Carbon capture: Solution or sideshow?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 28, 2022
CCS is either the climate tech breakthrough of the 21st century, according to its advocates, or a multibillion-dollar boondoggle, say activists.
December, 2022
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The clean energy transition is happening faster than forecasters thought
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 8, 2022
A revised energy forecast from the IEA shows the 'largest ever upward revision.
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Surrey firms unveil hydrogen-powered craft gin
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The special edition gin is available from The Surrey Copper Distillery website. The Surrey Copper Distillery is teaming up with AFC Energy, a provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, to produce a low-emission craft gin. The special edition ‘Copperfield H 2 Gin’ is being produced in a limited initial batch of 500 bottles and went on sale 6 December.
8 Ways A Thermostat Can Help You Save Money
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Can a thermostat help you save money? Yes. How? Google analysis reveals that nest thermostats tend to save about 10-15% on their heating and cooling costs. Simply by pressing a button, you can command and regulate your heating and cooling system to your satisfaction. Investing in home automation is a smart move if you want. The post 8 Ways A Thermostat Can Help You Save Money appeared first on U.S.
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.
GreenPower to supply Malaysian bus OEM with right-hand-drive EV trucks and vans
Charged
DECEMBER 27, 2022
GreenPower Motor Company , a manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty EVs, has expanded its partnership with Malaysian bus manufacturer Gemilang International (GML) by agreeing to supply right-hand-drive heavy-duty Class 4 trucks and vans for fleet customers across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. GML has more than 30 years of experience as a bus body manufacturer and has built bodies for various chassis companies, including MAN, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz and Scania.
South Australia’s remarkable 100 per cent renewables run extends to over 10 days
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 20, 2022
South Australia posts a remarkable and world-first run of net 100 per cent wind and solar for more than 10 days, or 249 hours. The post South Australia’s remarkable 100 per cent renewables run extends to over 10 days appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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13 essential newsletters for sustainability professionals
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 28, 2022
When you’re in the business of sustainability, a regular infusion of original voices keeps the work fresh. Add illumination, provocation and entertainment to your inbox with these titles.
Global database of healthcare’s environmental impacts launched
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Healthcare provision is a major contributor to the climate crisis, accounting for more than five percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to researchers at Dalhousie University and Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) who have launched a new open-access, interactive database of healthcare’s environmental impacts. The HealthcareLCA database attempts to serve as an up-to-date evidence repository, bringing together new and existing assessments into one publicly accessible loca
Carbon Footprint Assessment
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Methods used to determine the carbon footprint Several methodologies have been developed to measure and estimate the carbon footprint of an organization or product. This method of quantifying greenhouse gas emissions is a useful tool for assessing the impact of a company’s activities on the climate. Using this method can help businesses differentiate in the.
2022 paves way for massive growth for solar + storage industry
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Robust federal clean energy policy has laid the groundwork for a decade of explosive growth for the solar and storage industries. A 10-year extension of the investment tax credit, new incentives for domestic solar product manufacturing and many other provisions will help solar and storage meet the increasing demand for home-grown, clean energy. The industry… The post 2022 paves way for massive growth for solar + storage industry appeared first on Solar Power World.
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.
South Australia’s incredible week: 104.1 per cent wind and solar over seven days
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 17, 2022
South Australia reaches 104.1 per cent wind and solar over state demand for the last seven days. The post South Australia’s incredible week: 104.1 per cent wind and solar over seven days appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Here’s why oil and gas companies are racing to invest billions in EV charging
Charged
DECEMBER 16, 2022
As regular Charged readers know, oil companies have been on an EV charging spending spree. They’re getting into public charging in a big way, and it goes far beyond just installing chargers at their gas stations. Oil majors including bp , Shell and Total have been buying up companies at all points along the charging value chain, from equipment manufacturers to network operators to makers of “solutions”—those nebulous mixes of product and service that make the whole system work better.
Could insurers pull the plug on renewable energy?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 12, 2022
The climate crisis stands to roil the insurance industry along with its customers, including renewables and other climate tech entrepreneurs and developers.
Upstart Co-Lab’s pipeline of creative economy deals is now an investable impact strategy
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 7, 2022
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 7 – The “creative economy” of fashion, food, film, video games and other art and culture industries has emerged as a. The post Upstart Co-Lab’s pipeline of creative economy deals is now an investable impact strategy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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.
How Cities Can Build Food System Resilience
The City Fix
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Let’s not forget what we learned during 2020 about the fragility of our food supply chains:?the prevailing, globalized model is as fragile as a spider web. It can shatter into dangling threads in times of crisis, such as a pandemic.
Technology Trending – Metaverse VC funding, quantum computing opportunities and benefits
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Daesung’s launch of a metaverse fund in Korea, new quantum computing use cases under investigation and a quantum developed energy efficient window coating are in the week’s technology radar. Daesung to fund the metaverse. Korean energy and industrial giant Daesung through its venture capital arm Daesung Private Equity is planning to invest in the metaverse with a 110 billion won ($83.5 million) fund.
“Epic stuff:” Renewables reach 84 pct share of world’s biggest isolated grid
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2022
WA grid hits new record of 84 per cent renewables share on Monday, mostly from rooftop solar. The post “Epic stuff:” Renewables reach 84 pct share of world’s biggest isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
This week’s webinar: The benefits of energy storage for EV charging
Charged
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Most high-powered electric vehicle DC fast chargers require three-phase 480 V input, restricting many possible sites from installing new hardware without costly and time-intensive infrastructure upgrade projects. One solution is to install battery-integrated DC fast chargers that require lower input than conventional fast chargers. Energy storage solutions can enable fast charging without extensive electrical upgrades as well as help control ongoing energy costs by reducing peak power demands on
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?
How a global plastics leader is betting big on circularity
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Sponsored: Berry Global prioritizes innovations for circularity to build an attractive portfolio for its customers, while driving growth, jobs and stability.
Using ESG and impact to sort leaders from laggards in 2023
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 22, 2022
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 22 – It’s not about the scores. It’s about the solutions. ESG – shorthand for the consideration of environmental, social and governance considerations. The post Using ESG and impact to sort leaders from laggards in 2023 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
'An amazing year': Scotland sees renewables generation soar 55 per cent
Business Green
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Government data confirms surge in wind and solar generation during July and September. Renewable energy generation in Scotland during the third quarter of the year rose a massive 55 per cent year-on-year, according to new figures from the Scottish government released yesterday. The data for the period from July to September shows that a combination of increased capacity and higher wind, solar, and hydro output resulted in a sharp rise in clean power generation.
Commitment to key strategies for investment-ready green infrastructure projects
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 15, 2022
“Africa is full of potential infrastructure project opportunities in the pipeline. There is a great need and availability of funding to be spent on the continent. We just need to fix that missing link and carry through projects to a financial close to finally close the infrastructure gap.” This is according to Hendrik Malan, CEO and partner at Frost & Sullivan and one of many expert speakers who will address the upcoming Africa’s Green Economy Summit taking place from 22–24 February 2023.
“Thinner than human hair:” MIT develops solar cell to turn any surface into power source
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology develop technique to make paper-thin and lightweight solar cells that can be applied to any surface. The post “Thinner than human hair:” MIT develops solar cell to turn any surface into power source appeared first on RenewEconomy.
FLO to provide up to 40,000 public chargers for GM’s Dealer Community Charging Program
Charged
DECEMBER 10, 2022
Auto dealerships, which EV advocates have long seen as bottlenecks and bogeymen, could soon be deploying vast numbers of public charging stations. On the heels of the news that Ford’s US dealership network will be installing up to 4,000 DC fast chargers over the next few years, we learn that GM has selected charging provider FLO as the supplier for the automaker’s Dealer Community Charging Program , which will install up to 40,000 public Level 2 EV chargers in local communities across North Amer
How smaller companies can help the world get to net zero faster
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Small- and medium-sized enterprises have a huge role to play in the collective corporate effort to address the climate crisis.
Dr. Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma is saving lives with math
GatesNotes
DECEMBER 1, 2022
She’s a statistician who faced impossibly long odds.
'We are creating a Green Britain': Number of green jobs in the UK almost trebles
Business Green
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Latest PwC Green Jobs Barometer reveals number of green jobs is growing at around four times the rate of the overall UK employment market. The UK economy may be facing severe headwinds, but the green jobs market is continuing to boom, according to the latest Green Jobs Barometer report from consultancy giant PwC. The second edition of the annual report found that the number of green jobs advertised in the UK has almost trebled in the last year, equating to 336,000 positions.
Reservation Dogs
Grist
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The sun is setting in Glacier County, Montana. Souta Calling Last guns her diesel-powered white GMC pickup truck east on Highway 2. The car following her can barely keep up as she hurtles across the dimming prairie, one hand resting lightly on the steering wheel, her eyes scanning the side of the highway. Calling Last, a researcher and an enrolled member of the Blood Tribe — one of the four nations that make up the Blackfoot Confederacy — grew up on the Blackfeet reservation.
CSIRO says Australia can – and must – build its own silicon and solar cell supply chain
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Major new report says domestic production of silicon is the first step to breaking Australia's dependence on overseas markets and meeting its huge solar power goals. The post CSIRO says Australia can – and must – build its own silicon and solar cell supply chain appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Archer unveils its production electric VTOL aircraft
Charged
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Archer Aviation , a manufacturer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight. Midnight features a twelve-tilt-six configuration: it has six propellers tilted forward in cruise position to provide propulsion during forward flight, and all 12 of the aircraft’s propellers generate vertical lift during take-off and landing.
10 children’s books about climate change
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Want to cultivate the next Greta Thunberg? These titles explore the impact of climate change for young listeners and readers.
The ecological cost of a tweet
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Image credit: Shutterstock.com / Koshiro K. Each of our digital activities comes with an ecological cost – and we perhaps shouldn’t discount those carried out under the blue glare of the chirpy bird icon. A new study conducted by Greenly – a Paris-based firm with a professed interest in measuring the carbon footprint of companies and events – has examined the carbon footprint of Twitter, it says, by taking into account the energy consumed by a smartphone, the impact of re
Raise a Toast: Waste bread brewer scoops £2m from high profile backers
Business Green
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Investors include beer giant Heineken, former Unilever boss Paul Polman, and the National Geographic Society. Social enterprise brewery Toast is raising a glass in celebration today after securing £2m of investment from a group of high profile backers, including the National Geographic Society, Heineken International, and former Unilever CEO turned-impact-investor Paul Polman.
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