GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will stop backing fossil fuel energy projects in 2021, except those using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology or offsets to cancel out their emissions. The focus of the bank’s energy investment will turn from (unabated) fossil fuels to energy efficiency, storage, grid improvements and e-mobility among others.
Grist
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
According to a new study published in Environmental Science Technology, hundreds of active hydropower plants are making a worse impact on the climate than fossil fuels. Yup, you read that right: Hydropower, popularly seen as a green energy source — and a major clean energy source in a lot of emission-reduction plans — can release more greenhouse gases than coal- or oil-burning power plants, under certain conditions.
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Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
By Charlie Seltzer, Regional Sales Manager, CivicSolar Cities across the country have pledged to achieve ambitious renewable energy goals and mandates, but how important will residential rooftop solar be to reach these goals? A report from Cape Analytics found 1.8% of homes across the 21 largest metro areas have installed solar[1], with Californian cities showing… The post The role of residential rooftop solar in city renewable goals appeared first on Solar Power World.
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Researchers at the University of Houston say they have developed a new catalyst composed of inexpensive non-noble metal nitrides that makes it possible to split seawater at low voltages.
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.
U.S. Green Technology
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Non-renewable energy industries, like gas and oil, are often considered by organizations and individuals — from consumers to national governments — to have a significant impact on the environment. And that impact isn’t viewed as a positive one. If these companies want to salvage their reputations, they’ll need to turn to cleaner and greener forms.
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Building on its legacy as a leader in sustainable business practices, today Sprint announced new corporate environmental goals. Among them is a commitment to source 100% renewable electricity across its entire operations — all retail stores, offices, call centers, and network sites — by 2025. Sprint also re-committed to responsibly reuse or recycle 100% of… The post Sprint commits to 100% renewables across all operations by 2025 appeared first on Solar Power World.
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CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Lyft will make 200 KIA Niro Electric cars available to lease for its drivers in Denver as part of its campaign to transition all the cars in its fleet to battery power.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
The site at Littlemill. Scottish Water is using earthworms and water fleas to treat wastewater as part of an international study which aims to protect and improve water resources around the world. An EU funded project which is being trialled in 11 countries including Scotland, the study will measure the effectiveness of earthworms, water fleas and microalgae as a carbon neutral method of treating waste water.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
On America Recycles Day, it's time to recognize one special piece of packaging.
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Los Angeles has just ordered 130 electric buses from BYD, the largest single order for electric buses in US history.
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
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Climate change is a faraway perceived risk, so how can we message its urgency and the cost of inaction?
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Despite its big potential, concentrated solar power remains one of the most expensive mainstream options for generating renewable power. Rather than trying to catch up through technological breakthroughs, however, the CSP industry should turn to lower-hanging fruit. That's the view of Dr. Luis Crespo, president of Protermosolar, Spain's solar thermal electricity association.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
But for electric vehicles to become mass market products, batteries need to improve.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Helia is a solar-powered electric car that is so energy efficient, it can travel more than 500 miles at 50 miles per hour on the same amount of power it takes to boil a kettle.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The GF77 from FLIR Systems is said to be an affordable, handheld methane detection camera allowing inspection professionals to actually see invisible methane leaks and other industrial gases at natural gas power plants, renewable energy production facilities, and other locations. The GF77 is spectrally filtered to optimally visualize methane gas, says FLIR Systems. “Spectral targeting improves visualization, while also reducing false negatives from gases that absorb in other wavelengths.&#
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
There is no doubt that bifacial modules are ready for their breakout role in the world of solar photovoltaic projects. By the dawn of 2020, there will be a cumulative 5.4 gigawatts of bifacial solar capacity installed globally, mostly in Asia, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables' first report focused on this market. In five years, there will be a nearly equal share of deployment divided among Asia and North America, with cumulative installed capacity growing tenfold, according
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Automation, changing consumer appetites and the heightened focus on sustainable agriculture cultivate new interest in urban and indoor growers.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The couple’s modified yurt offers 930 square feet of light-filled living space furnished to ooze hygge vibes.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
More than a third (36%) of environmental services managers in councils, local authorities, government or infrastructure agencies rank ‘mounting environmental responsibilities’ among the three main challenges they face in providing services to the public today. The next two biggest challenges were ‘increased fly-tipping’, referenced by 36% of managers and ‘difficulties of meeting the cost of running environmental services’ (35%).
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
PARIS — Shell expects its filling stations to become fossil-fuel free, eventually. But getting there will require major changes, and in the energy business change often means subsidies. So it is with hydrogen, says Mark Gainsborough, executive vice president at Shell who heads up the New Energies unit. In addition to the power sector, Shell New Energies is responsible for the company's activities in new fuels, namely hydrogen and biofuels.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Utilities expand the grid without building power plants. Consumers get backup power and a virtually free electric car. Such are the promises of V2G tech, even if the infrastructure isn't quite here yet.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Many people and municipalities turn to road salt to de-ice wintry streets and sidewalks. Unfortunately, road salt poses serious environmental risks.
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?
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Council gritter spreading salt on a rural road in Wharfedale, Yorkshire. Gritting is one of the most effective and cost-effective ways to keep the economy moving through adverse weather with safer roads that are free of ice and snow. But what are the environmental impacts of introducing salt into the environment and can these be mitigated? In this article, winter gritting, grounds maintenance and landscape management firm Gritit offers a few thoughts on the matter.
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
“Smart” inverters are going to play a major role in how utilities manage rooftop solar's effect on the edges of their grids. They could also be a key interconnection point for behind-the-meter batteries, smart thermostats and appliances, plug-in electric vehicles, and other distributed energy resources. On Tuesday, home energy management provider EnergyHub and inverter maker SMA announced a new step in making this kind of cross-DER aggregation a reality.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
It's not just about growing more food and using fewer inputs. It's also about creating local, adaptive food systems that can withstand the effects of climate change.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
In Australia’s Kangaroo Valley, Paddington-based design studio Madeleine Blanchfield Architects carefully crafted a freestanding bathroom that all but vanishes into its surroundings.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The CorrBoard Bioenergy facility. In an apparent industry first, a new facility will use organic waste to provide the heat and power required for the production of corrugated sheet board. The project has been undertaken by CorrBoard Bioenergy (CB Bio), a joint venture between packaging and display trade specialist Swanline Group and paper-based packaging producer McLaren Packaging , and has required a £5.5M investment.
Fairsnape
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
The biggest contribution we can make to the climate crisis is to urgently deliver buildings that are carbon sinks. Cuerden Valley Park Visitor Center, Lancashire,, designed and constructed to Living Building Challenge Standard, demonstrates that is possible. The plethora of climate, carbon and biodiversity targets, visions and reports within, and beyond, the built environment, may seem to cause confusion, but there is a core, science based purpose.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
New approaches, from CO2-sucking materials to regenerative agriculture, were in the spotlight at VERGE 19.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Hikers and outdoor enthusiasts can finally enjoy a solar panel that combines efficiency and durability with the added ability to fit snugly on top of a backpack.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
In this feature, Tim Broadhurst, chief commercial officer at Cooper-Ostlund , discusses the importance of maximising CHP performance and how a few simple steps can boost your site performance significantly. According to insight from Ricardo-AEA, there is currently some 6.1GWe CHP capacity in the UK. By 2030, this figure is expected to reach more than 65TWh/yr (25% of which is expected to come from entirely renewable resources).
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Read time: 7 mins A recent paper analyzing the major players in the organized efforts to attack climate change science and delay action had a surprising revelation — the biggest contributing industry/sector was not oil and gas but rail/steel/coal with the most active organization in the climate denial movement being the Association of American Railroads ( AAR ).
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