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GreenBiz
MAY 5, 2022
Blockchain-enabled insurance could take the uncertainty out of climate insurance.
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GreenBiz
MAY 5, 2022
Blockchain-enabled insurance could take the uncertainty out of climate insurance.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 29, 2019
A new blockchain project is connecting over 450 chambers of commerce around the world that want to address climate change.
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GreenBiz
JULY 20, 2022
Could blockchain technology be the lifeline it needs to survive? The Higg Index has found itself under scrutiny for lax sustainability standards and enforcement.
GreenBiz
MAY 5, 2021
Blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) recently have made a big splash in the art world and beyond. In addition to generating both headlines and confusion, NFTs have drawn attention to the high carbon footprint of certain blockchain applications. We now have a misconception that blockchains are equal to energy and climate impact.
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2020
The mission: create an open data-sharing application that chemicals and plastics producers can use to inform circular production processes.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 31, 2020
Sponsored: Discussions on the benefit of blockchain in fashion supply chains have risen in recent years. Is blockchain technology the solution to opaqueness in the fashion industry?
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Blockchain has been demonstrated to validate communication among devices on the smart grid and thereby enhance its resiliency. Equipment settings are collected at frequent intervals and compared to the last good configuration saved in the blockchain. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Blockchain technology will revolutionise the trade of recyclable materials by providing each part of the supply chain with vital data and assurance about the quality of secondary commodities, says The Recycling Association, following recent trials.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Pratima Rao Gluckman shares how VMWare and Dell are working together to collect ocean-bound plastics and using blockchain to track packaging materials. As companies continue to innovate technological solutions, there's always challenges. VMWare and Dell have had to figure out how to eliminate fraud and authenticate source materials.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Will Maushardt, the global director of blockchain partners at VMware, explains that connectivity is more than just that. For many, VMware is synonymous with the virtualization of computer server resources.
Smart Energy International
MARCH 6, 2022
The partnership through the University of Namibia will include establishing a blockchain-native registry and verification system for quantifying the country’s carbon sequestration, carbon emissions and carbon credits from green hydrogen projects within Namibia. Have you read?
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Pratima Rao Gluckman, Senior Engineering Leader at VMware, shares insights on where and how blockchain will enable and accelerate solutions to critical environmental and social challenges on the VERGE 19 main stage in Oakland, California.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Software, hardware and satellites are all onboard, too.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
In early January, I covered personal care products company Aveda’s project to trace and verify the provenance of its vanilla supply using blockchain — and to allow consumers to peek into that information by later this year. Recycler Plastic Bank is also using IBM blockchain services to verify its claims. Blockchain.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Blockchain’s energy sector uses range from the highly speculative—think peer-to-peer energy trading using cryptocurrency raised in initial coin offerings (ICOs)—to more incremental efforts, grounded in real-world challenges of operating an increasingly decentralized power grid. are testing it out. are testing it out.
Smart Energy International
JUNE 22, 2022
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have devised a physics-based cryptocurrency that links electricity and blockchain technologies. On the one hand is the blockchain-based ‘stablecoin’, which is a cryptocurrency with a stable price relative to an external currency or asset. Have you read?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 7, 2021
In order to get to enforcement, we need a standardized methodology for measurement of carbon reductions and zero-emission energy that uses internet of things (IoT) sensing, blockchain and artificial intelligence to verifiably track and account for all emissions. Flexidao offers a blockchain platform to track renewable energy generation.
GreenTechMedia
MAY 29, 2020
Three major European grid operators are rolling out a new blockchain platform to tap the growing penetration of small-scale distributed energy resources for grid balancing. The Equigy consortium, launched last month, believes blockchain is the key to unlocking such a system. ” Big blockchain opportunity.
Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, the most well-known of which is Bitcoin. In a 2018 article, Deloitte forecasted that blockchain will serve as the ‘underlying backbone’ of the energy sector’s transactional infrastructure. What is blockchain?
Smart Energy International
MAY 10, 2022
South African blockchain startup Sinan Energy is targeting an initial 100MW+ of distributed generation in northwest South Africa. Sinan Energy’s blockchain platform is designed to tokenise, record and verify carbon credits that are generated from its own plants. Have you read?
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Green cryptocurrency mining demonstrated Energy Web, RMI, AIR partner on green blockchain action. In time, the goal is for its blockchain to become carbon negative. Among the main of these is Filecoin, a cryptocurrency-powered decentralised cloud storage network. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.
Smart Energy International
APRIL 28, 2022
Funding energy efficiency on the blockchain Initiate Talks: Jo-Jo Hubbard, Electron Oracles and blockchains – managing climate change in the energy sector. Still around 621 million people lack access to electricity, particularly in the remote and rural areas across the continent, which has abundant solar resources. Have you read?
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
The practice comes with many advantages, including reducing the dependence on wild-caught species, but also raises environmental concerns, which some industry experts are trying to address with up-and-coming technologies such as analytics, blockchain, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Digital technologies can make climate accounting faster, more transparent and more accessible to a wide set of stakeholders.
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Technology startup PowerPod is developing a blockchain-based ‘decentralised physical infrastructure network’ (DePIN) of community-owned EV charging stations. To enable the integration, PowerPod is to use the community run blockchain from peaq as the layer 1 backbone.
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Bitcoin reached new highs at the end of November 2020, and with many analysts expecting the price to continue soaring, digital currency and blockchain are back in the news.
Solar Power World
JULY 9, 2021
The blockchain advantage appeared first on Solar Power World. By Mark Fisher, VP of marketing, Paystand In 2017, solar energy made up only 11% of total U.S. renewable energy generation; however, according to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, that number is expected to grow to 48% by 2050.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The post Can blockchain verification re-energize nuclear disarmament? (Q&A) ImpactAlpha, Nov. 14 – The crypto economy has never shied away from bold use-cases. An international security researcher from King’s College London has perhaps. Q&A) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
GreenBiz
JULY 6, 2021
Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 19, 2022
A six-year Framework with Morrison Construction and Scottish Water has been awarded to Hypervine , a cleantech construction startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology “to provide end-to-end site data for construction and mining firms, boosting efficiencies whilst enabling massive reductions in carbon emissions” (..)
Smart Energy International
APRIL 21, 2022
Blockchains and oracles present a path forward for the energy industry to modernise infrastructure and meet sustainability goals, a new review reports. The basic premise is that blockchains can be used as a shared backend to store data and host applications that are more secure, reliable, transparent and accessible. Have you read?
Smart Energy International
JULY 19, 2022
Blockchain energy trading initiative launched in Germany First blockchain platform for green hydrogen tracking developed. Traceability and energy trading are considered among the key applications for blockchains in the energy sector with numerous projects underway in countries worldwide. Have you read?
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Indeed, technological advances such as Blockchain technology are key enablers to form VPPs and facilitate the orchestration of a diverse set of DER assets. The other enabler for VPP is blockchain which has received tremendous attention as a communication framework in recent years. Increase in DER integration.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2019
“Rather than a lack of capital, what is missing is a robust and efficient mechanism for identifying and enabling projects,” argues blockchain software firm ConsenSys and the World Wildlife Federation. The duo created Impactio, an SDG deal The post Can blockchain play matchmaker in financing the U.N. Global Goals?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2019
A round-up of recent reports on sustainable business and clean technology.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 14, 2021
Through a blockchain-based cryptographic. The post The Reconstruction: Certifying products made with Black culture to build an ethical marketplace – on blockchain appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha June 14 – Made with Black Culture is developing a certification process to authenticate products of Black culture.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 23, 2019
Plus, many of those food waste stats you've heard don't include what's discarded at the farm. Tune in to hear about both the problem, and potential solutions.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 28, 2019
The jury is still out on blockchain, but without better process automation and better data, it will be difficult to scale product takeback.
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
When blockchain arrived on the energy scene three years ago, much of the discussion went straight to disruption and disintermediation. With or without blockchain, the grid is changing. And, in the case of blockchain, trials of platforms that demonstrate the viability of distributed transactions across energy grids.
Smart Energy International
MARCH 1, 2022
TSO visible EV charging demonstrated on blockchain Charging up for an EV future. The solution can be adapted to work with any charging infrastructure that accepts Mastercard payments and any EV worldwide, including on-street chargers connected to the grid. Have you read?
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The post Blockchain music streaming service Audius raised $5 million from Nas, Katy Perry and other creators appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, September 22 – Mainstream streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are notorious for stiffing the musicians who drive the platforms’ popularity.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Klafter joined Heather Clancy and Sarah Golden, Sidebar cohosts during GreenBiz 20, to discuss how the company is improving its supply chain through IoT and blockchain technology as well as working closely with its customers.
Charged
JUNE 4, 2020
A new report from Guidehouse Insights provides forecasts for blockchain-enabled charging hardware deployment, electricity demand from blockchain-based platforms, and revenue from EV charging and integration applications through 2029. compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Source: Guidehouse Insights via Green Car Congress.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 21, 2021
To evidence the recycled content in the new packaging, it uses its ecoVeritas certification system, which is based on blockchain and AI technologies. It buys this waste from local collectors and sorters to provide feedstock for the production of food-grade packaging.
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