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

Smart Energy International

Sicily hydrogen innovation lab. Enel Green Power’s plan to build an industrial-scale innovation laboratory in Sicily has been given a boost with funding from the EU’s IPCEI Hy2Tech hydrogen initiative programme. More Technology Trending news. Landfill methane for Bitcoin mining. Now with funding of $4.3

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

What we were looking at was how do we look at carbon in this circular economy? How do we look at carbon itself as an element, which is both an energy source and a material? It was about five square miles of trees’ worth of oxygen production or carbon sequestration required to set up one building. Demonizing carbon?

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What does digital art have to do with sustainability?

GreenBiz

Beyond raising funds, the foundation aimed to raise awareness about the potential for digital technologies to address climate change, as well as their potential negative impact. Blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) recently have made a big splash in the art world and beyond. Moving away from proof of work.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

Digital Innovation Manager, BASF; Sao Paulo, Brazil. We are constantly looking for innovation and solutions that can help us in this new way of remote work, to improve our interactions to our customers and to be more emphatic than ever. Without further ado, here’s what’s up with members of past GreenBiz 30 Under 30 cohorts.

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Why batteries can and should have 'passports' soon

Business Green

These benefits cannot be obtained, however, unless far-reaching collaborative action is undertaken with a view to sustainably scaling up the battery value chain and avoiding negative impacts. Innovation is central to this transition. Consider the Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative.

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The emerging “non-utilities”—EVs are helping new players in the energy marketplace.

Charged

EVs make it possible to build smarter grids, including for the non-utilities that are pushing innovation. Blockchain is important here because these are the systems that enable the verification and tracking of distributed transactions that can be time-stamped and location-stamped. A diverse range of business models is available.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.