Green Ammonia – Potential as an Energy Carrier and Beyond
CleanTech Group
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The world is categorically dependent on ammonia. Today, half the world’s food production depends on it for increasing crop yield, resulting in a.
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Los Angeles’ Zero Emissions Roadmap To 2028
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Los Angeles. 2028. The Summer Olympics return for their third trip. The Olympic Committee has fulfilled their promise to only use recycled materials. An easy promise in a city with so much existing Olympic Infrastructure. But will the Olympians be able to breathe? Will Los Angeles, America’s manufacturing hub, be forced to shut down factories (and the ports!
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Nuclear Power Does Slow Climate Change
Jim Conca
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Why are we trying to close nuclear plants that have been relicensed as safe for another 20 yrs? To save a penny to spend on renewables and say that helps climate change? As all climate scientists agree, prematurely closing nuclear plants is bad for the climate. And it doesn’t save any money at all.
NASA’s All-Electric X-57 Experimental Plane Debut With Interview
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
NASA received its all-electric experimental plane recently, the X-57, from Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of San Luis Obispo, CA. Based on the Tecnam P2006T, an Italian 4-seat twin engine light aircraft, the X-57 utilizes distributed propulsion wings with multiple small, electric motors.
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.
Fossil fuel divestment might just increase carbon emissions, not lower them
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
International oil companies have been the main target of the global divestment movement. National oil companies on the other hand, are often spared, even though they have a higher carbon footprint on average.
Honda turns up the voltage in Europe: another new EV, no more diesels, no more hydrogen
Charged
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Red-blooded Americans were disappointed at Honda’s announcement that its new Honda E city car will not be coming to the US , but we have to compliment the company on its electrifying plans for the European market. The E is scheduled to go on sale on the Continent in summer 2020 with a $33,000 price tag, and the automaker says it’s working on a second EV to be launched in 2022.
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Solar and battery storage: A clean solution to a dirty problem
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Revolution is possible in the next few years to develop products and business models that can replace privately operated back-up generators at scale.
India To Achieve 200 Gigawatts Of Renewable Energy Capacity By 2022
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The Indian Minister of New and Renewable Energy has expressed confidence that the country will overachieve on its target to have 175 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity operational by.
Fight or switch? How the low-carbon transition is disrupting fossil fuel politics
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Global fossil fuel and overall energy consumption are still rising. But the new focus on them shows that the end is near.
Bitter Cold Stops Coal But Nuclear Excels
Jim Conca
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Through thick and thin, extreme hot or extreme cold, Bomb Cyclones and Polar Vortexes, this nuclear plant never seems to stop producing over 9 billion kWhs of energy every year, enough to power Seattle. The same with all other nuclear plants in America. Not so much with coal and gas.
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.
Prefab homes on stilts include solar panels, water collection systems and organic gardens
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Bali-based architect Alexis Dornier has unveiled a beautiful, eco-friendly concept for a series of prefabricated homes that are elevated off the landscape on stilts.
Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more resources to enable local planners to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A recent survey by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), revealed that even though 79% of respondents agreed that climate action should be a top priority for the profession, only 17% felt their nation’s planning system or policy framework was well equipped enough to deal with the current climate crisis.
7 urban air mobility companies to watch
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Think ride-hailing flying taxis, electric multicopters and passenger drones that can be summoned with an app.
Vulnerable communities face larger threats under EPA’s proposed science rule
Grist
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Scientists across the country expressed alarm this month over a leaked proposal that details a potential Environmental Protection Agency policy that could significantly limit what research it uses to create public health regulations. The draft obtained by the New York Times is a revision of a draft released in April 2018 in which the agency called for transparency in scientific data, including people’s private health information.
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.
This tiny farmhouse features a quaint reading nook
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
New York-based tiny home builder Willowbee Tiny Homes has managed to combine a comfy farmhouse aesthetic with a sophisticated and space-efficient tiny home.
Investigation reveals almost 130,000 tonnes of carpet incinerated annually
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Carpet waste is a huge issue in UK, as an area the size of Birmingham is thrown away every year. Carpet Recycling UK, a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling, oversees 73% of diverted carpet waste being sent to incineration at an approximate climate cost of £16.5 million a year to society. Less than 2% of carpet waste is actually recycled. 90% of British people have carpet in their homes and almost two-thirds want action by the UK government to address this waste stream, accordi
Why climate and sustainability professionals need to take the next step in our evolution
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Sustainability professionals need to demonstrate the value they can bring to the highest levels of their organization. Simply put, we’re not there yet.
Pennsylvania Communities Grow Wary of Worsening Air Pollution as Petrochemical Industry Arrives
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Read time: 9 mins While the Ohio River Valley, long home to the coal and steel industries, is no stranger to air pollution, the region’s natural gas boom and burgeoning petrochemical industry threaten to erase the gains of recent decades. Concerns about air quality, which has already begun declining nationally since 2016 , are growing rapidly for those living in the shadow of Shell’s $6 billion plastics plant under construction along the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania’s Beaver County.
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?
These ultra-cool, vintage-style travel trailers can go off the grid for a week
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Handcrafted in California by Bowlus Road Chief, these aluminum-clad travel trailers offer race car-inspired aerodynamics that provide the smoothest ride possible. Additionally, the incredible campers can even go off the grid for various periods of time before needing recharged.
EU and US prevent vital protections for endangered mako sharks
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Conservationists expressed shock and distress on 25 November at the news that the European Union and the United States were the main obstacles to the adoption of urgently needed protections for mako sharks at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), despite long promoting science-based shark conservation.
Barack Obama on climate, equity and overconsumption
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
The former president opens up about the urgency of the crisis and what he sees as the disconnect between our stated values and our actions.
The largest solar panel manufacturers in the United States by capacity
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The U.S. solar panel manufacturing market isn’t the biggest in the world by any means, but it is growing. Many global names set up shop in the country in 2019 to help push the United States to bigger domestic capacity numbers. Here are the Top 10 largest solar panel assembly facilities in the United States… The post The largest solar panel manufacturers in the United States by capacity appeared first on Solar Power World.
Architects design giant air purifying towers to fight Delhis air pollution
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Developed using the principles of aerodynamics, the A?ra air purifiers rely on a curved shape and air pressure differentials to intake polluted air and produce cool, clean air.
Waste heat reuse and CO2-neutral energy supply concept among winners of German energy efficiency awards
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Investments in climate protection and energy efficiency are worthwhile, even from an economic point of view – a verdict that appears amply demonstrated by the winners of the four categories of this year’s Energy Efficiency Award, an annual prize presented by the German Energy Agency ( Deutsche Energie-Agentur , or dena ) to companies that pursue innovative and highly successful ways of reducing energy consumption and harmful emissions.
'Wake-up call': Europe off track on all Sustainable Development Goals, report warns
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
UN-backed assessment urges incoming EU Commission to place the SDG agenda front and centre of its policies and investment strategies.
Rivian to provide skateboard chassis for electric Lincoln SUV
Charged
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Last November, Rivian turned heads with its prototype pickup and SUV. Among those impressed was Ford, which invested $500 million in the EV startup and said it would use Rivian’s custom “skateboard” chassis, which includes electric motors, batteries, controls and suspension, to develop its own EV. Now Ford has announced that its first skateboard vehicle will be an all-wheel-drive Lincoln SUV, to be launched in mid-2022 (remember, Rivian plans to begin production of its own R1S SUV in early 2021)
Squirrel Park turns shipping containers into affordable housing units
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
In recent years, shipping container architecture has been moving forward as a real-world solution for affordable housing.
Mediterranean forests at risk
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Mediterranean shrubs burning during an experimental fire (image credit: M. Jaime Baeza). Fires combined with climate change may convert forests into open landscapes. Climate change is expected to increase the chance and intensity of drought around the Mediterranean basin. According to the collaborative work developed by a group of empirical and theoretical scientists from Utrecht University, the University of Alicante and other Dutch and Spanish universities, the increased aridity will make Medi
How wildfires have and will continue to shape our future
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 23, 2019
California has long dominated the headlines about wildfires — but other regions are experiencing fires more often.
NYSEIA applauds NYSERDA plan to extend and expand NY-Sun program
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
NYSERDA filed a petition with the Public Service Commission on November 25 to extend and expand the NY-Sun Program. Members of the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) are encouraged by this action. Since 2014, NY-Sun has incentivized development of more than 1 GWDC of solar energy projects, helping to drive investment in the… The post NYSEIA applauds NYSERDA plan to extend and expand NY-Sun program appeared first on Solar Power World.
Architecture students design and build a LEED Platinum smart home in Kansas
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The group not only accomplished their goal of a LEED Platinum-certified house but also created the program’s first fully integrated smart house.
Leftover grain from breweries could be converted into fuel for homes
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
A Queen’s University Belfast researcher has developed a seemingly low cost technique to convert left over barley from alcohol breweries into carbon, which could be used as a renewable fuel for homes in winter, charcoal for summer barbecues or water filters in developing countries. Breweries in the EU throw out around 3.4 million tons of unspent grain every year, weighing the equivalent of 500,000 elephants.
Why today's turkey is more affordable and sustainable than it was in the 1970s
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Scientific developments and innovation has produced more turkey for a larger population using fewer of our natural resources.
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