The year in food: These trends will help define 2024
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2023
These three topics were top of mind in 2023 for sustainable food professionals — and will move the field forward in the year ahead.
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Study pinpoints pathways to boost plastic waste recycling globally
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2023
A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. The Plastic Waste Management Framework lays out a framework with policy levers and actions that can be used to develop national action plans for advancing waste management systems and help effect systems change, according to the group behind it, non-profit organisation the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (supported by Roland Berger).
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35+ easy, free ways to level up your sustainability expertise over the holidays
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2023
These free resources can help you quickly get up to speed on everything from carbon credits to essential corporate sustainability skills.
Interdisciplinary research group calls for accelerated delivery of the energy transition
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2023
In its annual Review of Energy Policy 2023, published on 14 December, the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) urges the next government to take urgent action on the policies needed to deliver the energy transition. The review highlights the energy policy priorities for the next government – whether Conservative, Labour or a coalition. While 2050 may seem distant, without an immediate step-change in implementation the UK will miss its 2030 target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 68% and be off
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.
3 ways to restore confidence in carbon markets in 2024
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Heading into 2024, signals are emerging that carbon markets can still be effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
NIR test programme reveals factors influencing sorting flexible packaging materials
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2023
A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report – with a focus on Near Infrared (NIR) technology. It provides extensive new data to boost circular design decisions, based on industrial-scale testing of a unique set of 240 samples and over 100 structures.
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German nuclear plant to be replaced by Europe’s biggest battery
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Shuttered German nuclear plant could be replaced by Europe's biggest battery under proposal from site owners. The post German nuclear plant to be replaced by Europe’s biggest battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
We Need Healthy Farm Ecosystems – Not Harmful Pesticides
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 14, 2023
EPA should do more to protect pollinators – and we need to ramp up resources to help farmers build healthy ecosystems themselves.
Lightsource bp sells five Australian solar farms to Chinese buyer
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Lightsource bp sells its entire Australian portfolio of solar farms that are operating or under construction, as it seeks to unlock funds for the next tranche of its 7.5 GW portfolio. The post Lightsource bp sells five Australian solar farms to Chinese buyer appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Pebble Mine 2023: Tribes Win Veto, State Hail Marys SCOTUS
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 14, 2023
After EPA issues rare veto of massive Bristol Bay mine, Dunleavy Administration throws lifeline to Canadian owner, lodging dubious claims in U.S. Supreme Court.
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.
AEMO’s jaw dropping prediction for coal power – all but gone from the grid in a decade
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 14, 2023
AEMO's new planning blueprint says coal will exit five years early, households will play key role with rooftop PV, EVs and electric homes, but rollout of large scale wind and solar needs to quicken. The post AEMO’s jaw dropping prediction for coal power – all but gone from the grid in a decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.
First of its Kind: A White House Ocean Justice Strategy
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 14, 2023
During COP28, the White House released a strategy to guide federal agencies towards incorporating justice and equity in ocean use and conservation.
Australia could be at 99 pct renewables by 2032, if green exports take off as hoped
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The green export scenario - the basis of the hope that Australian can be a renewable superpower - suggests the grid could reach 99 per cent renewables within a decade. The post Australia could be at 99 pct renewables by 2032, if green exports take off as hoped appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Pebble Mine 2023: Tribes Win Veto, State Hail Marys SCOTUS
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 14, 2023
After EPA issues rare veto of massive Bristol Bay mine, Dunleavy Administration throws lifeline to Canadian owner, lodging dubious claims in U.S. Supreme Court.
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.
Kairos’ Hermes Secures First NRC Green Light for Advanced Nuclear Non-LWR Reactor
POWER Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a construction permit for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes molten salt “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee […] The post Kairos’ Hermes Secures First NRC Green Light for Advanced Nuclear Non-LWR Reactor appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Households to take centre stage on grid with solar, EVs, heat pumps and electric cooktops
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Australian households and their consumer energy resources – rooftop solar, electric cars, heat pumps, and electric cooktops – will play a critical and central role in the accelerating green energy transition. The post Households to take centre stage on grid with solar, EVs, heat pumps and electric cooktops appeared first on RenewEconomy.
United Solar Energy inks 700MW floating PV and storage PPA in Sri Lanka
PV Tech
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The government of Sri Lanka has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Australian firm United Solar Group (USG) for a 700MW floating solar and storage project.
Instagram Influencers Paid to Boost UAE’s Climate Credentials Over COP28
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Social media influencers were paid to boost the UAE’s climate credentials in and around COP28 in what appears to be a coordinated PR effort by the oil-dependent host nation, DeSmog can reveal. Instagram videos of glamorous couples lounging on sun-filled beaches or giving quirky outfit tutorials were used to spread positive messaging about the COP process and the UAE’s position on climate, as the critical UN talks progressed in Dubai.
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?
Throwback Thursday Story: Bosch China Delivers 300 Fuel Cell Systems and Receives Orders for More Than 1,000 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Delivery Vans
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 14, 2023
More than 4 million kilometers have been travelled by Qingling products equipped with Bosch hydrogen fuel cells The joint venture between Bosch and Qingling Motor, Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain System (Chongqing).
Climactic launches first fund as its partners eye looming M&A boom in climate tech
TechCrunch: Climate
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The venture capital firm's $65 million inaugural fund will back founders who are starting climate tech software companies. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Ronn, Inc. Signs Exclusive Agreement With Net Zero LLC, Global Pioneers in the Environmental Credit Market
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 14, 2023
ET Zero to Pre-sell and Monetize Credits on the Open Market Globally – Generated From Ronn’s Production of Hydrogen and Hydrogen Middle Mile Vehicles. SCOTTSDALE, AZ– RONN Inc., a pioneering.
Financing the Transition: Energy Supply Investment and Bank-Facilitated Financing Ratios 2022
BloombergNEF
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Investment in energy supply, including low-carbon sources, increased last year as the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a spike in commodity prices and capital investment in energy assets. The post Financing the Transition: Energy Supply Investment and Bank-Facilitated Financing Ratios 2022 appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Harnessing the heat beneath our feet: Geothermal's past and future
Canary Media
DECEMBER 14, 2023
This story was first published by Distilled. Geothermal power is having a bit of an unexpected moment. After two decades of slow growth, most energy experts wrote the technology off as an unrealistic way to generate large amounts of electricity.
Schneider Electric and Iberdrola Spearhead Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Plant in Puertollano
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Schneider Electric, a leader in digital energy management and automation, has teamed up with Iberdrola to enhance the process and energy control of its green hydrogen facilities, starting with the.
The Brief: Plugged In to the inclusive economy, fossil fuel doom loop, Canada’s employee ownership trusts, recapitalizing Copia in Kenya, Voices of impact management
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ⚡ Plugged In: Investing in an inclusive economy (live on LinkedIn). Lenore Champagne Beirne founded Bright Ventures to bring. The post The Brief: Plugged In to the inclusive economy, fossil fuel doom loop, Canada’s employee ownership trusts, recapitalizing Copia in Kenya, Voices of impact management appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Advent Technologies Secures Additional New Contract worth $2.8 Million from U.S. Department of Defense for its Portable Fuel Cell System
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 14, 2023
BOSTON– Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN), an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology space, is delighted to announce that its subsidiary, Advent Technologies, LLC, has secured.
Silicon heterojunction solar cells with 26.4% efficiencies fabricated using scalable deposition techniques
TechXplore
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Solar technologies are helping to reduce carbon emissions and are set to continue contributing to the mitigation of climate change. One type of solar technology found to be promising for future photovoltaic applications is silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells.
Hyro, Octopus Energy Generation and Res’ Green Hydrogen Joint Venture, and Kimberly-Clark (Parent Company of Andrex and Kleenex) Announce Their Project Has Been Successful in the Government’s First Ever Subsidy Scheme for Green Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The project will help flush away fossil fuels when manufacturing toilet paper and tissues. As the UK’s economy decarbonises, HYRO is helping industrial businesses explore green hydrogen to replace polluting.
Incharge Energy’s new dual Level 2 charger offers simultaneous 19.2 kW EV charging
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Fleet electrification specialist InCharge Energy has launched a new Level 2 charging solution for fleets. The new Dual ICE-80A charger can simultaneously charge two vehicles at a maximum output of 19.2 kW on each cable. The two-cable option offers a smaller footprint, thus minimizing installation costs and saving space at fleet depots. The Dual ICE-80A is designed for fleets with vehicles that can dwell for longer periods, such as overnight.
Fuelcell Energy Closes Tax Equity Financings With Group 1001 and Franklin Park for Tri-Gen Project and Derby, Connecticut, Fuel Cell Park
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Clean energy company is leading the way in tax credit financing. DANBURY, Conn.– FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) has again demonstrated that it is leading the way in tax credit.
SK On to provide batteries for forthcoming Polestar 5 EV
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Polestar and South Korean battery manufacturer SK On have signed an agreement for the supply of battery cell modules for the forthcoming Polestar 5 electric 4-door GT. Polestar says it chose SK On due to its “superior battery cell technology that offers high-performing chemistry, fast charging, efficient discharging and superior driving range. The high-nickel battery cell modules comprise ultra-long 56 cm cells with high energy density.
Vortex Energy Discovers Salt at 581.5m, Paving Way for Hydrogen Storage at Robinsons River Salt Project
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Vortex Energy Intersects Salt On The Western Salt Structure At The Robinsons River Salt Project. VANCOUVER, British Columbia– Vortex Energy Corp. (CSE: VRTX | OTC: VTECF | FRA: AA3) (“Vortex”.
Volvo Cars launches new Energy Solutions business to promote V2G applications
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Volvo Cars has launched a new business unit called Energy Solutions to develop the potential for bidirectional charging applications such as V2H and V2G. The EX90 electric SUV, which is to be released in 2024, will be “the first Volvo car equipped with all the necessary hardware and (over time) software to enable bidirectional charging and direct energy storage from solar.
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