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When you think climate change, you need to think about water

GreenBiz

When you think climate change, you need to think about water. With nearly a half its land lying below sea level, the Netherlands knows a lot about water and how to make sure a city’s infrastructure is resilient to it, particularly flood risks and freshwater supply. Melody Waintal. Fri, 04/23/2021 - 00:05.

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Kwasi Kwarteng says biomass wood imports are “not sustainable”

Envirotec Magazine

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are “not sustainable” He added that it “doesn’t make sense” and told MPs the government had not fully investigated the sustainability of burning wood pellets, a type of biomass.

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Repair, refurbish and retrofit: why utilities must adopt a circularity approach in power distribution

Smart Energy International

The world is facing unprecedented challenges when it comes to energy distribution and environmental sustainability. Utilities are under immense pressure to ensure grid resiliency while also preparing for future environmental challenges.

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Targeting grid resilience with digitalisation

Smart Energy International

New solutions for a digital grid are being pioneered by Gridspertise building on Enel’s positioning over two decades at the forefront of advances. Smart metering varies markedly across the country and among customer classes and many sources record North American utilities to be lagging in their maturity in supply reliability.

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Challenges & Solutions in Sustainable Energy Engineering: Navigating the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future

Hydrogen Fuel News

As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, sustainable energy engineering has taken center stage.  The Challenge: Transitioning from Fossil Fuels to Renewables Fossil fuels still dominate global energy production. batteries, pumped hydro).

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American Electric Power, Sempra launch sustainable finance frameworks

Renewable Energy World

American Electric Power – operator of the nation’s largest electricity transmission system – announced on Monday the launch of a Sustainable Finance Framework (SFF) to support the funding of social and environmental projects. San Diego-based energy infrastructure giant Sempra announced a similar SFF last week.

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Smart home solutions providing much needed resilience

Smart Energy International

In the midst of wildfires, energy security concerns and grid reliability questions, two smart home solutions are providing respective approaches towards adaptability and resilience through smart technology. EcoSmart Home, which is being rolled out in the UK by GoodWe, is touted as a complete green energy solution.