GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Last summer, the investment arm of northern Europe’s largest financial services group dropped Brazilian meat giant JBS from its portfolio. The exclusion of JBS is quite dramatic for us because it is from all of our funds, not just the ones labelled ESG," Eric Pedersen, Nordea’s head of responsible investments, told The Guardian. .

Biodiversity 545

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Investment 545

Terra Infirma

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

some very tenuous attempts to identify opportunities for blockchain in Sustainability (if the stats are correct, blockchain is very damaging in terms of the processing energy it soaks up), and who could forget ‘endosymbiotic thrivability’? Everybody, it seems.

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Sustainability Blockchain Waste Waste 94

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 1, 2024

Decentralisation, blockchain and AI, the future grid and the space race are some of the areas in which numerous advances have been made in 2023 and are set to continue during 2024. In the UK again, Octopus reported that one million customers had signed up for a demand flexibility scheme for the current 2023/24 winter season.

Energy Monitor 69

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Technology 69

GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

Because industrial companies recognize it will be cheaper to run processes on electricity by 2030, many are starting to make their first investments in demonstration plants and technology to electrify. Governments are the biggest buyers of commodities in the world and, as such, they send powerful demand signals. The policy levers.

Carbon 395

Carbon Demand Fossil fuels Logistics 395

GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

We are presented with a rare opportunity to invest in new innovations, rebuild our data and power infrastructures and supply chains to restore and strengthen the economy while healing the environment. The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. Back to normal is not an option.

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Incubators Incubators Resilience Innovation 475

Charged

JULY 26, 2021

Earlier this year, Tesla proposed to invest in a battery project in Indonesia , which has a lot of nickel (and, as it happens, a lot of deforestation and other problems associated with supplying raw materials to the rich world). “BHP or words to that effect). BHP will supply Tesla Inc. s principles and battery value chains.”.

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Batteries Blockchain Lithium Electric vehicle 119

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But with carbon emissions out of fashion and growing levels of demand response and distributed renewables on the grid, virtual power plants are stepping in to replace those central generators. Areas with growing electricity demand may require new power plants, even if some of it can be supplanted by distributed generation.

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Demand Oceania North America Blockchain 130

GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Due to highly price-competitive environments, upstream supply chain participants have little motivation to invest in improvements. Using blockchain and cloud-based technology, a number of startups are already laying the groundwork. .

Technology 501

Technology Fashion Sustainability Energy Monitor 501

Smart Energy International

MARCH 13, 2022

“DEWA provides an advanced infrastructure for facility and services management through smart and connected systems that use the latest disruptive technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and internet of things.”. The AED 7 billion (US$1.9 and water network losses of 5.1%

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Blockchain 98

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Ultra-Low Overnight price plan , which allows customers who use more electricity at night, including those charging their EV, to save up to $90 per year by shifting demand to the ultra-low overnight rate period when provincewide electricity demand is lower.

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Electric vehicle Blockchain Government Electricity 52

Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

This forms part of an AED10 billion investment in transmission in the period 2021 to 2024 from the tech driven utility, whose motto is “Your happiness is our priority”, and is reported as part of efforts to provide an advanced infrastructure that keeps pace with the increasing demand for energy in Dubai. billion or almost US$0.5

Home Energy Monitoring 98

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

Shell has partnered with Accenture and American Express Global Business Travel to launch Avelia , a platform that it hopes will bundle the sustainable fuel demand from corporate flyers into one easily trackable data set. The ultimate goal is to send a signal to fuel suppliers that it's worth investing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). "We

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Aviation Sustainability Blockchain Demand 36

Smart Energy International

JULY 22, 2022

Have you read: Smart energy finance weekly European Investment Bank approves €4 billion in smart energy financing. 22m VC investment funnelled into Sympower. million) investment round from a group of five venture capital (VC) funds to finance growth in low carbon grid-balancing services. Image courtesy Powin.

Building Energy Monitoring 96

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 96

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Label will provide Rio Tinto's customers with information on the carbon footprint, water use, recycled content, energy sources, and community investment associated with its aluminium.

Carbon 62

Carbon Sustainability Blockchain Recycling 62

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2020

In this lab, innovative digital technologies for concrete applications in the energy industry will be tested through 2022 as part of the federal government’s blockchain strategy.”. In this case, particularly high investment costs have so far inhibited AI from contributing to an integrated and stable energy system.

Energy 203

Energy Energy Blockchain Innovation 203

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. The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors.

Seafood 540

Seafood Startups Meat alternatives Innovation 540

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Such 24/7 hourly matching yields multiple benefits from increasing corporate sustainability claims’ transparency, thanks to more granular carbon accounting, to incentivising investments in renewables and storage technologies, to decarbonising and digitalising the power grid, states the study.

Energy Monitor 111

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 111

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

.” To be on a balanced pathway to Net Zero will require £55bn of investment in home energy efficiency alone between now and 2050, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The devil will be in the detail for the Government’s climate commitments and investment in infrastructure.”. Net zero skills gap.

Energy 256

Energy Energy Policy Government 256

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Other initiatives include acts on interoperability requirements and a code of conduct for smart appliances to boost participation in demand response schemes. Promoting investments. Other requirements for investments include a regulatory framework that is fit for purpose in place by 2023.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 52

Smart Energy International

JULY 29, 2022

Crypto mining operations and data centres are both in essence banks of IT systems – energy hungry with the demand for round-the-clock computation and the necessary cooling. An example is crypto miner Hive Blockchain Technologies, which is partnering with demand response specialist Sympower to deliver flexibility to Sweden’s grid.

Energy Monitor 59

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Blockchain 59

The Verge: Energy

MARCH 27, 2024

It envisions an ideal scenario in which the profits of Bitcoin mining are used to invest in clean hydrogen production and renewable energy. “It Bitcoin mines are data farms filled with specialized hardware that solve computational puzzles around the clock for a chance to validate new transactions on the blockchain.

Energy 95

Energy Energy Hydrogen Blockchain 95

Andrew Winston

MAY 26, 2022

Over the 20 years I’ve worked at the intersection of business and society, I’ve seen many terms applied to this part of the business agenda: compliance, eco-efficiency, corporate social responsibility, socially responsible investing, green, clean, sustainability, regenerative, net zero, net positive, and many more. I see three big reasons.

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Sustainability Investment Blockchain Fossil fuels 113

Smart Energy International

MAY 30, 2022

Changing climatic patterns are expected to bring operational challenges, while electrification for decarbonisation will result in more reliance on the grid as electricity demand increases in sectors such as transport and industry. Have you read?

Climate change 59

Climate change Resilience Blockchain Power grid 59

Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Topl , a Greentown alum, raised a $15M Series A for its blockchain ecosystem that helps companies track and monetize social impact initiatives. Octopus Energy will launch an EV-leasing program and demand-response energy plan. Energy Dome closed an $11M convertible round to accelerate the commercial development of its CO 2 battery.

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Startups Plastics Innovation North America 98

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

However, digitalization is undeniably a key strategic lever to economic growth that organizations and governments cannot afford to ignore – leading governments of the aforementioned cities to review such policies in view of strong demand and growth potential for data center services and e-commerce services. Have you read? $38

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Energy Energy Asia Fossil fuels 105

Charged

JULY 9, 2020

Dramatic pricing changes, shifting cost structures, new demand curves and technologies that enable efficient decentralization are driving a dramatic shakeup of the energy marketplace, and new participants are adapting in their own ways. Blockchain solutions use encrypted codes to determine who is selling what to whom, and where, in real time.

Business Energy Monitoring 81

Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 81

Smart Energy International

JUNE 6, 2022

Over the past few years, we have seen an acceleration in the need for the deployment of renewables, the growth of storage, the emergence of widespread electric vehicle infrastructure, the mainstreaming of new enablers such as blockchain, the shift of intelligence to the edge, the race for hydrogen and more.

Energy Monitor 64

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Blockchain Resilience 64

Business Green

JULY 7, 2022

Cleantech software developer FlexiDAO has secured investment from a group of global tech firms, including Google and Microsoft, as it looks to launch a new software platform which aims to offer businesses worldwide access to 24/7 carbon-free electricity. FlexiDAO announced this week that it has raised $6.5m

Energy Monitor 36

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Carbon 36

Better Ventures

APRIL 21, 2020

Nan Li [link] When I first met Nan, I was impressed by the way his low key, youthful, self-effacing demeanor belies an expansive intellect, shrewd investment style and worldliness that’s rare in venture investing. In one breath he will reference topics from Blockchain to autonomous vehicles to Adam Smith.

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Blockchain Investment Innovation Technology 52

Clean Energy Trust

JULY 1, 2019

Credits from left: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images, Union of Concerned Scientists, Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press, TechCrunch/Getty Images Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, from policy changes to technology updates and investment news. What’s driving this?

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Plastics Carbon Blockchain Recycling 40

EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Any business depends on four fundamentals to operate successfully: demand from customers, acceptance from society at large, financial capital to invest and talent to do the work. In a climate conscious world, there is less demand for dirty gas. America’s natural gas industry is no different. Roughly one-third of U.S.

Natural gas 48

Natural gas Methane Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 48

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As the demand for the resource overwhelms the supply, each additional unit consumed directly harms those who can no longer reap the benefits. To me, this really shows a demand from consumers for these products. Demand drives supply. The chief impediment is that the gain is private, yet the cost is public. It makes a difference.

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Health Sustainability Agriculture Organic 535

Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

More than 8,700 Amazon associates signed an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos demanding the company develop an aggressive climate action plan. Ikea added another €200 million to its investments in being carbon neutral by 2030. Sustainable investing advances. Sustainable investing got more popular and, some might say, mainstream.

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Sustainability Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Climate change 78

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

But there are constant concerns about whether the supply can keep up with the growing demand as these technologies proliferate. million from the blockchain investment firm Polychain Capital and others, the company plans to pilot its micro-turbine technology in the ‘golden state’, which it says, will be a first.

Methane 52

Methane Innovation Hydrogen Technology 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Investment management firm Invesco today published the first edition of its new Economic Transition Monitor , which aims to regularly monitor the progress of the world's 20 largest emitting economies - dubbed the C20 - on the path to net zero emissions. Want to find out more about how the net zero transition will impact your business?

Energy Monitor 67

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Government 67

Andrew Winston

MAY 30, 2018

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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Blockchain Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 60

Business Green

MARCH 13, 2020

Demand for protein from sea creatures such as tuna, salmon and shrimp is growing far faster than for animal proteins. Demand for sea creatures such as tuna, salmon and shrimp grew 3.2 Much of the fuss related to sustainable food systems is focused on land-centric technology solutions. The next horizon, however, may lie offshore.

Seafood 39

Seafood Agriculture Biotech Blockchain 39