One for the road: Ford and McDonald's to turn coffee waste into car parts
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Bioplastic car parts will reduce weight and lower petrol use to cut CO2 emissions.
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Fast Fashion: the second biggest polluter on Earth
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Dr. Akmez Nabeerasool is a Senior Project Manager at Arvia Technology, a provider of advanced tertiary water and wastewater treatment systems. Below he discusses the issue of water pollution in the fashion industry. The fashion industry is reliant on water. Without it, the majority of manufacturing processes wouldn’t be possible. To put it into perspective, one cotton t-shirt uses enough drinking water to sustain one human for three years; 2,700 litres.
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Which Industry Offers The Safest Jobs In America: Nuclear Or Logging?
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 13, 2019
The most dangerous job in America is logging, with over 132 fatal injury per 100,000 workers. The safest job in America is the commercial nuclear industry, with less than 1 fatal injury per 100,000 workers. This huge difference results from a hyper-awareness of safety in the nuclear industry.
University Of Arizona To Transition To 100% Renewable Electricity By 2022
CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The University of Arizona has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Tucson Electric Power that will provide 100% of the school's electricity from wind and solar resources in about a year from now.
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.
6 inexpensive things cities can do to become more sustainable
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Comprehensive plans are great, but small, low-budget changes can make a big difference, too.
The largest green wall in Europe will absorb 8 tons of air pollution per year
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Located in London, U.K., the Citicape House by Sheppard Robson will feature a 40,000-square-foot green wall, the largest in Europe, that sets the standard for urban green development in the city.
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3 Environmentally Friendly Actions You Can Take at Home
The Environmental Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2019
We can all be a little bit more environmentally friendly at home. While there’s also much that companies can be encouraged to do, there’s a good argument that it all begins with the home life. Royalty free photo. Here are three environmentally friendly actions that you can take at home to start doing your bit for the planet. Test the Neighborhood Drinking Water for Safety.
Why human health must be at the center of climate action
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Companies can exacerbate the challenges, but the private sector also positively contribute to solving these challenges.
Experimental, net-positive energy development in India is a prototype for future sustainable housing
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Designed to house up to 500 residents, the sustainable housing complex will be studied for years to come in order to create a future model of sustainable living.
Why Flexible Gas Generation Must Be Part of Deep Decarbonization
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Thanks to generous feed-in tariffs and other incentives, Germany’s wind and solar installations have soared over the past two decades to the point that renewables could cover half of the country’s electricity demand. But given technology and market conditions, a substantial portion of renewable power, primarily wind, is pushed to other European countries at peak times as baseload coal must stay online.
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.
New approach aims to coordinate conservation efforts, connecting local actions with international goals
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators have launched a new approach to tackling biodiversity loss “in a coordinated way.” Called the “ Conservation Hierarchy “, the approach – announced on 10 December – aims to support governments, businesses, individuals, communities and local authorities in their efforts to conserve the natural world.
As the climate crisis grows, Big Oil finds itself over a barrel
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2019
The sector is facing strong headwinds from activists, investors and governments, pitting the companies’ relentless growth ambitions against the worsening signs of climate change.
Low-impact Thai home uses modular design to harmonize with nature
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Located on a hill in Pak Chong in northeastern Thailand, the home was carefully sited to preserve existing Siamese Rosewood trees and is elevated to reduce site impact.
How to select a solar charge controller
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 10, 2019
By Douglas Grubbs, applications engineer, Morningstar Corporation In its basic forms, solar PV is a very straightforward proposition. Hook a solar panel up to a DC load and it will run until the sun goes down. Connect solar panels to a grid-tied inverter and, as long as the sun is shining, power will be sent… The post How to select a solar charge controller appeared first on Solar Power World.
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.
Design guidelines for wire or ribbon bonding of cylindrical cells in battery packs
Charged
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Sponsored by Hesse Mechatronics. By Mike McKeown and Dr. Dirk Siepe, Hesse Mechatronics. Wire bonding cylindrical battery packs is becoming more mainstream in the alternative energy market these days. This article will review the design guidelines for how to successfully implement a wire or ribbon bonding process for battery packs using cylindrical lithium-ion cells.
How Dow seeks to turn plastic waste into a circular resource
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2019
The company's global sustainability director addresses her passion for social innovation, her philosophy for investments and what makes for successful collaboration.
Expedition Bigfoot casts new light on famous forest dweller with science and conservation in mind
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Expedition Bigfoot, a new Travel Channel show, is using the advanced technology that Sasquatch eschews to track this elusive creature all while celebrating the mysteries of nature and the importance of science and conservation.
5 Tips to Make Your Home Energy Efficient
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 9, 2019
How to be More Energy Efficient at Home You have just received your monthly utilities bill and it is higher than the month before. Even though you have paid these bills without any hassle, you really do not like paying high energy cost unnecessarily, especially if you can cut the cost by as much as. The post 5 Tips to Make Your Home Energy Efficient appeared first on U.S.
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?
Rivian says its battery pack has the highest volumetric energy density in the world, thanks to its cooling strategy
Charged
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Rivian has been generating a lot of headlines since the November 2018 reveal of its prototype pickup and SUV. The company has scored substantial investments, including $700 million from a group of investors led by Amazon and another $500 million from Ford. That cash was accompanied by a history-making order of 100,000 electric delivery vans from Amazon and plans to partner with Ford to build new EVs (including a rumored electric Lincoln).
Episode 200: Biomimicry maven talks Project Positive, Walmart exec chats up Project Gigaton
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Featuring interviews with Biomimicry 3.8's co-founder Janine Benyus, and Walmart sustainability specialist Zack Freeze. Plus, Dow's global sustainability director Haley Lowry is passionate about reducing plastic waste.
Artist unveils sand-covered traffic jam on Miami beach to protest climate change
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Leandro Erlich has unveiled his largest art installation yet — a collection of more than 60 "vehicles" made of sand that are stuck in a traffic jam on Miami Beach.
California celebrates 1 million solar roofs Industry advocates set new goal for storage
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Former Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown and other local elected officials joined local high school students, business leaders and workers, renewable energy advocates, and community leaders marked achieving one million solar roofs across California during a celebration event at Buchanan High School in Clovis. In 2006, then-Governor Schwarzenegger signed the Million Solar Roofs Initiative… The post California celebrates 1 million solar roofs <br><span style='c
New Film Dark Waters Shines Light on Chemical Pollution History in Ohio River Valley
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Read time: 8 mins Dark Waters , the new film starring Mark Ruffalo as attorney Rob Bilott, is set in the Ohio River Valley city of Parkersburg, West Virginia — a place about 150 miles downstream from where Shell is currently building a sprawling plastics manufacturing plant, known as an “ethane cracker,” in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Ruffalo’s film, directed by Todd Haynes, debuted to critical acclaim, earning a Rotten Tomatoes critics' rating of 91 percent, with The Atlantic calling it a “chilling t
Social media: the new capital markets activism
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DECEMBER 10, 2019
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How to make zero-waste decorations for the holidays
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Find out how to make zero-waste decorations and create less trash during the holidays.
Don’t Spend A Fortune Installing Charging For Your New Electric Car
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 11, 2019
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2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S drive review: The most enjoyable EV I’ve ever driven
Charged
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Even experienced auto writers approach driving high-performance cars with caution. If you mostly test mass-market cars, as I do, trepidation may creep in: Will I be able to do this car justice? Will it be manageable on the road? Are there special steps I should take to avoid damaging a car that costs six figures? It took less than 5 minutes in the 2020 Porsche Taycan electric sport sedan to lay these fears to rest.
Climate change poses an existential risk to ocean industries. Here’s how they can respond.
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DECEMBER 13, 2019
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These solar-powered, mobile chicken coops help farmers prepare for harvest
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Created specifically for the farmers working at the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano, this automated mobile chicken coop, by Designers on Holiday, allows farmers to combine two important tasks: allow their chicken brood access to fresh grass and the animals fertilize new crops.
Fukushima reborn as Japan wind and solar hub
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Japan's Fukushima Prefecture – hit hard by the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster – could soon become a beacon for the country's clean energy future with a new $2.75 billion project that will transform the area into a hub for wind and solar energy.
Thermal conductive materials in electrical insulation
Charged
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Sponsored by ELANTAS PDG, Inc. Thermal conductive materials are increasingly important in electrical and electronic applications as heat management is critical to improving performance and efficiency of today’s modern equipment. ELANTAS provides an industry-leading, global portfolio of products to manage thermal dissipation in applications as diverse as motor impregnation, component encapsulation, gap fillers and thermal interface material (TIM) pads for battery and electronic devices.
5 takeaways from COP25's first week
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2019
From insurers and coal to carbon markets, here's what you need to know from COP25 week one.
A forgotten railway takes on new life as a new cultural destination in France
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Redeveloped with curving, ribbon-like sheets of Corten steel, the area takes on new, artistic life while the dismantled tracks have been adapted for the enjoyment of cyclists and pedestrians alike.
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