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Volvo Cars and Northvolt break ground on Gothenburg battery gigafactory

Charged

Novo Energy, a joint venture of Volvo Cars and Northvolt, has begun construction of a Li-on battery gigafactory in Gothenburg, Sweden, near Volvo’s existing Torslanda factory. The first phase of the facility will be a 130,000-square-meter building. The first phase of the facility will be a 130,000-square-meter building.

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2024 Leadership Award Winners: Green California Schools & Higher Education Summit

Green Technology

TEC plays a pivotal role in helping schools and public agencies achieve a resilient, reliable, and affordable energy future through a multi-faceted approach that includes program implementation, workforce development, and education initiatives.

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

While the full HEAL act passed in both the House and Senate by significant margins, the Washington Business Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and the Association of Washington Business (AWB) were able to slow reconciliation of the two bill versions, preventing it from passing before the session expired.

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Living Building Challenge-targeted Watershed improves Seattles water quality

AGreenLiving

Seattle-based design firm Weber Thompson has completed construction on Watershed, a mixed-use development that aggressively reduces its energy and water usage compared to conventional construction of the same size. In addition to offering mixed-use appeal, the building also takes on an educational role.

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LEED-Platinum learning lab is a beacon of sustainability

AGreenLiving

In a bold move to embrace environmental education, Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine recently welcomed the Roux Center for the Environment, a new three-story academic building that’s also been certified LEED Platinum. Designed by Cambridge-based architectural firm Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. ,

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Supervising Environmental Services Specialist

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

The Sustainability and Compliance Division is involved with establishing environmental policies and programs; implementing health, safety and compliance activities; advancing clean energy technology; and integrating green practices into City and community activities. About the Integrated Waste Management Position.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. They think that building a levee is going to protect them from rising seawater. Grist Phoenix Armenta has been working to educate communities around the San Francisco Bay Area about this threat for years.