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Albania’s first floating solar plant starts commercial operations

Renewable Energy World

European renewable energy generator Statkraft, in collaboration with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun, has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar project in Albania. The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its 72-MW Banja hydropower plant. After the successful completion of the first floating solar unit and connection to the grid, the plant is now generating renewable energy and injecting the power into the Albanian nationa

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish? Elsa Wenzel. Tue, 06/08/2021 - 02:12. Put down that beet-juice burger. The next big wave in plant-based protein is fake fish. Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood.

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Wyoming To Lead The Coal-To-Nuclear Transition

Jim Conca

States like Wyoming and Montana are evaluating replacing coal with nuclear and Bill Gates’ TerraPower, has partnered with GE Hitachi, Bechtel, Energy Northwest, Duke Energy, DOE and the State of Wyoming to do just that with their new 345MW fast reactor with a molten salt-based energy storage system.

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Oyasai Crayons are a plant-based coloring option made from food waste

Inhabitat - Innovation

In an effort to produce options that are more sustainable, a Japanese company has found a way to make the ubiquitous crayon with all-natural ingredients.

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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.

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Rudolph Libbe Group to lead construction on First Solar’s new U.S. manufacturing plant

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The Rudolph Libbe Group will serve as design/build contractor for First Solar Inc.'s new $680 million solar module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio. Construction is expected to begin this summer on the 1.8 million-square-foot facility, which will be one of the most advanced of its kind in the solar industry. The facility is scheduled to commence operations in the first half of 2023.

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Electrification could squeeze CO2 out of industrial supply chains

GreenBiz

Electrification could squeeze CO2 out of industrial supply chains. Jean Haggerty. Wed, 06/09/2021 - 00:10. In a net-zero carbon world, the low-carbon solution wins. With this in mind, the remaining years of this decade will be defined by tackling value chain emissions. These Scope 3 emissions often are seen as the third rail of climate policy. Right now, the corporate gold standard is net zero well before 2050, and companies at the net-zero forefront are saying that they want to halve their Scop

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This Tasmanian farmhouse has a ceiling insulated with local wool

Inhabitat - Innovation

Found on a sheep farm in the rural landscape of Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia, this modern farmhouse addresses sustainability and tradition in its design.

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NanoGraf Reaches Energy-Density Milestone for its Lithium-Ion Battery Material

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Record-setting breakthrough in energy density of silicon anode cells enable longer-lasting, lighter weight, and shortened charge cycles for consumer electronics, electric vehicles, military equipment and more.

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8 Simple Ways to Improve the Water Quality in Your Home

U.S. Green Technology

Everybody wants access to the best and cleanest water possible, but it’s no secret that declining water quality is a growing problem around the globe. Many communities across the country are experiencing issues with contaminated water, and the worst part is that they often don’t know about it until long after the contamination occurs. Since. The post 8 Simple Ways to Improve the Water Quality in Your Home appeared first on U.S.

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Green Business Bureau Opens Up Texas Office in Houston

Green Business Bureau

Local GBB Team Launches “Go Green Woodlands” Program to Make the Woodlands Business Community the Greenest in the Country. Green Business Bureau (GBB) has opened up a local office in Houston, Texas to provide the state with local support for the GBB’s sustainability management solutions and green business certification program. The Green Business Bureau online platform helps businesses of all sizes become more sustainable and guides them in achieving certified levels of improved business sustain

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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.

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Lake life suffers from declining oxygen levels

Inhabitat - Innovation

Fish are struggling to breathe and algal blooms flourish in lakes around the country, thanks to a drastic decrease in oxygen levels.

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SIBA's Energy Storage System (ESS) Fuses

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SIBA's Energy Storage System (ESS) fuses are specifically designed and tested for the stringent requirements of ESS applications and are utilized by large OEM's globally. We are constantly developing new technology for various industries, and we have recently introduced several new product lines, including our specialized ESS fuses from 400 Volt to 1500 Volt with the highest breaking capacity and lowest L/R in the industry, and SSK wind and solar application fuses up to 40.5kV.

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The City Is the Solution: Celebrating Jaime Lerner

The City Fix

Jaime Lerner passed away on May 27, 2021. A world-renowned Brazilian urbanist, he was three times mayor of Curitiba and two times governor of the southern state of Paraná. Besides his great ideas, he was a very kind person and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Aqua Pro: Keeping Drains Clean and Water Supplies Safe With 100% Organic Cleaning Solutions

Green Business Bureau

Aqua Pro is a reseller of BioOne, an organic, bacterial-based drain cleaner formulated to naturally clear pipes, leach fields , grease traps, pump stations and more. EPA-approved as a Safer Choice alternative, BioOne triumphs over the caustic cleaning products out on the market today without forfeiting quality or performance. What Goes Down Sticks Around.

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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?

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UN launches program to reverse "triple environmental emergency"

Inhabitat - Innovation

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to combat three crises: biodiversity loss, climate change and mounting pollution.

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V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) Technology Market Worth US$ 17.43 Bn By 2027

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The vehicle to grid technology market will exhibit a humongous CAGR of 48 percent in the given projection period and is expected to reach US$ 17.43 billion by 2027.

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6 Crucial Benefits of Building a Solar Powered Home

U.S. Green Technology

There is no denying that photovoltaic or solar technology is becoming more and more popular. So much so that we are seeing an increasing number of solar-powered houses and the city government incentivizing such homes. Why Go Solar-powered? In case you are unaware, the solar energy source is plenty wherever you go. Wherever the sunlight. The post 6 Crucial Benefits of Building a Solar Powered Home appeared first on U.S.

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Tallying the financial risks of biodiversity loss

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, June 8 – Mandatory climate reporting is coming, as companies and governments coalesce around the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure. Just. The post Tallying the financial risks of biodiversity loss appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Climate change threatens Maine blueberries

Inhabitat - Innovation

Maine blueberries and the farmers who harvest them could be some of the latest victims of climate change.

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Navisun Becomes a Sponsor of SEIA & SEPA Solar and Energy Storage Northeast Conference

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Navisun is a Kilowatt Sponsor of the Solar and Energy Storage Northeast Conference being held in Boston, June 9-10th.

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Largest agrivoltaic research project in U.S. advances renewable energy while empowering local farmers

Solar Power World

The global installed capacity of agrivoltaics, or the co-development of the same area of land for both solar power and agriculture, has grown rapidly from about 5 MW in 2012 to approximately 2,900 MW in 2020. One of the largest driving factors for this growth is the need to continue to build solar projects to… The post Largest agrivoltaic research project in U.S. advances renewable energy while empowering local farmers appeared first on Solar Power World.

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SparkCharge unveils next-gen mobile EV charger and new monthly charging offer

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SparkCharge , the provider of a novel mobile charging service, has released a next-generation mobile charging system, the RoadieCCS, as well as ChargeUp, a new charging delivery service, that “promises to charge a vehicle wherever it is for just $25 per month.”. “Being able to have your EV charged whenever and wherever you’d like takes away the time wasted at chargers, and eliminates the worry of finding a charger that isn’t out of order,” said Josh Aviv, SparkCharge’s CEO and founder.

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EU plastic ban to go into effect July 3

Inhabitat - Innovation

The ban will end sales of plastic bottles, food containers, cotton swabs and more.

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4th International Conference on Food and Nutrition

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BioLEAGUES and Universal Society of Food and Nutrition is excited to invite all the experts, professionals, officials, practitioners, researchers, experimenters, scholars and others from different parts of the world, who are in the field of Food and Nutrition industries to participate in 4th International Conference on Food and Nutrition, scheduled to be held on the 23rd -24th September 2021 in Singapore.

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Yes, impact-first catalytic capital is still needed for early-stage climate solutions

Impact Alpha

Climate technologies have become better and more affordable. Renewable energy can compete on cost with power from coal and natural-gas plants. The improving. The post Yes, impact-first catalytic capital is still needed for early-stage climate solutions appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Tesla grants $3 million to Dalhousie University for advanced battery research

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Dalhousie University researcher and lithium-ion battery pioneer Jeff Dahn has been cooperating with Tesla since 2016, and the partnership has already resulted in significant progress that Tesla hopes will lead to the development of its vaunted million-mile battery pack. Now Professor Dahn, along with his Dalhousie colleagues Chongyin Yang and Michael Metzger, have received a grant of $3.1 million from Tesla, and another, for $2.9 million, from Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research C

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New plant-derived polymer could replace single-use plastics

Inhabitat - Innovation

A new plastic made from plant proteins could replace single-use plastics made from fossil fuels.

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DuPont Introduces DuPont™ Tedlar® Photovoltaic Rescue Tape

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New photovoltaic backsheet repair solution extends operational lifetime of solar panels

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It’s not just your imagination — ticks are out of control this year

Grist

Not long ago, I went on a walk with some friends through a field near my house in upstate New York. When we stopped for a break, something moving on my pants caught my eye. There were about a dozen reddish-brown ticks crawling up my legs. I looked closer and found ticks tangled in my socks, latched on to the insides of my shoes, hanging by hooked legs to the backs of my knees.

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Moving to higher voltages in EVs: The implications on capacitor selection

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Sponsored by Knowles Precision Devices. EV manufacturers are beginning to redesign their vehicles to make the switch from the 400 V battery systems widely used today to 800 V battery systems. Just like engineers faced challenges when moving from the standard 12 V batteries used in combustion vehicles to the higher voltage battery systems used in today’s EVs, operating at 800 V presents its own unique set of engineering challenges.

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Keystone XL oil pipeline is canceled

Inhabitat - Innovation

TC Energy announced Wednesday that it is officially terminating its Keystone XL oil pipeline.

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AEP OnSite Partners signs LOI to develop solar field to power cryptocurrency mining

Renewable Energy World

Sangha Systems, developers of an 82-MW cryptocurrency mining facility at a former steel mill in Hennepin, Illinois announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with AEP OnSite Partners to develop a 2 – 5-MW behind-the-meter solar power array to begin to migrate its electricity consumption towards clean energy. Sangha Systems, through its subsidiary 82 River North, said it will generate additional value by using sensor technology to track and trace every kilowatt-hour flowing between the

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It’s raining ‘forever chemicals’ in the Great Lakes

Grist

In northern Michigan, across rolling sand dunes and a picturesque village situated on Lake Michigan, it is raining toxic PFAS chemicals. No, really. It is. A team of U.S. and Canadian scientists analyzed rainfall at six sites across the Great Lakes region and found high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances , or PFAS, at all the sites, including, surprisingly, rural Michigan.

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Thomas Built Buses delivers 50th Proterra Powered electric school bus

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Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, vehicle dealer Sonny Merryman and commercial EV manufacturer Proterra recently celebrated the delivery of the 50th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus. The milestone delivery went to Loudon County Public Schools in Virginia as part of Dominion Energy’s Electric School Bus Initiative.