Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

There’s an access problem within the solar industry. We’ve reported on it many times, when racial and income disparity prevents the widespread adoption of solar power. As the median income of solar owners slowly creeps down, there is still an expanse of low- to middle-income households and renters left out of the conversation. One nonprofit… The post A nonprofit solar panel manufacturer wants to install in disadvantaged communities — for free appeared first on Solar Power World

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Solar Power 86

Forbes Green Tech

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Oil's days as a transportation fuel are numbered because the economics of renewable energy are so compelling, says a new report from BNP Paribas. In order to compete, the oil price would need to be $9-$10 a barrel, says the report's author Mark Lewis, the bank's head of sustainability.

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CleanTechnica

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

As it prepares to launch its first electric SUV next year, Ford is starting a new campaign to educate the public about the benefits of electric cars. It's about time.

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Eco-Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

With demand for minerals such as cobalt and lithium set to skyrocket, firms, investors and governments must step up to ensure the clean energy sector does better than its fossil fuel counterpart.

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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.

Energy

Jim Conca

AUGUST 31, 2019

The SLLIM is a liquid sodium nuclear fast reactor that generates 10 to 100 MW for many years, even decades, without refueling. It can’t meltdown, can operate without water, is factory fabricated and shipped to the construction site where it is installed below ground in a seismic-resistant cocoon.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Poor land use is increasing erosion, nutrient depletion and other threats. But sustainable practices and technologies can reverse this trend.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Flogas Britain – a major supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – has added liquid biomethane (Bio-LNG) to its off-grid energy supply, marking what is said to be the industry’s first Bio-LNG solution for commercial and industrial operations. Available immediately, the new Bio-LNG offering is targeted at businesses running continuous, energy-intensive manufacturing or industrial processes, as well as the transportation industry.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

For a market that’s increasingly described as mature, the global wind industry still knows how to put up startlingly big numbers. Wind developers placed orders for 31 gigawatts of turbines during the second quarter, the highest volume on record, and 79 gigawatts over the past 12 months, according to Wood Mackenzie’s quarterly analysis of the turbine market.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Decarbonized energy systems are completely feasible, technically. The only barriers are political and cultural.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Proving that less can be more, architect Bruno Zaitter upcycled a secondhand shipping container into a 538-square-foot abode with a bedroom, bathroom, living and dining area, kitchen and an outdoor terrace.

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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.

Transportation

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Improved habitat for birds, bees and other wildlife is to be created along the River Thames in Kent and Essex in a new partnership between the Port of London Authority (PLA) and the RSPB. The Thames Estuary contains some of the most important and protected wetland habitat in the UK, supporting a wide range of flora and fauna, including many species in decline or under threat.

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CleanTech Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In the face of the climate crisis, we are seeing a new generation of innovators rising to the task and developing high-impact solutions to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. These entrepreneurs are creating new technologies and business models that could change every aspect of how we live – from what we eat to how […].

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Even when goods are sold as rental or subscription services to extend their lifespan, other factors still matter in determining whether they're circular.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Memorials and national landmarks are common across the country as a way to draw respectfully remember events of historical relevance. This often takes the form of a statue or plaque, but following the Santa Rosa fires in October 2017, one artist took her own approach to remember the devastation, in the form of a living quilt.

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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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blockchain technology will revolutionise the trade of recyclable materials by providing each part of the supply chain with vital data and assurance about the quality of secondary commodities, says The Recycling Association, following recent trials. The Traca is a new solution that allows recycling companies to provide essential information to producers, recyclers, regulators and the end destination.

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CleanTech Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM), also referred to as Energy Disaggregation, is a technology using either sensor-based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to identify granular energy consumption data at appliance-level from whole-home energy data. The Home Energy Management Systems market has been valued at $7.7 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to $26.9 billion in […].

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Energy Energy 113

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Persistence, personalization and really good follow-up enabled a former Peace Corps volunteer to play in the start-up big leagues.

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Sustainability Agriculture Innovation 394

Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The ability to recycle materials has been around for generations, and as an increasing number of residential and commercial facilities take on the metal, plastic and glass, it has become a common task to put your recycling at the curb on garbage pick-up day.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Proposals for an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers have been welcomed by Axion as a positive move to encourage people to recycle more and associate a value with waste plastic and other materials. Including cans and bottles made from plastics, aluminium, steel and glass would also help to increase capture of ‘recycling on the go’ materials, according to the Manchester-based resource recovery specialist.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Sponsored by Keysight. Autonomous Driving systems use innovative information systems which integrate automotive Ethernet networking, sensor fusions, optical cameras and V2X communications. Discover how these features are being influenced by 5G to make automotive vehicles safer and to help reduce the number of road accidents to zero. Download the white paper here: Download Now.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Citi, Keurig Dr Pepper and Micron set speedy targets, while Ingersoll Rand plays the long game.

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Sustainability 385

Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The world’s largest coral reef, where 400 types of coral as well as about 10 percent of the world's fish live, has gone from "poor" to "very poor.

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Forbes Green Tech

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Although the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence technologies are in their initial stages, they are ushering in a new era for a safer and cleaner environment. Here's how.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Silicon Valley startup TeraWatt Technology has announced that its prototype 4.5 Ah solid-state battery design achieved a record-breaking energy density of 1,122 Wh/L (432 Wh/kg) in validation tests conducted by third parties, including the Japanese testing service TOYO System. TeraWatt says this 4.5 Ah design, which is branded as TERA3.0, will be available for select early adopters in 2021 and for full release in 2022.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

And three residential policies can promote economic development, improve health and reduce carbon emissions.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Hell, hath no fury like Hurricane Dorian. Those on Abaco and Grand Bahama Island recently met Dorian as she made her presence known causing havoc to around 13,000 homes and at press time killing seven in her wake. Her fierce 185 m.p.h. winds forced people to hunker down or leave the islands altogether but they weren’t the only ones affected. Animals such as the endangered Bahama nuthatch bird living in the biomes aka pineyards also felt Dorian’s wrath.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

ImpactAlpha, Sept. 3 – It’s expensive to be poor in America. Low- and moderate-income communities face a shortage of at least 7.2 million affordable housing units. With its Reconstruct Challenge, Louisville-based Access Ventures, aims to identify approaches to reduce ancillary costs, including transportation and food costs, that can push many families’ total housing costs north The post Access Ventures seeks new ways to lower costs for the housing insecure appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Transportation 104

Charged

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Volkswagen plans to install around 4,000 charging points at its German company facilities by 2025, beginning with 60 points recently installed for employees at a component plant in Braunschweig. The company will invest some €250 million ($276.5 million) to expand the charging infrastructure at its European sites, aiming to add around 36,000 new charging points across the continent.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

A coffee company's wake-up call from the circular economy.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Near the Himalayas, a new eco-conscious residential development known as the Woodside has taken root in the mountains of Kasauli, a small town in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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U.S. Green Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Residential structures consume nearly 40 percent of all energy produced in the United States. For most homeowners, monthly energy bills are one of the largest expenses they have. Instead of spending more money than you need to on energy, you need to work on reducing this expense. Homeowners have to work a bit harder in. The post 8 Energy-Efficient Tips For Your Home appeared first on U.S.

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Energy Energy Technology 99

Charged

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has announced the fourth funding call for its charging infrastructure program. The ministry has allocated around €100 million ($110.6 million) for the construction of 5,000 normal and 5,000 fast charging points in the fourth round. BMVI has earmarked around €300 million ($331.75 million) through 2020 to help establish 15,000 charging stations around Germany.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

By Caitlin Garrity, marketing specialist, Third Sun Solar Appalachian Ohio still feels the effects of its not-so-distant coal mining past. From the health impacts on the people who worked in the mines, to the hills from which it was extracted, to the remaining under-employed workforce, there has long been a need for a sustainable economic… The post Appalachian Ohio: A case study in compassionate transition from coal to solar appeared first on Solar Power World.

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