GreenTechMedia
APRIL 3, 2020
As battery prices continue to fall and the penetration of variable wind and solar generation rises, power plant developers are increasingly combining wind and solar projects with on-site batteries, creating “hybrid” power plants. The variability of wind and solar power requires balancing to meet the demands of the system they operate in.
U.S. Green Technology
MARCH 30, 2020
You use batteries for everything. They’re in your phones, laptops, cars and everyday devices. They’ve been around for centuries, but with the push for sustainable living, many consumers and experts are hopping on the movement to develop improved battery technology. Lithium-ion batteries are the standard for what you use. And since batteries are only becoming.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 1, 2020
The current crisis shows in unequivocal terms that frontline and shop-floor employees surviving hand to mouth will be disproportionately affected when the climate crisis hits.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 30, 2020
The name of global environmental charity One Tree Planted seems excessively modest now, as they’ve just finished planting 80,000 trees in Africa. Rwanda got 60,000 new trees, and Kenya got 20,000.
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
MARCH 31, 2020
The Igloo cylindrical training theatre used by Lanes. Drainage and utility specialist Lanes Group plc has won the Institute of Water of Innovation Award 2020 for the South East Region for leading the development of virtual reality (VR) capability in a 360 video theatre. Lanes is now using the VR training theatre, in Slough, Berkshire, to allow wastewater engineers working for Thames Water to test their knowledge and skills together as a team by participating in training games in a virtual world.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 31, 2020
Residential solar company Sungevity quietly laid off hundreds of employees last week, eliminating most of its workforce as the U.S. solar industry grapples with the coronavirus outbreak's fallout. Sungevity eliminated 395 positions, according to a March 27 letter sent to one employee and shared with Greentech Media. A filing with California’s Employment Development Department, which requires that companies with more than 100 employees report mass layoffs, attributed the cuts to “
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Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 30, 2020
Almonds are a nutritious and satisfying food source, and almond milk is a top dairy alternative. But is our obsession with almond milk hurting our planet?
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 30, 2020
Industry group calls on governments to ensure regulation is fit for purpose and “look beyond LCOE”, in order to accelerate growth of wind energy and meet climate targets. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published the 15th edition of The Global Wind Report , described as the wind industry’s flagship publication which provides a comprehensive, global view of the sector through the latest market data, country profiles, trends and analysis.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 2, 2020
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is to release research showing solar panels could be landfilled safely amid growing concern over the disposal of renewable energy components. Solar panels have a range of recycling options but none are perfect. The challenges for wind turbine blades are even greater. The IEA study will show that disposing of solar panels in landfill is unlikely to have an adverse impact on human health, according to co-author Dr.
GreenBiz
MARCH 30, 2020
Traditional strategy constructs don't capture the interconnectedness and complexities of the living ecosystems that companies are inherently entangled in today. Here are suggestions for an update.
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 2, 2020
There's no better time than now to start a garden. Here are some tips for buying seeds and getting started.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 30, 2020
A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles. Aceleron, a UK developer of sustainable and reusable battery solutions, and Eco Charger, a UK expert in electric all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), unveiled their plans to tackle the problem in late March.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 31, 2020
Rarely has such a crucial enterprise for the future of human civilization led to such little commercial success. Long duration energy storage holds great potential for a world in which wind and solar power dominate new power plant additions and gradually overtake other sources of electricity. Wind and solar only produce at certain times, so they need a complementary technology to help fill the gaps.
GreenBiz
APRIL 2, 2020
The benefits of protecting and restoring soil carbon go well beyond any one farm or any one year. But not enough people are taking these steps.
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 2, 2020
In these trying days when social distancing seems to be so hard for so many, perhaps a change of living space is the key to finding some alone time. Designed by the team from Wooden Widget, the Plurt is a lightweight yurt that can be assembled quickly with just a few simple tools.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 1, 2020
The transportation industry, and heavy and light-duty vehicles in particular, uses a significant amount of energy and emits large portions of CO2 every year. This contributes to the greenhouse gas effect. An offset program like UPS’s carbon neutral service , though, can help minimize these emissions, paving the way for a new era of sustainable shipping.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 2, 2020
California grid operator CAISO has been curtailing renewable energy at record levels this year, as the state’s ever-rising share of solar power during daylight hours increasingly outpaces electricity demand. Adding to its challenges, the grid operator is now contending with falling power demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a shelter-in-place order and ordered a halt to all non-essential work on March 17, and Gov.
GreenBiz
MARCH 31, 2020
How efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19 have reflected air quality in the San Francisco Bay area.
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 2, 2020
In its latest example of circular construction, Dutch architecture firm cepezed has completed Building D(emountable), a modern structure that can be fully dismounted in the heart of Delft.
Green Business Bureau
MARCH 30, 2020
There are many business advantages of running a sustainable business, but getting there is not easy and often starts with engaging employees to create a green company culture. Companies need an official sustainability program that guides green teams and enables employees to implement the green initiatives that best suit their business. Green teams are common in companies committed to sustainability.
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 2, 2020
Spanish power group Iberdrola, one of the world's largest investors in clean-energy projects, pledged to ramp up its investments in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. Iberdrola’s total investments in 2020 will hit €10 billion ($10.7 billion), up from €8.15 billion last year, as it barrels ahead with its 9-gigawatt portfolio of projects under construction, half of that capacity due for completion before the year's end.
GreenBiz
APRIL 1, 2020
The output of desalination plants is a mere fraction of what it the world could use. Using the sun to convert seawater into drinking water could be key.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 31, 2020
Project Blu is transforming waste into comfy pet beds, stylish collars and fun toys for Fido and Fluffy.
Forbes Green Tech
MARCH 31, 2020
Epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley calls for increased surveillance of viruses in areas where they are prone to emerge—deforested areas and environments under stress from climate change.
Charged
MARCH 31, 2020
The debate over hydrogen fuel cells refuses to go away. The founders of Tesla considered hydrogen and other energy storage media before deciding that batteries were the best choice for electric powertrains, and have explained their reasoning in great detail several times since. Toyota , on the other hand, continues to insist that fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will someday overtake battery-electric vehicles (BEVs).
GreenBiz
APRIL 3, 2020
People are returning to work and their daily lives but there is a lot companies must do to resume their normal productions and respond to the economic effects of the crisis.
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 3, 2020
PANGAIA creates fabrics that are responsibly made to the benefit of the environment and your wardrobe.
Greentown Labs
APRIL 2, 2020
Kevin Gill / Flickr Creative Commons. At Greentown Labs, we are in awe of how our members and partners have mobilized their technologies, resources, and connections to fight the spread of COVID-19. Innovation and a strong sense of community are crucial to navigating this unprecedented time—please help us celebrate these companies that are stepping up to the challenge.
Charged
APRIL 1, 2020
The popular discussion of EVs tends to center on range, and this has led battery makers to focus on increasing energy density—some would say, at the expense of other equally important attributes such as longevity and safety. Chinese EV giant BYD has introduced a new Blade Battery, which is designed to “bring battery safety back to the forefront.”. At an online launch event, BYD highlighted a video of the Blade Battery undergoing a nail penetration test, which is considered a rigorous way to test
GreenBiz
MARCH 30, 2020
Applications in packaging and other products are beginning to gain momentum.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 30, 2020
Los Angeles-based EYRC Architects has tucked an undeniably chic home into a remote corner of the Californian desert.
Impact Alpha
MARCH 31, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Mar. 31 – As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, Wemy’s products have been flying off local shelves, as families stock up on supplies for a two-week, government-imposed lockdown. The Nigerian personal hygiene products company sells locally made diapers, feminine products and sanitary wipes, often at a lower cost than imported products. Few businesses could.
Charged
MARCH 31, 2020
Spain has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 virus. Now SEAT, the Spanish subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has adapted an auto assembly line to manufacture ventilators. Since the emergence of the pandemic, SEAT has launched several initiatives to produce material and devices in high demand by hospitals, including ventilators. A team of engineers designed some 13 prototypes before settling on a definitive model.
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