Buildings are bad for the climate. Here’s what we can do about it.
GatesNotes
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Buildings are bad for the climate. Here’s what Bill Gates thinks we can do about it.
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New study helps regions find their renewable energy soul mates
Grist
OCTOBER 29, 2019
The climate crisis is an intricate and multifaceted problem, but by now most of us understand the essence of the thing: emissions bad, renewables good. A new study from Harvard’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment puts a fresh twist on that well-worn equation. Turns out, it’s not enough to grab a handful of renewable energy projects from a clean energy grab-bag and scatter them across the United States like wildflower seeds.
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles: A New Path to Decarbonize Transporation
CleanTech Group
OCTOBER 30, 2019
In order to meet fuel emissions standards enacted by governments and emissions reductions targets put in place by the corporations themselves, automotive OEMs.
Sustainable Paper’s Best Kept Secret: Biogas
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Having spent 17 years working at a paper plant in a wide variety of roles, I am passionate about finding and sharing solutions for industries built around fossil fuels. The papermaking process is extremely energy intensive and requires thermal energy to dry paper, making it a challenging nut to crack. The path taken by Rolland to clean up its energy footprint is encouraging for the papermaking industry and serves as a model for other gas-consuming industries.
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.
Iowa installs first solar+storage peak-shaving power plant
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Agri-Industrial Plastics Company (AIP), an advanced manufacturing operation specializing in industrial blow molding, inaugurated Iowa’s first solar and Tesla Powerpack project last week. Designed by Iowa-based energy firm Ideal Energy, this is the first system of its kind in the state. “My administration recognizes energy as a key resource and an area of strategic importance… The post Iowa installs first solar+storage peak-shaving power plant appeared first on Solar Power World
Shutting Down All Of Japan’s Nuclear Plants After Fukushima Was A Bad Idea
Jim Conca
OCTOBER 31, 2019
By now, more Japanese have died from the closing of Japan's nuclear power plants following the 2011 Tohoku quake than from the tsunami and the earthquake combined, which was about 20,000 people. But no one has died from any radiation released by the crippled reactors.
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Look Out Coal, Here Come The Cranberry Bogs, With Solar Panels
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Cranberry growers in Massachusetts hope to install solar panels on their cranberry bogs to cut costs and bump up revenue, but it's not all smooth sailing.
The Ocean Cleanup reveals the Interceptor to remove plastic pollution from rivers
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 29, 2019
After recently announcing its first success at collecting plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, The Ocean Cleanup team is widening efforts by addressing the main entry point of litter — rivers.
Behind those hookups between carbontech firms, oil and gas majors
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 29, 2019
In the spotlight: the burgeoning relationship between direct air capture firm Carbon Engineering and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures.
Specialist firm develops eco-solution for Japanese knotweed waste
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Japanese knotweed removal firm Environet UK has developed a method for converting waste from Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants into biochar, with the potential to eliminate the need for environmentally damaging and expensive landfill disposal in the future. The creation of biochar, a charcoal used as a soil amendment, from Japanese knotweed plant waste is a carbon negative process which harnesses the carbon-scavenging power of Japanese knotweed in a positive way and contributes to the
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.
Orsted Lowers Offshore Wind Output Forecasts, Warns of Industrywide Problem
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The offshore wind industry has a problem with how it forecasts the output of projects, industry leader Ørsted has warned. On Tuesday, Denmark's Ørsted issued a statement alongside its Q3 results explaining that it was downgrading its anticipated internal rate of return for several projects in Europe and Taiwan, from 7.5 to 8.5 percent down to 7 to 8 percent.
Automatic, soil-less garden system lets you grow 76 plants in your own home
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 29, 2019
One of the biggest complaints about urban living is the lack of space to grow your own veggies, but this automatic home garden can fit in nearly any kitchen space.
What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Indigenous climate adaptation plans have actively managed forest ecosystems with fire for centuries.
Could energy-storage-as-a-service be key to cutting carbon emissions?
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Battery storage at a solar farm with switchgear. Energy storage can help mitigate climate change, but it is still on low levels and needs to triple by 2050 to keep global warming below 2°C. To do this we need to look at innovative ways of speeding up the process. With a new report, infrastructure firm Sweco is asking: Could energy-storage-as-a-service be one of the solutions?
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.
Why Companies Are Becoming B Corporations and Certified Green Businesses
Green Business Bureau
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
If you’re a business leader who believes social and environmental responsibility are just as important as profit, then you should consider formalizing your commitment via a 3rd party sustainability framework and certification. An official certification can demonstrate your commitment to social and environmental causes in a credible and genuine way and help you stand out from the greenwashing that some companies unfortunately partake in.
YouTube stars partner up in #TeamTrees campaign to plant 20 million trees
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 30, 2019
To combat the climate crisis, a coalition of YouTubers has joined together for a mammoth mission to plant 20 million trees beginning in January 2020.
Burning questions about insurance and climate
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Will insurers and banks step up to help reduce risk and build resistance — or contribute to crashing the economy?
Recovered paper market faces perfect storm, says Recycling Association chief
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Global markets for recovered paper remain extremely challenging, according to The Recycling Association chief executive Simon Ellin. But he will also argue in his upcoming State of the Nation report that the fibre market has gone through difficult patches before, yet always recovered eventually. In his report, which will be given at The Recycling Association Conference 2019 on 12 November in London, Simon Ellin will say: “We currently face a perfect storm that makes the market extremely to
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?
GBB Member, Chlorophyll Water, Launches Landfill Biodegradable Bottles
Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Delivering on their corporate mission and promise to create a deliver environmentally friendly bottles and packaging, Chlorophyll Water has announced that they have achieved a major step in their commitment to limit and ultimately cease their contribution to the world’s plastic epidemic. According to the press release , “Chlorophyll Water has integrated a proprietary organic additive into the bottle mold of their 100% recyclable, BPA-free and non-toxic 20 fluid ounce bottle that accelerates the
Prefab alpine shelter boasts phenomenal views and a small footprint
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 31, 2019
On the border between Italy and France, a new alpine shelter with breathtaking views has been gently placed atop a remote landscape. Paolo Carradini and his family tapped Michele Versaci and Andrea Cassi to craft an all-black mountain hut to honor the memory of their son, Matteo, a passionate mountaineer. Named the Bivacco Matteo Corradini, the sculptural dwelling was prefabricated off-site in modules, transported by helicopter, and reassembled on the construction site to minimize site impact.
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Dr Pepper team up for recycled plastics drive
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 31, 2019
The collaboration spearheaded by WWF will focus on boosting recycling infrastructure and public awareness campaigns in the U.S.
Insect decline more extensive than suspected, says large-scale biodiversity study
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Causes of insect decline and biodiversity loss to be found at the landscape level. Compared to a decade ago, today the number of insect species in many areas has decreased by about one third, according to the result of a survey of an international research team led by scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The loss of species mainly affects grasslands in the vicinity of intensively farmed land – but also applies to forests and protected areas.
Huge Battery Investments Drop Energy-Storage Costs Faster Than Expected, Threatening Natural Gas
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 28, 2019
The global energy transition is happening faster than the models predicted, according to a report released today by the Rocky Mountain Institute, thanks to massive investments in the advanced-battery technology ecosystem.
Geothermal-powered home fuses high-end luxury with restraint
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Fitted with custom designs and high-end finishes, the home’s decor is deliberately pared down for a modern and minimalist look that inspired the project’s name, “Bold, rather than brash.
Governments and businesses seek resilience in a changing climate
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Entities are looking more closely at microgrids and other technologies as a solution.
Polling Experts Bash Koch-Funded Electric Car Survey as 'Highly Biased' and 'Highly Misleading'
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Read time: 9 mins Fossil fuel interests appear intent on swaying public opinion about the electric vehicle tax credit, based on recent polling on the policy. A deeper look at these efforts reveals oil and gas funding behind the groups conducting the polls and blatant bias in the polling methodology, according to experts. . Survey results commissioned and publicized by the American Energy Alliance ( AEA ) seem on their surface to indicate that a majority of respondents are not thrilled about s
Brugg Cables to launch 850-amp liquid-cooled charging cable
Charged
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Swiss cable maker Brugg Cables has announced a new high-performance charging cable, the Alligator-HPC, that can deliver DC electricity at 1,000 volts and up to 850 amps. The company plans to launch the cable in early 2020. Today’s conventional cables typically max out at 550 amps, but thanks to an in-wire cooling system, the Alligator-HPC was able to manage currents of up to 1,000 amps under laboratory conditions at an ambient temperature of 40° C.
LEED-certified 'Cocoon House' has colored skylights that create rainbows inside the home
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 31, 2019
The Hamptons have long been known as a summertime haven for busy New Yorkers, and one architect has created a personal retreat that pays homage to the region's vernacular in a very unique way.
Circularity in cities is about equity, too
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Don’t forget the economy in the circular economy.
Environmental Justice Activists Arrested Amid Growing Concerns Over Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Pollution
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Read time: 9 mins Mounting concerns over pollution, public health, and the expansion of the petrochemical industry came to a head when two activists were detained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 30, the last day of a two-week protest against environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. . Tags: cancer alley Coalition Against Death Alley Concerned Citizens of St.
See Some of the Solar System’s Spookiest Sites (from Space)
Planet Pulse
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Our satellites are great for spotting the various wonders of the world, and spooky sites are no exception. In the spirit of Halloween, we’ve collected a series of locations known for their creepy histories. (Beware: Visiting these places may cause goosebumps! And a burning desire to tell your friends about all the fun and freaky things you got to see.). ?
Aluminum cans vs plastic bottles: which is best for the environment?
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 30, 2019
We’ve all been guilty of buying an unsustainable beverage every once in a while. But when faced with the perplexing conundrum of whether to grab that plastic bottle or aluminum can, which do you choose to be more environmentally-friendly? The history of plastic goes back to the early 1900s when the first fully synthetic plastic was invented as an alternative to the shellac used in electronic insulation.
Clean Energy Will Continue To Hit Dirty Power As Costs Continue To Fall
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 29, 2019
The price of wind and solar power continue to fall, with offshore wind posting the most impressive cost reductions and solar PV and onshore wind now as cheap as any other source of power in California, China and parts of Europe.
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