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Cryptominer taps underutilised nuclear energy on Georgia grid

Smart Energy International

EZ Blockchain specialised in using otherwise wasted energy for crypto mining is expanding its data centre capacity in West Point, Georgia, USA. The company’s second project, which doubles its capacity from 8MW to 16MW, includes an additional four EZ Blockchain mobile data centres and involved an investment totalling over $1 million.

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How ‘chamas’ and mutual credit are changing Africa: Shaila Agha of the Sarafu Network

Low Impact

I think they’re a little bit wary, because blockchain technology isn’t easy. But our Capital Markets Authority is now working with three other blockchain companies, so they’re trying to understand, and they’re setting up regulatory sandboxes for these companies. We’re going to apply too. That’s where the need is. We’ve lost a lot.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Spending the past year as Ecolab’s president and COO, he joined as an executive vice president in 2008 after capping off 15 years as Nestlé’s head of corporate sales in Europe. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. Rosalind 'Roz' Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks. Company profile.

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Sara Prochasson: May Member of the Month

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

It is the largest DSO in Europe, with 35 million meters, nearly 1.3 Enedis is a trailblazer in smart grid technology with 27 pilot projects in France and in Europe. Sara: Enedis is the French regulated distribution system operator (DSO), which is part of EDF (Electricité de France) Group; in France the electric system is unbundled.

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Sara Prochasson: May Member of the Month

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

It is the largest DSO in Europe, with 35 million meters, nearly 1.3 Enedis is a trailblazer in smart grid technology with 27 pilot projects in France and in Europe. Sara: Enedis is the French regulated distribution system operator (DSO), which is part of EDF (Electricité de France) Group; in France the electric system is unbundled.

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The Biggest Sustainability Stories of 2019 (and what to watch for in 2020)

Andrew Winston

The list of extreme, tragic, and very costly weather events this year — record heat in Europe, hail in June in Mexico , record floods in Nebraska , endless Australian bush fires , and epic destruction from storms in Mozambique and the Bahamas – was shocking. Subscribe to Andrew’s Blog. But sadly, it’s now the norm.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

She/Her/Hers) Sustainability Strategist, Futerra London, UK, Europe J. She believes brands can be profitable and sustainable, a conviction she has carefully nurtured through studies at McGill in Montreal and Columbia University in New York, and through her experience consulting on sustainability projects in Europe and the US.