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A taste of Microsoft’s all-electric kitchen

GreenBiz

Microsoft has created a working test kitchen for many of the all-electric technologies that will be used in its extensive campus modernization. The all-electric cafeteria opened in March.

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Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 announced

Envirotec Magazine

Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. Launched in 2017, the awards have witnessed a dramatic and inspirational rise in the circular use of plastics through increased recycling and recyclability over the last the five years, said the organisers. The seven winners are: • Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product: Sustainable modular headliner for vehicle interiors and downstream recycling solutions by G

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3 missing ingredients for scaling regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

Better messagers for technical advice, better standards and more diversification will help farmers move into more regenerative practices.

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WHO values are insufficient, say developers of European map of aerosol pollution

Envirotec Magazine

The data used in the study comes from 22 measuring stations spread across the European continent. A protocol developed at PSI for the standardised evaluation of the different data sets ensured their comparability, says the group (image credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic). Researchers have measured the composition of fine dust at 22 locations in Europe, producing what they describe as a European map of the most important aerosol sources.

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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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Why renewable energy infrastructure needs to be built for a circular economy

GreenBiz

Designing the energy transition right can tackle not only climate change but mitigate biodiversity loss and address global inequalities.

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Natural Power supports acquisition of 65MW French wind portfolio

altenergymag

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has delivered technical due diligence on behalf of Greencoat Renewables PLC to support its acquisition of a 65-MW portfolio of four operating wind farms in France from Swiss renewable energy producer Axpo. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.

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Massive Benefits of Introducing Greenery into Your Home and How to Do It

U.S. Green Technology

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re surely aware of how important spending time outside is for our mind, body, and soul. Not only do we get plenty of fresh air and allow our organisms to produce plenty of vitamin D, which is essential for those happy hormones, but we also get to reconnect. The post Massive Benefits of Introducing Greenery into Your Home and How to Do It appeared first on U.S.

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Meet the startup aiming to make hydrogen fuel a reality for cargo fleets

GreenBiz

Significant funding to startup Amogy could pave the path to an emissions-free global shipping sector.

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Labor tips $45m into Australian pursuit of “ultra low cost” solar

Renew Economy

Albanese government commits $45 million to the push to cheaper and more efficient solar technologies, led by Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics. The post Labor tips $45m into Australian pursuit of “ultra low cost” solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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It’s time to include fungi in global conservation goals

GreenBiz

There's more than just flora and fauna in the natural world and we need to start protecting those as well.

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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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Amsterdam orders 84 next-generation VDL Citea electric buses

Charged

Amsterdam public transport agency GVB will expand its electric fleet with the purchase of 84 new-generation VDL Citeas from VDL Bus & Coach. The agency will begin deploying the new electric buses in 2023. VDL will deliver 30 articulated VDL Citeas of type LF-181 and 54 VDL Citeas LF-122. VDL is also responsible for deploying the charging infrastructure.

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Sun Cable clears new hurdle for world’s biggest solar and battery project

Renew Economy

Massive solar and battery project backed by Australia's two richest men gets a ringing endorsement of its economic merits from Infrastructure Australia. The post Sun Cable clears new hurdle for world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Volta’s Charging for All initiative aims to deliver affordable access to EV charging

Charged

Volta Charging has launched a new initiative called Charging for All, a multimillion-dollar commitment over the next few years to advance the Biden Administration’s EV infrastructure goals, specifically delivering affordable, equitable access to EV charging. Volta’s Charging for All initiative encompasses three key efforts: PredictEV, Volta’s infrastructure planning software, will include an increased focus on supporting the equity goals defined by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJ

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Winners of International Challenge to Accelerate Universal Clean Energy Access Announced

altenergymag

Innovation competition equips university students with the skills to pursue green jobs. Today, winners of the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge were announced at a virtual Grand Final Event. The Challenge is a global, multidisciplinary competition that empowers teams of university students to accelerate clean energy access for low to middle income countries through the development of innovative appliances.

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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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Five technical challenges for battery pack end-of-line test stations

Charged

Sponsored by Chroma. The emerging growth of the EV market has created significant challenges to battery manufacturers on how they test and validate the functionality of battery modules and packs effectively and efficiently, especially during high voltage tests. It is also critical while manufacturing to adhere to associated test standards and regulations during the test phases.

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How Are New Informal Transit Routes Formed?

The City Fix

In 2015, the chairman of a Kampala administrative zone about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the city’s downtown addressed a hand-written note to the chairman of a minibus taxi association. He humbly requested the group of drivers expand its services. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The KATEK Group’s ghostONE white-label wallbox charger

Charged

The KATEK Group, a European electronics company, has introduced a new white-label wallbox charging station. The ghostONE is a 22 kW Level 2 charger that companies can customize with their own brand identities. “With ghostONE, KATEK’s subsidiary eSystems is targeting the European market for wallboxes in the residential and semi-public sectors, which, according to recent market studies, will reach an installation base of 65 million boxes y 2035,” said Jochen Paukert, Managing Director of eSystems,

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Flicker fest: Production halted at Australia’s biggest wind and solar farm after voltage issues

Renew Economy

Production from Australia's biggest wind and solar hybrid project halted after it was identified as cause of "flickering" on South Australia grid. The post Flicker fest: Production halted at Australia’s biggest wind and solar farm after voltage issues appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New Genesis GV60 to come with 3 years of free charging from Electrify America

Charged

Buyers of the 2023 GV60 electric SUV will receive 3 years of 30-minute complimentary charging sessions on the Electrify America public charging network. GV60 drivers will be able to locate and access charging stations via the Electrify America mobile app. Electrify America’s network includes some 800 charging stations, comprised of about 3,500 individual chargers.

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Ten Little Euphemisms: What Do They Portend for Climate Policy?

Energy Central

It should come as no surprise that the oil and gas industry is attempting to use the current crises of energy security and inflationary prices to its advantage. To that end, the American Petroleum Institute (API) has released a ten-point plan they deem is responsive to these current events. The Institute’s pitch is a ploy. If implemented, it would wipe away—or at the least.

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Qorvo says its new SiC FET product line has best-in-class figures of merit for on-resistance

Charged

Radio frequency technology company Qorvo (formerly UnitedSiC ) has announced a new SiC Field Effect Transistor (FET) product line, which it says has best-in-class figures of merit for on-resistance. The FET is designed for the 800 V bus architectures in the onboard chargers of EVs as well as industrial battery chargers, industrial power supplies, DC/DC solar inverters, welding machines, uninterruptible power supplies and induction heating applications.

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PlanetScape Ai and Planet’s Professional Services Team Scale the Fight for Human Rights

Planet Pulse

PlanetScape Ai works with governments and international organizations to support human rights worldwide. Born of founder and chief scientist Andrew Marx Ph.D.’s years of research into genocide, geographic information systems, and remote sensing, PlanetScape Ai specializes in the development and implementation of customized analytic services, leveraging artificial intelligence and high-cadence data streams to provide actionable information to decision-makers worldwide.

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New research looks at the economics of aluminum for EVs

Charged

Research commissioned and funded by The Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group has studied the content and economics of aluminum in EVs. In a White Paper , authors from FEV Consulting, Novelis and Constellium found that current BEVs have a higher aluminum content than comparable ICE vehicles and that aluminum content rises as EV size and performance rise.

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Biggest battery unveiled in Queensland as part of post Callide battery blitz

Renew Economy

CS Energy to build 400MWh big battery near Brisbane as part of the state's "battery blitz" following the explosion at the Callide coal plant. The post Biggest battery unveiled in Queensland as part of post Callide battery blitz appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Schneider Electric launches cyber solution to bolster asset protection

Smart Energy International

Schneider Electric has announced the launch of Cybersecurity Solutions for Buildings alongside Claroty. The solution aims to help buildings customers secure building management systems (BMS) to protect their people, assets and operations. The joint solution was developed between digital automation and energy management specialist Schneider Electric and cyber-physical systems security company Claroty.

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BlueFloat adds fourth offshore wind project to growing Australian portfolio

Renew Economy

BlueFloat and Energy Estate unveil a fourth Australian offshore wind project, hailing the "change of narrative" since the election of a new federal government. The post BlueFloat adds fourth offshore wind project to growing Australian portfolio appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Fujitsu pools digital twin IoT resources to advance its Trusted Society

Smart Energy International

A new partnership between Hexagon and Fujitsu Limited will see the two provide joint use cases leveraging their respective digital twin technologies and solutions to drive headway towards ‘Trusted Society’. Fujitsu’s Trusted Society is described by the information and communications services provider as advancing a safe, secure and sustainable society by implementing technologies to solve social problems alongside all stakeholders.

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Ed Miliband: 'Green is not just the ethical choice, it is the economic choice'

Business Green

Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary hails the social and economic virtues of the net zero transition at last night's BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. Ed Miliband last night promised that a Labour government would provide long-term certainty to businesses through the delivery of an ambitious new climate policy framework, as he hailed the net zero transition as "not just the ethical choice; it is the economic choice as well".

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ION Renewables Signs Exclusivity Agreement to Bring Mitsubishi Power’s Emerald Storage Solutions to Ireland

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The Battery Energy Storage Projects Will Add 185.

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The Pacific Northwest Has Defeated Dozens of Fossil Fuel Projects — But the Industry Still Wants to Quietly Expand

DeSmogBlog

New large-scale fossil fuel projects have become mostly unworkable in the Pacific Northwest, with dozens canceled over the past decade due to fierce opposition from local communities. But the industry’s blitz is not yet over. Instead, rather than building new pipelines, it is seeking to expand existing infrastructure in a way that will provoke less pushback.

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New market to trade network access could help solve congestion issues, CEC says

Renew Economy

Clean Energy Council says allowing new wind and solar farms to "trade" network access could solve network congestion challenges. The post New market to trade network access could help solve congestion issues, CEC says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renewable Energy & How to Meet ESG Goals featuring Tim Kim | ESG Decoded Podcast

Energy Central

"In this episode, Kaitlyn Allen talks with Tim Kim, CEO of ibV Energy Partners and its direct affiliated companies. Before founding ibV Energy, Tim led closings on M&A transactions in the US and globally. ibV Energy Partners LLC is a privately held company based in Miami and direct investors and developers of large-scale solar and storage power plants across the.

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AEMO puts generators on notice as it restores full electricity market trading

Renew Economy

AEMO restores full electricity market trading on Friday afternoon, with generators still on notice for potential gaming behaviour. The post AEMO puts generators on notice as it restores full electricity market trading appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Why Is the F95zone Website a Popular In-Game Community?

U.S. Green Technology

Online games are increasing day by day, and many people have left physical games. People play games for entertainment, to pass the time, and to develop their physical skills and cognitive skills. But, mainly, they focus on online games, which is why their fine motor skills improve and their cognitive skills. Many people search on. The post Why Is the F95zone Website a Popular In-Game Community?