Mon.May 23, 2022

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WestRock shares sustainability lessons learned

GreenBiz

Sponsored: With the approval of a science-based target (SBT), refreshed ESG goals and the publication of its 2021 Sustainability Report, the WestRock team is sharing their learnings so others can benefit, too.

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Xos, Inc. Launches Fleet Intelligence Platform called XOSphere

Green Living Guy

New offerings, available now, creating the most connected vehicle ecosystem available today Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS) is a leading fleet services provider. When I was out in California they unveiled its connected vehicle ecosystem called the Xosphere. This was at a reveal event this evening during the inaugural Xos Fleet Week. I know that Xos […].

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5 things I learned being a sustainability consultant

GreenBiz

A consultant can help many companies get on the path towards sustainability, but what happens if you can't see the project to the end?

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How The Real Estate Industry Can Live Up To Sustainability Expectations

Green Living Guy

Sustainability is trending for all industries as every business wants to do its bit for the environment. It affects their brand perception and makes the buyers stick around for the long haul. The sustainable trend is specifically big in the real estate segment because its benefits extend to land developers and buyers alike. But living […]. The post How The Real Estate Industry Can Live Up To Sustainability Expectations appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Exp

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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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How a shadow price on water could prime innovative technologies

GreenBiz

The acceleration of corporate water stewardship and climate mitigation commitments requires new investment criteria for the adoption of innovative water technologies.

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Sneak Peak of Honda’s All-Electric 2024 Prologue SUV

Green Living Guy

2024 Honda Prologue Honda released the first sketch previewing the design of the all-new Prologue full-electric SUV launching in 2024. The first Honda model designed primarily through virtual reality visualization technology, Prologue styling suggests an adventure-ready SUV capable of satisfying everyday driving and weekend getaways with a strong hint of the well-received Honda e in […].

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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium All-Wheel Drive Wins AAA’s Best Overall Car for 2022

Green Living Guy

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium All-Wheel Drive has won AAA’s Best Overall Car for 2022, the latest acclaim for Ford’s electric SUV. AAA researchers gave special praise to the vehicle for its dramatic new profile, its power, and for being quiet, quick, roomy, and fun to drive. Mustang Mach-E continues to draw customer attention […]. The post 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium All-Wheel Drive Wins AAA’s Best Overall Car for 2022 appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Elec

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3 companies tell us their failures on sustainability

GreenBiz

Levis, L’Oreal and Humanscale explain where they went wrong and how they are moving forward.

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PETRONAS, PERTAMINA and PTT Intensify Collaboration on Methane Emissions Management

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The virtual Roundtable, the second in the series held on 19 May 2022, was hosted by PETRONAS and supported by Thailand’s PTT Public Company Limited (PTT) and Indonesia’s PERTAMINA.

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Can you go climate smart and gender smart in the public markets?

GreenBiz

A handful of leading-edge asset managers have created vehicles that are tackling both simultaneously.

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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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Cranberry Analytics to integrate LoRaWAN in its smart water meters

Smart Energy International

India’s Panaji Municipal Corporation has awarded its smart water metering contract to Cranberry Analytics for use of its smart meters. The award will see Cranberry utilise Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard into its ultrasonic smart water meters. The announcement sees Cranberry Analytics, a water management company based in India, integrating LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard, courtesy of Semtech, a global supplier of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorit

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Tackling the peak demand charge problem to cost-effectively scale the EV revolution

Charged

Sponsored by ads-tec Energy. EVs are playing an increasingly important role in the transition to a net-zero emissions world and are expected to comprise at least two-thirds of global car sales by 2040. But even as EVs are becoming more widely available and affordable, the demand for fast, convenient charging is nowhere near to being met. The current grid structure and limitations will put the brakes on the EV revolution but there are solutions that turn the current grid challenges into grid asse

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Contractor’s Corner: Solar apprenticeships are key to meeting renewable energy goals IREC is working to build solar apprenticeships in the U.S.

Solar Power World

Apprenticeships are one of the best ways to train and retain talent in a given industry. Apprentices are taught the job and paid for their work simultaneously, opening the career to those who couldn’t afford to take classes without an income stream. Industries like plumbing, electrical and many others have well-established apprenticeship programs, but the… The post Contractor’s Corner: Solar apprenticeships are key to meeting renewable energy goals <br><span style='color:#

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“Under-prepared on all fronts:” Australian renewables exposed to supply and cost crunch

Renew Economy

Major report from global insurer warns of tough road ahead for Australian renewables market feeling effects of supply-chain “long Covid.”. The post “Under-prepared on all fronts:” Australian renewables exposed to supply and cost crunch 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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U.S. solar suffers another hit as Dept. of Commerce investigates solar cell imports.

Energy Central

The solar industry in the U.S. is, by all accounts, frozen right now. Reports of more than 300 utility-scale solar projects have been stalled or delayed in recent weeks, and solar installers across the country are nervous this crawl could last for an extended period. Many companies have reported the likelihood of layoffs. The next six months will reveal whether or not this is.

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EPA announces $500 million in funding for electric school buses

Charged

The EPA has announced $500 million in new funding for school districts and other eligible bus operators to begin replacing the nation’s fleet of school buses with American-made zero-emission buses. This 500 big ones represents the first round of funding from the $5-billion investment authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Portions of the rebates can also be used to install charging infrastructure for the new buses.

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“Liars:” Forrest and Turnbull take aim at fossil fuel hydrogen, set new green hydrogen target

Renew Economy

Andrew Forrest and Malcolm Turnbull take aim at fossil fuel hydrogen and CCS as new 100 million a year green hydrogen target set. The post “Liars:” Forrest and Turnbull take aim at fossil fuel hydrogen, set new green hydrogen target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Webinar: Ensuring crimp quality for large gauge wire in EVs?

Charged

The rapid growth of EVs, HEVs, and PHEVs has led to an increase in the use of large gauge wires and cables, but large wire crimping presents its own set of challenges. Harness manufacturers must take care to ensure quality connections where these cables and terminations perform. This webinar, presented by TE Connectivity, will focus on the tooling needs of the EV industry, and the role of advanced control and monitoring innovations to support industry growth.

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Connectors for energy storage systems

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Battery pole and busbar connectors for safe and flexible installation

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Wolfspeed opens silicon carbide semiconductor fab facility in New York

Charged

Silicon carbide and gallium nitride technology company Wolfspeed has opened a silicon carbide semiconductor wafer fabrication facility in Marcy, New York. Wolfspeed calls the automated facility “the world’s first and largest 200 mm silicon carbide fab, providing uncompromised wafer quality and higher yield.”. In April, the facility produced its first batch of silicon carbide semiconductor wafers, and the company plans to begin supplying customers this year.

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“We gave up:” Quinbrook’s back with big battery plans and withering critique of Taylor’s policy failure

Renew Economy

Quinbrook ready to invest in Australia again, but gives withering critique of Angus Taylor's policy failure. The post “We gave up:” Quinbrook’s back with big battery plans and withering critique of Taylor’s policy failure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GM’s Ultium-based EVs feature heat pump technology

Charged

GM has announced that its current Ultium platform-based EVs come standard with an energy recovery system composed of a patented heat pump and technology that recovers waste heat from the vehicle as well as humidity from inside and outside the vehicle. . Waste heat from batteries and power electronics, and humidity—including humidity from the body heat of passengers—is collected and stored by the system.

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Biden’s Manufactured Home Standards to Increase Energy Bills for Low-Income Households

Green Living Guy

Washington, DC—Biden administration standards for manufactured homes will boost the efficiency of more than half of new units, but in a major shortcoming, will require little improvement for smaller models, leaving future low-income residents with high energy bills. Finalized today, the long-awaited standards from the Department of Energy (DOE) will require a majority of new manufactured homes […].

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ORNL licenses electrolyte and thin-film coating tech to BTRY

Charged

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has licensed some electrolyte and thin-film coating technologies it developed to battery technology company BTRY , which plans to use them to manufacture lithium-ion batteries. ORNL says the licensing will enable BTRY to “make batteries with increased energy density, at lower cost and with an improved safety profile in crashes.”.

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Australia has the resources to be a renewable energy superpower, now it needs a plan

Renew Economy

The last federal government has left a considerable mess in the electricity sector for the incoming Labor government to clean up. The post Australia has the resources to be a renewable energy superpower, now it needs a plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ABB E-mobility increases investment in software provider ChargeLab

Charged

ABB EL Ventures, the venture arm of electronics giant ABB , has made an investment in charging software provider ChargeLab, as part of the latter’s $15-million Series A financing round. ABB E-mobility first partnered with ChargeLab in 2020. ChargeLab will develop next-generation software solutions for ABB charging stations. The company’s network services already run on top of ABB’s charging solutions, the Terra DC and Terra AC wallbox, using the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP).

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Albanese commits Australia to stronger 2030 target, starts climate reset

Renew Economy

Anthony Albanese hits reset on Australia's international climate stance, formally committing Australia to a stronger 2030 emissions target. The post Albanese commits Australia to stronger 2030 target, starts climate reset appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Clenergy Seals Middle Eastern Distribution Partnership with Power n Sun

altenergymag

Following the latest partnership with GEMINOX, Clenergy continues its push into the distribution market. Clenergy has sealed a strategic distribution agreement with Power n Sun.

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The role of Ammonia in the North West Hydrogen Economy

Energy Central

The role of Ammonia in the North West Hydrogen Economy Global production of ammonia currently stands at 176 million tonnes per year. Most ammonia is produced at large scale via the Haber Bosch process where nitrogen and hydrogen react at pressures of up to 200 bar. The carbon intensity of the ammonia is dependent on the source of hydrogen. Almost all ammonia today is produced using.

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Alice Springs tests potential for remote control of home solar and batteries

Renew Economy

A team at Charles Darwin University will test the ability for solar and battery inverters to provide “essential support services” to the Alice Springs grid. The post Alice Springs tests potential for remote control of home solar and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Reports: HSBC suspends responsible investing head after controversial climate speech

Business Green

Senior HSBC executives disavow Stuart Kirk's comments last week complaining that throughout his career there had always been 'some nutjob telling me about the end of the world'. HSBC has suspended its global head of responsible investing Stuart Kirk following a presentation he gave last week, in which he argued investors need not worry about climate change risks.

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The political and media establishment ignored climate – but voters didn’t

Renew Economy

Media outlets and big political parties ignored climate change. Will they recognise their mistake, as the issue gets bigger for voters? The post The political and media establishment ignored climate – but voters didn’t appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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'World first': Volvo preps for launch of electric trucks made with fossil-fuel-free steel

Business Green

Company claims to be first truck maker in the world to swap out vehicle parts made from traditional steel for zero emission steel. Volvo Trucks has announced that its heavy electric trucks are to soon include parts made of "fossil-free" steel, as part of the automakers' plan to slash the carbon footprint of its zero-emission vehicle range. The Swedish company announced this morning that it would be replacing steel made in fossil fuel furnaces with steel made using a hydrogen-based process for se

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ARENA-backed energy retailer goes into administration as price surge causes havoc

Renew Economy

ARENA-backed energy retailer first to go into administration as surge in electricity prices causes havoc in markets. The post ARENA-backed energy retailer goes into administration as price surge causes havoc appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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