CleanTechnica

APRIL 30, 2020

The Trump administration seems not to care that we are headed toward climate catastrophe with carbon dioxide pollution driving global average temperatures up some 6 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and rendering places that hundreds of millions of people call home virtually unlivable. This monumental disregard for human health and well-being underpins the administration’s senseless rollback of clean car and fuel economy standards, being published today in the Federal Register.

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GreenBiz

MAY 1, 2020

Here's what real benefits for workers and communities can look like, as laid out by Circle Economy.

Resilience 515

Resilience 515

Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 28, 2020

Scientists at the Tampa-based aquarium successfully reproduced ridged cactus coral for the first time, and caught the process in a magical video. Since a major disease outbreak attacked Florida’s coral reefs in 2014, scientists from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and NOAA Fisheries.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 30, 2020

The modern American nuclear power industry is not known for its punctuality, but the spread of a tenacious virus certainly doesn't help. Utility Southern Company reported Thursday that the "COVID-19 pandemic has impacted productivity levels and pace of activity completion" at Vogtle 3 and 4, the only nuclear power plant construction currently underway in the U.S.

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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.

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Charged

APRIL 29, 2020

NASA has released a series of concept images of the X-57 Maxwell electric airplane , showcasing aspects of its final Mod IV configuration during different flight modes. The artist’s concept image shows the Maxwell in its final configuration. This configuration, known as Mod IV, features a high-aspect ratio wing, relocation of the cruise motors to the wingtips, and 12 smaller high-lift motors with propellers for takeoff and landing.

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Electricity 140

GreenBiz

APRIL 30, 2020

It’s not just about carbon removal, it’s about creating or preserving economic opportunities in rural communities.

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Carbon 533

Forbes Green Tech

APRIL 29, 2020

The invention enabling it? Bioceramic, the same material used to coat pipe and knee joint replacements and found in NFL quarterback Tom Brady’s TB12 “recovery sleepwear” clothing.

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Charged

APRIL 28, 2020

FreeWire Technologies, a provider of “power solutions for the grid edge,” has closed a $25-million Series B and venture debt financing round, which was led by existing investor BP Ventures, together with new investors ABB Technology Ventures and Energy Innovation Capital. The financing will support the commercialization of FreeWire’s fast charging technologies.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 29, 2020

With political short-termism aplenty, Canada’s climate leaders are private companies.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 29, 2020

Under the ethos of creating great architecture that is more accessible, affordable and sustainable, the dwellings are powerhouses of energy-efficiency, and they have a nature-based focus that encourages biophilic living.

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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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Forbes Green Tech

APRIL 27, 2020

Six weeks ago, with U.S. stock indices and Tesla shares plunging, the odds Musk would achieve the first tranche of his 12-part $55 billion compensation package looked slim. Things have changed.

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Packaging 134

Impact Alpha

APRIL 28, 2020

ImpactAlpha, April 28 – Singapore-based Circulate Capital spun off from Closed Loop Partners two years ago to tackle plastic waste in Asia. Five countries are responsible for half of the plastic waste that ends up in oceans worldwide and Circulate founder Rob Kaplan wanted to seize the “opportunity to build new value chains out of. The post Circulate Capital invests in plastic recyclers in India and Indonesia appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2020

Amidst the global COVID-19 crisis, there have also been glimmers of hope. A significant one is its impact on climate change. It’s estimated that global carbon emissions from the fossil fuel industry could fall by 2.5 billion tonnes in 2020. U.K. road travel has fallen to 1955 levels and the number of flights operating worldwide has fallen by about 40 percent.

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Fossil fuels Sustainability Climate change Carbon 514

Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 30, 2020

Airstream's latest model, the Atlas 2020 is a stunning design that features a rooftop solar array and luxurious interior living space.

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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.

Sustainability

Forbes Green Tech

APRIL 26, 2020

Fusion is energy's boy who cried wolf. It’s been just around the corner for so long that people can't believe it’s just around the corner now.

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Energy Energy 143

Impact Alpha

APRIL 30, 2020

ImpactAlpha, April 30 – A health crisis shattered families, quarantined communities, closed borders and shut down businesses. Lenders pulled in their horns, figuring shellshocked borrowers would default on their loans and they would be unable to make new ones. They were wrong. When BRAC Microfinance returned to Liberia and Sierra Leone after the months-long shutdowns.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 29, 2020

Buckle up: this year will be rough, but this road trip still looks promising.

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Electric vehicle Electricity Transportation 545

Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 28, 2020

An inspiring beacon of humanitarian architecture has arrived to one of the poorest and most remote regions of Nepal — the new Bayalpata Hospital in Accham.

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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?

Carbon

Forbes Green Tech

APRIL 30, 2020

COVID-19 has infected millions and hundreds of thousands are dead. Policymakers are responding by injecting trillions of dollars to help the sputtering economy. But for economic and environmental reasons, one sector should not receive a taxpayer bailout – the oil and gas industry.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 27, 2020

The Tennessee Valley Authority has selected First Solar and Origis Energy to develop 212 MWAC of solar power to fulfill the Knoxville Utilities Board’s March 2020 commitment to new renewable energy. KUB is using the TVA Green Invest program to produce carbon-free energy equivalent to 8% of KUB’s annual electric load. “We launched Green Invest to help local… The post TVA selects First Solar and Origis Energy for 212-MW solar development pipeline appeared first on Solar Power World.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2020

To repair our economy and ensure its resilience, we can — and we must — solve for public and planetary health at the same time.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 27, 2020

TEKE Architects' modular, sustainable and off-grid MU50 Home takes all of the complications out of DIY home design!

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Sustainability 360

Forbes Green Tech

MAY 1, 2020

The billionaire CEO issued a string of erratic comments, including lyrics from “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and plans to sell his possessions.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 27, 2020

According to the Q1 2020 U.S. PV Leaderboard report by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Q CELLS has the top market share in both the residential and commercial solar module markets in the United States. Q CELLS nearly doubled its market share in the U.S. residential market in 2019 to 25.2%, a marked increase from the… The post Q CELLS is most popular panel brand for residential and commercial markets in United States appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Power 115

GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2020

It's no coincidence that new diseases have risen as more ecosystems have vanished.

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Biodiversity 496

Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 1, 2020

Make yourself a sustainable cup of coffee with design Samson Chung's Kork Kafeware collection, a range of eco-friendly cork coffee products.

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Plastics Waste Waste Sustainability 284

Forbes Green Tech

APRIL 25, 2020

A lot of the personal protective equipment, the masks and gloves and other medical equipment, is plastic, and much of it is being thrown carelessly away.

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Plastics Waste Waste 119

Solar Power World

MAY 1, 2020

Solaria’s Pure Black™ Power XT 400W delivers beauty, power and performance. Available in DC and AC versions. By Suvi Sharma, CEO, Solaria Corporation When we started Solaria over twenty years ago, we didn’t presume to imagine a future where in 2020, we would be producing a 400-watt solar panel that looks like a beautiful sheet… The post Transforming Roofs into Power Plants <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>Solaria® New PowerXT®

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Solar Power 112

GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2020

Coronavirus has caused unemployment to skyrocket. Tree restoration could be a cost-effective way to put Americans back to work.

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Carbon Politics Policy 410

Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 29, 2020

Eastwatch House is a highly durable home that also takes advantage of passive solar conditions to reduce energy demands.

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Charged

MAY 1, 2020

Scientists at the Toyohashi University of Technology have made an active sulfur material and carbon nanofiber (CNF) composite using a low-cost liquid phase process. Their paper, published in the American Chemical Society’s ACS Applied Energy Materials , claims that all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries using a sulfur-CNF composite material show higher discharge capacity and better cycle stability than lithium-ion batteries.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 29, 2020

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds at the University of Washington, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Toledo have together formed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium (US-MAP), which will work to accelerate commercialization of perovskite technologies.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2020

Our biennial report on the jobs of corporate sustainability execs showed significant process, at least until the virus hit.

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Sustainability 526