What is COP? Here’s a practical explainer
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Everything you need to know about attending COP (this year, or any other): What it is, how to get access, what actually happens, and more.
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Removing nanoplastics from water using ‘Prussian blue’ pigment
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Microplastics can be removed by 99% with flocculants alone, without any additional equipment, by irradiating them with sunlight, according to new research Plastic waste breaks down over time into microplastics (<0.1 μm). Microplastics smaller than 20 μm cannot be removed in currently operating water treatment plants and must be agglomerated to a larger size and then removed.
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New coalition sets course for Transatlantic Clean Hydrogen Corridor
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Mission Possible Partnership's new initiative aims to deliver the first shipment of clean hydrogen from the US to Europe by 2026.
After 43 Years, My Parents Finally Have Lead-Free Water
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 23, 2023
In Chicago, an environmental justice advocate recounts what it took to get the lead pipes dug up in her childhood home.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
White House: American Climate Corps jobs will ‘reach every community’
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A new federal work program aims to train 20,000 young Americans in technical skills for the climate tech marketplace.
How to Find Out If Your Home Has Lead Service Lines
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A step-by-step guide to help you check for lead pipes—and the questions to ask of your local water utility.
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This National Seafood Month, Support Fair Seafood
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 23, 2023
This National Seafood Month, much work remains to tackle illegal fishing and labor abuses that pervade the global seafood industry.
Why dispatchable plants are playing a vital role in Britain’s electricity system transition
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Andy Normand is Business Development Director at consultancy firm Encora Energy. By Andy Normand Net zero is back in the headlines after a series of announcements on both sides of the political aisle. Recent changes to government strategy are seen by some to be damagingly regressive and others as necessary pragmatism, but it’s important to understand where we are in the energy transition and focus on what we still need for the current system and the changes that are yet to come.
More than 130 companies including Ikea, Volvo ask world leaders to ‘phase out’ fossil fuels
The Verge: Energy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A “Together Towards Zero” projection during the Volvo AB news conference at the IAA Transportation show in Hanover, Germany, on Monday, September 19th, 2022. | Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi / Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 130 companies, including Volvo Cars, Ikea, Unilever, Nestlé, and AstraZeneca, signed a letter calling on governments to adopt a global plan to phase out fossil fuels without carbon capture during upcoming international climate negotiations.
New guide to synthetic turf recycling facilities in Europe
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2023
For those looking to dispose of synthetic turf in an environmentally-sensitive way, the EMEA Synthetic Turf Council (EMSTC) has launched a new guide to recycling facilities across Europe. ESTC members have invested over €55 million in new responsible waste management facilities over the last 10 years, says the group. Recognising these developments, the guide – Recycling Facilities for Synthetic Turf Systems in Europe – is intended to help identify and access services (pinpointed in m
Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
DOE Picks Nuclear Designs for First Microreactor Experiments at INL’s New Test Bed
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled three nuclear microreactor developers that will design the first experiments at Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL’s) new Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed, […] The post DOE Picks Nuclear Designs for First Microreactor Experiments at INL’s New Test Bed appeared first on POWER Magazine.
How IoT transforms power distribution management
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A new set of integrated technologies has been introduced by Huawei to manage the increasing complexities of utility distribution networks. New energy resources in the form of renewables, new loads such as electric vehicles, new energy storage technologies and the new integrated service models to accompany these are characterising the evolving power networks of today.
Cleaning up steel, cement and chemicals is tough — and entirely doable
Canary Media
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Three essential materials — steel, cement and chemicals — fortify and infuse our modern world. Though we may not think about them much, they are everywhere: in the walls that surround us, the roads we travel on and most of the everyday products we use.
The Brief: From DEI to equitable wealth-building, climate tech innovation, community-based healthcare, crowdfunding $2 billion, green bonds vs. fossil fuels
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Ownership Economy SOCAP23: From DEI to equitable wealth-building to shared prosperity. The annual SOCAP conference kicks off today. The post The Brief: From DEI to equitable wealth-building, climate tech innovation, community-based healthcare, crowdfunding $2 billion, green bonds vs. fossil fuels appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
The huge climate problem of cement, steel and chemicals, visualized
Canary Media
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Cement, steel and chemicals are some of the most extensively produced materials in the world. They’re also among the largest global sources of carbon emissions — manufacturing them releases more CO 2 into the atmosphere each year than all of the emissions generated by the United States.
Building Resilience, BRIC by BRIC: BRIC’s Fourth Year
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 23, 2023
FEMA has released the fourth Notice of Funding Opportunity for BRIC. Let's take a look at what's new for this grant cycle.
EcoPro BM, SK On and Ford are building a cathode plant in Québec
Charged
OCTOBER 23, 2023
South Korea-headquartered battery makers EcoPro BM and SK On , along with Ford , plan to invest nearly $900 million in the construction of a cathode manufacturing facility in Bécancour, Québec. Production is slated to begin in the first half of 2026. EcoPro CAM Canada LP was established by EcoPro BM this year. It will produce up to 49,604 tons of nickel cobalt manganese CAM (cathode active materials) annually at the facility.
Back-contact cells highly competitive compared to other cell technologies
PV Tech
OCTOBER 23, 2023
LONGi has chosen to develop back-contact (BC) cells, again based on n-type technology, announcing plans to invest RMB3.92 billion (US$536 million) on production. Future cells will be based on the company’s HPBC ‘PRO’ high-efficiency technology, with roll-out expected to gradually commence from November 2024, reaching full capacity a year later.
How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
Luxury EV maker Rimac officially launches ‘advanced’ BESS solution with integrated PCS
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The energy storage subsidiary of Croatia-headquartered electric vehicle (EV) company Rimac has officially launched its modular battery energy storage system (BESS) product.
It is time we paid nature back
Financial Times: Energy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
New financial tools are at hand to help us invest in the value of the economic benefits the natural world provides
Clearway inaugurates 482MW solar-plus-storage project in California
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 23, 2023
US independent power producer Clearway Energy has started commercial operations at its Daggett solar-plus-storage facility, which includes 482MW of solar capacity and 280MW of battery storage.
The Role of ‘Transition Finance’ in China’s Quest for Net Zero
BloombergNEF
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Encouraging already green sectors like renewable energy to expand is just one piece of the puzzle in achieving net-zero emissions targets. The post The Role of ‘Transition Finance’ in China’s Quest for Net Zero appeared first on BloombergNEF.
New York regulator approves 110MW BESS as state stands poised for major battery storage rollout
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A 110MW/440MWh battery storage project in New York has been given the green light by regulators, ahead of the launch of tenders which could create a significant market opportunity in the state.
Companies can speed up the energy transition. We should let them
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
There is an easy federal government fix that would allow companies to play a bigger role in renewables growth. But time is running out to take it up. The post Companies can speed up the energy transition. We should let them appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Contractor’s Corner: Vibe Solar California residential contractor adapts to NEM 3.0 with more storage and new services.
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 23, 2023
After a drawn-out battle, the new NEM 3.0 net billing regime is officially in place in California. Residential contractors are learning to adapt their businesses to ensure homeowners see adequate savings through their investments. Lancaster, California-based Vibe Solar has pivoted its business to adapt to the new normal, adding full roofing services to its offerings… The post Contractor’s Corner: Vibe Solar <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15p
CleanCo lines up another major wind farm as Queensland pushes renewable legislation
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
CleanCo takes stake in up to 372MW wind farm in central Queensland as the state government introduces legislation to enshrine its renewable targets into law. The post CleanCo lines up another major wind farm as Queensland pushes renewable legislation appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Webinar – Unlocking low-temperature geothermal with Leapfrog Energy, 26 October 2023
ThinkGeoEnergy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Registration is currently open for a webinar to be hosted by the Australian Geothermal Association on “Unlocking the value of low-temperature geothermal projects using Leapfrog Energy.” Attendance is free for all. The event details are as follows: Schedule: 26 October 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM AWST Speaker: Clare Baxter from Seequent Registration: Register via this link The webinar will discuss the use of Seequent’s Leapfrog software to conduct a technical assessment of l
Secrets of success revealed in NSW wind, solar and eight hour battery bids
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Winning bids in first generation tender in NSW were pitched at little more than half their levellised cost of energy, while the battery project promised a lot more storage. The post Secrets of success revealed in NSW wind, solar and eight hour battery bids appeared first on RenewEconomy.
SOCAP23: From DEI to equitable wealth-building to shared prosperity
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 23, 2023
ImpactAlpha, October 23 – The annual SOCAP conference kicks off today in San Francisco with the promise of honest self-criticism and actionable practices. The post SOCAP23: From DEI to equitable wealth-building to shared prosperity appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Big federal dollars for small state projects aim to get more cars off the roads
Energy Central
OCTOBER 23, 2023
This article originally appeared in Stateline. A 60-mile pedestrian and cycling trail in Arkansas, an electric street sweeper in Oregon and truck parking facilities in Florida don’t appear to have much in common — let alone any similarity with a conversion of California highways to toll roads or a roundabout in Michigan. But all of.
Smart upcycling machine dissects batteries to save them
TechCrunch: Climate
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Circu Li-ion co-founder and CEO Antoine Welter says his startup’s upcycling machine can diagnose batteries in seconds. “We know exactly which cell can be reused and which one can’t,” he told TechCrunch on Monday. Circu Li-ion is in the business of saving usable battery cells from shredders. The Luxembourg startup’s machine identifies batteries by their […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Ormat acquires geothermal assets in Utah, Nevada, and California
ThinkGeoEnergy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Ormat) has announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA), a subsidiary of Enel SpA (ENEL.MI), to acquire a 150 MW portfolio which includes two contracted geothermal power plants, one triple hybrid geothermal-solar PV-solar thermal power plant, two solar assents, and two greenfield developments assets for a total of $271 millon.
IRA-fueled domestic solar inverter manufacturing takes off
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Although the solar industry is still awaiting final rules on IRA manufacturing incentives, inverter companies are working ahead to anticipate what the Dept. of the Treasury will require in the end. For some inverter-makers, this includes moving manufacturing operations stateside, while others already operating here consider expanding their facilities to meet new demand.
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