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Corporations buy into sustainable fuel certificates to address air travel emissions

GreenBiz

More companies are purchasing certificates to offset their Scope 3 emissions, a tactic that critics see as a potential new landscape for greenwashing.

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How plasma technology can reduce the environmental impact of disposable vapes

Envirotec Magazine

David Deegan is CTO at Tetronics. Disposable e-cigarettes or vapes are big business, they are also a big problem for the environment. David Deegan of Tetronics suggests a solution that’s based on plasma technology. Single-use, disposable e-cigarettes or vapes are a big problem for the environment, one that is toxic. Since their introduction in 2003, initially as a ‘healthy’ alternative to tobacco, they have created a whole new contaminated e-waste stream.

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28 courses to boost your ESG, sustainable finance skills

GreenBiz

Whether you want to learn how to make more sustainable investment choices or improve your company’s ESG performance, these 28 courses can help.

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104,000 panel solar farm set to power The University of Manchester

Envirotec Magazine

The University of Manchester has signed a landmark new deal that will see up to 65% of its electricity demand supplied through a brand-new renewables project. In a major move towards achieving its 2038 zero carbon ambitions, the University has partnered with leading UK clean energy company Enviromena to buy electricity generated from its brand-new solar farm based in Medebridge, Essex.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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DOE unveils $4.5 billion for future transmission projects

GreenBiz

The Biden Administration pushes federal authority to the brink, all to upgrade the US’s power lines.

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Flood risk proven by groundwater monitor

Envirotec Magazine

The OTT ecoLog 1000 water level logger in situ. West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) in the UK recently refused a planning application on the grounds of flood risk. The proposed development included the construction of just a single dwelling within the village of Standlake. However, local campaigners were able to argue against the proposal with the benefit of groundwater level data provided by a continuous level logger that had been installed in the garden of an adjacent property.

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$3.7m crop lab will create food for ‘tomorrow’s atmosphere today’

Envirotec Magazine

Professor Tracy Lawson examines the plants being grown in the vertical farm (image credit: University of Essex). A new $3.7m facility at the University of Essex aims to make it possible to adapt plants for a hotter drier climate, preventing threats to food security, according to the group behind it. It incorporates a vertical farm, an indoor field that replicates real environments anywhere in the globe, and suites that imitate a warming world – with researchers able to raise CO2 concentration an

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Batteries are taking on gas plants to power California's nights

Canary Media

California spent the last decade building up a massive fleet of batteries to help clean up its electrical grid. This spring, those storage plants passed a major threshold, and now are visibly reshaping the state’s power grid — just as clean energy advocates said they would.

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Endotoxin detection technology drastically cuts time for assessing water quality, says group

Envirotec Magazine

An important advance is claimed for a technology that allows water quality to be assessed in a matter of minutes. The new Bacterisk technology was developed by Molendotech ([link] a spin-out from The University of Plymouth. It gives an accurate running water quality assessment in the field, seemingly for the first time, with results available in 15 minutes.

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Solaris at Next Mobility 2024 in Milan Presents a Hydrogen Bus

FuelCellsWorks

During the international trade fair Next Mobility, taking place from May 8-10 in Milan, Solaris Bus & Coach is showcasing the Urbino 12 hydrogen bus. Public transport operators are increasingly opting for hydrogen technology, and the model on display is currently.

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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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Colorado Legislative Roundup: 2024

NRDC onEarth

This legislative session, Colorado once again solidified its place as a climate leader by taking on new and innovative approaches to reduce emissions and protect the environment.

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“Gas shortage? Yeah, nah.” A Fact Check on Labor’s fossil gas future strategy

Renew Economy

Federal resources minister Madeleine King says “evidence and data” underpin the Albanese government's Future Gas Strategy. Experts in gas markets and climate disagree. The post “Gas shortage? Yeah, nah.” A Fact Check on Labor’s fossil gas future strategy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Contigo Mobility and Emirates Transport Forge Strategic Partnership to Introduce Hydrogen-Powered Motorcycle Pilot Fleets in the UAE

FuelCellsWorks

Underscores a shared commitment to driving innovation and sustainability in the transportation sector Dubai– Contigo Mobility, a pioneering force in sustainable transportation solutions, is thrilled to announce a momentous Memorandum.

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W.A. to spend big on new transmission to connect more wind and solar

Renew Economy

W.A. allocates $324 million to transmission infrastructure for the state's main electricity grid to connect more renewable energy. The post W.A. to spend big on new transmission to connect more wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Forest Carbon Diligence: Breaking Down the Validation and Intercomparison Report

Planet Pulse

Mapping trees from space is a technically challenging endeavor. It may seem straightforward at times — what’s so hard about counting all those round green things in satellite images? It may also seem like a solved problem, since the foundations of forest monitoring were established in the 1980s. But like the history of most technologies, the story of mapping forests from space is the story of uncovering layer after layer of complexity in the patterns we find.

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Victoria and Tasmania get allocations as details released for Australia’s biggest renewable tender

Renew Economy

Victoria and Tasmania gets allocations in big renewable tender, NSW is capped, and projects will have to manage own negative price risk. The post Victoria and Tasmania get allocations as details released for Australia’s biggest renewable tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Bramble Energy Achieves Milestone in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Production, Advancing UK’s Electrified Automotive Future

FuelCellsWorks

Cleantech and Hydrogen fuel cell tech specialist completes £1.8 million SuRV project, accelerating the journey to a net zero future in transportation. Bramble Energy has successfully completed a project aimed at accelerating the.

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Gravity storage pioneer to build two batteries next to Australia’s biggest solar farm

Renew Economy

Gravity storage pioneer Energy Vault chosen to build two big batteries next to Australia's biggest solar farm. The post Gravity storage pioneer to build two batteries next to Australia’s biggest solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Kleenex Moving to Green Hydrogen Production at Millicent Tissue Mill

FuelCellsWorks

entX Limited Announces Strategic Partnership with DGA Energy Solutions to Advance Green Hydrogen Production entX Limited is thrilled to announce a significant development in its sustainability initiatives through a new.

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Are hydrogen pickup trucks Toyota’s key to the H2 passenger vehicle market?

Hydrogen Fuel News

The automaker’s execs see Tundra-sized vehicles as ideal for using fuel cells Toyota has been making some strong moves in H2 recently, and its execs are now pointing to hydrogen pickup trucks as a notable opportunity for the company’s zero-emission lineup. H2 provides the power and range these vehicles need According to Toyota, hydrogen pickup trucks would be able to match the range of a fossil fuel-powered vehicle, only without the greenhouse gas emissions.

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Cádiz Receives the Viking Neptune, the First Cruise Ship With Hydrogen Fuel

FuelCellsWorks

Coming from the port of Tangier, the Viking shipping company ship docked in Cádiz in a week full of stopovers The spectacular cruise ship ‘Icon of the Seas’, the largest.

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Plug Power and AGA team up for green ammonia production in Australia

Hydrogen Fuel News

Plug will supply its electrolyzers to be used at a world-class facility. US-based green hydrogen solutions leader, Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Australian company, Allied Green Ammonia (AGA), which excels at producing green ammonia. The collaboration will see Plug Power supply as much as 3 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyzer capacity for a hydrogen to ammonia facility that AGA currently has in the works.

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Throwback Thursday Story: Universal Hydrogen Successfully Powers Megawatt-Class Fuel Cell Powertrain Using Company’s Proprietary Liquid Hydrogen Module

FuelCellsWorks

Major milestone brings together the company’s modular hydrogen storage technology and fuel cell powertrain as it advances towards a certifiable hydrogen regional aircraft retrofit conversion kit. MOJAVE, Calif.– Universal Hydrogen.

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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.

Grist

While the Gulf of Mexico is a region known for oil, it’s also home to something far less expected. Nestled among offshore oil platforms, about 150 miles from Houston, is one of the healthiest coral reefs in the world: the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Marine researchers who have visited the Flower Garden Banks describe it with awe in their voices.

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The SIAD Group Innovates and Launches the New 550 Bar, Oil-Free, High-Pressure Hydrogen Compressor for Hydrogen Mobility

FuelCellsWorks

Bergamo, Italy– Nearly 100 years after manufacturing its first compressor, SIAD Macchine Impianti (SIAD MI), a SIAD Group company, introduces its latest engineering innovation: a high-pressure, hydrogen compressor equipped with oil-free technology that delivers top performance.

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Mullen’s Class 3 electric truck receives approval for California incentive

Charged

EV maker Mullen Automotive has received approval under the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) from the California Air Resources Board for its Class 3 2024 Mullen THREE. The Mullen THREE model is a cab-forward truck featuring a 125-mile range and designed for urban last-mile delivery and such applications as construction, landscaping, and catering.

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Chile Announces 81 Measures in Its Green Hydrogen Action Plan

FuelCellsWorks

The Green Hydrogen Action Plan was presented today. This important document was put together in a participatory manner by experts, who also collected the opinions and feelings of more than.

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Concrete slab awaits 444 Tesla Megapacks at Melbourne’s giant battery project

Renew Economy

Concrete is poured and ready for delivery of 444 Tesla Megapack modules to make up one of the biggest grid-scale batteries in Australia. The post Concrete slab awaits 444 Tesla Megapacks at Melbourne’s giant battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenPower’s Argyll Hydrogen Hub Gets Green Light

FuelCellsWorks

Scotland-based independent green energy company GreenPower has welcomed the approval of its planning application to establish a green hydrogen production and distribution centre on the west coast of Scotland at.

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Big batteries smash records in biggest oil and gas state in US

Renew Economy

Battery storage smashes output records in biggest oil and gas state in US, while milestones continue to tumble in California. The post Big batteries smash records in biggest oil and gas state in US appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Electric Hydrogen Secures $100M Credit Facility From HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Stifel Bank and Hercules Capital to Decarbonize Critical Industries at Scale

FuelCellsWorks

NATICK, MA– Today, Electric Hydrogen announced $100M in corporate credit financing to support manufacturing and deployment of their innovative 100MW electrolyzer plants, which enable the lowest cost production of green.

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V2G specialist Nuvve and China’s Great Power team up on grid integrated batteries

Smart Energy International

V2G tech company Nuvve and battery specialist Guangzhou Great Power Energy and Technology Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of stationary storage batteries and their integration with the power grid. By leveraging Nuvve’s expertise in energy management, flexibility, monetisation and aggregation platforms, Great Power aims to expand its global footprint while enabling savings and new revenue streams for its customers.

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Jordanian Green Ammonia and Hynfra Submit Green Ammonia and Green Hydrogen Production Plant Studies to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources

FuelCellsWorks

Aqaba, Jordan– In a ceremony held at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordanian Green Ammonia and Hynfra presented the initial technical and economic feasibility studies for the establishment.

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