Why climate disclosure policy is critical to corporate sustainability
GreenBiz
APRIL 29, 2024
There are 3 primary reasons why disclosure rules can help accelerate climate policy progress.
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Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, Senate report finds
The Guardian: Energy
APRIL 30, 2024
Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support Big oil has privately acknowledged its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels, a US Senate committee has found. Major fossil-fuel firms have also pledged support for international climate efforts, but internally admit these efforts are incompatible with their own climate plans.
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Power Plant Carbon Rules: What’s Changed Since the 2023 Proposal?
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 25, 2024
The EPA's finalized rules for carbon emissions from the power sector have just been released. Here's how they've evolved.
Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history
Renew Economy
APRIL 28, 2024
At current installation rates, solar will pass fossil gas in 2024 and coal in 2025. Technologies like nuclear would require "magical growth rates" to compete. The post Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
“40 Percent Market Share” – Car Giant Wants to Build 100,000 Hydrogen Vehicles Per Year
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 29, 2024
The European-American car company Stellantis plans to significantly expand its production capacity for commercial vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells. Jean-Michel Billig, head of the group’s hydrogen program, said this in.
We must examine the connection between packaging and climate change
GreenBiz
APRIL 30, 2024
Companies should think more holistically about the link between packaging and carbon.
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Neoen’s Collie battery to be Australia’s biggest after winning new contract to flatten solar duck
Renew Economy
APRIL 28, 2024
One state has found the solution to replace the coal fired generators that are about to close: Build more and bigger batteries. The post Neoen’s Collie battery to be Australia’s biggest after winning new contract to flatten solar duck appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Vogtle Unit 4 Achieves Commercial Operation, Now Largest Nuclear Power Plant in the U.S.
POWER Magazine
APRIL 29, 2024
The road was long and the challenges difficult, but Plant Vogtle is now the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S., as Unit 4 was declared commercially operational on April […] The post Vogtle Unit 4 Achieves Commercial Operation, Now Largest Nuclear Power Plant in the U.S. appeared first on POWER Magazine.
FuelCell Energy Announces Debt Financing for Derby Power Projects
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 29, 2024
DANBURY, Conn– FuelCell Energy, Inc., (Nasdaq: FCEL) today announced that the Company closed on a project debt financing transaction with Liberty Bank and Connecticut Green Bank for the company’s two.
RSF Social Finance adds trio of ‘high-impact social enterprises’ to its loan portfolio
Impact Alpha
APRIL 30, 2024
San Francisco-based fund manager RSF Social Finance has drawn capital from a social investment fund to allocate a combined $5.5 million to three. The post RSF Social Finance adds trio of ‘high-impact social enterprises’ to its loan portfolio appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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.
Of Colorado's Wetlands Protection Bills, Only HB 1379 Gets the Job Done
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 29, 2024
Colorado urgently needs to step up to safeguard our wetlands and streams left vulnerable by the Sackett decision.
“Simply astounding:” Australian coal mine methane emissions may be twice offical data
Renew Economy
APRIL 29, 2024
Australia's coal mine methane emissions are being vastly underreported and are damaging the nation's credibility on climate change, economist Professor Rod Sims has warned. The post “Simply astounding:” Australian coal mine methane emissions may be twice offical data appeared first on RenewEconomy.
India installs record 6.2GW of solar PV in March 2024
PV Tech
APRIL 24, 2024
India has installed a record 6.2GW of new solar capacity in March 2024, nearly doubling the previous record for all renewables, according to a report from Rystad Energy.
European Hydrogen Bank Auction Provides €720 Million for Renewable Hydrogen Production in Europe
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
Today, the Commission is awarding nearly €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects in Europe, selected through the first competitive bidding process under the European Hydrogen Bank. The funds for.
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.
‘Thermal hydro’ long-duration energy storage player Raygen gets SLB investment in Series D
Energy Storage News
APRIL 29, 2024
RayGen, a startup developing long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology designed for pairing with renewable energy installations, has raised investment to kick off a Series D funding round.
Let’s Commit to Saving Workers from Heat, Not Killing Them
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 24, 2024
Recent actions by state government officials increase the urgency for a federal workplace heat standard.
Batteries smash more records as they shift solar to evening peak in one of world’s biggest grids
Renew Economy
APRIL 28, 2024
California's 10 GW of big battery capacity is now dominant player in evening peaks, and soaking up solar in middle of the day. The post Batteries smash more records as they shift solar to evening peak in one of world’s biggest grids appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Brief: Puerto Rico’s inclusive economic revival
Impact Alpha
APRIL 30, 2024
Greetings, Agents of Impact, and welcome to all of the new subscribers who signed up during our 10th anniversary celebration. The third edition. The post The Brief: Puerto Rico’s inclusive economic revival appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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?
Bloom Energy and Quanta Computer Forge Transformative Partnership to Power Silicon Valley’s AI Revolution
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
SAN JOSE, Ca.– Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), a global leader in solid oxide fuel cell technology, announced today a groundbreaking partnership with Quanta Computer Inc. (TWSE: 2382.TW), a premier Taiwanese.
Reliability, uptime and the next generation of EV chargers
Charged
APRIL 30, 2024
Sponsored by Power Innovations International. As EVs continue increasing from a very small portion of the vehicles sold annually to a more mainstream presence on roads around the world, consumers and manufacturers are grappling with plenty of important questions. One set of these questions centers around a general “feeling” – that is, “How much does owning and operating an EV ‘feel’ like owning and operating the gas-powered vehicles I’ve used throughout my life?
Daqo Q1 net income drops 71%, expects ‘many market players’ to go bankrupt
PV Tech
APRIL 30, 2024
Major Chinese polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy has posted a decreased financial results for the fist quarter of 2024 as the wafer sector faced pressure from accumulated inventories and negative margins.
Staggering rise of clean energy in China a wake-up call to Australia – including on nuclear
Renew Economy
APRIL 29, 2024
China is undergoing a monumental power shift that is positioning it to end new coal power before 2030. This has massive implications for global and Australian decarbonisation. The post Staggering rise of clean energy in China a wake-up call to Australia – including on nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.
In Puerto Rico, mobilizing billions for economic mobility with capital from across the spectrum
Impact Alpha
APRIL 30, 2024
Puerto Rico has a window in which to turn disaster recovery into economic revival. “We didn’t choose it, but this is our time,”. The post In Puerto Rico, mobilizing billions for economic mobility with capital from across the spectrum appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Amid Elon Musk’s Visit to Beijing for FSD Push, China Is Eyeing ‘Economical’ Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles as Next Alternative for Green Energy Transition
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 29, 2024
CEO Elon Musk recently wrapped up his visit to China, sparking speculation about the introduction of the full-self driving (FSD) system in the country. However, this visit comes at a.
Tesla deployed 4.1GWh BESS in Q1, storage and generation is highest-margin business line
Energy Storage News
APRIL 26, 2024
Tesla made 'all-time high' energy storage deployments in the first quarter of this year, 'leading to record profitability' for its energy business line, CEO Elon Musk has said this week.
Methane Rising: Three questions investors in the food sector should ask their portfolio companies
EDF + Business
APRIL 25, 2024
By Josh Torres and Andrew Howell, CFA Starbucks and Clover Sonoma said this week they would track and disclose methane emissions within their dairy supply chains, joining the Dairy Methane Action Alliance in the latest sign of accelerating action on food sector methane emissions. Launched in December at COP28, the Alliance has quickly grown to include eight global food and dairy companies representing over $230 billion in annual global sales.
Six projects named to start feasibility studies for Australia’s first offshore wind farms
Renew Economy
APRIL 30, 2024
Big day for Australia's offshore wind ambitions with six potential projects awarded feasibility licences and another six to follow. Altogether, a potential 25GW of new capacity. The post Six projects named to start feasibility studies for Australia’s first offshore wind farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Blended finance rebounds in 2023 with focus on climate and bigger deals
Impact Alpha
APRIL 30, 2024
Blended finance is back. The use of catalytic capital to de-risk renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, small business lending and health and education in. The post Blended finance rebounds in 2023 with focus on climate and bigger deals appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
NREL Selected as Part of $1.6M in Federal Funding to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
NREL One of 16 Teams Selected by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was recently selected as one of 16 teams to research enhanced production of geologic hydrogen by.
Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?
Grist
APRIL 29, 2024
About a year ago, the seas got unusually hot , even by our current, overheated standards. Twelve months of broken records later, the oceans are still more feverish than climate models and normal fluctuations in global weather patterns can explain. When the seas turn into bathwater, it threatens the survival of the planet’s coral reefs, home to a quarter of all marine life and a source of sustenance for many people living along the world’s coasts.
The ‘valley of death’ for climate lies between early-stage funding and scaling up
TechCrunch: Climate
APRIL 27, 2024
It's easier for climate companies to get enough funding to get started. It's much harder once they need money to scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Keeping the lights on: Coal closures will be messy, but planning for post coal grid needs to start now
Renew Economy
APRIL 28, 2024
The transition away from coal will be messy, but Australians will not forgive political leaders if they muck up the post-coal era. The post Keeping the lights on: Coal closures will be messy, but planning for post coal grid needs to start now appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Brief: Making labor’s case to shareholders
Impact Alpha
APRIL 29, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Worker Power Better brew: Josh Gotbaum on what the Starbucks fight means for labor –. The post The Brief: Making labor’s case to shareholders appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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