Clean energy buyers raise the bar, seeking greater co-benefits
GreenBiz
AUGUST 7, 2023
Sponsored: Large energy users are bolstering decarbonization efforts with more collaborative, sustainable and equitable approaches to clean energy procurement.
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Veolia trial demonstrates major savings for CO2 emissions from yellow plant
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 7, 2023
Latest data shows 58% carbon savings which will advance the transition to net zero through optimised vehicle performance, maintenance and operating regimes The latest trials on yellow plant by resource management company, Veolia, have demonstrated the potential to make carbon savings of 58% across its fleet of over 660 site based machines. “By working with vehicle manufacturers to optimize vehicle settings, training operators to maximise productivity, and lowering maintenance requirements
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Sustainability decisions are tough — this former Gap ESG leader has tips for making them easier
GreenBiz
AUGUST 7, 2023
Longtime social impact leader Abby Davisson shares insights from the new book she has co-authored, "Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions.
What Do “Better” Batteries Look Like?
NRDC onEarth
AUGUST 7, 2023
They’re not only stronger and longer-lasting. To fuel the clean energy economy, they also need to be sustainable.
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.
It’s up to companies to protect workers from extreme heat — here’s how to adapt
GreenBiz
AUGUST 7, 2023
In the absence of strong regulation, it’s up to ESG and human resource professionals to craft corporate policies to keep employees safe during heat waves.
The Latest Fracking Science Finds More Serious Health Risks
NRDC onEarth
AUGUST 7, 2023
It’s time for Congress to hold the oil and gas industry accountable and close the fracking loopholes.
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Stellantis and Saft unveil EV battery modules with integrated inverter and charger
Charged
AUGUST 7, 2023
Greater integration of EV components can deliver increased cargo space, simplified manufacturing and lower costs. Now Stellantis and Saft engineers have unveiled a prototype of an EV battery pack that integrates the inverter and charger functions into the modules. The collaborative research project has produced the Intelligent Battery Integrated System (IBIS), in which the electronic conversion boards that perform the power inverter and charger functions are mounted as close as possible to the l
Legal challenge to Fearless Fund misses the mark on racial bias in venture capital
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 7, 2023
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 7 – The next shoe has dropped. The conservative activist who spearheaded the legal strategy that led to June’s U.S. Supreme Court. The post Legal challenge to Fearless Fund misses the mark on racial bias in venture capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
WattEV awarded $40.5 million to build truck charging depots in Northern California and Oregon
Charged
AUGUST 7, 2023
WattEV , a provider of charging infrastructure for commercial electric trucks, recently celebrated the opening of a massive public EV charging depot at the Port of Long Beach. Now the company has secured $40.5 million in grants to build two more electric truck stops in Northern California and Oregon. WattEV has been awarded two separate grants: one for a truck charging depot near Sacramento, and another for a depot in Salem, Oregon.
Does the voltage draw differ across support stations and how do EV battery-powered motors adapt for EC fluctuations in facility support?
Energy Central
AUGUST 7, 2023
One of the questions I have left is about the kiloWatts and voltage draw of the charging stations in contribution to the length of time to charge an EV battery vs. the draw commercially capable at charging stations. Does the voltage draw differ across support stations and how do EV battery-powered motors adapt for EC fluctuations in facility support?
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.
New video details PepsiCo’s implementation of Tesla Semi electric trucks
Charged
AUGUST 7, 2023
“If you thought Tesla Semis were a bit like Bigfoot—maybe you heard about them, maybe you saw a fuzzy picture, but you weren’t sure if they were real or not—they are real, and they’re hauling real beverages here in Northern California.” So says Mike Roeth, Executive Director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency , to kick off a new video about PepsiCo’s fleet of Tesla Semis.
Georgia Power Vogtle 3 Enters Revenue Service
Energy Central
AUGUST 7, 2023
Georgia Power Vogtle 3 Enters Revenue Service Senate Passes Nuclear Legislation to Position US as an ‘International Leader’ Senate Approves Nuclear Fuel Amendment NEI Launches New Nuclear Energy PR Campaign Fusion Energy Trade Group Says Congress Must Rectify Missed Opportunity On Fusion Funding Georgia Power Vogtle 3 Enters Revenue Service.
The Brief: Racial bias in venture capital, local investors back Ghana’s small businesses, breakthrough energy fund, investing in cancer treatments
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 7, 2023
Welcome back, Agents of Impact! Thanks for giving us a summertime break. Back to school! Featured: Returns on Inclusion Legal challenge to Fearless. The post The Brief: Racial bias in venture capital, local investors back Ghana’s small businesses, breakthrough energy fund, investing in cancer treatments appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Ikea actually got a decent grade for its sustainable shipping goals
The Verge: Energy
AUGUST 7, 2023
Container ships moored off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California, on November 16th, 2021, as a historic traffic jam started to ease. | Image: Bing Guan / Bloomberg via Getty Images Report cards are out for retailers’ climate goals, specifically when it comes to tackling the pollution from their shipping. Compared to other retail giants, Ikea managed to get surprisingly high scores.
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.
It's time for this country's hard-working, not-so-silent politicians to stop misleading the public about the green agenda
Business Green
AUGUST 7, 2023
Priti Patel's latest attack on green policies makes little sense and offers no alternative vision for the future - it deserves to be rejected, line-by-line The attacks on the UK's climate policies are now coming thick and fast. The Spectator calls for a new era of "green realism ", as it erroneously informs its readers that no other country has a legally-binding net zero target.
The grid isn't ready for the EV boom. Can better data fix that?
Canary Media
AUGUST 7, 2023
Utilities are at risk of falling behind on the grid upgrades necessary to deal with the electric vehicle revolution.
Battery Bloat Could Backfire on Electric Vehicle Manufacturers
BloombergNEF
AUGUST 7, 2023
In BNEF’s recent Electric Vehicle Outlook, we analyzed what happens to demand for batteries under different EV range scenarios. The post Battery Bloat Could Backfire on Electric Vehicle Manufacturers appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Some Cars Cheaper to Fuel with Gas Than Electric in 2023
Energy Central
AUGUST 7, 2023
The Anderson Group in Michigan has released a report on fueling vs. charging prices. The conclusions are mixed in the report. I have included the link to their summary of the report, the page has the link to the detailed study and methodology, which I found interesting.
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?
What can Que?bec teach us about trucks & buses?
Low Carbon Prosperity
AUGUST 7, 2023
On the recent Clean & Prosperous Institute Study Mission to Québec, we were impressed with the climate commitment demonstrated by everyone we met. Already Québec has the lowest per capita carbon emissions in Canada – half the national average. And they are motivated to bring their emissions down further, guided by nine principles that could just as easily apply to our ambitions in Washington state.
Energy 5.0: The Power of Energy as a Service (EaaS)
Energy Central
AUGUST 7, 2023
Energy as a Service (EaaS) is a business model and a concept within the energy industry that focuses on delivering energy-related services to customers in a more flexible and customer-centric manner. Traditional energy models typically involve purchasing energy resources (like electricity, natural gas, etc.) directly from utilities or providers. EaaS, on the other hand, shifts the.
Local and global investors show up to finance small businesses in Ghana’s ‘missing middle’
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 7, 2023
ImpactAlpha, August 7 – Ghana’s $5 billion annual shortfall in capital available to small business owners is stunting badly needed economic growth. Mirepa. The post Local and global investors show up to finance small businesses in Ghana’s ‘missing middle’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
NRC Accepts NuScale Uprated 77 MWe SMR Application
Energy Central
AUGUST 7, 2023
NRC Accepts NuScale Uprated 77 MWe SMR Design Application NuScale’s 1st Customer Asks NRC for OK to Start Early Construction at Idaho Site USNC Boosts MMR Power, Flexibility, and Value Westinghouse Awarded Trio of Grants from UK Nuclear Fuel Fund Terrestrial Energy and Westinghouse Sign Contract for IMSR Fuel Plant at UK Springfields Plant NRC Accepts NuScale Uprated 77.
Venture volatility is triggering racial bias, challenging diversity, equity and inclusion
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 7, 2023
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 7 – The pullback in venture capital and private equity markets has pushed diversity, equity and inclusion efforts into the background, The post Venture volatility is triggering racial bias, challenging diversity, equity and inclusion appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Navigating the Core Carbon Principles and the Landscape of Guidance Toward a High-Integrity Carbon Market
EDF + Business
AUGUST 7, 2023
By Jordan Faires and Pedro Barata The voluntary carbon market is an essential tool to advance net zero progress. The market can help us channel much-needed finance to drive climate action, conserve vital ecosystems, and support sustainable development and livelihoods in local communities. However, one of the leading challenges for companies is differentiating high-integrity carbon credits in a crowded marketplace.
New oil and gas 'blocks' set to intersect with Marine Protected Areas, campaigners warn
Business Green
AUGUST 7, 2023
Oceana raises alarm over potential impact of new oil and gas drilling programme on the UK's marine ecosystems
Brightcore Energy - Columbia University Granted Landmark Deep-Drilling Permit With Support from Salas O'Brien LLC and Brightcore Energy LLC
Global Renewable News
AUGUST 7, 2023
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Mineral Resources (DMR) has granted Columbia University a permit to drill a closed-loop geothermal test bore to a depth of 800.
Business and consumers are looking forwards on climate, but government is rolling back
Business Green
AUGUST 7, 2023
Politicians are meant to be skilled in reading the mood of the public, but our current government seems to be completely out of touch with modern concerns, writes Good Energy's Nigel Pocklington
U.S. Department of Energy - Registration Is Now Open for the Fall 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition!
Global Renewable News
AUGUST 7, 2023
Registration is now open for the Fall 2023 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Collegiate Competition (GCC)!The GCC invites teams from collegiate institutions to develop real-world geother.
Ashley Allen: 'A lot of emerging ideas and theories transcend traditional business thinking'
Business Green
AUGUST 7, 2023
Oatly's chief sustainability officer Ashley Allen discusses her sustainability 'superpowers' and explains why food companies are finally 'waking up' to the reality of climate change vulnerability
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL Analysis Quantifies Impacts of Setback Ordinances on Land Available for Renewable Energy DeploymentOrdinances Can Balance Renewable Energy Impacts While Enabling Deployment and Extending Clean Energy Benefits
Global Renewable News
AUGUST 7, 2023
The number of local zoning ordinances governing renewable energy deployment is growing in the United States, according to new research by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Ene.
Global sustainability consulting market tops $45bn
Business Green
AUGUST 7, 2023
Tech giants increasingly dominating booming market, as growing numbers of firms look for support in navigating the clean tech boom and environmental reporting regulations
U.S. Department of Energy - Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Establishes New Electric Vehicle Working GroupNational Committee of Experts Will Help Guide Federal EV Efforts
Global Renewable News
AUGUST 7, 2023
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) today (Aug 3) announced the members of the Electric Vehicle Working Group (EVWG), a collection of EV industry experts and leaders who will.
Linde | Sustainable Development Report
Energy Central
AUGUST 7, 2023
Sustainable Development Report 2022 Finance for the Green Economy
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