Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 1, 2020

Launched in Australia in 2011, Silo was heralded. Locally sourced and recycled materials by Nina+Co decorate the London location of Silo, a zero-waste restaurant focused on sustainability.

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Waste Waste Recycled materials Sustainability 193

TechXplore

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it had survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant was shut down again Monday due to an equipment problem, its operator said.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2021

With investors driving environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, the field has grown by more than 228 percent, from just 29 CSOs in 2011 to 95 CSOs in 2021. Women hold 54 percent of CSO positions, up from 28 percent in 2011. Today there are: More CSOs who have more influence. Who occupies the CSO job also has changed.

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Sustainability Climate change Politics Government 248

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2021

Japan has ended years of speculation over the fate of radioactive wastewater stored in tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 disaster. The main source of radioactive contamination is the residual nuclear fuel from the three nuclear reactors which overheated during the 2011 disaster.

Energy Monitor 264

Energy Monitor Seafood Building Energy Monitoring Government 264

ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Geoscientific studies done in 2011 to 2012 at the Chachimbiro geothermal site in the Imbabura province in northern Ecuador indicate a resource with temperatures of 225 to 235 C. Further studies were then done, culminating in an exploratory well PEC1 that was drilled to a depth of 2000 meters.

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Energy Monitor Geothermal power Construction Government 98

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 27, 2020

BlackRock launched its first equity fund targeting renewables in 2011; since then it’s played a major role in convincing institutional investors — think pension plans, insurance companies and endowments — to look at wind and solar like they would any other infrastructure asset: boring, safe, predictably lucrative.

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Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 246

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Today, the US produces over 23 times as much solar power as in 2011, enough to power more than 12 million average American homes. Other key findings of the study include: The US has nearly tripled its wind power capacity since 2011, enough to energise more than 31 million homes. In 2015, 12% of all U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It also meets international standards (BS-EN 413-1:2011, ASTM C270-10, AS 1012/AS 3700), presenting an eco-friendly alternative for energy-efficient and sustainable construction.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It has reduced its direct emissions by 70 percent since 2011, with a pledge to reach 90 percent by 2040. Another business consulting heavyweight, Bain & Company, was declared carbon neutral by Natural Capital Partners in 2012. So far, it has delivered about $335 million.).

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Carbon Carbon-neutral Organic Agriculture 428

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

The study shows that an eight year old child (born in 2011) could die up to six months early if exposed over their lifetimes to air pollution, even taking into account the anticipated reduction in air pollution from 2011 to 2030. The study found Bristol had higher levels of PM2.5 and NO2 (without cut-off).

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Pollution Health Government Politics 209

POWER Magazine

MARCH 17, 2024

The world’s largest nuclear power plant, among the facilities taken offline after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan, could be nearing a restart. Japanese media reported that on March 14, […] The post Japan Could Be Nearing Restart of World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Nuclear Power 141

Nuclear Power 141

GreenBiz

JULY 16, 2020

Stokes founded her first electronics recycling organization in 2011 as a social purpose corporation and later sold Homeboy Industries. "The numbers will never scale until collection is scaled," long-time electronics recycling executive Kabira Stokes told me when I chatted with her earlier this week.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

recycled – the highest recycling rate recorded since the start of the current series in 2011. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) published the Scottish Waste From All Sources 2022 Official Statistics on 26 March, which provide details on waste from Scottish households, businesses and public services. million tonnes.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Renewable energy continues to become more popular across the United States, with wind power production nearly tripling since 2011 and solar power production multiplying by 23 times in the same time period.

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Solar Power Wind power Energy Energy 145

CleanTech Group

AUGUST 2, 2019

The 2011 earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident triggered a major overhaul of the energy market in Japan. One of the largest economies in the world and the fourth largest consumer of electricity, Japan has long been a recognized leader in energy technology development.

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Energy Energy Innovation Technology 136

ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This is particularly important for Tsuchiyu Onsen, which is only forty kilometers from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, as the nuclear disaster in 2011 had long driven tourists away from the area. Thousands of people from across the country now visit to learn about how the geothermal power plant works.

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Geothermal power Nuclear Power Energy Energy 105

Financial Times: Energy

AUGUST 5, 2024

Fine and compensation payment close investigation over alleged bribery of Congolese public official by a business partner in 2011

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

million tonnes of CO2 equivalent from 2011. achieved in 2011. The amount of Scottish household waste landfilled in 2020 was 660,000 tonnes, a reduction of 98,000 tonnes (13.0%) from 2019, and a reduction 794,000 tonnes (54.6%) from 2011. million TCO2e since 2011. Household waste generated increased 0.3% million tonnes.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 130

U.S. Green Technology

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The year 2011-2020 was the hottest on record. We make daily choices and take actions that can impact our environment. No wonder we see the following statistics: The CO2 in the atmosphere reached a record high of 417 parts per million in May 2020. The proportion of Arctic sea ice that is at least five.

Sustainability 136

Sustainability Technology 136

Financial Times: Energy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Cost of ‘yellowcake’ jumps to levels not seen since before 2011 Fukushima disaster

Nuclear Power 111

Nuclear Power Government 111

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Back in 2011, the company worked with Trucost to develop an environmental profit and loss (EP&L) account to help measure and manage environmental impacts across its operations and supply chain. The valuing-nature goal builds on work that began in 2011 in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.

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Solar Power World

JULY 31, 2024

According to the Tracking the Sun report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in the 10 years between 2011 and 2021, the median solar panel efficiency grew from about 14.5% Solar panels are growing more efficient over time. to about 20.1% and will reach 25% in a few years.

Solar Power 115

Solar Power 115

Solar Power World

APRIL 25, 2023

utility-scale battery storage market has existed in earnest since 2011 led by one dominant battery chemistry choice: lithium. Although still very much in its infancy, the U.S. According to data through 2021 from the U.S. EIA, 97.95% of utility-scale batteries installed in the United States were lithium-based.

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Lithium Batteries Solar Power 124

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Today, 90 percent of S&P 500 companies publish sustainability reports, up from 20 percent in 2011. In the last year, leading companies have made new commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Sustainability Policy Investment Government 315

Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

ImpactAlpha, September 27 — Amsterdam-based Zola Electric launched in 2011 as Off Grid Electric to connect millions of energy-poor households to low-cost, renewable. The post Zola Electric raises $90 million to expand off-grid energy access appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Electricity Energy Energy Africa 111

The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 17, 2024

That was in 2011. Community energy group hopes for local electricity trading as part of its ‘better system’ of supply and ownership In the shadow of the Didcot power station in Oxfordshire, a small group of people sat around a kitchen table and thought “let’s replace it” with green community energy.

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Carbon Energy Energy Electricity 117

Charged

AUGUST 30, 2022

The DOE says it is the first loan from the program since 2011. “With this expanded production capacity, the Syrah Vidalia Facility is expected to produce enough natural graphite-based AAM to support approximately 2.5 million EVs by 2040, thus saving an estimated 970 million gallons of gasoline,” says the DOE. Source: DOE.

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Technology Batteries Energy Energy 138

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Carbon impact of Scotland’s waste increased by 53,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent (CO2e) in 2021, but is down 860,000 tonnes CO2e since 2011. below 2011 levels, the carbon impact of Scottish household waste generated and managed was 12.8% (0.86 million tonnes CO2e) below the 2011 level. less than 2011. percentage points).

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 147

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

Batteries now account for 73% of lithium use, a rapid rise since 2011 when it was just 23%. Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-on) batteries are used in smartphones and laptops as well as battery-powered cars and are driving the growth of technology across the battery value chain.

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Lithium Batteries Recycling Recycling 264

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For the current study the researchers used citric acid (a natural component of citrus fruits) as a leaching agent to further reduce the number of steps in the process, which they applied to cathodes from an end-of-life Gen 1 Nissan Leaf (2011 model, 40,000 miles), and used the recovered LMO as a starting point for LMNO synthesis.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

The 2011 Fukushima disaster upended the nation’s power generation, resulting in more reliance on coal and natural The post Coal Continues as Key Part of Japan’s Energy Mix appeared first on POWER Magazine. Japan’s energy mix is in flux as the country slowly brings idled nuclear reactors online.

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Energy Energy 111

The City Fix

APRIL 25, 2023

According to the 2011 Indian census, 48% of people walk or cycle to work every day compared to the less than 3% of people. Most people in India walk – to work, to the market or to the railway station.

Pollution 105

Pollution Sustainability Transportation 105

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 18, 2022

based Ubiquitous Energy was founded in 2011 by MIT and Michigan State University scientists and engineers looking. ImpactAlpha, January 18 — Redwood City, Calif.-based The post Ubiquitous Energy scores $30 million for solar-powered windows appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Solar Power Energy Energy 105

GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

According to a 2011 paper by researchers at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), strategies for better indoor air quality can exist in conjunction with energy efficiencies including envelope airtightness, heat recovery ventilation, demand-controlled ventilation and improved system maintenance.

Sustainability 530

Sustainability Carbon-negative Energy Energy 530

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 12, 2021

In 2011, utility solar reached 1 gigawatt. We are big, but boring.” ” In the second quarter of 2020, the U.S. hit 50 gigawatts of cumulative operating utility solar, without much pause to consider how momentous a milestone it was. Under Wood Mackenzie’s current forecast, U.S.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Since 2011, China has invested more than $50 billion into new solar PV supply capacity, 10-times greater than all of Europe.… By Arjun Kumar Supply chain ethics spans three key areas: economic, environmental and social. In the solar industry, the three are currently heavily at odds.

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Ethics Solar Power Europe Investment 116

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

ComEd also faces an uphill battle in efforts to win an extension of a plan in place since 2011 that allows it to file its capital expansion plans under formula rate updates, rather than through a traditional rate-making process with the Illinois Commerce Commission. Formula rate extension and Chicago grid takeover both remain uncertain.

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Nuclear Power Policy Carbon Energy 238