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Get ready: Amazon will ask supply chain to report emissions starting in 2024

GreenBiz

The biggest revelation from Amazon’s latest sustainability report? The $525 billion company wants to know more about its supply chain’s decarbonization goals and progress.

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New York City: Replace Lead Drinking Water Pipes

NRDC onEarth

One in five New Yorkers may be drinking lead-contaminated water. The New York City Council needs to replace all lead pipes within 10 years, at no cost to residents.

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Zara owner announces commitment to halve emissions by 2030

GreenBiz

Spanish fashion group Inditex said it will turn to recycling and regenerative farming to help meet ambitious new sustainability targets.

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What Role Can Cloud Computing Play in Environmental Sustainability?

U.S. Green Technology

One of the most pressing concerns confronting the world today is the ongoing efforts to minimize greenhouse gas emissions generated by businesses. The average worldwide temperature has already increased by more than one degree Celsius. To make matters worse, their rates of rise have not decreased and continue to be rather rapid. The good news. The post What Role Can Cloud Computing Play in Environmental Sustainability?

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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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6 ways investors can close the data, metrics gap for nature

GreenBiz

Panelists at GreenFin23 offered guidance on how investors can identify and navigate nature dependencies and risks.

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Clean Cars Yield $44 Billion in Benefits for New Mexicans

NRDC onEarth

A new study shows that the Advanced Clean Cars II Program can bring $44 billion in benefits to New Mexico.

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Poll Shows 82% of People Support Incentives to Farmers for Soil Health

NRDC onEarth

Most Americans agree that global warming is a crisis that deserves our attention and action.

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Ultra low cost solar: Why PV needs to get much cheaper to finish off fossil fuels

Renew Economy

ARENA says solar is cheap enough to meet short term grid targets, but needs another major cost reduction to replace fossil fuels in all parts of the economy. The post Ultra low cost solar: Why PV needs to get much cheaper to finish off fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Metal Windows: Restoring is a Great Way to Preserve and Sustain the Environment

Green Living Guy

Let’s go metal windows. For in an era where environmental conservation and sustainability have become a paramount concern, many individuals are increasingly seeking ways to reduce their ecological footprint. It’s not just the eco-warriors in the past. That’s because more and more ‘ordinary’ people are seeing it. Especially as a means to save money and do […] The post Metal Windows: Restoring is a Great Way to Preserve and Sustain the Environment appeared first

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WA solar to hydrogen project wins $5m government funding boost

Renew Economy

The MEG HP1 Hydrogen project will consist of two 5MW electrolysers and use electricity generated from the nearby 11MW Northam solar farm. The post WA solar to hydrogen project wins $5m government funding boost appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Can you believe the world continues to subsidize fossil fuels?

Energy Central

If you’ve lived long enough that revelation probably isn’t surprising, but it’s nonetheless disappointing. The World Bank puts the direct or explicit subsidies for coal, oil, and gas in 2021 at $577 billion. That’s twice the subsidies for renewable energy and almost six times higher than the climate funding promised by wealthy countries.

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NSW gives planning OK to two new big batteries in key renewable zones

Renew Economy

Two new big batteries win planning approval from NSW government, which flags more than 5GW of storage capacity in the planning pipeline. The post NSW gives planning OK to two new big batteries in key renewable zones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TurnOnGreen provides its EV chargers to nationwide auto fleet management firms

Charged

EV charging station manufacturer TurnOnGreen is collaborating with North American Vehicle Services, a national automotive press fleet management service provider, and Page One Automotive, a California-based automotive fleet and event management firm, to install TurnOnGreen EVP1100 Level 2 EV chargers at 14 locations across the US. Page One maintains a fleet of approximately 500 vehicles and provides event management services in 14 US cities to an array of auto manufacturers.

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“It’s bonkers:” Turnbull slams Dutton nuclear push, says Snowy 2.0 has been mismanaged

Renew Economy

Turnbull rounds on Dutton, the Snowy Hydro management and Coalition climate deniers, while ACT energy minister Shane Rattenbury has a special put-down for Angus Taylor. The post “It’s bonkers:” Turnbull slams Dutton nuclear push, says Snowy 2.0 has been mismanaged appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Aisin develops an ultra-high-efficiency motor with Tohoku Magnet Institute

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Aisin , a Japanese automotive parts company, has jointly developed an ultra-high-efficiency motor with Tohoku Magnet Institute, in which Aisin invested last June. The ultra-high-efficiency motor is made by processing NANOMET into the core and stator. NANOMET is a nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloy that achieves both high-saturation magnetic flux density and ultra-low iron loss.

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RenewEconomy’s Energy Insiders podcast wins prestigious industry award

Renew Economy

The popular weekly podcast has been announced as co-winner of the CEC's 2023 Media Award for its "meaningful impact" on Australia's energy conversation. The post RenewEconomy’s Energy Insiders podcast wins prestigious industry award appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CPOs are implementing ADS-TEC Energy’s battery-buffered EV fast charging systems

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ADS-TEC Energy provides battery-buffered ultra-fast charging systems, and the company says that customers are successfully implementing its systems in a wide range of use cases. ADS-TEC’s solutions are designed to enable charge point operators to deploy DC fast charging without requiring electrical service upgrades. “The fact that our products can show their full strength in real-life applications is the best feedback for us,” said Thomas Speidel, CEO, ADS-TEC Energy. “We are pleased

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Can Australia manufacture the billion solar panels it needs to be a renewable superpower?

Renew Economy

Australia has the pieces for a local PV panel industry but needs to find out how to put them together in the right way. The post Can Australia manufacture the billion solar panels it needs to be a renewable superpower? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Assessing technologies for dielectric protection of battery system components

Charged

Sponsored by Parker Lord. With the growth and development of battery pack technologies, manufacturers of electric vehicles (EV) place greater emphasis on pack design optimization, seeking more compact solutions to improve energy density and reduce cost. In the assembly of high-voltage battery packs , dielectric protection is critical. Manufacturers often apply dielectric materials to the battery cells, cooling plates, and adjacent components.

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Big batteries chosen over poles and wires to shore up grid in “doubly significant” tender

Renew Economy

Transgrid says it is seeking services from two separate battery energy storage systems following a “thorough assessment” of options for NSW network growth areas. The post Big batteries chosen over poles and wires to shore up grid in “doubly significant” tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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In a fast-changing energy landscape, innovation is the key to consumer value

Energy Central

The New South Wales (NSW) energy transition is an extraordinary challenge, but it is by no means unique. It is true that the urgency lent by the scheduled obsolescence of most of the state’s coal-fired generation fleet over the next ten years has helped focus attention and secure bipartisan support for necessary action. In due course, however, other jurisdictions will face similar.

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Flotation Energy starts Gippsland offshore wind work – before getting a licence

Renew Economy

The Tokyo Electric-owned company has started all of the initial work it will need to undertake -- if it gets a licence. The post Flotation Energy starts Gippsland offshore wind work – before getting a licence appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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VIA Fund makes four impact investments in Armenian entrepreneurs

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, July 18 – Armenia, with fewer than three million people, punches above its weight in tech entrepreneurship and VC. But impact capital. The post VIA Fund makes four impact investments in Armenian entrepreneurs appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Arena trial taps 20MW of flexible demand from commercial refrigeration

Renew Economy

Enel X Australia will recruit 440 commercial refrigeration facilities to deliver flexible demand capacity to support Australia’s renewable energy transition. The post Arena trial taps 20MW of flexible demand from commercial refrigeration appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What is common targeted cost of green H2 production till 2030?

Energy Central

We are already realizing temperature rise of earth due to GHG & carbon emission. Recent flood in Delhi is also clear cut indication of the same. Moreover world is putting efforts in complex manner. No population control. Cutting trees for infrastructure projects. Very less new plantation. CNG to EV to now talking green hydrogen for long routed vehicles.

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The Brief: ESG Month on Capitol Hill, carbon-removal credits, Armenian entrepreneurs, investing in HBCUs, muni impact in Detroit

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Institutional Impact For ESG Month, let’s have an honest discussion about the limits of shareholder engagement. Move over. The post The Brief: ESG Month on Capitol Hill, carbon-removal credits, Armenian entrepreneurs, investing in HBCUs, muni impact in Detroit appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Report: An Estimated One in Five New Yorkers May Be Drinking Water from Lead Service Lines

NRDC onEarth

According to a new report, No Excuses, NYC: Replace Lead Drinking Water Pipes Now, an estimated one in five New Yorkers, or 21% of the City’s residents, may be drinking water transported through lead service lines.

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Idemitsu develops cooling and lubrication oil for EVs 

Charged

Idemitsu Kosan , a Japanese energy company, has developed an oil for e-axle drive units, electronics and battery systems in EVs and hybrids. The E-axle and Electric Parts Cooling Oil allows direct cooling of motors and other electronics such as the battery and power control unit (PCU), and enables lubrication of gears and bearings in an e-axle drive unit.

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Does India have regulation to store Hydrogen H2 at 700 bar pressure? Do other countries?

Energy Central

We know Hydrogen is very light with a density 84 gm/m3 at 15 degree centg. & 1 bar (a).It is lightest from all gases & is 14 times lighter than air. Hydrogen ignition point is 585 deg. centigrade. It is higher than methane (540 deg. centg.) Hydrogen is highly flammable where minimum auto ignition energy is 20uJ. Hydrogen flame is colorless & can't be noticed in day light.

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President Biden Declines to Embargo Products from Mexico for Vaquita Violation

NRDC onEarth

President Biden announced yesterday that he will not embargo products from Mexico despite its failure to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. The decision responds to the Secretary of the Interior’s recent certification under the.

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What is the criteria worldwide recently accepted green hydrogen from others say blue & grey hydrogen? 1. Co2 in KG produced from production 1 KG H2 or 2. Method of H2 extraction

Energy Central

As of there is no universal accepted criteria for Green Hydrogen. Blue, grey & green hydrogen were based on methodology of extraction. Called Green hydrogen if renewable energy sources is used for electrolysis of water H2O. But what about biogas if used for H2 production. Will it be called green hydrogen? If we talk for pumped storage energy for green hydrogen production then.

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Is net zero maximalism blinding us to the death of business as usual?

Business Green

Regardless of whether or not climate targets are met, global industries are being changed beyond recognition - political and business leaders need to recognise business as usual is not an option One of the biggest challenges faced by businesses trying to navigate the net zero transition is the extent to which so much of the discourse surrounding this grand industrial revolution is defined by a battle between two maximalist positions.

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What's a home energy audit — and should you get one?

Canary Media

Welcome to Canary Media’s newest column, Electrified Life. Homes, and the appliances, tools and cars we keep there, generate a significant chunk of planet-warming CO 2 emissions. Good thing we (generally) know how to fix the problem: by electrifying homes as quickly as possible.

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