Kelp boom hinges on supply chain and carbon market investments
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2022
Kelp farming is ready to scale but getting more processing plants, increasing demand and understand the carbon impact need to come first.
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Australia’s biggest wind and solar hybrid plant begins production
Renew Economy
APRIL 21, 2022
Australia's largest wind and solar hybrid facility begins production in South Australia, near the home of the state's last coal generator. The post Australia’s biggest wind and solar hybrid plant begins production appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Q1 2022: The hottest trends in corporate renewable energy procurements
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2022
The first three months of the year brought innovations in the types of energy resources contracted, with an uptick in corporate interest in geothermal.
Support Bedford 2030’s Climate Action Now Efforts and a Chance to Win a Tesla
Green Living Guy
APRIL 21, 2022
Bedford 2030 addresses the urgent issue of climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the preservation of natural resources. organize a grassroots effort in our community to achieve aggressive climate action goals identified in the Bedford Climate Action Plan. Bedford 2030 envisions a carbon-neutral world and aspires to a sustainable community […].
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.
It’s time to electrify industry’s process heat — with heat pumps
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2022
Industry accounts for more than 25 percent of U.S. energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A familiar but little-used technology could help.
Start Your Own Green Business With This 7-Point Checklist
Green Living Guy
APRIL 21, 2022
A green business, also known as a sustainable business, is a model or organization that uses environmentally friendly operating processes to reduce the negative influence on the environment. These companies are aware of their environmental impact and responsibilities. A green firm, like any other, focuses on servicing and keeping its customers happy while also generating […].
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Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows
Renew Economy
APRIL 21, 2022
Australia set to fall short of its weak Paris Agreement target for emissions, thanks to the lack of meaningful federal policy. The post Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Salesforce Climate Action Plan: Our Journey to Net Zero
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2022
The consequences of global temperatures rising more than 1.5°C are extreme and far-reaching for nature, humans, businesses, and our collective future. Scientists agree that globally we must reduce emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by mid-century. That’s why Salesforce is committed to doing all we can to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
Consumers would enjoy lower electricity costs with a faster exit from coal
Renew Economy
APRIL 21, 2022
Consumers would enjoy lower prices with a faster switch to renewables, but in W.A. the state Labor government is not listening. The post Consumers would enjoy lower electricity costs with a faster exit from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Centrica and Fluence work with data centre in Belgium to provide and optimise its first zero-emission backup power system
altenergymag
APRIL 21, 2022
Centrica Business Solutions, a provider of integrated energy solutions that balance profitability and sustainability, and Fluence, a global market leader in energy storage products, services, and digital applications for renewables and storage, have announced their collaboration with Google for the supply and optimisation of a zero-emission energy backup system at a hyperscale data centre in Saint-Ghislain, Belgium.
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.
IPA’s laughably hysterical and completely wrong net zero “analysis”
Renew Economy
APRIL 21, 2022
The far right are at it again. Not content with energy minister’s Angus Taylor mysterious and quickly debunked “analysis” of Labor’s energy policy released earlier this week, the Institute of Public Affairs has followed it up with a doomsday document looking at the impact of net zero targets. The short summary of its “analysis” is […].
Soltec supplies SF7 trackers to two AES’s 238-MW project in Chile
altenergymag
APRIL 21, 2022
• These plants add to the more than 2 GW supplied by Soltec to this Andean country • Both projects will avoid the emission of 491,178 metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere • The power generated will be enough to supply over 77,000 homes
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Encourages Youth to Save the Planet
Green Living Guy
APRIL 21, 2022
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes is a national award that celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Established in 2001 by author T. A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant […]. The post The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Encourages Youth to Save the Planet appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car E
Project Nexus, Water & Energy Integration for the Future
Energy Central
APRIL 21, 2022
It’s impossible. How do a take a state with a land area of 163,696 square miles, most of which is covered by mountains, deserts or large metropolitan areas, 2/3rds of the remaining area is incredibly arid with frequent droughts, and turn it into the most productive agricultural state in the Union? Then take the man-made resource that made this happen, make it more efficient.
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.
Altris raises $10.6 million in Series A funding for cathode material production and sodium-ion R&D
Charged
APRIL 21, 2022
Sodium-ion battery company Altris has raised €9.6 million ($10.6 million) in Series A funding from EIT InnoEnergy Scandinavia and others, which it will use to scale up production of its cathode material Fennac and to continue sodium-ion battery R&D. “Our new industrial manufacturing unit will ensure that Fennac-based batteries become a reality within two years,” said Altris CEO Adam Dahlquist.
Partnership boosts green building practices in Brazil
Smart Energy International
APRIL 21, 2022
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Brazilian Chamber for the Construction Industry (CBIC) are partnering to decarbonise the built environment in Brazil. The partnership aims to decarbonise the built environment through the design and construction of resource efficient buildings using excellence in design for greater efficiencies (EDGE).
5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation
The City Fix
APRIL 21, 2022
There’s never been a better time to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Oil and gas prices are skyrocketing as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon in the United States in March 2022. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
GB’s South West Water looks to space for leak detection
Smart Energy International
APRIL 21, 2022
South West Water has teamed with California satellite data analysts ASTERRA and local partner Suez to use satellite data to detect underground water leaks. The satellite data collected is comprised of microwave images of the Earth, which are then subject to analysis to detect leaks. As microwaves can penetrate up to 2m underground, the data will highlight potential leaks which may not be showing above ground.
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?
Brazilian Meat Giant JBS a Bigger Emitter Than Italy, Study Estimates
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 21, 2022
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, have surged more than 50 percent in the past five years as the company has acquired new poultry and livestock units – meaning it now has a larger climate footprint than Italy, according to a new study. The findings, published ahead of the Brazilian company’s annual general meeting on Friday, prompted renewed calls from climate campaigners for asset managers to divest from JBS – despite its pledge to hit net zero carbon
Oracles and blockchains – managing climate change in the energy sector
Smart Energy International
APRIL 21, 2022
Blockchains and oracles present a path forward for the energy industry to modernise infrastructure and meet sustainability goals, a new review reports. The study, from the Basque research centre Tecnalia and blockchain oracle developer Chainlink Labs, is intended as a primer to build clean energy solutions based on a hybrid form of smart contracts – one of the key features of the blockchain – with a focus on the role of oracles.
Sustainable Purchasing: Green Office Academy Course Review
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2022
Sustainable Purchasing Employee Training. I recently completed the course on Sustainable Purchasing offered by the Green Business Bureau. Here’s a quick review of the course and what I learned. The Green Office Academy’s own Julia Craighill takes the wheel in this online sustainability training course designed to teach sustainable purchasing/procurement for professionals at all levels.
Li-Cycle today announced Veolia Water Technologies as a partner for its lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Rochester, New York.
altenergymag
APRIL 21, 2022
The facility will help give life back to the equivalent of approximately 225,000 electric vehicle batteries per year by utilizing Veolia’s HPD® crystallization technology to process recycled lithium-ion battery materials.
Sustainable Purchasing: Green Office Academy Course Review
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2022
I recently completed the course on Sustainable Purchasing offered by the Green Business Bureau. Here’s a quick review of the course and what I learned. Sustainable Purchasing Employee Training. The Green Office Academy’s own Julia Craighill takes the wheel in this online sustainability training course designed to teach sustainable purchasing/procurement for professionals at all levels.
NSW coal plants are ramping hard as spot prices surge
Renew Economy
APRIL 21, 2022
NSW coal plants are ramping hard: cutting output during the day to dodge high coal costs, and surging at night to cash in on high prices. The post NSW coal plants are ramping hard as spot prices surge appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Boris Johnson Meets Coal Baron on India Tour Despite Calling For End to Dirtiest Fossil Fuel
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 21, 2022
Boris Johnson has met with the head of an Indian multinational conglomerate building Australia’s largest coal mine, despite having called on the world to phase out the fuel as part of the UK’s COP26 presidency. The UK prime minister met with billionaire Gautam Adani this week on a trip to India to strengthen relations between the two countries and promote “jobs, growth and opportunity”.
Google: Major electricity system reform required to deliver clean energy transition
Business Green
APRIL 21, 2022
Business and government must work together to push for policies that fast-track the clean energy transition, tech giant argues. Google, the world's second largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, has today provided an update on its push to operate its data centres, warehouses, and offices on round-the-clock clean electricity by 2030, building on recent warnings that governments will have to reform the regulatory landscape to help accelerate the clean energy transition.
Warren Controls Highlights 1800N Series Valves
altenergymag
APRIL 21, 2022
Heavy-Duty Globe Valves Serve a Variety of Applications
Social Media Giants Get a Failing Grade on Climate Disinformation
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 21, 2022
The first page of Menlo Park, California’s 2030 Climate Action Plan shows a map predicting which parts of the city will be underwater by the end of the century, flooded by the rising waters of San Francisco Bay. The famed headquarters of Facebook’s parent company Meta appears as an island, the roads leading to 1 Hacker Way erased by a sea of blue. Sea level rise is just one imminent threat for Silicon Valley.
Russelectric Emergency Power System Offers Redundant PLC Controls and Manual Backup Capability
altenergymag
APRIL 21, 2022
Reliable paralleling switchgear ideal for emergency backup power at renewable energy facilities
The deforestation dozen: Digging the Gran Chaco's grave
Business Green
APRIL 21, 2022
South America's Gran Chaco is suffering alarming deforestation driven by demand for soy largely provided by just 12 traders in the region, explains Planet Tracker's Peter Elwin. The largest dry forest in South America, the Gran Chaco, is suffering an alarming rate of deforestation, driven by rising global demand for soy, insufficient legal protection, and little to no progress in removing deforestation risk from the supply chain.
Co-Optimizing Energy Storage: 3 Things You Need to know to Create Value Streams
AutoGrid
APRIL 21, 2022
Co-Optimizing Energy Storage: 3 Things You Need to know to Create Value Streams. By Adam Todorski. As energy storage becomes cheaper and more plentiful, fully utilizing battery storage deployments requires value-stream co-optimization. This post will cover some of the challenges and opportunities we’ve experienced as we help our customers who operate solar + storage deploy and co-optimize ever-growing energy-storage portfolios.
Nextracker Commissions New Manufacturing Plant with JM Steel in Texas to Serve Southern USA Solar Power Market
altenergymag
APRIL 21, 2022
Nextracker collaborates with JM Steel to launch new steel manufacturing line in Sinton, Texas, to shore up global supply disruptions
Octopus Energy launches onshore wind 'dating agency' to match landowners and communities
Business Green
APRIL 21, 2022
'Plots for kilowatts' campaign aims to identify 10 new potential sites for onshore wind turbines in England by end of summer 2022. Octopus Energy has created a "dating agency" service to match up landowners interested in hosting onshore wind farms with communities keen to benefit from the cheaper bills that would result from the renewable energy provided by the turbines, with a view to identifying 10 potential sites by the end of this summer.
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