Greenhushing: Should companies speak up or shut up?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 23, 2022
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Foxconn launches two new EVs, targets contract manufacturing market
Charged
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Everybody seems to be getting into the EV game these days, but Foxconn , which is famous as a contract manufacturer for Apple, is no newcomer to the field—it has been working to produce an EV since 2014. In 2021, Foxconn made a deal with Lordstown Motors , under which it bought a chunk of the latter’s factory, and will help it to produce EVs. Foxy is also building EV plants in Wisconsin and Thailand.
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Methane pledge is not about “cow burps:” It means no new coal and gas projects
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Greens say Australia won't meet its commitment to Global Methane Pledge by reducing "cow burps,” but by halting new coal and gas development. The post Methane pledge is not about “cow burps:” It means no new coal and gas projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Molten Chloride Salt Test Stand Launched by TerraPower & Southern Company
Energy Central
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Molten Chloride Salt Test Stand Launched by TerraPower & Southern Company Posted on October 23, 2022 by djysrv Molten Chloride Salt Test Stand Launched by TerraPower, Southern Company Global Nuclear Fuel and TerraPower Announce Natrium Fuel Facility NuScale’s EPC Validated Validated by NRC Holtec & Hyundai Accelerate Work on SMR-160 Design.
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.
“We don’t need solar technology breakthroughs, we just need connections”
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 23, 2022
One of world's best solar analysts releases her annual observations, dispelling some myths and including some home truths for the solar and battery storage industries. The post “We don’t need solar technology breakthroughs, we just need connections” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EnviroSpark to deploy charging stations at 80 Starwood multi-family properties
Charged
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Atlanta-based charging provider EnviroSpark has partnered with private investment firm Starwood Capital Group in a “multi-million-dollar” deal to deploy over 400 charging stations at some 80 multi-family home properties owned by Starwood across the US. EnviroSpark will deliver and install the charging stations at sites in 12 states over the next six to twelve months.
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How can we achieve successful transdisciplinary research? It depends on the context
Ideas 4 Sustainability
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Originally posted on SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY : Transdisciplinary Research (TDR) stands at the core of sustainability sciences: The approach of researchers and local actors co-producing knowledge should ideally tackle our society’s most urgent issues and facilitate sustainable transformation.
NRMA backs energy upstart as solar offerings extend to “batteries on wheels”
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 23, 2022
NRMA joins funding round to small energy retailer looking to expand its offerings of solar and batteries to EV automation software. The post NRMA backs energy upstart as solar offerings extend to “batteries on wheels” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Largest gas distribution operator in Portugal rebrands to Floene
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Portugal’s largest gas distribution network Galp Gás Natural Distribuição has been renamed Floene. The name change follows the 2020 acquisition by Allianz Capital Partners of a 75% stake in the company and what amounts to almost all of Galp’s holding. Under the slogan “Hello future, Hello Floene”, the company is branding itself as ready to distribute new renewable gases to companies, communities and families from the north to south of the country.
Australia scrambles to keep up with battery inverters, hydrogen and green targets
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Australia and its states have hugely ambitious renewables targets. Now it must update its connection rules to ensure it can plug in the new wind, solar and batteries. The post Australia scrambles to keep up with battery inverters, hydrogen and green targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Smart thermostats and EVs connected in US demand response partnership
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 23, 2022
A new partnership in the US has concocted a DERMS-powered programme to coordinate demand response via smart thermostats and electric vehicles (EVs). The partnership comes courtesy of Virtual Peaker, a cloud-based SaaS company and distributed energy platform, along with Hoosier Energy, a Bloomington, Indiana-based generation and transmission electric cooperative that provides wholesale power and related services to distribution cooperatives across central and southern Indiana and southeastern Ill
COP27: From loss and damage to updated NDCs, dividing lines are taking shape
Business Green
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Least Developed Countries Group says it wants to see 'concrete action' from richer nations to provide more finance to help the most vulnerable people manage the loss and damage caused by climate change. The world's most climate vulnerable nations have confirmed that securing dedicated 'loss and damage' funding is their top priority for next month's COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt.
Entergy Corporation - Entergy Texas and New Fortress Energy partner to advance hydrogen economy in Southeast Texas
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Entergy Texas and an affiliate of New Fortress.
Why climate risk reporting is critical in an increasingly volatile world
Business Green
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Carbon Intelligence's Will Jenkins makes the case for firms to adopt a broad approach to climate stress testing and risk assessment. Six months after the UK's climate related disclosure requirements came into force, and following the recent publication of the TCFD's 2022 Status Report, it is a timely point to reflect on how well this framework is being applied.
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.
Willdan Group, Inc. - Willdan Awarded $57 Million Small Business Energy Efficiency Program
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WLDN) announced.
We asked homeowners what they need to make homes greener - here's what they said
Business Green
OCTOBER 23, 2022
There's lots of talk about the need to cut energy use and emissions from homes, but what do homeowners actually think they need to do? As winter approaches, and with energy bills at record highs, insulating the UK's leaky homes has never been more urgent. With 14 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions coming from heating and powering homes, it would also help the country meet its climate change targets - a genuine win-win.
International Energy Agency - IEA and European Commission join forces to raise awareness of ways to support small businesses through today's energy crisis
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Small and medium-sized businesses are highly.
British Gas chalks up first 1,500 heat pump installations
Business Green
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Company says heat pumps are an 'essential part' of the UK’s net zero future, as it unveils sub £5,000 system. British Gas has announced it has installed more than 1,500 air source heat pumps since January, including the first installation supported by the government's Boiler Upgrade Scheme. The company announced the sales milestone as it confirmed it would be now offering installations of standard air source heat pumps with up to 7Kw of capacity at a price point of £4,999, in an effort to
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?
Van Oord - Construction of Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm kicks-off
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Van Oord kicked off the construction of the.
Technology Trending – hydrogen refuelling, AR for energy consumers, carbon capture and quantum advances
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Hydrogen refuelling stations closed in GB, Florida Power & Light launches an AR app, new liquid carbon capture technology gets a boost and new quantum technologies on the cusp of commercialisation are in the week’s technology radar. Hydrogen refuelling – a tech before its time in GB? Pioneers with technologies generally face the chicken and egg of users versus availability.
AVANGRID, Inc. - AVANGRID Statement on Commonwealth Wind Project Proceeding
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
AVANGRID (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable.
SCHURTER introduces new 3-phase filters for EV charging stations
Charged
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Swiss electronic components company SCHURTER has introduced new filters that are suitable for EV fast charging stations and battery storage applications. The new filters, part of the FMAC NEO and FMAD NEO product lines, are single-stage block filters that work with 3-phase or 3-phase-with-neutral conductor designs. They support currents ranging from 16 to 230 A at an ambient temperature of 50° C, and voltages up to 520 VAC.
RWE Renewables - RWE commissions study with Swansea-based Marine Power Systems into Celtic Sea opportunities for ports and suppliers
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Highlights RWE has signed a contract.
Driving 1000 Miles Home in the Kona Electric
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 23, 2022
What’s the longest you have driven in one go? How about in an electric car? Our team hit their record distance returning from the Balkan experience during our annual EV quest across Europe. Not that they planned it that way, but in the end, it was a thrilling adventure. We left off when the Kona […].
RWE Renewables - Thor: RWE selects preferred suppliers for Denmark's largest offshore wind farm
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Highlights Siemens Energy to become.
Etihad Airways Plans To Bring In COP27 Delegates On A Net Zero Emissions Flight
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Delegates to COP27 will travel to the conference with net zero emissions, rather than contributing to climate change. Etihad Airways has partnered with World Energy in order for the first Net-Zero flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Book & Claim to deliver sustainable and eco-friendly energy delegates. What’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)?
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority - Governor Hochul And Suffolk County Executive Bellone Announce Land Transfer To Bring National Offshore Wind Training Center To Suffolk County And Train New Yorkers For Green Jobs
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Highlights $9 Million Competitive.
U.S. Department of Energy - Biden-Harris Administration Announces $28 Million to Advance and Deploy Hydropower Technology Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Grow the Hydropower Industry, Create Jobs, and Engage Key Stakeholder Voices
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (Oct.
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