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Can Gen Z save the planet?

GreenBiz

Zoomers differ significantly from their predecessors through their recognition of global trends, connection to domestic and international peers, and willingness to build intergenerational coalitions.

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A gorgeous pavilion in Helsinki is getting global attention

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Helsinki Biennial Pavilion on the south harbor of Helsinki, Finland, has won the Architecture MasterPrize 2022, an award that honors global designs.

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It’s a Jenga world after all

GreenBiz

Can a game of building blocks help us understand how to keep ecological systems from collapsing?

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What technology do we need to get us to net-zero?

Inhabitat - Innovation

The world now knows we need to get to net-zero emissions, or even negative emissions, to make up for lost time fighting climate change. But what gaps in technology need to be filled to make that a reality?

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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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Chobani, Microsoft, Cargill and RMI bring on CEOs and heads of sustainability

GreenBiz

And nonprofits spring up and hire big as 2022 came to a close.

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Big solar smashes Australian generation record, crunches coal, to close out 2022

Renew Economy

Utility-scale solar generation notches up biggest month ever in Australia in December of 2022 and helps send NSW black coal output to new low. The post Big solar smashes Australian generation record, crunches coal, to close out 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Mightier microinverters can power four solar panels 2023 Trends in Solar

Solar Power World

Solar microinverters may be the smallest of the power conversion class, but new commercial models can handle more power than ever before. Instead of a one-to-one approach, manufacturers are now making microinverters that can connect to four solar panels. APsystems, Hoymiles and Huayu are all offering four-in-one, three-phase microinverters with varying power levels.

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altE Store Kicks off Largest Solar Conference in Northeast

altenergymag

Installers from across North America will come together for three days of education and networking with industry leaders.

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The Brief: Inside impact reports, green energy dealflow, healthcare for older women, climate resilience in Madagascar, revenue-based finance in Latin America

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Impact Management Searching for signals in new impact reports from Elevar, Veris, Calvert and other investment managers. The. The post The Brief: Inside impact reports, green energy dealflow, healthcare for older women, climate resilience in Madagascar, revenue-based finance in Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Double success for Switch2 heat network innovation at national awards

altenergymag

Switch2 Energy has reached the finals of two national award schemes, which recognise the use of technology innovation in transforming heat network performance.

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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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5G – how it could enable the digitalisation of Britain’s transmission networks

Smart Energy International

5G offers potential use cases and business benefits for National Grid and its electricity and gas transmission networks, a study from the Digital Catapult has found. The latest generation of cellular technology, 5G is still emerging with its full potential yet to be determined with the performance improvements and other benefits it brings over its predecessors.

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“Coal truck-sized loopholes” loom as Labor floats Safeguard Mechanism reforms

Renew Economy

Labor unveils proposed suite of reforms to make the Safeguard Mechanism fit for purpose. Greens say, try again. The post “Coal truck-sized loopholes” loom as Labor floats Safeguard Mechanism reforms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smart water projects turn on the tap for Infrastructure Act funding

Smart Energy International

One of the latest announcement’s coming out of Biden’s infrastructure law is an investment aiming to spur smart water and water efficiency projects in the US. The announcement come from the US Bureau of Reclamation, which proclaimed $7 million for 82 small-scale water efficiency projects across the west in the US. These grants will support local community projects, including measuring water flow, automating water delivery or lining canals.

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Hankook Tire launches iON tires for EVs in the US

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Global manufacturer Hankook Tire has brought its first products specifically designed for EVs to the US: the iON evo AS and iON evo AS SUV. Available in 26 sizes and rim diameters, the tires were produced using Hankook’s EVolution technology, which, according to the company, focuses on factors like tread wear, noise reduction and grip performance for EVs.

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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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An insight into the energy future with artificial intelligence in renewable energy

altenergymag

The artificial intelligence in renewable energy industry is expanding at a CAGR of 27.9% from 2021 to 2030. The study shows that AI-related technologies may efficiently address problems connected to integrating renewable energy with power systems, such as forecasting solar and wind energy, controlling the frequency of the power system, and assessing transient stability.

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Logistics firm Schneider to add 100 Class 8 electric trucks to its fleet

Charged

Schneider , a provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, says it will soon begin taking delivery of nearly 100 Class 8 battery-electric vehicles at its intermodal operations in Southern California. The company’s first Freightliner eCascadia, manufactured by Daimler in Portland, Oregon, is set to roll off the line. Schneider plans to acquire an additional 30 BEVs from Daimler on top of its previously ordered 62.

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The Power of Multistakeholder Collaboration in Creating More Equitable and Sustainable Cities

The City Fix

The latest UN climate conference, COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, was a significant one for cities in many respects. Delegates established a new fund to help vulnerable countries deal with loss and damages from climate impacts, and some of.

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Plant Power?—?The Future of Fibers

Better Ventures

Plant Power — The Future of Fibers As venture investors, we get excited about companies that join together typically unconnected industries in new ways that create a competitive advantage. We were particularly excited to meet the founders of Aja Labs , a startup focused on creating the next generation of safer-for-people and safer-for-the-planet fibers.

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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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With more compensation and incentive options, energy storage adoption is on the rise 2023 Trends in Solar

Solar Power World

The U.S. energy storage industry has met many milestones in recent years, but 2023 should be a banner year for battery adoption across all markets. Thanks to the new storage investment tax credit (ITC), systems of any size have access to a 30% installation credit. Research firm Wood Mackenzie is forecasting 59.2 GW of energy… The post With more compensation and incentive options, energy storage adoption is on the rise <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-siz

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Searching for signals in impact reports from Elevar, Veris, Calvert and other investment managers

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Jan. 9 – The first mandate of an impact investment fund: Deliver actual impact through its investments. And the corollary: Effectively communicate that. The post Searching for signals in impact reports from Elevar, Veris, Calvert and other investment managers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Technology Trending: smart meter app platform, wireless charging, electric racing car

Smart Energy International

An app platform for next generation smart meters, wireless charging for the metaverse and a two-seater electric racing car are in the week’s technology radar. App platform for next gen smart meters. Landis+Gyr is extending a long term collaboration with device software developer MicroEJ to expand the app development environment for its Revelo next generation of smart meters.

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Study: Climate change already having adverse effect on labour markets globally 

Business Green

Grantham Research Institute report details how heat stress is undermining labour productivity in key markets around the world. The detrimental effect of global warming on worker productivity is already having a tangible impact on global labour markets and economic growth, according to a major new report from the London School of Economics' Grantham Research Institute.

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Single-axis trackers upgrade to handle uneven land sites 2023 Trends in Solar

Solar Power World

Many single-axis solar tracker manufacturers have developed new iterations of their rotating racking that can be installed on uneven topographies, potentially unlocking large-scale solar development in hillier regions. Historically, the ideal setting for a single-axis solar tracker project has been on flatter land that would require little to no geotechnical grading.

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'Long way to go': Britain bottom of Europe's heat pump league table

Business Green

Almost three quarters of homes in England and Wales are still exclusively warmed by gas central heating, a drop of just four per cent in 10 years. The UK remains way off to track to meet its heat pump deployment goals, according to a new analysis of census data that confirms the vast majority of UK homes remain reliant on gas boilers. The study from innovation charity Nesta, which was released late last week, highlights how the 74 per cent of homes continue to use gas boilers with the number of

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Greek developer reaches financial close on another 230MW of Australian solar projects

Renew Economy

Mytilineos has reached financial close on a second portfolio of projects in Australia, two solar farms in Queensland and one in New South Wales. The post Greek developer reaches financial close on another 230MW of Australian solar projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Watershed moment? Government confirms plan for mandatory sustainable drainage systems

Business Green

New Government review recommends making sustainable drainage systems a requirement for all new developments in England. The government has today confirmed plans to ensure new developments in England have to adopt new sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) designed to reduce the risk of flooding and water pollution by curbing the use of impermeable services and better replicating natural drainage patterns.

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Carbon credit scheme review falls short – and problems will continue to fester

Renew Economy

An independent review of Australia’s controversial carbon credit system concluded it is largely sound. How the panel reached this conclusion is hard to fathom. The post Carbon credit scheme review falls short – and problems will continue to fester appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Faraday Institution launches industry-wide standard for physics-based battery modeling

Charged

The Faraday Institution recently introduced Battery Parameter eXchange (BPX), an open standard for physics-based lithium-ion battery models that defines three factors: battery parameters; the equations employing those parameters; and the reporting of experimental measurements used to validate the reported parameters. The complexity of physics-based models and the lack of a common definition, says Faraday, has limited their use to specialist teams within large companies, each of which works with

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EV charging networks switch to dynamic pricing offers

Business Green

New analysis from Cornwall Insight reveals how EV charging network operators are responding to rising energy costs. Soaring electricity costs have prompted three of the UK's leading electric vehicle (EV) charge point operators (CPOs) to switch to dynamic pricing across their public charging networks, offering drivers lower rates for charging at off-peak hours and higher prices during times of peak demand.

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Cheaper, smoother grid connections for renewables the focus of Arena-backed study

Renew Economy

Arena backs UoW study that aims to cut grid connection costs for renewables, while also addressing integration challenges of new grid scale supply. The post Cheaper, smoother grid connections for renewables the focus of Arena-backed study appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The 118th Congress and Climate and Clean Energy Policy

Energy Central

There’s only one word to capture the energies of the 118th Congress — chaos. Had there been any doubt that the 118th Congress would prove a combative body, the election of Kevin McCarthy as the 55th Speaker of the US House of Representatives has confirmed it. It bodes badly for US climate policy. Being at the top of the heap comes with certain powers and privileges.

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A passel of clean energy deals to kick off the new year

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, January 9 — Climate tech proved resilient last year relative to other VC sectors more impacted by the global economic slowdown. And. The post A passel of clean energy deals to kick off the new year appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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The Concept of Unlimited Solar Energy From Space is One Step Closer to Reality

Energy Central

A Caltech-designed prototype satellite containing an experiment, the Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), was launched on January 3rd of this year in what could prove to be a breakthrough for harvesting the energy of the Sun from space.