How to be like Patagonia: 3 lessons in responsible business
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Key takeaways from Patagonia's first 50 years in operation, including insights from Vincent Stanley, director of Patagonia philosophy.
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The Belvidere Plant's Transition to an EV Plant Has a Bright Future
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The United Auto Workers’ historic strike results in important benefits, including a path for reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois.
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Climate tech investing surges in the third quarter
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
After a slow start to the year, funding in climate tech startups returns to the financial highs of 2021’s bull market.
China’s emissions set to fall in 2024 after record growth in clean energy
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
New analysis shows a fall in China’s CO2 emissions is all but guaranteed in 2024, thanks to a historic expansion of low-carbon energy installations. The post China’s emissions set to fall in 2024 after record growth in clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
How Microsoft and P&G are planning to replenish more water than they use
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Microsoft and P&G are among a growing group of companies replenishing freshwater ecosystems to offset their corporate water consumption.
NSW blots out nearly entire state for wind projects – few areas deemed “desirable” for turbines
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
NSW stuns wind industry by suggesting hardly any sites are deemed "desirable" for large scale wind projects. One of the few areas deemed "suitable" is in anti-wind MP Angus Taylor's electorate. The post NSW blots out nearly entire state for wind projects – few areas deemed “desirable” for turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Australia must slash emissions by 68 pct by 2030, quit coal five years later to meet 1.5°C target
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
New modelling from Climateworks shows Australia can stay aligned with the Paris target of limiting warming to 1.5°C, but only if much of the heavy lifting is done by 2030. The post Australia must slash emissions by 68 pct by 2030, quit coal five years later to meet 1.5°C target appeared first on RenewEconomy.
UK’s Hydrogen Ambitions to Get a Boost From Gas Grids’ Project
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Bloomberg– A consortium led by three UK grid companies has laid out plans for retrofitting pipeline infrastructure to connect up to 11 gigawatts of hydrogen production to the grid by.
‘Largest approved BESS in Europe’ claimed in Germany as regulators extend grid fee exemption to 2029
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Developer Kyon Energy has claimed the largest approved BESS in Europe for a 275MWh project in Germany, just as regulators extend grid fee exemptions for energy storage by three years to 2029.
Phoenix Motor’s (PEV) EdisonFuture Launches Alkaline Electrolyzer for Green Hydrogen Production; Appoints Wu as VP of Business Development
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Phoenix Motor Inc. (Nasdaq:PEV) (“Company” or “Phoenix”), a leading electrification solutions provider for medium-duty vehicles, today announced that its EdisonFuture subsidiary has launched a new Alkaline Electrolyzer solution, in addition.
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.
Wind and solar projects face hefty new fees as NSW seeks to accelerate planning process
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Wind and solar farm developers to face new fees that will deliver more than $400 million of community benefits in bid to fast-track stalled planning approvals. The post Wind and solar projects face hefty new fees as NSW seeks to accelerate planning process appeared first on RenewEconomy.
South Africa’s public utility Eskom brings online first large-scale BESS from 1,440MWh procurement
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Eskom, the public utility company of South Africa, has inaugurated a 20MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) aimed at mitigating the challenging situation facing the country’s grid.
First massive Haliade X turbine installed at first US offshore wind farm
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Some positive news for the US offshore wind industry as the first of 62 massive 13MW turbines goes up for the Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts. The post First massive Haliade X turbine installed at first US offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Direct contact technology needed to meet future EV needs (Whitepaper)
Charged
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Sponsored by TTI and Aptiv. As automakers unveil one battery-electric vehicle platform after another, high-voltage (HV) interconnects are emerging as one of the most important automotive components. They enable power delivery from chargers to batteries and from there to inverters, electric motors, power distribution systems and auxiliary devices such as air conditioners.
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.
“A true first:” Neoen in landmark deal to create national park next to Goyder renewable zone
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Neoen transfers ownership of World's End Gorge to state government to create new national park adjacent to its massive Goyder South wind, solar and battery project. The post “A true first:” Neoen in landmark deal to create national park next to Goyder renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Grid reliability: Is nuclear the stabiliser we’ve been looking for?
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Grid stability is consistently brought up as a key puzzle that needs to be solved to reach our net zero targets. One often overlooked piece, states Bernard Salha, group technical director and R&D director for French energy giant EDF, might be found in nuclear power. Although the volume of renewable energy sources coming online is an accolade worth touting, the issue behind intermittency persists.
6 tips from a recruiter for renewable energy job seekers
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The U.S. hiring market continues to be strong with near-record low unemployment that has been hovering around 3.8% for months and a low overall labor participation rate of 62.8%. This trend is even more acute within renewable energy, where the hiring is hot and shows little sign of slowing down. With all of the investments… The post 6 tips from a recruiter for renewable energy job seekers appeared first on Solar Power World.
We only get one planet
The Verge: Energy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Illustrations by Nico H. Brausch for The Verge Sustainability is one of those words that has lost most of its meaning thanks to a steady drumbeat of corporate marketing and greenwashing. “Going green” often means buying some useless carbon credits or slapping a few choice buzzwords on a label. Rarely does it seem to hold any value anymore. But as the planet careens toward a future made uncertain by climate change, true environmental stewardship requires we take a closer look at the meaning of su
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?
Social Housing: Los Angeles’s Chance to Fight the Housing Crisis
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The climate crisis exacerbates an already worsening housing crunch.
ExxonMobil is a lithium company now
The Verge: Energy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Image: Getty ExxonMobil is getting into the lithium production business. The company announced on Monday that it’s going to become a “leading producer of lithium” by opening its first drilling operation in southern Arkansas. The demand for lithium has grown in the past couple of years, with the metal serving as a key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles, phones, laptops, and other tech.
The end of mass grading for solar projects
PV Tech
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Yezin Taha, Founder and CEO of Nevados Engineering, on how solar tracking technology can help eradicate the still common practice of levelling sites prior to installing solar panels – and thus avoid the problems, environmental impact and cost associated with site grading. This is an executive summary of a recent white paper by Nevados.
Volvo to produce its last diesel car in 2024
Charged
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Volvo Cars has announced an end to the production of diesel-powered models by early 2024. In November 2022, Volvo sold its stake in Aurobay —a joint venture company that represented the last of its combustion engine assets—and ceased to invest in ICE research and development. The automaker has said its lineup will be fully electric by 2030. “Electric powertrains are our future, and superior to combustion engines: they generate less noise, less vibration, less servicing costs for our customers an
Three Texas Gas-Fired Plants Sold in $635 Million Deal
POWER Magazine
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
A France-based energy group said it has an agreement to buy three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas. The facilities, one near Dallas and two south of Houston, represent about […] The post Three Texas Gas-Fired Plants Sold in $635 Million Deal appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Solaris to deliver 55 electric buses to public transit operator Nobina Stockholm
Charged
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Polish bus manufacturer Solaris has scheduled 2024 delivery of as many as 55 Urbino 15 LE electric buses to Swedish public transport operator Nobina for service on suburban Stockholm routes. The low-entry, tri-axle, 52-seat buses feature a 240 kW central motor and battery packs with total capacity of more than 550 kWh, designed for all-day operation with overnight charging.
Bowen launches $150 million funding round to decarbonise, electrify regional industry
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Federal Labor launches first funding round to support emissions reduction at industrial facilities, with initial focus on industrial heat and off-road transport. The post Bowen launches $150 million funding round to decarbonise, electrify regional industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering Infrastructure: new December 2023 session topics announced
Charged
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
New session topics for the December 2023 Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure are ou t now. This virtual event will span all things EV charging in two main tracks: Track 1: Deploying EV Infrastructure & Fleets Content for fleet/facility managers, charging network operators, public transport planners, etc. Track 2: Design & Manufacturing of Charging Systems Content for engineers who are building, testing, and manufacturing charging systems.
Exxon wants to drill enough lithium out of Arkansas to power 1M EVs per year
TechCrunch: Climate
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Fossil fuel giant Exxon is betting its U.S. lithium operation will power a new generation of electric cars. The U.S. has hundreds of thousands of tons of “recoverable” lithium, which could go to use in batteries for cars, handhelds and renewable energy storage, a 2021 U.S. Geological Survey said. Yet, the country has just one […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Li-Metal produces lithium metal ingots using reprocessing technology
Charged
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Li-Metal, a Canada-based vertically integrated battery materials company, has announced the successful production and shipment of its first batch of lithium metal ingots. These were produced at Li-Metal’s recently commissioned lithium metal reprocessing and casting facility in Markham, Ontario, which has the capacity to process up to 15 metric tonnes of anode scrap material per year.
Louisville, Kentucky airport launches geothermal system
ThinkGeoEnergy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky, USA, has officially launched a geothermal heating and cooling system, harnessing energy from the biggest geothermal field of any airport in the country. With an investment of nearly USD 22 million and about two years of construction, the new geothermal system is expected to help the airport save USD 400,000 in annual utility costs and significantly reduce its carbon footprint.
ADS-TEC Energy announces growing order volume for its EV charging stations
Charged
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Ireland-headquartered battery storage technology company ADS-TEC Energy has received more than 100 million euros in new orders, from both existing and new customers, for delivery of its fast-charging systems in 2023 and 2024. New customers include Dutch charging point operator PowerGo, which has ordered 20 ChargeBox systems. These will be installed in Spain and the Netherlands for use in public spaces and by fleet operators in the transport and logistics sectors.
Oil still looks like an easier bet for Latin America than renewables
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Political risk stymies region’s wind and solar potential while fossil fuels deliver reliable returns
NOVONIX secures $100-million grant from DOE to increase synthetic graphite production
Charged
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
NOVONIX , a battery materials and technology company, has received a $100-million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to increase production of synthetic graphite anodes at its Riverside site in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The DOE grant will help build and commission equipment to generate 20,000 tons annually from Riverside. The company believes its cash position, customer revenues, further government initiatives, strategic partners and other financing sources will support its expansion in add
USTDA awards grant to pilot GreenFire technology in the Philippines
ThinkGeoEnergy
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a grant agreement with the Philippines’ Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for a feasibility study and pilot project to increase geothermal power production in EDC’s geothermal fields using technology from California-based company GreenFire Energy (GFE). USTDA’s grant will pilot GFE’s GreenLoop technology at one of EDC’s idle wells in Leyte and develop an implementation strategy to expand the pilot throughout EDC’s operational geothermal
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