COVID-19 could accelerate a global shift from planes to trains
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2020
UBS analysis suggests the pandemic is set to curb air travel growth 10 percent over the next decade as high-speed rail flourishes.
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Used cooking oil – Benefits of Biofuels as a Source of Energy
U.S. Green Technology
APRIL 20, 2020
The Benefits of Biodiesel Biofuels are gaining popularity as an alternative source of energy in many spheres of society that use energy. And as they are used more and more, it is important to assess the benefits that society as a whole has or will accrue from the continued use of biofuels. Biofuels are energy. The post Used cooking oil – Benefits of Biofuels as a Source of Energy appeared first on U.S.
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Investing In Renewable Energy Could See A Return Of To Up To 800%
CleanTechnica
APRIL 22, 2020
The latest Outlook report from IRENA claims investing in renewable energy can result in returns of 3 to 8 times.
How Every Industry Will Undergo a Technological Revolution
U.S. Green Technology
APRIL 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has been a wake-up call for many nations and industries. It’s safe to say that the world won’t be the same after COVID-19. There are some major changes on the horizon, including a new, widespread technological revolution. The COVID-19 outbreak has already impacted technology. People are using more cloud applications, like video-conferencing.
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.
This is climate tech
GreenBiz
APRIL 22, 2020
The stunning array of technologies emerging to decarbonize the world and make it more habitable for flora, fauna and humans goes far beyond cleantech 2.0.
Dark Chalet in Utah will generate over 350% more energy than it needs
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 24, 2020
The mysterious, net-positive energy building will generate 364% more power than it needs.
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NextEra Energy Looks to Spend $1B on Energy Storage in 2021
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 22, 2020
Companies across the global renewable energy industry are anxiously assessing the negative impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their bottom line. Every company, it seems, but NextEra Energy. NextEra, the leading U.S. renewables developer, reported its first quarter financial results on Tuesday, saying that not only has its renewables development unit been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it may actually benefit by being able to scoop up other projects that run into trouble.
Rooftop wind power might take off using a key principle of flight
GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2020
A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines.
Marine veteran converts a school bus into a nonprofit traveling art studio
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 23, 2020
This Marine veteran has turned a school bus into a home for herself and her two kids; the skoolie also doubles as a traveling art studio.
The first modern pandemic
GatesNotes
APRIL 23, 2020
The scientific advances we need to stop COVID-19.
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 Artificial Intelligence, IoT And Big Data Can Save The Bees
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 21, 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things sensors, big data analytics, and other technologies are being used to monitor and develop solutions to mitigate the global issue of declining honey bee and pollinator populations.
This vision of the post-pandemic food system looks a lot like a microgrid
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2020
Redundant, distributed, resilient, smaller scale and locally powered, yet connected to the larger world in ways that benefit it when safe.
Recycled wind turbine blades proposed as a playscape for Burning Man
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 23, 2020
It turns out, nearly 8,000 wind turbine blades go to landfill each year. This installation could recycle these blades.
Illinois begins value of solar investigation for Ameren customers
Solar Power World
APRIL 21, 2020
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) voted unanimously to initiate an investigation into an annual process and formula for calculating rebate values for customers with solar, wind or other renewable energy systems on their property within Ameren Illinois’ territory. A provision of the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA), which became effective in 2017, requires the ICC… The post Illinois begins value of solar investigation for Ameren customers appeared first on Solar Power World.
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.
New Michael Moore-Backed Documentary On YouTube Reveals Massive Ecological Impacts Of Renewables
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 21, 2020
“Planet of the Humans” documents how industrial wind farms, solar farms, biomass, and biofuels are wrecking natural environments.
Biodiversity, pandemics and the circle of life
GreenBiz
APRIL 20, 2020
Addressing biodiversity, like so many other things, seems to have been shunted aside by the coronavirus outbreak. It would make much more sense to keep it front and center.
Floating islands bring a new type of public park to Copenhagen
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 22, 2020
Copenhagen Islands is a floating park that includes space for wildlife, floating saunas, a sail-in cafe and more.
Green swans and the new economic order: an Earth Day conversation with John Elkington
Impact Alpha
APRIL 22, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 23 – Whether or not the COVID-19 crisis qualifies as a ‘black swan’ – global pandemics have been widely predicted for years – it is the kind of highly disruptive event that can enable radically new solutions and systems to emerge. Such ‘green swans’ can “deliver exponential progress in the form of economic, The post Green swans and the new economic order: an Earth Day conversation with John Elkington appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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.
Coffee Cup Collective: An Innovative Approach to Eliminating Disposable Coffee Cups
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2020
A lot has changed in the last few weeks, but our convenience-based culture has remained. We buy with an on-the-go mindset, this was true before COVID-19, but it’s especially true now. This lifestyle relies heavily on single use products, ultimately creating mountains of waste. The disposable coffee cup industry is a large contributor to this ongoing problem.
Google redefines what it means to be '100% renewable'
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2020
The company's new carbon-intelligent software can switch loads between its data centers depending on the availability of clean power.
Take a virtual dive with NOAA
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 22, 2020
NOAA's new virtual reality experience invites viewers to dive into national marine sanctuaries to swim with sea lions, learn about coral and explore shipwrecks.
Catholic institutions commit to move $40 billion towards impact
Impact Alpha
APRIL 21, 2020
ImpactAlpha, April 21 – From an empty St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis reminded Catholics that the COVID pandemic is an opportunity to attune lives and actions to injustice, the poor and “our ailing planet.” A group of 21 Catholic organizations representing $40 billion in assets is demonstrating how, pledging to align their investment portfolios to.
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?
Bipartisan group of senators asks Treasury to extend ITC safe harbor deadline by one year The extension would apply to projects started in 2016 or 2017.
Solar Power World
APRIL 24, 2020
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on April 23 asking him to extend the ITC safe harbor deadline by one year for energy projects that started construction in 2016 or 2017. “Providing a temporary extension of the continuity safe harbor of five years, in lieu of the current four,… The post Bipartisan group of senators asks Treasury to extend ITC safe harbor deadline by one year <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-
Why old is new again in farming, and why it has the potential to feed and save the planet
GreenBiz
APRIL 23, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic response shows our potential to pull together.
Prefab Danish home was built from CLT and weathered steel in just 3 days
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 21, 2020
CLT panels and prefabrication minimized construction time and site impact for this project.
The Ozone Layer Protects Us From UV Radiation - Can UV Protect Us From Coronavirus?
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 24, 2020
The ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, but can UV fight coronaviruses.
U.S. renewable energy additions completely overwhelm those by natural gas in first months of 2020
Solar Power World
APRIL 21, 2020
A review of FERC data by the SUN DAY Campaign has found that solar, wind and hydropower provided 85.7% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added during the first two months of 2020 — completely overwhelming that provided by natural gas. FERC’s latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” report (with data through February 29, 2020) also… The post U.S. renewable energy additions completely overwhelm those by natural gas in first months of 2020 appeared first
Coronavirus has exposed the fragility of auto-centric cities
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2020
We need to develop neighborhoods that ensure access to food, healthcare, education and jobs — without relying on personal vehicles.
Grade II listed Victorian home undergoes a green renovation
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 24, 2020
Will Gamble Architects refresh a home from ruins.
10 Years After BP Oil Spill, Pandemic Compounds Hardships Faced by Louisiana’s Commercial Fishers
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 20, 2020
Read time: 9 mins A decade after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 and spewing 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, south Louisiana resident Kindra Arnesen told me that the community was never made whole again, despite BP ’s ads promising it would.
How AI is changing energy storage O&M
Solar Power World
APRIL 20, 2020
By Mark Triplett, Chief Operating Officer, Stem The solar industry has long viewed operations and maintenance (O&M) as basic tasks: checking solar panel output and inverter status, dispatching trucks for repairs and conducting annual maintenance, periodic cleaning and vegetation management. The biggest concern was mainly how much electricity can be generated based on the amount… The post How AI is changing energy storage O&M appeared first on Solar Power World.
We need a Project Drawdown for conservation
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2020
The organization Project Drawdown has done a great job of identifying and sharing the most viable solutions to climate change. We need to do the same thing for biodiversity.
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