It's time to trash recycling
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Our waste management practices are distractions from our main problem: too much stuff. But alternatives exist.
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Biofuel Down, Not Out: The Rise Of The Zeolites
CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 19, 2019
A new energy efficient catalyst gives new hope to the prospect of a new sparkling green future fueled by low cost, sustainable biofuel.
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Solar Technology Got Cheaper and Better in the 2010s. Now What?
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Solar energy grew by leaps and bounds in the 2010s. According to Wood Mackenzie, global annual solar installations grew more than sixfold this past decade, from 16 gigawatts in 2010 to 105 gigawatts in 2019. In the meantime, multi-silicon solar module prices dropped from over $2 per watt to just over $0.20 per watt in Q3 2019. That 90 percent price reduction is one of the most critical factors driving the global expansion of solar.
How Wastewater Treatment Can Reduce Energy Usage
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 19, 2019
In the United States, every year, municipal plants consume in excess of 30 terawatt hours of electricity during the treatment of wastewater. According to the Department of Energy, this translates to an annual expense of around $2 billion for electricity alone. The demand for clean drinking water will only increase. So what can be done. The post How Wastewater Treatment Can Reduce Energy Usage 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.
Renewable Hydrogen Will Drink The Fossil Fuel Milkshake
CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Renewable hydrogen from water is the end game, and fossil fuel stakeholders better hold on to their milkshakes as wind and solar power rise up.
Why supermarkets are key to a cooler climate
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Refrigeration management is an urgent need, and a potent opportunity.
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California's epic electric truck policy is coming
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Mystery Pork Will Soon Hit The Stores
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DECEMBER 20, 2019
Mystery pork will soon be in our stores — if it's not already there. This isn't just an environmental issue, but also a health one.
Top 10 transportation trends to watch for in 2020
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DECEMBER 17, 2019
City greenzones. Methane biodigesters. Connected schoolbuses. There's a lot in store for the next year in mobility.
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
The fruit of the future is 3D-printed and packed with vitamins and minerals
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Neo Fruits is a collection of artificial fruits made out of 3D-printed cellulose skins and filled with a healthy mix of vitamins and minerals.
Fake News And Nuclear Weapons Don’t Play Well Together In The South China Sea
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 17, 2019
A story flooded the internet last month about a nuclear explosion in the South China Sea. Of course, it was nonsense. But this “silly fiction” did catch Putin’s Russia, the King of Fake News, off-guard.
How RFID technology is playing a role in reducing waste and increasing recycling
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2019
PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. Gillian Ewers, VP Marketing with technology firm PragmatIC, offers insight into an approach that uses low-cost integrated circuits to bring the benefits of near-field communications (NFC) and RFID to the recycling arena.
The future of building is communities that are all-electric and ultra-efficient
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2019
From Utah to Texas to California, these homes are changing the way we think about the built environment.
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.
Upcycled materials make up this beautiful cabin retreat in Denmark
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Located an hour outside of Copenhagen, this beautiful vacation home is tucked into a lush forest mere steps away from a beach.
The US Wind PTC Cliff Keeps Looking Less and Less Scary
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 18, 2019
For the past five years, the U.S. wind industry has been bracing for the phase-down and expiration of its production tax credit — haunted, always, by concerns about what comes next. But the PTC “cliff” looks a lot less scary than it did just a few years ago, and that was true even before the one-year extension granted this week by Congress.
Documentary conveys “a sense of hope and spirit of optimism for water”
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2019
The team behind the documentary. The world’s first screening of the 50-minute documentary Brave Blue World , narrated by Liam Neeson, was met with “rapturous applause” at a blue carpet event held at the Paramount Theatre, Los Angeles. More than 200 supporters and guests from the corporate world, environmental NGOs, charities, impact investors, utilities and film and media representatives joined the celebrations, raising a glass of beer – made from recycled wastewater – to toast
A holiday talk about the climate crisis? Yes, please.
GreenBiz
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Why a holiday discussion about climate change has a better chance of success, and less chance of conflict, than you might think.
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.
Green-roofed sports center adds sculptural appeal to the Augustow riverfront
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DECEMBER 20, 2019
Topped with a green roof, the facility complements the surrounding park.
US Microgrid Market Slowed in 2019. PG&E Could Singlehandedly Reverse the Trend
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 18, 2019
The burgeoning U.S. microgrid industry is set to install less controllable capacity this year than it did last year. But that setback may prove a temporary blip, especially if a new effort to back up the beleagured Northern California grid comes to fruition. The U.S. microgrid market set a record with 666 megawatts of capacity additions in 2018, but project delays and cancellations have dropped the expected 2019 total to 553 megawatts, according to a new report by energy research firm Wood Macke
Food Waste: $2.4 Trillion Left Rotting in a Heap
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DECEMBER 19, 2019
Figure 1 Food Waste innovation landscape The scale of the problem The scale of the global food waste problem is astonishing. We waste.
A decade in review: the most underrated clean energy stories
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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?
Remote tiny house in the Netherlands has a design inspired by foliage
Inhabitat - Innovation
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When a client tasked the team behind Liberté Tiny Houses to create a mobile, minimalist home where she could reconnect with nature, they responded by building the Makatita — a 182-square-foot tiny home with a shape that was inspired by the organic form of a leaf.
GE Sells Stake in 800MW Portfolio of US Wind Farms
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 17, 2019
General Electric has made supplying clean-energy equipment a central pillar of its future business, but in the meantime the company continues to shed renewables projects under new CEO Larry Culp. On Tuesday, asset manager Harbert Management Corp. announced the acquisition of an 80 percent stake in an 812-megawatt portfolio of U.S. onshore wind farms from a joint venture of GE and Enel Green Power.
Report from engineering consultancy considers best and worst scenarios for the future of the planet
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DECEMBER 16, 2019
The report considers what shape the world will be in by 2050. An ever-expanding population and declining planetary health could lead to gigantic air domes combatting the leading cause of death, air pollution, and the total destabilisation of global weather patterns. This is according to one of the four future scenarios for our planet in a new report released in early December by global engineering consultancy, Arup.
Early-career public-sector sustainability professionals reflect on VERGE 19 (Part 1)
GreenBiz
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Insightful on mobility. Actionable ideas for addressing food waste. Youth activism. What inspired CivicSpark leaders at this year’s conference.
Modular Aquatecture panels can harvest rainwater from the sides of buildings
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Inspired by severe water shortages, one designer has created building panels that can harvest rainwater runoff and atmospheric moisture.
6 Ways Your Email Marketing Can Compete During The Holidays
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Is anyone reading your email during the holiday season? And if they are reading or listening to your message, does it pass the threshold of caring? I've written before about how only about one-third of email recipients read beyond the fourth paragraph. What do you do if you have news to share with your community but can't compete with offers from Amazon and every other retailer on the planet?
As Fracking Companies Face Bankruptcy, US Regulators Enable Firms to Duck Cleanup Costs
DeSmogBlog
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A rich vegetable garden grows atop a unique home in Vietnam
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Floating Wind, By Royal Appointment: UK Edges Closer to Dedicated Tenders
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 20, 2019
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