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Asics designed a sneaker that’s made to be torn apart

GreenBiz

White polyester and special glue allow the Nimbus Mirai to be recycled into new running shoes.

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Hydrogen electrolyser projects see 55 GW surge in 6 months

Envirotec Magazine

The global pipeline for hydrogen electrolyser projects has surged by a staggering 55.2 GW in six months, as reported in the latest Q2 2024 European Hydrogen Market Report (HyMaR) by power market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research. The global electrolyser database now stands at approximately 1.2 TW, marking a notable 4% increase in the last six months and equating to a substantial 5.5 PWh of electricity.

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We must examine the connection between packaging and climate change

GreenBiz

Companies should think more holistically about the link between packaging and carbon.

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Single-Use Plastics 101

NRDC onEarth

Plastic that is made for the trash heap is choking the environment, contaminating our food supply, and driving climate change. We can do something about it.

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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 Emergent Ene

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Circular Packaging and Materials: Regulatory Markets, Geographical Differences and Advice for Startups

GreenBiz

Date/Time: May 9, 2024 (12-1PM ET / 9-10AM PT)

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Six projects named to start feasibility studies for Australia’s first offshore wind farms

Renew Economy

Big day for Australia's offshore wind ambitions with six potential projects awarded feasibility licences and another six to follow. Altogether, a potential 25GW of new capacity. The post Six projects named to start feasibility studies for Australia’s first offshore wind farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Coalition’s O’Brien prompts walkout at solar event after claiming renewables will lead to blackouts

Renew Economy

Opposition energy spokesman Ted O'Brien prompts walkout at solar events after claiming Australia's renewable energy plans lead to regular blackouts. The post Coalition’s O’Brien prompts walkout at solar event after claiming renewables will lead to blackouts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Natron Energy starts manufacturing ‘50,000+ cycle-life’ sodium-ion batteries at Michigan factory

Energy Storage News

Natron Energy has started commercial-scale operations at its sodium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Michigan, US, and elaborated on how its technology compares to lithium-ion in answers provided to Energy-Storage.news.

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Bowen says first battery storage tender is “massively oversubscribed” with 19,000 MW of projects

Renew Economy

The federal government's first major capacity auction is 32 times oversubscribed by a massive pipeline of battery storage projects. The post Bowen says first battery storage tender is “massively oversubscribed” with 19,000 MW of projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nuclear Supply Chain for the BWRX-300 SMR Takes Shape

POWER Magazine

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is forming a group of qualified supply chain companies to help ensure the deployment of its BWRX-300 small nuclear modular reactor (SMR). The move comes […] The post Nuclear Supply Chain for the BWRX-300 SMR Takes Shape appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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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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Netherlands Allocates €250 Million in Subsidies to Seven Green Hydrogen Initiatives

FuelCellsWorks

To ensure that more and more renewable hydrogen is produced in the Netherlands and that more and more parties gain experience with this, the government opened a subsidy scheme last.

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BMW and Rimac partner to develop high-voltage EV battery tech

Charged

BMW Group and Croatia-headquartered electrification technology developer Rimac Technology have announced a long-term partnership to co-develop and co-produce high-voltage battery technology for selected BEVs. The two companies say their respective strengths will complement each other. BMW Group’s electrification strategy aims to build on its leading position and 15 years of battery and electric drive system expertise.

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European Hydrogen Bank Auction Provides €720 Million for Renewable Hydrogen Production in Europe

FuelCellsWorks

Today, the Commission is awarding nearly €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects in Europe, selected through the first competitive bidding process under the European Hydrogen Bank. The funds for.

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Mercedes uses Megawatt Charging System to charge an electric truck at one megawatt

Charged

The Megawatt Charging System (MCS), a new charging standard for heavy-duty EVs that industry experts call a game-changer for electric trucks, is in the final stages of standardization, and is expected to enter the implementation phase this year. Automakers and EVSE manufacturers are busily putting the new system through its paces. In the latest testing milestone, developers at Mercedes-Benz Trucks successfully charged a prototype of the eActros 600 at a charging station with an output of one meg

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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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Bloom Energy and Quanta Computer Forge Transformative Partnership to Power Silicon Valley’s AI Revolution

FuelCellsWorks

SAN JOSE, Ca.– Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), a global leader in solid oxide fuel cell technology, announced today a groundbreaking partnership with Quanta Computer Inc. (TWSE: 2382.TW), a premier Taiwanese.

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RSF Social Finance adds trio of ‘high-impact social enterprises’ to its loan portfolio

Impact Alpha

San Francisco-based fund manager RSF Social Finance has drawn capital from a social investment fund to allocate a combined $5.5 million to three. The post RSF Social Finance adds trio of ‘high-impact social enterprises’ to its loan portfolio appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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NREL Selected as Part of $1.6M in Federal Funding to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

NREL One of 16 Teams Selected by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was recently selected as one of 16 teams to research enhanced production of geologic hydrogen by.

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Top Human Rights Court Urged to Tackle Corporate Climate Crimes

DeSmogBlog

In a landmark hearing at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, legal experts and campaigners argued that businesses, such as the fossil fuel and agriculture industries, have legal duties to stop climate-related human-rights breaches. A panel of six judges met starting April 23 in Barbados at the University of West Indies for the hearing, which was dubbed “The climate emergency and human rights.” It opened with statements from Chile and Columbia, which had requested that the court

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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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Two CIP Projects Successful in the First European Hydrogen Bank Auction

FuelCellsWorks

Today, it was announced that two hydrogen projects owned by CI Energy Transition Fund I, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, were successful in securing grants from the European Commission in.

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PG&E Set to Sell Power Assets to Global Investor KKR

POWER Magazine

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) reportedly is nearing a deal to sell power generation assets to KKR, a global investment firm that has holdings in several business sectors, […] The post PG&E Set to Sell Power Assets to Global Investor KKR appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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BAE Systems’ Electric Drive Technology to Power GILLIG’s New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Transit Buses for Zero-Emission Operation

FuelCellsWorks

BAE Systems will provide its Gen3 propulsion and accessories power management system for the zero-emission fuel cell electric platform. BAE Systems, a leader in heavy-duty electric propulsion, will provide its next-generation.

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Reliability, uptime and the next generation of EV chargers

Charged

Sponsored by Power Innovations International. As EVs continue increasing from a very small portion of the vehicles sold annually to a more mainstream presence on roads around the world, consumers and manufacturers are grappling with plenty of important questions. One set of these questions centers around a general “feeling” – that is, “How much does owning and operating an EV ‘feel’ like owning and operating the gas-powered vehicles I’ve used throughout my life?

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State government grant to back local manufacture of standalone power systems and wind turbine parts

Renew Economy

State government grants to back local manufacture of standalone power systems and wind turbine components. The post State government grant to back local manufacture of standalone power systems and wind turbine parts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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LG Chem partners with Factorial to develop solid-state EV batteries

Charged

US-based solid-state battery technology developer Factorial Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean battery materials developer LG Chem to develop solid-state battery materials for EVs. The agreement aims to combine LG Chem’s battery material capabilities with Factorial’s next-generation battery material and process innovations to accelerate the development of solid-state batteries.

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Australian battery developer says its new lithium sulfur chemistry passes nail stab test, without exploding

Renew Economy

The Victoria battery maker has posted a video showing what happens to its cells versus what happens to an equivalent lithium ion version when penetrated with a nail. The post Australian battery developer says its new lithium sulfur chemistry passes nail stab test, without exploding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Daqo Q1 net income drops 71%, expects ‘many market players’ to go bankrupt

PV Tech

Major Chinese polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy has posted a decreased financial results for the fist quarter of 2024 as the wafer sector faced pressure from accumulated inventories and negative margins.

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Offshore wind: Who’s who in the race to build Australia’s first project

Renew Economy

With the list of feasibility licence winners finally revealed, we take a closer look at who is who in the Gippsland offshore wind zone – and what they're proposing to build. The post Offshore wind: Who’s who in the race to build Australia’s first project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Weardale Lithium applies for geothermal lithium development in County Durham, UK

ThinkGeoEnergy

Weardale Lithium Limited (Weardale Lithium) has submitted a planning application to the Durham County Council for the phased construction of a lithium extraction plant at Eastgate in Weardale, County Durham, UK. Lithium is proposed to be extracted from geothermal groundwater from existing deep production wells nearby to the project site. The application follows a previous announcement made by Weardale Lithium on the successful extraction of lithium carbonate from geothermal brine at a former cem

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Nikola Chairman Addresses Stockholder Questions on Reverse Split Proposal in Definitive Proxy Statement

FuelCellsWorks

Continued focus on regaining Nasdaq compliance and resetting operational and financial foundations to achieve the next level of financial stability while advancing business initiatives PHOENIX — In a recent social.

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Blended finance rebounds in 2023 with focus on climate and bigger deals

Impact Alpha

Blended finance is back. The use of catalytic capital to de-risk renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, small business lending and health and education in. The post Blended finance rebounds in 2023 with focus on climate and bigger deals appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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To Create an Inclusive Green Economy, We Need to Prepare and Train the Green Workforce

LA CleanTech Incubator

By Matt Petersen, LACI President and CEO LACI brings people together to create an inclusive green economy in Greater Los Angeles and beyond. From our industry-leading startup incubation programs to our transformative public-private partnerships, we are empowering innovators and accelerating equitable climate action. However, how do we make sure everyone has the opportunity to.

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In Puerto Rico, mobilizing billions for economic mobility with capital from across the spectrum

Impact Alpha

Puerto Rico has a window in which to turn disaster recovery into economic revival. “We didn’t choose it, but this is our time,”. The post In Puerto Rico, mobilizing billions for economic mobility with capital from across the spectrum appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Hyzon Announces Date for First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Conference Call

FuelCellsWorks

BOLINGBROOK, Ill– Hyzon, a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of high-performance hydrogen fuel cell systems focused on providing zero-emission power to decarbonize the most demanding industries, today announced that Management.

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