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Source-separated sewage facility opens in Sweden
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 15, 2022
Thursday, 16 June, marks the official inauguration of RecoLab, an award-winning treatment plant for source-separated sewage in Helsingborg, Sweden. The facility – said to be the first of its kind in northern Europe – was recently recognised as ‘wastewater project of the year’ at the Global Water Awards. The approach allows more valuable resources to be extracted than is possible with conventional sewage treatment.
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Sesame Solar Debuts World’s First 100% Renewable Mobile Nanogrids
altenergymag
JUNE 16, 2022
? Energy systems experts and early SaaS pioneers who’ve partnered with the U.S. Air Force and Comcast unveil new mobile renewable power technology for when disaster strikes ? Fast and easily deployable, the nanogrids can be set up by one person with minimal training and generate power within 15 minutes. ?
Main Reasons Why Electric Cars Better Than Conventional Fuel Cars
U.S. Green Technology
JUNE 11, 2022
With so many people out there owning cars and not being afraid to use them every single day, it’s easy to understand why this habit is slowly turning into a huge problem for people all over the world. Well, if you use an electric car, this might not be the case and you’ll have nothing. The post Main Reasons Why Electric Cars Better Than Conventional Fuel Cars appeared first on U.S.
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.
How data-driven research partnerships deepen energy access across supply chains
GreenBiz
JUNE 16, 2022
The energy transition risks further exacerbating human rights violations and environmental issues if the global community does not address material supply chains, guided by the most recent empirical evidence, social and climate justice. A truly just energy transition is possible through collaboration between private, public and academic stakeholders.
Solar panels may become mandatory on all new buildings in Europe
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 17, 2022
Traditional houses in the Austrian Tirol. The European Commission announced on 18 May that it plans to make the installation of solar panels mandatory for all new public, commercial and residential buildings in the EU. The ambitious proposal was included in the REPowerEU plan , which detailed a vast number of changes designed to curb reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and thus catalysing Europe’s transition to renewable energy.
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Summit Coffee Co: Protecting the Environment with Certified Sustainable Coffee
Green Business Bureau
JUNE 16, 2022
Creating certified sustainable coffee. Summit Coffee Co. is a Certified Organic roaster and retailer based out of North Carolina that focuses on small-lot coffees sourced intentionally from all around the world. Coffee driven and community focused, they value relationships from farm to cup. Summit Coffee has reached Platinum Status at the Green Business Bureau , is Climate Neutral certified and a partner of 1% for the Planet through its roasting business, and is working through the B Corporation
Right to repair revisited
GreenBiz
JUNE 17, 2022
The Right to Repair movement is picking up steam again in 2022, with recent legislation in the U.S. and in Europe.
Report is most comprehensive to date on challenges and solutions to the phosphorus crisis
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 13, 2022
Nutrient pollution can lead to the growth of harmful algal blooms such as cyanobacteria also known as blue-green algae, pictured (image credit: UKCEH). Skyrocketing fertilizer prices in recent months highlight importance of challenges outlined in new report. Phosphorus is an essential but often overlooked resource, which is vital for life on Earth and is extracted from phosphate rock for use in crop fertilisers, livestock feeds and food additives.
Volvo Energy invests in Connected Energy for second life battery business
altenergymag
JUNE 17, 2022
In its mission to support and secure an attractive and sustainable circular business model for batteries, Volvo Energy is investing approx. SEK 50 M for 10 percent in the UK-based second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy.
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
TriData: A Financial Technology Service That Champions Sustainable Design and Development
Green Business Bureau
JUNE 15, 2022
TriData are industry leaders in sustainable design and development. TriData is an American-based and certified veteran-owned company that provides technological solutions with a portfolio of products including ATM/ITMs, Kiosks, Smart Safes, Recyclers, Automated Locker Systems, POS, and Self Check-Out (SCO), and proprietary technology systems. TriData works with their clients, utilizing automated solutions to transfer operations into a single platform, in support of ATMs and other self-service pr
The 2022 GreenBiz 30 Under 30
GreenBiz
JUNE 13, 2022
These young sustainability professionals of 2022 are delivering on efforts to build a better future.
Final report on flagship air pollution reporting pilot scheme released
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 16, 2022
Thursday, 16 June marks the release of findings from a UK pilot scoping study looking at development of an air pollution reporting system for businesses. The study is said to be the first of its kind to investigate incorporating air pollution emissions into standard greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting, representing an important step-change in environmental reporting.
Red alert: Portions of the Arctic are warming much faster than we thought
Grist
JUNE 17, 2022
Scientists revealed new measurements this week that show parts of the Arctic are warming five to seven times faster than the rest of the world, warming that could bring about even more extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere. The data comes from a portion of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia. Scientists with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute compiled surface air temperatures from islands in the northern Barents Sea from 1981 to 2020.
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.
ClearCOGS: Powering Sustainable Restaurant Design Using Innovative Ingredient Forecasting and AI To Reduce Waste
Green Business Bureau
JUNE 13, 2022
Sustainable restaurant design. ClearCOGs is revolutionizing the food industry with their innovative forecasting and machine learning processes to provide an exact amount of food ingredients to restaurants , supporting a sustainable restaurant design while also saving businesses money. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30-40% of food produced in the US ends up in landfills, making it the largest component filling landfill sites – 24% compared to plastic (18%), paper (12%), an
Icelandic startups tackle energy resilience under extreme conditions
GreenBiz
JUNE 16, 2022
Iceland, the land of fire and ice and ambitious clean energy goals, is a land well-suited to troubleshoot energy resilience.
Government U-turn on promise to reform farming post-Brexit
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 13, 2022
New farming policy stripped of ambition to aid nature recovery, says conservation group. The Government has broken its promise to reform farming post-Brexit. In its National Food Strategy published today (13 June), the Government’s commitment to provide a third of its farming budget for Landscape Recovery has been abandoned. In the run up to the publication of the new strategy, Defra said: “We will not have fixed allocations (or ‘pillars’, as they were known whilst we were in the EU) of money ri
GreenPower and NYS Officials Hosted an Electric School Bus Demonstration at Fox Lane High
Green Living Guy
JUNE 15, 2022
Bedford, NY – New York State Senators Pete Harckham, Shelley B. Mayer, Tim Kennedy, and Anna Kaplan and the Bedford Central School District, in conjunction with the GreenPower Motor Company, hosted a demonstration today of a zero-emission, fully electric school bus at Fox Lane High School. Moreover, the demonstration gave attendees an opportunity to learn […].
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.
“Bonkers:” Queensland and NSW energy supply crunch underlines farce of broken market
Renew Economy
JUNE 13, 2022
Extraordinary scenes in Queensland and NSW markets come from an electricity system - its markets and its regulatory environment - that are completely broken. The post “Bonkers:” Queensland and NSW energy supply crunch underlines farce of broken market appeared first on RenewEconomy.
In Europe’s budding circular economy, regulation = innovation
GreenBiz
JUNE 13, 2022
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Energy prices forecast to dampen EV demand as fleets face whole-life cost knowledge gap
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 14, 2022
More than half of fleet operators (53 per cent) expect high energy prices to dampen demand for EVs, according to research from mobility solutions specialists Bridgestone and Webfleet Solutions. The price cap on electricity increased from 21p to 28p per kWh in April and is set to rise again in October, following an Ofgem (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) review.
The Fisker Ocean SUV Exceeds 50,000 Reservations Plus More on the Fisker PEAR
Green Living Guy
JUNE 13, 2022
LOS ANGELES (June 8, 2022) – Fisker Inc. (NYSE: FSR) (“Fisker”) — passionate creator of the world’s most sustainable electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions — announced today that reservations for its all-electric Fisker Ocean SUV surpassed 50,000. The company also revealed significant additional details about its second vehicle, the Fisker PEAR (“Personal Electric Automotive Revolution”). […].
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?
Webinar 19 Jul: Using analytics to proactively manage the grid & work smarter
Smart Energy International
JUNE 17, 2022
Webinar broadcast date: Tuesday, 19 July 2022. 00h30 New York | 04h30 GMT | 05h30 London | 06h30 Amsterdam | 06h30 Johannesburg | 10h00 New Delhi | 12h30 Singapore | 14h30 Australia. 60-minute session. As the adoption of electric vehicles and distributed energy resources like solar, wind power, and battery storage become more widespread and add more load to the grid, the introduction of these new elements creates disruption and presents grid reliability challenges that must be addressed.
6 things to know about direct air capture
GreenBiz
JUNE 15, 2022
The carbon dioxide-sucking technology is a hot topic. Here's how it works, what policies support it, its impacts and more.
Plastic pollution in the ocean may harbour novel antiobiotics
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 13, 2022
A polyethylene bag floats in the open sea. Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research is be presented at the American Society for Microbiology’s conference in Washington, DC on June 9-13, 2022. Scientists estimate between 5 and 13 million metric tons of plastic pollution enter the oceans each year, ranging from large floating debris to microp
Rethinking Urban Climate Research in the Shadow of Climate Breakdown
The City Fix
JUNE 15, 2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), composed of hundreds of the world’s leading scientists, puts considerable weight on urban climate action in developing pathways towards sustainable futures. The 6th Assessment Report of the IPCC recognizes that urban areas present. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
BOVIET SOLAR GETS 255-MEGAWATT PV MODULE ORDER FROM LEADING GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPER
altenergymag
JUNE 13, 2022
Developer Chose Boviet Solar's Vega Series™ Bifacial PV Modules
Don’t let your brand be a baby wrapped in plastic
GreenBiz
JUNE 13, 2022
It’s time for brand messaging and systems of production to come full circle. It’s time to get back to using things up and wearing them out.
Converting light to hydrogen: Photocatalyst hints at promise for solar water splitting schemes
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 13, 2022
The group from KAUST says it has developed a nanoparticle photocatalyst that can generate hydrogen fuel from water more efficiently than standard inorganic semiconductor schemes (image credit: © 2022 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho). Sunlight is the most abundant source of renewable energy, but its inability to produce consistent energy levels over time means it struggles to satisfy the on-demand energy needs of much of the contemporary world.
Lunaz’s upcycled electric garbage truck features swappable battery pack
Charged
JUNE 16, 2022
Lunaz Applied Technologies, a British EV startup known for electrifying classic cars, has revealed a garbage truck with a number of driver-friendly features and a swappable battery pack that’s designed to be replaced in 10 minutes. Lunaz says its upcycled truck, which is based on the Mercedes-Benz Econic platform, will soon be operating in several London boroughs and other areas of the UK.
Today at U.S. Capitol GreenPower is Demonstrating its Electric School and Transit Buses
Green Living Guy
JUNE 15, 2022
Washington D.C. June 15, 2022 – GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (“GreenPower”), is a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles. Therefore, in conjunction with Zero-Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), a federal coalition focused on advocating for 100% EV sales by 2030, will be hosting an educational display and […].
3 urban energy innovations with global implications
GreenBiz
JUNE 14, 2022
From buildings to cars to neighborhoods, energy solutions are emerging from urban innovation projects with the potential for global scalability.
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