Color coordinating: How urban green infrastructure can build resilience
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
We need to promote natural “green” infrastructure such as forests, wetlands, and urban green spaces that can reduce risks from natural disasters.
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UN report: Ocean-based climate action could deliver a fifth of emissions cuts needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
An area of seagrass and rock on the seabed, Mediterranean sea, France: “Blue carbon” ecosystems could prevent approximately 1 gigatonne of CO2e from entering the atmosphere by 2050, says the report. Ocean-based climate action can play a much bigger role in shrinking the world’s carbon footprint than was previously thought. It could deliver up to a fifth (21%, or 11 GtCO2e) of the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cuts needed in 2050 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.
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Report finds consumers could save $29 billion if clean energy replaced proposed natural gas plants
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
The economics guiding U.S. investments in electricity generation have reached a historic tipping point: combinations of solar, wind, storage, efficiency and demand response are now less expensive than most proposed gas power plant projects. According to a new report by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), portfolios of these clean energy resources can provide the same energy… The post Report finds consumers could save $29 billion if clean energy replaced proposed natural gas plants appeared fir
The Business Of Electric Vehicles
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
EVs are expected to be the best choice for nearly all consumer automotive use cases by 2023. They will cost less than gas upfront and per mile, have plenty of range and have more refueling options than gas. Any company not already selling EVs will be playing catch-up in the 2020s, and may not survive as auto sales continue to decline.
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.
Wind Developers Ordered More Turbines in Q2 Than Ever Before
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
For a market that’s increasingly described as mature, the global wind industry still knows how to put up startlingly big numbers. Wind developers placed orders for 31 gigawatts of turbines during the second quarter, the highest volume on record, and 79 gigawatts over the past 12 months, according to Wood Mackenzie’s quarterly analysis of the turbine market.
Rethinking food packaging can dent the plastic pollution crisis
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Although the global economy is increasingly wrapped in plastic, companies of all sizes are dramatically reducing their use of it.
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The State of Floating Solar: Bigger Projects, Climbing Capacity, New Markets
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
There will be at least 2.4 gigawatts of floating solar installed globally by the end of 2019, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Although floating solar systems typically involve higher costs than traditional ground-mount arrays, project sizes are increasing, which will bring costs down. According to new research , the global average project size of floating solar projects has been climbing steadily since 2015 and is expected to continue rising.
Why technology could make animals obsolete
AFN Sustainable Protein
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Wherever we look, humans have consistently built technologies that surpass their animal predecessors. Cars replaced horses, petroleum replaced whales, tractors replaced oxen, telecommunications replaced carrier pigeons. Food may be next. The post Why technology could make animals obsolete appeared first on AgFunderNews.
How to have an all-renewable electric grid
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Decarbonized energy systems are completely feasible, technically. The only barriers are political and cultural.
Facebook Signs 200MW Wind Deal with Apex Clean Energy in Texas
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Facebook signed up to buy a 200-megawatt chunk of power from the Aviator Wind project in Texas, set to become the largest single-site U.S. wind farm when completed next year, according to developer Apex Clean Energy. Already the largest corporate buyer of renewable power at the end of 2018 — narrowly topping Google, according to Wood Mackenzie — Facebook has continued to chalk up big deals for wind and solar power this year.
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
Electric Car Charge Posts To Be Installed In Every New Home In England
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
is making it easier for owners of EVs as well as future EV owners by introducing a mandatory electric car charging point for each newly built home.
Why Amazon's plan to buy 100,000 EVs is huge and hard
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
It's a game changer, but it won't be easy.
Google Commits $2 Billion To Global Renewable Energy Package
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Google has announced a $2 billion commitment that will add more renewable energy to the company's portfolio. But some employees have concerns about what all that electricity is being used for.
Sustainable drainage innovation installed on the M56
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
THE FIRST installation of SDS Aqua-XchangeTM, the sustainable drainage innovation which turns roadside filter drains into treatment devices that protect the water environment from toxic metals pollution, has been successfully completed on a busy stretch of the M56 motorway. Contractors BDB Special Projects installed the new granular treatment media into an existing filter drain along the M56 to prevent pollution of a vulnerable Cheshire stream, which receives runoff from a 1km stretch of the mot
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.
Restaurants are helping to drive carbon farming practices
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
The industry that's bigger than agriculture and retail can incentivize regenerative land management practices.
Screw blowers installed at wastewater facility
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Gardner Denver distributor Team Air Power has delivered a bespoke compressed air solution that is predicted to generate approximately 30 per cent in annual savings for the Kinnegar wastewater treatment plant operated by Charles Brand , a leading provider of tailored water and wastewater solutions. The company’s wastewater treatment plant in Belfast requires blowers to aerate the site’s sequencing batch reactors and treat wastewater.
California passes law that prevents cities from taxing energy generated by solar rooftop projects
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law last week financial protections for consumer investments in rooftop solar energy. The law, AB 1208 authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), extends a prohibition on cities and counties taxing the energy generated by rooftop solar panels for use by homeowners and businesses. “We applaud Governor Newsom and… The post California passes law that prevents cities from taxing energy generated by solar rooftop projects appeared first
Combining Solar & Farming Benefits Both
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
New research shows combing solar panels and farming could have important benefits for both.
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.
For investors, climate risk has no one-size-fits-all solution
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Two new global reports conclude that climate change could exert strong downward pressure on global economic performance.
Study shows rooftop solar could power 25 percent of Europe
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Europeans can massively expand low-cost solar generation just by tapping the space over their heads.
Don't ban new technologies — experiment with them carefully
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Silicon Valley's many disruptive effects on society and business are no reason to ban some of its more promising products, such as shared city scooters.
It's Really OK If Japan Dumps Radioactive Fukushima Water Into The Ocean
Jim Conca
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Slowly releasing Fukushima tritium-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean is a very good idea. No other radioactive elements are in the water and tritium just isn’t very radioactive - it self-dilutes in water really quickly, even in our bodies, making it impossible to harm anyone or anything.
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?
Spectacular rammed-earth dome home is tucked deep into a Costa Rican jungle
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Located in the idyllic area of Diamante Valley, the House Without Shoes is an incredible rammed-earth complex made up of three interconnected domes, which are joined by an open-air deck that looks out over the stunning valley and ocean views.
AD and the UK’s net-zero emissions commitment: ADBA conference to discuss
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
ADBA’s flagship event returns in December 2019, according to the anaerobic digestion representative body, “marking 10 years of ADBA and 10 years before the UK government must reduce emissions by 57%.” If this is delivered, the UK will be on track to meet its 2050 commitment: net zero greenhouse gases by 2050. “The UK anaerobic digestion industry has a critical role to play in helping the government achieve this.
Global Electric Bus Adoption to Triple by 2025
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Fueled by public policy and declining battery costs, global electric bus adoption is set to triple by 2025. The Chinese market — the most promising in this sector — will surpass the 1 million e-bus mark by 2023 and reach 1.3 million by 2025, according to a new report on the e-bus landscape from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. China dominates the heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) segment, accounting for 98 percent of the global e-bus market through 2018.
Hydrogen in China
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
During the summer, China’s Science and Technology Minister, Wan Gang, called for China to “look into establishing a hydrogen society.” Given the Minister.
Forget moonshots — it’s time now for a global 'soilshot' to address climate change
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Poor land use is increasing erosion, nutrient depletion and other threats. But sustainable practices and technologies can reverse this trend.
Solar Geoengineering -- We Better Do It Or We'll Burn
Jim Conca
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Given our inability to reduce worldwide GHG emissions, should we try to reflect heat back into space? It’s called Solar Geoengineering and would give us the breathing room to cut fossil fuels on a more likely time scale. We’ve been studying it for decades and we know that it works.
Innovative orange juicer 3D prints bioplastic cups out of leftover orange peels
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
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Industry first liquid bio methane offering
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Flogas Britain – a major supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – has added liquid biomethane (Bio-LNG) to its off-grid energy supply, marking what is said to be the industry’s first Bio-LNG solution for commercial and industrial operations. Available immediately, the new Bio-LNG offering is targeted at businesses running continuous, energy-intensive manufacturing or industrial processes, as well as the transportation industry.
Using Solar to Displace Fossil Fuels for Process Heat in Industrial Facilities
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Industrial facilities will be among the most difficult emitters to decarbonize. The industrial sector — everything from factories to food producers to oil refiners — accounts for one-third of U.S. primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. At many of these facilities, fossil fuels, and especially natural gas, are the energy feedstock used for process heating applications.
The Construction Industry Meets Technology Disruption – Finally
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Construction is a $12 Trillion industry, accounting for almost 13% of the Global GDP. Construction and buildings are also responsible for 38% of global emissions, producing ~25%-30% of all waste in Europe. While construction incumbents.
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