GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom. Terry F. Yosie. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00. In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Post-pandemic disruptions, plummeting biodiversity, rising carbon dioxide concentrations, corporate executives largely ignorant of how to integrate sustainability into business p

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Jim Conca

JULY 23, 2021

Global electricity demand will increase almost 10% by 2022, and half of this will be fossil fuel, particularly new coal in the developing world. Nuclear will grow by only 2%, and is one important reason emissions will grow so much during this period.

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CleanTechnica

JULY 23, 2021

Li-Cycle, which is focused on providing customer-centric, end-of-life solutions for lithium-ion batteries while also creating a secondary supply of critical battery materials, has announced a partnership with Helbiz. Helbiz focuses on micro-mobility, and together, the two companies are partnering up to create a safe and sustainable recycling solution for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries used in e-scooters […].

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 21, 2021

The need to ensure renewable energy resources can meet baseload power demand is intensifying the race for giant battery storage systems across Europe. Siemens Smart Infrastructure and German grid operator Zukunftsenergie Nordostbayern GmbH are the latest companies to join the race to improve battery storage, by planning to develop a 100-MW lithium-ion battery storage facility in the town of Wunsiedel.

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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.

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2021

This summer, consider sustainable seafood. Theresa Lieb. Fri, 07/23/2021 - 02:30. Summer makes me nostalgic for seafood. As a kid, our annual family vacation to Croatia was my favorite time of the year. I spent my days snorkeling in the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean, strolling through quaint markets and eating lots of seafood. . But those days are long gone.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 20, 2021

Over the years, pollution caused by rocket launches has often been brushed away due to the few launches taking place. However, due to the recent billionaire space race, conservationists are raising concerns over the pollution these launches create.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2021

Sustainable business travel is one way that businesses can significantly mitigate their environmental impact. Together with tourism, business travel contributes to the release of almost 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This guide is intended to assist companies wanting to reduce their travel emissions quickly and conveniently. WHY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOULD BE A PRIORITY.

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2021

GM scales up EV fleet support infrastructure. Liz Morrison. Wed, 07/21/2021 - 02:00. Electrifying delivery vehicles is no longer a race predominantly amongst startups. In the past year, big-name OEMs have revealed plans for an entire lineup of new battery-electric commercial vehicles — ranging from Ford’s unveiling of the 2022 E-Transit to Mercedes-Benz’s announcement that eSprinter is heading to the U.S. market.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 19, 2021

People are suffering from heat waves around the U.S., but many can find relief indoors with air conditioning. Not so for farmworkers who, according to CDC data, are 20 times more likely than other workers to die from heat-related causes.

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altenergymag

JULY 20, 2021

Antaisolar had participated in one Distributed PV Seminar to share the case study of its 50MW HDB distributed solar plants in Singapore, covering 300+ HDB blocks with totally capacity of 50MW and all completed.

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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.

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Grist

JULY 20, 2021

Scientists warn the catastrophic floods that devastated western Europe last week are a glimpse into the future for the region, as climate change fuels more intense, slower-moving storm systems that can hold vast amounts of precipitation. According to a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters , similar slow-moving, low-pressure storms could become 14 times more frequent in Europe over the next century.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2021

Strategies for Companies to Enable More Sustainable and Healthier Buildings. Date/Time: August 12, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT). With buildings accounting for 36 percent of emissions globally, there is no path to achieve climate goals without addressing energy consumption in buildings. The good news is tools are emerging to support organizations slash emissions through digitization and automation within their commercial and industrial spaces.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 20, 2021

With 3D printing, a small blob of material can turn into something amazing. Fibonacci House realizes this potential, as the world’s first fully 3D-printed concrete tiny home to be listed on Airbnb, now available to rent.

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altenergymag

JULY 20, 2021

La Gan Wind Power Development Corporation (La Gan Wind), owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Asiapetro and Novasia, has awarded an offshore geotechnical contract to a consortium led by Vietsovpetro, PTSC G&S and Fugro. The award is part of CIP's development plan for the La Gan offshore wind project in Vietnam which, with a potential capacity of 3.5 GW, will be one of the first large-scale offshore wind farms in Vietnam.

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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.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 23, 2021

PowerGen, a developer of on- and off-grid distributed energy said this week that it has secured long term project financing to connect 55,000 people to electricity in rural Nigeria from CrossBoundary Energy Access with construction financing provided by Oikocredit, Triodos Investment Management (Triodos IM) and EDFI ElectriFI (the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative).

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2021

Tune in for contributions from seven of this year's Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards honorees.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

Being shredded alive. Getting gassed. It sounds like a horror movie, but in fact, it’s the true crime genre. But no more, say the French.

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altenergymag

JULY 19, 2021

A pioneering battery and energy storage firm is poised to lead the world in developing a commercial use for a ground-breaking new battery technology.

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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?

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Planet Pulse

JULY 22, 2021

We’re excited to announce that NASA has expanded our contract with their Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program to provide access to PlanetScope imagery for scientific research use for all U.S. Federal Civilian researchers and National Science Foundation funded researchers, including their contractors and grantees – roughly 280,000 eligible users.

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Grist

JULY 19, 2021

Poison ivy is a fixture of the landscape in eastern North America and parts of Asia. The noxious, rash-causing weed grows in rocky outcroppings, open fields, and at the edge of forests — it generally loves to take over disturbed areas. It can grow in partial shade and doesn’t give a damn about soil moisture as long as it’s not growing in a desert.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

In Tempe, Arizona, Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona is building its first 3D-printed home on American soil.

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altenergymag

JULY 22, 2021

Announces Series D with Leading Strategic Partner, Accelerating Pathway to Commercialization of First Energy Storage Product

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Charged

JULY 19, 2021

Honda has become the first major Japanese automaker to set an official date for phasing out sales of fossil-powered vehicles. New CEO Toshihiro Mibe has announced that his company hopes to go all-electric by 2040. Mibe’s announcement confirms a shift that Honda has been hinting at for some months. In 2020, the company partnered with GM to develop two new EVs based on GM’s Ultium batteries.

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Low Impact

JULY 22, 2021

Would you like to be an ecological smallholder? The Ecological Land Co-op are looking for smallholders for plots of land in Devon and Cornwall. More below from Luci at the ELC: The ELC model is to buy a parcel of land of around 20 acres and divide it into 3-5 small farm plots of between 3 and 10 acres. We apply for planning permission for agriculturally tied, rural workers’ dwellings for each plot so that our new smallholders can live on their land.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

Despite promises, G20 nations continue to invest in fossil fuels amid the climate crisis.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 21, 2021

ImpactAlpha, July 21 – U.S. tribal lands are among the hardest places in the world to do business, with entrepreneurs struggling to access. The post Native-led organizations join forces to accelerate entrepreneurship in Indian Country appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Charged

JULY 23, 2021

LG Chem plans to invest 6 trillion South Korean won ($5.3 billion) in battery materials by 2025, including efforts in anode materials, separation membranes, cathode binders, radiant adhesives and carbon nanotubes. LG Chem’s goal is to grow into the world’s largest comprehensive battery materials company, and to become the world’s number-one supplier of anodes.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 19, 2021

Our new report finds that installing rooftop solar panels and community solar systems to serve the equivalent of 30 million American homes would create significant economic benefits — including 1.77 million jobs and $69 billion electricity bill savings over the next five years — while addressing the climate crisis and historic inequities. The report, “ The National Impact of 30 Million Solar Homes: A Vision for an Equitable Economic Recovery Built on Climate Protection and Energy Democracy ,” bu

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

Even if you're a beginner, you can get started on a successful garden with these tips.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 19, 2021

ImpactAlpha, July 19 – Project finance is in hot demand as corporations, governments and other organizations scramble to green their operations. That’s fueling. The post Generate raises $2 billion amid sustainable infrastructure push appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Charged

JULY 20, 2021

The Alliance Center, a coworking and event space in Denver, is testing a bidirectional charging system with Vehicle-to-Building (V2B) capabilities, in partnership with Fermata Energy. The system allows the battery pack in an EV to provide power to a building—and that came in mighty handy during the recent record heat wave. As many Denver residents suffered power outages, the Alliance Center drew on energy stored in the EV’s battery every afternoon.

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altenergymag

JULY 21, 2021

Provides Accurate, Instant Assessment of Solar Viability and Savings Through Proprietary Data

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

For now at least, a tiny house called Boxabl is Musk’s abode, near SpaceX ground zero.

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