Don't call it upcycling: 3 resourceful companies to watch
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 8, 2023
It’s rare to find a company that perfectly closes the loop, but it’s valuable to embrace the diversity of circular solutions.
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Yet Another Oil Spill Hits the Gulf of Mexico
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The largest Gulf oil spill since Deepwater Horizon highlights the inherent risks of offshore drilling to coastal communities and marine ecosystems.
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Why it matters that New York state is suing PepsiCo over single-use plastic
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The state alleges PepsiCo misled the public about the damage caused by single-use plastics.
Innovate UK report presents “50 new technologies that could shape the future”
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Prototype quantum computing technology. A real-life invisibility cloak, a London-to-Sydney flight in 3 hours, manufacturing in zero-gravity space, and worm-like robotics for disaster recovery, these are just some of the 50 emerging technologies that could shape our future. The 50 Emerging Technologies report from Innovate UK – the UK’s innovation agency – brings together ”the most exciting new technological breakthroughs that could be part of our everyday lives”, says the group.
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.
Prepare for Emissions Reporting and Regulation Compliance in 2024
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The regulatory landscape is quickly shifting, from the recent passage of California’s SB 253 and 261 to updates to SBTi FLAG emissions reporting. These new regulations will soon have implications for large companies doing business in the state.
Planning approval given for Australia’s biggest battery to soak up solar and replace coal
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Planning approval given for 2,000 MWh battery in Collie that could double in size and will be used to soak up solar and shift it to the evening peaks, replacing coal. The post Planning approval given for Australia’s biggest battery to soak up solar and replace coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Drought-Proofing Los Angeles County
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 8, 2023
L.A. County releases an ambitious new plan to switch to 80 percent local water to address increasing droughts from climate change.
Lhyfe Inaugurates Its Bessières Site, the France’s Largest Green and Renewable Hydrogen Production Site
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Occitanie H2 Corridor project and hydrogen mobility launched in the region From the first half of 2024, it will be possible in Occitanie to drive and power industrial processes cleanly,
Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at COP28, which this year has a strong focus on tackling emissions from the food sector. Attendees are present from some of the world’s largest agribusiness firms – such as meatpacker JBS , fertiliser giant Nutrien, food giant Nestlé and pesticide firm Bayer – and powerful industry trade groups.
Fallback Friday Story: World First Hydrogen-Powered Access Platform Launched
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Loughborough – 1st November 2023 – Intelligent Energy Limited’s (IEL) hydrogen fuel cells have been chosen by mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP) manufacturer Niftylift and plant hire firm Speedy Hire to create a new zero-carbon.
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.
BYD introduces two new bus models
Charged
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Chinese EV maker BYD has introduced its 40-foot BYD B12 and its 45-foot double-decker BYD-UNVI DD13 electric bus models, the latter in collaboration with Spanish bus manufacturer UNVI. The BYD B12 integrates a lithium-iron-phosphate blade battery within the chassis structure. The battery pack has a maximum capacity of 500 kWh. BYD says the 6-in-1 controller with silicon carbide (SiC) technology and two wheel hub hairpin motors result in enhanced energy efficiency, performance and durability.
The Car of the Future Could Be Chinese, Run On Hydrogen, and Be Made With Algae and Biomaterials
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Embrace hydrogen, and its body is made from a series of materials crafted from ocean-recycled plastics, seaweed, and substances of biological origin. There is much speculation about the mobility of.
US adds 6.5GW of solar PV in record third quarter, residential to decline in 2024
PV Tech
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The US solar industry has registered its best third quarter with 6.5GW of PV installed in Q3 2023, however residential started to show a slowdown in certain states.
ENOC Group Opens First Integrated Fuel Station That Includes Green Hydrogen in Collaboration With Dewa
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
In line with the commitment to advance Dubai as a global model in sustainability and green transformation, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council.
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.
SolarPower Europe releases floating PV best practice guidelines
PV Tech
DECEMBER 8, 2023
SolarPower Europe – the representative trade body for the European solar industry – has published its first Best Practice Guidelines document for the floating solar (FPV) market segment.
Hydrogen Future Industries Plc – Collaboration With University of Bristol
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Hydrogen Future Industries plc (AQSE: HFI), a developer of a proprietary green hydrogen production system featuring an advanced aerodynamic wind turbine and a high-performance electrolyser, is pleased to announce it has signed.
Ten Case Studies Highlight the Financial Costs of Nature-related Risk
BloombergNEF
DECEMBER 8, 2023
In collaboration with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), BNEF has examined 10 instances of companies suffering material financial losses from poorly handled interactions with nature. The post Ten Case Studies Highlight the Financial Costs of Nature-related Risk appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Datwyler With New Sealing Materials in Bipolar Fuel Cell Technology
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Datwyler has expanded its capabilities to support customers transitioning to hydrogen fuel cell technology. Working in partnership with leading global fuel cell producers, the company has further strengthened its portfolio.
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?
EV charging provider Elexon becomes part of VARO Energy
Charged
DECEMBER 8, 2023
As part of its e-mobility growth strategy, Swiss energy group VARO Energy has acquired 100% of the shares of German EV charging infrastructure company Elexon. Elexon focuses on the business-to-business sector, providing project development and electric charging hardware capabilities for customers looking to decarbonize their vehicle fleets. The company also provides and oversees third-party suppliers across Germany to install, operate and maintain charging facilities.
European Council and Parliament Reach Deal on Future Hydrogen and Gas Market
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The Council and the Parliament today reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation that establishes common internal market rules for renewable and natural gases and hydrogen. The purpose of.
Epsilon Advanced Materials to build $650-million battery anode manufacturing facility in North Carolina
Charged
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM), an Indian battery materials manufacturer, will build a $650-million graphite anode manufacturing plant in Brunswick County in North Carolina. The company will start construction in 2024 and begin manufacturing in 2026, achieving full capacity by 2031. The plant will make high-capacity EV battery anodes using green technology.
Hydron Energy Receives Funding from the Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) to Commercialize the INTRUPTor™ Technology, a Low Cost and Novel Waste-to-Fuel System.
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC– Hydron Energy, a company establishing novel gas separation solutions to address both environmental and economical market opportunities, announced today it has received a grant from the Clean Resource.
Leader of Ecocide Movement Aims to Criminalize Long-lasting Harm to the Environment
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Jojo Mehta co-founded Stop Ecocid e in 2017, alongside legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins , to support the recognition and establishment of ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court at the Hague. Ecocide is generally defined as mass damage and destruction of ecosystems — severe harm to nature that is widespread or long-term. Stop Ecocide generates collaborations around the globe at every level of society, from diplomats and politicians to lawyers and academics, from corporate infl
Masdar Signs Agreement With Omv to Produce Green Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The partners will collaborate to develop the project and plan to make a final investment decision in the second half of 2024. COP28, Expo City, Dubai– Masdar, one of the.
ubitricity to provide public EV charge points in London borough of Bexley
Charged
DECEMBER 8, 2023
London- and Berlin-based EV charge point operator ubitricity , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Shell Group, has been selected by Bexley Borough Council to supply and maintain a hundred 5 kW public charge points to be installed in existing on-street lamp posts and bollards. The charge points take as little as two hours each to install. They will be deployed on residential streets across Bexley, with at least two per ward.
Bekaert Invests Further in Electrolysis Technologies for Green Hydrogen Production
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Bekaert announces an equity investment of 5 million USD in Ionomr Innovations Driven by the opportunities arising from the energy transition and decarbonization trends, Bekaert has established a clear growth.
ChargeX consortium recommends common EV charging station error codes
Charged
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The National Charging Experience Consortium (ChargeX) is a collaboration among DOE national labs, EV charging industry players and consumer advocates. Its mission is to gauge and improve the customer experience with public EV charging infrastructure in the US. Now the consortium has released a report that recommends 26 common EV charging error codes to enable faster error reporting, diagnostics and resolution.
A Cleaner Future for Landfill: : Levidian and Tadweer Collaborate to Transform Abu Dhabi’s Methane Waste into Hydrogen and Graphene
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Partnership between Tadweer and Levidian marks a global first with UK decarbonisation tech to be installed at Abu Dhabi’s landfill site. Levidian’s LOOP to convert waste methane into hydrogen and.
Archer Aviation and Abu Dhabi Investment aim to launch electric air taxi service in UAE
Charged
DECEMBER 8, 2023
California-headquartered Archer Aviation , a designer and developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), an independent economic development agency of the UAE government, to jointly work toward commencing air taxi operations in Abu Dhabi in 2026.
Hysata Receives COP28 Presidency Award in Dubai
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Wollongong, Australia– Australian electrolyser company Hysata has been recognised with a top accolade at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates this week, receiving an Energy Transition Changemaker award along with.
Advanced Energy Storage: Linchpin for a Renewable Energy Future
POWER Magazine
DECEMBER 8, 2023
In an era defined by environmental consciousness and a pressing need to reduce our carbon emissions, renewable energy has emerged as the shining beacon of hope for a sustainable future. […] The post Advanced Energy Storage: Linchpin for a Renewable Energy Future appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Dominion Energy Virginia Puts Its Largest Battery Storage Facility Into Operation
Solar Industry
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Dominion Energy Virginia’s largest battery storage facility to date is currently operational. The Dry Bridge Battery Energy Storage System, located in Chesterfield County, can store up to 20 MW of electricity and is enough to power 5,000 homes for up to four hours, says the company. “Battery storage is an important part of our mission of delivering reliable, affordable and increasingly clean energy to our customers,” says Ed Baine, president of Dominion Energy Virginia. “
Report: Canada and U.S. Are Top Public Funders for CCS with Nations Prepared to Inject $200 Million More
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Canada is the world’s second leading source of public funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, according to a new report, even though many experts say CCS is a greenwashing cover to pump more oil. Oil Change International’s study, “Carbon Capture’s Publicly Funded Failure,” shows the Canadian government has given at least $4 billion in public subsidies to CCS efforts, out of a total of $20 billion world wide.
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