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AEMO suspends new wind and solar projects as it battles to deal with market crisis

Renew Economy

Some wind and solar farm developers told that commissioning and approvals have been suspended in the current energy market crisis. The post AEMO suspends new wind and solar projects as it battles to deal with market crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Danish electric ferry breaks record for longest trip on single battery charge

Business Green

Exclusive: E-ferry Ellen sailed 92 kilometres on Danish waters without recharging. An electric ferry that connects the islands of Ærø and Als in Southern Denmark has this month broken the record for the longest distance travelled on a single electric charge, its makers have today claimed. Danish engineering giant Danfoss announced this morning that Ellen, an e-ferry that makes multiple daily trips from the town of Sønderborg on Als, broke a world record when it sailed 50 naut

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AGL taps industry partners for green hydrogen hub at Torrens Island

Renew Economy

AGL convenes consortium of industry partners to consider redevelopment of Torrens Island into a green hydrogen industrial hub. The post AGL taps industry partners for green hydrogen hub at Torrens Island appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Forestry industry accuses Ministers of 'total policy failure' on tree planting

Business Green

Industry body slams government for 'woeful' tree planting rates in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The government has been accused by the forestry industry of a "total policy failure" on tree planting, in the wake of fresh figures which show it is less than halfway to hitting an annual tree planting target it established more than two years ago.

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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.

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ACCC to probe potential generator “misconduct” during market price cap

Renew Economy

ACCC says it is looking into potential "misconduct" by generators during the recent price cap on electricity markets and forecast supply shortages. The post ACCC to probe potential generator “misconduct” during market price cap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Human Rights and Agriculture: Issues in Today’s Food Chain

Unsustainable

By making small changes, like buying local or seeking transparent companies, anyone can shape demand for compliance with human rights.

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Could clean energy bring an end to Africa's worsening energy access crisis

Business Green

New IEA report reveals encouraging recent trends have been thrown into reverse by the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine - but clean energy investment could swiftly reignite development. The fallout from the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine is continuing to impact some of the poorest communities on the planet and could bring a halt to some of the more encouraging development trends of the past few years.

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Whose fault is the energy and climate fiasco?

Renew Economy

In a perverse way, the Coalition government can take much of the credit for renewables progress over the past decade, grossly inadequate as it was. The post Whose fault is the energy and climate fiasco? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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COP President looks to advance South Africa's flagship Just Energy Transition Partnership

Business Green

Alok Sharma travels to South Africa this week to confirm fresh funding for major sustainable development programme that experts hope could provide template for further deals. COP26 President Alok Sharma has travelled to South Africa this week in a bid to help promote the country's high profile Just Energy Transition Partnership (JTEP), which aims to mobilise billions of dollars of climate finance in support of the economy's shift away from coal power.

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Why isn’t the ESB designing a policy to bring on bulk renewable energy?

Renew Economy

Introducing new market designs - like those put forward by the ESB - without an explicit statement of the carbon implications is beyond the pale. The post Why isn’t the ESB designing a policy to bring on bulk renewable energy? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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All for show? Why we need better leadership on recycling

Business Green

Its time for businesses and government to be honest with consumers about the environmental impact of packaging, writes Viridor’s Tim Rotheray. While the UK government's food strategy for England, published this week, has come in for a lot of criticism, it put a vital spotlight on food waste. In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, it is an obvious area to tackle to help stretched family budgets.

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Energy Estate seeks $500m in capital to fast-track huge development pipeline

Renew Economy

Australian renewables outfit reveals plans for $A500 million-plus capital raise, to underwrite its large and diverse development pipeline. The post Energy Estate seeks $500m in capital to fast-track huge development pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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U.S. Department of Energy - DOE Announces Breakthrough in Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology

Global Renewable News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today.

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Bowen handballs capacity mechanism fossil fuel choice to states

Renew Economy

Bowen says individual states will decide which technologies are in or out of a proposed capacity mechanism, but they must help deliver emissions targets. The post Bowen handballs capacity mechanism fossil fuel choice to states 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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U.S. Department of Energy - DOE Awards $57.9 Million to Reduce Industrial Emissions and Manufacture Clean Energy TechnologiesFunding Supports 30 Projects That Will Decarbonize Industrial Processes, Develop New Technologies for Clean Energy Manufacturing

Global Renewable News

On June 16, the U.S. Department of Energy.

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RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz: we need to get better at telling the sustainable palm oil story

Eco-Business

The former UN executive is three months into his role leading the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. He tells Eco-Business that the much-criticised industry needs to improve how it communicates the value of certified oil palm.

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Global Wind Energy Council - Global wind industry unites to address climate and energy crises ahead of COP27

Global Renewable News

COP27 must be the moment countries come.

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Southeast Asia could earn US$2t yearly from protecting nature: report

Eco-Business

The study called for more funding for projects that restore mangroves, coral reefs and urban greenery, but left room for more detailed country-level analyses.

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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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Seequent - Exposing the plumbing beneath Yellowstone's famous geysers

Global Renewable News

Most visit Yellowstone to see geysers.

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Hit by heatwaves, cities test fresh ways to cool residents

Eco-Business

As heatwaves grip parts of Europe, the United States and South Asia, there is a growing push for policies to protect those at risk.

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European Investment Bank - Kosovo*: EIB provides a €1.5 million technical assistance grant for decarbonising and increasing energy efficiency of the heating system in Pristina

Global Renewable News

Highlights Technical assistance grant.

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Zoo animals suffer as food prices surge amid Sri Lanka’s economic crash

Eco-Business

Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo has been hit by both runaway inflation and a plunge in visitor revenue, leaving it scrambling for options to keep its animals fed.

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Mitsubishi Power, Ltd. - Mitsubishi Power Signs Decarbonization Agreement for Hydrogen Fuel Conversion with Leading Egyptian O&G Refinery ANRPC

Global Renewable News

Highlights Mitsubishi Power signed a.

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Two Teslas Plus Home Solar Power Is Energy Freedom

CleanTechnica

When someone posted on Twitter that he just sold his ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle and replaced it with a Tesla Model Y, thereby achieving an all-EV household, I found it intriguing. Sold our ICE car that the Model Y replaced. Officially ALL EV household and no more smogs ever again! YES! The future is […].

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OCI Solar Power - OCI Solar Power celebrates 10 years in San Antonio, announces increase in project pipeline

Global Renewable News

The very first company to develop.

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UK Government - Electric motorbikes and off-road trucks to unlock growth and jobs across the UK£43.7 million joint industry and government funding to support the development of the latest green auto tech, including electric motorbikes and off-road vehicles.

Global Renewable News

Highlights Projects could.