Why green chemistry is the right formula for the circular economy
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
Cycling materials require that we ensure those materials make use of safe and sustainable chemicals.
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Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 8, 2022
A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials. The South Wales-based plant’s commissioning marks the next phase of the innovative VAMOS (Value Added Materials from Organic Waste Sugars) project, set up to examine the feasibility of innovative resource recovery t
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Home Depot investors call for major forest policy renovation
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
Home Depot’s investors have sent a resounding message to the company that its wood sourcing standards are in need of extensive renovation.
5 Maritime Sustainability Trends for 2022
The Environmental Blog
JUNE 8, 2022
In total, the maritime industry’s carbon emissions only make up 3% of the total emissions worldwide. It’s not much compared to other big industries but a study has found this figure may rise to as much as 17% by 2050 if the industry doesn’t become more sustainable. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is eager to prevent this from happening and has set a goal to reduce emissions by 50% by 2050.
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.
Funding ‘underrepresented’ climate tech founders
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
New revenue-based loan programs from Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, Enduring Planet offer alternatives.
Exactly how to pick an appropriate biomass pellet making maker?
altenergymag
JUNE 8, 2022
The biomass fuel pellet machine can make the regenerated crop resources into gas pellets with different technical procedures, so as to attain the real effect of the reuse of waste plants. The biomass pellets making equipment industry chain includes many social as well as financial markets. It is not just an indispensable standard manufacturing stage for a multitude of sectors and also farming, yet likewise plays a crucial role in my nation's feedback to environmental pollution of waste plants, i
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Dry Cleaning Sustainability: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses
Green Business Bureau
JUNE 8, 2022
Dry Cleaning and Sustainability. Dry cleaning businesses need to be eco friendly and sustainable in order to prosper in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace. If you are a dry cleaner owner or operator, turning your dry cleaning business green will not only attract new customers but allow for a safe environment for you, your employees, your customers and the local environment.
Banks and climate: From voluntary initiatives to a more systemic response?
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
While details may be convoluted, implementation slow and more global coordination is needed, systemic reforms are underway.
GreenPower to Showcase it’s Line of EVs at the 2022 Advanced Transportation Expo
Green Living Guy
JUNE 8, 2022
See GreenPower Motor at the Expo! Los Angeles, Calif., May 4, 2022 – GreenPower Motor Company Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission electric-powered vehicles. The company serves the cargo, delivery, shuttle, transit, and school bus markets. Today, GreenPower Motor announced its participation and vehicle showcase in booth #911 at the Advanced Clean […].
WM's Eric Dixon on helping corporations achieve zero waste
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
This video is sponsored by WM. Eric Faurot, CEO of GreenBiz, interviewed Eric Dixon, Vice President of Sustainability & Environmental Solutions at WM, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).
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.
5 Reasons Energy-Efficient Roofing is Important
Green Living Guy
JUNE 8, 2022
You rely on your roof to keep your house pleasant and dry regardless of outside weather conditions. However, an outdated or inefficient roof may increase energy costs and make temperature regulation difficult. Suppose you’re concerned about your roof’s energy efficiency or contemplating installing a new roof. In that case, the following is a compiled list […].
Dow's Julie Zaniewski on designing for circularity
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
This video is sponsored by Dow. John Davies, Vice President & Senior Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Julie Zaniewski, North America Sustainability Director of Dow, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).
Thousands petition Toyota to cease anti-EV lobbying efforts
Charged
JUNE 8, 2022
It’s an open secret that, even as automakers announce ambitious plans for new EV models, and air EV ads featuring smiling grandparents, the companies actively fight against the kind of government regulations that are forcing them to produce EVs in the first place. Corporate watchdog SumOfUs recently delivered a petition to Toyota signed by more than 110,000 members, including 10,000 Toyota drivers, demanding that the carmaker stop “lobbying to prevent electric vehicle mandates and clean air laws
Cox Enterprises' Steve Bradley on taking climate action through cleantech investments
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
This video is sponsored by Cox Enterprises. Jon Smieja, Vice President of Circularity & Senior Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Steve Bradley, Vice President of Cox Cleantech at Cox Enterprises, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).
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.
DC proposes extra fees on heavy vehicles—including EVs
Charged
JUNE 8, 2022
The proliferation of supersized vehicles has caused or exacerbated a number of problems—not only do large pickups and SUVs spew more air pollution than smaller vehicles, but they are more likely to kill or injure pedestrians and cyclists, and they increase road wear. Several European jurisdictions have enacted measures to address “truck bloat.” In France, new non-electric cars are taxed an extra €10 for each kilogram over 1,800 kilograms.
Novelis's Pierre Labat on reducing carbon through aluminum recycling
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
This video is sponsored by Novelis. Jon Smieja, Vice President of Circularity & Senior Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Pierre Labat, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer of Novelis, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).
Resin impregnation of electric motors (Whitepaper)
Charged
JUNE 8, 2022
Sponsored by Viscotec. Advantages of the endless piston principle for trickling. Resin impregnation of rotor and stator is an important process in the production of electric motors. Especially with the electrification of the powertrain in the automotive sector, the demand for durable engines with maximum power density and low noise emissions is increasing.
Keurig Dr Pepper's Charlie Schwarze on advancing towards circular packaging
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
This video is sponsored by Keurig Dr Pepper. Jon Smieja, Vice President of Circularity & Senior Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Charlie Schwarze, Director of Sustainability at Keurig Dr Pepper, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).
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?
Renesas Electronics introduces new design software for EV battery management systems
Charged
JUNE 8, 2022
Semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics has introduced a new complex device driver (CDD) software module for designers of EV battery management systems. The AUTOSAR-compliant CDD software is designed to work with Renesas’s BMS reference design hardware kit, which is composed of the ISL78714 IC and the RH850/P1M MCU. The CDD software also includes software interfaces and protocol management for using the ISL78714 IC.
Tetra Pak's Jason Pelz on the value of carton recycling in advancing a circular economy
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
This video is sponsored by Tetra Pak. John Davies, Vice President & Senior Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Jason Pelz, Vice President of Sustainability in the U.S., Canada, Central America and the Caribbean, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).
Nano One buys North American LFP cell production facility
Charged
JUNE 8, 2022
Battery cathode materials specialist Nano One has announced the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Battery Materials (JMBM), a Canadian company that operates one of the few LFP cathode production facilities in North America. Nano One will acquire all of the outstanding shares of JMBM for a total of $10.25 million Canadian ($8 million US). The deal includes the company’s LFP battery production capacity in Candiac, Quebec.
The Coca-Cola Company's Ben Jordan on the state of their circular packaging initiatives
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
This video is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. Pete May, Co-Founder & Board Member of GreenBiz, interviewed Ben Jordan, Global Lead of Packaging & Sustainability at The Coca-Cola Company, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).
NovaCHARGE to sell its charging hardware and software in Costa Rica
Charged
JUNE 8, 2022
Florida-based EVSE manufacturer NovaCHARGE will now sell its charging hardware and software in Costa Rica through strategic partner Costa Rica Solar Solutions. NovaCHARGE’s products include the NC8000 Level 2 charger, and the ChargeUP Network, which provides an online management dashboard for remote administrative control, load management and reporting.
Cisco's Mary de Wysocki on 5 steps to achieve net zero goals
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2022
This video is sponsored by Cisco. Jim Giles, Vice President of Net Zero at GreenBiz, interviewed Mary de Wysocki, Vice President of CSR & Sustainability at Cisco, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19).
Even as automakers push EVs, they continue lobbying against climate action
Charged
JUNE 8, 2022
Automakers are continuing to improve their electric vehicles, expanding the selection of models, and (finally!) running some substantial ad campaigns for their EV offerings. Some of them are talking huge games for the future, making headlines with plans to introduce dozens of new EVs, and even to phase out gas-burners. However (surprise, surprise), most of the companies’ production plans fall far short of the grandiose (but vague) goals found in their press releases.
How to protect your business from a supply chain cyber-attack
Smart Energy International
JUNE 8, 2022
“A nation’s critical infrastructure is the cornerstone of its national security,” cyber expert Annie Priljeva tells Areti Ntaradimou. In the words of Annie Priljeva, the Cybersecurity Third-Party Risk Management team at Siemens Energy is dedicated to “understanding the company’s supplier ecosystem, identifying business-critical suppliers, and assessing cyber-risks resulting from third-party engagements.” It then works on “developing risk treatment plans, mitigating risks to an
Chris Bowen needs flexibility to avoid capacity market trap set by fossil fuel lobby
Renew Economy
JUNE 8, 2022
Bowen says ESB to release capacity market proposals within days. He needs to take care it is not a prop for fossil fuels, and is truly "flexible". The post Chris Bowen needs flexibility to avoid capacity market trap set by fossil fuel lobby appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Nexamp Brings Community Solar to Illinois with Opening of French Road Solar in ComEd Territory
altenergymag
JUNE 8, 2022
A new 2.8 MW Nexamp community solar farm is adding to the renewable energy mix across the ComEd service territory of northern Illinois.
Rio Tinto puts out call for 4GW of wind and solar to power Queensland refineries
Renew Economy
JUNE 8, 2022
Mining giant issues Request for Proposals to develop at least 4,000MW of wind and solar and "firming solutions" to power its Queensland aluminium assets. The post Rio Tinto puts out call for 4GW of wind and solar to power Queensland refineries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Introducing the fifth generation of smart meters: Our story
Smart Energy International
JUNE 8, 2022
Networked Energy Services (NES), originally part of Echelon, started its smart metering journey over 20-years ago. In 2001, NES participated in the first large-scale smart metering project with Enel in Italy, where more than 30 million smart meters were deployed. At this point, the smart metering evolution is well established, with hundreds of millions of smart meters being installed across Europe and the world.
Energy ministers want “supercharged” Integrated System Plan and capacity mechanism
Renew Economy
JUNE 8, 2022
Energy ministers agree to progress design of a capacity mechanism "at pace", along with a "supercharged" ISP to fast-track transition. The post Energy ministers want “supercharged” Integrated System Plan and capacity mechanism appeared first on RenewEconomy.
First CO2 long duration battery storage launched in Sardinia
Smart Energy International
JUNE 8, 2022
Italian long-duration storage developer Energy Dome has launched the first CO2 battery demonstration nationally. The facility in Sardinia, Italy is aimed to mark the final de-risking of CO2 battery technology as a long-duration storage option as the company takes it to the commercial scaling phase. Energy Dome says in a statement that the initial phase of operations has confirmed the performance of the CO2 battery and its capability of storing energy for a long duration, all while maintaining hi
NSW targets offshore wind projects as it seeks proposals for Illawarra renewable zone
Renew Economy
JUNE 8, 2022
NSW is targeting offshore wind projects to help power some of the state's biggest energy users as it opens up registrations for Illawarra renewable zone. The post NSW targets offshore wind projects as it seeks proposals for Illawarra renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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