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In the finance sector, what ESG jobs this way come?

GreenBiz

Among the factors driving the demand for ESG-savvy talent are a move to mandatory reporting, an increase in the amount of information that firms must disclose, and a need for data that’s robust, auditable, assured and standardized.

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Summit Ridge Energy Partners with Qcells on NYC Battery Storage Portfolio

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The portfolio builds on a multi-year partnership and makes SRE one of the largest energy storage operators in NYC

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Kenya’s electric mobility transformation can offer a model for other countries

GreenBiz

To accelerate the shift to e-mobility, emerging economies must use a comprehensive strategy to confront barriers to electric vehicle adoption.

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Liz Truss hires climate sceptics and “delayers” with ties to libertarian think tanks

Renew Economy

New UK Prime Minister appoints multiple advisors with a record of opposing climate action, including a key aide from a think tank funded by oil giant BP. The post Liz Truss hires climate sceptics and “delayers” with ties to libertarian think tanks 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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Waste data center heat is warming up Dublin homes. Is it working?

GreenBiz

A Dublin startup is recycling the energy released by data centers to heat homes. Can the impact be more than a drop in the bucket?

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Electric Vehicle Battery Market Size to Expand USD 559.87 Billion by 2030

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According to Vision Research Reports, the global electric vehicle battery market size is expanding at USD 559.87 billion by 2030 with a registered CAGR of 32% from 2022 to 2030. The growing preference for e-mobility and the subsequent rise in the popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to drive the market growth.

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SMA America Previews the Future of Customized Energy Management at RE+

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Solar and Storage Leader Highlights Energy Systems to Optimize Residential, Commercial and Utility

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Are Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner and the like to blame for jet-fueled climate change?

GreenBiz

Political leaders should leverage the private jetting industry to drive further advancements in sustainable aviation.

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Letter from Norway: Everything’s going electric

Charged

Norway is to EV-spotting what Costa Rica is to birdwatchers—you can count on seeing a vast variety of species, including some that are very rare elsewhere in the world. On a recent visit, I added several EV models to my life list. On the streets of Oslo and Bergen, I saw tons of Teslas, loads of LEAFs and many Mustang Mach-Es (all three of these models can be seen in service as taxis, alongside every version of the Prius).

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Sweden’s H2 Green Steel lands $189m investment

Energy Central

Our global society is built on steel. Steel production and accounts for 8% of total global CO2 emissions. Emissions from steel production must decrease for industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and for countries to deliver on the commitments made in the Paris Agreement. Seven out of the ten biggest steel producing countries have initiated at least one green steel project.

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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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Big solar powers up as another NSW PV project reaches full generating capacity

Renew Economy

Completed and fully operational, FRV Australia says its 115MW Metz Solar Farm has achieved commercial operating status, and 100% capacity. The post Big solar powers up as another NSW PV project reaches full generating capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Trojan Battery Company Introduces 24- and 36-Volt Lithium-Ion Batteries at the ISSA Show North America 2022

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Designed for professional floor-cleaning equipment, the new lithium-ion batteries combine long runtime with long lifetime to maximize your equipment uptime. Trojan's lithium-ion batteries are ideal for organizations that want to drive efficiency now and in the long run with a low total cost of ownership over their life.

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NSW lays out rules for first stage of $34 billion switch from coal to green energy

Renew Economy

NSW lays out rules for first of many tenders to build renewables and storage to replace coal, with Matt Kean also putting in content demands to boost local manufacturing. The post NSW lays out rules for first stage of $34 billion switch from coal to green energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Blink Charging to Increase Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles in El Salvador

Green Living Guy

Miami, Fla., August 15, 2022 – Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink”), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today announced an agreement with AES El Salvador to deploy 50 IQ 200 fast Level 2 chargers in various regions of El Salvador over the next few years. The agreement […].

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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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Fast transition to renewables will save the world $18 trillion, says Oxford study

Renew Economy

New study says rapid switch to renewables and storage will save the the world at least $US12 trillion ($A18 trillion) if reached by 2050. The post Fast transition to renewables will save the world $18 trillion, says Oxford study appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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IONETIC says its EV battery pack technology can cut costs and development time for automakers

Charged

UK start-up IONETIC has launched a new battery pack design platform that’s designed to cut the development cost and time for auto manufacturers bringing new EVs to market. According to IONETIC, custom battery pack designs are often unaffordable, but off-the-shelf solutions suffer from low energy density and poor optimization. This dilemma is especially problematic for lower-volume niche automotive manufacturers with unique requirements.

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First concrete foundation poured in Australia’s first gigawatt scale wind project

Renew Economy

First concrete foundation poured for the first of the 180 massive turbines that will make up Australia's first gigawatt scale wind project. The post First concrete foundation poured in Australia’s first gigawatt scale wind project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CorePower Magnetics raises $2.5 million to develop proprietary magnetic materials

Charged

Soft magnetics technology startup CorePower Magnetics has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding from Volta Energy Technologies , Innovation Works and Evergreen Climate Innovations. The funding will be used to scale up development of CorePower Magnetics’s proprietary magnetic materials. “CorePower’s technology not only promises step-change performance benefits to EVs and the grid, but it is also being commercialized by a team that has deep experience and emphasis on scaled manufacturing,” says

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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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BayWa r.e. to Distribute Google Nest Smart Home Technology to Solar Installer Network

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BayWa r.e. will be supplying the Nest Learning Thermostat, the flagship product for homeowners, and the Nest Thermostat E, a thermostat now exclusively available through professional installers.

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Keliber verifies its ore for lithium hydroxide production

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Keliber , a Finnish mining and battery chemical company, has completed a pilot-scale test to verify the behavior of its ore at all stages of the lithium hydroxide production process. In a 400-hour long pilot-trial, ore from the company’s Rapasaari deposit in Finland was used to make lithium hydroxide at Metso Outotec’s demonstration plant in Pori, Finland.

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Borrego Transforms Large-Scale Solar and Energy Storage Procurement with Official Launch of Anza

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The new web-based application creates a digital marketplace for developers, IPPs and EPCs to quickly identify and select high-value PV and battery equipment optimized for project-specific inputs.

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Why is Climate Change Off the Agenda at the World’s Biggest Insurance Conference?

DeSmogBlog

By Ariel Le Bourdonnec and Lindsay Keenan. This year has already been marked by numerous extreme weather events of record intensity, with the tragic loss of life from the Pakistan floods just the latest example. We all know that climate change – driven by the continued expansion of fossil fuel production, in defiance of all scientific advice – is making these events more common and severe.

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Australian lithium mine to be powered by biggest off-grid solar, wind and battery plant

Renew Economy

New Kathleen Valley lithium project will feature Australia's biggest off grid wind, solar and battery storage facility, enabling it to run "engine off" for lengthy periods. The post Australian lithium mine to be powered by biggest off-grid solar, wind and battery plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Yotta Energy Unveils Three New Products to Provide Full-Service, One-Stop Clean Energy Services for Commercial Buildings and E-mobility

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The new product launch establishes Yotta Energy’s new foothold within the electric mobility industry while adding to the company’s presence in commercial solar and storage.

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Study: Clean energy transition will generate $12tr in savings

Business Green

There is a 'pervasive misconception' that clean energy transition will be more costly than remaining dependent on fossil fuels, researchers warn. Rapidly transitioning to a clean energy system will not only help stabilise global temperatures at safer levels, but it will result in trillions of dollars of savings compared to maintaining the fossil fuel powered status quo, researchers at Oxford University have warned.

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Renogy Launches REGO, the First Fully Integrated Plug-and-Play Smart Solar System for Off-Grid Living

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Simple and easy to install, REGO is an all-in-one solar power system specifically designed for first timers, DIYers and experienced solar users

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BlackRock adds to clean energy portfolio with NZ solar and battery storage company

Renew Economy

BlackRock follows its purchase of Australian battery storage developer Akaysha with buyout of NZ solar and storage subscription provider SolarZero. The post BlackRock adds to clean energy portfolio with NZ solar and battery storage company appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Webinar: How Canada Can Become a Global Battery Powerhouse 

Clean Energy Canada

Batteries are evolving. No longer just something that needs changing in your TV remote, batteries are fast becoming the engines of the global economy. In a decade’s time, a battery will likely power your car or the electricity grid that lights your home. Perhaps the biggest opportunity lies in electric vehicles. The battery is the most valuable part of an EV, and by 2030, the International Energy Agency predicts we could see a hundred times more EVs on the road than there were in 2020.

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Gas Companies Accused of Using Hydrogen to ‘Greenwash’ Boilers

DeSmogBlog

Gas companies are misleading the British public by marketing “hydrogen ready” boilers as a climate-friendly alternative despite widespread doubts the technology will help curb emissions, according to a new report. Analysis published today by Global Witness finds that brands including British Gas and Worcester Bosch are portraying “hydrogen blend” boilers as a green way to heat homes.

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Canadian Solar's Subsidiary CSI Solar Releases the EP Cube Residential Energy Storage Solution to Power Entire Homes and Provide Complete Power Management Control

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The EP Cube solution can be stacked for 9.9 kWh to 19.9 kWh capacities. Up to six units can be connected in parallel to deliver up to 119.9 kWh of storage and 45.6 kW output, which is more than enough to fully power the average home with high-surge-current appliances and AC units.

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Waste Expo 2022 launches Agenda, open for registration

Renew Economy

Waste Expo Australia, the foremost gathering of waste management and resource recovery professionals in the country, launches 2022 conference agenda. The post Waste Expo 2022 launches Agenda, open for registration appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Citizens disillusioned about progress on corporate sustainability, poll finds

Business Green

But there is huge demand for sustainable products designed to meet customers' core needs, argues Boston Consulting Group. A major polling exercise has revealed widespread scepticism among consumers towards corporations' sustainability programmes, as well as concern over whether or not products that are marketed as environmentally sustainable are guilty of 'greenwash'.

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Quantum computing to advance electric vehicle mobility

Smart Energy International

Quantum computing specialist Multiverse Computing is participating in a Renault-led electric and connected vehicle consortium in Spain. The project, which has been awarded funding from the Spanish government’s Electric and Connected Vehicle Development component of its recovery initiatives, has a focus on the decarbonisation of mobility through the use of hydrogen, batteries and other new materials.