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Launch of "What's Possible": A Blueprint for Sustainable American Communities

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목요일, 5월 2, 2024

NEW YORK, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Community Partners, LISC, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are pleased to announce the publication of What's Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods. This new volume of essays is now available for free online. The project, funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, will serve as a critical resource for everyone committed to tackling the climate crisis and building more resilient, sustainable, and prosperous communities.

Key Points: 
  • The project, funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, will serve as a critical resource for everyone committed to tackling the climate crisis and building more resilient, sustainable, and prosperous communities.
  • "Through these pages, we find not just concepts but actionable solutions that inspire us to dream bigger and act boldly for the well-being of our communities."
  • "What's Possible offers practical approaches that support the transition to a more equitable, sustainable and resilient future."
  • What's Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods urges stakeholders across sectors to invest in communities across America, ensuring they are more inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous for all.

One Futurist Event—All the Sustainability Trends

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목요일, 4월 11, 2024

Free to all attendees, it will be held over two days, April 17 & 18 from 12:00-3:00 ET each day.

Key Points: 
  • Free to all attendees, it will be held over two days, April 17 & 18 from 12:00-3:00 ET each day.
  • Esteemed futurist Michael Barnard will outline projection scenarios for the decarbonization of our global economy as it unfolds for decades into the future.
  • Green Builder Media's dynamic CEO Sara Gutterman will share the hottest sustainability trends revolutionizing the landscape for building professionals, homeowners, and businesses.
  • A heartfelt thank you to Trane Technologies and Whirlpool Corporation for their continued support of our annual Sustainability Symposium, as well as their comprehensive commitment to corporate sustainability.

Linux Foundation Energy Announces New Open Source Initiatives for Substation Digitalization, Energy AI and Data, and More

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화요일, 4월 16, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to accelerate the energy transition, is pleased to announce that four new open source technical projects and three new working groups have been accepted into the foundation. These initiatives will provide the energy sector with new resources around digital substations, preparing for extreme weather events, taking advantage of advances in data and AI technologies, and more. This comes ahead of the Open Sustainability Policy Summit and Open EV Charging Summit, both of which LF Energy is hosting with partners in May.

Key Points: 
  • LF Energy hosts working groups, which bring together communities of disparate stakeholders to identify challenges and develop open source solutions for the energy transition.
  • LF Energy AI is a Special Interest Group created to drive AI for energy priorities forward.
  • LF Energy is organizing three upcoming events to gather various groups of energy stakeholders to learn and share best practices and open source solutions for the energy transition.
  • "We are pleased to see support for open source software, hardware, and standards growing to drive the energy transition forward," said LF Energy Executive Director Alex Thornton.

Green Builder Media’s Virtual Sustainability Symposium Is Coming Up ... Reserve Your Spot!

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수요일, 3월 27, 2024

The Symposium, which is free to all attendees, will be held virtually over two days from 12:00-3:00 pm ET each day.

Key Points: 
  • The Symposium, which is free to all attendees, will be held virtually over two days from 12:00-3:00 pm ET each day.
  • Green Builder Media's dynamic CEO, Sara Gutterman, unveils the hottest sustainability trends revolutionizing the landscape for building professionals, homeowners, and businesses.
  • (If you want to read more details about the symposium before registering, check out the webpage here. )
  • A heartfelt thank you to Trane Technologies and Whirlpool Corporation for their continued support of our annual Sustainability Symposium, as well as their comprehensive commitment to corporate sustainability.

Halliburton Labs Appoints Pulakesh Mukherjee to Advisory Board

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수요일, 2월 28, 2024

Halliburton Labs has announced Pulakesh Mukherjee, Partner, Imperative Ventures has joined its advisory board.

Key Points: 
  • Halliburton Labs has announced Pulakesh Mukherjee, Partner, Imperative Ventures has joined its advisory board.
  • “We are pleased to welcome Pulakesh as we help emerging companies achieve scale and growth,” said Dale Winger, managing director of Halliburton Labs.
  • He serves on numerous industry advisory boards, including the NREL Investor Advisory Board, Activate, and Rocky Mountain Institute.
  • Mukherjee joins Jeff Miller, Reggie DesRoches, John Grotzinger, Jennifer Holmgren, Maynard Holt, Walter Isaacson, and Dale Winger on the Advisory Board.

Green Builder Media Announces the 8th Annual Sustainability Symposium 2024: Existential Solutions

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수요일, 1월 31, 2024

“We have curated a world-class lineup of speakers who are not just thought leaders but also “action leaders,’”says Sara Gutterman, CEO of Green Builder Media.

Key Points: 
  • “We have curated a world-class lineup of speakers who are not just thought leaders but also “action leaders,’”says Sara Gutterman, CEO of Green Builder Media.
  • “These acclaimed individuals are in the field taking action and inspiring others to do the same.
  • Day 1, April 17, will focus on innovative solutions that will enable us meet our climate goals and compelling, replicable case studies highlighting climate solutions that are working today.
  • “Join us as we explore real-world case studies and transformative ideas that are not just theoretical but are already shaping our world for the better.”

EnergyHub Helps Ontario’s IESO Build Canada’s Largest Residential Virtual Power Plant in Just Six Months

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목요일, 2월 1, 2024

EnergyHub, a leading grid-edge flexibility provider, in partnership with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), has enrolled more than 100,000 homes in the Save on Energy Peak Perks™ program in just six months to create the largest residential virtual power plant (VPP) in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • EnergyHub, a leading grid-edge flexibility provider, in partnership with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), has enrolled more than 100,000 homes in the Save on Energy Peak Perks™ program in just six months to create the largest residential virtual power plant (VPP) in Canada.
  • It’s the fastest growing flexibility program in EnergyHub’s decade-plus working with over 60 utility clients on Bring Your Own Thermostat™ programs.
  • By 2030, VPPs could reduce peak demand in the United States by 60 gigawatts (GW) and could grow to more than 200 GW by 2050.
  • In addition, VPPs could help reduce annual power sector expenditures by $35 billion in 2030.

Benevity reports another record-breaking GivingTuesday with $150 million donated to 53K+ nonprofits

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수요일, 12월 13, 2023

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Benevity, Inc. , the leading provider of global corporate purpose software, announced that $150 million was donated through its platform on GivingTuesday.

Key Points: 
  • CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Benevity, Inc. , the leading provider of global corporate purpose software, announced that $150 million was donated through its platform on GivingTuesday.
  • “We are inspired that companies and their employees showed up in droves to drive incredible impact on GivingTuesday, despite a year of ongoing inflation and an uncertain economic landscape,” said Kelly Schmitt, CEO of Benevity.
  • Corporate granting also saw an uptick this year with companies committing over $12M in corporate granting funds to over 200 causes on GivingTuesday.
  • Overall, giving in the United States alone totaled $3.1 billion this year, according to GivingTuesday , a 0.6% increase from 2022.

Beam Global Granted European Patent for Curbside Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Products

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화요일, 11월 21, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Global , (Nasdaq: BEEM , BEEMW), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for the electrification of transportation and energy security, has been granted another new patent by the European Patent Office that covers EV Standard™, the Company’s renewably energized streetlight replacement products which provide curbside EV charging.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Global , (Nasdaq: BEEM , BEEMW), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for the electrification of transportation and energy security, has been granted another new patent by the European Patent Office that covers EV Standard™, the Company’s renewably energized streetlight replacement products which provide curbside EV charging.
  • The European Patent Office granted European Patent No.
  • The patent was issued on July 12, 2023 in the European Patent Bulletin 2031 10.22.
  • The products will fill a significant gap in the current EV charging infrastructure market as electric vehicles become more widespread and the demand for on-street charging becomes urgent.

StreetLight Data Holds Transportation Climate Solutions Online Event to Help Measure GHG & Reduce Emissions

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월요일, 12월 11, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- StreetLight Data, Inc. (StreetLight), a subsidiary of Jacobs (NYSE: J) and the leading Big Data company providing insights into how people, goods, and services move, today announced Transportation Climate Solutions: Measure GHG & Reduce Emissions, a timely industry webinar to help agencies achieve emissions reductions and address the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Carbon Reduction Program, as well as new FHWA guidelines for agencies to establish emissions reduction goals and report on those targets.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- StreetLight Data, Inc. (StreetLight) , a subsidiary of Jacobs (NYSE: J ) and the leading Big Data company providing insights into how people, goods, and services move, today announced Transportation Climate Solutions: Measure GHG & Reduce Emissions, a timely industry webinar to help agencies achieve emissions reductions and address the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Carbon Reduction Program, as well as new FHWA guidelines for agencies to establish emissions reduction goals and report on those targets.
  • StreetLight has already been widely used to help agencies reduce transportation emissions through strategies like mode shift, electrification, and GHG measurement.
  • This event, unveiling a new, dedicated GHG emissions measurement product, is designed to help state DOTs, MPOs, city agencies, consultants, and other transportation planners meet climate goals faster.
  • Liz Roten, data scientist and cartographer at Metropolitan Council, works at the intersection of regional government, transportation, and data science.