Wed.Nov 23, 2022

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Mixed momentum on methane mitigation

GreenBiz

It’s been a year since the Global Methane Pledge promised action to reduce emissions by 30 percent between 2020 and 2030, but few countries have formally introduced policies.

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Lab-grown chicken deemed safe by FDA may soon be in stores

Inhabitat - Innovation

Lab-grown chicken is pecking at the door of grocery stores as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greenlighted its first step to market approval. Upside Foods is on its way to being the first company to complete the regulatory process.

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Disappointed by COP27? You expected too much

GreenBiz

Don’t expect a bunch of governments without a clear mandate to do anything revolutionary.

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LG Chem to build the largest EV battery cathode plant in US

Inhabitat - Innovation

LG Chem, a South Korean company has announced its plans to build the largest EV battery cathode manufacturing plant in the U.S. The one-of-a-kind facility will be located in Clarksville, Tennessee with construction set to start in 2023.

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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.

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How ocean data innovation is changing how we see the sea

GreenBiz

From optimizing whale safety to mapping the sea floor, here's how innovators are uncovering new insights and driving ocean research.

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Haul whatever you need with this solar RV bike camper

Inhabitat - Innovation

Have you ever taken a cross-country bike trip and wondered where to keep your camping gear? GoCamp's GoLo bike has a new solution: a solar RV bike that combines the bike with the camping setup you need on the road. It's modular, too, so you could take the top off and use it as a gear hauling bike around town.

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Metaverse energy research to launch in Australia

Smart Energy International

University of Wollongong Professor Willy Susilo has been awarded more than Au$400,000 (US$266,000) for research into green and sustainable energy-efficient metaverse technologies. The research grant from the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment, and Facilities scheme will be used to build a state-of-the-art research infrastructure that is capable of precise, real-time monitoring of important electrical parameters.

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Panasonic Energy constructing EV battery factory in Kansas

Charged

Panasonic Energy has begun construction on a facility in De Soto, Kansas, to produce 2170 cylindrical battery cells. The company plans to begin mass production by March 2025 and, after completion of the facility, hopes to maintain annual total production capacity of approximately 30 GWh. Two contractors from the Kansas City area, Emery Sapp & Sons and Kissick Construction, have been awarded contracts for site preparation, and the company says it expects to onboard additional firms in the com

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Check out these great gifts for organic lovers

Inhabitat - Innovation

We all love to spoil our family and friends, so why not get them something special that is organic this year?

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Revel receives $50 million in financing to expand its Superhub fast charging network

Charged

Revel has secured $50 million in debt financing from BlackRock Alternatives, which it will use to grow its network of public EV fast-charging Superhubs in urban areas across the country. Revel opened its flagship Superhub in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn in 2021, and the company plans to open additional sites in major US cities in 2023. All of Revel’s upcoming Superhubs will support charging speeds of at least 150 kW.

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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.

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How to make your house completely off-grid

Inhabitat - Innovation

In an effort to become more sustainable, a number of people have moved off the grid.

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GM and Microvast to develop new battery separator tech, build US plant

Charged

GM and battery manufacturer Microvast are collaborating to develop specialized EV battery separator technology, and to build a new separator plant in the US, supported by a $200-million grant from the DOE’s Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing initiative. Separators are battery components that separate the anode from the cathode, while allowing for ion transfer.

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AGL to close big gas power station as switch to 100 per cent renewables marches on

Renew Economy

AGL fast tracks closure of the Torrens Island B gas generator as the switch to 100 per cent renewables in South Australia gathers pace. The post AGL to close big gas power station as switch to 100 per cent renewables marches on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Improving EV powertrain testing and validation

Charged

Sponsored by Unico. Welcome to the first installment of Unico’s Test Stand Tech Tips. Here, Unico will provide you with a brief introduction to its solutions and welcome you to watch the video below, where the Director of Engineering, Don Wright, will walk you through some of the benefits associated with the implementation of SiC inverters and common bus-based system designs.

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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?

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For pension fund managers, Department of Labor puts ESG back on the table – again

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Nov.23 – Cannot! Can so! Just as some states are trying to block so-called ESG investing, the U.S. Department of Labor has. The post For pension fund managers, Department of Labor puts ESG back on the table – again appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Geotab and Atom Power partner on new EV fleet charging management platform

Charged

IoT and connected transportation specialist Geotab has partnered with Atom Power to add complex fleet analytics to Geotab’s fleet management platform. Atom Power’s EV charging platform includes a proprietary UL-listed solid-state digital circuit breaker that’s designed to increase charging capacity, as well as an integrated energy management system that enables continuous monitoring, metering and management of charging infrastructure.

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C3 provides catalytic capital to accelerate the deployment of… catalytic capital

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 23 — The Catalytic Capital Consortium, or C3, has awarded nearly $1.4 million in grants to Village Capital, Pacific Community Ventures, The post C3 provides catalytic capital to accelerate the deployment of… catalytic capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Ark Energy halves size of Queensland wind farm, but doubles size of turbines

Renew Economy

Ark Energy cuts area of Chalumbin wind farm in half, to avoid sensitive ecological and cultural heritage sites. But it doubles size of turbines. The post Ark Energy halves size of Queensland wind farm, but doubles size of turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Five insights into the future of social entrepreneurship

Impact Alpha

In some ways, a quarter of a century is a long time to be at the forefront of social entrepreneurship. But in other. The post Five insights into the future of social entrepreneurship appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Coal-driven climate change is becoming a big problem – for coal

Renew Economy

Climate change – driven largely by the burning of coal – is driving extreme weather events that are taking an increasing toll on unit costs for coal miners. The post Coal-driven climate change is becoming a big problem – for coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Brief: Labor Department’s green light for ESG, catalyzing catalytic capital, Africa’s inclusive growth, rewiring America, future of social entrepreneurship

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! We are deeply grateful for all of the Agents of Impact who make our work meaningful – and possible. The post The Brief: Labor Department’s green light for ESG, catalyzing catalytic capital, Africa’s inclusive growth, rewiring America, future of social entrepreneurship appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

DeSmogBlog

“We decided to fight in courts instead of on the streets,” Sharon Lavigne, founder of RISE St. James, explained to me on a call, describing her faith-based community organization’s latest legal victory. The decisive free speech win follows other recent notable milestones for environmental justice advocates in the petrochemical and refinery-lined river parishes between Baton Rouge and New Orleans — an area known as “ Cancer Alley ,” where Lavigne lives.

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Goodwell Investments raises €50 million to drive inclusive growth in Africa

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 23 — Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments is looking to raise €150 million for its second uMunthu fund to invest in. The post Goodwell Investments raises €50 million to drive inclusive growth in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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South Australia to host another large scale solar farm to power glass manufacturer

Renew Economy

New large scale solar farm to supply power to major glass manufacturing facility in South Australia. The post South Australia to host another large scale solar farm to power glass manufacturer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Fugro secures two Dutch offshore wind site investigation contracts

altenergymag

Fugro has been awarded two geotechnical investigation contracts for the development of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver Site V-VI, Nederwiek (zuid) Site I and Hollandse Kust (west) Site VIII offshore wind zones. This is the largest campaign undertaken by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to date and part of the accelerated development by the Dutch Government in line with the Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2030.

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Palm oil buyers accused of failing to police zero-deforestation pledges

Business Green

Research from ZSL argues greater transparency needed across industry to make good on forest protection commitments. Over half of the world's most significant palm oil consuming companies are failing to publicly assess their suppliers' commitments to sustainability and zero-deforestation, a new assessment by ZSL has found. Published today ZSL's annual Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT) ranking of palm oil producers, processors and traders found that while 39 per cent of companies

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It’s election time in Victoria: Who’s promising what on energy and transition to renewables?

Renew Economy

From offshore wind-powered public energy utilities, to cheap solar and batteries for everyone, all the way to stockpiling gas, we break down Victoria's energy policy mix. The post It’s election time in Victoria: Who’s promising what on energy and transition to renewables? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Kindred and KORE cooperate on battery modules for vintage vehicles

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Kindred Motorworks , a San Francisco Bay Area producer of modernized vintage vehicles, has partnered with Idaho-based KORE Power, a developer of battery cell technology, to supply battery modules for the electrified models in the Kindred lineup. The first two Kindred vehicles that will use KORE’s technology are its VW Bus and its 3100 pickup truck, both of which are offered exclusively as EVs.

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We Need a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to Stop Violence Against African Women and Our Continent

DeSmogBlog

COP27 has just ended and while the agreement to develop a loss and damage fund is a real victory for vulnerable nations already devastated by climate change impacts, UN climate talks once again failed to address the root cause of these impacts: fossil fuel production. We, African women on the front line, fear that the expansion of oil, coal, and especially gas will only reproduce historic inequalities, militarism, and war patterns.

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Webinar invitation: Make decarbonisation happen

altenergymag

Gain the tools, knowledge and inspiration to make decarbonisation happen at edie's free online Net-Zero Carbon Action sessions on Tuesday 29 November, or on-demand.

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Solar Insiders Podcast: Turn it off, turn it on

Renew Economy

A look at South Australia’s week in isolation and the role of rooftop solar. Plus: Another failed venture. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Turn it off, turn it on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Spy on Instagram With SmiHub

U.S. Green Technology

Smihub is an open source social media management platform. It is free and anonymous, and you can use it to spy on other Instagram users. You can do this by entering the username in the search bar. You will never have to reveal your identity as you do not have to log in. You can. The post Spy on Instagram With SmiHub appeared first on U.S. Green Technology.

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V-Go Introduce New Electric Vehicle Chargers

altenergymag

Aiming to provide reliability on product and supply

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New venture eyes 4.5GW of long duration storage in Victoria

Renew Economy

Sunshine Hydro and Energy Estate eye "super hybrid" projects in Victoria, including pumped hydro, flow batteries, compressed air and hydrogen storage. The post New venture eyes 4.5GW of long duration storage in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.