LinkedIn’s head of sustainability on unlocking its ‘superpowers’
GreenBiz
MAY 19, 2023
Peggy Brannigan discusses her plans to leverage the LinkedIn platform’s "superpowers" to help protect the planet and support green economic growth.
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Wild boar liver can be used to map PFAS contamination
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 19, 2023
Image credit: André Künzelmann/UFZ. A new German study uses the liver of wild boar to map PFAS contamination in the habitat of these animals. The study focused on 66 PFAS compounds, which can be grouped into three categories: 1) PFAS groups that have been regulated for some time; 2) new PFAS that industry uses as substitutes for regulated PFAS; and 3) precursors that can degrade to other, more persistent PFAS.
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Episode 364: Perfecting imperfection
GreenBiz
MAY 19, 2023
We chat with Charles Conn, co-founder of venture firm Monograph.bio, board chair of Patagonia and co-author of “The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times.
€21 million available for climate adaptation via new Horizon 2020 programme
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 19, 2023
The new Horizon Europe 2020 programme Pathways2Resilience (P2R) has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest , “marking a first step toward multiple open call cycles through which successful applicants will receive up to €300,000 in sub-grants to develop collaborative climate resilience pathways and help fulfil the EU’s Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.” A total of €21 million will be awarded across 100 European local and regional governments for “advancing climate ch
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.
'Net positive hospitality': Hotels, resorts agree to 5-year sustainability strategy
GreenBiz
MAY 19, 2023
New action plan from Sustainable Hospitality Alliance comes a year after the industry group published its vision to become 'net positive.
SEPA issues first Scottish penalty for greenhouse gas leak under F-Gas Regulations
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 19, 2023
Image credit: Kerckweb / Shutterstock.com Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system on equipment containing powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change. DSM Nutritional Products (UK) Limited, based in Dalry in Ayrshire, received the first penalty to be issued in Scotland under the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 (
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Used coffee pods can be recycled to produce filaments for 3D printing
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 19, 2023
Used pods and examples of parts produced by 3D printing (image credit: Bruno Campos Janegitz/UFSCar). The plastic in used coffee pods can be recycled to make filament for 3D printers, according to British and Brazilian researchers who claim to have successfully tested a process to do so. The solution appears in a new article published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering “We produced new conductive and non-conductive filaments from waste polylactic acid [ PLA ] from used
Impact of Electric Vehicles on the Automotive Industry
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 19, 2023
The automotive industry is at the brink of a revolutionary transformation, one that promises to reshape our roads and redefine the way we commute. Electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as the driving force behind this transformation, with their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance energy efficiency, and revolutionize transportation as we know it.
Mortgage rate cuts for energy efficient homes? Pilot scheme appraises possible options
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 19, 2023
Homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient could see their mortgage rate cut under a new government-backed pilot. Perenna Bank will receive more than £193,000 in government funding to help develop their long-term, fixed-rate mortgage that will incentivise customers to make their homes more energy efficient by offering to reduce their mortgage rate.
The Los Angeles Lakers: Leaders in Green Technology
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 19, 2023
Going Green in the NBA: How the Lakers are Setting the Standard for Sustainable Sports As one of the most iconic sports franchises in the world, the Los Angeles Lakers have always been at the forefront of innovation and progress. From their storied history on the court to their groundbreaking work off of it, the. The post The Los Angeles Lakers: Leaders in Green Technology appeared first on U.S.
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.
European HEFT project targets cheaper, more efficient, power-dense motor for EVs
Charged
MAY 19, 2023
In a €4-million HEFT research project directed by Mondragan University, eight EU partners including GKN Automotive will create a “lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense” permanent magnet motor for EVs. HEFT is an EU Horizon 2020 project focused on designing and manufacturing EV motors with reused and recycled permanent magnets. HEFT recommends energy-efficient rare earth synchronous motors for next-generation high-power primary axle traction EVs.
Hammond Power Solutions Appoints Director, US Distribution Sales
altenergymag
MAY 19, 2023
Hammond Power Solutions (HPS) a leading manufacturer of dry-type transformers, reactors and power quality products, has announced the appointment of Dan Ebben as Director of US Distribution Sales effective April 28, 2023. Ebben will succeed Fred Rampone who is retiring at the end of the year.
JOLT rolls out ADS-TEC’s battery-buffered fast chargers in city centers
Charged
MAY 19, 2023
ADS-TEC Energy, an international manufacturer of battery storage-based solutions, and Munich-based charge point operator JOLT Energy will collaborate to deploy fast EV charging stations in major cities in Europe and the US. JOLT has already ordered “a high double-digit number of systems” for 2023, and more orders are expected. ADS-TEC’s battery-buffered charging solutions are designed to provide charging power of up to 320 kW in power-limited, low-voltage energy grids, without the need for grid
Congress Could Use a Reminder of What’s at Stake for Our Wildlife
NRDC onEarth
MAY 19, 2023
On Endangered Species Day, Congress can do more to combat the threats to wildlife survival.
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.
Magna to produce off-road EV for INEOS Automotive
Charged
MAY 19, 2023
Canadian automotive parts supplier Magna has been awarded a contract to manufacture the INEOS Automotive off-road EV—expected to start production in Graz, Austria, in 2026. Magna started working with INEOS Automotive in 2018, providing complete vehicle engineering services ahead of the launch of the company’s first off-roader, the Grenadier. “As a global contract manufacturer with a strong infrastructure and a qualified workforce, Magna is ideally positioned to support automakers like INEOS Auto
Call for Abstracts Open for the 2024 Intersolar North America and Energy Storage North America Conference
altenergymag
MAY 19, 2023
Applications to present on key solar, storage, and clean energy topics open until June 30, 2023
WattEV opens heavy-duty electric truck charging depot at Port of Long Beach
Charged
MAY 19, 2023
California’s recent adoption of the ACF regulation , which will phase out diesel trucks over the next few years, has highlighted the pressing need for heavy-duty EV charging infrastructure. WattEV is doing its part. Construction of its 26-truck charging plaza at the Port of Long Beach is complete, and the company, along with charging standards organization CharIN and other partners, celebrated with an event called the VOLTS conference , at which the facilities were tested with a variety of heavy
Vehicle Business: Four Eco-Friendly Improvements
Green Living Guy
MAY 19, 2023
Vehicle Business Let’s talk about your vehicle in business. Balancing your operations with its environmental responsibilities can feel like a complex task. Yet, it’s a duty you must not take lightly. Especially as your and your employees’ actions. For it will determine if your brand has a positive or negative impact on the planet. As […] The post Vehicle Business: Four Eco-Friendly Improvements appeared first on Green Living Guy.
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?
E-magy raises €20.5 million for high-energy battery material scaling
Charged
MAY 19, 2023
E-magy , a Dutch advanced material firm, has secured €20.5 million to prepare for industrial-scale production of its silicon anode material in response to rising demand for high-energy batteries. Replacing graphite with silicon in the anode has several benefits, but current silicon-dominant EV batteries swell and crack when charged and discharged often.
Cleaning Up After the North Sea Oil Industry Will Cost Billions – But Nobody Wants to Pay
DeSmogBlog
MAY 19, 2023
This story is the start of The North Sea Investigations , a multi-year international reporting project on the battle for the future of the North Sea, led by Dutch investigative journalism platform Follow the Money in cooperation with Norwegian broadcaster NRK, Belgian newspaper De Tijd and DeSmog. Skimming across the waves in inflatable dinghies, activists closed in on their target: An abandoned steel hulk looming 40 storeys above the surface of the North Sea.
Energy Storage Systems Market: A Growing Market With A Promising Future
altenergymag
MAY 19, 2023
The market for energy storage systems was estimated at US$ 210.92 billion in 2021 and is projected to increase at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2022 to 2030, reaching US$ 435.32 billion. The market for energy storage systems is expanding quickly due to the rising need for dependable, environmentally friendly, and affordable energy storage solutions.
Lawmakers Propose Modern Approach to U.S. Mining
NRDC onEarth
MAY 19, 2023
Newly introduced legislation tackles the historic harms and inequities of U.S. mining law and charts a path forward on important domestic mineral supplies.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods excluded from latest round of active travel funding
Business Green
MAY 19, 2023
Allocation of £200m of walking and cycling infrastructure funding draws criticism from active travel campaigners
California Governor Announces Western Grid Integration as a Priority
NRDC onEarth
MAY 19, 2023
NRDC looks forward to continuing the work with partners to bring western grid integration to fruition.
6 Emerging Technologies Helping Reduce Food Waste
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 19, 2023
Food waste is a significant issue that you should be aware of and reduce when you’re involved in the food industry in some way. Luckily, many emerging technologies are addressing this issue well, and if you’re interested in adopting them, here are a few worth noting. 1. Novel Preservation Methods One way to reduce food. The post 6 Emerging Technologies Helping Reduce Food Waste appeared first on U.S.
MISO Auction Results Show Adequate Supply, Benefits of Transition
NRDC onEarth
MAY 19, 2023
CARMEL, IN – Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) released the results of its Planning Resource Auction, its annual process to facilitate adequate resources needed to meet peak demand in the MISO region. Following an expensive 2022-23 auction, this year’s results showed sufficient power capacity, low risk of reliability challenges, and lower costs going into the 2023-24 year.
Ways to Make Your Business Packaging More Sustainable
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 19, 2023
Businesses are starting to understand the value of sustainable packaging in today’s environmentally conscious society. It not only lessens waste and its impact on the environment, but it also appeals to customers who value environmentally friendly items. Fortunately, there are several options for businesses to increase the sustainability of their packaging without sacrificing its usability.
EPA Announces Detailed Framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
NRDC onEarth
MAY 19, 2023
NRDC's take on the latest from EPA's $27 Billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)
High Court agrees to hear West Cumbria coal mine legal challenge
Business Green
MAY 19, 2023
Legal challenges against controversial plans will now be considered in a three-day hearing
An alarming turn of events is occurring in two markets key to climate change
Energy Central
MAY 19, 2023
An alarming turn of events is occurring in two markets key to climate change. Solar remains hot among investors, but all other sectors saw funding slow in Q1 2023. That’s according to data from the Mercom Capital Group. One sector of concern is storage. Storage is a game-changer for renewable energy because from a utility’s perspective, it transforms.
Sustainability Strategies for Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide
Green Living Guy
MAY 19, 2023
Sustainability for business is essential. As the world becomes increasingly aware of the impact of climate change, businesses are under growing pressure. Especially to adopt sustainable practices. Not only is this important for reducing environmental impact, but it can also improve your business’s reputation, attract environmentally conscious customers, and save money in the long run. […] The post Sustainability Strategies for Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Green Livin
The First-to-Fusion Power Wars Are On
Energy Central
MAY 19, 2023
Helion is using pulse fusion with deuterium (D2O) and helium-3 (3He) as fuel. The company has developed the Trenta Magneto-Inertial system to generate a fusion reaction and excess energy. Pulsed, non-ignition magneto-inertial fusion doesn’t require big structures and big budgets to build a reactor. With Microsoft as its first signed customer, the plan is to have a 50-megawatt reactor in.
Odyssey raises $15 million to cut obstacles to renewables in emerging markets
Impact Alpha
MAY 19, 2023
ImpactAlpha, May 19 – Commercial and industrial solar for business facilities, factories and shopping centers is growing in markets without reliable grid connections. The post Odyssey raises $15 million to cut obstacles to renewables in emerging markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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