Watch these four clean energy trends in U.S. cities
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Cities can ally with one another to overcome shared barriers.
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How Water is Going Digital
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
How the water industry is going digital to boost efficiency A majority of both our planet and our bodies are made up of water, so the relevance of the water industry should come as no surprise. Digital water is a concept that people are becoming more familiar with as a potential solution to several pressing. The post How Water is Going Digital appeared first on U.S.
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Tesla’s Advantage With Its Battery Technology — Low Cost
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
It appears Tesla has an advantage over its rivals, such as GM and Porsche, when it comes to the new battery technology that it is developing. Tesla has long been a leader on EV batteries, for years seeming to have a significantly lower cost (cost per kWh of capacity) for batteries than others.
How to properly and safely dispose of these 10 items in your home
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Before tossing items in the trash, check out these disposal options for items like batteries and paint that are safer for the planet.
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.
Conserving and restoring forests won’t be cheap and easy after all
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
The corporate world has fallen for trees. But to be effective, the cost of offsetting CO2 emissions with the sequestration power of forests will have to go up. Are companies willing to pay?
Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Following the announcement of the government’s Environment Bill on 30 January , many observers in the environmental arena reflected on the ambition and likely efficacy of the legislation, while highlighting areas of concern and suggested improvement. Envirotec reports. Intended to fill the policy vacuum emerging from the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January, the Environment Bill has been eagerly anticipated, and seemingly gives government the power to set legally binding targets on all aspec
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Airplane fuselage is converted into a minimalist tiny home with off-grid capabilities
Inhabitat - Innovation
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The Tiny House Guys has breathed new life into a decommissioned Dash 8 airplane fuselage by converting it into the Aero Tiny — a 130-square-foot tiny home fully equipped to go off the grid.
The low price of freed parking
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The 270 million vehicles in the United States are parked over 90 percent of the time. There are far more parking spaces than vehicles. How many spaces? The data is imprecise. There could be 500 million parking lot spaces and 1 billion spaces on streets. Add parking in home garages, carports and driveways, and another estimate is 2 billion parking spaces.
Digital tool helps utilities overcome sludge pumping challenges
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
SLOT 2.0 – short for System LOsses Tool – has been developed to help utilities know their sludge better, says BHR Group. Software developed by fluid engineering firm BHR Group and launched in January is helping water utilities analyse their sludge pumping systems and reduce costs. SLOT 2.0, which BHR says is underpinned by its world-leading sludge rheology database, can calculate sludge flow properties and behaviours, frictional pipe pressure losses and system curves.
From Backwoods to Bankrupt: The Rise and Fall of Real Goods Solar
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Real Goods Solar ended its corporate life on the industry's periphery last month, penniless and trading for pennies. But this isn't just any bankruptcy. A decade earlier, Real Goods Solar grew organically and through acquisition and pulled in tens of millions in revenue. Four decades ago, the company helped kick off the residential solar phenomenon by supplying panels to off-grid dwellers in the remote forests of Mendocino County, California.
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
How hobbyists are saving endangered killifish from extinction
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Find out how some killifish enthusiasts are helping save these fish from the brink of extinction.
Why BASF, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Colgate-Palmolive view the SDGs as an innovation catalyst
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
It’s time to stop mapping and start acting.
Water trade association pledges to improve gender equality
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
The Board of British Water in February 2020. • Trade association calls for “a sector where everyone can succeed” • Pledge made to ensure equality within its own workforce. • Commitment to bring more women onto the board. British Water says it has committed to increasing the number of women on its non-executive board and has urged the rest of the industry to follow its lead.
Why we swing for the fences
GatesNotes
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
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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.
Odd.Bot, the weed-pulling robot that could eliminate herbicides
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The aging adage, “There’s an App for that,” is evolving into the idea that, “There’s a robot for that”. More and more automation is finding its way to the market for household chores like cleaning floors, and now that innovation is in farmer’s fields with Odd.Bot, an automatic weeding robot.
This company is turning food waste into a cleaning spray
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
97 percent of the cleaning product is made from the water, acids and alcohol from the food waste.
How community solar supports rural communities and farmers
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
This article was originally posted to SEIA’s blog and is re-posted here with permission. By David Gahl, Senior Director of State Affairs, Northeast, SEIA There are nearly 2 GW of community solar installed across the United States, supporting our rural communities by generating local revenue and helping states make progress toward their clean energy and… The post How community solar supports rural communities and farmers appeared first on Solar Power World.
Plastic Recycling – What’s Next for Takeback Schemes?
CleanTech Group
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Plastic has been a revolutionary substance. But since its invention over 100 years ago, our appetite for it continues to grow at an.
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.
Climate-adaptive park in Copenhagen wins Arne of the Year Award
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
One of Copenhagen’s newest green parks, the Sankt Kjelds Square and Bryggervangen, has just received Copenhagen’s most prestigious architecture prize—the Arne of the Year Award. Designed by Danish design studio SLA, the 35,000-square-foot urban park is most notable for its effective solutions to cloudbursts, a term describing sudden heavy rainfall that can trigger violent flash floods.
Ecolab CEO: 7 ways businesses can drive positive change at scale
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Doug Baker shares his philosophy for leading with purpose at GreenBiz 20.
Texas perovskite company reaches 18% efficiency with its ink-based solar cell process
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Hunt Perovskite Technologies (HPT), a Dallas, Texas-based perovskite material developer, reached a milestone in the development of a highly-durable perovskite technology for the manufacture of low-cost printed solar cells. In December 2019, HPT successfully demonstrated that its ink-based process was able to produce a perovskite solar cell that exceeded key benchmarks recognized by the solar cell… The post Texas perovskite company reaches 18% efficiency with its ink-based solar cell proces
Believe it or not, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was even worse than previously thought
Grist
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
After the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the spring of 2010, oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months straight, resulting in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. More than 200 million gallons of light crude flowed into the sea, devastating marine life and fisheries. Ten years later, scientists are still uncovering new facets of the disaster and its aftermath.
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?
12 tips for a vibrant spring garden
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
When the frost begins to thaw and the first signs of spring appear, it’s time to start thinking about your garden. While it’s true that many of your plants won’t fully come to life for another six months, the more you can knock off your list before spring, the better off your plants, lawn, and schedule will be.
Step up for Earth Day 2020
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Why I'm backing Earth Day again this year, and why you should, too.
Tesla Cybertruck Gets New Electric Rival: Meet Nikola’s Hydrogen Badger Pickup
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
The electric vehicle startup aiming to shake up trucking with hydrogen-powered semis is also targeting drivers who want high-performance work trucks that don’t belch exhaust
First Kentucky city sets 100% renewable goal
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
On Thursday, February 6, the Louisville Metro Council Parks and Sustainability Committee approved a resolution establishing a goal of powering the city’s municipal operations with 100% clean, renewable energy by 2035 and community-wide by 2040. Louisville becomes the first city in Kentucky and 160th nationwide to make this commitment. Coal has long been a backbone… The post First Kentucky city sets 100% renewable goal appeared first on Solar Power World.
Barcelona's new solar-powered sports center features a green facade
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Barcelona, a city well-known for its avant-garde architecture, both modern and historic, is going green. Local firm Architecture Anna Noguera has just completed work on the Turó de la Peira's Sports Center, a solar-powered complex covered in a lush green facade.
Salesforce: Why corporate sustainability must change
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
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Circularity Challenge Spotlight: American Battery Metals Corporation
Greentown Labs
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Ryan Melsert, CTO of American Battery Metals Corporation, speaks at the Circularity Challenge Final Showcase. The Circularity Challenge is a six-month accelerator program designed to advance innovative solutions to enable a circular economy. The five participants are disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. The Circularity Challenge is run by Greentown Launch —Greentown Labs’ internal accelerator—and BASF , and supported by Stanley Black & Decker.
DOE announces 20 new competitors for Round 3 of American-Made Solar Prize
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the 20 competitors that have been invited to advance to the next phase of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 3, a competition designed to incentivize the nation’s entrepreneurs to strengthen American leadership in solar energy innovation and domestic manufacturing. The American-Made Solar Prize is designed to help… The post DOE announces 20 new competitors for Round 3 of American-Made Solar Prize appeared first on Solar Power World.
Antarctica reaches record high temperature
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The frozen continent recently logged its warmest temperature to date, a whopping 65 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s quite a leap from its previous record of about 63 degrees Fahrenheit, set five years ago in 2015.
Be more ambitious with the SDGs — for the world and business
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Creating a more inclusive and just economy starts by closing the gender gap.
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