Grist
APRIL 8, 2021
The experiment sounded innocuous. Early this summer, a group of researchers from Harvard University would fly to Kiruna, a small town of 22,000 in the northern reaches of Sweden. There, with the help of a Swedish space company, they would launch a balloon carrying an instrument-laden gondola into the stratosphere, some 12.5 miles above the Earth’s surface.
U.S. Green Technology
APRIL 5, 2021
Noise pollution, also known as environmental noise or sound pollution, is defined as regular exposure to elevated sound levels that may have adverse effects in humans and other living organisms. According to the World Health Organization, sound levels under 70 dB are not damaging to living organisms, regardless of how long or consistent the exposure.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 9, 2021
Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change? Aubrey McCormick. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 02:00. Sports leagues are seeing the impacts and the surge of climate-responsible athletes using their platforms to promote positive environmental and social impact — it’s something for the history books. The golf industry, for one, is increasing its efforts to promote environmental sustainability and marketing to the general public its desire to embrace a more diverse demographic.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 5, 2021
After living as a modern nomad for years, Ond?ej Koní?ek finally decided to settle down by realizing his dream cabin on a 20,000-square-meter wooded property in southeast Czech Republic.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 8, 2021
Hydrogen fuel dispenser at a transport refueling station in Aachen, Germany in January 2020 (image credit: Alexander Kirch / Shutterstock.com). A unique private infrastructure fund dedicated to delivering clean hydrogen infrastructure projects at scale has been launched. The group behind the FiveT Hydrogen Fund suggest it will play a major role in the decarbonisation of the global economy.
altenergymag
APRIL 6, 2021
-Schneider Electric’s XW Pro is now eligible for California’s SGIP -Californians can receive rebates from SGIP to offset installation costs of qualifying energy storage systems
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Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 5, 2021
Water scarcity due to persistent droughts in California's Central Valley is forcing scientists and farmers to find innovative and sustainable ways of utilizing the available resource.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 5, 2021
Read time: 11 mins On March 31, President Joe Biden unveiled the blueprint for a $2.25 trillion infrastructure package, which would include enormous investments in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and public transit, along with roads, bridges, and water infrastructure. The White House is billing it as a “generational investment” that will lead to “transformational progress in our ability to tackle climate change.”.
altenergymag
APRIL 5, 2021
Partner with Centrica Business Solutions to unlock your sustainable energy ambitions by accessing generous new capital expenditure relief
GreenBiz
APRIL 7, 2021
The key things to know about Biden's EV infrastructure plan. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 04/07/2021 - 01:15. Within President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan — the American Jobs Plan — unveiled last week, the White House is proposing a massive $174 billion investment "to win the EV market." It's a historic move that will have deep implications for the emerging U.S.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 6, 2021
These vertical gardens, made from 100% natural and stabilized lichen moss, don’t attract dust or insects and are adaptable to almost every type of interior space.
Charged
APRIL 9, 2021
Battery material developer Wildcat Discovery Technologies recently announced that Dr. Peter Lamp has joined its Board of Directors. Dr. Lamp joined BMW in 2001 as a development engineer for fuel cell systems. He later became the leader of BMW’s Technology and Concepts Electric Energy Storage group and Battery Cell Technology department. Wildcat CEO Mark Gresser said, “Dr.
altenergymag
APRIL 9, 2021
Following the successful launch of SECU-A and SECU-S batteries early this year, GoodWe has announced new additions to its Lynx Home battery series.
GreenBiz
APRIL 8, 2021
Climate accountability reaches the CFO suite. Emily Chasan. Thu, 04/08/2021 - 02:00. Reprinted from GreenFin Weekly, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. It started with intangibles. I spent about a decade of my life writing about corporate accounting before I began focusing on sustainability and sustainable finance. In between all the conversations on accounting for stock options and leases, one megatrend in corporate accounting beat them all: the rise of intangible assets.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 8, 2021
Non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) are the newest players in the cryptocurrency market, and their environmental impact may surprise you.
Charged
APRIL 7, 2021
At Nissan’s Oppama plant near Tokyo, there are more than 700 automated guided vehicles, or AGVs, which deliver parts to workers in a car factory. Nissan , along with 4R Energy , is now repurposing used EV batteries, which no longer have enough capacity to provide sufficient EV range, to power its AGVs. The first-generation LEAF was fitted with a 24 kWh battery pack made up of 48 modules.
altenergymag
APRIL 7, 2021
Centrica is set to support the government's commitment to meeting Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, by installing defence's first photovoltaic solar farm at the British Army's Defence School of Transport (DST), Leconfield.
GreenBiz
APRIL 7, 2021
How open data can help countries address climate emergency impacts. Delfina Grinspan. Wed, 04/07/2021 - 01:30. This article originally was published on World Resources Institute. In the aftermath of the 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia, in 2016, disaster managers were able to able to identify which communities were at greatest risk due to rapid access to data.
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?
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 8, 2021
New research published in the journal Nature Communications shows that the deepest parts of the Great Lakes are warming up.
Grist
APRIL 9, 2021
House hunting in today’s world comes with a lot of decisions: Do you want to live somewhere urban or rural? How many bedrooms do you need? Are you okay living in a place where the streets frequently flood or the skies are blackened by wildfire smoke for weeks on end? Climate change is causing many Americans to rethink where they want to live , according to a new survey conducted by real estate brokerage Redfin.
altenergymag
APRIL 9, 2021
Latest U.S. PV Leaderboard report by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables marks Q CELLS’ continued leadership in the residential market for 10 consecutive quarters.
Charged
APRIL 7, 2021
Iconic school bus manufacturer Blue Bird has delivered an electric school bus equipped with V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology from Nuvve , one of two Blue Bird Type C electric buses delivered to two school districts in Illinois. The e-buses are powered by the Cummins PowerDrive EV system. Nuvve’s V2G platform allows the bus batteries to store energy, allowing fleets to sell energy to local utilities at times of peak demand.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 8, 2021
"Seaspiracy" is trying to save the oceans, and the new Netflix documentary and movement is making strides.
Grist
APRIL 6, 2021
If you’re under the impression that climate change drove ancient civilizations to their demise, you probably haven’t heard the full story. The ancient Maya, for example, didn’t vanish when their civilization “collapsed” around the 9th century. Though droughts certainly caused hardship, and cities were abandoned, more than 7 million Maya still live throughout Mexico and Central America.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 9, 2021
TGIF, Agents of Impact! Impact Briefing. On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken speaks with B Lab’s Andrew Kassoy about how impact-driven businesses. The post The Week in impact investing: New rules appeared first on Impact Alpha.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 9, 2021
A Conservative peer who was until last year a trustee of the UK’s most prominent climate science denial group is set to be appointed to a parliamentary committee tasked with overseeing the UK government’s climate policy. Lord Peter Lilley, who has disputed mainstream climate science and was one of just five MPs to oppose the UK’s climate change act in 2008, is listed alongside 12 other peers proposed as members of the new environment and climate change committee (ECCC), due to be formally appoin
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 6, 2021
The U.K. has announced a plan to install an underwater network of cameras to monitor and protect ocean biodiversity.
Charged
APRIL 5, 2021
Draper is developing a family of electric motors and generators based on fundamentally different principles from common e-motors used today. Underpinning the initiative is a recent patent on aspects of the technology. Draper says its approach to electric motors has numerous advantages over conventional electric motors, including lower weight, higher efficiency, higher specific power and lower cost of materials.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 5, 2021
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha is pleased to partner with Sustainable Research and Analysis LLC to provide timely market snapshots of trends and developments affecting. The post Sustainable investing strategies account for 30% of all SPACs appeared first on Impact Alpha.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 9, 2021
Hundreds of Indigenous activists took to the streets in Ecuador this week to demand justice on the one-year anniversary of the country’s worst oil spill in 15 years. Demonstrators marched through the Amazonian city of Coca to call on authorities to take responsibility for the 16,000 barrels of crude oil that poured into the Coca and Napo rivers when two pipelines ruptured last year.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 8, 2021
Artist Hugo McCloud, known for using unusual medium choices such as aluminum sheeting, tar paper, scrap metal and solder, spent his quarantine in Mexico, layering together tiny pieces of plastic bag waste.
Charged
APRIL 9, 2021
Charging station manufacturer Ekoenergetyka is working on a series of charging stations with capacities ranging from 750 to 1,500 kW. The company plans to launch the new “ultrachargers” at test charging hubs for passenger and heavy-duty EVs in Germany and Poland. According to the company, one of its new 750 kW chargers could add 400 km of range to a light-duty passenger EV in only 4 minutes.
Impact Alpha
APRIL 8, 2021
ImpactAlpha, April 8 – A pair of Cairo-based venture capital funds are supporting entrepreneurs tackling transportation, financial services, market inefficiencies and other regional. The post Egyptian startup funds put North African tech innovation on the map appeared first on Impact Alpha.
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