Sunrun
MAY 23, 2017
Finding the best solar panels for your home and budget can seem overwhelming. With so many products available on the market, how do you go about finding what is right for you? Sunrun can make the transition smooth and simple. Making the leap to renewable energy is a huge step. That’s why we have developed software to ensure your home’s solar system is set up efficiently and ready to produce.
Climate-KIC
MAY 31, 2017
Are freight companies about to get control of their carbon footprint? Could cheap hydrogen support German and Italian buses? And what does Barack Obama think about sustainable land use? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Packaging food with food to reduce waste A growing number of entrepreneurs and researchers […].
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Vote Solar
MAY 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.?—?Developed and supported by a broad coalition of energy advocates across the United States, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar released a set of principles today intended to help guide and unify future state-level solar rate advocacy work. Principles for the Evolution of Net Energy Metering and Rate Design provides a consensus view for regulators and stakeholders actively involved in the compensation for distributed solar generation.
Better Ventures
MAY 23, 2017
We’d like to officially welcome the newest addition to the Better Ventures family: BookNook , an Oakland, CA-based edtech startup that provides tablet-based in-person and virtual literacy instruction for K-12 students. We invested $275k in the company’s $1M seed round, alongside Reach Capital, Urban Innovation Fund, and Impact Engine. BookNook is addressing the educational divide in our country by building a robust solution to improve literacy skills, a fundamental building block upon which all
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.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MAY 11, 2017
WCS Member of the Month highlights the amazing work of female leaders jn the cleantech and sustainability sector. This month, Kathryn Verna of GE Renewable Energy is in the spotlight. ?. WCS: What excites you most about the work you’re doing at GE Renewable Energy? Kathryn: For my first 6 years in GE’s Onshore Wind business, I was a Product Manager working to bring down the cost and increase the power output of utility-scale wind turbines.
Ambisense
MAY 9, 2017
What comes to mind when you think of the Mars Rover Curiosity? Do you wonder at the boundless innovation of mankind? Awe at the vastness of the cosmos? Or maybe, autonomous onsite analysis springs to mind! Here are 3 Things That Onsite Analysis & The Mars Rover Curiosity Have In Common If like us, you work in the . Continue reading "3 Things That Onsite Analysis & The Mars Rover Curiosity Have In Common".
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Climate-KIC
MAY 30, 2017
A project dealing with concentrated brine disposal and a dye-sensitised solar cell project are the winners at an EU Green Awards ceremony in Brussels this week (30 May), part of EU Green Week. Fifteen project nominees were selected across three categories of climate action, environment, and nature and biodiversity, and were made up of the […].
Green Tech Challenge
MAY 5, 2017
The Stats Behind the Food Crisis Around the world, people are suffering due to food shortages. We know that food waste is a large element within this problem. In North America, we waste a significant amount of food throughout the supply chain from farm to table. In this latest post, the team at UniPoint will look at the statistics behind this challenge. 800 Million People Going Hungry Around the world, 800 million people go hungry every day.
AFN Sustainable Protein
MAY 31, 2017
When the lab-grown meat industry is fully mature, production facilities will look very similar to breweries, according to Michael Selden, cofounder of Finless Foods , an early-stage cultured fish startup. Lab-grown meat, or cultured meat — not to be confused with the plant-based meat alternatives consistently making headlines for cooking, tasting and bleeding like meat — is the result of cellular agriculture.
Sunrun
MAY 18, 2017
With its idyllic weather, pristine beaches and a booming arts scene, many people think of San Diego as a dream vacation spot. But it’s also California’s second-largest city and home to some of the most forward-thinking people around. If you’re lucky enough to call yourself a homeowner in San Diego, you might be thinking about getting rooftop solar panels to power that dream home of yours.
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
Climate-KIC
MAY 24, 2017
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is back in the spotlight, with an announcement about the next phase of his Smog Free Project: a bike that removes particulate matter from the air. Roosegaarde, known for his “smog vacuum cleaner” proposal for Beijing in 2013, has since developed an air-purifying tower, recently unveiled in Tianjin. Smog Free Tower […].
Climate-KIC
MAY 24, 2017
Italian sculptor Lorenzo Quinn has launched a monumental sculpture that aims to draw attention to the impact of climate change on cities as part of the 2017 Venice Biennale. Quinn launched his sculpture named “Support” at the 14th century Ca’ Sagredo Hotel, Venice, located along the city’s Grand Canal. Two large hands emerge from canal […].
Climate-KIC
MAY 24, 2017
How is champagne going low-carbon? How will green bonds support Poland’s climate efforts? And could energy be the next market for Blockchain? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Company climate risk disclosure could become mandatory in a few years Companies’ disclosure of risks to their business from climate change […].
Sunrun
MAY 19, 2017
Living in L.A. offers lots of advantages. But of course, with great privilege comes great responsibility. The cost-of-living index in Los Angeles is 46% above the national average,1 and the median listing price of a home hovers around $795,000;2 so it makes perfect sense why L.A. residents are eager to find ways to make life in the big city financially sustainable.
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.
Sunrun
MAY 18, 2017
Bakersfield is all about authenticity. It came through in the raw edge of the famous “Bakersfield Sound” music movement in the 1950s, and it comes through today in the genuine smiles of people living in this vibrant community. Bakersfield is a great place to raise a family, but electricity rates are on the rise here, just like everywhere else in California.
Climate-KIC
MAY 17, 2017
Norway’s autonomous electric ships, France’s green economy boost, and the latest efforts to make the stuff we eat and wear more sustainable. This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. Southern Europe backs stricter EU waste rules, unlike Nordic countries Nordic countries oppose higher recycling targets and waste prevention because it […].
Climate-KIC
MAY 10, 2017
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is working on the world’s most advanced 3D-printer for construction, which it hopes will be able to source and build with local and biosynthesised materials. Pictured above, and shown in the video below, is the Digital Construction Platform a four-tonne solar powered robot arm on tank tracks. It can […].
Climate-KIC
MAY 10, 2017
What’s the future of sustainable land use in Europe? How is a Belgian-based beer business reducing its impact? And, how is the addition of algae to solar panels improving how they work? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. New battery concept could give electric vehicles a 1,000km range Electric […]. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories – 11 May appeared first on Climate-KIC.
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.
Ambisense
MAY 8, 2017
If you’ve been considering using new technologies to do your environmental monitoring then here are 4 key things that the environmental monitoring technology should have: So what makes for suitable environmental monitoring communications technology? #1. Power Consumption For devices that are required to report from remote locations with minimal servicing and no fixed electrical connection, power .
Ambisense
MAY 8, 2017
There’s a revolution afoot in the environmental monitoring sector, with technological advances meaning we can get smart about environmental monitoring. A revolution in efficiency has been gaining a steady pace over the past number of years. This is driven by a demand to better understand and protect our fragile environment and the scarce resources such as .
Ambisense
MAY 8, 2017
There’s an old adage that says “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”. This mantra is particularly relevant to environmental monitoring, whereby data on conditions and metrics lead to a more informed understanding of the underlying processes affecting the scenario in question. The Landfill Sector is one where autonomous gas monitoring is the new kid on the block: .
Ambisense
MAY 8, 2017
With the projected exponential growth in IoT devices (IDC forecast 28.1 billion IoT connected devices globally by 2020) remote monitoring technologies will increasingly become the norm for the environmental sector. Here are the Trade-Offs between Big Data and Continuous Monitoring: The growth in IoT devices will also see a huge increase in the overall amount of data .
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?
Climate-KIC
MAY 3, 2017
German scheme looks to store renewable power in domestic PV batteries | Business calls on the EU to scale up retrofitting of old buildings | New CO2 scrubbing prototype | This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. ‘High ambition’ nations band together to push for shipping climate deal Ministers from […].
AFN Sustainable Protein
MAY 31, 2017
When the lab-grown meat industry is fully mature, production facilities will look very similar to breweries, according to Michael Selden, cofounder of Finless Foods , an early-stage cultured fish startup. Lab-grown meat, or cultured meat — not to be confused with the plant-based meat alternatives consistently making headlines for cooking, tasting and bleeding like meat — is the result of cellular agriculture.
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