Thu.Jan 26, 2023

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Geothermal energy heats up

GreenBiz

Demand, technological innovation and policy signals align to spur forward geothermal energy

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Long-term landmarks needed: Reflections on the Net Zero review

Envirotec Magazine

The report recommends ending routine oil and gas flaring by 2025, rather than 2030. An independent review of the UK’s current progress and plans in relation to achieving net zero – titled “Mission Zero” – was published on 13 January.

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It is time to fix injustice in global solar supply chains

GreenBiz

Victims of oppression in Xinjiang pay the price for cheap, coal-intensive solar modules

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Exhibition explores how peatlands protect the planet

Envirotec Magazine

A peat-forming wetland area near Hoo Field, Voe on Mainland, Shetland. A new exhibition opening at the University of St Andrews’ Wardlaw Museum explores the importance of peatlands in Scotland and across the world.

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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

Join Ayesha Choudhury, Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium, to learn why we need eFuels in the carbon neutrality mix, how eFuels are produced, and how Infinium globally scales eFuel production to benefit society

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Could just three policy levers trigger a cascade of climate action?

GreenBiz

Researchers find the "super-leverage points" of EVs, plant-based proteins and green ammonia could drive a global net-zero ripple effect

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Smart technology enables odour mitigation at Paris WtE plant

Envirotec Magazine

Unit installed on a roof opposite the Green Star facility. A waste to energy (WtE) plant in northern Paris, known as the ‘L’étoile Verte’ or ‘Green Star’ waste recovery facility, which was originally built in an industrial area, is now surrounded by residential development.

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Octopuses throw things at each other for strange reasons

Inhabitat - Innovation

Octopuses, which are remarkably intelligent marine creatures, generally avoid contact with other animals and are thought to live solitary lives

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Blink to be exclusive provider of EV charging stations to Mitsubishi’s US dealers

Charged

Bl i nk Charging , a manufacturer and provider of EV charging equipment and services, has reached an exclusive agreement to provide its MQ 200 and IQ 200 Level 2 chargers, as well as DC fast chargers and turnkey installation services, to all 323 Mitsubishi dealerships in the US.

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2023 is the year to buy an electric vehicle

Inhabitat - Innovation

Despite low sales due to supply shortages and soaring vehicle prices in 2022, electric vehicle production is set to greatly expand in 2023. The U.S. government is aiming to phase out gas-powered cars and trucks within the next couple of decades, an ambitious, but necessary goal to curb climate change. In order to do that, new laws, including the Inflation Reduction Act, incentivize companies to produce EVs and all their components in the U.S.

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Alexander Dennis to provide 50 additional electric buses to Greater Manchester

Charged

British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis , a subsidiary of NFI Group, has received an order from Transport for Greater Manchester for an additional 50 zero-emission double-deck buses, doubling the agency’s initial order.

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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 Carbon Zero, Circular Economy, is easily the most profoundly important result of digital transformation. Industry 4.0 has a massively cumulative impact on dematerialization (in all forms) and resultant decarbonization (both emissions and embodied) throughout the economy. Join panelists Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Jimmy Jia, Fabienne Durand, and their moderator Roger Strukhoff as they discuss how bending the carbon/GHG heavy linear economy to the circular is one of the hidden benefits of digital disruption.

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Paris’ Vision for a ’15-Minute City’ Sparks a Global Movement

The City Fix

Until just a few years ago, the right riverbank of the Seine in Paris was an urban highway used by over 40,000 vehicles every day. Despite being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the road was either heavily gridlocked during rush.

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Argonne National Lab: Lithium-sulfur batteries are one step closer to realization

Charged

Scientists at the DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory are researching solutions to the drawbacks of lithium-ion batteries by testing alternate materials such as sulfur. Sulfur, says Argonne, is highly cost-effective, and lithium-sulfur batteries can hold more energy than ion-based ones.

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EV Charging Station Market Statistics 2022 to 2030

altenergymag

The global EV charging station market was stood at 896.0 thousand units in 2018, and is projected to reach 74,369.9 thousand units by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 28.7% from 2022 to 2030

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EVCS to open up its charging network through Hubject’s platform

Charged

EVCS , an EV fast charging network operator, will add its charging network to Hubject’s intercharge platform. With almost 700 AC Level 2 and DC fast chargers, EVCS offers drivers a network of chargers across California, Oregon and Washington.

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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

Join our amazing panelists, Nik Gowing, Founder at Thinking the Unthinkable and International Broadcaster; Brenda Laurel, PhD, Principal, Neogaian Interactive; Sheridan Tatsuno, Principal, Dreamscape Global; Archie Kasnet, CEO, Regenerative; and Bruce Armstrong Taylor, The Climate 4.0 Project, to discuss how today's AR/VR and related AI-enabled technologies can be effectively applied, using data from such sources as NASA and NOAA, to both improve and accelerate urban sustainability planning and design.

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Solarplaza Summit Poland 2023

altenergymag

The rapid growth of the Polish solar PV market has been one of Europe's biggest recent surprises. Its attractive auction scheme is expected to last until 2026 and is already forecasted to boost the market past 20 GW of green energy by 2025.

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The Beacon Design Collective: Graphic Design With Sustainability and Social Justice In Mind

Green Business Bureau

A sustainable graphic design business with a higher purpose The Beacon Design Collective Inc. is saving the world with graphic design one project at a time. This boutique sustainable design studio creates graphic design and motion graphics for the social justice and sustainability sectors.

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Perceptual Robotics announces first close round of funding with investment from Brookstreet

altenergymag

Perceptual Robotics has announced the first close of the newest funding round led by investment from Brookstreet Equity Partners LLP ("Brookstreet

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Labour Accepted £12,000 From Major Polluter Drax

DeSmogBlog

A large donation to the Labour Party from wood-burning giant Drax has raised concerns among campaigners over the sway of big carbon emitters over Parliament.

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ESFI Partners with NEMA’s Solar PV Council to Promote Solar PV Connector Safety

altenergymag

Untrained workers installing photovoltaics (PV) can lead to issues, so it’s imperative to train your employees about solar PV connector safety

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Invest Appalachia secures $19 million to bridge investment gaps in Appalachia

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, January 26 — Central Appalachia’s forests and ecosystems are some of the most biodiverse in the world, and its mountains among the. The post Invest Appalachia secures $19 million to bridge investment gaps in Appalachia appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Climate policy momentum builds as US and EU embark on clean energy 'race to the top'

Business Green

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The Solar Project Recovery Plan How to plan for challenges to minimize solar project delays and save money.

Solar Power World

By Dr. René Morkos, CEO, ALICE Technologies Over the past year, the U.S. solar industry has experienced significant delays to construction efforts, inhibiting the industry’s ability to meet current goals for adoption of renewable and sustainable energies.

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Net Zero Salons: L'Oréal debuts new initiative to trim hairdresser emissions

Business Green

Beauty firm partners with Net Zero Now to provide hair salons across the UK with advice on how to reduce their carbon emissions and energy bills Your next blow dry could be renewables-powered thanks to a major new initiative from L'Oreal, which aims to help thousands of UK hair salons develop effective emission reduction strategies.

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Why Gas Stoves Matter to the Climate – and the Gas Industry

DeSmogBlog

By Daniel Cohan , Rice University Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution , but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics? This debate reignited on Jan.

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Dishing the dirt: Tesco teams up with veg farmers for low carbon fertiliser rollout

Business Green

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Sustainable Facilities Forum – Forum Agenda

Green Technology

MAIN PAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSOR PROFILES WHY SPONSOR ADVISORY BOARD REGISTER Resources Forum Agenda Education Program Leadership Awards Sponsor Profiles Why Sponsor?

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Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 4.6.23

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Book Club Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer April 6 BOOK OF THE MONTH Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Read along with us! Join our book club as we discuss Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Click here to purchase the book on amazon.

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Sustainable Facilities Forum – Advisory Board

Green Technology

MAIN PAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSOR PROFILES WHY SPONSOR ADVISORY BOARD REGISTER Resources Forum Agenda Education Program Leadership Awards Sponsor Profiles Why Sponsor?

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Book Club: Venture Deals by Brad Feld • 7.13.23

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Book Club Venture Deals by Brad Feld July 13 BOOK OF THE MONTH Venture Deals by Brad Feld Read along with us! Join our book club as we discuss Venture Deals by Brad Feld. Click here to purchase the book on amazon. To join our book club, join our slack channel!

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Sustainable Facilities Forum – Education Program

Green Technology

MAIN PAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSOR PROFILES WHY SPONSOR ADVISORY BOARD REGISTER Resources Forum Agenda Education Program Leadership Awards Sponsor Profiles Why Sponsor?

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Book Club: Speed & Scale by John Doerr • 10.12.23

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Book Club Speed & Scale by John Doerr October 12 BOOK OF THE MONTH Speed & Scale by John Doerr Read along with us! Join our book club as we discuss Speed & Scale by John Doerr. Click here to purchase the book on amazon. To join our book club, join our slack channel!

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Why 2023 is the year for companies to join the electric truck transition

EDF + Business

Over 250+ fleets across the United States currently have electric trucks in operation or plan to deploy them in the near future. And Scope 3 emissions are on everyone’s minds.

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Extreme weather driving boom in climate risk solutions

Eco-Business

Demand for climate risk solutions is projected to quadruple in five years, driven by regulatory pressure and intensifying extreme weather

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Balance Power debuts Net Zero Power brand

Business Green

Clean energy developer launches new service targeted at business customers looking to curb emissions and energy costs Clean energy infrastructure developer Balance Power has today launched a new brand designed to help businesses tackle record-breaking energy costs and accelerate their decarbonisation efforts.

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