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3 effective ways social media ‘influencers’ communicate about sustainability

GreenBiz

More ‘influencers’ are talking up sustainability topics to large followings on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and others. They offer examples on how to do it well.

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Two Utah Oil by Rail Schemes Hit with Setbacks, Delays

NRDC onEarth

Oil train projects aimed for the Colorado River are facing growing headwinds, with the Wildcat Loadout paused and the Uinta Basin Railway losing key permits.

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Supply Chain Decarbonization: A Guide to Establishing a Successful Decarbonization Program

GreenBiz

As the business sector gains a more sophisticated level of understanding around climate change, there has been an increased recognition that sustainability efforts must extend beyond a company’s direct operations. “Going to where the emissions are” is key to driving sustainability impact and meeting stakeholder expectations, producing tangible benefits for your business.

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Solar farms and native grasses create pollinator havens and boost biodiversity, study funds

Renew Economy

Solar farms can play a significant role in restoring insect habitats that could mitigate ongoing conflicts over farming land use change. The post Solar farms and native grasses create pollinator havens and boost biodiversity, study funds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar, hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emerg

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4 critical steps to embed sustainability into your organization

GreenBiz

Integrating a sustainability strategy throughout the company can put your ESG goals on the fast track.

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Vestas rolls out wind turbine towers made from low-emission steel

Renew Economy

Vestas says it will now offer a wind turbine tower made from low-emission steel, “significantly” reducing the lifetime carbon dioxide emissions during production. The post Vestas rolls out wind turbine towers made from low-emission steel appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Queensland smashes demand records in heatwave, and solar eats coal’s lunch again

Renew Economy

Queensland smashes demand record in heatwave, as energy minister hails the role of solar - even as it ate into the coal industry's lunch-bag. The post Queensland smashes demand records in heatwave, and solar eats coal’s lunch again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Under Armour releases tool for industry to measure textile plastic shedding

GreenBiz

The fluffiness of fleece causes microfiber shedding.

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We need creative ideas, and mobile storage, in case “big transmission” is delayed

Renew Economy

Creative ideas are needed if big transmission is delayed or not built. That includes demand management, efficiency, and mobile batteries, including those mounted on trucks and trains. The post We need creative ideas, and mobile storage, in case “big transmission” is delayed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Dongfeng Motor Begins Commercial Pilot Operation of Venucia V-Online’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Cars

FuelCellsWorks

On January 19, Dongfeng Motor Corporation (“Dongfeng Motor”) announced the official commencement of the commercial pilot operation of Venucia’s first hydrogen-powered vehicle, the Venucia V-Online Qing Jing (translating to “Hydrogen.

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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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Households could boost solar output with two-sided panels, a tilt, and a light colour roof

Renew Economy

Using two-sided or bifacial solar modules could lift the output from rooftop solar systems by more than 22 per cent. But they need a light coloured roof. The post Households could boost solar output with two-sided panels, a tilt, and a light colour roof appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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EIB and NIB to Provide €371 Million With InvestEU Backing for H2 Green Steel’s Large-Scale Production of Green Steel With Minimal Carbon Footprint

FuelCellsWorks

The EIB and NIB financing, backed by the European Union’s InvestEU programme, is part of a project finance deal for the construction and development of H2 Green Steel’s large-scale steel plant.

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Exxon throws a fit over shareholders exercising their rights

TechCrunch: Climate

The oil supermajor filed a lawsuit in federal court asking for permission to ignore a shareholder resolution, sidestepping the SEC. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Técnicas Reunidas to Execute Design Engineering for One of the Largest Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Plants in Norway

FuelCellsWorks

Fortescue, a global green technology, energy and metals company, has selected Tecnicas Reunidas to execute a competitive FEED (Front End Engineering Design) for the development of a green hydrogen and.

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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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Wind power helps this Kansas cattle ranch survive

Canary Media

This article by Yale Climate Connections is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The tall grass prairie of the Flint Hills provides food for cattle, and on the Ferrell Ranch, wind to power 50 turbines.

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Toyota’s Woven Capital Invests in Corvus Energy to Expand Zero-Emissions Energy and International Reach for Maritime Industry

FuelCellsWorks

BERGEN, Norway– Corvus Energy, the world leader in zero-emissions energy solutions for maritime, offshore and port applications, announced today it has secured an investment from Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth fund, to.

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DOE announces $32.5 million in funding to advance transportation electrification

Charged

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of 16 projects totaling $32.5 million to advance electrification of the transportation sector. Spanning nine states and Washington DC, the selected projects will focus on expanding EV deployment and supporting EV charging infrastructure by reducing installation costs, educating consumers and implementing regional deployment.

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Aquaventus Calls for Timely Tender for Expansion of Offshore Electrolysis

FuelCellsWorks

Initiative Presents Project Showcase Film on Green Hydrogen from the North Sea Helgoland/Berlin– At the presentation of a new project showcase film, Jörg Singer, chairman of the AquaVentus initiative, emphasized.

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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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BESS projects represent ‘encouraging progress’ in New York efforts to replace dirty and polluting peakers

Energy Storage News

Battery storage is playing an active role in helping New York City retire its fleet of peaker power plants, with around 700MW of its most polluting power generation assets already fully retired.

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Qatari Research Receives Prestigious Award for Sustainable Fuel Research

FuelCellsWorks

Mohammed Abdullah al Breiki, a PhD candidate at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, has been honored with a significant award in the Young Researcher’s category at the 10th National.

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The Ram ProMaster electric van is coming to the US

Charged

Delivery and cargo vans represent an excellent use case for electrification, but US buyers have a limited selection of electric options, so it’s welcome news that Ram has unveiled its first EV for the US—the Ram ProMaster electric van. The new Ram ProMaster EV will eventually be offered in five configurations. The delivery model is available now, and a cargo version, in 12-foot and 13.5-foot cargo lengths, will be available at an unspecified future date.

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New Policy Boosts Access to EV Charging

NRDC onEarth

The federal action will improve access for millions of Americans.

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Oxford promises transit operators faster journeys as incentive to deploy 159 electric buses

Charged

The famous English university town of Oxford has officially launched a fleet of 159 new battery-powered buses. Some of the buses are already in service, and the city plans to convert all of its buses to zero-emission models. Operators Go-Ahead and Stagecoach put up about half of the £82.5-million cost to deploy the e-buses, and the UK Department for Transport kicked in a £32.8-million grant.

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Norwegian Consortium to Launch Low Carbon Footprint Oat Bread Using Green Hydrogen-Based Fertilizer

FuelCellsWorks

Reitan Retail, Norgesmøllene, Felleskjøpet Agri and Yara have entered a collaboration to produce a bread, made from Norwegian oats, with lower carbon footprint. The four companies have signed a letter.

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Comau and LiNa develop automated manufacturing for solid-state sodium batteries

Charged

Comau , an Italian industrial automation company and LiNa , a solid-state sodium battery manufacturer, are developing a scalable manufacturing solution for sodium-metal-chloride battery cells. Comau provided LiNa with a detailed cell manufacturing automation roadmap. Comau and LiNa engineers designed the enclosure and handling equipment for solid-state battery cell components.

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Solaria receives approvals for 595MW PV site in Spain

PV Tech

Spanish photovoltaics developer Solaria has received construction authorisation to commence building its 595MW Garoña solar project in the province of Burgos, northern Spain.

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Long wary of batteries, New York's now poised to go big on energy storage

Canary Media

A clean grid will need a lot of batteries to balance out the ups and downs of solar and wind power. Today, those batteries tend to come in two forms. The first is utility-scale battery farms that take up acres of land and cost up to hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Electric Era launches referral program to help find optimal sites for fast EV charging stations

Charged

One of the keys to building a successful public charging network is finding optimal sites—many have described the current environment as a “land grab” in which companies are competing for the best spots. Electric Era Technologies has introduced a referral program that offers cash payments for referring eligible site hosts for the company’s PowerNode EV fast charging stations along major West Coast highway corridors.

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TwinEU to create European electricity grid digital twin

Smart Energy International

The TwinEU project has been launched to create a digital twin of the entire European electricity grid. The project aims to leverage the competencies of grid and market operators, technology providers and research centres to create the concept of a pan-European digital twin based on the federation of local twins. With this, it is proposed to enable a reliable, resilient, and safe operation of the infrastructure while facilitating new business models that will accelerate the deployment of renewabl

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LONGi at the WEF 2024 in Davos Makes Case for Net Zero Manufacturing Powered by Efficient Clean Energy

FuelCellsWorks

LONGi executive speaks at 2024 Davos Forum panel to share best practices in improving manufacturing sustainability DAVOS, Switzerland— As one of the newest recipients of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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Queensland battery storage programme ‘fundamental to success’ of net zero policies

Energy Storage News

The government of Queensland, Australia, will invest in 48MW/96MWh of distributed battery storage and trial the use of flow batteries to integrate rooftop PV generation into local networks.

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bp Awards a New Global Framework Agreement to Worley

FuelCellsWorks

bp awards Worley a new five-year global framework agreement. Under the agreement, Worley will provide engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services covering bp’s global refinery assets and new energy.

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FRV and Genesis secures finance for largest solar farm in New Zealand

Renew Economy

Growth of utility-scale solar in New Zealand receives much-needed boost after financial close reached on what will be the country’s largest solar farm to date. The post FRV and Genesis secures finance for largest solar farm in New Zealand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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