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First carbon neutral apartment building coming on blockchain

Smart Energy International

Australian blockchain pioneer Powerledger’s Montreal Commons project is set to be one of the world’s first carbon neutral apartment buildings. During times of peak demand they can then buy back electricity from the on-site battery at an agreed price.

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Mercedes and CATL team up on future battery technology

Charged

Mercedes-Benz and Contemporary Amperex Technology ( CATL ) are collaborating to create new battery technology for the high-volume electrification of Mercedes vehicles. The carmaker is accelerating its Electric First strategy, and plans to use carbon-neutral battery cells, modules and systems supplied by CATL.

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Technology Trending: Mg-ion batteries, hydrogen innovation lab, landfill methane for Bitcoin mining

Smart Energy International

A new advance opening the way for Mg-ion batteries, protections for birds around networks, Enel Green Power’s Sicily hydrogen lab and a plan to power Bitcoin mining with methane from landfills are in the technology radar. Out with lithium, in with magnesium. For the birds. Now with funding of $4.3

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'We want to be guiding stars': Inside Polestar's quest to deliver a 'truly climate-neutral' electric car by 2030

Business Green

Swedish EV brand is working with host or pioneering metals, electronics and other suppliers to shrink carbon footprint of its cars to zero by end of the decade. But battery car manufacturers remain reliant on many of the same fossil fuel and resource extractive industries as their petrol and diesel vehicle counterparts.

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Driving Down Emissions: Polestar confirms further cuts to EV carbon footprint

Business Green

Confirmation in the latest reduction in the carbon footprint of its vehicles are included in the Swedish company's second Annual Review and Sustainability Report , which today highlights the company's progress towards its broader climate goals. Goals set 10 or 20 years ahead in time might feel fluffy," said Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath.

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A Blockchain Crash Course: How It Can Enable the Clean, Smart Grid

Andrew Winston

This is my attempt at an "explainer" on blockchain, describing it as simply as I can, and exploring how it may help build the clean grid. Blockchain is everywhere — at least when you’re talking about media coverage. In short, in the words of a recent Wired overview of the technology , blockchain creates “tamperproof databases.”

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Less advertised around that time, the company unveiled details about its new modular vehicle platform and Ultium batteries , designed to lower EV prices and allow a 400-mile range fully charged. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. Christophe Beck, CEO, Ecolab; St.