November, 2017

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Is Circular Economy the Future of Coffee Shops? Kaffe Bueno is Here to Prove That

Green Tech Challenge

Kaffe Bueno: a case of successful entrepreneurship Kaffe Bueno , is a novel coffee startup based in Copenhagen. It is the first coffee company in the world, with a circular business model. Selling and recycling coffee by using it in natural cosmetics. The 3 founders are from Colombia. After living in London for 3 and a half years, Kaffe Bueno started to shape.

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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 30 November

Climate-KIC

How can we better finance small-scale energy efficiency projects? What’s a “Biological House”? And, can you guess how long it takes a new, zero-electricity washer to wash clothes? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Airbus, Siemens, and Rolls-Royce collaborating to develop hybrid electric engine (E-Fan X Program) Three of […].

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Lost Without Data

Ambisense

“In God we trust – all others must bring data” is a quote from reputed statistician Edward Deming, regarded as a forefather of modern business management practices. It distinguishes between implicit trust and data-driven decision making, where the latter is a considered approach using the data available to hand and using intuition to decide upon . Continue reading "Lost Without Data".

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Membaca Handicap Betting Sportsbook Online

Green Technology

Dunia taruhan olahraga, terutama di dunia sepakbola, semakin sering terjadi. Semua pemain menempatkan dana taruhan mereka di dunia sepakbola selain bermain di sektor kasino. Permainan taruhan olahraga sepakbola memberikan kepuasan tersendiri bagi para pemain. Tentu saja, pemain harus tahu pasar bola untuk bermain di dunia taruhan olahraga. Apa yang dimaksud dengan pasar sepak bola?

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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.

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California’s Place in Global Climate Policy

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

From left: Leila Salazar, Amazon Watch; Danielle Fugere, As You Sow; Larissa Koehler, Environmental Defense Fund; Mary Solecki, Environmental Entrepreneurs; Dana Zartner, University of San Francisco; Lisa Ann Pinkerton, moderator and WCS founder and Chairwoman. Photo by Marcela Cabrera Luna. Overview. Cap-and-Trade programs, Electric Vehicles (EV) incentives, and the United States backing out of the Paris Climate Agreement were hot topics at WCS’s recent California Climate Policy panel discussio

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Illinois’s NextGrid: What’s in it for Solar?

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Illinois is poised to lead the nation toward the grid of the future. That was the message reiterated by ICC Chairman Brien Sheahan last week during a session held by E2?—?Environmental Entrepreneurs. The location of the event, at 1871, Chicago’s hub for tech start-ups, underscored NextGrid’s vision to open the grid as a platform for new technologies and third-party services.

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Beautiful sustainable housing could cover up scaffolding in cities

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Homed is a sustainable housing project proposed by Oslo and New York City-based Framlab, which aims to capitalise on unused vertical space to address homelessness in cities. The hexagon-shaped housing modules are cleverly designed to leverage existing city infrastructure by connecting to scaffolding, thereby creating a second suspended layer on top of an empty wall. […].

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Infographic: Why Measuring Water Levels is Crucial for Understanding Ground Gas Behaviour

Ambisense

Ground gas measurements are influenced by a myriad of factors – the underlying gassing activity, subsurface migration conditions, meteorological and tidal factors, and the status of the monitoring well itself. Here’s a graphic showing Why Measuring Water Levels is Crucial for Understanding Ground-Gas Behaviour. You can read the whole article here. The post Infographic: Why Measuring Water Levels is Crucial for Understanding Ground Gas Behaviour appeared first on Ambisense.

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Crickets for the Future: a Juice Size Portion

Green Tech Challenge

Syngja (former Insekt KBH) founded in august 2016, is the world’s only provider of functional beverages – enriched with crickets. Philip Price (26) and Jakob Rukov (39) met at an Insect Cocktail event in Nørrebro. With an interesting mix of backgrounds (Philip Brand- Development/sales and Jakob Ph.D. Molecular Biology), they’re on a quest to make edible insects mainstream.

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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 23 November

Climate-KIC

What kind of biofuel will soon fill up London’s double-deckers? How can we help reduce electronics waste? And, what might Germany’s ecological modernisation look like? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. This prefab Escape Pod rotates to catch the sun’s rays UK-based firm Podmakers designed and crafted the Escape […].

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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

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Microbial fuel cells transform a houseplant into a lamp

Climate-KIC

The Living Light by Dutch designer Ermj van Oers is an off-grid lamp that harvests its energy through the photosynthetic process of a houseplant. “Nature is full of smart solutions, I see my target as a designer to inspire people with the potential power within natural processes,” says Oers. Solar energy converted to electricity in […]. The post Microbial fuel cells transform a houseplant into a lamp appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 9 November

Climate-KIC

In the future, will we be eating edible goo grown in our kitchens? What’s a ‘plantscraper’ and how can it help the global food crisis? And, what can we learn from spider webs and succulents about water collection? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Colorful People’s Pavilion in Eindhoven […].

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Anthony Bourdain’s new film emphasises the need to solve food waste

Climate-KIC

Anthony Bourdain narrates a new documentary—”Wasted! The Story of Food Waste“—released last month, which explores the ways food waste directly contributes to climate change. The documentary refers to food waste as “one of the greatest problems of the 21st century,” and is rich in (often shocking) data, which helps reveal the magnitude of the problem. […].

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The ten biggest stories from COP23 so far — 8 November

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What is going on at this year’s COP23 climate change negotiations? In the run-up to this yearly milestone event, data on emissions suggests they have peaked in many countries, while the UNEP has suggested six ideas to make sure we stay on track to keep within a 2°C target. With talks preparing the ground for […]. The post The ten biggest stories from COP23 so far — 8 November appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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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.

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This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 2 November

Climate-KIC

Is it easier for cities to reduce residential or transport emissions? What’s been the relationship between fashion and nature? And, which market signals should we look for at COP23? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Steven Holl unveils office clad in colourful photovoltaic glass for Doctors Without Borders Steven […].

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Iowa’s Next Energy Frontier: Harnessing the Sun

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Iowa is a wind energy superpower, second only to Texas in total wind generation. The Hawkeye State generates enough wind energy to power nearly two million homes and employ more than 9,000 up and down the wind energy supply chain. photo credit: DOE SunShot But on Wednesday, Governor Kim Reynolds called attention the next big clean energy job creator?

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