Sat.Feb 18, 2023 - Fri.Feb 24, 2023

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Home batteries are more than just a backup

GreenBiz

A rapidly growing startup sees them as a path to virtual power plants, and a key to making the grid more sustainable and resilient

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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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Enphase Energy demonstrates bidirectional EV charger technology

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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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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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Automation for the people: reducing injury in quarrying

Envirotec Magazine

Harrowing statistics from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work state that quarry workers are twice as likely to be killed in an accident than construction workers, and thirteen times more likely than those working in manufacturing.

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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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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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Scientists unravel the porosity of biochars in a world first

Envirotec Magazine

Dr Roberto Volpe and Dr Christoph Rau with biochar samples inside the I-13 beamline facility at Diamond Light Source (image credit: Diamond Light Source).

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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

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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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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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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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DNO spearheads “world-first” smart transformer trial

Envirotec Magazine

Smart electricity transformers will greatly improve the level of insight into what is going on in the network, says the operator, assisting the effort to maintain a reliable supply of power.

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How much will we sacrifice for plastics?

GreenBiz

Cancer Alley, an 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, is home to over 200 plastic and petrochemical plants — and some of the most polluted air in the U.S.

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Maserati’s first fully-electric car powered by three Marelli 800 V motors

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Italian automotive supplier Marelli developed and manufactured the three e-motors used in the new Maserati GranTurismo Folgore, and also provided its proprietary Adaptive Driving Beam Matrix LED headlamps and Telematic Control Unit connectivity system.

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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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Panasonic Shows Church bright spot in adding rooftop solar panels

Green Living Guy

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville in Pennsylvania is eagerly anticipating the installation of solar panels on the rooftop of their building. The array is estimated to generate 14.8 kilowatts of energy. Thereby providing a significant cost saving to the church.

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Prioritise tackling toxic emissions from tyres, urge experts

Envirotec Magazine

A new briefing paper from Imperial College London attempts a deep dive on the pollution produced by the particles sloughed off from vehicle tyres. And it calls for as much investment into tyre wear research as there is for reducing fuel emissions – and for understanding their interactions.

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More than money: How corporations can really help climate tech startups

GreenBiz

Investing in climate funds is great. But it’s not the only way to add value

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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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Volta Trucks announces first production orders of over 300 vehicles

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Swedish commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has received its first orders for over 300 units of its medium-duty urban delivery electric truck Volta Zero, with associated revenue of more than €85 million.

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Using E. coli to detect heavy metal contamination

Envirotec Magazine

Scientists have demonstrated that the bacterium Escherichia coli – often associated with contaminated food – can be used as part of a system to detect heavy metal contamination in water.

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‘Conscious quitting’: On youth and consequences

GreenBiz

There’s no shortage of young professionals ready to meet the moment, if only you give them a chance and a voice

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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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Volvo Trucks delivers heavy-duty electric concrete mixer truck to CEMEX

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The iconic cement mixer truck, which fascinated so many of us in our childhood, is considered one of the most challenging vehicle classes to electrify, due to heavy loads and the need for continuous mixing of the concrete.

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Report reveals significance of built environment to Scotland’s circular economy, as new tool is launched to reduce site waste

Envirotec Magazine

Zero Waste Scotland’s Site Waste Reduction Protocol is designed by industry specialists The excel-based calculator tool is specifically designed to tackle material waste in construction Evidence shows that by reducing wasteful consumption and making construction more circular we could reduce Scotland’s overall material use by 11.2%

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Truck makers need to end the hypocrisy

GreenBiz

Greenwashing is accelerating in the auto industry. Here’s one way to slow it down

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Renewable Energy Production: How Solar Energy Beats Fossil Fuels for Total Chemicals and Greenhouse Gases

Green Living Guy

So a friend of mine recommended I write this story. Thanks. With the world’s growing population and the increasing demand for energy, renewable energy production has become increasingly important. In addition, renewable energy production has become a hot topic in the energy industry.

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Lear to produce vehicle electrification subsystems at three Michigan sites

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Lear , a manufacturer of automotive seating and electronic systems, plans to manufacture PACE battery disconnect units at its facility in Independence Township, Michigan, along with other vehicle electrification subsystems for batteries to be supplied to EV makers.

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Novel air filter captures wide variety of pollutants

Envirotec Magazine

Typical high efficiency particulate air filters, such as as HEPA filters, can capture the small particles but aren’t able to capture gas molecules.

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The sustainable agrifood system puzzle

GreenBiz

Sponsored: The path forward for a sustainable agrifood system can be cultivated through collaboration, innovation and co-investments across the entire value chain

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The Green Moving Movement: How Moving Companies Are Embracing Sustainability

Green Living Guy

Moving can be a daunting and stressful experience, and it’s easy to overlook the environmental impact of the process. However, the green moving industry is becoming increasingly aware of the need to embrace sustainability and reduce its carbon footprint. In recent years.

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Typical peak charging power demands of large EV fleet projects

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Fleet operators looking to electrify may experience a new form of “sticker shock” when they realize how much electrical power will be required to keep their vehicles running on schedule. For a fleet of any size, a charge management solution is a must to keep energy consumption under control.

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Veolia expands clinical and medical waste management services

Envirotec Magazine

Expanded capabilities will improve traditional clinical waste hierarchy positions and can lower the carbon emissions by around 70% compared to existing services Veolia says it has expanded its medical waste management capabilities with the aim of addressing key issues for the healthcare sector and the NHS.

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Is the climate crisis really a ‘data problem?’ Yes and no

GreenBiz

Kentaro Kawamori, CEO of climate software firm Persefoni, wants to reframe how companies think about data

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Simply Organic Announces Annual Grants to Organizations Addressing Systemic Food Insecurity

Green Living Guy

NEWS PROVIDED BY Simply Organic Jan 31, 2023, 09:01 ET CISION The Simply Organic Giving Fund awarded $150,000 to five organizations providing resources to communities facing food insecurity NORWAY, Iowa, Jan.

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