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Innovative food tracker uses app to help you live zero-waste
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The Bubble Food Tracker is an app-controlled food tracker that monitors products in your kitchen, keeping you aware of what you have in stock and your regular consumption habits, all to bring you closer to a zero-waste lifestyle.
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How Renewable Energy Is Being Used by Construction Companies
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
In the last decade, the U.K. has decreased their dependency on carbon energy more than any other country in the world. In 2019, for the first time since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, renewable power supplied more electricity than fossil fuels in the U.K. Government regulation plays a crucial role in defining the success. The post How Renewable Energy Is Being Used by Construction Companies appeared first on U.S.
Can Electric Cars Rise In Time To Save Us? Washington State Says Yes
Jim Conca
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
WA State is committed to decarbonizing by mid-century and has passed legislation to do just that, like replacing all gasoline cars, mostly with electric vehicles. But that needs preparation, charging stations and knowledge of how we fit them into our lives, plus software like that supplied by EnelX.
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.
Inside Bill Weihl’s quest to give employees and job seekers a 'ClimateVoice'
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A new initiative aims to press companies to have a strong and active voice on climate policy in the United States. Your company and its campus recruiters just may be a target.
Reintroducing the Eurasian Lynx to Scotland
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
The Eurasian lynx is so-called because it has been found in forests that stretch from Europe to central Asia, thus distinguishing it as the widest-ranging cat on our planet. Despite this, the species disappeared from Great Britain during the Middle Ages due to excessive hunting, according to the Journal of Quaternary Science.
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Shell Exploring World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Oil major Shell has started feasibility work on what would be the largest green hydrogen project in the world. The plans would see 3 to 4 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity established in the North Sea by 2030 purely for the manufacture of green hydrogen. Electrolyzers will be based in Eemshaven, along the northern coast of the Netherlands, and potentially offshore as well.
Can this app solve our coffee cup problem?
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
This article was adapted from the GreenBiz Food Weekly newsletter. Sign up here to receive your own free subscription.This week I want to talk about our coffee cup problem. Nearly two in every three Americans drink coffee, and many of us grab a cup to go. That’s a lot of cups. Because most disposable cups can’t be recycled, it’s also a lot of waste headed to landfill.
Why should the Scottish woodlands be protected?
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Although Scotland is more heavily forested than England or Wales, much of its woodlands have been lost to human factors, like logging and urban sprawl, or to environmental pressures, such as climate change.
Project secures EU funding to create sugars, chemicals and plastics from household waste
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Resource recovery technology firm Fiberight is one of the consortium partners. An 11-strong European consortium has secured funding for a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars derived from household waste and producing a range of high-performance bio-based materials and products. The VAMOS (Value Added Materials from Organic Waste Sugars) project has received €6,984,813 funding from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) under the European Unio
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.
Solar Repowering Could Be Coming Sooner Than You Think
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Solar technology is getting cheaper and more efficient. That winning combination means that many of the oldest projects in the global solar fleet may be set for a facelift. Throw in sunsetting subsidies, worthless warranties and a smattering of poorly built projects, and repowering and revamping (the latter involves changes that don’t increase capacity) will be an obvious choice for many developers in the years ahead, creating a big new subsector of the global solar industry.
Why Silicon Valley is taking a big interest in trees
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Forest data startups such as Pachama and Silviaterra can help the biggest players in tech tackle their emissions.
Autonomous Draper Drone to detect microplastics in the water
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, but its size—less than five millimeters in length—makes the threat almost invisible to the naked eye. That’s why Cambridge-based research and development lab Draper has teamed up with the Environmental Protection Agency and design firm Sprout Studios to create the Draper Drone, a concept for an autonomous underwater vehicle that implements Draper’s portable microplastics sensor.
‘Urgent action’ needed if Scotland’s transport sector is to meet net zero targets, according to new report
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Net zero offers ‘huge economic development opportunity’ for Scotland. But significant investment and urgent action is required. Interconnectivity between different modes of transport is critical. A new report suggests immediate action aimed at achieving net zero carbon can still offer a significant economic opportunity for Scotland – and the transport sector is “hugely optimistic” about the country’s prospects of decarbonisation.
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.
The Key to Unlocking 100% Renewables
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
The 100 percent renewable energy future doesn’t start with a country, state or region. It starts with a city. One power plant in a city, in fact. In Glendale, California. Glendale is a city of 200,000 people just north of Los Angeles. And in 2014, Glendale was in a tricky spot. The city’s natural gas plant was old. The City Council faced a decision that would impact the municipality for decades to come: revamp the 252-megawatt gas plant, or find local alternatives?
What separates companies that succeed at becoming more sustainable from those that fail?
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Winning worker hearts and minds.These companies have done that by embedding sustainability into their culture — from the mailroom to the boardroom.
Rundown lodge near the Nile River is now a solar-powered eco-resort
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Once known as one of Uganda's most popular hotels, the Nile Safari Lodge had fallen into disrepair over the years. Now, it's a solar-powered, luxury resort.
Nesting in the thrush hour: Leeds traffic light hosts endangered bird species
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
The traffic light in Leeds city centre (photo credit Ben Andrew). Mistle thrush aka stormcock has set up nest in Leeds traffic light. Chicks hatched during height of storm Dennis. Nesting has taken place more than a month earlier than usual. A pair of mistle thrush has set-up home and are rearing their four chicks surrounded by the hustle and bustle of Leeds city centre in front of an amber traffic light.
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?
MAYO Designs, Inc.
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
MAYO Designs is a web design and marketing firm that believes in making the world a better place. Through their philosophy of being purpose-driven, passion-fueled, and people-oriented, they help companies build strategies, attract customers, and convert sales. It can be challenging to effectively scale impact and see the results in revenue when juggling so many moving parts and bringing green business products and services to the market, and this is where MAYO comes in.
Soil carbon is a valuable resource but not all soil carbon is created equal
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
There's particulate organic matter, which is the stuff you generally can see. Mineral-associated organic matter, on the other hand, consists mostly of microscopic coatings on soil particles. They work differently.
Futuristic air-purifying masks combat air pollution with innovative fan system
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
A? Air has recently unveiled its Atm?s face mask — a high-tech, futuristic mask that wraps comfortably around the face while purifying the air you breathe.
Does Tesla have a game-changing new battery cell in the pipeline?
Charged
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
There’s little dispute that Tesla has a substantial head start in terms of battery tech vis a vis the legacy automakers. Now Electrek has reported that Tesla has a secret project called “Roadrunner” that could soon enable the company to produce much cheaper battery cells on a massive scale. For some time, it’s been apparent that Tesla plans to move beyond its long-time partnership with Panasonic, and start making its own battery cells.
Former UN Climate Chief Calls For Civil Disobedience
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
The woman who led the negotiations for the Paris Agreement has called in a new book for political engagement on climate change that goes well beyond the voting booth.
13 sustainability podcasts that will keep your earbuds plugged in
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Looking for solutions to some of the biggest problems of our time? So are these podcasts.
Hydroelectric art gallery will generate enough wave power to be 100% self-sustaining
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
London-based architect Margot Krasojevic has just unveiled a futuristic art gallery that runs on hydroelectric power.
Mangrove forests protect coastlines. ‘Synthetic mangroves’ could do the same for cities.
Grist
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Humans have lots of reasons to thank mangroves. These swampy, stilt-rooted trees store massive amounts of carbon on tropical shorelines, support nurseries for a wide variety of commercially important fish species, and protect coastal areas from storm damage. Besides these benefits for people, mangroves are unique among trees because they thrive in shallow seawater that’s too salty for most living beings to grow in.
How To Create An Eco-Friendly Logo: Top Design Tips & Strategies
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Want to create an eco-friendly logo for your green business? Looking for inspiration and tips on how to design a logo that matches your corporate vision and environmentally-conscious goals? In this blog from MAYO Designs, we’ll give you a few top design tips and strategies to use while developing your eco-friendly logo. Why An Eco-Friendly Logo Is Important For Customers, Partners & Employees.
How Main Street Project creates healthier farms and stable economics for farmers
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2020
It’s not enough to just blame Big Ag. We need to create new ways of thinking and doing when it comes to food production.
Recycled shipping container cafe utilizes passive cooling in India
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Named Cafe Infinity after its infinity loop shape, the building was created as an example of architecture that can be both economical and eco-friendly.
Midwest installer Moxie Solar to open 100-MW solar panel assembly plant in Iowa
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Iowa-headquartered solar installer Moxie Solar, which installed almost 5 MW of projects in 2018 and likely tripled its business in 2019, has announced plans to set up a 100-MW solar panel assembly operation in Iowa. “If we are going to continue growing solar in the United States, we believe installers need a more reliable supply… The post Midwest installer Moxie Solar to open 100-MW solar panel assembly plant in Iowa appeared first on Solar Power World.
Ohio utility orders 250 Lordstown Endurance electric pickups
Charged
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
The latest electrification news from what some are calling Northeast Ohio’s Voltage Valley: Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy, an electric utility that serves over 6 million customers, has agreed to buy 250 Endurance electric pickup trucks from Lordstown Motors. Lordstown is aiming its Endurance pickup truck squarely at the fleet market. The onboard power export feature enables workers to run power tools at a job site without a stinky generator or idling diesel truck.
We need to think beyond urban farming
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
But the broader agricultural world can learn much from how those operations use data.
6 slow cooker vegan soup recipes
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Here’s a roundup of simple vegan soup recipes to get you through the end of winter and the chilly start of spring.
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