Charged

MAY 19, 2021

now includes a battery-electric pickup truck. Wednesday evening, Ford unveiled its long-awaited battery-electric pickup truck, dubbed the F-150 Lightning. On Tuesday, at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, he spoke in favor of increased investment in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure—while standing in front of the truck.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 23, 2020

market for distributed energy resources will look very different in five years than it does today. And electric vehicles will give utilities and regulators the opportunity to promote pricing regimes to encourage charging when electricity is abundant — or suffer potentially grid-destabilizing consequences.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. The electric grid also is highly vulnerable to climate change effects, such as more frequent and severe droughts , hurricanes and other extreme weather events. Felix Mormann , Texas A&M University.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer. of total MSW generated.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

With little fanfare other than a lengthy Instagram post, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos pledged $791 million in donations from the Bezos Earth Fund — his $10 billion commitment to funding scientists, nonprofits and "others" that have made it their life’s work to fight climate change.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2020

Old electricals and electronics are the world's fastest growing waste stream, despite the many valuable metals they contain, explains Scott Butler from Material Focus. The UK's Environmental Audit Committee is also currently conducting a review into electrical waste and the circular economy.

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Bidgely

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With that in mind, he says the operational challenges best-suited for an AI solution in the retail segment also present significant opportunities for the utility industry , including using AI for demand forecasting, personalization and solving strategic business problems. AI for Demand Forecasting.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2020

The past decade has been a wild ride for America's massive electricity sector. utility can be said to be close to that vision — or not outside a few fortuitously supplied and forward-thinking outliers like Vermont’s Green Mountain Power. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. Today, no U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Primark has become the latest retailer to join the UN's Fashion Charter on climate action, committing to slashing its greenhouse gases by 30 per cent across its value chain over the next decade, with a view to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Winners include manufacturing, up 133% from 2022, and emerging climate technologies that saw a whopping 10x jump to $4.3bn. Energy & industry.   Retail. Happy Monday! 

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It isn’t easy to transform a century’s worth of electricity infrastructure from the ground up, particularly in the face of climate change-induced firestorms. As California goes, so goes the national trends, and that seems especially true of energy-related issues. That is changing.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The connections with oil and gas lobbyists, the researchers say, undercut the highly public positions the companies have taken on addressing climate change. The behavior is rampant across the insurance, health care, retail, and tech industries. Kerry also lavished praise on them for their climate leadership.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 12, 2022

Musk and Walton are the latest solar energy advocates who have reacted strongly to proposed changes to California’s net metering program. Increased storage is intended to help the state cut its reliance on fossil fuels during early evening hours, when the sun is down and energy demand is still high.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

.” Businesses need actionable environmental insights to address these challenges, but current methods are often cumbersome and complex – requiring intensive manual labor, climate and data science skills, and computing power. General Manager, IBM AI Applications.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Trade body Energy UK becomes latest influential group to endorse plans to shrink electricity bills by reducing the costs paid to legacy low carbon electricity generators. The voluntary CfD scheme would apply to generators that secured contracts under the Renewables Obligation scheme, which closed to new applicants in 2017.

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Bidgely

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With that in mind, he says the operational challenges best-suited for an AI solution in the retail segment also present significant opportunities for the utility industry , including using AI for demand forecasting, personalization and solving strategic business problems. AI for Demand Forecasting.

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AutoGrid

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law last week, is a boon for virtual power plants ( VPPs )–a term commonly used to refer to the ability of digital software platforms to aggregate and optimize distributed energy resources ( DER ) through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). By Peter Asmus.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

So far, the state has purchased 30,000 of them for New York City’s public housing as part of its plan to tackle climate change. They’re supposed to save energy, cut down utility costs, reduce pollution, and give residents access to air conditioning that didn’t have it before.

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AutoGrid

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The energy industry is notorious for acronyms and buzzwords. Though terms such as microgrids and virtual power plants (VPPs) have been bandied about for more than a decade, the concept of distributed energy resource management systems – DERMS – is more recent. Many come; many go. Yet some stick.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 25, 2023

Building Energy Efficiency Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide Download Guide Produced by EDF in collaboration with Companies with high energy footprints are most likely to benefit from the IRA’s credits and deductions for energy saving building technologies. sq ft to sliding scale of $2.50-$5.00

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Currys PC World is aiming to become "the UK's greenest tech retailer" with a new campaign to help its customers make greener choices. The company already recycles 65,000 tonnes of waste electronics each year, making it the biggest e-waste recycler among UK retailers.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. As the North American program manager for the Climate Group’s EV100 program, Badalian works to get large companies to commit to 100 percent electric mobility by 2030, then helps them replace global fleets with electric vehicles, deploy charging stations and affect government policy.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. and globally by 2040. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? Homes generate approximately 61% of this waste, 26% by food service, and 13% by retail. All of this amounts to a waste of the energy, water, and land needed to produce food. Approximately 1.3

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 25, 2021

Compelled to action: 5 sustainability trends impacting food retail Heather Putnam Thu, 03/25/2021 – 01:30 Authors’ note: Ratio Institute taps Presidio Graduate School ’s students and alumni for sustainability research in the food industry. They also have the most potential to drive changes for a more sustainable future.

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Green Tech Challenge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The effects of climate change are worsening as countries around the world experience more heat waves and unpredictable weather. In that light, let's take a look at how these five countries are acknowledging climate change, and what steps they are taking to reduce its impact.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Retailer has committed to slashing the emissions generated by its supply chain by 30 per cent by 2030 as it joins Adidas, Nike, Mango and Chanel in supporting UN's sustainable fashion pledge.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

We’re all increasingly aware of the dramatic consequences of climate change and how humanity’s actions are directly having a visible, tangible effect on the health of our world. Retailers Are Becoming More Demanding. It Can Inspire Others.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Tesla to allow Powerwall customers to sell power to the grid, India's EV plans advance, and all the green business news from around the world this week. New Tesla Electric to sell Powerwall customers' power back to the grid. Iberdrola and UNICEF launch global green skills push.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 28, 2020

From the new quarterly update , which covers everything from microgrids to home energy management to EV charging, Wood Mackenzie selected three key highlights to share with Greentech Media. In one example, ChargePoint announced its merger with Switchback Energy Acquisition Corporation just a month after raising a $127 million venture round.

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Jigar Shah

MARCH 29, 2019

Like, for example, climate change. Bezos has himself said, in explaining the importance of protecting our planet, that earth is mankind’s best bet for long-term survival and that climate change?—?the Clean Electricity Like their peers, Amazon has been transitioning to fuel its data centers with solar and wind power.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

EVgo is the nation’s largest public fast charging network for electric vehicles, with more than 800 fast charging locations in 66 markets in 34 states. Powered by 100% renewable energy. The successful candidate will architect, monitor, and optimize the EVSE supply chain across EVgo. About EVgo.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Activities covered by the new 2050 net zero goal, which will also be backed by interim five-year milestone targets, include indirect emissions from suppliers as well as business travel, retail customer emissions, use of products Mars sells, and the end of life of those products, the firm said.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

One major change we’ve noticed is that utilities are finally focusing their attention on system integration and big energy data management. Utilities are exploring how these services can offer a backbone delivering future intelligent energy services in a much faster and more agile way. More news from Greenbird.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

Additionally, specifically for greenhouses, they can use an excessive amount of energy to heat outside of planting season which can contribute to pollution. Small changes to such practices can make a huge environmental impact! . Composting can help reduce waste, save money, and be of usage with organic gardening practices.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy , only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place. PG&E must keep up with the state’s ambitious clean energy, environmental and electrification goals. Of that, about $7.8

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

According to the US Drought Monitor , the state is currently drought-free, although some regions are still considered abnormally dry. The project, which is supported by Governor Newsom, seeks to safeguard California’s water supply against the challenges posed by climate change, sea-level rise, earthquakes, and extreme weather fluctuations.

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