How (and why) to develop a credible deforestation policy in 2024
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2024
Limiting land conversion is a notoriously difficult challenge that requires alignment between companies, governments, farmers and other stakeholders.
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New trial aims to make paper from agricultural waste
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2024
A new trial aims to create paper-based packaging from ‘second harvest’ materials. According to one of the firms involved – DS Smith – second harvest materials like straw and brewers’ spent grain have the potential to save up to 10% of the virgin fibres used in the papermaking process and therefore present an important and viable means to supplement traditional sources.
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The commercial building industry faces a milestone year in 2024
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2024
The industry needs to decarbonize much faster in 2024 to achieve global greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho accepted a £2,000 donation in January from Lord Michael Hintze , a funder of the UK’s leading climate science denial pressure group, DeSmog can reveal. The donation, which was registered on 4 January and declared on the MPs’ register of interests this week, was to aid Coutinho’s local East Surrey Conservative association with its campaigning activities.
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.
What you need to know to access the $14 billion from the EPA’s National Clean Investment Fund
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2024
The 'national green bank' will prioritize underinvested projects and communities to support clean energy projects.
UK Lays Out Fourfold Nuclear Power Expansion in Comprehensive Roadmap
POWER Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2024
A roadmap released by the UK government on Jan. 11 aimed at quadrupling the country’s nuclear power capacity by 2050 sets out a series of goals and actions that could […] The post UK Lays Out Fourfold Nuclear Power Expansion in Comprehensive Roadmap appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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Denmark’s 1GW Green Hydrogen Production Facility Receives Important Environmental Approval From Authorities
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 11, 2024
The approval is a key step in establishing an European hydrogen industry, ensuring its safety and benefits to the local community H2 Energy Europe announces that it has received environmental.
Overcoming Decarbonization Barriers in Los Angeles’s Affordable Housing
NRDC onEarth
JANUARY 11, 2024
Affordable housing is among the most vulnerable and underfunded of building sectors but thoughtful design and flexible financing could help provide cleaner, healthier buildings for all.
LFP price falls ‘make first life batteries more attractive’ than second life ones, firm says
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 11, 2024
The increasing cost-competitiveness of LFP battery cells has made first life batteries more attractive than second life ones, Finland-based BESS solutions firm Cactos told Energy-Storage.news after a €26 million (US$28.5 million) fundraise.
Scientists unveil blueprint for affordable solar cells to power Saudi Arabia and beyond
TechXplore
JANUARY 11, 2024
Scientists have unveiled a roadmap for bringing perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells to market, paving the way for a future powered by abundant, inexpensive clean energy in Saudi Arabia and the world.
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.
Australia called out for grid queues, policy gaps in race to triple global renewables
Renew Economy
JANUARY 11, 2024
IEA says COP28 goal of tripling renewables within reach after unprecedented global growth in 2023. But Australia among countries holding back the pace. The post Australia called out for grid queues, policy gaps in race to triple global renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Bulky additives could make cheaper solar cells last longer
TechXplore
JANUARY 11, 2024
An insight into preventing perovskite semiconductors from degrading quickly, discovered at the University of Michigan, could help enable solar cells estimated to be two to four times cheaper than today's thin-film solar panels.
Eaton shows a couple of innovative scalable EV charging solutions at CES
Charged
JANUARY 11, 2024
Electronics giant Eaton has broken some new ground in the EV charger segment, and the company is showing two innovative new charging systems at CES. Eaton’s Sai Murahari, EVCI Product Manager, showed Charged its EV Smart Breaker line of chargers, which combine an EV charger with a smart circuit breaker. The integrated device fits into a standard electrical panel.
Ekona Power Inc. to Deploy First Clean Hydrogen Production Plant with an Industrial Partner
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 11, 2024
Ekona is partnering with ARC Resources to decarbonize natural gas at ARC Resources’ Gold Creek Natural Gas Plant in Alberta. Vancouver, British Columbia–Ekona Power Inc. (Ekona™) is excited to announce.
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.
Australian Open goes 100% renewable in wind energy deal with Pacific Blue
Renew Economy
JANUARY 11, 2024
Pacific Blue signs deal to power Tennis Australia's Melbourne precinct with renewables for a year, including the three weeks of the 2024 Australian Open. The post Australian Open goes 100% renewable in wind energy deal with Pacific Blue appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Tranter to Supply Heat Exchangers to Carbon Capture Application in a New Blue Hydrogen Plant in Texas, United States
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 11, 2024
Pune, India–Tranter recently won a large order for post combustion carbon capture application. The order is for six (6) large plate and frame heat exchangers in stainless steel and 254.
Draft laws usher in compulsory climate risk disclosure
Renew Economy
JANUARY 11, 2024
Draft laws for mandatory reporting of climate-related risks have been released by federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers. The post Draft laws usher in compulsory climate risk disclosure appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Yanmar Progresses with Development of 4-Stroke Hydrogen Engine for Emission-Free Vessels
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 11, 2024
Osaka, Japan – Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. (YPT), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd., has embarked on the development of a hydrogen-fueled 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation.
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?
Catalytic combo converts CO? to solid carbon nanofibers while offsetting emissions
TechXplore
JANUARY 11, 2024
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University have developed a way to convert carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent greenhouse gas, into carbon nanofibers, materials with a wide range of unique properties and many potential long-term uses. Their strategy uses tandem electrochemical and thermochemical reactions run at relatively low temperatures and ambient pressure.
Parallel Carbon Secures $3.6 Million Seed Funding to Advance Hydrogen and Direct Air Capture Hardware Platform
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 11, 2024
Parallel Carbon recently announced that they closed a $3.6 million Seed funding round amidst COP28. The financing, led by Aramco Ventures, backs Parallel Carbon’s groundbreaking process of utilizing renewable energy.
New York-focused distributed BESS developer NineDot raises US$225 million equity investment
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Energy storage developer NineDot Energy has secured financing from investors including Manulife Investment Management to progress its pipeline of New York projects.
ENEOS Invests in MVCE Gulf Coast, LLC to Develop Clean Hydrogen Supply Chain Between Japan and the U.S.
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 11, 2024
Equity Participation for Building Hydrogen Supply Chain Between Japan and the U.S. Clean Hydrogen to be Produced in the Gulf of Mexico ENEOS Corporation announces that it has made an.
Twenty years on, how is Australia’s first batch of wind farms performing?
Renew Economy
JANUARY 11, 2024
As Challicum Hills turns 20, we look at the long-term technical and commercial performance of the NEM’s first batch of utility-scale wind farms. The post Twenty years on, how is Australia’s first batch of wind farms performing? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Bidirectional EV chargers to finally materialize in 2024 2024 Trends in Solar
Solar Power World
JANUARY 11, 2024
As expected, the bidirectional EV charger market is taking off. The device that can both charge and export an EV battery’s power into a home or onto the grid has been excitedly touted for the last few years without any actual products available on the market. That’s starting to change, as Delta Electronics recently joined… The post Bidirectional EV chargers to finally materialize in 2024 <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>2024 Trends i
All-electric precinct in the works for Melbourne suburbs
Renew Economy
JANUARY 11, 2024
Two Melbourne suburbs to be used as a template for how the City of Yarra can electrify the community and get rid of gas by 2030. The post All-electric precinct in the works for Melbourne suburbs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Brief: Investing in psychedelics for ‘net zero trauma’
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 11, 2024
Greetings, Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Investing in Health Net Zero Trauma: Investors in psychedelics aim to disrupt mental health economics. The post The Brief: Investing in psychedelics for ‘net zero trauma’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
DOE Launches Nuclear RFP for Uranium Enrichment to Expand Domestic HALEU Chain
POWER Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for uranium enrichment and storage services as part of a measure aimed at stimulating a domestic supply […] The post DOE Launches Nuclear RFP for Uranium Enrichment to Expand Domestic HALEU Chain appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Net Zero Trauma: Investors in psychedelics aim to disrupt mental health economics – and outcomes
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 11, 2024
Some investors are concerned that Elon Musk may have partied on acid, ecstasy and psilocybin. Others are instead betting on psychedelic therapies to. The post Net Zero Trauma: Investors in psychedelics aim to disrupt mental health economics – and outcomes appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Raven SR appoints Stuart McFarland to Board of Directors
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 11, 2024
Former EVP Operations and CFO of Fannie Mae, CEO of GE Capital Asset Management and EVP and General Manager of GE Capital Mortgage Services joins company as it prepares to.
Solaris Bus & Coach sells 12 electric units to Warsaw Public Transport Authority
Charged
JANUARY 11, 2024
Polish bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach will deliver 12 of its articulated Urbino 18 electric buses to the Warsaw Public Transport Authority during 2024 and 2025. The new buses will expand Warsaw’s existing fleet of 150 Solaris electric buses, one of the largest in Europe. They will be operated by Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe , a company that provides public bus transport in the Polish capital.
Forrest backtracks on “filthy” fossils, supports development of gas terminal
Renew Economy
JANUARY 11, 2024
Having once pledged not to “mangle the process” by using anything but renewables to fuel his energy plans, Andrew Forrest says some imported gas is necessary. The post Forrest backtracks on “filthy” fossils, supports development of gas terminal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Toyota’s new PROACE MAC commercial van will offer an electric variant in Europe
Charged
JANUARY 11, 2024
Toyota has announced the specifications of a new commercial van it will launch in Europe in 2024. The PROACE MAX van will come in six sizes with two wheelbase options, three lengths and three heights. These combinations offer cargo area volumes from 10 m³ to 17 m³, which can hold up to five Euro pallets. The new van will be offered with a choice of a diesel or electric powertrain.
Puget Sound Energy Commits $10M to Nuclear Power Feasibility Work, X-energy SMR Technology a Leading Contender for Project
POWER Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2024
Energy Northwest, a Washington state public power joint operating agency, announced an agreement with Bellevue-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE), which it says will “accelerate the agency’s program examining the feasibility […] The post Puget Sound Energy Commits $10M to Nuclear Power Feasibility Work, X-energy SMR Technology a Leading Contender for Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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