September, 2018

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Do Small Amounts Of Radiation Matter?

Jim Conca

We need some radiation to function well since that's how we evolved. A set of genes that deal with radiation defends against radiation and it takes a lot to harm us.

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Resist disastrous planned obsolescence by making old iPhones sexy again

Treehugger - Technology

Fight Appleā€™s annual seduction dance by buying a perfectly restored iPhone from a company rallying against thoughtless consumerism and e-waste.

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Explaining the Business Case for Sustainability Again ā€¦ and Again ā€¦ and Again

Andrew Winston

[I posted this last month for my sustainability column for MIT Sloan Management Review. I was honestly a bit nervous about it. Was it just kvetching, or productive (or both)? One colleague said to me "omg, you sound fed up." Most responses have been very positive, but I'm eager to hear your take.]. The battle to get companies interested in sustainability is basically over.

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EXCLUSIVE: Improved Nature Raises $3m to Launch Plant-Based Protein Company

AFN Sustainable Protein

Improved Nature , a Raleigh, NC-based protein and meat alternative innovator, has raised $3 million in a convertible note round led by Concentric Capital. The company’s products include the Improved Meat portfolio, that “mimics meat in all cooking methods and forms of distribution,” according to the website. Other investors in the round include Farmington Foods, the Endowment Fund of NC State University, the Wolfpack Investor Network (NC State Alumni) and the company’s m

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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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How Expensive Are Solar Panels?

Sunrun

Solar Panel Costs on The Decline The cost of a residential solar system has decreased over the last 10 years due to positive trends in supply and demand. From California to Florida, homeowners are turning toward solar energy and away from dirty fossil fuels. While increasing numbers of people go solar, it figures that the price of solar panels will continue to decrease.

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Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide

AutoGrid

Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide. Wherever you live, you may have experienced a hot summer. But since many of us live and work in California, letā€™s talk about what our summer was like. As you know, California sweltered in Julyā€”the warmest month ever recorded in the Golden State. On July 6, Los Angeles hit a new all-time record highā€”111 degrees F.

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Solar road in France generates half the power expected

Treehugger - Technology

I am sorry, they are a dumb idea, and the data prove it.

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101 Common Sense of Intensive Green Walls

Green Roof Technology

People like to make statements – environmentally friendly statements. For such statements, Intensive Green Walls are often utilized. Intensive Green Walls are systems where the roots of plants are in vegetation carrier that is mounted to a vertical surface. Because of gravity it takes some technical efforts to supply the plants with their essential needs like nutrients, water, air, and light.

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EXCLUSIVE: Improved Nature Raises $3m to Launch Plant-Based Protein Company

AFN Sustainable Protein

Improved Nature , a Raleigh, NC-based protein and meat alternative innovator, has raised $3 million in a convertible note round led by Concentric Capital. The company’s products include the Improved Meat portfolio, that “mimics meat in all cooking methods and forms of distribution,” according to the website. Other investors in the round include Farmington Foods, the Endowment Fund of NC State University, the Wolfpack Investor Network (NC State Alumni) and the company’s m

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How Efficient Are Solar Panels?

Sunrun

Solar Panel Efficiency - From NASA to Your Roof NASA uses solar power in space.1 Remember Spirit and Opportunity? These robotic rovers were sent to Mars in 2004 and exceeded all expectations of performance by using sunpower.2 Both robots were equipped with solar panels that sat on top of their ā€œwings.ā€ These wings were designed to maximize the area of solar cells to increase their efficiencyā€¦ the more sun the solar cells collected, the better the robots would work.3 These robots were able to

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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. ā™»ļø 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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Ramez Naam | Foundation In Exponentials: Energy | Global Summit 2018 | Singularity University

E8 Cleantech Angels

Watch E8 Board Member Ramez Naam share his thoughts and observations of disruptive technologies in energy. [link] [link].

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Hurricane Florence No Problem For Nuclear Power Plants

Jim Conca

Hurricane Florence makes landfall in the Carolinas, the most powerful storm to hit so far north in the U.S. ever. Isaac and Helene are fast on her heels. Devastation is expected on many fronts, but the nuclear power plants are ready and will weather these storms better than almost anything else.

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Just what we needed dept.: An air-filtering diesel bus

Treehugger - Technology

I think they are missing something, or I am missing something, but this seems like the dumbest idea ever.

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New Cl:aire Technical Bulletin TB17: Ground Gas Monitoring and ā€˜Worst ā€“ Caseā€™ Conditions

Ambisense

This Technical Bulletin, CL:AIRE TB17, provides guidance on the critical barometric pressure conditions that influence gas monitoring results and provides a clear framework to allow risk assessors to determine when they have sufficient gas monitoring data to evaluate and manage ground gas risk with confidence. It has been written by Steve Wilson & James Lucas Ā.

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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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3 Easy Ways to Make an Environmental Impact

Energy Refuge

Have you made an oath to become more environmentally aware? If you want to make a positive impact on the environment where you are helping to conserve some natural resources while reducing pollution and keeping your area cleaner than before, you can make such a difference while inspiring many other people to want to do the exact same thing. Do What You Can to Conserve Water.

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Keeping PACE with Sighten

Sighten

In previous posts, weā€™ve discussed the competitive advantage of residential solar companies offering multiple types of financing ā€“ particularly in the context of our fast-changing, ever-evolving industry. As the market for solar continues to expand to include greater economic and demographic diversity, it becomes more and more important to have a range of financing options to match the specific circumstances and preferences of each prospect.

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Massachusetts Rejects Demand Charge for Solar Customers

Vote Solar

Massachusetts lawmakers voted this summer that non-coincident peak demand chargers are inappropriate for solar customers, overturning the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approval of Eversourceā€™s proposal for the new charges last year. A little background: As part of their most recent rate case, Eversource proposed a demand charge for their ā€œMonthly Minimum Reliability Contribution.

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Nuclear Energy Needs Truth, Not Truthiness

Jim Conca

The distrust of scientists in the U.S. has become a growing ideology used for political purposes, and has become extremely dangerous to our democracy. Nowhere is this more obvious than in nuclear science where truthiness prevails in the news media.

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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.

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Low-Tech Magazine switches to a low-tech, low carbon website

Treehugger - Technology

Blogging like it's 1999 might make sense for a lot of people.

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Making West Virginia Great Again: The Labor Movement Has Answers For The Coal-Centric State

Forbes Green Tech

Donald Trump has appealed to the labor movement by telling it that he will help keep their jobs ā€” a message he has delivered to coal country. But the labor movement there says that a more effective message is to focus on safe and well-paying jobs, which it says is what the Democrats are now doing.

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Why The Cancer Death Of A Fukushima Worker Was Likely Not Due To Fukushima

Jim Conca

Japan announced for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant died after suffering radiation exposure, although this is unlikely to be true. The man, who was in his 50s, died from lung cancer that was diagnosed in 2016. There is no evidence it happened because of Fukushima.