Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Instrumentation firm VEGA Controls looks at performance issues that can arise with an aspect of automation that is a popular fixture in the water industry. Gravity thickener machines are widely installed and used in wastewater treatment plants, water treatment plants as well as in a wide range of industries with waste or solids separation requirements.
Renewable Energy World
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Value estimations for grid-tied photovoltaic systems (PV) prove solar panels are beneficial for utility companies and consumers alike. by Kelley Christensen. Beyond the environmental benefits and lower electric bills, it turns out installing solar panels on your house actually benefits your whole community. For years some utility companies have worried that solar panels drive up electric costs for people without panels.
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GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture. Jesse Klein. Thu, 02/11/2021 - 00:05. Many practices are associated with regenerative agriculture — anything from no-till practices to pesticide-free farming. What’s more, the concept means different things for different crops in different regions. What is considered regenerative in one location might not qualify for the same label under other agricultural conditions. .
Jim Conca
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
You’d think climate-influenced human migration would be away from coastal areas flooded by sea level rise. But that’s not what researchers from across the United States and Europe are projecting. Low-lying areas like Bangladesh will probably gain more residents than they lose as flooding gets worse.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Designed to give nature-lovers a relaxing, creative outlet, LEGO's Botanical Collection features flower and bonsai tree models made from plant-based plastic.
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Battery plants have established themselves in the sunny Southwest, but this week was the first time they won big in New England. San Francisco-based developer Plus Power won two bids in the latest capacity auction held by the New England ISO, which operates the transmission grid and competitive power markets in six northeastern states. That means that these two battery plants offered a compelling enough price to edge out some fossil fuel plants for delivering power on demand.
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altenergymag
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Chakratec deployed its intelligent, sustainable kinetic energy storage solution to enable indoor EV charging at Premier Inn's new Leipzig hotel
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Bitcoin is a huge energy hog. And Tesla's recent announcement that it had bought $1.5 billion bitcoin — and will soon accept the cryptocurrency as payment for its cars — will only encourage more energy usage.
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Based in the bustling city of Los Angeles, California, Leaf’d is an online marketplace that provides ethical and sustainable products of all kinds. From skincare and clothing to home decor and pet supplies, shoppers in the U.S. and Canada are delighted to find a variety of products that are both gift-worthy and eco-friendly. Leaf’d promotes this shift to green consumerism and ensures that its production values and those of its vendors are truly sustainable.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The ‘S’ in ESG gains currency. Manjit Jus. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:00. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. We have seen a rising emphasis on ESG issues in recent years, as customers, investors and other stakeholders look for more transparency on corporate strategies and their impact on society.
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.
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Panasonic Corporation of North America today announced that its EverVolt solar modules designed to accompany its EverVolt Battery Storage system are available for shipping. Announced in December 2020, the new solar modules are designed to provide advanced efficiency and performance, exceptional degradation rates and Panasonic's comprehensive warranty.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
When it comes to sustainability, reusing something that already exists is usually better than creating something new. The same goes for architecture, a fact that a local Stockholm firm exemplified with its newly unveiled project, which turned a 1990's office building into a series of apartments with a green roof.
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
The Sustainable Business Journey. If your company is working toward becoming a more sustainable company and eventually a certified B Corp , you need a strategy, plan and roadmap. The B Corp journey starts with establishing a clear company purpose and mission, creating the right culture and engaging employees. This article provides a playbook for becoming a socially responsible business that can meet the rigor and high standards required of a B corp.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
4 things we can learn from Indigenous wisdom. Suchi Rudra. Fri, 02/12/2021 - 02:00. Sustainability goals have become top of mind for an increasing number of corporations and communities, but in the words of Sherri Mitchell Weh'na Ha'mu Kwasset, Indigenous rights attorney and executive director of the Land Peace Foundation, we will not "solar panel or vote our way out of this crisis without also radically re-framing our connection with our Mother.".
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.
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Highview Power announced that it has closed its Growth Capital round of funding with over $70 million, bringing the total amount of funding and grants the company has secured to date to over $145 million.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The government of Denmark has approved plans for an artificial island in the North Sea to act as a clean energy hub for the country.
Charged
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
If urban drivers who lack garages or assigned parking spaces are to go electric, some sort of easily accessible public charging infrastructure will need to be developed. One proposed solution is a network of local “superhubs” of DC fast chargers. Electric transportation company Revel is building just such a Superhub at the historic former Pfizer building in Brooklyn.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
How climate change can be addressed through executive compensation. Nidia Martínez. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 00:44. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly becoming incorporated across all aspects of organizations, including business strategies, operations and product/service offerings. Recent global research of boards of directors by Willis Towers Watson found that 70 to 80 percent of respondents have identified ESG priorities and developed ESG implementation plans.
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?
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Switch2 Energy has announced its new Bitesize lunchtime webinars, which cover the latest know-how in planning, designing, developing and operating heat networks.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
A new study has found that more than 8 million people died in 2018 from poor air quality caused by fossil fuel combustion.
Charged
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
In 2020, a total of 134.5 GWh of passenger EV battery capacity was deployed globally in newly sold passenger EVs, an increase of 39.6% over the prior year, according to an analysis by Adamas Intelligence. This figure excludes an additional 15 to 20 GWh of installed passenger EV battery capacity idling in sales channels and another 15 to 20 GWh in assembly lines.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:30. This essay first appeared in Circularity Weekly , our free email newsletter. There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: "plastic neutrality." Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape.
The City Fix
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Remote sensing has revolutionized how we measure and understand the Earth. We can now track deforestation across the globe, predict end-of-season crop yields and identify wildfires in near real-time. But exploration into its possibilities for urban areas has only just begun. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Designed to combine efficiency and hospitality, the airport design will set sustainable benchmarks for airport terminal buildings in India.
Charged
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
One of the most significant innovations Tesla introduced with Model Y was the replacement of about 70 parts with two enormous aluminum castings. Now the company has taken this idea a step further by developing a battery pack that forms part of the structure of the vehicle, linking the front and rear underbody castings. The new design reduces the number of parts and the weight of the battery pack.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
PV Plus: Amplifying the Sustainability and Biodiversity Benefits of Solar. Date/Time: March 4, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). Demand for solar energy continues to accelerate. Signed power purchase agreements exceeding 70 GW will result in more than 500,000 acres of new PV solar by the end of 2024, with millions more acres to follow. But bare ground or turfgrass on solar facilities can contribute to the widespread decline in biodiversity, causing new challenges to the sustainability of ecosystems
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 8 – Investors continue to pour billions into sustainability-themed stock funds, making “ESG” one of the hottest trends in asset management. But. The post Tale of two markets: Public-markets ESG funds roar, private-market impact funds struggle appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Valentine’s Day 2021 doesn’t have to be about gifts, and it will be more meaningful when it’s not.
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
A Freedom of Information (FOI) investigation by Cycling UK of all NHS ambulance trusts in England, Scotland and Wales found that none of them were opposed to the new pop-up cycleways installed during the COVID-19 lockdown last year.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Mars, Cargill put nature regeneration goals alongside avoiding climate catastrophe. Jesse Klein. Thu, 02/11/2021 - 01:00. Over 1,000 companies have committed to science-based targets for climate change, but the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) thinks companies need to start making science-based commitments on nature as well as for climate. And they needed to start doing it yesterday.
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Read time: 7 mins The decade-long fracking boom in Appalachia has not led to significant job growth, and despite the region’s extraordinary levels of natural gas production, the industry’s promise of prosperity has “turned into almost nothing,” according to a new report. .
Charged
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Elon Musk and Sandy Munro covered a lot of ground in their recent video chat , discussing a great number of advances and improvements to Tesla’s vehicles and manufacturing processes. Here’s just one tidbit that many may have overlooked: beginning with the upcoming Model S/X refresh , Tesla plans to abandon the century-old lead-acid battery technology in favor of a more modern lithium-ion unit.
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
One man is responsible for a slew of bizarre U.S. Navy patents which range from compact fusion devices to faster than light travel technology.
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