GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2023

Recycling and using recycled content alone won’t solve the waste crisis. We must design the idea of waste out of the system.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

Antibiotic residues in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants in the regions around China and India risk contributing to antibiotic resistance , and the drinking water may pose a threat to human health , according to a “comprehensive analysis” from Karolinska Institute t published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The researchers also say they have determined t he relative contribution of various sources of antibiotic contamination in waterways, such as hospitals, municipals, lives

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2023

We cannot expect to transition to a sustainable circular economy by continuing to rely on toxic chemistry.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

People who travel more outside of their local area feel that they are healthier than those who stay closer to home, according to a new study led by researchers at University College London. How often people travel and the range of places visited are important, with those who regularly travel more than 15 miles away from home more likely to report being in general good health.

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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.

Energy

GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2023

Double down on buildings. Embrace circularity. Engage the workforce. 12 sustainability professionals share their hopes for the new year.

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Sustainability 239

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

Micro-Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy µDOES® is able to measure levels of multiple metals, including alkali metals, in real-time, explains Sensmet. As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs).

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

A new study looks at the use of gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines. Re-using gold from electronic waste prevents it from being lost to landfill, and using this reclaimed gold for drug manufacture reduces the need to mine new materials. Current catalysts are often made of rare metals, which are extracted using expensive, energy-intensive and damaging mining processes.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2023

In the Netherlands, De Zwarte Hond was commissioned by real estate developer MWPO to create a central building for a neighborhood that would serve as a grocery store as well as a community meeting place.

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Real Estate 202

GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2023

When it comes to Scope 3 emissions, many schools don't make the grade.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2023

Artist Kathleen Plate sees beauty where others see trash. Whether she’s sourcing post-consumer bottles from restaurants, friends, or the occasional dumpster, she’s ready to convert glass into sparkling rings in her Georgia art studio for her Smart Glass brand of eco-friendly jewelry.

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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.

Transportation

Charged

JANUARY 6, 2023

The greatest obstacle to EV adoption may not be range anxiety, unreliable public charging, or even the high upfront costs, but rather the lack of consumer awareness about EVs. Like most electric drivers, I regularly field ridiculous questions both on the road and online, and some of the things people say to me reveal the wide reach and effectiveness of the anti-EV disinformation machine.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2023

A recent report by Consumer Reports found that hybrid cars are more reliable, on average, than gas-powered cars. This will be a boon to the hybrid and EV markets, as consumers want to switch to more affordable and cleaner cars, but worry about the reliability of unfamiliar technology that hasn't been tested over time. However, the news isn't all good for EVs quite yet.

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Charged

JANUARY 6, 2023

Prairie Lithium has commissioned the third iteration of its direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is designed to process deep subsurface brines sourced from the company’s fall 2022 drilling program, from which 600 cubic meters of lithium-rich brine was reserved for ongoing DLE technology testing. The pilot plant uses Plix, Prairie Lithium’s ion exchange material that is designed to selectively extract lithium from the produced brine water, reducing the number of

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2023

Electric vehicle maker Canoo has just delivered its first tactical vehicles to the U.S. Army.

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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.

Sustainability

Charged

JANUARY 6, 2023

EVSE manufacturer Autel Energy, and Legacy Clean Energy (LCE), a minority-owned charging network, have partnered to provide charging solutions for businesses and underserved communities across the US. LCE provides comprehensive charging solutions for vehicle dealers, public and commercial fleet managers, municipalities, rideshare operators and a variety of parking applications, including charging hardware and software procurement, infrastructure planning, design and installation and charger comm

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altenergymag

JANUARY 6, 2023

The factories are in Michigan, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, New Orleans, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2023

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? The buildout. Optimism may not be self-fulfilling, but pessimism surely is. That’s why, like many Agents of Impact, The post The Week in impact investing: Deploy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 6, 2023

Lithium is expensive and limited, necessitating the development of efficient energy storage systems beyond lithium-ion batteries. Sodium is a promising candidate.

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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?

Carbon

U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 6, 2023

Texas is a southern state with 235 days of sunshine per year, which creates the conditions for the successful use of solar energy. Despite lower electricity rates (10.98 cents per kWh, 8% lower than the US average), Texas residents consume more electricity and pay almost 20% more than the national average. Switching to solar power. The post Why is it profitable to install solar panels in Texas?

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

National Grid ESO data reveals a number of fresh records, as zero carbon power sources made up more than half of Britain's power for extended periods of the year. More than half of the UK's electricity came from zero carbon sources across five months last year, as Britain celebrated a flurry of fresh green grid records in 2022, according to National Grid ESO.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 6, 2023

Deal will help to accelerate the development of Caterpillar's electrified product portfolio

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

New study from Sensu Insight reveals only 23 per cent of consumers take environmental claims from businesses at face value, with the aviation industry deemed the 'least trusted'. Almost a third of Britons expect environmental claims from companies to be slightly exaggerated, while 14 per cent said that they do not believe them at all, according to the results of a new greenwashing survey on the public's attitude towards 'greenwashing'.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 6, 2023

On December 15, 2022, the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) issued ”Pathways to Decarbonization – A report to the Minister of Energy to evaluate a moratorium on new natural gas generation in Ontario and to develop a pathway to zero emissions in the electricity sector”. This report considers a decarbonized supply mix in the Canadian province of Ontario by 2050.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Owner of New York title says banning fossil fuel ads is just one of a number of planned initiatives in 2023 to help tackle climate crisis. Vox Media, the owner of New York Magazine and the influential Vox website, has become one the first media firms in the world to confirm it will no longer accept advertising revenue from companies in the fossil fuel industry.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 6, 2023

Stellantis includes Factorial’s solid-state battery cell at their CES booth

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Batteries 79

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Guidance on corporate targets and measurement is coming for the land sector after the announcement of qualitative global commitments. When cutting carbon emissions for the good of the planet became a corporate responsibility, in some ways it was an easy sell to CEOs. Along with the reputational benefits, companies were also able to work toward energy efficiency and reduced costs under the guise of 'going green'.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

JANUARY 6, 2023

Clean & Prosperous Institute Study Mission 3.0: Quebec May 23-26, 2023 REGISTER Leaders are learners. As we look to learn about smart climate action, we’ve taken two study missions to California and now we’re expanding our horizons and traveling to Québec. Why Québec? Québec and Washington have similar economies and similar ambitions. Both are strong in research and technology, aeronautics, hydroelectricity, agriculture, fishing, mining, pharmaceuticals, aluminum, wood, and paper.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 6, 2023

Back in October 2022, I wrote a ficticious review of the 2022 energy crisis, seen from 2025: The 2022 Energy Crisis As Seen From 2025 The scenario I chose was deliberately optimistic and transformational, because I don’t believe in change happening from disseminating gloomy news alone. Three months after the first publication of the piece mentioned above, I felt the time.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2023

To coordinate grid resilience and reliability during power outages, Energy Vault and PG&E are partnering up to develop a utility-scale battery plus green hydrogen long duration energy storage system (LDES). Energy Vault, developer of grid-scale energy storage solutions, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, announced the partnership to deploy and operate the energy storage system (BH-ESS), with a minimum of 293MWh of dispatchable carbon-free e

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2023

ImpactAlpha, January 6 – The year’s slow start to dealflow is no fluke. Despite a year-end flurry, investments in everything from venture capital. The post Dealflow spotlight: Following the money in 2023 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nostromo Energy, a US-based tech company, is developing an ice-based energy storage system that can operate as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) to provide demand flexibility to the local power grid when needed. The company’s IceBrick system is an energy storage solution aiming to decarbonise commercial and industrial (C&I) buildings and the power grid.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2023

A collaboration between local tech and climate entrepreneurs is aiming to improve the livelihoods of dollar van drivers and decarbonize urban transport by. The post How Dollaride is electrifying ‘dollar vans’ to boost livelihoods and cut carbon in New York’s transit deserts appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Hydrogen tractor is part of a joint pilot project between ABP, Terberg, Air Products, and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. Associated British Ports (ABP) has revealed that it has become the first UK port operator to trial a hydrogen-fuelled tractor, after deploying the zero emission vehicle at its container terminal at the Port of Immingham, Lincolnshire.

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