Fri.Jul 08, 2022

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Recognizing 11 servant leaders in sustainability

GreenBiz

This year’s Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards honorees represent a more diverse range of industries than ever, from consumer products and aviation to climate tech and green buildings.

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Challenges and Developments in Wind Energy Market

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The growth of global wind energy market is attributed to the growing installation of wind turbines. Wind energy is used to create power from locomotive energy. Wind energy is converted into power-driven energy by the wind turbine, which is subsequently converted to electrical energy by the generator.

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GreenFin 22: GreenBiz Studio feat. Alex Liftman (Bank of America)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Bank of America. Alex Liftman discusses how climate disclosure has evolved and how Bank of America integrates ESG into their corporate strategy.

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Top energy award win for Switch2 cost & carbon saving heat network technology

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Switch2 Energy has won a prestigious Energy Award for its innovative ICON connected heat interface unit (HIU), which is transforming heat network performance to reduce costs and carbon emissions.

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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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GreenFin 22: GreenBiz Studio feat. Mike DiPetrillo (Devv.io)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Devv.io. Mike DiPetrillo discusses how Web 3 and their platform, DevvESG, can advance sustainable finance.

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Award in Lithuania for hydrogel granules approach to wastewater treatment

Envirotec Magazine

Judita Švaikauskait? at the KTU innovation fair Technorama’22 (image credit: KTU). A new method for clearing organic pollutants from wastewater uses hydrogel granules made from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), which function as a biological carrier for microorganism cultures. In May 2022, the invention landed the top prize in an annual innovation fair in Lithuania, the Technorama 2022 event.

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GEOTHERMAL DE-RISKED. GEOTHERMAL SOLVED.

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DTS Technologies' DGS system is 5+ gigaton technology that makes 25MW geothermal wells anywhere with above average geologic heat. DGS eliminates all problems preventing geothermal's becoming the major clean energy source, namely the excessive costs and risks of exploration, drilling, seismicity, and water use.

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GreenFin 22 Day 2: Sidebar feat. Kristina Wyatt (Persefoni)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Persefoni. Kristina Wyatt discusses the new SEC proposed rule for ESG disclosure and what it means for business.

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Sustainable Event Planning: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

The importance of sustainable event planning. The time is now for event planners to host eco-friendly events using an effective sustainable event planning strategy. Organizations that hold or manage large events such as conferences, business meetings, concerts, fairs, weddings, or any large get-together need to consider the impact these events have on the planet. “ The typical conference attendee produces more than four pounds of waste and nearly 400 pounds of CO 2 emissions a day. –

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GreenFin 22 Day 1: Sidebar feat. Kevin Lyman (Invesco)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Invesco. Kevin Lyman discusses how the ESGintel tool can help companies implement their ESG strategies.

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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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Natural Power appointed for Mersey Reactive Power contract

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Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been appointed by PeakGen to deliver high voltage management services for the Mersey Reactive Power Limited (MRPL) Frodsham Shunt Reactor project at Frodsham 400kV substation in Cheshire.

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GreenFin 22: GreenBiz Studio feat. Sarah Chapman (Manulife)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Manulife. Sarah Chapman discusses how companies can achieve financial goals through shared value.

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Schaeffler launches new 4-in-1 e-axle

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Electric drivetrain manufacturer Schaeffler has introduced a new 4-in-1 e-axle. “Such highly integrated complete systems are attractive for both established automobile manufacturers and new players,” says the head of Schaeffler’s E-Mobility business division, Dr. Jochen Schröder. The e-axle’s 4-in-1 layout combines the electric motor, power electronics, transmission and thermal management system into one unit.

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GreenFin 22 Day 1: Sidebar feat. Mike DiPetrillo (Devv.io)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Devv.io. Mike DiPetrillo discusses how the DevvESG platform can help companies analyze their carbon emissions.

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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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LEAD to supply 20 GWh worth of battery manufacturing equipment to VW

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Chinese equipment manufacturer LEAD has contracted with the Volkswagen Group to deliver lithium-ion battery manufacturing equipment for a 20 GWh factory in Salzgitter, Germany. Volkswagen recently announced a plan to invest €30 billion to build 6 battery factories in Europe. For the Salzgitter plant, LEAD will provide Volkswagen with manufacturing equipment including calendering, roll baking, cell assembly line, electrolyte filling, cell baking, formation and aging, and line logistics.

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GreenFin 22 Day 1: Sidebar feat. Sunya Norman (Salesforce)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Salesforce. Sunya Norman discusses how Salesforce is advancing its ESG journey and the Net Zero Cloud platform.

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U-Mich researchers claim new approach reduces battery testing time by 75%

Charged

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a streamlined approach to testing new battery designs which they say could cut the time for both simulation and physical testing by as much as 75%. The new study, “ A generic battery cycling optimization framework with learned sampling and early stopping strategies ,” was published in Patterns-Cell Press.

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Episode 322: GreenFin 22 highlights, leadership lessons

GreenBiz

On this week's episode, we feature the voices of green finance experts including Mark Carney, Sarah Bloom Raskin, Wendy Cromwell, Ron O'Hanley and more.

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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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UAE smart city deploys smart strategies to become living lab

Smart Energy International

Saudi Arabian city Alnama is planning to become a smart zero carbon destination through its smart grid strategy and technologies. The end goal is to become a living lab to continuously improve upon its smart capabilities. The project is being led by URB – a smart city developer based in Dubai, which provides master planning, landscape design and architecture services – and aims to leverage a variety of smart technology and strategies to bolster the standard of living experienced by i

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GreenFin 22 Day 1: Sidebar feat. Emilio Tenuta (Ecolab)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Ecolab. Emilio Tenuta discusses the state of the water deficit and how ESG investors can help.

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Tiwi elder seeks injunction to block start of drilling at Santos Barossa gas project

Renew Economy

Tiwi elder Dennis Tipakalippa seeks to prevent drilling at Barossa gas project until a court challenge to project approvals is resolved. The post Tiwi elder seeks injunction to block start of drilling at Santos Barossa gas project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenFin 22 Day 2: Sidebar feat. Nili Gilbert (Carbon Direct)

GreenBiz

Nili Gilbert discusses Carbon Direct's investing philosophy for decarbonizing the economy and the status of GFANZ.

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FERC issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning generator interconnection; aims to speed, simplify processes

Energy and Cleantech Council

Electric transmission planning processes have not been able to keep pace with demand for interconnection service, leaving over 1,000 gigawatts (GW) of generation and 400 GW of storage stranded in the nation’s interconnection queues. In response to the backlog, PJM Interconnection LLC—the nation’s largest RTO by load served—recently imposed a two-year pause on new interconnection requests and asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to consider reforms to its interconnection process.

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GreenFin 22: GreenBiz Studio feat. Tim Mohin (Persefoni)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Persefoni. Tim Mohin discusses the state of ESG and how Persefoni plays a role.

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Smart appliances and load control – protections for GB consumers and electricity system

Smart Energy International

Interoperability and cybersecurity are key issues as the number of energy smart appliances and their participation in demand response grows. Electric vehicles and heating and other appliances are expected to be key in the future electricity system with their ability to deliver flexibility to support the variable bidirectional power flows on the grid.

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GreenFin 22 Day 2: Sidebar feat. Jessica Cheng (Citi)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Citi. Jessica Cheng discusses Citi's progress towards its sustainable finance commitments.

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5 Beneficial Environmental Impacts of Private Jets

Green Living Guy

There are many myths about private jets. Some people think that they are expensive and bad for the environment. However, there are many benefits to owning a private jet, both for business and the environment, such as; A private jet is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. Many people think that a private […]. The post 5 Beneficial Environmental Impacts of Private Jets appeared first on The Green Living Guy.

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Toward a renter's right to heat-safe housing

GreenBiz

Policies that promote utility affordability and align cooling initiatives with environmental policy objectives can cut heat-related illness and deaths.

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Tata Motors reaffirms EV stake with declaration to sell 50,000 units this year

Smart Energy International

Indian automaker Tata Motors’ chairman N Chandrasekaran, during a shareholder meeting, announced the company’s intentions of selling up to 50,000 electric vehicles over the course of the 2022 fiscal year and double that figure for the 2023 and 2024 period. This news comes in after a slew of announcements by the company in their push to leverage the electrification movement and gain a stake within the growing sector.

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GreenFin 22 Day 2: Sidebar feat. Emily Chasan (Generate Capital)

GreenBiz

Emily Chasan discusses how social justice can be integrated into sustainable finance goals.

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Western Power Distribution trials smart auto-reclosers on GB networks

Smart Energy International

Network operator Western Power Distribution demonstrates detection of multiple auto-reclose trip events, opening the way for incentivised reductions. The initiative undertaken as part of the OHL (overhead line) Power Pointer project has delivered a sensor-based solution offering centralised recording of circuit breaker trip operations and short interruptions.

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How high gas prices could cut the cost of meeting net zero by a third

Business Green

Office for Budget Responsibility estimates sustained high fossil fuel prices could make the comparative costs of net zero over a third cheaper. In the same week as the government confirmed record low prices for new clean energy projects and a study revealed how households switching to electric vehicles and heat pumps could save nearlt £1,200 a year , the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has released an update detailing how soaring fossil gas prices could slash the cost of delivering

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Has KFC found the secret sauce to circular packaging?

Eco-Business

Fast food giant KFC and packaging company TRIA are testing a concept in Singapore which they say combines sustainability and convenience.