Wed.Mar 01, 2023

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California: It’s time for all big businesses to report on climate

GreenBiz

Proposed legislation would require disclosures of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by both private and public companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue that do business in California.

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The Top 7 Eco-Friendly Kitchen Cabinet Picks For 2023

The Environmental Blog

According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxic Substances Portal , Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat, cause difficulty breathing and nausea, and damage the central nervous system and other organs. That’s why eco-friendly furniture picks are growing more popular today. By choosing eco-friendly or Zero-VOC kitchen cabinets, you have the added benefit of staying healthy while being environmentally responsible.

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Could you power your data center with green hydrogen?

GreenBiz

Can green hydrogen be the key to more sustainable data center infrastructure? Startup ECL thinks so.

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Musk says electric world that kicks out fossil fuels will cost less than combustion economy

Renew Economy

Musk says world can dump fossil fuels and move to an electric economy, and save money and energy. "I'm shocked by how few people realise this." The post Musk says electric world that kicks out fossil fuels will cost less than combustion economy 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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Technologies to Reduce Emissions and Confront Climate Change

GreenBiz

The S&P Global Commodity Insights Clean Energy Technology service provides in depth coverage of the supply chain economics and outlooks for batteries and energy storage. 10 cleantech trends to look out for in 2023: Component prices decline but do not immediately translate into lower renewable system capex. The rapid build-out of local manufacturing for solar and batteries is expected in the United States and Europe, driven by strong demand and energy security concerns.

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Volvo CE investing in electric wheel loaders

Charged

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) reports that, as part of its efforts to become fossil-free by 2040, it is investing SEK65 million, or about $6.3 million, in the production of electric wheel loaders at its plant in Arvika, Sweden. Volvo CE says its plans for the facility, which will specialize in the production of medium and large wheel loaders, call for a new ~1,500-square-meter building for the phased introduction of new electric wheel loaders, helping the company to fulfill its aim tha

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BlocPower raises $154 million to decarbonize buildings in low-income neighborhoods 

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, March 1 — Brooklyn-based climate tech venture BlocPower has raised $154 million in debt and equity funding to partner with municipalities in. The post BlocPower raises $154 million to decarbonize buildings in low-income neighborhoods appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Why sustainable investing in emerging markets makes sense

GreenBiz

Asha Mehta, founder of investment firm Global Delta Capital, discusses the intersection of sustainable investing, ESG and emerging markets.

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Unlock the power of accurate analysis for electric vehicles

Charged

Sponsored by Hioki. The global trend towards clean energy and a net-zero carbon economy is gaining momentum. Electrification is one of the transformations for all viable routes to net-zero. EV development has been accelerating in response to this trend. In the US, the government targets 50 % of newly manufactured vehicles to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030.

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How JFK’s New Microgrid Will Reduce Emissions and Boost Resilience

GreenBiz

Date/Time: March 30, 2023 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) Schneider Electric and its joint venture AlphaStruxure are illuminating a new pathway to decarbonizing air transportation at the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport. As NTO’s Energy as a Service provider, AlphaStruxure will design, build and operate an integrated microgrid that will provide more sustainable, resilient, cost-predictable and locally generated energy.

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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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Microvast provides battery packs for REE Automotive’s commercial EV platforms

Charged

Battery manufacturer Microvast will provide its MV-C Gen 4 HpCO lithium-ion battery packs to REE Automotive for use in REE’s P7 EV systems. Microvast says its vertical integration and unique battery technology and cell chemistry combine to meet REE’s power, density, charging time and cycle life needs. “Microvast’s MV-C Gen 4 battery pack is a great fit for REE,” said Microvast Holdings CRO Sascha Kelterborn.

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EID Robotics Selected to Ramp Up Ample's EV Battery Production in California

altenergymag

Through this partnership, Ample will automate its EV Battery manufacturing with EID Robotics’ automated ANT Plant assembly line.

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DOE and DOT award $7 million for electric truck charging, hydrogen projects

Charged

The DOE has awarded $7.4 million to seven projects to develop medium- and heavy-duty EV charging and hydrogen infrastructure plans across 23 states. The seven projects receiving the money span the country, and address the drayage, regional haul and long-haul sectors. “A clean transportation sector requires vast investments across the entire industry, including to decarbonize the trucks that move our goods and building more charging ports to get those trucks from coast to coast,” said Secretary o

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Solarplaza Summit France 2023

altenergymag

On January 10th, the French Government adopted the ‘Renewable Energy Acceleration Act', in a strong effort to drag the French sustainable energy transition out of its slump. Long and complex permitting procedures slowed RE capacity build-out down in recent years, making France the only EU country that failed to reach the 2020 RE targets mandated by the EU.

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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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Initial IRA low-income bonus credit plans may sideline small solar projects The program structure will make it difficult for smaller residential and commercial projects to win out, but changes are expected for 2024.

Solar Power World

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included some substantial tax credit add-ons for solar projects sited in low-income communities, but the industry didn’t receive further detail on those credits until mid-February. While solar and environmental justice advocates said they appreciate the government incentivizing solar projects for underserved populations, the Dept. of the Treasury’s initial guidance left… The post Initial IRA low-income bonus credit plans may sideline small solar proj

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Huawei will supply technology to one of the largest RES power plants in Central and Eastern Europe

altenergymag

Huawei will supply 710 string inverters and 23 smart transformer stations. The hybrid farm is being built on post-mining land in Kleczew, Wielkopolska Voivodeship.

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The Brief: ESG in muni markets, BlocPower’s big raise, Serena stakes SoLo, disability x tech, valuing workers in the care economy

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Muni Impact The winding road to ESG standards in the municipal bond market. A paper manufacturer in Kalamazoo, The post The Brief: ESG in muni markets, BlocPower’s big raise, Serena stakes SoLo, disability x tech, valuing workers in the care economy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Construction starts on first of six fast-tracked solar and storage projects in Victoria

Renew Economy

Construction begins on the first of six big solar and battery storage projects to be fast-tracked through Victoria's second renewable energy auction. The post Construction starts on first of six fast-tracked solar and storage projects in Victoria 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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Kia EV9 SUV Exterior Teased in Video Clips

Green Living Guy

Kia just dropped a teaser for the new EV9 electric SUV. Moreover, it looks like a larger and more aerodynamic version of the concept car [1]. With a lower ride, a more tapered body, and wide tires. For the EV9 will certainly make a statement [2]. If the nomenclature follows a similar pattern to the […] The post Kia EV9 SUV Exterior Teased in Video Clips appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News.

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Neoen to spend more on longer duration batteries as storage makes mark on the grid

Renew Economy

Neoen to more than double its average battery storage duration as it looks to more firming projects and a new 20GW capacity target for 2030. The post Neoen to spend more on longer duration batteries as storage makes mark on the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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As demand for protein grows Sustainable Planet bets on water lentils as a viable alternative to soya

AFN Sustainable Protein

Extreme weather conditions coupled with very little arable land make agricultural productivity difficult in many parts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). By some accounts, there is less than 5% of arable land in two-thirds of countries in the MENA region. Sub-Saharan Africa, on the other hand, has abundant arable land but grapples with limited funding to boost its agriculture sector and the region’s overall productivity.

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Redwire’s Roll-Out Solar Arrays to Enable Lunar Power Infrastructure for Astrobotic VSAT Program

altenergymag

Astrobotic was awarded a contract from NASA in 2021 to create initial designs for vertical solar array technologies and a follow-on contract in 2022 to further advance VSAT systems.

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World-first “energy island” takes shape in North Sea with contracts awarded

Renew Economy

A ground-breaking offshore wind "energy island" is one step closer to being realised, after a Belgian consortium was tapped to build the project. The post World-first “energy island” takes shape in North Sea with contracts awarded appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hoping to make India a supply base for our global energy storage needs: Julian Nebreda CEO of Fluence 

Energy Central

The company's 150 MWh BESS will be commissioned by July-August in Karnataka. MONEYCONTROL.COM BY SWETA GOSWAMI & RACHITA PRASAD FEBRUARY 24, 2023 The joint venture (JV) between ReNew, one of India’s largest renewable energy companies, and Fluence Energy, a US-based energy storage and digital applications company, is going to.

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Shell Energy adds last of 16 solar batteries to “landmark” virtual power plant

Renew Economy

Oil major puts final touches to public-private VPP with enough energy to keep up to 1,000 household air-conditioners running on a hot summer day. The post Shell Energy adds last of 16 solar batteries to “landmark” virtual power plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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'The old electricity system is giving way': Renewables generated enough electricity to power all UK homes this winter

Business Green

New report details how record renewables generation provided the 'backbone' of the electricity system and displaced expensive gas imports this winter Wind, hydro, and solar projects generated more electricity than gas fired power stations this winter, providing enough clean power to meet all household demand and helping to significant;y reduce gas imports.

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The Climate and Energy Impacts of Putin’s War on Ukraine

Energy Central

It’s been a year since Russian President Putin declared an unprovoked war on Ukraine. Much has changed since then — not just in Russia and Ukraine but worldwide. The war’s true cost will prove incalculable. How do you cost account the scourge of a sovereign nation of 41 million people by an autocratic leader bent on empire? The Save the Children campaign estimates that.

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'Heat Training Grant': Government to offer £500 payments to help engineers take heat pump training courses

Business Green

New £5m grant scheme designed to support faster uptake of heat pumps across the country The government has this morning announced a new £5m grant programme designed to help expand the UK's qualified heat pump installer workforce. The newly minted Department for Energy Security and Net Zero unveiled the Heat Training Grant scheme, which it said would support the training of 10,000 heat pump engineers over the next two years.

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Greta Thunberg detained by police during Norway wind farm protest

Renew Economy

Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police during a demonstration against two "illegal" Norwegian wind farms. The post Greta Thunberg detained by police during Norway wind farm protest appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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News round-up, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 by GERMÁN & CO

Energy Central

Quote of the day… “The rest of the world’s rajahs are saying coal must stop,” said Pradhan. “But we are the rajah of our own country.” WASHINGTON POST Most read… China predicts new arms race Japan abandons its old strategy of pacifism Japan has announced a.

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Latest and Greatest Recycling Technologies

GreenTech Gazette

There are several new and emerging technologies for recycling that are being developed and implemented around the world. Here are a few examples: Chemical recycling: Chemical recycling is a new technology that breaks down plastic waste into its basic building blocks, which can then be used to make new plastic products. This process is more efficient than traditional mechanical recycling, which can only process certain types of plastics.

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How private investment in the care economy can work for care workers as well

Impact Alpha

The pandemic heightened awareness of the foundational role that caregiving plays in the US economy. Yet care infrastructure for childcare, eldercare, and other. The post How private investment in the care economy can work for care workers as well appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Corporate Leaders Group UK sets out net zero policy wish list

Business Green

Leading companies warn meeting UK climate goals will require cross-sectoral, cross-government leadership A host of leading corporates, including major brands such as Amazon, Unilever, and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, will today press the government to focus on seven broad areas to ensure the UK can deliver a robust economic recovery while still delivering on the UK's net zero emissions goals.

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