GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It's generations too late to keep toxic PFAS out of the environment. A clutch of startups is developing methods for eliminating these ‘forever chemicals’.

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Startups 429

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In an apparent first of its kind within the UK, a pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Northumberland has been equipped with an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to recycle waste solvents into low carbon gas, which is being injected into the national gas grid. Decarbonisation and energy efficiency specialist Synergie Environ has undertaken the installation and commissioning of the AD plant, at the facilities of pharmaceuticals company Sterling Pharma Solutions.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Critics fear a clean energy standard that includes nuclear power would threaten solar and wind.

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Nuclear Power Energy Energy 419

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) can abate up to 65% of industrial emissions using currently existing technologies, according to a new report from decarbonization nonprofit the LDES Council and management consultancy Roland Berger. Industrial carbon dioxide emissions account for around one quarter of greenhouse gasses emitted annually worldwide. Growing by more than two percent annually, these industrial emissions are increasing the difficulty of achieving global net-zero emissions targets.

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Energy Energy Fossil fuels Technology 162

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.

Energy

NRDC onEarth

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

To adapt to the new reality of climate-driven flooding and sea level rise, local governments, states, and the federal government need to embrace two main courses of action.

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Sea level rise Government 185

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

New study estimates that natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon, but only if we also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving these results requires community-​driven efforts to conserve and restore biodiversity. Research results published in the journal Nature show that realistic global forest carbon potential is approximately 226 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Ghoose barnacles colonising an abandoned fishing net float found within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (image credit: Melanie Bergmann, Alfred Wegener Institute). An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical cleanup devices as a means of addressing the plastic pollution crisis. The researchers – comprising a number of the world’s foremost experts in plastic pollution – say they appreciate the clear and pressing need to tackle the millions of tonnes of waste

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Canary Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A powerful new electric vehicle recently started roaming the leaf-strewn streets of Portland, Oregon. Between its tires sits a hefty 400-kilowatt-hour battery pack. Inside its body is the daily detritus discarded by residents of downtown Portland.

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Electricity Electric vehicle Batteries 143

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Closed-loop geothermal systems: The cost of drilling would need to decrease significantly to hit cost targets, according to the study (Illustration by Ray Johnson/Sandia National Laboratories). Web tool looks belowground for an economically viable renewable energy source. Text by DOE/Sandia National Laboratories. Geothermal power has a lot of promise as a renewable energy source that is not dependent on the sun shining or the wind blowing, but it has some challenges to wide adoption.

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Cooling Geothermal power Electricity Packaging 147

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Northern Territory unveils another "mega-scale" renewable project featuring wind, solar, hydrogen and battery storage with South Korea industrial giant. The post New “mega scale” green hub planned for Northern Territory by Korea giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hydrogen Batteries Government 138

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.

Transportation

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Filtered wine lees (image credit: Dr Gülce Bedis Kaynarca). Researchers in Turkey have proposed a new sustainable solution for winery waste. In a new study published in SCI’s Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture they have demonstrated how one of the most significant by-products from the winemaking industry can be used in gelatine-based sweets, as a low-cost natural colouring agent with added health benefits.

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Waste Waste Health Pollution 147

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

China has joined the growing list of countries committing to methane action plans, leaving Australia well behind in the global race to tackle these super-polluting emissions. The post Australia at back of the pack on methane as China announces action plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Methane Pollution Government 138

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Sizewell B nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast: The facility will provide electricity for the desalination plant at Sizewell C (image credit: Debra O’Connor / Shutterstock.com). Sizewell C aims to power its water desalination plant with zero carbon electricity from Sizewell B in a further move to make construction of the nuclear plant in Suffolk as green as possible, as the group’s Nick Osbourne writes.

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Electricity Nuclear Power Construction Climate change 147

BloombergNEF

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many companies have plans to make hydrogen, but many fewer are enthusiastic to buy it. The post Hydrogen offtake is tiny but growing appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Hydrogen 143

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.

Sustainability

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

AEMO warns of long hot summer as it seeks more resources in the case of fires, storms and heat that could cause failures in generation and transmission. But it has a lot more big batteries. The post AEMO prepares for extreme El Nino summer, but at least it has more battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Government 134

POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The solar energy industry in the U.S. is at a critical juncture. With the ambitious target set by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to have solar produce 30% of […] The post Developing the Solar Power Workforce for the Gigawatt Era appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Solar Power Energy Energy 122

Charged

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As the electric vehicle market continues to surge, the demand for accessible and reliable charging infrastructure is more critical than ever. To ensure that the transition to electric mobility is seamless, efficient, and accessible to all, a strategic approach to EV charger infrastructure planning is essential. Join this webinar at the Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure for a presentation that delves into the world of infrastructure planning using AAA’s comprehensive Electric Vehicle

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Electric vehicle Demand Transportation Electricity 120

Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The recurring, year-long program is accepting applications from BIPOC entrepreneurs developing solutions to the climate crisis Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, Nov. 14, 2023 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech incubator in North America, and Browning the Green Space (BGS), a nonprofit dedicated to making clean energy and other climate-related fields more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, are accepting applications from BIPOC-led climatetech startups for Year 2 of the Advancing Clima

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Incubators Incubators Startups North America 119

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?

Carbon

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Households in Victoria could soon be required to pay up front for a new connection to the gas network to defray cost of stranded assets for other users. The post New blow to fossil gas as regulator shifts death spiral risk to new connections appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Government 117

Charged

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

German automotive company Rheinmetall has received an order for a new heat pump from a European electric tractor manufacturer. The order is valued in the “lower-two-digit millions of euros range.” The heat pump, preassembled and loaded with coolant, improves vehicle range, battery life and driver comfort through thermal and cooling control.

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Cooling Automotive Electric vehicle Batteries 117

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Origin Energy could move quicker on the renewable transition than Brookfield, but its management has shown no interest in doing so. The post Origin: Can the gentailer commit to 100% green when the Brookfield bid fails? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Energy 114

The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Illustration by Nico H. Brausch for The Verge Homeowners who want to reduce their carbon footprint by getting rid of polluting appliances have the US government’s full support. Not so with apartment dwellers. Two years ago, Caroline Spears was finally living on her own, roommate-free, in a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, where the cost of living continues to go up.

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Fossil fuels Law Electricity Pollution 114

Charged

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Tektronix, a provider of test and measurement solutions, has introduced a new open-source Python instrument driver package. Available free of charge, the package provides a native Python user experience for instrument automation. By using the package with an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), customers can now benefit from such features as auto-complete, precise type hinting, comprehensive built-in help, real-time syntax checking and enhanced debugging capabilities, making seamless instru

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Developer esVolta has secured tax equity financing for a 30MW/60MWh BESS in California while Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure has signed PPAs for two projects with one of the state's utilities.

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Sustainability 112

POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Amazon has announced two utility-scale renewable energy projects in Maryland, with the company saying it now has invested in nearly 80 new wind and solar power installations this year. Among […] The post Amazon Expands Renewable Portfolio With Solar Farm at Reclaimed Coal Mine appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Solar Power Investment Energy Energy 111

Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Intersect Power unveiled the commercial operation of its Oberon Solar + Storage project, generating 679 MW DC of reliable solar energy and featuring 1 GWh of co-located storage. Located in Riverside County, Calif., the Oberon project produces enough energy to power over 207,000 homes a year and aligns with the priorities of the Inflation Reduction Act by using American-made equipment and paying prevailing wages.

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Construction Batteries Energy Energy 111

PV Tech

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Sri Lankan government has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a 70MW ground-mount solar PV tender, via its electricity development and coordination body, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

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Government Electricity 110

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A move to enshrine the revived State Electricity Commission in the Victorian constitution is doomed to fail, with upper house crossbenchers queuing up to kill it. The post SEC bill faces tough opposition in Victorian parliament appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Electricity Government 109

Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

WestRock, a sustainable fiber-based paper and packaging solutions provider, has entered into two virtual power purchase agreements with ENGIE North America designed to add renewable energy to the U.S. energy grid. The agreements support two of ENGIE’s solar projects – Bernard Creek, located in Wharton County, Texas, and Chillingham Solar, located in Bell County, Texas – for an aggregate of 282 MW.

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North America Packaging Construction Electricity 105

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Brookfield's bid for Origin is good for Australia. But Australia's biggest super fund is signalling that fundamental value is less important than just stopping the bid. The post The super fund giant and advisory firm blocking Australia’s renewable energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Energy 107

Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

DSD Renewables has received a $250 million strategic investment from Cox Enterprises to support DSD’s continuing mission of accelerating renewable energy deployment. “This significant investment from Cox marks a pivotal milestone for DSD, enabling our continued evolution to becoming an influential market leader,” says DSD CEO Erik Schiemann. “Our growth, initially fueled by BlackRock’s faith in us, now enters a new chapter with Cox that will advance our position as a cleantech leader

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Investment Organic Innovation Energy 105

Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Western nations are exploring more robust ways of enforcing a price cap on Kremlin’s crude

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Second life energy storage firm B2U has put its second major project into commercial operation, a 3MW/12MWh system made up of Honda Clarity EV batteries.

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Batteries Energy Energy Lithium 112