Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
We're told repeatedly not to use single-use plastics or create waste by using throwaway dishes, but that might not be true anymore. Mobi Ecoware is a new and eco-friendly disposable plate.
Green Business Bureau
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Establishing employee engagement in retail sustainability. Employee engagement in retail is vital to effectively achieve your green goals – and to unlock this engagement you need to establish a green culture. We know you’ve been working hard to create a sustainable retail business. You’ve drawn out your sustainability program, hired a Chief Sustainability Officer , and you’ve made a significant time and financial commitment to your green cause.
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Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Blockchain has been demonstrated to validate communication among devices on the smart grid and thereby enhance its resiliency. The project by researchers at the US DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), believed to be a first for blockchain, has developed a framework to detect unusual activity on the grid, including data manipulation, spoofing and illicit changes to device settings.
Charged
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Hyundai has broken ground on a new manufacturing plant at the Bryan County Mega Site in Georgia. At the new plant, where the automaker and its affiliate suppliers are expected to invest some $5.54 billion, Hyundai plans to produce a diverse range of Hyundai, Genesis and Kia EVs, as well as batteries. The new plant is part of a strategy to establish a stable supply chain for EV batteries and other EV components in the US.
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.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
A large-scale battery storage system from Rolls-Royce – touted to be the largest in the Netherlands – is the latest to help the Dutch grid manage its overflow of renewable connections. As a surplus of renewables have been coming online to the Dutch power grid, a new problem has unfolded – that of being at capacity. Too much green energy coming online has meant that in certain Dutch cities bottlenecks have arisen and new connections have either had to experience immense delays, or hav
Charged
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
The UK has become a laboratory for developing various forms of on-street charging to serve the many residents who lack driveways or garages, and thus aren’t able to install EV chargers at home. One of the companies working in this space is Urban Electric, which makes a charging post that retracts under the pavement when not in use, leaving sidewalks free of obstructions and street clutter.
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Charged
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
The Wiener Linien transport company, which operates the subway, bus and streetcar networks in Vienna, Austria, has ordered 60 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses, to be delivered between 2023 and 2025. Wiener Linien plans to convert 9 of its 127 routes to electric operation with the low-floor eCitaro by the end of 2025. The 12-meter solo vehicles are equipped with NMC 3 battery packs with a capacity of 392 kWh each.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Renewable energy sources are shifting the energy value chain, allowing for “prosumers” to feed energy into the grid while simultaneously consuming it. Ericsson is partnering with several utility industry players to bring business value and digitalization through cellular connectivity. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today released a Connected Energy Utilities report in partnership with Arthur D.
Energy Central
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
With some of the world’s most favorable wind and solar conditions, Africa holds enormous potential to become a renewable energy leader. At the same time, hydrogen, and green hydrogen in particular, is shaping up to be a game-changer in decarbonizing industries and driving a new clean energy future. If Africa can leverage the power of green hydrogen, it will not only realize its full.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Torrens Island B gas generator is just a giant kettle, the gas equivalent of the dirty Latrobe Valley coal burners, and equally useless to a grid transitioning to renewables. The post Why Australia’s biggest gas kettle never stood a chance against wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
U.S. Green Technology
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Whether you’re looking for a plush toy company to purchase for your kid, or you just want to find a toy that is cute and fun for your own child, there are many choices. You can purchase a Noah’s Ark Workshop, Budsies, Mango + Main, or ZZZ Bear. As a plush toy company with experience. The post Which Plush Toy Company Should You Choose? appeared first on U.S.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Recent policy changes, globally, have shifted the scales heavily in favor of clean energy technologies. The race to meet Paris climate targets is on. The post How 2022 has substantially, and favourably, changed the global climate outlook appeared first on RenewEconomy.
U.S. Green Technology
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Solar energy is one of the most popular forms of renewable energy, and it’s not hard to see why. But with a variety of options in the market, it can be hard to know which one is right for you. This blog post will look at the three most common types of solar panels: monocrystalline, The post The Different Types of Solar Panels appeared first on U.S.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Plans unveiled for biggest vanadium redox flow battery in Australia and for a local manufacturing facility to tap into country's rich vanadium reserves. The post Plans unveiled for Australia’s biggest vanadium flow battery and gigawatt factory appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
U.S. Green Technology
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Plastics are a group of materials that come from using polymers or long chains of molecules made up of many repeating parts. These polymers can be designed to be hard, soft, transparent, flexible, or anything in between. Plastic is most commonly used for packaging and food containers because it is inexpensive and easy to mold. The post The Different Plastic Types appeared first on U.S.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Interim report into South Australia separation event points to key roles played by battery storage and the controls over rooftop solar. The post Battery storage and big solar button keep lights on and dampen critics in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Chancellor warns all households have a responsibility to save energy in response to Russia’s 'blackmail'. The government is set to launch a public information campaign to encourage people to save energy, following months of pleas from activists and business groups for Ministers to do more to encourage energy-saving measures. According to reports in the Times , the government has drawn up plans for a "full-scale" public information campaign, fronted by ministers and celebrities and featuring broa
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
CEC says renewable investment has been throttled by uncertainty, and at lowest levels for five years just as the nation needs to accelerate. The post Investment in storage projects jumps, but wind and solar “throttled by uncertainty” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Business Green
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
New Minerals for Future Clean Energy Technologies Partnership will promote responsible exploration, production, and processing of minerals in South Africa. The UK and South Africa have announced they are establishing a new partnership dedicated to the responsible and sustainable exploration of minerals in South Africa for use in clean energy technologies.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Chinese renewables giants Goldwind and China Three Gorges say they have produced the world's largest offshore wind turbine, at 16MW per-unit capacity. The post World’s biggest offshore wind turbine rolls off production line appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
New initiative aims to help European industrial firms deploy energy efficiency measures. A consortium of companies including Amazon Web Services, French clean tech firm Metron, renewable developer Dalkia, and banking giant BNP Paribas have joined forces to launch a new platform designed to help industrial companies across Europe reduce their energy consumption and collectively slash their carbon emissions.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Core Markets says it has brokered the first ever trade in certificates for a New South Wales market scheme designed to reduce electricity demand over summer months. The post Landmark first trade in peak demand certificates takes load off electricity market appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
The UK government launched a new decarbonisation programme to support use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions. The AI for Decarbonisation Programme, backed by £1.5 million ($1.8 million) in funding, forms part of the government’s £1 billion ($1.2 billion) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, and comprises separate streams of grant funding to be launched in two initial stages.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Australia’s carbon capital has a 10-year plan to transition to clean energy. Next Economy’s Amanda Cahill, who helped guide the Gladstone council, explains how and why. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s carbon capital has a transition plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Automation company ABB has released an energy management system, which uses real-time visibility of energy consumption across operations to increase efficiency and reduce operational costs when it comes to green hydrogen production. ABB Ability OPTIMAX has been introduced into the green hydrogen market and is hoped to slash production costs for the hydrogen plant lifecycle, from simulation at design and engineering phases to real-time visualisation and monitoring when in operation.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Labor's climate and renewables targets are world-leading, while the Coalition's gas plan relies on the fossil industry behind the crisis that is smashing us right now. The post Victoria’s election is a referendum on fossil fuels vs deflationary renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
With Enlit Frankfurt just around the corner, we’ve been looking back on the year that’s passed since Enlit Milan. A lot’s happened here at Greenbird. System Integration: Now a focus for utilities and partners. One major change we’ve noticed is that utilities are finally focusing their attention on system integration and big energy data management. They’re now fully aware these areas are critical to achieving their strategic goals.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
First graphite pilot plant in Australia, located in the heart of Western Australia's coal centre, marks big step for key component of lithium batteries. The post First Australian graphite pilot plant marks new supply source for battery makers appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Given the current economic and political turmoil, so soon after the global pandemic, it’s clear that achieving our net zero targets has become even more complex and challenging. But there’s a growing consensus that a resurgent nuclear industry can play a vital role in bringing our efforts to limit global warming back on track. In fact, the IEA believes that achieving net zero will be impossible without it.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Calls grow for a rethink of the controversial Retained EU Law Bill, amid concerns over threat to worker, consumer, and environmental protections. Serious concerns are mounting about the government's rush to ditch or amend hundreds of EU-derived laws by the end of next year, with both leading business groups and the UK's green watchdog urging Ministers to rethink their approach amid fears the proposed legislative bonfire poses risks to both the environment and the economy.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
A programme of works by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to install technology that helps ‘self-restore’ electricity supplies has reached a major milestone. The automated system, which will safely enable customers’ power supplies to be restored within minutes in the event of a power cut – generally in less than three minutes – has now been installed at over 65% of their earmarked network sites.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Working with City Hall and TfL, the new EV charge points are set to play a crucial role in the capital's transition to net zero by 2030. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is set to unveil plans for 100 new ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charge points across London with the aim for all the new sites to be operational by the end of 2023. The Mayor is due to announce the new plans this evening in a speech at the Evening Standard's 'Plug It In' event at the Design Museum where he will reiterate his visi
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt has come to an.
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