October, 2016

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Urban Planning in North America

Green Roof Technology

Wish full thinking… Urban Planning in North America Most American Cities like to have a diverse, sustainable, and thriving city of neighborhoods as the economic and cultural driver for the region. In reality, these urban planners fall for nicely presented prestige projects that maybe have some green elements like bicycle storage, a solar panel, or […].

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How Efficient is Solar Power?

Sunrun

Layering solar cells Engineers can increase solar panel efficiency by adding layers to solar panels. These layers are made of materials that absorb other parts of sunlight that convert to electricity while, at the same time, allowing a good portion of sunlight to reach silicon layers underneath. This makes the overall construction of the panel more efficient without sacrificing the basic silicon panel.

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Upcycling shipping containers - CPH Containers provides affordable quality housing for students

Green Tech Challenge

Every year Maersk alone needs to get rid of 60.000 - 80.000 shipping containers that have become too worn out to safely function for shipping purposes. Discarding this amount of shipping containers, that are primarily made out of corten steel, is an enormous waste of resources. Iron is extrapolated by mining, which reduces local biodiversity and uses great amounts of water.

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Inspiring a Movement of Women, One Talk At a Time

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

by Anjali Manghnani and Poonum Agrawal. WCS Talks is an annual TED Talks style event hosted by Women in Cleantech and Sustainability (WCS). This event aims to redefine the female experience in cleantech and sustainability by showcasing brilliant women and encouraging every woman to follow her dreams. WCS Talks was started in 2014 and in part motivated by the lack of cleantech events featuring female keynote speakers.

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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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Solar As An Alternative Energy Source

Sunrun

Why Choose An Alternative Energy Source? Are you wondering why our country should even consider an alternative energy source when we’ve relied on the power of fossil fuels for hundreds of years, those used to make the coal, oil and gas that powers cars, factories and homes? These fuels meet the needs of most of the energy consumption throughout the world.

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Have you heard of the Super Food Moringa?

Green Tech Challenge

In Green Tech Challenge we love companies who want to make the world a better place. One of our participants sets out to do exactly this. They provide farmers in the Philippines a sustainable livelihood and the world with a super food to get healthier. Meet Roots Food - founded by Jacqueline Hansen and Daniel Alonso Van Camp! Foto: Mark Lau Moringa - the superfood Roots Food sells dried, organic Moringa leaves as powder and flakes.

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Solar renewable energy benefits you and the environment

Sunrun

Is solar energy renewable or nonrenewable? The use of other energy sources, such as fossil fuels, is problematic because they're nonrenewable. Once they're gone, they're gone forever. The sun, however, is the largest of all renewable energy sources, not a surprise perhaps, but the amount of power it generates is. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, 18 days' worth of sunlight on Earth produces the same amount of energy as the amount stored in all of the coal, oil and natural gas reser

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Advantages of solar pv (photovoltaic) energy

Sunrun

Solar PV energy is clean energy One main reason to opt for solar energy is knowing you’re doing something good for the environment. Unlike traditional energy sources, when PV solar panels create electricity, they don't emit harmful greenhouse gases, pollute groundwater or deplete any natural resources. In addition, you help protect the planet by cutting back on your dependence on nonrenewable energy.

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Fighting food waste – Meet GTC participant “Too Good To Go”

Green Tech Challenge

We’re proud to announce that we have received over 70 applications for this year’s GTC. As you read this, we’re selecting the 20 participants for 2016. Some of the participants have already secured themselves a spot in the sprint, simply because their business concepts are brilliant and have the potential to grow and make an impact globally. Meet “Too Good To Go” One of these brilliant participants is Too Good To Go.

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