GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about. Deonna Anderson. Wed, 01/06/2021 - 01:30. Remember when Flint, Michigan garnered international attention because water in the city was making people sick ? Well, there are communities like that around the country and the world. And while Flint gained attention because of its failing infrastructure, there are places where water and sewage infrastructure is absent.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 5, 2021

After years of slow headway, building design and industry professionals say sharp reductions in the climate impact of concrete are possible now. That is significant because cement, the critical glue that holds concrete together, is so carbon intensive that if it were a country, it would rank fourth as a climate polluter. The Global Cement and Concrete Association this year committed to zero emissions concrete by 2050.

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 8, 2021

With the climate crisis getting worse, it’s clear that companies need to start making more active efforts to be more sustainable. Fortunately, the country is starting to keep up. For instance, while it used to be quite difficult to find a job in sustainability, states like Arizona and New York have seen a boom in. The post How to Fund a Green Business appeared first on U.S.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2021

No nails, no special tools, no problems.

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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.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021. Meg Wilcox. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 01:15. For companies with sustainable packaging goals, 2025 is fast approaching. That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. But COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in those plans, with single-use packaging skyrocketing, low fossil fuel prices and disrupted recycling systems, already weakened by China’s 2018 plastics waste ban. .

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 5, 2021

Barry Cinnamon is CEO of California's Cinnamon Energy Systems. Dave Barry said it best when summarizing 2020: “This was a year of nonstop awfulness, a year when we kept saying it couldn’t possibly get worse, and it always did. This was a year in which our only moments of genuine, unadulterated happiness were when we were able to buy toilet paper.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 5, 2021

Off the coast of Tofino, British Columbia, floats a forested, eco-fairyland.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021. Mike De Socio. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 02:00. Last year, a number of automakers announced or advanced ambitious plans to electrify heavy-duty big rigs, semi-trucks, box trucks, delivery vans and more. That article was one of GreenBiz's most popular stories throughout the year. And the demand and interest in this technology is only growing stronger.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 5, 2021

California is facing a major decision under a tight deadline — whether it should push for large-scale power plants and batteries to prevent a repeat of its August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer, or turn to behind-the-meter resources like batteries and demand response. Right now, the California Public Utilities Commission is moving more quickly to find supply-side solutions.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 8, 2021

The reflectors can boost the gain by up to an estimated total of 15-20% when using bifacial modules, which is approximately 5-8% extra gain versus other bifacial trackers which do not have BifacialReflector™ technology.

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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

Energy

Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 8, 2021

You'll be amazed by how many luxuries can fit in such a small space!

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

4 alternative protein trends to watch in 2021. Jesse Klein. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 01:30. It is highly probable your children will be vegans eating a Christmas ham Dec. 25, 2050. Alternative proteins will be the norm very soon and we might look back at this decade as the time when real shift in diets occurred. . Don’t believe me? Here are a few stats. Venture capital invested $1.5 billion in alternative proteins in 2020.

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Grist

JANUARY 8, 2021

On December 16, three 40 foot-long wind turbine blades were delivered via truck from a wind farm in Belfast to the Cork Institute of Technology in southern Ireland. For the next few months, civil engineers will subject the blades to a battery of tests as they design and build a pedestrian bridge that uses pieces of them to replace traditional steel girders.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 7, 2021

New Detailed Analysis Shows Clean Energy Electrification Would Save Average California Household $2548/Year, Create Jobs in Every Zip Code Across the State

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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.

Transportation

Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 4, 2021

London's Natural History Museum has finished its annual tally of new species and found its scientists discovered 503 species in 2020, despite the pandemic.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 7, 2021

Why carbon tracking and reporting is necessary to hold corporations accountable. Daniel Goldman. Thu, 01/07/2021 - 01:30. The world is changing, and it’s changing fast. More companies are committing to emissions reductions but still struggle to measure and verify the impact from corporate headquarters to global operations to supply chains. Now, new breakthrough climate accounting technologies are emerging as solutions to track and verify energy and carbon emissions, and report energy purchases a

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 5, 2021

By Michael Levitt, sales, Quest Renewables Developers and EPCs need to move away from pitching solar carports primarily as a means of delivering kilowatt-hours. It is time to look at financing with carports differently; the solar production acts as a means of funding physical infrastructure. It is a different mindset — focusing on the value… The post A better way to market and sell commercial solar carports appeared first on Solar Power World.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 4, 2021

Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced recently that its cumulative shipments in the Americas hit a significant milestone of 10 GW by the end of 2020, underlining its position in the deep decarbonization of the local economy and its role as a big game-changer for renewable energy across the region at large.

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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.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 4, 2021

Inhabitat rounded up some of the most sustainable interior design trends predicted for 2021 so you can stay ahead of the curve.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2021

Why collaboration is the missing ingredient in food system reform. Jim Giles. Fri, 01/08/2021 - 01:30. One of the most exciting things about food and ag right now is the potential for change. The industry’s environmental problems — waste, greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss — are real. But so are the solutions. Multiple studies have shown that new farming techniques, low-carbon foods and other advances can create a radically more sustainable food system.

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Forbes Green Tech

JANUARY 3, 2021

Sure, 2020 will be remembered as the year of the pandemic, but it was also a vibrant period in transportation’s ongoing revolution, with ambitious entrepreneurs rolling out innovations in electric vehicles, self-driving and sensor tech, and delivery services. Here are the year’s best.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 5, 2021

Success comes with industry-leading optimization solution following buyout of SMA earlier in the year

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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?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 5, 2021

While ‘rolling’ through the streets of London, designer Kristen Tapping came up with the idea for Rolloe, a bicycle wheel that filters outdoor air pollution.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2021

Episode 250: Sustainability leaders greet 2021 with conviction, renewed purpose. Heather Clancy. Fri, 01/08/2021 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:35). Big in 2021: American jobs created by EV companies. 5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021. 2020 was a breakthrough year for climate tech, and there’s more to come in 2021.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 4, 2021

Ignoring their price (especially during this period of is-it or is-it-not exempt from import tariffs), using bifacial solar panels on flat roofs makes sense in nearly every application. Bifacial modules, which produce power from both sides of the glass, generate the same amount of energy from their frontside as monofacial panels. If bifacial modules eke… The post Bifacial modules on flat roofs provide a quick and easy ROI appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Charged

JANUARY 5, 2021

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a series of initiatives to increase the number of electric buses in the state. The plans include $16.4 million in incentives for transit buses, and $2.5 million for school buses. Under the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP), $16.4 million from the Volkswagen diesel settlement will be made available to five of the largest public transit operators in the state: the Capital District Transportation Authority, Niagara Frontier Transportation

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 7, 2021

Researchers have discovered a new blue whale species, according to a paper recently published in Endangered Species Research. The researchers behind the paper recorded a novel blue whale song and verified it in the western Indian Ocean.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 5, 2021

Jane Jacobs and leaf blowers. Stephen Linaweaver. Tue, 01/05/2021 - 01:00. Jane Jacobs, in her seminal 1961 work on urbanism, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," noted that what cities need above all else is "a constant succession of eyes": Wherever the old city is working successfully is a marvelous order for maintaining the safety of the streets and the freedom of the city.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 5, 2021

The United States is entering a new era where the dangers of climate change are more apparent with every record-breaking wildfire, flood and hurricane that comes to pass. At the same time, a new presidential administration has committed to taking steps to combat the issue and work toward a goal of zero carbon emissions by… The post Are states on track to meet early renewable energy goals?

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Charged

JANUARY 5, 2021

Several of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers have promised to stop selling ICE vehicles by 2040. The chief executives of Daimler, Scania, MAN, Volvo, DAF, IVECO and Ford have signed a pledge to phase out combustion engines and focus on hydrogen, battery technology and “clean fuels.”. The industry will invest some 50 to 100 billion euros in new technologies, Scania Chief Executive Henrik Henriksson told the Financial Times.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 8, 2021

Located in the beautiful County Kilkenny of Ireland, the River House contains a unique mixture of Portuguese design and sustainable elements.

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Forbes Green Tech

JANUARY 8, 2021

NET Power’s prototype zero-emission natural-gas power plant works, the company’s CEO said today, announcing that construction will begin in the First Quarter of this year on two operating plants.

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