Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The share of wind and solar generation across the 68 companies assessed almost doubled to 7% between 2017 and 2022. Of the 60 assessed companies that generated coal-fired power over the last five years, 65% burned less coal in 2022 than they did in 2017, and two companies, Iberdrola and SSE, have already phased out coal entirely.

Fossil fuels 147

Fossil fuels Electricity Energy Energy 147

R-Squared Energy

MARCH 23, 2024

refiners had a significant demand for crude oil, but they had spent decades investing billions of dollars into processing heavy, sour crude oil. From less than half a million barrels per day (BPD) in 2015, exports reached 1 million BPD in 2017, 2 million BPD in 2018, 3 million BPD in 2020, and 4 million BPD in 2023. Annual U.S.

Oceania 78

Oceania Asia Europe Fossil fuels 78

Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The investment brings Macquarie's investments in the energy, waste, solar PV and onshore and offshore wind sectors to more than £1.5bn, according to the firm. The investment is being provided by the bank's infrastructure arm, Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS).

Waste 36

Waste Waste Investment Asia 36

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Fund launched following success of investor's first green energy fund, which it acquired when Macquarie Group purchased the Green Investment Bank from the UK government in 2017. MIRA said MGREF2 has made two investments to date.

North America 88

North America Carbon Energy Energy 88

Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

Infrastructure investment giant launches Corio Generation in bid to accelerate offshore wind development. GIG, the green infrastructure division of Macquarie created in 2017 when the Australian banking giant acquired the UK government's Green Investment Bank, has a track record as a major investor in UK offshore wind projects.

Investment 36

Investment Asia Europe Construction 36

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The experiment was set up by the University of Oxford’s Professor Andy Hector and colleagues over twenty years ago as part of the SE Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP). Between 2004 and 2017, 43 million hectares of tropical forest were lost – an area roughly the size of Morocco (WWF).

Logging 147

Logging Biodiversity Resilience Soil 147

ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 24, 2023

The DOE has opened the sector to greater foreign investments in 2020 by allowing 100 percent foreign participation in large-scale geothermal projects. Drilling has been done on the Mabini geothermal site back in 2017 by a consortium of Basic Energy and Phinma Energy. The Buguias-Tinoc and Mt.

Hydropower 98

Hydropower Energy Energy Investment 98

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The company said it would be investing in other blade technology. Our continued competitiveness in this environment means we must adjust our global manufacturing footprint to ensure we proactively manage our cost base and invest in new solutions to capture future growth,” said Lechêne. gigawatts, as developers in the U.S.

Building Energy Monitoring 100

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Europe Asia 100

Grist

MAY 18, 2023

trillion in 2017 dollars, respectively. Drought in Indonesia and Southeast Asia during and directly after an El Niño event leads to wildfires, which also damage homes and other infrastructure and lead to economic losses. The researchers analyzed two previous El Niño cycles in 1982 and 1997. trillion and $5.7

South America 109

South America Climate change Asia Cooling 109

Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As climate-focused investments experience record growth, corporate-startup partnerships may be our planet’s future. United, a Greentown Labs partner, was the first airline to commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 and has its own venture fund dedicated to discovering and investing in novel technologies that can help it achieve this goal.

Startups 73

Startups North America Asia Batteries 73

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 30, 2020

Northland owns a range of generating assets across Canada but has made its biggest mark in recent years by investing in offshore wind projects in Europe and East Asia. Northland’s involvement opens a new chapter for a project that has faced various setbacks in more than a decade of development.

Europe 130

Europe Asia Energy Energy 130

GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways. Sustainable investing strategies have ascended quickly in the last 10 years. Morgan Global Equity Research estimated that the sustainable investing market is expected to reach $45 trillion in assets under management (AUM) by the end of the year.

Investment 461

Investment Sustainability Carbon-neutral Government 461

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

BlueNalu, which has been developing seafood products from fish cells since 2017, announced earlier this year it raised $60m from investors to help build its first production facility in San Diego.

Seafood 85

Seafood North America Europe Asia 85

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

gigawatts of bifacial solar capacity installed globally, mostly in Asia, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables' first report focused on this market. In five years, there will be a nearly equal share of deployment divided among Asia and North America, with cumulative installed capacity growing tenfold, according to WoodMac.

Asia 188

Asia North America Technology Energy 188

AFN Sustainable Protein

APRIL 4, 2018

* First Published August 1, 2017. The company closed $75 million in Series E funding in August 2017, with Temasek leading the round. The company closed $75 million in Series E funding in August 2017, with Temasek leading the round. In 2017, Impossible Foods received a patent for its use of leghemoglobin in plant-based meat.

Startups 55

Startups Patents Investment Logistics 55

GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

and attracting major investments for its electric buses and vans still in development. The company closed out 2020 by investing $3 million and hiring 150 employees for its North American headquarters in Charlotte , North Carolina. Across the company, Ford’s investment in electrifying vehicles through 2022 totals $11.5

Electricity 545

Electricity Electric vehicle North America Hydrogen 545

AFN Sustainable Protein

APRIL 4, 2018

* First Published August 1, 2017. The company closed $75 million in Series E funding in August 2017, with Temasek leading the round. The company closed $75 million in Series E funding in August 2017, with Temasek leading the round. In 2017, Impossible Foods received a patent for its use of leghemoglobin in plant-based meat.

Startups 52

Startups Patents Investment Logistics 52

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 3, 2021

GW in 2012 to 130 GW in 2017, according to data from the Asia Europe Clean Energy Advisory. Solar-rich Xinjiang Province, in the country’s northwest, saw curtailment in excess of 30 percent in 2016, according to official data. That solar surge saw the country’s cumulative installed PV capacity go from 6.5

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon 130

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

When I joined as the company’s first global director of sustainability in December 2017, I was tasked with developing a global ESG strategy that would include attainable goals and the action plans that would enable the company to demonstrate continuous improvement and progress toward achieving those goals. An extended dialogue.

Carbon-neutral 453

Carbon-neutral North America Innovation Sustainability 453

Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2022

The global energy firm had retired all of its coal plants worldwide by the beginning of 2017, and now plans to retire its remaining gas-fired power plants by the end of 2037, as it shifts towards its goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2045.

Global warming 69

Global warming Carbon Asia Investment 69

GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

Large companies including Bumble Bee, Nestlé, Tyson, General Mills and Thai Union are making various plays, whether by investing in upstarts or flexing their research and development muscles to cultivate new products. Koji mold , the fungus Aspergillus oryzae, has been core to savory foods for millennia throughout Asia.

Seafood 519

Seafood Startups Meat alternatives Innovation 519

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The number of undernourished people has risen consistently since 2017, increasing by 35% in 2021 to over 750 million people. Governments and international agencies must invest in building long-term resilience to avert future ecological destruction, forced migration and conflict. Natural disasters and mass migration.

Africa 130

Africa Climate change Pollution Resilience 130

Business Green

JUNE 21, 2021

Since debuting in 2016, Honda has sold just 1,900 units of the hydrogen sedan worldwide, according to a report from news agency Nikkei Asia. But Honda stressed the Clarity range had "played a valuable role in advancing Honda's portfolio approach to electrification" as it pledged to deliver a fully zero emission vehicle line by 2040.

Hydrogen 86

Hydrogen Automotive Electric vehicle Carbon-neutral 86

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 3, 2021

In Brooklyn, Marcus Garvey Village is powered by a microgrid built in 2017 featuring solar, a fuel cell, and the first lithium-ion battery system installed under current regulatory requirements in New York City. Yet they are both at the forefront of some of the most cutting-edge clean energy projects in their respective geographies.

Energy 130

Energy Energy Technology Batteries 130

Grist

MAY 30, 2024

billion people — notably in South and East Asia and the African Sahel — experienced at least 31 days of extreme heat, hotter than 90 percent of documented temperatures between 1991 and 2020, according to a new report. percent in South Asia. In the last year, the hottest on record, 6.3 percent) compared to white women (9.5

Health 125

Health Pollution Africa Climate change 125

Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

After all, as a nonprofit we have invested $43m in climate solutions over the past decade, and, as we laid out in our Five Year Strategy , we’re expanding the ways we help more entrepreneurs grow wings, the range of partners we’re navigating toward decarbonization, and the scale of action we’re hoping to inspire.

Investment 69

Investment Climate change Asia Innovation 69

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Asia is the largest wastewater producer with an estimated 159 billion cubic meters, representing 42% of urban wastewater generated globally, with expectations of that proportion rising to 44% by 2030. And by 2050, it will reach 574 billion m3, a 51% increase. Full recovery from wastewater could, theoretically, offset 14.4%

Energy Monitor 260

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring North America Agriculture 260

Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

International Bio Fuels Marketing (IBFM) has entered into contracts with French energy giant Engie to build four wood pellet plants in Asia with construction starting this year. After receiving FSC approval for its processes in 2016, IBFM developed two plants on a consultancy basis in Vietnam in 2017.

Carbon 79

Carbon Carbon-neutral Construction Waste 79

Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

After all, as a nonprofit we have invested $43m in climate solutions over the past decade, and, as we laid out in our Five Year Strategy , we’re expanding the ways we help more entrepreneurs grow wings, the range of partners we’re navigating toward decarbonization, and the scale of action we’re hoping to inspire.

Investment 52

Investment Climate change Asia Innovation 52

Sustainability Consulting

JULY 8, 2020

Three researchers at Oxford University looked at the link between firms’ environmental, social, and governance practices (ESG) and GDP between 2002-2017. Top officials in the EU have doubled down on the bloc’s Green Deal, an investment program designed to create jobs while eliminating the EU’s carbon footprint.

Carbon-negative 64

Carbon-negative Climate change Policy Electric vehicle 64

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Some of the companies targeted have recently announced net zero goals, but Climate Action 100+ makes clear that investors want to see targets that are also backed by credible and comprehensive decarbonisation and investment plans. global warming scenario.

Climate change 82

Climate change Global warming Asia Investment 82

Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Constant Energy announced today that funds advised by Olympus Capital Asia are partnering with them to create a new larger renewable energy assets platform that will pursue opportunities in the attractive, rapidly expanding commercial and industrial (C&I;) renewable and storage market in Southeast Asia.

Asia 10

Asia Energy Energy Hydropower 10

Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

In its latest forecast today, BNEF said fossil fuel car sales likely already peaked in 2017. We estimate that the world will need around 290 million charging points by 2040, including 12 million in public places, involving cumulative investment of $500bn," she said. million barrels a day by 2040.

Fossil fuels 97

Fossil fuels Transportation Demand Electric vehicle 97

Grist

AUGUST 1, 2023

The strain circulating had also been newly introduced from Asia, and scientists are currently studying whether it was more transmissible. That is an important point, because we can block those impacts if we invest in [those things].” It’s a problem of investment, development, and infrastructure.” Kamadju agrees.

Climate change 80

Climate change Health Africa Asia 80

Business Green

APRIL 5, 2021

Schroders itself converted its corporate credit facility into an ESG-linked one in 2019 - with pricing dependent on performance on diversity targets, ESG investment integration and use of renewable energy.". Some markets are clearly ahead of others in the sustainable investing journey, but it is not a straightforward picture, Eggerstedt says.

Sustainability 80

Sustainability Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Government 80

Clean Energy Canada

JULY 26, 2020

Globally, geothermal energy was responsible for more than 85,891 GWh of power generation in 2017 ( 0.3% Global geothermal capacity is anticipated to grow by 28% by 2024, with Asia responsible for one-third of global expansion. An overview of geothermal. of the global total).

Geothermal power 97

Geothermal power Energy Energy Cooling 97

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

French oil major Total and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced plans on Tuesday to develop a 2.3-gigawatt West Coast, Southern Europe and East Asia. GIG has invested in 16 offshore wind projects with a capacity of 5.5 gigawatt portfolio of floating offshore wind projects in South Korea. gigawatts to date.

Investment 130

Investment Europe Government Asia 130