Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, has announced a £6.6m investment in research projects which aim to help build a stronger supply chain of the critical minerals used widely in electronics and industry. In total there are 40 organisations receiving funding.

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AutoGrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

One of the most energizing parts of my job is meeting with clean energy leaders to discuss where we are heading as an industry and how we can work together to achieve ambitious decarbonization, electrification, and resiliency goals. After 20 years of flat demand, analysts predict a 4.7% energy grid continues to evolve at a rapid rate.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that $3 million was being made available through its Climate Resilience Initiative to help municipal electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives. Climate Impact Vulnerability Assessments and Resilience Planning (max award $100K).

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Smart Energy International

MAY 24, 2024

But fully realizing its promise demands balancing tech innovation with collaboration across industry, says Massimo Muzzì, head of strategy, business development and sustainability at ABB Electrification. The question is what we can collectively do about the situation – and how can we use technology and innovation to slow it down.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. To lessen the impact of current and future Black Swan events, we have Green Swan solutions that are ready to deploy on behalf of preparedness and resilience.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The result of this, however, is a rising demand for smart water systems to integrate into smart city-esque infrastructure to bolster resilience against such events; so states a new research report. Extreme rainfall and flooding are no longer a spectacle, but rather unfortunately another newspaper headline.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With 2023 coming to a close, the impact of climate change and rapidly increasing electricity demand have illustrated the crucial importance of grid investment to ensure the grid is fit for purpose. Not investing in the grid is like accumulating cholesterol – you find out you are in bad shape.” With plans to spend €35.8

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

This decarbonisation demands above all a grid that is robust, resilient, and reliable, able to withstand both the internal impacts of constantly changing demand and supply patterns and bidirectional power flows as well as external impacts such as extreme weather events. US grid investments.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In its biggest investment in the nation’s grid, the White House announced a $3.46 billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 13, 2024

” Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, stating he is an advocate for hydrogen projects, remains optimistic about the city’s investment in this alternative fuel sector. Arjan Sharma, of Edmonton’s fleet and facility services, mentioned the “pause” is due to a shift in short-term demand forecasts for hydrogen.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2020

As California policymakers strengthen the state’s climate and clean energy targets, billions of dollars are being invested to transition to zero-emission cargo-handling equipment at major ports. But it can also substantially increase electricity demand at ports. When completed next year, the $7.1

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

Deploying these solutions in the US today could increase the effective transmission and distribution capacity to support 20-100GW of incremental peak demand when installed individually while improving reliability, resilience and affordability, the report states. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Of this $3.46

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. Their services aim to help customers earn revenue for participating in demand response solutions that bolster the grid. GW of #DER capacity!

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2024

Kim Cameron of the IBioIC The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in biotechnology facilities and processes. For more information, visit: www.ibioic.com/scottish-bioresource-mapping-tool

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A post-2025 market design consultation paper from the Energy Security Board (ESB) and the Coordination of Generation and Transmission Investment report from the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) are “important inputs,” said Energy Networks Australia.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies are chasing profits from product innovations such as plant-based meat but failing to invest in supply chain resilience, study finds. Yet beyond product innovation, the report warns food firms are not doing nearly enough to build resilience in their supply chains against drought and other climate-related risks.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 20, 2024

Scaling New Heights in Hydrogen Production with the Innovative Hazer Process The Hazer Group is at the forefront of technological innovation in the development sector, with a notable market capitalization of around $108 million.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies are chasing profits from product innovations such as plant-based meat but failing to invest in supply chain resilience, study finds. Yet beyond product innovation, the report warns food firms are not doing nearly enough to build resilience against drought and other climate-related risks.

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EDF + Business

JULY 11, 2023

In April of last year, the IPCC estimated that we need to invest $48 trillion between 2020-2050 to reach net zero. Although the private sector’s willingness to act on climate has never been stronger, there nevertheless remains a sizable innovation gap in realizing the corporate commitments aligned with the Paris Agreement.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 22, 2022

Flexibility features are able to improve the resilience, provided they are integrated in grid planning and defence plans and properly evaluated in the energy market design. Have you read? Flexibility – stakeholder interaction is key The EU Project Zone Podcast: X-FLEX with Lola Alacreu.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) report finds that, as the world moves towards a more electrified and renewables-based energy system, which will be needed to prevent costs associated with potentially volatile fuel prices, investment in robust, digitalised grid systems will need follow suit.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

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. The United Nations projects that by 2030 global demand for freshwater is expected to surpass supply by 56 percent. Melody Waintal.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Rapidly scaling sustainable, diversified, and resilient clean energy supply chains is key to achieving net-zero targets on-time and at as low a cost as possible, according to the ETC. Clean energy supply chain challenges The global transition to net-zero demands a massive increase in clean energy technology.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 30, 2024

For new projects, these can help get new generation and loads interconnected faster with less disruption and also protect against future demand increases. For new projects, these can help get new generation and loads interconnected faster with less disruption and also protect against future demand increases.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

By investing in carbon offset projects, companies prove their commitment to environmental sustainability and contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. Investing in energy efficiency measures and renewable energy projects not only reduces carbon emissions but also decreases operational expenses associated with energy consumption.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

As a pioneering climatetech community, Greentown Labs is issuing this open letter to highlight our solutions for improving American energy resilience and sustainability. Blackouts will occur with increasing regularity and severity until we build more resilient energy systems. Similarly, heat waves cause demand to spike every summer.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 5, 2024

The project is focused on addressing the challenges of increasing demand and the proliferation of distributed energy resources, with the need for innovative solutions that can address both optimisation and security challenges.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Yet many are still struggling to understand how to value energy storage as an investment. Global investments of $374 billion a year will be needed to upgrade the grid with enough flexibility to account for the variable power generation profiles of renewable technologies like solar and wind. Cost competitive and resilient, too.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Elemental’s Policy Lab team unpacked the major national, subnational, and private sector commitments that emerged from COP 26 for climate technology innovation in the United States and beyond. The climate technology innovation ecosystem is ready to play an integral role in providing the solutions that will bring these pledges within reach.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Global Infrastructure Hub estimates that meeting the global demand for services by 2040 will require almost US$100 trillion of investment in sustainable infrastructure. The report finds that the greatest impact on the SDGs is achieved when nature-based solutions are combined with built infrastructure assets.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

She noted that only two of the 17 UK water companies in England met the water metering targets, and 16 out of 17 did not meet the commitment on reducing customer demand for the second year running. We need to take action now and design in resilience from today. However, she said, there was still much to done.

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The City Fix

MAY 2, 2023

The shifting demographics are bound to create heightened demand for education, health care, jobs and civic amenities, putting existing systems under stress. India is projected to overtake China as the most populous country in the world this year. Current urban.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

A positive Return On Investment (ROI) and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money, create a competitive advantage, open new markets and attract customers and employees. Although there is a major investment upfront, the future savings typically pay for the investment in less than 10 years.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

And right now, there isn’t enough demand for decarbonized steel for manufacturers to justify investing several millions of dollars into lower-carbon steel facilities. But there has been little demand because the end product is so expensive. It’s about scalability," said Catherine Heil, head of sustainability at LendLease.

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Better Ventures

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The BV Investment Team Better Ventures backs the most important companies of tomorrow that are building a sustainable, healthy, and equitable society. This is the first in a series of posts on our investment themes, which will be followed by deeper dives into each of the three categories below.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Although many organizations have adopted ESG principles, executives and boards could do more to meet the demands of institutional investors, customers, employees and other stakeholders especially in regard to climate change risk. Rising demand for sustainable solutions. 1 in three years. To convince skeptics, focus on the bottom line.

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