Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Utilities are under immense pressure to ensure grid resiliency while also preparing for future environmental challenges. ENGIE, is one of Europe’s leading energy suppliers that is seeking to safeguard and extend the life of its switchgear systems.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

These DER aggregations can be combined into virtual power plants , which can respond to changing wholesale energy prices to optimize power costs, balance local consumption and generation to maximize carbon emissions reduction, or aid utilities and grid operators in managing constraints on their power grids.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 4, 2021

Planet has joined the newly formed European Carbon+ Farming Coalition to accelerate progress toward European Green Deal carbon neutrality goals. Earth observation data is a powerful tool for monitoring and assigning value to these natural resources in order to edge closer to carbon neutrality.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. It is also now targeting becoming a net carbon neutral business. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings. Its primary project, PRISMA, provides a 20.5%

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 28, 2024

The focus for the Horizon Europe climate, energy and mobility ‘cluster’ for its forthcoming three years is on the green and digital transitions and EU resilience. The 2025-2027 strategic plan for Horizon Europe-supported research and innovation (R&I) in the energy sector identifies four specific areas: 1.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 22, 2024

The air-to-water heat pump, based on a new, undisclosed technology, is stated the first of its kind in the world and has a capacity of between 22 to 33MW, depending on the outdoor temperature, while carbon dioxide is used as the natural refrigerant. The two electric boilers have a combined heat production capacity of 100MW. Have you read?

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Coupled with the increased usage of renewable energy to fulfil electricity requirements, these energy efficiency gains can help IT operations in Europe to substantially decrease their carbon footprint. Additionally, the EC identified the need to reduce the digital sector’s carbon emissions.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 6, 2020

But like the talks themselves, Europe's aggressive push to reduce its carbon emissions has been merely postponed , not canceled. Europe digs in for the Green Deal. Even in Europe, there are calls to drop carbon reductions from the agenda in the wake of the crisis. Beyond Profit.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The plan is to refine the lithium in a carbon-neutral manner in Guben, Germany, where Rock Tech is currently building a lithium hydroxide converter. “To We have found a partner that intends to take important steps with us towards a more resilient and sustainable lithium supply chain.”. Source: Mercedes-Benz.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2019

On Wednesday the European Commission presented a sweeping 50-point plan centered around achieving net zero status in Europe by 2050. The proposals include a new climate law to be drafted within 100 days and stronger carbon taxes including the creation of so-called carbon borders. ” Electrification.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

Aviation like every other sector must keep its carbon lower.". The comments come amid growing calls for state bailout packages for struggling high carbon industries to be contingent on companies agreeing to ambitious decarbonisation goals and stringent climate disclosure rules. we need to entrench those gains," Johnson said. "I

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 21, 2022

has identified eight potential technological and socio-economic gamechangers that could disrupt current pathways for Europe’s energy transition. Europe’s power system – vision for carbon neutrality Eurelectric unveils four pillars of energy independence and decarbonisation. Have you read? has determined.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2020

Spending and policy decisions made now must address both issues, ensuring we "bounce forward", to use EU Commission President von der Leyen's phrase, with plans that deliver the jobs needed for a successful transition to the net-zero economy, a significant reduction in emissions and increased resilience. Stimulus spending.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

But discussions of natural gas’ negative aspects — namely excessive, typically underreported methane emissions that are considerably worse for the climate than carbon emissions — did not take place. Roger Dall’Antonia, president and CEO of FortisBC, spoke of renewable LNG and “low carbon” gases that would “lead the energy transition.” “Our

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

million) is a phase one commitment from Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund and marks the first step in a collaboration with the potential to expand into other global markets. In addition, decentralised energy storage is a valuable addition to the toolbox of companies seeking to achieve carbon neutrality. The €10 million ($11.3

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Action plan for Europe’s grids launched Site visit: Europe’s biggest offshore wind port To reach the 2030 ambitions of around 182GW, annual installations of approximately 25.5GW have to be installed, with EU countries needing to deliver 15GW and Norway and Great Britain together 10.5GW each year.

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the same time, it has never been more important for the food and beverage industry to be more sustainable and more resilient. A good example of this is the work of the Graphene Flagship, a co-ordinated consortium (the biggest of its kind in Europe) aiming to develop sustainable applications for graphene, the world's thinnest material.

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Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

MEPs have called on the European Commission deliver a "massive" €2tr coronavirus recovery fund next week that prioritises the proposed Green Deal agenda to transform Europe into the world's first net zero continent by 2050.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

eFORT project to enhance European grid resilience Now is the time to get serious about Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism The initiative involved collecting data from multiple sources, including solar panels, generators and energy storage systems, to calculate the rate of green energy production into the grid.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

A sweeping €1.85tr stimulus strategy to rebuild Europe's economy from the wreckage of the coronavirus crisis has been unveiled by the European Commission today, promising a green infrastructure spending blitz to help put the continent on a path towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is Europe's moment," she said.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

Property insurance giant Chubb has launched a new "global climate business unit" to provide tailored insurance for low carbon technology developers and users, as well as risk management and resiliency services for firms managing the impacts of climate change, it announced yesterday. Greenberg. "In

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

"We're looking forward to continued partnership with our suppliers to make Apple's supply chain carbon neutral by 2030. Apple claims it has been carbon neutral from all of its corporate operations since 2020 and said it is "laser-focused" on its ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral across its entire supply chain.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

The first 11 months of 2020 were the hottest on record in the Northern Hemisphere, Europe experienced its warmest autumn ever, and the Arctic sea ice coverage was 16% lower than the 1981-2010 average. There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Top Carbon Emission Contributors.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund, meanwhile, is the financial partner of the deal. Richard O' Loughlin, chief operating officer at GridBeyond, said the company was "delighted" to be working with Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund on the project, which he said would bring down the upfront cost of energy storage for business.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

"Now that we have left the EU, new payments and incentives will reward farmers for farming more sustainably, creating space for nature on their land, enhancing animal welfare and reducing carbon emissions," Eustice said.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

The first 11 months of 2020 were the hottest on record in the Northern Hemisphere, Europe experienced its warmest autumn ever, and the Arctic sea ice coverage was 16% lower than the 1981-2010 average. There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Top Carbon Emission Contributors.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Others that have been active in pushing for the EU to continue to allow the use of certain controversial chemicals, include CropLife Europe and The Glyphosate Renewal Group. The documents leaked in the Corporate Europe Observatory investigation were “part of lobbying work that is done in all stakeholder groups.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Europe’s power system – vision for carbon neutrality Exclusive: Using digitalisation to achieve net zero infrastructure in power and renewables Kadri Simson reveals urgent next steps to accelerate energy transition. Join Enlit Europe in Frankfurt and be part of the conversation about the energy transition in Europe and beyond.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

EU leaders must reaffirm their ambition to build a net zero economy by 2050 and put decarbonisation and green jobs at the core of their coronavirus recovery strategy, leading green business coalition the European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe) has urged today.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Brazil announces 'indicative' goal to deliver carbon neutrality by 2060. Brazil this week announced a new 'indicative' goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, ahead of this week's global Climate Ambition Summit. Australia drops Kyoto carbon credit demand from Paris Agreement plan.

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2020

European businesses remain fully on board with the EU ambition of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (climate neutrality) to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement and shifting Europe to a fully functioning circular economy. IKEA remains committed to the 2030 climate positive goal and the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

MT CO2 - making it the most effective available large-scale technology to avoid carbon emissions and displace fossil fuels in many geographies.". This vision is being enabled by the relative resilience of the renewables sector throughout the on-going coronavirus crisis. But wind remained resilient.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

Europe needs to be leading the charge to a more sustainable world, but it is being held back by short-termism and poor policymaking, argues Systemiq's Janez Potočnik. For 54 scarce and economically important raw materials, Europe imports 90 per cent of them fully. The Commission is preparing new rules on critical raw materials.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 15, 2022

The pivot to renewable energy away from fossil fuels will help slash global carbon emissions — but it’s likely to put significant strain on the grid, writes Emily Newton. Instead of upgrading grid infrastructure, RTE adopted a “market-neutral” storage approach. The potential of long-duration energy storage.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

European TSOs set out support for carbon neutrality by 2050 Europe’s DSOs and TSOs agree to cooperate. As part of its ongoing R&D activities, ENTSO-E has now set out thirteen project concepts, each focusing on a specific transmission system challenge, that the region’s TSOs will collaborate on in the five years to 2025.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fee levels are still being considered as the Authority engages with ship owners about how the new system would work in practice, but charges are likely to incorporate several factors such as operational efficiency of ships and the use of zero carbon or carbon neutral fuels. per cent, between 2021 and 2025, Reuters reports.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2020

A Europe-wide 'Climate Law' that would legally require all EU members to build net zero economies by 2050 has been unveiled today by the European Commission as the key pillar of its Green Deal vision. This Climate Law will set in stone Europe's position as a climate leader on the global stage.".

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