5 ways to simultaneously improve living standards and limit global warming
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 28, 2021
We need to find new ways to produce everyday goods, many of which have been built on the back of fossil fuels.
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Zeno Power: Providing Clean Power In All The Hard Places
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Zeno Power has achieved a breakthrough innovation in Radioisotope Power Systems that convert the heat generated from decay of specific radioisotopes directly into electricity, producing persistent, clean power for decades at a time in a lightweight structure.
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Beyond the bale: Viridor unveils plan to eliminate waste plastic exports
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Viridor says its soon-to-be-opened Avonmouth plastics recycling plant will reprocess over 80,0000 tonnes of plastic, creating recycled raw material ready to be returned to the economy. Recycling and resource management firm Viridor has unveiled its “Vision for Zero” – a plan to reduce (to zero) the amount of plastic waste exported from the UK.
Greta Thunberg calls out Biden for climate action failures
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has criticized U.S. president Joe Biden for failing to lead in the fight against the climate crisis. In a detailed interview with the Washington Post, the 18-year-old activist criticized Biden and other world leaders for their lack of action.
How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
So What If Your Climate-Saving Solution Is Better?
Michael Grossman
DECEMBER 12, 2021
The Science Alone Won't Close The Sale. Would you honestly try to win a competition in the running shoe market against Nike by comparing the amount of sustainable rubber? How about throwing your lower energy use smartphone against Apple? Climate tech companies face this dilemma every day because so many of them offer similar products and services that already exist in the market, with better energy efficiency, less waste, zero toxicity, or advanced materials.
Environmental Awareness Days in January
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Launch into the New Year with these environmental awareness days in January! New Year’s Day – January 1st. New Year’s Day is a day dedicated to renewal and fresh starts. It’s the time when many people commit to forming better habits, reaching personal goals and creating a fulfilling life. What better way to ring in the New Year than by instilling this same ambitious forward-thinking into your business.
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Centrus Energy And Clean Core Thorium Energy Advance To Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel - ANEEL
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Nuclear fuel supplier Centrus Energy Corporation and new innovative nuclear fuel designer Clean Core Thorium Energy are working together to develop the advanced nuclear fuel ANEEL by combining Th with HALEU.
Dealing sensibly with knotweed (with a nod to emissions)
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2021
We can now harness the carbon scavenging power of Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants, explains Nic Seal, Founder and MD of Environet, a UK specialist in the topic. The Japanese knotweed removal industry generates thousands of tonnes of plant waste every year which is consigned to landfill sites where it either regrows or decays, giving off harmful gases such as methane.
Scientists develop biodegradable, antimicrobial food packaging
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 29, 2021
Scientists have developed biodegradable food packaging material that kills microbes that contaminate foods. The waterproof packaging uses a type of corn protein called zein, plus starch and other natural compounds. A team of scientists from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, U.S. developed the material.
“Freeing Energy” flags billions in opportunities from the revolution in local energy
altenergymag
DECEMBER 8, 2021
An idea becomes a book and a movement, as California Public Utilities Commission nears bellwether decision to revalue rooftop solar
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
How to Make Your Smart Home Eco-Friendly
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Technological advancements are influencing the residential sector. As our home systems and appliances become smarter, we may notice changes in our energy consumption patterns. As a result, engineers are developing smart devices to increase a building’s power efficiency. Eco-conscious residents can pair their advanced systems with green technologies to minimize atmospheric and surface-level waste.
This year, I changed my mind about nuclear, hydro power and vegan food
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2021
We should all have space for dynamic opinions, and be willing to talk about where and why new information reshapes our world views.
NASA Is Looking For A Few Good Nukes - To Power Space Exploration
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 6, 2021
NASA is looking for a durable sun-independent energy source to produce tens of kWs for NASA missions on the moon by the end of the decade – in other words a small nuclear reactor.
Funding award for 28-year old Danish researcher’s green hydrogen breakthrough
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 13, 2021
A young Danish researcher has seemingly succeeded in developing a technology that will reduce the costs of getting wind power into the tanks of heavy-duty vehicles by approximately 15 percent. In recognition of her research, she has received an award worth €67,000. Green hydrogen produced from renewable energy, such as solar and wind, is expected by many to play a major role in the energy system of the future.
Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Research finds 30,000 enzymes that can degrade plastic
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Microbes across the world and in deep oceans are evolving to eat plastic, according to a new study. The report, published in the journal Microbial Ecology, found over 30,000 enzymes that can degrade over 10 different types of plastics. The large-scale study scanned over 200 million genes found in DNA samples to arrive at the findings.
Former Bosch Executive Joins Zinc Battery Developer Enzinc’s Senior Advisory Team
altenergymag
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Former president of Robert Bosch GmbH's Powertrain Solutions division, Stefan Seiberth, has joined advanced zinc battery technology developer Enzinc's board of senior advisors. He sees advanced zinc batteries as critical for electric mobility's future and brings mobility expertise to the team developing batteries for emoblity, microgrid and grid applications.
5 Tips for Buying an Electric Vehicle for First-Time Buyers
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Electric vehicles are getting quite a lot of traction these last couple of years. And we have to admit now when the technology finally became affordable for an average consumer, the whole idea is too good to pass. But, do you even approach these vehicles? Traditional cars have been here long enough to know what. The post 5 Tips for Buying an Electric Vehicle for First-Time Buyers appeared first on U.S.
How the water sector's digital transformation will help achieve SDG 6
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 24, 2021
The water sector is now in the early but accelerating stages of learning the value of adopting digital technologies to solve water scarcity and quality issues.
AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
NuScale Nuclear Developer Goes Public With A SPAC But NRC Is Still A Drag
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Fluor-owned NuScale Power will go public through a merger with a SPAC, providing a $1.9 billion valuation. Yet the NRC dithers in licensing something they’ve known well for decades, even in the face of the climate crisis’ need for expanding nuclear as fast as possible.
Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Katie Smith is a Technical Assistant with Reddie & Grose LLP, a firm of patent, trade mark and design attorneys. Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Katie Smith of law firm Reddie & Grose LLP examines where the approach fits into the energy storage landscape.
Why regenerative agriculture will reverse climate change
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 31, 2021
The trees and plants on our planet sequester carbon in the soil, absorbing it from the air and releasing oxygen in its place. If you stir the dirt, it releases that carbon back into the atmosphere.
Natural Power wins Judges Award at Scottish Green Energy Awards
altenergymag
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has picked up the coveted Judges' Awards at last night's Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh. The business was recognised for its internship programme, run in collaboration with the Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership (GGLP).
How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
Five Quick Tips On How To Reduce Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 29, 2021
Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions . Through our partnership with Green Office Academy, we’ve created a list of five quick and useful tips on how to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint. Since just about everything we do creates greenhouse gases, we chose activities that might not be covered in other categories such as waste, energy, water, or purchasing.
E-bikes, the uncelebrated hero of last-mile delivery?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2021
While e-bike proponents generally talk up the benefits for individuals and commuters, the format also holds substantial promise when it comes to last-mile delivery.
And To All A Good Light
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 21, 2021
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house? No electrons were flowing, through even my mouse;? All devices were plugged by the chimney with care,? With the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
How to Identify Truly Eco-Friendly Products
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Winter is the time of holidays when many people all over the world celebrate big events that most of the time include presents. No matter if you’re looking to surprise your loved ones, your buddies or yourself with a nice gift, it’s important to stay true to your green lifestyle. Luckily, it’s possible to shop. The post How to Identify Truly Eco-Friendly Products appeared first on U.S.
First US solar-powered airport is in Tennessee
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Tennessee may not strike people as the most progressive state with 46% of the population conservative and 27% moderate, according to a Pew Research Center poll. You might not expect it to be a bastion of green energy, but the greater Chattanooga area is stepping out in front of many other parts of the U.S. as a solar pioneer.
EVLO Selects Nuvation Energy Battery Management Systems for their Energy Storage Solutions
altenergymag
DECEMBER 2, 2021
EVLO Energy Storage, Hydro-Québec’s energy storage subsidiary, has selected Nuvation Energy’s battery management systems for EVLO’s energy storage product line. The EVLO energy storage systems will be used for applications such as utility grid support and demand charge management.
What Is Greenwashing and How to Spot It
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 7, 2021
A 2022 Advanced Trends Report found 43% of employees, when questioned, thought their company was guilty of greenwash. What is greenwashing? Greenwashing is a deceitful marketing tactic that tricks an ecologically conscious consumer for corporate gain. Companies “greenwash” by conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about their sustainability.
How ‘digital twins’ can model future effects of climate change
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Some projections call for the overall market to reach about $63.5 billion in 2027, compared with a relatively modest $3.1 billion for 2020.
It’s past time to electrify everything
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The key to shifting away from fossil fuels is for consumers to begin replacing their home appliances, heating systems and cars with electric versions powered by clean electricity.
Explaining the exponential growth of renewable energy
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Solar and wind energy now deliver nearly 9 percent of global electricity.
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