Don't ban new technologies — experiment with them carefully
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Silicon Valley's many disruptive effects on society and business are no reason to ban some of its more promising products, such as shared city scooters.
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Kissing the Sky: The Pros and Cons of Ultra-Tall Wind Turbine Towers
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Each year wind turbines get taller in pursuit of steadier, stronger breezes. From 2000 to 2018, the average hub height of utility-scale wind turbines installed in the U.S. jumped from 58 meters to 88 meters, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). A new National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report on tower heights for land-based turbines in the U.S. presents data that supports the industry’s quest for taller towers.
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A nonprofit solar panel manufacturer wants to install in disadvantaged communities — for free
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
There’s an access problem within the solar industry. We’ve reported on it many times, when racial and income disparity prevents the widespread adoption of solar power. As the median income of solar owners slowly creeps down, there is still an expanse of low- to middle-income households and renters left out of the conversation. One nonprofit… The post A nonprofit solar panel manufacturer wants to install in disadvantaged communities — for free appeared first on Solar Power World
Economics of Electric Vehicles Mean Oils Days As A Transport Fuel Are Numbered
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Oil's days as a transportation fuel are numbered because the economics of renewable energy are so compelling, says a new report from BNP Paribas. In order to compete, the oil price would need to be $9-$10 a barrel, says the report's author Mark Lewis, the bank's head of sustainability.
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.
Ford Survey Finds Most People Have No Idea What An Electric Car Is Or What It Can Do
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
As it prepares to launch its first electric SUV next year, Ford is starting a new campaign to educate the public about the benefits of electric cars. It's about time.
Westar Energy collaborates with college students on 1-MW solar array
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Westar Energy, Baldwin City, Kansas, and several students from local Baker University collaborated on the Baldwin City Solar Field, a 1-MW PV solar array. “The solar farm project is a great opportunity for students to gain exposure to a very interesting project almost in their own backyard,” said Kevin McCarthy, professor of business and economics,… The post Westar Energy collaborates with college students on 1-MW solar array appeared first on Solar Power World.
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Forget moonshots — it’s time now for a global 'soilshot' to address climate change
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Poor land use is increasing erosion, nutrient depletion and other threats. But sustainable practices and technologies can reverse this trend.
A Very Fast, Very Safe, Very SLIMM Nuclear Reactor
Jim Conca
AUGUST 31, 2019
The SLLIM is a liquid sodium nuclear fast reactor that generates 10 to 100 MW for many years, even decades, without refueling. It can’t meltdown, can operate without water, is factory fabricated and shipped to the construction site where it is installed below ground in a seismic-resistant cocoon.
Ireland will plant 440 million trees in 20 years
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Ireland is about to get a whole lot greener.
Industry first liquid bio methane offering
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Flogas Britain – a major supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – has added liquid biomethane (Bio-LNG) to its off-grid energy supply, marking what is said to be the industry’s first Bio-LNG solution for commercial and industrial operations. Available immediately, the new Bio-LNG offering is targeted at businesses running continuous, energy-intensive manufacturing or industrial processes, as well as the transportation industry.
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 to have an all-renewable electric grid
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Decarbonized energy systems are completely feasible, technically. The only barriers are political and cultural.
Wind Developers Ordered More Turbines in Q2 Than Ever Before
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
For a market that’s increasingly described as mature, the global wind industry still knows how to put up startlingly big numbers. Wind developers placed orders for 31 gigawatts of turbines during the second quarter, the highest volume on record, and 79 gigawatts over the past 12 months, according to Wood Mackenzie’s quarterly analysis of the turbine market.
World's largest solar plant at sea is installed at Maldives resort
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
There’s more than sunbathers and yachts floating near the resort Lux* South Ari Atoll in the Maldives.
£150,000 boost for Thames Estuary habitats
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Improved habitat for birds, bees and other wildlife is to be created along the River Thames in Kent and Essex in a new partnership between the Port of London Authority (PLA) and the RSPB. The Thames Estuary contains some of the most important and protected wetland habitat in the UK, supporting a wide range of flora and fauna, including many species in decline or under threat.
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.
Intel, Adobe, IBM and others on the lifecycle of corporate sustainability goal-setting
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Citi, Keurig Dr Pepper and Micron set speedy targets, while Ingersoll Rand plays the long game.
Facebook Signs 200MW Wind Deal with Apex Clean Energy in Texas
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Facebook signed up to buy a 200-megawatt chunk of power from the Aviator Wind project in Texas, set to become the largest single-site U.S. wind farm when completed next year, according to developer Apex Clean Energy. Already the largest corporate buyer of renewable power at the end of 2018 — narrowly topping Google, according to Wood Mackenzie — Facebook has continued to chalk up big deals for wind and solar power this year.
Scientists warn we are now entering the plastic age
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Water bottles, lunch bags and clothing laced with microfibers: welcome to what some are calling the "plastic age." A recent study reports plastic pollution caused by people is so all encompassing it’s deposited itself into our fossil record. Related: But this didn’t occur overnight as contamination has been building since 1945. “Our love of plastic is being left behind in our fossil record,” said Jennifer Brandon, at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University.
Blockchain set to transform quality assurance in the recycling market, suggests study
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Blockchain technology will revolutionise the trade of recyclable materials by providing each part of the supply chain with vital data and assurance about the quality of secondary commodities, says The Recycling Association, following recent trials. The Traca is a new solution that allows recycling companies to provide essential information to producers, recyclers, regulators and the end destination.
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.
How to raise $10 million as a sustainable business
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Persistence, personalization and really good follow-up enabled a former Peace Corps volunteer to play in the start-up big leagues.
Is Profitable Reforestation Possible? Land Life Company Makes the New 50 to Watch List
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
In the face of the climate crisis, we are seeing a new generation of innovators rising to the task and developing high-impact solutions to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. These entrepreneurs are creating new technologies and business models that could change every aspect of how we live – from what we eat to how […].
A shipping container is recycled into a chic nature retreat in Brazil
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Proving that less can be more, architect Bruno Zaitter upcycled a secondhand shipping container into a 538-square-foot abode with a bedroom, bathroom, living and dining area, kitchen and an outdoor terrace.
Sustainable drainage innovation installed on the M56
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
THE FIRST installation of SDS Aqua-XchangeTM, the sustainable drainage innovation which turns roadside filter drains into treatment devices that protect the water environment from toxic metals pollution, has been successfully completed on a busy stretch of the M56 motorway. Contractors BDB Special Projects installed the new granular treatment media into an existing filter drain along the M56 to prevent pollution of a vulnerable Cheshire stream, which receives runoff from a 1km stretch of the mot
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?
How cities can improve homes
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
And three residential policies can promote economic development, improve health and reduce carbon emissions.
Energy Disaggregation and NILM – If You Can Measure it, You Can Improve it
CleanTech Group
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM), also referred to as Energy Disaggregation, is a technology using either sensor-based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to identify granular energy consumption data at appliance-level from whole-home energy data. The Home Energy Management Systems market has been valued at $7.7 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to $26.9 billion in […].
Germany to ban controversial weed-killer glyphosate by 2023
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Reaching for the weed killer glyphosate in Germany won’t be an option much longer.
IMechE calls on Government to support more local energy trials on UK university campuses
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The energy barn of the Energy Transition Centre (EnTranCe), on the campus of Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands. University campuses uniquely well suited to these trials. Advantages include academic and technical expertise, student support as well as ownership of large areas of land and buildings. Trials will help universities meet their decarbonisation targets.
Managing packaging perceptions vs. realities for a truly circular future
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
A coffee company's wake-up call from the circular economy.
Renewables Threaten German Economy & Energy Supply, McKinsey Warns In New Report
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Renewables are also increasing electricity prices and making energy supplies less secure in Australia, California, and Britain.
Artist creates a living quilt to commemorate Santa Rosa fires
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Memorials and national landmarks are common across the country as a way to draw respectfully remember events of historical relevance. This often takes the form of a statue or plaque, but following the Santa Rosa fires in October 2017, one artist took her own approach to remember the devastation, in the form of a living quilt.
Resource recovery firm welcomes ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme proposal
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Proposals for an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers have been welcomed by Axion as a positive move to encourage people to recycle more and associate a value with waste plastic and other materials. Including cans and bottles made from plastics, aluminium, steel and glass would also help to increase capture of ‘recycling on the go’ materials, according to the Manchester-based resource recovery specialist.
Is it always circular to turn a product into a service?
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Even when goods are sold as rental or subscription services to extend their lifespan, other factors still matter in determining whether they're circular.
Why California May Go Nuclear
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
California's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant provides 20% of California's clean, carbon-free electricity. Governor Newsom can save it.
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