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Test Drive Results 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE

Green Living Guy

This Toyota RAV4 Prime came back for more. I mean, a plugin hybrid electric vehicle that’s an SUV (PHEV) with an EPA-estimated rating of 42 miles on all-electric battery power alone. For this RAV4 XSE gets a bold new color in Calvary Blue with a black roof. Calvary Blue will also make its way on the […]. The post Test Drive Results 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE appeared first on The Green Living Guy.

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NSW swamped by offshore wind proposals in new Illawarra renewable zone

Renew Economy

Offshore wind projects projects dominate proposals for new Illawarra renewable energy zone, as green steel load proposals also emerge. The post NSW swamped by offshore wind proposals in new Illawarra renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Deforestation drones: New Anglo-Australian venture reveals plans to plant 100 million trees

Business Green

New joint venture between British engineering and smart tech firm CAL International and Australian green tech start-up AirSeed Technologies. A new joint venture between an Australian start-up and a British tech company could see drones used to tackle deforestation as part of a new initiative that aims to plant 100 million trees globally by 2024. British tech firm CAL International has teamed up with Australian green tech start-up AirSeed Technologies to design a seed pod delivery system using Ai

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Amazon inks multi-billion green hydrogen supply deal with Forrest’s electrolyser partner

Renew Economy

Nasdaq-listed hydrogen tech outfit linked to Andrew Forrest's huge Australian renewables ambitions, has inked a supply deal with online retail giant Amazon. The post Amazon inks multi-billion green hydrogen supply deal with Forrest’s electrolyser partner 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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Smart energy benchmarking for Canada

Smart Energy International

Natural Resources Canada has awarded funding for the development of a smart energy scorecard for utilities to benchmark their decarbonisation. The award of Ca$815,115 (US$630,570) to the Smart Grid Innovation Network is aimed to engage the country’s utilities in the development of the scorecard, which is planned to record ambitions, activities and progress toward Canada’s 2050 net zero goal.

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Works begin on Darwin big battery, in first step to rid gas from NT grid

Renew Economy

Works begin on 35MW grid-forming battery that will bolster the Northern Territory's main grid as it shifts from gas to solar. The post Works begin on Darwin big battery, in first step to rid gas from NT grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The six reckonings of Europe’s energy crisis: Gas, nuclear, war and inflation

Renew Economy

Europe is facing a day of reckoning as the energy crisis deepens, and French nuclear failures push electricity prices to unprecedented levels. The post The six reckonings of Europe’s energy crisis: Gas, nuclear, war and inflation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Eversource Energy - Winnipesaukee River Basin Program and Eversource Announce Completion of Energy Efficiency Updates to Franklin Wastewater Treatment Facility Two-phase energy retrofit project will help lead to 27% reduction in electric use and lower energy costs at the facility

Global Renewable News

As part of a shared longstanding commitment to.

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“We literally smoke fossil fuels:” Forrest on why FFI might already be worth $20 billion

Renew Economy

Andrew Forrest says world is "smoking fossil fuels" and is sticking with his plans to make 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen a year with wind and solar. The post “We literally smoke fossil fuels:” Forrest on why FFI might already be worth $20 billion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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PowerSecure - PowerSecure supports first net zero PGA TOUR Championship with renewable fuel

Global Renewable News

PowerSecure, a leading provider of innovative.

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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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Home energy efficiency standards to be raised as Australia plays catch-up

Renew Economy

Australian governments agree to boost energy efficiency standards for new-build homes, in long overdue move to improve basic living standards, slash energy bills and emissions. The post Home energy efficiency standards to be raised as Australia plays catch-up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Puget Sound Energy - Puget Sound Energy awards solar grant to Ferndale Food Bank and Whatcom Center for Early LearningThe grant will help both non-profits save on operating costs each year

Global Renewable News

The Ferndale Food Bank and the Whatcom Center.

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Contractor confirms delays and cost overruns at Snowy 2.0, as CEO fires off at government

Renew Economy

Contractor confirms delays and cost blowouts at Snowy 2.0, as departing Snowy CEO launches broadside at Labor's renewable and hydrogen plans and "misleading" advice. The post Contractor confirms delays and cost overruns at Snowy 2.0, as CEO fires off at government appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Western Area Power Administration - Federal hydropower serves more customers in three Midwestern states

Global Renewable News

Eleven municipalities in Kansas and Nebraska.

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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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A forest saved? – Cambodia’s Phnom Tamao Protected Forest escapes logging but faces an uncertain future

Eco-Business

On 1 August 2022, excavators began tearing down parts of the Phnom Tamao Protected Forest, an area of 2,300 hectares barely 40 kilometres south of Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh. The heavy machinery rapidly uprooted scores of trees to prepare significant parts of this last green oasis close to the capital, for development.

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SSE Renewables - First power generated at Scotland's largest offshore wind farm

Global Renewable News

Our Renewables business, SSE Renewables, and.

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NYPA to leverage software and improve robotic transmission inspections

Smart Energy International

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will leverage mission manager software to better utilise robotics for transmission line inspections and observations necessary for power restoration after weather events. Under a five-year agreement, ANRA – which develops integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for unscrewed vehicles – will provide the US public power utility with the technology.

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Iberdrola - Iberdrola starts commissioning 100 new MW of solar power in Extremadura

Global Renewable News

Iberdrola has started to commission two new.

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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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What are the details of California’s 2035 ban on sales of new gas-burners?

Charged

The California Air Resources Board has issued a rule that will require all new cars sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035. Governor Gavin Newsom ordered the ban on new gas car sales in 2020 , and directed state agencies to draw up a plan. Now, after diligent bureaucratic toil and reams of public comment, CARB has officially adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation.

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Ocean Renewable Power Company - ORPC Launches Decarbonization Campaign from Patagonia to Cape Horn, ChileMarine Energy Leader Partnering with Local Communities and National Park in Patagonia to Accelerate Transition from Diesel to Renewable Energy and Celebrate 200-Year Relationship between the U.S. and Chile

Global Renewable News

Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a d.

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Interview With Magnus Drewelies, Founder Of Carbon-Credit Procurement Platform Ceezer

CleanTechnica

When did you found Ceezer, and what’s the story behind it? What was your initial inspiration? I founded CEEZER in October 2021, the idea, however, goes way back. I got to know the voluntary market in 2015 on a field trip to Madagascar. Working with a mangrove project there, I experienced real scientific rigor that […].

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Xcel Energy, Inc. - Xcel Energy takes step to add significant carbon-free energy to its Upper Midwest systemCompany seeks proposals for projects will help advance company's clean energy transition

Global Renewable News

To help move the clean energy transition.

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Monster Clean Hydrogen Hub Rising In Northeast US

CleanTechnica

Six northeast US states have combined forces to fight for a share of the Energy Department's $8 billion funding pot for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs.

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Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC - Greenskies Clean Focus & Pfister Energy Activate 390 kW for New Jersey School District

Global Renewable News

Wanaque (New Jersey) Public Schools and.

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$4,000 EV Rebate Available in Illinois for Another Month

CleanTechnica

If you’re in Illinois and thinking about getting an electric car, you better get on it fast. A $4,000 purchase rebate for electric vehicles is available right now, but the application period ends on September 30, 2022. Note that this $4,000 rebate is for buying either a new or used electric vehicle (not including motorcycles), […].

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ESB - ESB offered lease option for 500MW floating offshore project in Scotland

Global Renewable News

ESB today (Aug 22) welcomes the final.

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Electric Vehicles = 10% of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

CleanTechnica

And 14% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

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Renewable Energy Systems - RES Sells I?iklar Wind Project and Signs 185MW Asset Management Deal with Dost Enerji

Global Renewable News

RES, the world's largest independent.

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MidAmerican Energy - MidAmerican powers-up its largest solar array, sixth in 2022100-megawatt solar site in Webster County caps 141 MW of solar expansion this year

Global Renewable News

MidAmerican Energy has completed its.

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Navistar, Inc. - West Michigan International Opens Michigan's First Public Commercial Vehicle Charging Station

Global Renewable News

International® dealer West Michigan.

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AGL Energy - AGL assumes operation of Queensland's largest fully operational commercial scale battery

Global Renewable News

AGL today (Aug 24) announced that.

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Government of Canada - Minister Wilkinson Releases Report on Public Charging Needs for Electric Vehicles in Canada

Global Renewable News

From coast to coast to coast,