NRDC onEarth

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Today legislators and the PFAS-Free New York coalition gathered in Albany to call for urgent action to pass package of bills for the 2024 legislative session that would curb PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination in New York State.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Under the new edict, companies that miss the first two EPR submission deadlines of 1 October 2023 and 1 April 2024 will not be prosecuted, provided they submit all required data by 31 May 2024. Producers can then expect to see first estimates by the end of 2023/early 2024. The RPS remains in force until 30 June 2024.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 4, 2024

By Tyler Swanson and Andrea Gerlak Amid a tumultuous legislative session, Congress has extended the current Farm Bill through fall 2024. The extension will provide some certainty to farmers while also giving lawmakers an additional year to deliberate the merits of the five-year, $700 billion funding package.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire tells French Parliament €7bn support package would require ailing airline to set goal of becoming world's most environmentally-friendly carrier. The government announced late last week that it would offer a €7bn package of state loans and bank loans guaranteed by the state to the ailing airline.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

One of the most significant consultations was on plans to introduce Extended Producer Responsibility on packaging. The administrator will then pay local authorities and waste collectors for the costs involved in the collection, transport and recycling of packaging waste from households and small businesses.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Scottish government has announced it plans to ban the installation of fossil fuel powered boilers in all new homes in Scotland from 2024. Instead, properties would have to be heated with low carbon alternatives, such as heat pumps, solar, and electric boiler systems.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Designed to be able to accept a wide range of hazardous wastes, it is expected to be operational in spring 2024. Waste and resources firm Veolia is launching a new specialist facility based in Avonmouth, near Bristol, to meet the growing demand for the safe and compliant management of hazardous and complex waste streams in the South West.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Sona Dadhania of market intelligence firm IDTechEx offers a brief look into the global regulatory landscape of PFAS, including findings from the group’s new report “ Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) 2024: Emerging Applications, Alternatives, Regulations ”.

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Global Renewable News

MAY 14, 2024

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) welcomes expanded funding and new budget programs announced in the 2024-25 Federal Budget.The Australian Government announced a funding package of $7.

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Charged

MAY 16, 2024

Production is to begin in 2024. The Eaton Santiago facility will assemble and package fuses and fuse accessories that are used in these applications.” The project will increase supplies of Eaton’s Bussmann series fuses, which provide critical safety functionality in EVs, energy storage projects and other industrial applications.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2023

Defra confirmed that from the start of the month producers of household packaging in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland must collect information on the amount and type of packaging they supply during 2023. Packaging materials that are not recycled back into new packaging harm our natural environment," he said.

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Charged

JULY 15, 2021

The good news is that New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, just announced an extensive new EV policy package that includes $500 million worth of tax exemptions, rebates and infrastructure investment, along with perks for EV drivers. 4 to the Australian market until 2023 or 2024. That’s the bad news.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Shipping companies will have to purchase carbon allowances to cover emissions from voyages within the EU from 2024, under proposals agreed by the European Union this week. Plans designed to galvanise maritime sector's currently underpowered decarbonisation efforts.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

In late July, EPR fees for packaging converters, producers, and suppliers were delayed a year , from October 2024 to 2025, with the wider system, including the collection and reporting of packaging data for 2023, remaining a live requirement and due on October 1.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Under the Act, passed in 2019, most buildings over 25,000 square feet—roughly 50,000 residential and commercial properties across the city—must meet new energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions by 2024, and stricter limits in 2030. Courtesy: Luke Stackpoole/Unsplash. Breaking down barriers. What property owners want.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The graph below shows the amount of packaging placed on the UK market reported by registered packaging producers since the early days of the packaging waste regulation. Figure 1: Packaging placed on the market. The government has decided to keep packaging waste recycling targets for 2023 at the same level as 2022.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Production is scheduled to begin in 2024. The Eaton Santiago facility will assemble and package fuses and fuse accessories that are used in these applications.” Eaton has operated in the Dominican Republic for more than 35 years, and is one of the country’s largest manufacturers. Source: Eaton

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

The outer shell of the bottle, produced by the packaging manufacturer The Paper Bottle Company (Paboco), consists of sustainably-sourced wood fibre and is also bio-based. The plant-based PEF polymer lining, which has been developed by Carlsberg's partner Avantium helps to keep the products both fresh and fizzy.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 25, 2024

Between 2020 and 2024, investments in Canada’s EV battery supply chain have grown to a whopping $49 billion, blowing even some of the most optimistic growth projections out of the water. EV sales are continuing to smash records both globally and locally, with one in five cars sold globally in 2024 projected to be an electric vehicle.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But from 1 January 2024, many businesses caught by the new EPR system will see the cost of compliance rising sharply. Under the current system, costs are shared between the raw material manufacturers, the convertors, the pack fillers and those that sell packaged product to consumers. These costs are estimated at around £1.2

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Charged

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The scalable design packages six or more DC fast charging stalls, along with power cabinets and other required components, on a modular skid. Construction is to begin this month, and the company aims to open the site to the public by February 2024. A Texas site will be the first to use the new method. Source: EVgo

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Charged

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Designwerk Technologies, based in Winterthur, Switzerland, has developed a new DC fast charging station for commercial EVs that’s packaged in a container format. According to Designwerk, Switzerland’s first megawatt charging station is scheduled to go into operation at Galliker Transport in 2024.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

He was also a Committee Member on Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging. Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen Waste welcomes the consultation on the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN). The primary purpose of the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) should be to provide evidence of recycling and monitor progress towards meeting targets.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

i-DE is testing the technology on its distribution network in Vizcaya province near Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain, where Iberdrola is headquartered, throughout 2024. i-DE , Iberdrola’s distribution company in Spain, is testing earth observation data provider LiveEO’s Treeline solution for enhanced vegetation management. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In other news, JPSCo has been awarded a US$100 million financing package from IDB Invest for its 2024-2025 investment programme for the ongoing modernisation of its grid, including the smart meter deployment and transmission and distribution upgrades, and the expansion of access to new customers.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Investment 118

ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 11, 2024

The implementation of this JDA is being targeted by mid-2024, with GDC aiming to start drilling by the end of 2024 or 2025. The $1 billion deal for development of the Suswa geothermal field in partnership with PGEO with the backing of UAE-based Masdar was part of the package of geothermal deals in Kenya announced during COP28.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Construction of the facility is expected to begin in Q1 of 2023, and production to begin in 2024. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered InoBat and Ideanomics a performance-based incentive package that includes tax credits, abatements, cash grants and training aid.

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

WestRock, a sustainable fiber-based paper and packaging solutions provider, has entered into two virtual power purchase agreements with ENGIE North America designed to add renewable energy to the U.S. energy grid. Additionally, WestRock will contract 75 MW from ENGIE’s 350 MW Chillingham Solar project.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

JUNA’s model offers a turnkey package, including vehicles, repair, maintenance, insurance and analytics services. The pilot’s scope will be expanded to include long-distance routes during 2024.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The package, originally secured to finance the construction and operation of TagEnergy’s Lakeside BESS project in October 2023, included an uncommitted accordion facility, enabling TagEnergy to incorporate Pitkevy into the funding structure. Construction has commenced and the energy park is scheduled to be operational at the end of 2024.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The new rules are part of the Fit for 55 in 2030 package, the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. Member states will have to present their plans on how to meet the targets by 2024.

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Charged

JANUARY 28, 2021

Komatsu will use Proterra’s battery systems to develop a proof-of-concept electric excavator this year, and expects to proceed to commercial production in 2023 or 2024.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The issue of PFAS contamination of drinking water sources has been under the media spotlight in recent weeks, scrutiny that is likely to increase in 2024, writes Beatrice Martin UK water companies have an exceptional track record on water quality compliance. Beatrice Martin is business development manager, head of water resources, Xylem UK.

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Charged

JUNE 30, 2023

Stellantis customers “will be able to create a personalized package they can change and adapt at any time during the ownership experience, allowing it to evolve and always be tailored to their needs.” This package has three parts: Free2move Charge Home offers installation and financing of home charging.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 19, 2021

The company expects annual production capacity to reach 1 GWh by 2024 and 5 GWh by 2028. The company expects annual production capacity to reach 1 GWh by 2024 and 5 GWh by 2028. budget package with wins for clean energy, climate. Read more: Senate passes $3.5T Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

A position paper published this morning by the 16 firms which make up the Consumer Goods Forum Plastic Waste Coalition concludes that chemical recycling could increase packaging recycling rates and deliver progress towards recycling targets, in particular for plastics that can't be mechanically recycled, such as post-consumer flexible film.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 16, 2023

In June 2023, the population of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland voted to approve the Thurgau package of opportunities. Among the projects in this package is the Thurgau Energy Use from Underground 2030 (TEnU 2030) project by the Thurgau Geothermal Association (VGTG).

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