How prepared are US cities to implement the Justice40 Initiative?
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
After surveying city leaders pursuing new federal environmental justice funding, here are their challenges — and ways to overcome them.
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Mythbusting sustainable business practices
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
With misconceptions remaining around the topic of sustainable business practices and given the increasingly challenging economic landscape we find ourselves in, there’s a risk that the offsetting of carbon emissions could be overlooked by large and small businesses. However, doing so could be to the detriment of these businesses, who could end up driving away an increasingly savvy customer base – and, obviously, harming the planet.
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How the private sector got public funding for nature-based climate solutions
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act will spur even more collaboration between the two sectors to fight climate change.
Superconductors will support electric jet flight, says Scottish start-up
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
(Left to right) Pia Saelen and Kieran Duncan of Mako Aerospace. Scottish start-up Mako Aerospace plans to manufacture the world’s first all-electric jet engine, which they say could double the range of electric aircraft compared to current hybrid models. Based in Dunfermline, the firm has teamed up with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde, the alma mater of Mako founders Kieran Duncan and Pia Saelen.
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.
4 key steps for finance to take to tackle the growing water crisis
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Financial institutions must act now to boost water security and to protect themselves from the risks created by the water crisis.
Defra’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan falls short, says conservation group
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
“We are appalled to see that Defra’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan has not taken into account the thousands of responses to the draft consultation which called for much more ambitious targets, and still reflects far too little, too late,” said a statement from The Rivers Trust, following the plan’s long-awaited publication on 26 August. “Far from revolutionising the sewer system, as the plan claims, this plan aims to claw its way back to what should have alread
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Startups called to join Circular Valley accelerator programme
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Startups with ideas for a circular economy are being encouraged to join the Circular Economy Accelerator programme, which will meet this winter in Circular Valley® – located in the Rhine Ruhr area of Germany, a region being positioned as an emerging hotspot for innovation in technologies that facilitate recycling and reuse. As the organisers explain: “Giga-Impact” is the focus of the next batch of the Circular Economy Accelerator.
Hillcrest’s soft switching technology reduces ripple current in EV traction inverters
Charged
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Hillcrest Energy Technologies , an inverter and control system company, has released a white paper describing the advantages of its soft switching technology. Hillcrest’s soft switching technology uses high switching frequency and is designed for EV traction inverters. In the white paper , authors from Hillcrest and Systematec write: “Simulation and experimental results have shown that higher switching frequencies indeed reduce DC-link capacitor ripple current.”.
Most Famous Apple Products available at Apple store in Cedar Falls
U.S. Green Technology
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Apple has created some of the most successful products available at the apple store in Cedar Falls in history and has changed entire markets on its own. Apple’s growth has disproportionately impacted many industries, including music, smartphones, computers, and advertising. From the first Mac to the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and everything in between, The post Most Famous Apple Products available at Apple store in Cedar Falls appeared first on U.S.
New California rule could increase participation in time-of-use rate programs
Charged
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
An increasing number of utilities are offering time-of-use (TOU) rate plans, which incentivize EV owners to schedule charging at off-peak times. However, as Canary Media reports, some utilities require customers to install redundant separate electrical meters at their own expense in order to take part in TOU programs, even though many EV charging stations can perform the required submetering function.
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.
How Higher Quality Data Can Help Improve Urban Planning and Reduce Inequities
The City Fix
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Local-level, high-quality data can provide powerful insights for urban planning and lead to better policies on mobility, climate adaptation, gender equity and more. But only if the inputs are good and there’s enough capacity to analyze it effectively. New technologies.
World’s largest wind farm begins full operation off the coast of Yorkshire
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The world's largest completed wind farm, the 1.3GW Hornsea 2 project off the coast of Yorkshire, is now in full operation, The post World’s largest wind farm begins full operation off the coast of Yorkshire appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Canadian Solar Awarded 253 MWp Solar plus 1,000 MWh Battery Energy Storage Project in Chile Public Tender
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The Zaldivar Project, located in Antofagasta Region, is currently at mid-stage development. The project is expected to start construction in 2024 and reach commercial operation in 2026. Once in operation, part of the electricity generated by solar will be purchased by a pool of distribution companies under 15-year U.S. dollar-dominated power purchase agreements (PPAs), and the remaining will be purchased by private energy off-takers.
Next-gen transmission line inspection solutions
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Overhead transmission line infrastructure have many points, long lines, and wide areas, and are several kilometers to hundreds of kilometers long. In such a narrow and long range, the line equipment is exposed to the natural environment for a long time, subject to various climatic conditions (such as storms, floods, ice, snow freezing, clouds, pollution, lightning strikes, etc.); Other external force damage (such as construction machinery breaking the wire, etc.).
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.
Solar Spotlight: The history and modern advantages of rail-less roof mounts
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
In this special edition of Contractor’s Corner podcast, rooftop solar racking and attachment manufacturer Roof Tech shares product insights as a company that’s produced PV mounts for nearly 30 years. We’re joined by Mike Dunlap, general manager of Roof Tech, to talk about the company’s product offerings, where rail-less roof mounts are today and what… The post Solar Spotlight: The history and modern advantages of rail-less roof mounts appeared first on Solar Power World.
Strengthening Puerto Rico’s power grid
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
As hurricanes threaten, Puerto Rico utilities are shoring up their defences using a PNNL-devised planning tool called the Electrical Grid Resilience and Assessment System (EGRASS), writes Nick Hennen from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. When Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds, made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island’s power grid and caused the longest blackout in US history.
Nuclear Power Could Cut The World’s Carbon Emissions In Half
R-Squared Energy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
In the previous article Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021 , I highlighted the inability of renewable energy to keep up with overall energy demand: “But here is the challenge the world faces. Against the backdrop of the 5.1 exajoule global increase in renewable energy consumption, global energy demand increased by 31.3 exajoules in 2021 — over six times as much.”.
Why Queensland’s big gas basins could be host to next clean energy powerhouse
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
As the uptake of renewable energy grows, this region has huge potential to be one of Australia’s clean energy capitals. The post Why Queensland’s big gas basins could be host to next clean energy powerhouse appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Low Carbon closes on £230m financing facility to fund 1GW solar pipeline
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Renewables investor teams up with NatWest, Lloyds Bank and AIB on senior debt facility to fund solar projects across UK and Netherlands. Renewable energy investor Low Carbon has raised £230m to develop 1GW of large-scale solar PV projects in the UK and the Netherlands, having established a fresh financing facility alongside banking giants NatWest, Lloyds Bank and AIB.
“Bubbles in your soda water:” How Labor justifies LNG boom behind emissions jump
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Australia's emissions jumped again, and scientists are not happy with new oil exploration acreage and Labor minister's description of CO2 as "bubbles in your soda water.". The post “Bubbles in your soda water:” How Labor justifies LNG boom behind emissions jump appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hornsea 2: World's largest offshore wind farm enters full operation
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Ørsted celebrates full commissioning of giant 1.3GW project, as Boris Johnson prepares to highlight critical role of clean energy in tackling the energy crisis. The world's largest offshore wind farm officially entered full operation yesterday, providing a timely boost to the government's efforts to ramp up domestic energy generation in response to a looming supply crunch.
Australian miners seen in top spot to lead global sector green
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
By embracing renewables, Australia's miners could lead the world in extracting "green minerals" needed to power global decarbonisation. The post Australian miners seen in top spot to lead global sector green appeared first on RenewEconomy.
'Cleanest Dirt Bike Ever': Vattenfall and electric bike firm CAKE unveil 'fossil-free' motorcycle
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
New 'fossil-free' bike will save around 1.2 tonnes of CO2 in the construction process, showcasing the latest in zero carbon production techniques. European energy giant Vattenfall and Swedish electric bike manufacturer CAKE have teamed up to build an entirely 'fossil-free' electric motorcycle using an innovative production process that will deliver "the cleanest dirt bike ever".
Ammonia infrastructure | Antwerp
Energy Central
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Ammonia infrastructure terminalling By combining their strengths and expertise in logistics, terminalling and pipeline transmission, Fluxys, Advario Stolthaven Antwerp (a 50-50 joint venture with Stolthaven Terminals) and Advario Gas Terminal want to ascertain the optimum ammonia terminalling solution for northwest Europe. They aim to have the terminal operational in.
Consultation launched on Local Government Pension Scheme climate requirements
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
New proposals put forward for new climate-related requirements to be placed on pension scheme's administering authorities. The government has launched a consultation on Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) governance and reporting of climate change risks. The consultation - published yesterday - seeks views on proposals to require LGPS administering authorities in England and Wales to assess, manage, and report on climate-related risks, in line with the guidelines established by the Taskforce
Raleigh Trace Review: The E-bike That’s Taking Over
GreenTech Gazette
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The Raleigh Trace is a fully-featured e-bike that would slot into many people’s idea of what an e-bike should be. With a throttle, pedal assistance, a rack and fenders — it ticks all the boxes for what we expect from that kind of bike. But this isn’t your average city commuter or country road cruiser. The Trace is the first electric model to enter production by Raleigh, an iconic British brand founded in 1890.
BNEF: SAFs could make up 7.5 per cent of jet fuel demand by 2030
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
But analyst warns of 'significant hurdles' in scaling nascent sustainable aviation fuel market, including scarcity of supply and competition for feedstock with renewable diesel market. Aviation biofuels could account for up to five per cent of global jet fuel demand before the end of the decade, up from less than 0.1 per cent today, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
It’s Good to Be a Brownfield Site — As Long As It’s Not Too Brown
Energy and Cleantech Council
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Tucked away in the recesses of the Inflation Reduction Act is a provision that reminds everyone why they love Superfund so much. On its face, it’s simply an incentive for renewable energy development, giving an adder to the amount of the investment tax credit (ITC) or production tax credit (PTC) to which certain renewable energy projects would otherwise be entitled, if they are located in an “energy community”.
How Riverford is balancing, risk, resilience, and regenerative farming in drought-hit Devon
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
BusinessGreen takes a tour around Riverford Organic Farms to explore how the veg box firm is contending with worsening climate impacts. For those who spend their lives in the countryside, city visits can feel chaotic, confusing, and loud in comparison. But as someone who has spent their entire life living in urban environments, it is the countryside which has always felt more chaotic and untamed: vast tessellations of colourful fields, governed by farming machinery and livestock, that jostle wit
Delta Air Lines signs offtake agreement for 385 million gallons of hydrogen-derived aviation fuel
Energy Central
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Delta Air Lines is set to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from hydrogen as part of a newly signed offtake agreement which will see an 839MW electrolyser installation in the US. Under the offtake agreement signed with DG Fuels, Delta will be supplied with 385 million gallons of SAF from 2026, as the airline strives to clean up its flight operations.
Businesses should use their power and budget to build back biodiversity
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Ground Control's Jason Knight charts the ways firms can take action to protect and enhance the UK's natural capital, regardless of whether they have access to green space or not. While the news that a date for the UN COP 15 biodiversity summit has been confirmed for December is welcome, the slow progress of the pre-meeting in Nairobi with 196 nations is less so.
Visualizing Permian Oil & Gas Production (Through March 2022)
Energy Central
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
This article contains still images from the interactive dashboards available in the original blog post. To follow the instructions in this article, please use the interactive dashboards. Furthermore, they allow you to uncover other insights as well. Visit the blog to explore the full interactive dashboard After a few months hiatus, we’re now back with regular updates on.
'Not a climate solution': New report slams CCS performance, but can lessons be learned?
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
New IEEFA report argues existing CCS projects are underperforming, but industry counters that carbon capture projects can deliver major emissions savings when effective policy frameworks are in place. A number of leading carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects are underperforming, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), which argues that under current circumstances the technology does not
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