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Verizon Climate Resilience Prize

GreenBiz

in Partnership with GreenBiz Group and the Adrienne Arsht – Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center We envision a world where innovation helps us prepare for tomorrow’s climate. Nature-Based Solution: Solutions that leverage nature or natural systems to advance climate resilience.

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The many faces of energy resilience

GreenBiz

The many faces of energy resilience. Resilience" is a powerful word in 2020. Thinking about the idea of resilience as it relates to equity and energy systems merely as the ability to keep the lights on, however, is missing a powerful opportunity to right the scales of justice. On resilience. Michelle Moore. Do justice.

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Enhancing flood resilience in Brazil with analytics

Envirotec Magazine

A University of Glasgow project that’s increasing community resilience and enhancing the capacity of residents of flood-prone areas in Brazil to take protective action has been announced as an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Celebrating Impact Prize finalist. Flooding in Capivari, Sao Paulo state, in 2015.

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US DOE to fund resilience tech for energy infrastructure

Smart Energy International

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $70 million in funding to support research into resilience technologies to reduce risks to energy infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. Granholm. “As

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SDG&E unveils innovative microgrids in grid resilience bid

Smart Energy International

The ability to remotely operate microgrids, says SDG&E in a release, offers real-time monitoring, faster response to grid events, more efficient energy storage management and enhanced grid resilience.

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Transatlantic collaboration aims to boost resilience of sea walls

Envirotec Magazine

Waves crashing against a sea wall (image credit: Ray-Bilcliff, available on Pexels) A seemingly pioneering research project that aims to strengthen the resilience of sea walls to increased coastal flooding has been launched by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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DISTRIBUTECH 2022 highlights: Resilience and industry innovation

Smart Energy International

Resilience’ was the theme for this year’s iteration of the annual DISTRIBUTECH conference, which saw energy experts and stakeholders networking to solve various challenges within the industry. Jennifer Runyon, senior content director Clarion Events, presents a roundup of DISTRIBUTECH day one.