Green Business Bureau

JULY 21, 2022

Building Sustainability Checklist: 28 Tips to Make Your Building More Eco-Friendly. Becoming a more sustainable business starts with having green buildings and infrastructure. A building is considered sustainable/green because of its design, construction, and operational characteristics. Increasing energy efficiency.

Building Energy Monitoring 147

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

An EU project is attempting to lead the European electronics industry towards more sustainable materials, design, manufacturing methods, and improved circularity and energy efficiency, writes Finnish research group VTT. According to the World Economic Forum , 53 million tonnes of electronic waste was discarded in 2019.

Waste 147

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

Green Business Bureau

JULY 31, 2024

Building Sustainability Checklist: 28 Tips to Make Your Building More Eco-Friendly. Becoming a more sustainable business starts with having green buildings and infrastructure. A building is considered sustainable/green because of its design, construction, and operational characteristics.

Building Energy Monitoring 60

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 60

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Dominic Rowles, Lead ESG Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown said the decision to retain the 5p cut implemented by the Conservatives in 2022 was “good news for the nation’s motorists in the short term, but could hinder take up of climate-friendly electric cars.” On infrastructure, the statement included £3.9

Home Energy Monitoring 147

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 147

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

More than half of the winners cited energy saving as key to their plans for success and a third were named winners for their innovation in becoming more efficient. A new Energy Transition Scotland Award was also added to the categories this year. It has also reused waste materials to landscape and create community spaces.

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Business Energy Monitoring Innovation Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

After seven days in its facilities, the grown result is a nontoxic, fully home- and marine-compostable material that protects and insulates a variety of products — everything from candles to industrial servers. . Turning pineapple leaves into textiles that benefit 'people and planet' . Producing just 2.69

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 27, 2020

New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. A boom is filled with plastic, and yet was only able to collect small amounts of it due to much of the debris passing it by. km2 to 0.77km2.

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Plastics Energy Monitor Microplastics Building Energy Monitoring 125

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Recycling our waste has become an expected practice across multiple industries with those not participating in the practice severely damaging their company image and reputation. Processed residuals from those materials and left-overs are often treated as valueless waste and disposed of. Going Zero Waste.

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Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 140

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Seventeen startups joined our community in the final months of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a smart nanocoating to keep products fresh, an autonomous waste-sorting system, and drinking water drawn from air’s humidity. Electricity. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you!

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Startups Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

2024 is here, and it’s full of promise for the climatetech industry. Circularity for critical metals and minerals Recommended to Axios’ Climate Deals by Clean Energy Ventures Carbon To Stone is developing a carbon mineralization technology coupled with high-value minerals and metals recovery.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Biomethane from sewage, renewable power, peatland restoration, and tree planting feature heavily in Water UK's sweeping new decarbonisation roadmap. Launched today by trade association Water UK, the 10-point plan builds on the sector's net zero pledge, which was announced last year.

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Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2021

But if designed without sustainability in mind, greenhouses can be quite energy and water intensive. Building with sustainable materials. Optimizing energy usage. This will help to save energy on lighting for off season and will make it a prime spot to place solar panels. Step 3: Build with Sustainable Materials.

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Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 148

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

Surface cracks and biofilms on plastic particles might help spread pollution Concerns about microplastic pollution arise not only because of the particles themselves, but also from whatever cargo they might be carrying. Significant levels of heavy metals seem to accumulate on the particles, reflecting local land use and industries.

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Microplastics Pollution Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 246

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Twenty-two climatetech startups joined our community in Q3 2024, working on technologies ranging from a ring anchor for offshore wind turbines, to electric personal watercraft, to industrial power-to-heat solutions. Greentown Boston) Provocative builds data-centers with cooling systems replaced by carbon-capture.

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Startups Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 52

Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 14, 2021

Renewable energy, energy storage and other technologies can help growers not only minimize their electricity bills – a substantial operation expense for the typical indoor farm – but also give them a leg up in the State’s licensing process. I. Environmental Impacts of Cannabis.

Building Energy Monitoring 87

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 87

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

Metal recycling has created vital secondary raw materials for the smelting of new materials since metal usage began. While the core function of the metals recycling process has remained constant over thousands of years, the industry has undergone significant changes as the volume of waste metals we treat has grown.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Recycling Recycling 130

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

An AI-driven robotic arm – said to be as accurate as the human eye – is being used at Veolia Southwark IWMF to pick out paper, card, mixed plastics and beverage cartons, which often contain some aluminium layers, from the aluminium line leaving just pure aluminium items for effective recycling.

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Recycling Recycling Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 147

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Around 359 billion cubic meters of wastewater is produced globally each year, including municipal wastewater, and the many industrial processes that produce wastewater, which includes chemical manufacturing, food processing and power generation.

Building Energy Monitoring 130

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Dandelion Energy raised a $70M Series B-1 round to install geothermal heating and cooling solutions. investment in its vegetation intelligence platform that helps utilities reduce the risk of power outages and wildfires. Department of Energy to extract nickel and magnesium from mining waste. Overstory announced a $5.2M

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Ocean acidification 98

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In the years since 2015’s Paris Climate Accord, many industrial businesses have begun using carbon offsetting strategies to balance the emissions of their operations. For most industries, a better option is to reduce the carbon intensity of operations with carbon reduction technologies and strategies.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A sustainability index for the Drinks Industry was published on 9 February, in an apparent first, with the aim of providing manufacturers and other stakeholders with a clearer grasp of the extent of the sector’s adoption of sustainable practices, and what still needs to be done. Consider our water usage in a global context.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2021

Going green starts at home, and while separating paper from plastic in your recycling bin is a great first start, there are more steps you can take to be less wasteful and reduce your carbon footprint. 1) Reduce plastic waste in your kitchen. 3) Get a home energy score. – Oregon Department of Energy.

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Earth Day Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 165

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 22, 2021

We have called on industry leaders to guide this solutions-based forum and panel on how innovation can move us away from landfill dependency and decrease the impacts on our environment. Join our discussion around transforming the waste industry with technology, passion, and people. How do we get back on track?

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2021

Firm announces plans to step up investment in renewable power and heat pumps as part of four year decarbonisation plan. The fresh commitment is part of Mitie's Plan Zero pledge to harness its expertise in facilities and energy management to achieve net zero carbon for its operational emissions by 2025.

Building Energy Monitoring 93

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Cooling 93

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The volume of waste produced in England has remained largely the same for the past five years, presenting fresh questions as to how government, businesses, and households can successfully curb waste levels. However, the picture is more encouraging once the findings are measured in the context of the growth of the economy.

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Waste Waste Policy Building Energy Monitoring 85

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Choosing Sustainable Energy Another actionable step towards a greener future involves considering how the energy you use is produced. You can explore providers that use renewable sources, such as wind or solar power, on the Choose Energy platform. It also promotes local economies and can lead to less packaging waste.

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Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 111

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 17, 2020

Coal power is on borrowed time. records for consecutive days without any coal power at all have been tumbling. A new report by the think tank Ember, found the global fleet of coal power plants is now running at a utilization rate of 47 percent. Phase-out dates for coal power are fast approaching across Europe.

Business Energy Monitoring 130

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 130

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Entrants in the final furlong include an on-demand clothing manufacturing technology that eliminates 20 billion unsold garments each year, 100% compostable protective packaging that replaces single use plastic, and an Oxford University spin-out that changes the way valuable metallic resources are mined, refined, recycled, and processed.

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Innovation Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 130

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 11, 2023

In order to achieve the net-zero balance, businesses and countries must look at ways of reducing their carbon footprint through increased energy efficiency measures, renewable energy use and other forms of carbon capture such as planting trees or creating wetlands that absorb carbon dioxide from the air.

Business Energy Monitoring 157

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral 157

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

“It is likely that the majority of microplastics come from the fragmentation of larger pieces of plastic litter in the environment,” says a 2019 report from the Royal Society,1 and the tendency of discarded litter to degrade or fragment is helped along by things like UV radiation, physical erosion and temperature changes.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. Electricity. Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal power developer.

Startups 98

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 98

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2024

A holistic and well organized sustainability plan will include several key components: Part 1: Sustainability Drivers – This section summarizes the aspects of your business that use scarce natural resources, contribute to climate change, cause environmental harm or produce useless waste. How much do we waste? Is it hazardous?

Business Energy Monitoring 60

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 60

Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2021

NatWest Group explains how sustainability has been embedded into its flagship building in London. Once inside the modern glass and steel exterior of the NatWest Group's London flagship building, located in 250 Bishopsgate, it reveals itself as a giant greenhouse. This is not the only food grown in the building.

Building Energy Monitoring 96

Building Energy Monitoring Waste Waste Energy Monitor 96

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

A holistic and well organized sustainability plan will include several key components: Part 1: Sustainability Drivers – This section summarizes the aspects of your business that use scarce natural resources, contribute to climate change, cause environmental harm or produce useless waste. How much do we waste? Is it hazardous?

Business Energy Monitoring 128

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 128

Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 14, 2021

Renewable energy, energy storage and other technologies can help growers not only minimize their electricity bills – a substantial operation expense for the typical indoor farm – but also give them a leg up in the State’s licensing process. I. Environmental Impacts of Cannabis.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 52

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Plastic pollution is a major climate threat and now there’s a unique solution. It is the world’s first mobile industrial-grade plastic trash upcycling platform. It works by creating sustainable building materials out of recycled products. Miniwiz Images via World Design Organization.

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