Tue.Jul 19, 2022

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What Rotterdam teaches about the power of green roofs

GreenBiz

Here are lessons from one Dutch city on building rooftop spaces that benefit all and combat urban heat islands.

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Lithium mining and its water impact: More complex than previously thought?

Envirotec Magazine

An abandoned road and brine “transitional pool” at the margin of the Salar de Atacama – a massive region of salt flats in Chile, and the location of more than 40 percent of the world’s proven lithium deposits. Water usage is exceeding its resupply in regions where lithium mining is undertaken, reports what is seemingly the first study to attempt a comprehensive account of the hydrological impact of lithium mining.

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Getting started with Scope 3 emissions

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Although calculating Scope 3 emissions is incredibly challenging and complex, customer pressure and potentially new regulations are making doing so increasingly necessary.

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News service for sustainable lighting launches

Envirotec Magazine

Lighting recycling expert Recolight has launched a news and information resource, The Circular Lighting Report , which the company says “is set to become the lighting industry’s online hub for all sustainability matters” The online resource is edited by the experienced lighting journalist Ray Molony (pictured, above). As well as news, the platform will include “explainers on the latest innovations, opinion from thought leaders and video interviews with leading disruptors”

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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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For vibrant US cities, invest in multi-modal transportation

GreenBiz

Focusing on not just cars, buses, rail, bicycles or walking, but a coordinated system of various modes of transport can improve livability for all.

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Tigo Energy Introduces Solar Rapid Shutdown with Pure Signal Technology

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Tigo RSS Transmitters with Pure Signal™ technology unleash design flexibility for large-scale commercial and industrial solar installations.

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Octopus launches $10 billion renewables platform, buys Australia’s biggest solar farm

Renew Economy

Octopus kick-starts $10 billion renewables "platform" with closure of two funds, investment from CEFC and purchase of country's biggest solar farm. The post Octopus launches $10 billion renewables platform, buys Australia’s biggest solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Indiana’s green jobs growth is expected to be above the national average

GreenBiz

Green jobs in The Hoosier State are projected to increase by more than 29 percent over the next five years

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“It’s about time we acted like we’re in a crisis”: Greens to push Labor ‘further and faster’

Renew Economy

Greens leader Adam Bandt questions whether Albanese government really wants to end the climate wars. "We’re in a crisis and we need to act like it.". The post “It’s about time we acted like we’re in a crisis”: Greens to push Labor ‘further and faster’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Albemarle to build major lithium processing plant in Southeast US

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Mining giant Albemarle plans to build a lithium processing plant in the US that would produce as much of the light white metal as the entire company produces today. Albemarle says the plan reflects its strategy “to lead the US lithium renaissance, from mine development to processing to manufacturing types of the metal used to make EV batteries.”. Eric Norris, head of Albemarle’s lithium division, said the company has seen a major shift in the last nine months in the US, as an “unprecedented” num

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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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Hukseflux introduces five new and unique heat flux sensors

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Hukseflux, the market leader in solar radiation- and heat flux measurement, introduces the new FHF05 series heat flux sensors. Unique sensors in five different dimensions and sensitivities are specially designed to measure heat flux from conduction, radiation and convection.

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Crocus Technology’s new line of contactless current sensors

Charged

Sensor technology company Crocus Technology has announced a new line of contactless current sensors it says have a signal-to-noise ratio as high as 77 dB and the capacity to measure currents between 500 mA and 1,800 A. “With the introduction of the CT45x family of contactless current sense products, we now have a complete portfolio of products for our customers from small currents to larger currents,” said CEO of Crocus Technology Zack Deiri.

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Solid state batteries can reduce EV carbon footprint by 39% – study

Smart Energy International

New research has found that solid state batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle (EV) batteries by almost two-fifths – further increasing EVs’ advantage over fossil fuel vehicles. The finding comes courtesy of Transport & Environment (T&E) from Minviro, a company specialised in raw material life-cycle analysis, which compared emerging solid state technology to current battery chemistries.

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Charging plaza with 144 charge points to be built in Bavaria

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Sortimo, a Swiss firm best known for building toolboxes and storage solutions for vehicles, has lent its name to an enormous public charging plaza near the A8 Autobahn in Bavaria, Germany. The Sortimo Innovation Park currently features 72 charging stations, including 32 Tesla V3 Superchargers. Upon completion, the site will offer 120 Level 2 charging points (up to 60 kW) and 24 DC fast charging points (up to 350 kW).

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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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Vehicle-to-Grid Technology: Crucial Factors to Drive the Growth

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The rising usage of smart power generation systems and the wide adoption of independent vehicles, represent as the crucial factors driving the growth of the market.

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Market and security benefits of a decarbonised energy system – study

Smart Energy International

????Britain could provide greater energy security to businesses and families, expand its ability to deliver home-grown renewable energy and insulate its economy from future shocks if it speeds up the transition to a decarbonised energy system, new National Grid ESO research shows. The Electricity System Operator’s Future Energy Scenarios (FES) study outlines four different pathways for the future of energy between now and 2050.

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7 Pieces Of Advice On Sustainable Fishing

Green Living Guy

It’s no secret that the fishing industry is in trouble. Overfishing has caused stocks of popular fish to dwindle, and as a result, fishermen are forced to venture into increasingly dangerous waters to find their catch. What’s more, the methods used to harvest fish often have a devastating impact on marine ecosystems. Thankfully, there are […].

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Satellites and Cows; Planet and Organic Valley Complete Pilot and Expand Collaboration Across Cooperative

Planet Pulse

We’re happy to announce that we have completed a successful pilot program with Organic Valley , a national organic food brand and independent cooperative of small family farms, to utilize satellite technology to efficiently measure pasture health on dairy farms. By using our near-daily satellite images, farmers accessed reports to improve their pastures and herd nutrition, and to contribute to sustainable agricultural practices like regenerative rotational grazing.

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Greentown Labs Announces Go Move 2022 with BASF and Magna

Greentown Labs

The partnerships-focused accelerator is accepting applications from startups with solutions to decarbonize the automotive industry. SOMERVILLE, Mass. and HOUSTON, Texas, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The transportation sector is responsible for 16 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. To reduce its footprint, we need technological breakthroughs and the right stakeholders to help them scale.

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How behavioural science can boost the green transition

Smart Energy International

Taking the ‘human factor’ into consideration when designing and implementing energy policy is crucial to achieving energy transition goals, writes Dr Rosa Garcia-Verdugo. It seems everyone in the EU is doing something to fight climate change; a 2021 Eurobarometer survey showed that 96% of Europeans have taken at least one action to tackle climate change.

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NYSERDA Previews Sweeping Updates to Forthcoming Large-Scale Renewables REC Solicitation

Energy and Cleantech Council

On July 7, 2022, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released two detailed Requests for Information (RFI) that preview sweeping updates to its large-scale renewable energy certificate (REC) purchase and sale programs. The changes reflect both NYSERDA’s efforts to keep up with changes in applicable law and fast-evolving market rules and its continuing endeavor to increase the maturity of projects proposed.

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Ed’s note: The future of edge computing in Europe

Smart Energy International

A new cluster of meta-operating systems research and innovation actions received 64 million euros of EU funding, in order to revolutionize edge computing in Europe. For Europe to maintain and, why not, augment its strength in the computing continuum, serious work needs to be done in the field. Especially for what concerns the energy sector and grid edge technologies and infrastructure, the EU needs to create platforms for IoT and the edge and it needs to make them open and community-driven.

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NSW sets date for first gigawatt-scale tender of wind, solar and storage

Renew Economy

AEMO Services sets a date for the first NSW REZ tender, offering long-term contracts for 1GW of wind and solar and 600MW of long-duration storage. The post NSW sets date for first gigawatt-scale tender of wind, solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Blockchain peer-to-peer energy exchange launches in UK

Smart Energy International

More than 3,000 British homes have signed up for a peer-to-peer scheme to receive 100% traceable renewable energies. The initiative from Rebel Energy, a green energy supplier “rebelling” to end fuel poverty, and renewable peer-to-peer exchange developer UrbanChain, is supplying the homes with 100% traceable renewable energy from a combination of solar, wind and hydro assets in their specific localities.

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Australian researchers develop safer electrolyte for sodium batteries

Renew Economy

Australian researchers develop new and non-flammable electrolyte material for use in sodium batteries that could be safer and cheaper than lithium-ion batteries. The post Australian researchers develop safer electrolyte for sodium batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Polar Racking Deepens its Leadership in PV Mounting Systems with the Acquisition of Axsus Solar

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Axsus' differentiated products, including Sol-X, widen Polar's footprint in the solar industry

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UK faces legal challenge over 'appalling' lack of post-Brexit trade deal scrutiny

Business Green

WWF, Greenpeace, Trade Justice Movement, and Tenant Farmers Association among groups claiming government has breached international Aarhus Convention. The UK government has been accused of breaking international environmental law by failing to give the public a say over its post-Brexit trade deals, with a coalition of farming, trade, and conservation groups lodging a legal challenge against the controversial agreement reached earlier this year with Australia.

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How Solar Energy Can Help Your Business Achieve LEED Status

Sun Valley Solar

Sustainable companies and eco-friendly products are becoming an increasingly important factor in consumers' buying decisions. A recent study showed that globally, 85% of the survey participants have shifted their buying behavior to be more sustainable in the past five years. This presents a huge opportunity for businesses to commit to sustainable practices and capitalize on this focus on environmentally-friendly and ethical practices.

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Study: Fossil fuel gas responsible for 80 per cent of increase in electricity prices

Business Green

Analysis from think tank Ember reveals skyrocketing prices are driven almost entirely by reliance on fossil fuel gas. The skyrocketing price of fossil gas is responsible for 80 per cent of the increase in UK wholesale electricity prices experienced over the past year, a new analysis from energy think tank Ember has revealed. Compared with the previous 12-month period, wholesale power prices have more than tripled and so has the cost of generating electricity from gas plants, the analysis shows.

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Creative Oxygen Labs Develops a Revolutionary Clean Air Solution For Coating Walls

Green Business Bureau

Innovative paint additive creates an effective clean air solution. “ “Creative Oxygen Labs was founded in December of 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. The company was determined to find a solution that could complement vaccines by minimizing the impact of harmful airborne microscopic organisms on our respiratory system. The ethos was to design and develop a solution that would catch and kill pollutants, bacteria, and viruses before they entered our body “ – Chris Shahabi , foun

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Solar Spotlight: Mitigating supply chain delays in the solar tracker market

Solar Power World

In this special edition of Contractor’s Corner¸ solar tracker supplier Soltec has found success in cutting supply chain delays by having a global manufacturing footprint. Colin Caufield, sales vice president at Soltec, discusses how the company has successfully navigated trade roadblocks like steel tariffs and supply chain delays, and what that means for the U.S.… The post Solar Spotlight: Mitigating supply chain delays in the solar tracker market appeared first on Solar Power World.

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UK government launches £75m nuclear fuel fund

Business Green

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy kicks off new Nuclear Fuel Fund to encourage investment and in nuclear supply chain. The UK government has launched a new £75m fund that aims to catalyse investment in the nuclear fuel sector. Businesses can now register their interest in accessing funding from the Nuclear Fuel Fund, ahead of the scheme opening for applications later this year, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced today.

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SolarDuck to build offshore floating solar pilot as potential partner for offshore wind

Renew Economy

SolarDuck to build first offshore floating solar pilot in hope that it can be integrated into offshore wind projects. The post SolarDuck to build offshore floating solar pilot as potential partner for offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The story of how Britain's energy transition could unfold, told in 10 charts

Business Green

The latest edition of National Grid ESO's Future Energy Scenarios report was released this week, setting out the energy system operator's detailed vision for how the net zero transition could accelerate. What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alik