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As big banks struggle to decarbonize, midmarket leaders prove ‘there can be margin in the mission’

GreenBiz

One strong indicator of a bank’s DNA can be found in the organizations banks have joined. From a climate impact perspective, the Global Alliance for Banking Values sits on the most impactful end of the spectrum.

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Renogy Launches Renogy One, the First All-In-One Energy Monitoring and Smart Living Center

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New touchscreen gateway empowers users to both monitor and manage energy systems while enabling them to configure and control their own IoT network

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It’s high time for the cannabis industry to embrace sustainability

GreenBiz

Cannabis companies are getting a free pass despite their many social and environmental challenges.

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AEMO says firmed wind and solar cheapest reliable energy option by “country mile”

Renew Economy

AEMO's Westerman says firmed wind and solar are the cheapest reliable power option for Australia "by a country mile.". The post AEMO says firmed wind and solar cheapest reliable energy option by “country mile” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.

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New study suggests retailers can protect biodiversity and profitability

GreenBiz

Report draws on project with French retail giant Carrefour to show how overfished species deliver the lowest margins for retailers.

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BASF to build black mass plant in Germany to recycle batteries

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BASF has announced it will build a black mass plant for recycling batteries in Schwarzheide, Germany, where it already has a cathode active materials production and recycling facility. The company says the new plant, which is expected to begin production in early 2024, will be built to the highest environmental, health and safety standards. BASF plans to direct the lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese in the black mass to a commercial hydrometallurgical refinery that will handle the next part o

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Challenges and Developments in Electric Mobility Market

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The growth of global electric mobility market is being driven by the growing problems for the environment such as carbon emissions and greenhouse gases emissions. This factor is also driving the growth of global transportation and automotive sectors.

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Eaton joins EU-supported Flow Consortium to develop V2X technology

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Power management specialist Eaton has joined a pan-European research project aimed at developing V2X technology. The research will focus on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) capabilities, including work on Eaton’s proprietary Buildings as a Grid energy management system. Supported by the EU’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation program, the €9.87-million ($10.41-million) project will span four years to March 2026, and its scope will include “the entire electric vehicle cha

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Tesla says world desperately needs more batteries – and not “hedged bet” on coal

Renew Economy

Tesla chair says Australia should focus more on global need to scale battery storage “at sprinting pace,” and less on propping up ageing coal plants. The post Tesla says world desperately needs more batteries – and not “hedged bet” on coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Volvo Group invests in software provider Optibus to digitalize and electrify public transportation

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Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in Optibus, the provider of a Software-as-a-Service solution designed to facilitate the digitalization and electrification of public transportation. Optibus says its service is in use in 1,000 cities in 26 countries. “Optibus offers a scalable SaaS solution and has doubled its revenue year over year,” says Christina Brinck, Investment Director,?

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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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Dutch battery projects combat grid bottleneck

Smart Energy International

Grid operator Liander and GIGA Storage, developers of large-scale battery systems, have started pilots in the Dutch cities Amsterdam, Alkmaar and Lelystad with large batteries to use the electricity grid more efficiently and give more parties access. The smart plan being developed by Liander and GIGA Storage aims for unused space on the electricity grid to be used during off-peak times to connect more entrepreneurs, including places where the grid has reached its maximum capacity.

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ULEZ expansion declared 'success' as London NO2 emissions fall 20 per cent

Business Green

Mayor's Office reveals expansion of ultra-low emission zone has had positive impact on air quality, as it convenes gathering of Mayors from around the world to explore how to further improve air quality. Harmful NO2 emissions across London have been reduced by 20 per cent over a six-month period following last year's expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), a new City Hall report has revealed.

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Viritech and Reaction Engines Bring Rocket Science to Hydrogen Vehicles

Energy Central

Viritech, the pioneer of advanced hydrogen fuel cell powertrains, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Reaction Engines, the.

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Price of solar modules and battery storage have jumped by one third in US

Renew Economy

Developers needing to buy solar modules and battery storage units in US over the next 12 months are facing a one third escalation in costs. The post Price of solar modules and battery storage have jumped by one third in US appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Aquaculture: Innovation Trends and Challenges

CleanTech Group

Setting the Scene The global population is rapidly rising, and with it the global appetite for fish. From 1990 to 2018 the world.

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Grim findings from Australia’s latest environment health check

Renew Economy

Major new report finds climate change is exacerbating pressures on every Australian ecosystem. The post Grim findings from Australia’s latest environment health check appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy resilience: Why energy efficiency must be at the heart of the heat electrification agenda

Business Green

As demand for fossil-fuel free heating grows, policymakers and industry need to work together to prep the installation workforce for a major roll out of electric heat pumps, writes Panasonic's Enrique Vilamitjana. Rising fossil fuel costs have focused attention on energy security and energy resilience like never before, leading to greater awareness and understanding about fuel and energy sources.

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Clean Energy Summit Live: World cannot build batteries fast enough, says Tesla

Renew Economy

Live coverage of Clean Energy Summit: Tesla's Denholm on capacity markets, Westerman on energy crisis, NSW on Waratah battery, Thornton on market opportunities. The post Clean Energy Summit Live: World cannot build batteries fast enough, says Tesla appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Jet zero: Government preps £273m green aerospace fund for take-off

Business Green

Government and industry backed funding programme set to be announced at the Farnborough International Airshow today. The UK aerospace sector is set to receive a £273m injection of government and industry funding to support a raft of new projects designed to slash emissions from the global aviation industry. The investment programme is to be announced today at the Farnborough International Airshow by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, as the government looks to expand upon its 'Jet Zero' st

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Labor names three independent experts to Chubb-led review of carbon credits

Renew Economy

Labor names three independent experts to panel reviewing integrity of carbon offsets scheme. The post Labor names three independent experts to Chubb-led review of carbon credits appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Boeing and Alder Fuels launch partnership to 'make SAF a reality'

Business Green

Aviation giant has partnered with US low-carbon fuel company Alder Fuels and will test its SAF in its planes. Aerospace giant Boeing has announced it is to team up with US low-carbon fuel specialist Alder Fuels in a new partnership with a view to expanding production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) around the world. The companies announced their new venture yesterday at the Farnborough International Airshow, as part of an agreeement that will see SAF developed by Alder tested in Boeing airp

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Why a capacity mechanism will require revived Renewable Energy Target

Renew Economy

Could a revival of the federal Renewable Energy Target be the ideal complement to a capacity mechanism to accelerate the transition to clean energy? The post Why a capacity mechanism will require revived Renewable Energy Target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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'Biggest electricity market shake-up in decades': Government kicks off energy market reform programme

Business Green

BEIS launches consultation into wholesale electricity market reform, as first step in broader Review of Electricity Market Arrangements promised in British Energy Security Strategy. The UK government has launched a major review into how Britain's electricity market design could be reformed to enhance energy security and cut electricity costs for consumers.

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How Can Microgrids Utilize Wind Power

Energy Central

Environmentalists are challenging traditional energy systems to minimize surface-level and atmospheric pollution. One challenge limiting residents’ and business owners’ access to clean energy is space. Renewable technologies are also expensive, which limits the expansion of independent energy systems. Energy professionals are creating accessible renewable electricity.

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Week Two of ‘Who wants to be Prime Minister?’ – the net zero angle

Terra Infirma

So, we’re now down to five candidates to be the UK’s next Prime Minister and they’ve had two TV debates to show the wider population their wares (even though we don’t get a say). So where are they now on Net Zero and Sustainability? During last night’s debate on ITV (above), anchor Julia Eltringham cleverly framed the Net Zero Question in terms of the unprecedented heatwave hitting the UK over the next couple of days.

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The need for climate finance Jedi

Energy Central

From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Watt Matters is a podcast all about the energy transition and the shift to a decarbonised economy. Private capital investments are crucial to close the financing ‘gap’ in the global race to net-zero emissions. The world’s major economies and their financial institutions are taking different approaches to mobilise.

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Natural Gas Alarm, critical for leak detection and prevention

Smart Energy International

A heart-wrenching gas explosion accident, which occurred in June 2021 in the Shiyan Hubei province of China, sounded ‘the alarm’ for all on gas safety. The day after this tragedy, the Chinese State Council Safety Committee Office and the Emergency Management Ministry held a meeting to address the incident and redeploy the current national gas safety precautions.

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Jet zero: Aviation industry has 'insufficient plans' to meet net zero targets, green groups warn

Business Green

Five leading green groups set out tests new 'Jet Zero' strategy needs to pass. A coalition of leading environmental groups has today set out a series of 'tests' that the government's imminent 'Jet Zero' strategy needs to pass, if it is to put the aviation industry on a credible path to delivering on the UK's net zero targets. Ahead of the anticipated release of the new 'Jet Zero' strategy later today, the groups - which include Green Alliance, Friends of the Earth, Possible, Transport & Envi

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Green-powered data storage project to elevate Brisbane’s digital economy

Smart Energy International

Quinbrook’s ‘Supernode’, a data storage campus project, will connect Brisbane directly to the global cloud for the first time and support the development of a digital economy via renewables and battery storage. Supernode is touted by the energy transition investment manager as one of the largest battery storage installations in the Australian National Electricity Market.

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Infographic: How will the energy transition affect our homes?

Business Green

Industry Voice: The buildings in which we live and the energy they consume play a fundamental role in the process of decarbonisation, according to Schroders. From the use of renewables such as solar power to the latest technologies, including heat pumps and smart meters, the homes of the coming decades will need to become net zero. This is important for both environmental reasons, so as to keep global warming below 2C - and for social reasons, given the volatility of oil and gas prices.

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New openings at First Solar

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Various positions | First Solar | Various locations. Click the link to apply: Executive Assistant – Legal & Finance (Tempe, AZ). Performs diverse day to day tasks and provides high-level administrative support. Services may include, but are not limited to preparing written documents, including proposals, meeting agendas, and presentations; securing travel arrangements, maintaining calendars; and event planning.

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Volvo powers up electric chargepoint constructing electric vehicle

Business Green

Auto giant is using electric construction machinery to install EV charge points in a bid to pioneer an entirely net zero value chain. Auto giant Volvo has revealed how it is using electric machinery to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points at its UK dealerships in a bid to create an entirely net zero value chain across its operations. New EV charging points at a Volvo Cars dealership in Shrewsbury have been installed using the new Volvo ECR25 Electric, a 2.5 tonne electric compact excava

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Exelon Corporation - Exelon Foundation and Exelon Corporation Select Nine Startups in Third Round of Climate Change Investment Initiative

Global Renewable News

The Exelon Foundation and Exelon Corporation.