffic deaths and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Battery passports will trace content and carbon footprint of EV batteries in Europe
Charged
MAY 16, 2022
Sustainability is the raison d’etre of EVs, so it’s obviously important to find a way to document the sustainable nature of the raw materials that go into EV batteries. A “battery passport” that traces the content and carbon footprint of batteries could be the solution, and that’s just what a new German-funded consortium of automakers and battery producers aims to develop.
Bridgestone’s tires are going circular
GreenBiz
MAY 17, 2022
Through a partnership with LanzaTech, Bridgestone is scaling up a closed-looped system that uses bacteria to recreate the raw material for new rubber.
AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
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.
Advocacy Group Launches Campaign to Stop Home Depot From Destroying Tropical Rainforests
Green Living Guy
MAY 20, 2022
[Atlanta, GA – May 16, 2022] In the runup to Home Depot’s May 19 shareholder meeting, the advocacy group Friends of the Chocó launches a campaign. The campaign goal is to highlight the company’s practice of carrying Sandeply plywood. It’s a Home Depot exclusive that comes from Ecuadorian manufacturer Endesa-Botrosa. The plywood is deforesting primary […].
Gas giants paying zero income tax on Australian operations, new data shows
Renew Economy
MAY 16, 2022
As the gas and oil industry gathers in Brisbane for the annual APPEA summit, data shows some member companies paid no income tax for past seven years. The post Gas giants paying zero income tax on Australian operations, new data shows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Motiv Power Systems announces 6th-generation powertrain, 100 new orders
Charged
MAY 18, 2022
Motiv Power Systems, a manufacturer of medium-duty electric trucks and buses, has secured more than 100 new orders via California’s HVIP program, which offers point-of-purchase price reductions for fleet EV buyers. New customers include Cintas, FedEx, Aramark, Alsco, City Fresh and Great White Packaging. The orders include parcel delivery step vans, retail goods vehicles, municipal work trucks, trolleys, shuttles and school buses.
Textile recycling tech startup triumphs in Circularity 22's Accelerate competition
GreenBiz
MAY 20, 2022
The Atlanta audience voted for Sortile, a New York-based startup that uses imaging technology to enable low-cost apparel sorting by fiber type.
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 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?
The EU Plans to Sell More Than 4.4 Million EVs by 2026
Green Living Guy
MAY 20, 2022
The European Union (EU) is the leading EV market globally. And according to a StockApps.com analysis, the EU will have sold 4.4 million EV units by 2026. The site suggests that a growing consciousness about the environment will propel that growth. StockApps.com’s Edith Reads has been discussing the data. She holds, “The European EV market […].
Too much wind and solar? Or just too much Angus Taylor?
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2022
Australia's energy minister kept saying there is too much wind and solar. Now the industry agrees there is too much Angus Taylor, and the Coalition has to go. The post Too much wind and solar? Or just too much Angus Taylor? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Volta Trucks details upcoming US launch of its Class 7 electric truck
Charged
MAY 17, 2022
Volta Trucks plans to introduce its electric commercial vehicles into North America, beginning in 2023 with a Volta Zero Class 7 truck (equivalent to the company’s existing European 16-ton truck) with a dry or refrigerated cargo box. The Volta Zero is a purpose-built electric medium-duty truck specifically designed for urban logistics. It uses a compact eAxle, comprising the electric motor, transmission, and axle all in one unit, supplied by Michigan-based Meritor , and high-voltage batteries lo
Seven biochar companies you should know
GreenBiz
MAY 16, 2022
This carbon removal technology is gaining traction beyond the farm world, where it has been well known for decades.
How to Work a Greener Job
Green Living Guy
MAY 20, 2022
More and more people are looking for sustainable positions that allow them to be more conscious of the environment. A green job might be a good fit for you, as it allows you to support social and environmental responsibilities. Careers in solar panel engineering, holistic health, organic landscaping, and socially responsible advising are all open […].
New Belgium Brewing Continues Major North Carolina Investments with Solar Installation at Asheville Brewery
altenergymag
MAY 18, 2022
The installation, completed by local solar company, Renu Energy Solutions, highlights the economic impact of clean energy on local communities
Keysight introduces analyzer for wide-bandgap power modules
Charged
MAY 20, 2022
Test and measurement technology company Keysight Technologies has introduced a new analyzer for power modules. Expanding on the PD1500A for analyzing semiconductors, the new PD1550A Advanced Dynamic Power Device Analyzer is a Double-Pulse Tester that’s able to test wide-bandgap power modules up to 1,360 V and up to 1,000 A. It uses True Pulse Isolated Probe Technology to gather accurate gate voltage characteristics and relies on high-bandwidth RF compensation to provide accurate high-current mea
What's hot in corporate renewable energy procurement
GreenBiz
MAY 19, 2022
What’s inside the Clean Energy Buyer Association's latest ‘State of the Market’ report.
8 Of The Best Electric Cars For First-Time Drivers
Green Living Guy
MAY 20, 2022
Australia has not been on top of its game when it comes to electric cars. However, they are becoming increasingly popular, and more brands are popping up. This is exciting as it gives us more options to choose from. Choosing the right car can be tricky, but we have found the best of the lot to […]. The post 8 Of The Best Electric Cars For First-Time Drivers appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Flo
Nextracker and Atkore Announce Dedicated Solar Tracker Manufacturing Line in Arizona
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MAY 20, 2022
Nextracker and manufacturing partners commission second factory in two months, onshoring U.S.
Subsea cables to deliver renewable energy from Morocco to the UK
Smart Energy International
MAY 16, 2022
Energy technology developer Octopus Energy Group has announced a partnership with Xlinks, which is building a subsea interconnector to deliver 3.6GW renewable energy from Morocco to the UK. The project will generate 10.5GW of zero-carbon electricity from the sun and wind in Morocco to deliver 3.6GW of reliable energy for an average of over 20 hours a day.
Los Angeles Fire Department unveils hybrid fire truck
Charged
MAY 19, 2022
The Los Angeles Fire Department recently unveiled a new Rosenbauer RT pumper truck during the city’s annual Fire Service Day. Although the Los Angeles Daily News described the vehicle as the US’s “first all-electric fire engine,” it is in fact a hybrid, as a company spokesman clarified in a video. The batteries can operate the truck for about two hours, after which the diesel engine kicks in.
A Look Into the All-Electric Future of Mercedes-AMG
Green Living Guy
MAY 20, 2022
Spectacular proportions defined by a long wheelbase and emphasized by short overhangs, powerful shoulders, large wheels, a distinctive rear spoiler, and star-shaped headlamp signature – the Vision AMG makes an emotional statement from every perspective. This extraordinary show car from Mercedes-AMG offers a glimpse of the all-electric future of AMG Driving Performance.
7 Reasons Why Steel Is an Eco-Friendly Building Material
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 18, 2022
Today, when building or buying a building, many people consider the effects this action will have on the environment. Some building materials produce a lot of pollution in the production process and they need to be replaced often, which contributes to landfills—these materials are not good for the environment. On the other hand, steel is! The post 7 Reasons Why Steel Is an Eco-Friendly Building Material appeared first on U.S.
‘Flash droughts’ are Midwest’s next big climate threat
Grist
MAY 16, 2022
September in Oklahoma is typically a rainy season, when farmers take advantage of the state’s third-wettest month to plant winter wheat. But last year, many were caught off guard by abnormally dry weather that descended without warning. In the span of just three weeks, nearly three-quarters of the state began experiencing drought conditions, ranging from moderate to extreme.
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