Wed.May 10, 2023

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Microsoft CSO: We can’t do this alone

GreenBiz

Melanie Nakagawa reveals how the software giant is stepping up its support of policies, partnerships and innovations to clean up the electric grid — in the U.S. and abroad.

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Moving from Uncertainty to Opportunity for Oil and Gas Workers

NRDC onEarth

A recent report from True Transition captures a range of oil and gas worker experiences and finds potential for a skills transfer between fossil fuel and renewable energy jobs.

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A tipping point for 3D metal printing?

GreenBiz

Siemens and Seurat Technologies have a new formula for the decarbonization math of additive manufacturing.

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Fisker Ocean Vehicle Shakes Up Off-road Segment called Force E

Green Living Guy

Fisker Ocean Force E Fisker Ocean vehicle gone Force E. So let’s go! I mean because Fisker is launching the Fisker Ocean vehicle gone Force E. It’s a special off-road edition. Moreover intended to broaden EV market appeal. The off-road category is currently so dominated by internal combustion vehicles. Yet Fisker wants to change that. […] The post Fisker Ocean Vehicle Shakes Up Off-road Segment called Force E appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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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.

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Material transparency: The missing link for scaling circularity

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Product manufacturers looking to implement circularity should look at their material transparency as the key first step in reaching their circular goals.

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Pool Energy Water: 5 Best Eco-Friendly Remodeling Options

Green Living Guy

Let’s go pool energy water talk. Summers are known for time spent near the water bodies such as swimming pools. As well as a lake near your place. I mean or the beach. Time spent around your backyard swimming pool is particularly fun as the family gathers for well-deserved entertainment. Also, it acts as a […] The post Pool Energy Water: 5 Best Eco-Friendly Remodeling Options appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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WA to fund Australia’s biggest battery as part of $2.8bn renewable and storage plan

Renew Economy

WA to fund country's biggest battery - a 2,000MWh facility at the coal town of Collie - as part of a multi-billion budget package supporting renewables and storage. The post WA to fund Australia’s biggest battery as part of $2.8bn renewable and storage plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Qcells retains No. 1 market share in the U.S. residential & commercial solar module segments

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The latest U.S. PV Leaderboard Report issued by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables solidifies Qcells as a sustained market leader. With the 2022 results available, Qcells has now held the No.1 market share position in the residential and commercial solar segments for five and four consecutive years, respectively.

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Freight expert David Cebon on electric vs hydrogen

Charged

David Cebon is a Cambridge professor who has dedicated decades to transport research, and the current Director of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight. In a recent interview for Einride , a Swedish provider of autonomous electric trucks, Cebon discussed his research into the pros and cons of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles versus battery-electric vehicles for road freight.

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Marine Mammal Bycatch in Ecuador’s Fisheries Threatens Access to U.S. Seafood Market

NRDC onEarth

Country’s Fishing Fleet Lacks Adequate Protections for Dolphins, Whales

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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.

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Mullen Automotive receives order for 1,000 Class 3 electric cab chassis trucks

Charged

EV manufacturer Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ: MULN) has received a 1,000-vehicle order for the Mullen THREE, a Class 3 low cab forward (LCF) electric truck from the commercial vehicle dealer the Randy Marion Automotive Group. The purchase order is valued at $63 million and deliveries are to begin this August. The Mullen THREE features a tight turning diameter of 38 feet, and is designed to offer good visibility for maneuverability on narrow city streets.

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Tools and techniques to keep solar projects at peak performance

Solar Power World

By Will White, application specialist, Fluke As the world races to meet ambitious decarbonization targets, clean energy projects are breaking ground and coming online at a rapid pace. Designing, permitting and building projects is just the beginning for solar PV asset owners. Inspecting and maintaining solar systems are critical and ongoing efforts required so they… The post Tools and techniques to keep solar projects at peak performance appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Arteco offers a multipurpose coolant for EVs

Charged

Arteco has introduced Freecor EV Multi 10, a coolant for e-motors, power electronics , batteries and other components in fully electric and hybrid cars. Commercial EVs employ standard combustion engine coolants for thermal control , which are optimized for electric vehicles. Freecor EV Multi 10 is designed specifically as an EV coolant, as it protects motor seals, cools power electronics and works with other vehicle parts.

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Kansas City achieves LEED Gold with LEED for Cities

Greenability Magazine

City recognized for its sustainability and commitment to a greener future The City of Kansas City, MO has achieved a new level of sustainability leadership with the LEED for Cities rating system for local governments. On Tuesday, the city announced it has achieved LEED Gold. Kansas City is part of a growing group using the LEED for Cities and Communities framework to measure and manage sustainability performance.

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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.

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The Brief: Carbon credits for social enterprises, accounting for nature, catalyzing women-led funds in Africa, bridging climate finance’s valley of death

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Carbon Markets How carbon credits are driving down the costs of climate-friendly goods in Africa. African social enterprises. The post The Brief: Carbon credits for social enterprises, accounting for nature, catalyzing women-led funds in Africa, bridging climate finance’s valley of death appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Construction complete at biggest battery in Australia’s biggest coal grid

Renew Economy

Construction is complete at the biggest battery complex to be built so far in NSW, with testing and commissioning to begin soon. The post Construction complete at biggest battery in Australia’s biggest coal grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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World Bank’s Sector Notes Lack Sufficient Detail to Ensure Full Paris Agreement Alignment

NRDC onEarth

The World Bank Group "Paris Alignment" methodology is a mixed picture that encourages the consideration of the needed sectoral transitions but will require more details to fully align with the Paris Agreement.

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Coal pit to wind farm: Energy giant to fast-track energy makeover for old mine sites

Renew Economy

Researchers in Germany are investigating the possibility of building wind farms on closed open cast coal mines much sooner than was previously possible. The post Coal pit to wind farm: Energy giant to fast-track energy makeover for old mine sites appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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?

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How carbon credits are driving down the costs of climate-friendly goods in Africa

Impact Alpha

Despite the valid criticisms that have surfaced about the voluntary carbon market, carbon finance is playing a critical role in catalyzing a just. The post How carbon credits are driving down the costs of climate-friendly goods in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Why western Victoria needs – and wants – new transmission lines

Renew Economy

We need to upgrade our electricity transmission grid so more price crushing, zero emissions renewable energy projects can be built and connected. The post Why western Victoria needs – and wants – new transmission lines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Reducing Lead in Tap Water Would Yield Billions in Previously Ignored Health and Other Benefits, Far Surpassing Costs

NRDC onEarth

Harvard Analysis Should Bolster EPA’s New Lead in Water Rule Coming Soon

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Swedish renewables giant plans rapid Australia expansion after buying out solar developer

Renew Economy

Founder of Australian solar and storage developer could walk away with another $60 million after sale of business to Swedish renewables giant. The post Swedish renewables giant plans rapid Australia expansion after buying out solar developer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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'Shambles': Government rows back plans to ditch thousands of EU-derived laws

Business Green

But more than 1,000 EU-derived laws are still set for the chop this year and it remains unclear how many have climate and environmental policy implications

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Budget shows penny has dropped on renewables – but $4bn is just a down payment

Renew Economy

It has been a cathartic week for the clean energy sector. Finally, it feels like someone is listening. But the $4bn pledged in the budget pales against Australia's rivals. The post Budget shows penny has dropped on renewables – but $4bn is just a down payment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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'Genuine milestone': UK wind power exceeds gas generation for first time

Business Green

Almost a third of Britain's electricity was supplied by wind power during first quarter of 2023 - outstripping gas for the first time

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Solar Insiders Podcast: Getting to grips with solar duck curve

Renew Economy

We're back! Gabrielle Kuiper on why rooftop solar should not be ignored by grid planners. Plus: Latest news including dire warning for PV installers on inverters. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Getting to grips with solar duck curve appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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California Advocacy Landscape

NRDC onEarth

Environmental issues to watch in Sacramento

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Work stops on Forrest’s Clarke Creek wind farm as contractors changed

Renew Economy

Work stops on Andrew Forrest's first major wind project after a decision to change project managers and contractors. The post Work stops on Forrest’s Clarke Creek wind farm as contractors changed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Silicon Valley Bank keeps green project finance rolling under new ownership

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, May 11 – When a bank run took down Silicon Valley Bank in March, the US government stepped in to ensure depositors. The post Silicon Valley Bank keeps green project finance rolling under new ownership appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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How Can the U.S. Feasibly Reach Net Zero by 2050?

Energy Central

The United States is among numerous nations striving to reach net-zero emissions targets by 2050. However, that’s an undoubtedly ambitious goal. Although there’s more than one way to get to it, some options are more feasible than others. Here are some of them. Planting Miscanthus Grass to Decarbonize the Aviation Sector Tens of thousands of planes fly across the U.S. daily.

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Calling all food and ag companies: it’s time to reap the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act for climate-smart agriculture.

EDF + Business

On average, two-thirds of food sector companies’ emissions are generated by farm-level production. Advancing climate-smart farming practices is critical to bringing those emissions down and meeting corporate and U.S.-wide climate goals. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a game-changer for American food and agriculture companies, and for the farmers in their supply chains.

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Exclusive: Chevron aims to boost Venezuela oil output to accelerate debt recovery -sources

Energy Central

PDVSA and the Venezuelan oil ministry did not respond to requests for comment. In accordance with "all rules and regulations, as well as the sanctions framework supplied by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control," Chevron stated it will continue to operate. REUTERS BY MARIANNA PARRAGA AND DEISY BUITRAGO/ EDITING BY GERMÁN & CO HOUSTON/CARACAS, May 10 (Reuters) -.

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Job Description: Impact investing reporter

Impact Alpha

Tired of business as usual? Want to make a difference in the world? ImpactAlpha is looking for an ambitious, data-driven reporter to join. The post Job Description: Impact investing reporter appeared first on ImpactAlpha.