Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

ImpactAlpha, November 15 – Until the early 2000s, both Sierra Leone and Liberia were rocked by civil war. The post Easy Solar scores $7 million for energy access in Sierra Leone and Liberia appeared first on ImpactAlpha. One of the many longstanding.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

There are increasing concerns that civil servants in the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) are attempting to undermine the Prime Minister’s attempts to reset the UK’s net zero policies, says trade body the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA). That’s one in three homes. Which is it, Prime Minister?”

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

“The waste sector is one of the largest anthropogenic sources of methane in the world,” said Mark Zondlo, professor of civil and environmental engineering and associated faculty at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. “As Jason Ren, who led the second study. would be about 1.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

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Energy Central

MAY 30, 2023

This article tackles a deceptively dangerous notion concerning energy, economics, and sustainability: We can practically and economically run our world almost exclusively on wind and solar power. We can accomplish this total transformation of the foundation of our civilization rapidly enough to keep global warming well below 2 °C.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 30, 2022

GIS project management startup Matidor and global built environment consulting firm Arup have announced a partnership to develop platforms to support energy system planning and analysis for smart city modelling. This includes aspects such as project progress towards energy optimisation and carbon reduction goals. Smart city partners.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 7, 2021

Indeed, there are big payoffs for both civil society and governments that implement open data policies. The scale and urgency of the climate crisis requires coordination across sectors and collaboration with non-state actors and civil society.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Heriot-Watt University is launching a new Master of Science degree programme to provide advanced training in the increasingly urgent work of energy transition. Our course addresses the needs of multiple communities and organisations who are under pressure to meet net zero targets and address climate change,” Professor Krumdieck said.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dr Melis Sütman, an Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at Heriot-Watt’s School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, said: “The sea level around the UK has already risen by around 1.5 It’s hoped this will highlight areas where the design and resilience of sea walls could be strengthened. metres and 2.2 metres and 4.3

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Scottish Water has broken ground on a project involving what it describes as a new type of hydro energy generation scheme at Whiteadder Reservoir, East Lothian. The hydro energy generation scheme is fed by a siphon and is believed to be the first of its type in Europe.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore will also launch 12 key initiatives, including a levy on sustainable aviation fuel and low-carbon electricity imports. This net zero goal aligns with both Singapore’s national climate target and the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s target for the global aviation industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Veolia’s Gavin Graveson saw the budget as “a missed opportunity” given the dearth of measures to deliver decarbonized and local energy. Nuclear energy received attention commensurate with its status as “a critical part of the government’s plan for delivering energy security and a decarbonised power sector”. A pivotal deal?

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Less visibly, more than 80 percent of the ocean in 2020 suffered marine heatwaves , providing more energy for tropical storms, as well as impacting sea life and spoiling fish harvests for the billions of people who rely on the ocean for their food and jobs. Ambitious partnerships on climate action are taking root and bearing fruit.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Civil engineering specialist Land & Water has won a contract to construct a new hydropower station at Caversham Weir in Reading on behalf of client Reading Hydro CBS. This will help to create a renewable source of energy, in the area, that should generate around 46kw of renewable electricity to the National Grid.

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Charged

AUGUST 11, 2023

Technological innovation will be a key contributor to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050, making Nidec Aerospace a natural extension of both companies,” said Michael Briggs, Senior VP and President of the Motion & Energy Business Unit at Nidec. Source: Nidec

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

My father, Robert Priddle, who has died aged 84, was a civil servant and energy specialist who ultimately became the executive director of the International Energy Agency, a role he enjoyed and which he fulfilled in Paris, a city that he loved. Robert was born in Cheam, Surrey, to Albert, a stockbroker, and Alberta.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The project is led by a group from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, MSW is “a very heterogeneous material, with large variability in its physical, chemical and biological characteristics”, explained Carlos Romero, Principal Research Scientist and Director of the Energy Research Center at Lehigh.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences On 15 August the Environment Agency launched a consultation on changes to variable monetary penalties – financial penalties that can be imposed for certain environmental offences.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2022

The Mangdechhu hydroelectric project in central Bhutan, the country’s latest hydro plant to come online, has brought a significant increase in the installed power capacity, providing additional energy security nationally as well as the opportunity for further exports to India. The plant is comprised of a 682m, 8.5m

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 7, 2020

Now, he’s out with a new book, “ Rethinking Humanity ,” that predicts the 2020s will be “the most disruptive decade in history” — not just in terms of energy technology, but across every major industry in the world today. Tony Seba gets a lot of things right.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 10, 2020

Read time: 7 mins The oil giant funds both civil rights groups and police, saying “Black Lives Matter” while committing acts of environmental racism all over the world. The tobacco guys even put money into the same civil rights groups to spread that message as the oil companies are funding today. . By Amy Westervelt.

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Energy Central

MARCH 24, 2023

With the agreement, the parties committed to greater cooperation on energy resilience, including interconnection and energy security, low carbon technologies, such as hydrogen, offshore wind and carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS), as well as civil nuclear, including new build, R&D, and decommissioning.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Co-author Lian-Shin Lin, professor and chair of the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has led the development of the cotreatment process. And an energy producer’s business is focused on producing shale gas and oil — they don’t want to care about water. It’s a liability for them,” Lin said.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

Ofgem’s Director of Strategy and Decarbonisation Neil Kenward said: “Ofgem has played a crucial role in driving down carbon emissions over the last 20 years, with network regulation enabling a huge increase in renewable energy generation. Products that require minimal civils works to install. The deadline for entries is 14 April 2022.

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Wildstone Construction Group and SkyFire Energy have marked the opening of Summerland, British Columbia’s first utility-scale solar facility. The project utilized 80% local construction labor and Canadian-based manufacturing for the solar PV racking and the battery energy storage system.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2022

Engineers at the University of Illinois, Chicago have been awarded just over $1 million from the US Department of Energy’s National Alliance for Water Innovation to build a system that selectively removes and destroys poly- and perfluorinated substances, commonly called PFAS , from industrial and municipal wastewater.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Green hydrogen has been identified as a critical pathway in the global transition to sustainable energy and a decarbonized civilization, however it is still not economically competitive compared to fossil-fuel-based hydrogen and renewables like solar.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 6, 2022

I recently read the following very informative article about the foundational role of energy in the global economy. The title says it all: Energy IS the economy. The article ends up advocating for nuclear due to its energy density and low natural resource consumption.

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Solar Power World

MARCH 12, 2020

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA), an infrastructure construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise, was awarded a 20 MWac solar project in Indiana.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Participants in the new initiative comprise a complementary and multidisciplinary team including researchers from Lancaster University, the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), Osaka University, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development Co., license ).

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Lovegrove’s background as a permanent secretary, the most senior civil servant, in the energy department from 2013-2016 are likely to prove valuable to the consortium. The role, which has been approved by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), will begin in the new year. Continue reading.

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Solar Power World

JULY 27, 2022

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA) is a major force in heavy civil construction. Through its subsidiary White Construction, the company is consistently battling with market leader Mortenson for the top wind power EPC in the country.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 20, 2024

The BVLoS mission, which was approved by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), paves the way for Carbonix’s drones to inspect South Australia’s electricity distribution network of more than 180,000 square kilometres. Currently, inspections are done by conventional crewed aircraft (helicopters and light planes) or ground crews.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 17, 2024

Applications are currently being accepted for an internship program in Mexico for highly motivated young people who wish to develop professionally in the field of geothermal energy. Details on the call for applications can be found via this link. Applications will be accepted only until 30 April 2024.

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Solar Power World

JULY 22, 2021

Matt: I graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 2009 and I returned to the Coachella Valley, but the recession had… The post People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Matt De La Torre and Isaac Gamez, Renova Energy appeared first on Solar Power World. How’d you get started in solar?

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 12, 2024

The Strategic Plan was officially launched in a special event with GDC’s Board of Directors and top officials in attendance, as well as the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Hon. In our proposed Integrated National Energy Plan (INEP), geothermal’s centrality is well-defined. Davis Chirchir.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Red Eléctrica, Fundación Renovables and RGI (Renewables Grid Initiative) are joining forces on the Grids for Renewables project, aiming to address the energy transition in a holistic way, secure societal support for the construction of vital energy infrastructure and tap into demand-side management activities to optimise energy consumption.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

Report by University College London supports the importance of ventilation and cleaning. A new report from UCL, commissioned by resource recovery firm Veolia, presents relevant data and recommended measures to protect vehicle based operatives providing waste collection services during the pandemic.

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