Treehugger - Technology

JUNE 7, 2018

This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project.

Technology 56

Technology 56

AFN Sustainable Protein

JUNE 4, 2018

What does a meat company, in the business of raising and slaughtering animals for food, do when startups start developing disruptive technologies that cut out the need for animals? In the case of leading US meat supplier Tyson Foods, it invests in them. Through its year-and-a-half-old venture arm Tyson Ventures, the meat company has invested in three companies manufacturing meat and meat-like products without animals.

Investment 52

Investment Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 52

Climate-KIC

JUNE 6, 2018

Could this pioneering ‘liquid air’ project can help store excess electricity? Who is transforming air pollution into talk-provoking art? And, how can buildings go net-zero emissions by 2030? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. 1. ‘Outperforming’: Green economy market cap now matches fossil fuel industry There is a growing body […].

Innovation 40

Innovation Fossil fuels Pollution Electricity 40

Sighten

JUNE 5, 2018

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a study evaluating the accuracy of Sighten’s automated shading tool, showing that Sighten remote shading estimates are nearly identical to measurements taken on site. The Department of Energy-affiliated lab found that Sighten's shading tool generated the most accurate shading estimates of all software applications evaluated by NREL to date.

Energy 40

Energy Energy 40

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.

Sustainability

Jim Conca

JUNE 2, 2018

Trump imposed tariffs on the most important metals in modern society – aluminum and steel. This will hit all of society, but energy particularly hard. Wind energy needs 500 tons of steel per MW, while solar needs 1,600 tons of steel. And renewables are growing in Red States fastest of all.

Energy 190

Energy Energy 190

AFN Sustainable Protein

JUNE 4, 2018

What does a meat company, in the business of raising and slaughtering animals for food, do when startups start developing disruptive technologies that cut out the need for animals? In the case of leading US meat supplier Tyson Foods, it invests in them. Through its year-and-a-half-old venture arm Tyson Ventures, the meat company has invested in three companies manufacturing meat and meat-like products without animals.

Investment 52

Investment Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 52

Green Technology

JUNE 7, 2018

Rush hour on the Hollywood Freeway, Los Angeles, September 9, 2016. AP Photo/Richard Vogel. Nicholas Bryner , University of California, Los Angeles and Meredith Hankins , University of California, Los Angeles. Editor’s note: On April 2, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Trump administration plans to revise tailpipe emissions standards negotiated by the Obama administration for motor vehicles built between 2022 and 2025, saying the standards were set “t

Law 55

Law Pollution Transportation Climate change 55