Thu.Jul 14, 2022

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Bimbo Bakeries bakes up solar microgrids in California

GreenBiz

The baking company behind Entenmann’s and Sara Lee has signed a contract to design and construct solar-powered microgrids at six California bakeries in Montebello, Placentia, Oxnard, San Luis Obispo, South San Francisco and Sacramento.

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Qcells partners with food producer Jayone Foods Inc. on commercial solar-plus-storage system

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• Qcells North America Distributed Energy to provide 717.6kW of its Q.PEAK DUO XL-G10.3 modules and a 556kWh energy storage system (ESS) • Jayone Foods Inc. to offset up to 90% of its total load with over 2 million dollar-savings in utility costs over the next 20 years.

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Charting the Path: Sustainability Leaders Survey

GreenBiz

The IPCC is expressing the need for urgent action on climate change and society is expecting sustainability leaders to answer the call. Corporations play an important role in helping tackle climate change in this critical decade, through emission reductions targets and ambitious net zero goals. In January 2022, NCX interviewed 250 sustainability leaders from across the United States to learn how they are approaching their programs.

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Hammond Power Solutions Appoints Chief Commercial Officer

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Hammond Power Solutions (HPS) a leading manufacturer of dry-type and cast resin transformers and related magnetics, has announced the appointment of David Kinsella to the position of Chief Commercial Officer effective August 1, 2022. Mr. Kinsella will succeed Mr. Dale Sidey who is retiring at the end of the year.

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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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The case for private-sector collective action

GreenBiz

What's at stake is not the competitiveness of one or another individual company; it is the legitimacy and viability of capitalism in the societies where it operates.

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“Eureka moment” as Australian researchers make hydrogen storage breakthrough

Renew Economy

Deakin University researchers find a novel way to separate, store and transport huge amounts of gas safely that could be a eureka moment for green hydrogen. The post “Eureka moment” as Australian researchers make hydrogen storage breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CATL’s new cell-to-pack battery system to be available in 2023

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CATL , a Chinese battery supplier, has launched a new cell-to-pack (CTP) battery system, and the company expects it to be available in 2023. The Qilin battery system meets the bollard test standard for safety, and includes NMC cells and an interlayer that the company says provides specific energy up to 255 Wh/kg and a volume utilization efficiency of 72%.

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What will future green investment teams spend their money on?

GreenBiz

We asked Emerging Leaders in the space. Here are their answers.

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Alternative Fuel Corridor designations facilitate charging network build-out in all 50 states

Charged

The DOT’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced the latest round of Alternative Fuel Corridor designations. Under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funding will be directed to designated EV Alternative Fuel Corridors to serve as the backbone for the national EV charging network.

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Q2 startup roundup: Investment records, food without fields and smart waste reductions

GreenBiz

A roundup of second-quarter developments among startups in the food and agriculture industry.

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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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NRG Systems Provides Solar Measurement Solutions for Enel Green Power North America’s Growing PV Portfolio

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NRG Systems, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a range of wind, solar, and meteorological applications, will provide Solar Resource Assessment (SRA) Systems to Enel Green Power North America for pre-construction measurement campaigns in all major regions of the United States.

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West Coast fast charging network EVCS raises $69 million

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EVCS, which operates a network of DC fast chargers on the US West Coast, recently completed a $68- million funding raise, comprised of a $50 million debt facility from Spring Lane Capital and a Series A equity investment of $18.8 million. EVCS will use the new capital to expand into at least 35 new cities across California and Washington, and to increase charger density in its existing communities.

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ANU says flaws with Australia’s carbon offset “irrefutable” as Coalition appointees resign

Renew Economy

ANU researchers detail 'irrefutable' flaws with Australia's carbon offset regime, as trio of Coalition appointees resign from oversight committee. The post ANU says flaws with Australia’s carbon offset “irrefutable” as Coalition appointees resign appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NEO Battery Materials teaming up with Applied Carbon Nano Technology

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Canada-based NEO Battery Materials has signed a collaboration agreement with Applied Carbon Nano Technology (ACN) to apply ACN’s carbon nanotube to NEO’s NBMSiDE silicon anode materials. The companies will also work together on opportunities in the CNT conductive additive market, and will appoint scientific advisors from ACN to assist the collaboration.

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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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Australia plots leap from world-leading solar R&D to global solar manufacturer

Renew Economy

Can Australia make the leap from world-leading solar research and installation rates, to a global manufacturer of scale? The post Australia plots leap from world-leading solar R&D to global solar manufacturer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Gridtential, Hammond Group and Wirtz Manufacturing Agree to Launch Production of Biplate Electrodes for Silicon Joule Batteries

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Gridtential Energy today announced that it will partner with battery component manufacturers Hammond Group and Wirtz Manufacturing Co. to develop, pilot and produce ready-made components and equipment for makers of advanced lead batteries employing Silicon Joule bipole solutions.

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Siemens partners with GIS software provider to level up grid planning

Smart Energy International

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has partnered with Esri, a geographic information systems (GIS) and location intelligence platform, to expand its ecosystem of partners for its grid software business. The partnership hopes to enhance capabilities for the planning, operations and maintenance of power networks at grid operators by combining Esri’s mapping and spatial analytics software and Siemens’ electrical topology expertise.

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Driving heat reflections …

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Reflections on driving on what will be the coolest 11 July for years, if not decades to come. Even though it was the hottest of the year so far, it may well be the coolest 11th of July for years and decades into the future. On the hottest day of the year so far, I had reason to do something I had not done for a good while, in fact since before Covid, to drive a fair distance on business-related activities.

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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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Kansas Lands Panasonic Energy for $4B Electric Vehicle Battery Megaproject

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State-of-the-art facility plans to create up to 4,000 jobs and advance the EV industry in U.S.

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A Makeup Artist who Considers Our Health and the Environment

Unsustainable

Celebrity makeup artist Campbell Ritchie is proof that we don’t need to compromise our values, our skin’s health, or the planet to feel beautiful.

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Here comes the sun: Did rooftop solar save the day in Queensland?

Renew Economy

The return of good sunshine in Queensland has helped moderate prices. But is that the only change in the market? The post Here comes the sun: Did rooftop solar save the day in Queensland? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy blockchain startup FlexiDAO secures Google and Microsoft backing

Smart Energy International

FlexiDAO plans to scale its renewables tracking platform, particularly in the US and Europe, with $6.5 million raised in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Amsterdam-headquartered energy venture provider SET Ventures and included Google and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund as well as existing investor EIT InnoEnergy. FlexiDAO, a Spanish-Dutch startup, is a renewables matching and certification platform built on the blockchain for 24/7 electricity and carbon tracking.

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Port Augusta wind hub resumes production after 3-week hiatus caused by “flickering”

Renew Economy

The wind component of what will be Australia's biggest hybrid renewables facility resumes production after addressing voltage and "flickering" issues. The post Port Augusta wind hub resumes production after 3-week hiatus caused by “flickering” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Tesla and PG&E launch virtual power plant programme

Smart Energy International

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Tesla Inc. have launched a pilot programme that creates a virtual power plant (VPP) to help support electric grid reliability and save customers money. Through this collaboration, Tesla is participating in PG&E’s Emergency Load Reduction Programme (ELRP) pilot by enrolling and combining residential Powerwall home battery systems into a virtual power plant to discharge power back to the grid in California during times of high electricity demand.

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GLOBAL BRAND ROLL-OUT FOR TALLY GROUP

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THE ENERGY SECTOR IS EVOLVING FAST. SO IS OUR BUSINESS.

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'Growing claims of greenwashing': ESG credibility under threat from lack of standardisation, report warns

Business Green

Analysts from EY and Oxford Analytica warn booming ESG movement faces greenwashing allegations and loss of credibility if action is not taken. A lack of standardisation, regulation, and common purpose risks opening the door to 'greenwashing' in the financial sector that could undermine the burgeoning environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment movement, a new report from EY and Oxford Analytica has warned.

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Australian climate policy pays people to grow trees that already existed – we can do better

Renew Economy

Regeneration of native forests is a valid and desirable way to reduce emissions and generate carbon credits. But the ERF method is deeply flawed. The post Australian climate policy pays people to grow trees that already existed – we can do better appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Wildlife Trusts urge Tory leadership contenders to prioritise nature

Business Green

Prime Minister must prioritise nature to meet net zero and environmental goals set out in 2019 Conservative manifesto, campaign group warns. The next Prime Minister needs to make efforts to protect and enhance nature a top priority in order to mitigate the climate crisis and deliver on the environmental ambitions of the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto, The Wildlife Trusts has today argued.

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Webinar: The Energy Transition – Will History Repeat Itself?

Renew Economy

We have plans and cost estimates for renewables and the energy transition from AEMO and CSIRO. But how do we get the transition right? The post Webinar: The Energy Transition – Will History Repeat Itself? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Tory leadership hopefuls clarify net zero views, as UK braces for record heat

Business Green

Frontrunners Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, and Penny Mordaunt all confirm backing for maintaining 2050 target, but fears remain UK climate policy could be diluted by next Prime Minister. All the Tory leadership hopefuls have clarified their stance on the UK's 2050 net zero target, as the country braces itself for potentially record-breaking temperatures next week that have prompted health warnings from the Met Office and fears of disruption to transport and infrastructure.

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The Use Case For Medium-Duty Box Trucks

Energy Central

The fourth and final segment report from Run on Less - Electric is now published and available to download at no cost. Medium-Duty Box Trucks are ready for depot charging and fleet deployment. What makes these battery electric trucks unique and therefore challenging is the fact that virtually all MD trucks go from the truck assembly plant to a body builder to have the body.

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Introducing Outrage + Optimism X Net Zero Festival

Business Green

Bringing to you live from the Net Zero Festival. Outrage + Optimism! Join us to watch a live exclusive episode right from our main Festival stage. The BusinessGreen team are thrilled to announce that Outrage + Optimism will be joining us live at the Net Zero Festival to record a new exclusive episode for their podcast. Last time Outrage + Optimism recorded a live podcast episode was at COP26 last year, so we are honoured to have them join us on Wednesday 28 th of September at the Mermaid venue i

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Meet Our 2022 Frontline Fellowsand Support Their Work!

Front And Centered

Front and Centered and People’s Economy Lab are excited to announce the second cohort of New Economy Washington (NEW) Frontline Community Fellows. This year’s fellowship program is designed to support communities of color who are creating an economy rooted in democracy and collective self-determination, advancing sustainability, equity, and shared well-being.