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In the travel industry, ‘sustainable tourism’ gives way to ‘regenerative hospitality’

GreenBiz

Regenerative hospitality has the potential to unlock the broader systemic changes we need to limit climate change and protect ecosystems.

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Seagrass planting robot to reinstate vanishing ocean meadows and tackle climate change

Envirotec Magazine

The Seagrass planting prototype. A team of young engineers is launching a £100,000 project to build a robot that will plant seagrass to help fight climate change, thanks to help received from Converge, a group describing itself as a pan-Scotland springboard for university entrepreneurs. Here, Converge shares both news of the project and details of its ethos and ways of working with entrepreneurs.

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New Jersey has made it illegal to discard EV batteries in landfills

GreenBiz

The Garden State’s legislation is designed to create a circular economy for EV batteries.

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Act Locally: How to Activate Bold Infrastructure Ideas

NRDC onEarth

This guide identifies key strategies to use historic new resources to transition away from the failed policies of the past to a cleaner, more sustainable future

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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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Follow these 4 tactics to close the world's circularity gap, report says

GreenBiz

The Circularity Gap Report focuses on the three industries with outsize impacts on the planet.

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EU project aims to curb release of world’s most potent GHG

Envirotec Magazine

Gas-insulated electrical switchgear is one of the few applications that still uses sulphur hexafluoride. A major new Horizon Europe project is seeking to reduce the release of a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential more than 25,000 times higher than CO2. The contributors include the University of Aberdeen’s Professor Dragan Jovcic, who brings to the table his expertise in High Voltage DC (Direct Current) switchgear.

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PFAS: No forever exemptions for forever chemicals

NRDC onEarth

The goal is safer and better solutions, so any exemptions from laws and regulations restricting PFAS must be temporary.

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1 4 Dioxane Removal From Water For Global Life Sciences Company

Envirotec Magazine

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Arvia. Regulations for the use of 1,4-dioxane tightened up in the US, putting pressure on chemical manufacturers. Several US states passed laws to control the concentration of 1,4-dioxane as a product ingredient. The new laws did not yet affect wastewater concentrations, but it seems a foregone conclusion that this would happen.

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New solar efficiency world record shows huge potential of tandem technology

Renew Economy

British solar developer announces new world record for solar panel efficiency using its perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cells. The post New solar efficiency world record shows huge potential of tandem technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Ready for biogas – getting gas engines fit for the next decade

Envirotec Magazine

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with PowerUP. Politicians, scientists, and industry stakeholders alike are continuously seeking sustainable energy sources as a contribution to the international efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, challenges in establishing alternatives to fossil fuels include costs, technology gaps, as well as accessibility and reliability.

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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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Using Community Hardening and Forest Resiliency to Mitigate Wildfire Harm

NRDC onEarth

More fires are coming, but scientists know what will keep us safe and help firefighters do their jobs. Let’s take action to get it done.   .

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Vanadium merger bets on demand for 18-hour batteries

Renew Economy

Two emerging vanadium producers have joined forces to mine the ore and develop a battery that could make solar energy available around the clock. The post Vanadium merger bets on demand for 18-hour batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hydrogen: ‘The Swiss Army Knife of Decarbonization’

POWER Magazine

It seems everywhere you go, both inside and outside of the power industry, people are talking about hydrogen. Last October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of […] The post Hydrogen: ‘The Swiss Army Knife of Decarbonization’ appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Storage a ‘key element’ for new 2040 renewable energy targets, leaked EU draft says

Energy Storage News

The European Commission is targeting 90% renewable electricity by 2040 in the EU and sees energy storage as one of several key areas of investment to get there, according to a leaked draft.

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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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Tata Motors Highlights Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles at Bharat Mobility 2024

FuelCellsWorks

At the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024, Tata Motors showcases its commitment to green mobility, with a special focus on its hydrogen-powered vehicles. The display includes the Prima H.55S, an.

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Can Australia make its own solar? Landmark study says yes – and actually, it has to

Renew Economy

Landmark Silicon to Solar Study finds establishing manufacturing capability is "credible and feasible" with the right government policy support – and will be crucial to Australia's decarbonisation plans. The post Can Australia make its own solar? Landmark study says yes – and actually, it has to appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Lhyfe Is Building the First Commercial Green Hydrogen Plant in Northern Germany in the Port of Brake in Lower Saxony

FuelCellsWorks

Construction work on the plant has already begun Production of up to four tons of green and renewable hydrogen per day Potential buyers are regional industrial and mobility companies Lhyfe.

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Department of Homeland Security orders $4.8 million worth of Beam Global off-grid EV charging systems

Charged

Government agencies and municipalities are lining up to buy Beam Global’s EV ARC solar-powered off-grid EV charging systems, which not only come in handy in a disaster-recovery scenario, but also offer a quick and simple way to deploy EV charging. The latest customer is the US Department of Homeland Security, which has ordered 47 Beam EV ARC systems and 16 ARC Mobility trailers to enable efficient transportation of the products.

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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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TECO 2030 and Umoe Mandal Submits Fuel Cell High-Speed Vessel Design for Approval in Principle

FuelCellsWorks

Lysaker, Norway– TECO 2030 (OSE: TECO, OTCQX: TECFF, ISIN: NO0010887516) and Umoe Mandal has just delivered the documentation package to the Norwegian Maritime Authority for an approval in principle application.

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Why Wood Pellets Won’t Solve California’s Wildfire Problem?

NRDC onEarth

GSNR's project will not only waste time and drain critical funding but may even worsen wildfires.

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ZeroAvia and flyv Partner on Clean, On-Demand Flight Across Europe

FuelCellsWorks

Hydrogen-electric aircraft engine leader and innovative German start-up airline to explore transformation of regional connectivity Hollister, CA & Kemble, UK– ZeroAvia and flyv today announced that they have signed an agreement to explore powering.

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E3 Lithium discovers high lithium concentrations in Alberta’s Nisku Aquifer

Charged

The Canadian province of Alberta, currently the country’s top producer of petroleum, could soon be producing substantial quantities of lithium. Alberta-based lithium developer E3 Lithium has announced the discovery of higher-than-expected lithium concentrations in the Nisku Aquifer through a new six-well sampling program conducted late in 2023. E3 Lithium sampled brine in the Nisku from six well locations in its Clearwater Project Area, and found lithium concentrations as high as 87 mg/L.

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Omega Seiki Mobility Introduces Revolutionary Hydrogen-Powered Three-Wheeler, Rage+ h2x, at Hyvolution Paris

FuelCellsWorks

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has marked its entry into the hydrogen-powered vehicle market with the unveiling of its innovative three-wheeler, the Rage+ H2x, during the Hyvolution Paris event. This launch signifies.

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UK’s battery storage assets subject to ‘weak revenue environment’, says Gresham House

Energy Storage News

The UK battery storage market is suffering a “weak revenue environment”, with assets not able to participate in balancing the GB grid or replacing gas-fired generation to their fullest capability, according to Gresham House Energy Storage Fund.

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Hazer Achieves First Hydrogen and Graphite At Commercial Demonstration Plant

FuelCellsWorks

•First hydrogen and graphite production from CDP successfully achieved. •Ramp up of operation to continue through H1 2024 leading to continuous production. •World’s first commercial-level demonstration of Hazer methane pyrolysis.

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Panel: optimising co-located BESS is ‘much more complicated’

Energy Storage News

Optimising co-located BESS is "much more complicated" than standalone and few companies can do it well, panellists on Day 2 of Solar Finance & Investment Europe (SFIE) said.

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Kawasaki to Start Demonstration Tests for “Suiso Platform” That Visualizes Hydrogen Distribution and Supports Hydrogen Trading

FuelCellsWorks

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it plans to start demonstration tests from April this year for its “Suiso*1 Platform”, a digital management system that the company has been developing.

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NT launches plan to power 72 remote indigenous communities with 70 pct renewables

Renew Economy

Northern Territory government has launches consultations on new strategy to power scores of remote indigenous communities with an average of 70% by 2030. The post NT launches plan to power 72 remote indigenous communities with 70 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Lhyfe and Saf+ International Group Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Produce E-saf From Green and Renewable Hydrogen to Decarbonise the Aviation Industry

FuelCellsWorks

Nantes (France) and Montréal (Canada)– Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE), one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green and renewable hydrogen, and SAF+ International Group (SAF+), a world leader in the.

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The Brief: Africa’s green jobs boom

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Thanks to the hundreds of you who tuned in to yesterday’s Plugged In call. Look out for the recap. The post The Brief: Africa’s green jobs boom appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Beyond Carbon: Scientists Design a New Catalyst to Generate Green Fuel From Water

FuelCellsWorks

SEOUL, South Korea– Globally, the transition to greener sources of energy requires the use of efficient catalysts for fuel generation reactions. Now, scientists at Dongguk University have synthesized an efficient catalyst for.

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ABI Research report projects public EV charging revenue to reach $164 billion by 2035

Charged

US-based tech research firm ABI Research foresees revenue from public EV charging growing by 2035 to more than $164 billion. EVs are expected to comprise 27% of registered cars globally by that date. The Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure report also found that by 2035, about two thirds of public charging points will be AC chargers delivering up to 7 kW, but 70% of public charging industry revenue will come from 50-400 kW DC fast chargers.

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FCEV Sales, FCEB, & Hydrogen Station Data as of Jan. 17, 202

FuelCellsWorks

211 hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars were sold and leased in US* from Nov. 2023-Jan. 17, 2024 As of January 17, 2024, 17,953 hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars were sold and leased.

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