Renew Economy

MARCH 31, 2024

Seven lignite-fired power plant units with a combined capacity of 3.1 gigawatt were finally shut down in Germany at the end of March, after their decommissioning had been postponed due to the energy crisis, news agency dpa reported in an article published in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. In order to save natural gas in power generation during the energy […] The post Germany shuts down seven brown coal power stations at end of winter appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Financial Times: Energy

MARCH 31, 2024

Hungry to diversify their economies beyond fossil fuels, Middle Eastern powers are investing in the resources needed to produce clean energy

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Renew Economy

MARCH 31, 2024

Despite bold announcements, no large-scale renewable energy has been added to the SWIS and there are very few sanctioned projects in the pipeline. The post Big talk, little action: Energy future out west is at crossroads between gas and renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Financial Times: Energy

MARCH 31, 2024

Political headache intensifies for Sunak as utility’s parent company Kemble dices with insolvency

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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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Impact Alpha

MARCH 31, 2024

Batteries are key to unlocking value from intermittent renewable energy, such as wind and solar. Lightshift Energy’s standalone, utility-scale battery technology helps utilities. The post Battery storage developer Lightshift Energy snags $100 million from Greenbacker appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Financial Times: Energy

MARCH 31, 2024

England’s experiment with privatising natural monopolies has misfired

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TechXplore

MARCH 31, 2024

South Africa's economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country's coal-fired power plants have a maintenance backlog and frequently experience unexpected technical failures. On the other hand, South Africa has committed, under the Paris Agreement, to transition to low-carbon energy generation technologies by 2050.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 31, 2024

Let’s talk vegan shoes. I mean from apple-based leather to sustainable cork. That’s because animal-friendly materials are more innovative. Most notably, they are also more fashionable than ever before. For the days of clunky pleather boots and hemp sandals are long gone. Now, conscientious fashion shoppers have a bounty of choices. Especially when it comes […] The post Vegan Shoes that are Cruelty-Free: Fashionable, Ethical appeared first on green living, electric vehicle consu

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 31, 2024

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Why isn’t there a light in my freezer? For some reason, that benefit is reserved for the fridge. Geraldine Blake, Worthing Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 31, 2024

Let’s talk vegan shoes. From apple-based leather to sustainable cork, animal-friendly materials are more innovative and also more fashionable than ever before. The days of clunky pleather boots and hemp sandals are long gone. Now, conscientious fashion shoppers have a bounty of choices when it comes to animal-free footwear. When seeking vegan-friendly materials in your shoes, […] The post Cruelty-Free with Vegan Shoes: Fashionable, Ethical appeared first on green living, electric veh

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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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Energy Central

MARCH 31, 2024

Clean Hydrogen | Projects Dashboard [link] Global Hydrogen Insight

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 31, 2024

From apple-based leather to sustainable cork, animal-friendly materials are more innovative and fashionable than ever before. The days of clunky pleather boots and hemp sandals are long gone. Now, conscientious fashion shoppers have a bounty of choices when it comes to animal-free footwear. When seeking vegan-friendly materials in your shoes, you’ll need to keep an eye out […] The post 18 VEGAN SHOES YOUR WARDROBE IS BEGGING FOR appeared first on green living, electric vehicle consultants,

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Eco-Business

MARCH 31, 2024

El Niño's dry weather has hit Indonesian rice supplies causing record price rises for consumers and crop failures for farmers.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just finalized its Phase 3 greenhouse gas regulation as a part of the administration’s plan to decarbonize the transportation sector. The Phase 3 regulation will cut new greenhouse gas emissions from trucks in 2032 by 32 to 62 percent for vocational trucks (e.g., refuse, delivery vans, school and transit. [continued] The post EPA’s Final 2027–2032 Truck Rule Risks Leaving Communities Behind appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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Eco-Business

MARCH 31, 2024

As deforestation threatens crucial forests, a new study suggests tree planting is not a magic bullet for global warming.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

The crew at Lectric Ebikes in Phoenix, Arizona, have been designing and building some of the most affordable, functional zero emission vehicles on the planet for years now. This year, they partnered with Mr. Beast to donate $600,000 worth of e-bikes to people in need across the United States. The. [continued] The post Mr Beast & Lectric Ebikes Donate Life-Changing Ebikes to 600 People appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

The Biden Administration is advancing offshore wind in areas of the Gulf of Maine that pose a lower risk to endangered North Atlantic right whales. The Final Wind Energy Area (WEA) identified for potential offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine is largely located away from habitats of higher importance to. [continued] The post Smart Siting of Offshore Wind Protects Right Whales in Gulf of Maine appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

New research finds farmers in Germany are receptive to making agrivoltaics part of their operations if policy makers will get out of the way. The post Farmers In Germany Ready To Embrace Agrivoltaics appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

Disease itself may be invisible to the human eye, but conditions ripe for disease outbreaks can be seen from satellites. ORNL’s Assaf Anyamba has spent his career using satellite images to determine where extreme weather may lead to vector-borne disease outbreaks. His work has helped the U.S. government better prepare. [continued] The post Sensing Diseases From Space appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

When it comes to EV tax credits, people often have a LOT of questions. People want to know whether they’re eligible, whether it’s refundable, and whether it applies to the EV they want to buy. It’s also important to know whether it’s a point-of-sale tax credit that works like a. [continued] The post Colorado Introduces New Easy E-Bike Credit appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

Aluminum is an example of a material that has seen rapid growth in demand in recent years, and that demand has been met by expanded primary production. Aluminum has a density of 2.7 kg/dm3 at room temperature, which is about one-third of the density of iron and steel. With proper. [continued] The post Aluminum & Metals May Invigorate The Marketplace After New Demonstration Grants appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

In two other recent articles, I spotted some upcoming Tesla Supercharger stations that will greatly improve access to national parks. Now, after seeing a third and then a fourth and a fifth and a sixth example, I’m seeing a pattern in Tesla’s behavior. And, it’s a very good thing, because. [continued] The post Tesla Seems To Be Focusing On National Park Access With Supercharger Network appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 31, 2024

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) has taken another leap forward as a viable & scalable solution towards meeting the net-zero emission goals set by the Paris Agreement. Carbonfuture, the leading Trust Infrastructure for durable carbon removal, has announced a CDR sensor suite which will find its first implementation through a tracking. [continued] The post Carbonfuture Launches Carbon Removal Sensor Suite Partnership With Syncraft & Others appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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