Ikea is guiding its customers toward sustainable consumption. Here’s how
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MAY 6, 2024
The giant furniture retailer is using its procurement clout and in-store promotions to nudge millions of customers toward lower-emissions products.
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Highlighting Composting Successes from Food Matters Partners
NRDC onEarth
MAY 6, 2024
In honor of International Compost Awareness Week , here are some examples of NRDC's Food Matters partners expanding composting throughout their municipalities.
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Gillard to chair new multi-billion dollar energy fund targeting wind, solar and batteries
Renew Economy
MAY 6, 2024
Julia Gillard to chair new energy transition fund aiming to build 15 GW of solar, wind and battery storage in Australia. The post Gillard to chair new multi-billion dollar energy fund targeting wind, solar and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hazer and FortisBC Advance With $160M Hydrogen Facility in Canada
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
Hazer Group Ltd and FortisBC Energy Inc. have signed a binding Project Development Agreement to develop a 2,500 TPA commercial hydrogen facility in Canada, leveraging Hazer’s innovative low-carbon technology. FortisBC.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
Sunak to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 2, 2024
Exclusive: Decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’ Fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas under offshore wind-power sites for the first time, the government will announce on Friday, in a move which campaigners say is further proof that ministers are abandoning the climate agenda.
Inside Allbirds’ mission to make a shoe with no carbon footprint
GreenBiz
MAY 3, 2024
As of its most recent progress update, the shoemaker is more than halfway toward its goal to cut its per-product footprint in half by 2025.
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Big batteries leap to new charging record on Australia’s main grid
Renew Economy
MAY 5, 2024
The recent addition of a number of new big battery projects is being felt on the grid, with a big leap in the record for battery charging over the weekend. The post Big batteries leap to new charging record on Australia’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
German Developer to Construct €3Bn, 1GW Green Hydrogen Facility in Albacete, Spain
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
A German developer is set to build a €3 billion (approximately $3.3 billion) green hydrogen facility in Albacete, Spain, aiming to create up to 1,000 jobs and produce hydrogen using.
Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Climate Conspiracy Theories
DeSmogBlog
MAY 7, 2024
The broadcasting regulator Ofcom will not be opening an investigation into GB News after one of its guests spread misinformation about climate action, DeSmog can reveal. Appearing on the Neil Oliver Show on 14 April, journalist Jasmine Birtles made a series of outlandish claims about climate action leading to mass deaths. She claimed a “depopulation agenda” exists that seeks to “remove seven and a half billion people from the world”.
How Workday uses carbon offtake agreements to scale climate impact
GreenBiz
MAY 2, 2024
The enterpriser software provider is one of the large corporations signing offtake agreements with carbon reduction and capture projects.
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.
Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 1, 2024
Use of enclosed combustors leaves regulators heavily reliant on oil and gas companies’ own flaring data Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed. Energy companies operating in countries such as the US, UK, Germany and Norway appear to have installed technology that could stop researchers from identifying methane, carbon dioxide emissions and pollutants a
Wind farm developer launches private transmission and massive battery plans in western Victoria
Renew Economy
MAY 6, 2024
A wind farm developer is proposing a 100km transmission line and huge 1GW battery in Victoria's central west to connect up to 4GW of renewables. The post Wind farm developer launches private transmission and massive battery plans in western Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hyundai to Launch Revamped Hydrogen-Powered NEXO in Q2 2025
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
The revamped model may be equipped with a larger fuel tank, upgraded technology such as ADAS, OTA software upgrades. South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. plans to introduce a next-generation model.
Ensuring safe and reliable lithium-ion battery performance
Charged
MAY 6, 2024
Sponsored by Parker Lord. The demand for electric vehicles continues to increase, with EV sales growing faster than any other major category of automobile. According to an article in Forbes, 2023 was the first time more than 1 million EVs were sold in the U.S. in one calendar year, reaching between 1.3 million and 1.4 million cars by year end. Thermal management is a critical requirement for the safety and performance of EVs.
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.
Microsoft signs its biggest renewable energy contract yet
GreenBiz
MAY 1, 2024
Deal with Brookfield will add 10.5 gigawatts of wind and solar in the U.S. and Europe between 2026 and 2030.
Italy bans solar on agricultural land
PV Tech
MAY 7, 2024
The Italian government has banned solar PV installations on agricultural land in a move that the nation’s solar trade association said would cost Italy €60 billion (US$64.5 billion).
Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action
Renew Economy
MAY 5, 2024
There is little chance nuclear power plants will ever be built in Australia. But for climate obstructionists that is not the point. The post Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Maritime Partners Signs Design Basis Agreement With U.S. Coast Guard for M/V Hydrogen One Power System
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
NEW ORLEANS— Maritime Partners, LLC (“Maritime Partners”), a leading provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has received a Design Basis Agreement (“DBA”) from the U.S.
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?
SK On, Ferrari strengthen partnership for innovation in EV battery cell technology
Charged
MAY 6, 2024
South Korean EV battery manufacturer SK On, a subsidiary of SK Innovation , has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari to reinforce their partnership and innovate cell technology. The agreement allows the parties to share their experience in various fields to improve their technical collaboration and share insights.
Electricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale
TechCrunch: Climate
MAY 6, 2024
If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. This open-source data visualization project has been around since 2016. But companies like Google and Samsung are increasingly relying on this rich data set to hit their sustainability goals and empower […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
Legislation to Stop the Pebble Mine Is Introduced
NRDC onEarth
MAY 1, 2024
A new bill would protect Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine.
Super funds dump thermal coal mining companies, up to a point
Renew Economy
MAY 5, 2024
More Australian superannuation funds are excluding so-called "climate wreckers" from their portfolios. The post Super funds dump thermal coal mining companies, up to a point appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hyzon Applauds Final Treasury Regulations Impacting Tax Credits for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.— Today, Parker Meeks, Chief Executive Officer of Hyzon, a U.S.-based, leading hydrogen fuel cell technology developer and global supplier of zero-emission powertrains, issued the following statement in support of final.
Li-ion batteries from drones might find second lives in less demanding devices
Charged
MAY 1, 2024
Research in ACS Energy Letters shows the potential to improve batteries in aerial EVs that take off and land vertically. The research team developed a new electrolyte to address these challenges and said the “stressed out” batteries could also have second lives in lighter applications. The researchers manufactured a set of lithium-ion battery (LiB) cells containing a specially designed, fast-charging and discharging electrolyte.
Portugal’s E-REDES launches smart grid street lighting project
Smart Energy International
MAY 6, 2024
Portuguese distribution system operator E-REDES has announced an automation project to make it possible to vary the intensity of street lighting and implement remote monitoring. E-REDES, in partnership with the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, is launching the Luxifer project using the FlexIP system, the distribution operator’s public lighting remote management system.
Minnesota's biggest solar project will help replace a huge coal plant
Canary Media
MAY 1, 2024
One of the largest solar projects in the country is moving closer to completion, and it’s not in a famously sunny state like California , Texas , or even Florida. It’s in Minnesota, on former potato farms near the site of a retiring coal plant.
Australia has huge global green iron potential, but if we blink we’ll miss it
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2024
As Brazil, the Middle East and Africa position themselves to lead the green iron race, Australia is at a fork in the road. The post Australia has huge global green iron potential, but if we blink we’ll miss it appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Feadship Ushers In the Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Era With the Launch of 118.80-metre Project 821
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
When the drydock doors slid open on 4 May at Feadship’s Amsterdam shipyard, the yachting world was forever changed. Say hello to Project 821, the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell superyacht. Five.
Vanadium redox flow battery firm Invinity raising US$70 million, eyes direct investment in UK LDES projects
Energy Storage News
MAY 2, 2024
Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) company Invinity Energy Systems is raising up to £56 million (US$70 million), in large part to take direct stakes in downstream projects in the UK, as the company's chief commercial officer explained to Energy-Storage.news.
Investment manager diversity matters when investing for health equity
Impact Alpha
MAY 1, 2024
Editor’s note: This article is part of a partnership between ImpactAlpha and Mission Investors Exchange (MIE) to present new ideas and perspectives in. The post Investment manager diversity matters when investing for health equity appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Orbán-backed Think Tank Courts Farmers Linked to Far Right Ahead of EU Poll
DeSmogBlog
MAY 2, 2024
An oil-funded think tank backed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is involved in organising widespread farmer protests in the run-up to the EU elections, DeSmog can reveal. Hardline farming groups pledged to “sweep away” EU decision-makers at a “lunch and discussion” event, which was hosted by MCC Brussels on April 9. The think tank is an offshoot of Mathias Corvinus Collegium – an educational institution that in 2020 received more than $1.3 billion in Hungarian state funding.
Five things the “nuclear bros” don’t want you to know about small modular reactors
Renew Economy
MAY 1, 2024
The hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown. Here are five facts that the nuclear industry and its boosters don’t want the public to know. The post Five things the “nuclear bros” don’t want you to know about small modular reactors appeared first on RenewEconomy.
First Hydrogen’s Vehicle Trials With Multinational Company
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA– First Hydrogen Corp. (“FIRST HYDROGEN” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FHYD) (OTC: FHYDF) (FSE: FIT) has completed three successful vehicle trials of the Company’s hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicle (FCEV) and.
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