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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Manufacturing is going electric, too, as companies ratchet up their net-zero-carbon goals. Joel Makower.

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How behavioural science can boost the green transition

Smart Energy International

Research done in the US found that 42% of energy-related carbon emissions came from household machines, including cars. “They can only see a present negative aspect, like noise or dust originating from a building site,” she says. References. Resistance to change? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. Gosnell, G.K.,

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

🔑 Climate tech startups hit key milestones - including but not limited to - Fervo’s FOAK enhanced geothermal project operational in Nevada, Brimstone’s third-party approval of its carbon-negative cement, and Heirloom’s first commercial DAC plant. 

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Sustainable Real Estate: Trends and Trajectories

Green Business Bureau

Whether it’s a new build or a retrofit (also referred to as greenhabbing , or green rehabbing an older building to be more eco-friendly), the real estate industry is moving towards sustainability because a low-carbon building is proven to have lower operating costs, improved resale value and higher occupancy rates. Enhanced reputation.

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Plant-based metal? The mining industry could get a sustainable makeover.

Grist

Other research groups before the Malaysia team have shown that the solar-powered and carbon-neutral metal extraction process works in practice — a key step to winning over mining industry investors, who have insisted on field trials of several acres to show proof of principle. “We Department of Agriculture named Rufus L.

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Reverse Osmosis: The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Green Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen Fuel News

These machines work better at higher electrical currents, despite some elements in water, referred to as monovalent cations (like sodium and potassium), which might lower efficiency under less intense conditions.

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Can Iron Ox's smart greenhouses take an edge off climate chaos?

Business Green

But most commonly, greenhouses refer to farms with transparent panels that let in sunlight and heat (like what you'd find in your grandma's garden). The term vertical farms, in contrast, most frequently refers to those operating in windowless buildings. Iron Ox seems to have a more promising outlook. A clear path to net-zero.