The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This makes it difficult to invest in green practices that may have upfront costs but long-term benefits. Through investment, countries can help support renewable energy, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Through reform, we can create a more resilient and environmentally friendly food system.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 20, 2022

4-County is using over $35 million in funding secured from the Rural Digital Opportunity Funds (RDOF), its own investments and millions in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Funding to expand the Fastnet Fiber programme. The fiber network is a foundation by the co-op to offer other smart city services as well.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 7, 2022

Think of us as a nonprofit VC: First the investor part: We invest $300,000 (for growth strategy development) or $600,000 (for project deployment) to companies across six systems – water, food and agriculture, nature-based solutions, energy, mobility, and the circular economy. Climate resilience, zero carbon, and the built environment.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 8, 2024

Citing European policymaking and mandates for vehicle electrification, Fitzgerald says that signals are now being sent to OEMs to “invest billions and billions of dollars in battery manufacturing and EV lines. But for five of those 10 years, most utilities said ‘It’s not a big deal. If they come, we’ll manage it.’”

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Smart Energy International

MAY 31, 2022

From detecting new EV assets on the grid and water leaks in the distribution system to creating sustainable smart cities and a resilient, reliable grid, the Itron Inspire sessions will cover a range of topics for utilities to consider. Multi-purpose network solutions. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 9, 2023

One of the latest announcement’s coming out of Biden’s infrastructure law is an investment aiming to spur smart water and water efficiency projects in the US. billion for Reclamation water infrastructure projects over the next five years to advance drought resilience and expand access to clean water for families, farmers and wildlife.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 6, 2022

The microgrid includes solar panels and battery storage to provide resiliency to the headquarters of a major construction company in Riverdale, California. capabilities from Tantalus, our partnership delivers a comprehensive system to maximize the return on investments being made in microgrids.”. Microgrid solution. Combined solution.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves Roland Hunziker Tue, 10/06/2020 – 01:00 The COVID crisis has exposed our interdependencies and the insufficient preparation of our urban systems for coping with shocks. We need to build resilience into both physical and social structures of our cities.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

GenH is developing a rapidly deployable, fully modular system to electrify non-powered dams and canal heads without construction or investment in any fixed infrastructure. Resiliency + Adaptation. Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal power developer.

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EDF + Business

JULY 30, 2019

You might not be thinking about smart cities, or how the company is working to accelerate technology innovation, eMobility, resilience, and urban sustainability. What exactly is a “smart city”? For a smart city to succeed, we need good data to understand how to optimize infrastructure performance.

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CleanTech San Diego

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Since the first IGF, the effort has resulted in billions of dollars of investments into startup and early-stage companies. “It GridWrap’s Composite WiRe Wrap increases ampacity, the power capacity of existing grid lines, and extends lifespan while also addressing thermal sagging, with no downtime and minimal capital investment.

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CleanTech San Diego

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Since the first IGF, the effort has resulted in billions of dollars of investments into startup and early-stage companies. “It GridWrap’s Composite WiRe Wrap increases ampacity, the power capacity of existing grid lines, and extends lifespan while also addressing thermal sagging, with no downtime and minimal capital investment.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Attendees will learn how asset managers are creating decision support methodologies that assist in repair, replacement and other maintenance decisions by obtaining additional insights into asset performance management, asset strategy and asset investment planning.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 22, 2022

Improvements currently underway include implementing a series of modernisation upgrades to the university’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), security, and fire and life safety systems with a focus on energy efficiency, resiliency and sustainability. In announcing the improvements, David Wilson, Ed.D.,

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

We couldn’t be more proud of our members’ resilience and accomplishments throughout 2020. In December, Smart Cities Dive chose Biobot for its Technology of the Year award. Raise Green launched its clean energy project investment platform , bringing equity crowdfunding to the climatetech industry. SparkCharge raised a $3.3M

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

GreenCom Networks, the Internet-of-things platform provider that’s become a go-to for major European utilities to control solar panels, batteries, electric vehicle chargers and smart home energy loads, has landed another funding round with two new strategic investors that could open new markets. Wednesday’s 12 million euros ($14.5

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Smart Energy International

MAY 9, 2022

The City of Portage, based in Michigan, US, has contracted NORESCO to implement a $1.1 The project aims to improve key city buildings and parks to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. million energy efficiency project.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2020

Digital twins' can spur cross-sector collaboration to dramatically improve the climate resilience of buildings and infrastructure, write Contain's Kevin Reeves and techUK's Tom Henderson. We recognise that new approaches are needed to solve the climate crisis, where human flourishing and economic resilience are primary objectives.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The solution can save end customers more than 35% on their energy costs through managed charging and can save utilities more than 20% annualiSed considering grid infrastructure investments and ongoing management. Early deployments for Itron’s EV charging solutions include two leading domestic and international utilities. .

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Africa’s Green Economy Summit , an official E Fest Cape Town event, to be hosted 22–24 February 2023, will focus on the exciting investment opportunities to accelerate Africa’s adoption of renewable energy, clean transport, and clean technologies, such as green hydrogen, that can effect social change and development. “Our

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The digital twin’s aim is to provide a digital testbed where the impacts of innovations such as smart homes, clean air zones, or neighbourhood growth strategies can be modelled and analysed in a digital environment ahead of investment in the hopes of delivering maximum ROI.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 8, 2020

We’ll debate “Reusable Packaging in the Age of Contagion,” “Can Recycled Plastic Survive Low Oil Prices” and “Repair, Resilience and Customer Engagement.” ” Register here for our half-day event starting at 1 p.m. EDT May 18. Scaling municipal fleets.

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Elemental Excelerator

AUGUST 5, 2020

In fact, from Numina’s curb-level data collection helping cities develop insights into social distancing and mobility behaviors to Kando’s wastewater monitoring technology helping to detect and pinpoint the source of coronavirus outbreaks , it’s clear that climate innovation and public health often go hand-in-hand.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 19, 2021

Co-Founder, Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability . In addition, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from Pratt Institute; a Doctor of Philosophy from City University of New York (CUNY) with a focus on Environmental Psychology, and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. .

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Co-Founder, Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability . In addition, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from Pratt Institute; a Doctor of Philosophy from City University of New York (CUNY) with a focus on Environmental Psychology, and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. .

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

They also are more equipped with the vital skills to adapt and be resilient to climate change when disaster strikes, and to influence how their communities mitigate against it. VC investment in climate tech is growing five times faster than overall VC, with a $60 billion increase in funding over the last seven years. Infrastructure.

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CleanTech San Diego

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Over the program’s first six years of operation, SCEIN member companies have commercialized innovative technologies that are accelerating market transformation in transportation electrification, grid and building decarbonization, energy efficiency, and resiliency. About the Graduating Startups: .

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Co-Founder, Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability . In addition, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from Pratt Institute; a Doctor of Philosophy from City University of New York (CUNY) with a focus on Environmental Psychology, and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. .

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

US President Biden is announcing more than $6 billion in investments meant to make communities across the country more resilient to the impacts of climate change, including by strengthening America’s aging electric grid infrastructure, reducing flood risk to communities, supporting conservation efforts and advancing environmental justice.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

Long inspired by the possibilities of sustainability-first consciousness provide, she was an Impact Analyst for four years at Sonen Capital, an investment firm that prioritizes socio-environmental outcomes in conjunction with financial returns. Mentoring EDF fellows every summer is fun and fulfilling for him. USA AT&T(‘18).

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

In that sense, the final SDG ties in with a convergence of public opinion around the need for all parties to act urgently on critical sustainability issues, particularly climate change, says Joanne Patrick, investment director at Amber Infrastructure and director of the Mayor of London's Energy Efficiency Fund. "We

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