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Acoustic landscape monitoring suggested as a game-changer for biodiversity improvement

Envirotec Magazine

AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with “Polly” What’s described as the world’s first fully automated acoustic ‘panoramic’ landscape monitoring system, which can report in real-time on the landscape of natural sounds in a given area, is being developed by bioacoustics firm AgriSound.

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Advanced Techniques for Vegetation Monitoring With Planetary Variables

Planet Pulse

Vegetation monitoring involves inspecting and measuring the growth of trees and other plants to understand ecosystem health. In this article, we’ll examine the role of Planetary Variables in vegetation monitoring and explore their real-world applications. EO capabilities capture detailed data about a broad range of factors.

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Sharing the load: Tariff to lower bills for businesses with their own green power

Envirotec Magazine

Energy tech firm Octopus Energy has launched a new tariff to help businesses with renewable generation to share the green power they generate on one site with the rest of their sites – and lower bills as a result. Octopus estimates it could save businesses like these up to 25% off their annual electricity bills*.

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud

GreenBiz

All of them are using their artificial intelligence prowess and analytics power to help companies such as BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil continue exploration and extraction. These complex challenges can’t be solved in isolation, or by doing business as usual.

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Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens

GreenBiz

Vertical farming needs to get beyond the leafy green business — the ability to grow crops such as kale, microgreens and lettuce in urban or indoor settings won't transform the entire agriculture system. Read more about food & agriculture. ]. The farms are between six and 13 meters in height, with a footprint of 450 square feet.

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How Ocean Spray cranberries became America’s '100 percent sustainable' crop

GreenBiz

It's a symbiotic relationship," said Chris Ferzli, director of global corporate affairs and communications for Ocean Spray, the well-known agricultural co-operative, which generates annual revenue of about $2 billion. The verification applies to Ocean Spray's agriculture program and operations for three years. Pull Quote.

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When you think climate change, you need to think about water

GreenBiz

Add in desalination, agriculture and wastewater management, and water stands to become one of the world’s biggest capital-growth opportunities.". Ecolab is creating technology that businesses can use to calculate and reduce their water usage. For example, 72 percent of water usage in the world goes to agriculture.