Climate-KIC
JUNE 6, 2018
Could this pioneering ‘liquid air’ project can help store excess electricity? Who is transforming air pollution into talk-provoking art? And, how can buildings go net-zero emissions by 2030? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. ‘Outperforming’: Green economy market cap now matches fossil fuel industry There is a growing body […].
Sighten
JUNE 5, 2018
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a study evaluating the accuracy of Sighten’s automated shading tool, showing that Sighten remote shading estimates are nearly identical to measurements taken on site. The Department of Energy-affiliated lab found that Sighten's shading tool generated the most accurate shading estimates of all software applications evaluated by NREL to date.
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Treehugger - Technology
JUNE 7, 2018
This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project.
AFN Sustainable Protein
JUNE 4, 2018
What does a meat company, in the business of raising and slaughtering animals for food, do when startups start developing disruptive technologies that cut out the need for animals? In the case of leading US meat supplier Tyson Foods, it invests in them. Through its year-and-a-half-old venture arm Tyson Ventures, the meat company has invested in three companies manufacturing meat and meat-like products without animals.
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.
Climate-KIC
JUNE 3, 2018
Air Hack was hosted by Makerversity at Somerset House in London last week. The event brought together designers, makers, activists, and technologists to pitch innovative ways to address air pollution. The Guardian reported that London reached the legal air pollution limit just one month into the new year and toxic air has been at illegal […]. The post Tools for change: Air Hack exhibition appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Jim Conca
JUNE 2, 2018
Trump imposed tariffs on the most important metals in modern society – aluminum and steel. This will hit all of society, but energy particularly hard. Wind energy needs 500 tons of steel per MW, while solar needs 1,600 tons of steel. And renewables are growing in Red States fastest of all.
AFN Sustainable Protein
JUNE 4, 2018
What does a meat company, in the business of raising and slaughtering animals for food, do when startups start developing disruptive technologies that cut out the need for animals? In the case of leading US meat supplier Tyson Foods, it invests in them. Through its year-and-a-half-old venture arm Tyson Ventures, the meat company has invested in three companies manufacturing meat and meat-like products without animals.
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