Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By Marc McElhinney For today’s modern farmer, sustainability is at the heart of agricultural best practice. 1 With agriculture estimated to have been the source of 48% of the UK’s methane emissions in 2020 – an increase of 1.3% The AD process also produces an organic biofertiliser and soil conditioner, called digestate.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Almost one-third of the money that Nestlé intends to invest will be dedicated to cultivating regenerative agricultural practices that improve soil health and reduce dependence on synthetic fertilizer across 500,000-plus farms from which Nestlé sources ingredients. Food & Agriculture. Regenerative Agriculture. Courtesy of.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Within its own operations — it has 21,000 employees and offices in 50 countries — BCG is aiming to reduce direct energy and electricity emissions by 90 percent per full-time employee against a baseline measurement of 2018, according to the new set of commitments the company announced Tuesday.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 15, 2025

This process not only addresses agricultural emissions but also provides a sustainable energy source that can power vehicles, machinery, and entire communities. By utilizing manure, a widely available agricultural byproduct, the production of hydrogen can be localized, reducing the need for centralized fossil fuel-based production systems.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

The food and agriculture industry, responsible for 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is ripe for climatetech innovations that reduce waste and emissions and restore healthy ecosystems. Regenerative Agriculture. Check out all of our startups that are developing agricultural solutions here ! Skytree ’s unique CO?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The US agricultural technology giant is preparing a range of new cleantech innovations that promise to curb the carbon footprint of food production. Without the benefit of their favorite search engine, I'm certain many readers would be hard-pressed to name the largest, pure-play agricultural equipment company in the world.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Food and drink giant's roadmap includes major focus on scaling up regenerative agriculture across supply chains worldwide as it sets sights on net zero by 2050. The roadmap sketches a wide-ranging strategy for how the firm will adjust its operations and agricultural practices over the next decade to drive progress towards these goals.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

Agriculture sustainability improvements have long-term positive outcomes both for the planet and the farmer’s wallet, but the upstart costs can be a preventative obstacle. That would make monthly loan payments higher than the decrease farmers would see in the electricity bill, she said A bank also would require collateral from the farm. .

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Soil itself can hold immense amounts of carbon and is capable of absorbing — through sequestration — more carbon than either oceans or forests. Many corporations have committed to 100 percent renewable electricity , energy productivity , net zero waste , and signed up to electrify their vehicles.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 23, 2020

In the agriculture and food industry, sustainable business practices are intended to protect the environment, reduce waste production, increase productivity, and reduce operating costs. Sustainable Business Practices for the Food and Agriculture Sector. In other words, biogas can be used to reduce or eliminate electric bills.

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Grist

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As global temperatures rise from the burning of fossil fuels, researchers and policymakers have proposed solutions like installing renewable energy, replacing gasoline-powered cars with electric ones, and developing technology to suck carbon out of the air. A forest of quiver trees in Namibias biodiverse southern region.

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Energy Innovation

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

However, PV farms compete directly with agricultural farms for land allocation, making innovative solutions for implementing PV while reducing its related land use increasingly relevant to the clean energy transition (Toledo et al., This leads to greater sensible heat fluxes (red and orange arrows), which yield higher localized temperatures.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Recent works completed in South Croydon used the proprietary soil enhancement system developed by Soil Science. But new technologies and new ways of conceptualising the problems are starting to appear, as specialist contractor Soil Science explains. It’s incredibly easy to create waste in the construction industry.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 13, 2025

This species produces an enzyme that captures and conducts electrons, enabling the flow of electricity. The printing ink itself is an innovative, cellulose-based material that supports fungal growth, is biodegradable, and conducts electricity. On the anode side resides a yeast fungus, whose metabolism releases electrons as a byproduct.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Biogas can be stored and used as a sustainable energy source for electricity, cooking, and heating. Electricity is the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the United States due to most of the electricity produced in the U.S An anaerobic biodigester is ideal for the agricultural sector. is from fossil fuels.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. Plowing or tilling soil has been done for thousands of years.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. LinkedIn | Company profile. and Canadian cities.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Others press double-forked meters into the ground, measuring the soil moisture below the solar panels and in open ground. They also help retain topsoil and improve soil health over time, even in “brownfield” areas with polluted soils. ” Low-Impact Solar Saves More Than Soil.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

Sustainable agricultural practices offer net zero and biodiversity benefits, the frozen chips giant claims. Frozen chips giant McCain has pledged to use potatoes grown using regenerative agricultural practices across its portfolio of products worldwide by the end of the decade, it announced today.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Peacock will sell all of the electricity it generates under a long-term power purchase agreement to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV), a joint venture between ExxonMobil and SABIC , which produces materials used to manufacture clothes, food containers, packaging, agricultural film and construction materials.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As Elon Musk becomes more and more of a household name, electric vehicle sales continue to rise home and solar panels are lining more roofs. Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainable agriculture means farming and grazing in a way that doesn’t work the soil to death, or deforest en masse to make way for croplands.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 25, 2022

The three main sources of human-induced CO2 emissions are transportation, electricity, and industry. Fossil fuels are the primary source of CO2; however, CO2 can also be emitted from direct human activities including deforestation, agricultural land clearing, and degradation of soil. . Global Warming Potential.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

The initiative will work with farmers to create stores of water – both in soil “sponges” as well as lakes and ponds – that can be “re-charged” through wet weather, then drawn on through ever-more common dry seasons, to the benefit of either the farmers themselves, or local communities.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Agriculture is one of the sectors pinpointed as containing some of the more difficult-to-reach emissions (Image credit: StateofIsrael , CC BY 2.0 This hard-to-reach 20% of emissions resides within sectors including agriculture, plastics, cement, and waste. Governments could make similar progress in agriculture and industry today.”

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 28, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) , Great Plains Institute (GPI) and Big River Farms are collaborating on Solar Farmland Access for Emerging Farmers demonstration projects. This pilot project is researching how solar energy development can be increased while also preserving agricultural land. Solar , the U.S. Since its founding, U.S.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 18, 2023

Climate-Smart Agriculture Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide Download Guide Produced by EDF in collaboration with A broad range of companies within the food sector can use IRA-funded agricultural programs to support their climate goals. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, CDP The IRA adds ~$19.5 Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 Of the $12.5M invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 8, 2023

Studies show that 42% of the soil moisture deficit during this period can be attributed to climate change. Land Surface Temperature (LST) from 2023 over an area of the Southwest United States and parts of Northern Mexico where Planet’s Soil Water Content data showed notable dryness earlier in the year (see map of area below).

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Energy Monitor Soil Home Energy Monitoring North America 97

altenergymag

MAY 4, 2023

Deploying it on just 1% of the world's cropland could generate the entire global electricity demand, supporting the energy transition. Agri-PV presents a highly promising dual land-use solution.

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Soil Agriculture Resilience Demand 80

Green Living Guy

JULY 14, 2021

The eco-conscious movement swept through the agricultural industry decades before rooftop solar panels, and electric vehicles hit the market. Rachel Carson wrote the infamous book, Silent Spring, exposing the adverse ecological impacts of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT).

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The potatoes are grown with farming methods that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, help improve soil health, and increase local biodiversity, according to Puffin Produce, which is investing in carbon offset projects to neutralise any remaining emissions from the potatoes' production.

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Low Impact

JULY 14, 2021

The project – rebuilding a home, and changing the surrounding fields from dead agricultural land into an oasis of natural life, and a delightful place to live – is something that many people may aspire to, or even dream of. Both of these are not only carbon sinks but also an increasingly diverse range of habitats and ecotones.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Crisp company aims to ‘bring potatoes full circle’ and improve soil health by producing farm fertiliser from potato leftovers its Leicester factory. Walkers plans to significantly cut its carbon emissions by creating low carbon fertiliser for its potato farmers from leftover potato peelings.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel. This steam runs through turbines, propelling generators to create electricity. Syngas can be subsequently burned to generate electricity or processed into transportation fuels.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture Heather Clancy Thu, 12/17/2020 – 01:30 Without the benefit of their favorite search engine, I’m certain many readers would be hard-pressed to name the largest, pure-play agricultural equipment company in the world. With new CEO Eric Hansotia poised to step up Jan.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Funding the Future: Evaluating public & private investments in climate-smart row crop agriculture New Environmental Defense Fund analysis of climate-smart investments in U.S. Fertilizer manufacturers can utilize electricity sourced from renewables. Download Report As the U.S.

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can't be used for many other crops. 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 $2bn. "The

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