CleanTechnica
MARCH 27, 2020
The European Environmental Agency (EEA) has confirmed NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) data that shows a rapid, dramatic reduction in air pollution over those areas most affected by the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Grist
MARCH 27, 2020
Imagine working on an experiment that was two years in the making, and then watching it all melt away just before you could finish it. That’s the situation that Emily Bristol, a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute, almost found herself in when her lab shut down on Tuesday to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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GreenBiz
MARCH 27, 2020
Corporations have been driving the uptake of renewables across the United States for years. Hundreds of companies have made voluntary commitments to transition to 100 percent clean energy, and companies of all sizes have spearheaded renewable procurement deals, adding clean energy capacity to the grid. .
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 23, 2020
A symbol of pollution becomes a beacon of sustainability.
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.
Jim Conca
MARCH 23, 2020
Recessions lower energy use, and this one may be a whopper. U.S. energy use breaks down as Industrial (32%), Transportation(29%), Commercial(18%) and Residential(20%), the first three being heavily affected by this pandemic, losing up to 15 quadrillion BTU, ~$400 billion, in just 3 months.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 25, 2020
Cleantech innovation took centre stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in January, a sign of growing commercial interest in this fast-moving area of R&D. Many cleantech innovations are now market ready for major-scale application, with improved government funding providing the boost needed to support their commercialisation. There are also an increasing number of emerging technologies, currently under development, both in the UK and abroad.
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 25, 2020
VW has updated the classic T1 Samba Bus into an electric van called e-BULLI.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 25, 2020
SunPower on Wednesday announced several belt tightening measures and slashed executive salaries, citing uncertainty related to COVID-19. The company said the efforts would save up to $50 million as it navigates an unpredictable 2020. The distributed solar and storage company also withdrew the guidance it offered in February for full year 2020, with GAAP revenue at $2.1 to 2.3 billion and between 2.5 and 2.75 gigawatts shipped during the year.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2020
On 8 April, Future Biogas – “the UK’s biggest green gas producer” – will launch a subsidiary consultancy service. Called Fern AD, it will focus on the biological expertise required to optimise anaerobic digestion (AD) plant efficiency. The firm says it will mean other AD plant operators are able to benefit from its industry-leading biologists and inhouse laboratory for the first time. “Thanks to years of maximising the outputs of Future Biogas’ 13 AD plants, this te
GreenBiz
MARCH 26, 2020
With school closures and companies mandating employees to work from home, the facilities management company's food waste reduction efforts have even more relevance.
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
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 27, 2020
Sperry has just launched Bionic, a new type of eco-friendly boat shoe that is made from recovered waste in the oceans.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 27, 2020
Virginia utility regulators once again rejected large parts of utility Dominion Energy’s grid modernization plans, including $752 million of proposed investment to deploy smart meters over the next decade. The move underscores the increased scrutiny state regulators are putting on utility plans that can’t clearly show how they will lead to helping customers or reducing costs in the long run.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2020
Developers must get their strategies right or risk costly delays as they struggle to meet biodiversity net gain requirements set out in the new Environment Bill. Accessible, high quality green and blue space adds the equivalent of £77.9 billion to the value of UK housing stock and is associated with significant improvements in human wellbeing. Housing developers have been handed the opportunity to play a fundamental role in improving the UK’s environment while addressing the country’s crippling
GreenBiz
MARCH 26, 2020
The burgeoning Solar Sheep movement argues: Why not both?
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 23, 2020
We've scoured the beautiful coastal state for some of the best tiny homes in California.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 27, 2020
Residential and commercial energy storage installations are taking a hit as the U.S. tackles the coronavirus pandemic. The behind-the-meter storage segment will install 31 percent less capacity in 2020 than previously forecast, according to a new analysis by research firm Wood Mackenzie. It’s a preliminary estimate based on early data from the nation’s coronavirus response.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2020
When working with slate and tiles, certain construction activities are known to produce high levels of crystalline silica dust which, if not monitored and controlled, can lead to a range of chronic respiratory conditions. With an estimated 600,000 workers in the UK exposed to silica dust each year, and an average of 600 silica-related deaths per annum, it is imperative for organisations to understand the health risks associated with slate and tile cutting and how best to protect their workers ag
GreenBiz
MARCH 27, 2020
Local farmers could be part of the key to helping to prevent extinction.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 23, 2020
The City of Santa Monica will soon welcome a new civic building that will meet the Living Building Challenge.
Green Business Bureau
MARCH 25, 2020
Interested in the benefits of creating an eco-friendly business? Learn everything you need to know about becoming an “ecopreneur” in this guide written by MAYO Designs. What Is An Ecopreneur? An “ecopreneur” is an entrepreneur focused on creating and selling environmentally-friendly products and services. Ecopreneurship is a new way of doing business – a way to create sustainable business models, and work together with (and for) the environment.
Solar Power World
MARCH 27, 2020
One of the advantages of going solar for residential and commercial customers is the opportunity to get paid for the energy they generate. This is called net metering, when those customers push the electricity they aren’t using back onto the grid and receive a credit from their utility. Those customers are only billed for the… The post Which states offer net metering?
GreenBiz
MARCH 23, 2020
As we begin to ponder our collective future post-coronavirus, the opportunity is ripe to accelerate sustainable outcomes. Will we?
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?
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 26, 2020
Hospitals overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic could find a much-needed capacity lifeline in retrofitted shipping containers.
Charged
MARCH 23, 2020
Sponsored by Arkema. With the electric vehicle market driving a surge in demand for lithium-ion batteries, research is intensifying to develop new electrolytes that not only ensure battery performance, lifetime, and safety, but also enable high-energy anode materials, such as silicon, and cathode materials, such as NMC 811. High purity electrolyte components are crucial to mitigate both side reactions and premature degradation of the battery.
Solar Power World
MARCH 26, 2020
Although most clean energy commitments have come from state policymakers, electric utilities are making efforts to curb climate change too. Here are five utilities that have committed to net-zero electricity by 2050 or sooner, in accordance with the IPCC’s report that limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require reaching net zero emissions around 2050.
GreenBiz
MARCH 25, 2020
We can’t tackle one successfully without tackling the other, as many of the reasons for and solutions to the growing plastic and climate problems are the same.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 27, 2020
Mumbai-based firm Sanjay Puri Architects has just completed work on a beautiful hotel in northern India known for wine production. Built on a base of locally-sourced natural stone, the Aria Hotel is a stunning design carefully stacked onto the landscape that boasts several passive and active features to make it incredibly energy efficient.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 27, 2020
Solar Power World
MARCH 23, 2020
On a webinar about the implications of coronavirus on the U.S. solar+ value chain on Friday, March 20, SEIA urged all solar industry workers to fill out a survey to help the group understand priorities in the coming months. More than one person from a company is encouraged to complete the survey, and multiple submissions… The post SEIA urges all solar industry workers to complete COVID-19 impact survey appeared first on Solar Power World.
GreenBiz
MARCH 26, 2020
By now, I hope you’ve heard the uplifting story of an Italian 3-D printing startup, Isinnova, that stepped in produce respirator valves for a hospital in Lombardy after the regular supplier was unable to provide them.
Inhabitat - Innovation
MARCH 24, 2020
Unfortunately, two weeks of lockdown isn’t enough to reverse centuries of human impact on Venice’s canals.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 25, 2020
Europe's electricity giants are grappling with the demanding challenge of safeguarding staff, keeping the lights on and contributing to the relief effort — all while rolling ahead with their own energy transition plans. As Europe's utilities, project developers and network operators take stock, early speculation and guesswork on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak are giving way to more informed forecasts and detailed assessments.
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