Your next corporate job: Protecting biodiversity
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Jobs focusing on preserving and regenerating nature are on the rise. The focus: mitigating risk and seizing opportunity. Will "nature positive" be the next "net zero"?
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UK Space Agency offers £4m funding boost to clear space junk
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Image credit: ClearSpace. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) announced in late September that two UK-based companies are designing missions to clear hazardous space junk. ClearSpace and Astroscale have been awarded £4 million from the UKSA to design missions, working with a consortium of industry partners. Orbital congestion and space debris are significant challenges facing the global space sector, and the UK Space Agency says it has committed £102 million, over the next three years, to deliver capabil
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Investing in next-gen farmers will create resilient food systems
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 17, 2022
USDA to invest up to $550 million will help younger farmers access land and get support, an important boost.
A road runs through it: Bird conservation in Essex
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Long-tailed Tit (credit: Rob Murray BTO). A plot of land next to one of the busiest roads in Essex has become a home for a variety of endangered wild birds, in work undertaken by National Highways. The project, which began in 2018, on a site adjacent to the A120 near Braintree, has been developed into a natural habitat for wild birds. Lucy Robison-Smith – an Environmental specialist with National Highways – and Rob Murray – a volunteer for the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) – were responsib
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.
Beyond Biden’s climate plan, a new industrial revolution is needed
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 17, 2022
With billions of dollars coming to fund the clean transition, an innovative approach is still needed to push forward radically decarbonizing new technologies.
Pump supplies acquires PD Pumps
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2022
One of the PD Pumps Robot range. Pump Supplies, the owner and operator of the UK’s largest hire fleet of electric submersible pumps and accessories, has acquired Stockport-based PD Pumps Ltd. PD Pumps is a key pump distribution business for Robot and Landustrie pumps in the UK and Ireland and specialises in the supply of submersible pumps and dry installed pumps.
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Solar eliminates nearly all grid demand as its powers South Australia grid during day
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Rooftop and utility scale solar meet equivalent of all of South Australia's electricity demand for more than six hours on Sunday, as "operational demand" nearly eliminated. The post Solar eliminates nearly all grid demand as its powers South Australia grid during day appeared first on RenewEconomy.
SolarEdge Releases its Annual Sustainability Report, Highlighting its Sustainable Energy Solutions and Responsible ESG Practices
altenergymag
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The report was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and the Sustainability Standards Accounting Board (SASB) Standard for Solar Technology and Project Developers, and summarizes the Company's global sustainability activities, performance and results from calendar year 2021.
Formula E sets new viewership records in Season 8
Charged
OCTOBER 17, 2022
When it made its debut 8 years ago, Formula E introduced an entirely new sport—electric racing. Since then, the racing series has gone from strength to strength, steadily expanding both the capabilities of its cars and the fan appeal of its races, while serving as an invaluable test bed for new EV technology and demonstrating the superior performance of EVs for millions of people around the world.
Interactive map charts sea incursion in Mediterranean coastal wetlands
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The Buna Delta in Albania, where 50 km 2 of agricultural land could be under the sea by 2100, according to the project. An interactive map and database simulates the rise in sea levels faced by Mediterranean coastal wetlands over the coming century – and illustrates the impacts this will have, not only on biodiversity but also on tourism, food security and local economies.
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.
Solar Tracker Market to Reach US$ 64.60 Billion by 2030
altenergymag
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The global solar tracker market was valued at USD 22.72 billion in 2022 and it is expected to reach around USD 64.60 billion by 2030, expanding growth at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.6% from 2022 to 2030.
Why Traveling by Train Is More Eco-friendly Than Flying
U.S. Green Technology
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Whether you choose an eco-friendly electric scooter, an efficient hybrid car, or anything in between, there are many options that you can choose when you want to travel to and from work without creating a massive carbon footprint. However, while it is easy to get around town, what about long-distance travel? If you have to. The post Why Traveling by Train Is More Eco-friendly Than Flying appeared first on U.S.
The basics of ITC vs. PTC for the solar industry
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The U.S. solar industry has had some version of an investment tax credit (ITC) since 2006. This one-time credit on the cost to build a solar project has been influential to the growth of the industry, with SEIA reporting the U.S. market has grown by more than 10,000% since the ITC was introduced. Now, for… The post The basics of ITC vs. PTC for the solar industry appeared first on Solar Power World.
Sinopec Produces China's First Batch of Large Tow Carbon Fiber
altenergymag
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Large tow carbon fiber refers to roving that contains 48,000 filaments or more. The high-performance material is often referred to as the "king of new material" and "black gold.
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.
Call to fast-track solar recycling as panel waste problem piles up
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
A new international report says Australia needs policy, regulation and more R&D to deal with what could be a very big solar panel waste problem. The post Call to fast-track solar recycling as panel waste problem piles up appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Alfa Chemistry Offers Abundant Choices of Alternative Energy Materials for Energy Storage & Batteries
altenergymag
OCTOBER 17, 2022
To harness greenhouse gas emissions and alter global warming, Alfa Chemistry recently announced diverse choices of alternative energy materials.
BlackRock’s Akaysha scores coup with contract to build “world’s most powerful” battery
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Start-up bought by funds giant BlackRock snares contract to build Waratah Super Battery, now dubbed "most powerful battery in the world.". The post BlackRock’s Akaysha scores coup with contract to build “world’s most powerful” battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Potential for Ammonia as Fuel in Shipping
Energy Central
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Executive Summary The maritime industry faces a number of substantive challenges, mostly driven by increasingly stricter air emissions and climate legislation. Among the broad spectrum of technologies and fuel solutions ship designers, builders, owners and operators, anhydrous ammonia (NH3) has been identified as a potential long-term fuel that could enter the market relatively quickly and.
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?
ARENA and Shell Energy to demonstrate commercial flexibility in Australia
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Shell Energy’s ‘Commercialising Smart Energy Hubs’ project will recruit at least 40 commercial and industrial (C&I) customer sites to demonstrate flexible demand capacity. The project will involve shopping centres, supermarkets and a refrigeration distribution centre across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria to demonstrate an estimated 21.5MW of flexible demand capacity.
Marketing Ideas for Your Eco-Friendly Business
U.S. Green Technology
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Being an eco-friendly business owner is one of the most special things in the world at the moment, and that only means that you’re ready to make a difference and do something good for the environment. Being eco-friendly will also make your company unique, help you stand out, and allow you to encourage a whole. The post Marketing Ideas for Your Eco-Friendly Business appeared first on U.S.
Rooftop solar smashes demand and supply records in world’s biggest isolated grid
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Rooftop solar provides nearly three quarters of demand in world's biggest isolated grid, sending "operational" demand to record low for third time in eight days. The post Rooftop solar smashes demand and supply records in world’s biggest isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Solar PV Glass Market Size Hit US$ 87.5 billion by 2030
altenergymag
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The global solar PV glass market was surpassed at USD 7.8 billion in 2021 and is expected to hit around USD 87.5 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 30.81% from 2022 to 2030.
CEO of Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer to step down
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Tindo Solar announces a change at the top, with the company's CEO Shayne Jaenisch stepping down at the end of the year, after five years in the role. The post CEO of Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer to step down appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Gas Utility Proposes Costly Hydrogen Project, Raising Environmental Justice Concerns
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 17, 2022
A coalition of environmental and social justice organizations have filed a petition with state regulators to halt a hydrogen project by Oregon’s largest gas utility, alleging that the project poses health, safety, environmental dangers to residents already living with polluting industries. The hydrogen project is also viewed by critics as a costly exercise in greenwashing that offers little climate benefit and is calculated to slow down momentum towards building electrification.
WA boosts green hydrogen export plans with land allocation, new funds
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
WA allocates land and $5.5m in new funding to fast-track the Mid West Hydrogen Hub, in bid to become a "world class exporter" of renewable hydrogen. The post WA boosts green hydrogen export plans with land allocation, new funds appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Fischer vs. Spassky, draw, game no. 20, Reykjavík, 1972.
Energy Central
OCTOBER 17, 2022
What on Earth was going through the mind of former chancellor Gerhard Schröder when he ventured to sign the memorandum of understanding for the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline? By Germán Toro Ghio Published today in Spanish by the newspaper El Caribe Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic It was the summer of 1972 in Reykjavík, the.
Does the NEM have a future in the energy transition? Or will states resort to MIMBYism?
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
While AEMO has a market-wide plan for the shift to renewables, some states are transparently protecting their own interests. It’s the opposite of NIMBYism. The post Does the NEM have a future in the energy transition? Or will states resort to MIMBYism? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
BMW to shift UK electric Mini production to China and Germany
Business Green
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Double blow to UK's EV ambitions as BMW signals end to electric Mini production in Oxford, while Britishvolt seeks emergency investment amid challenging economic headwinds. Hopes of developing a leading domestic electric vehicle manufacturing base in the UK have suffered a double blow this weekend, with BMW pulling production of its iconic electric Mini out of the country, and while reports suggest BritishVolt is seeking emergency investment this winter to help keep its hopes of developing the c
Snowy contractor shares plunge after it reveals “acute” working capital issues
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Shares in the owner of one of the two main contractors to Snowy 2.0 plunge on Monday after revealing evaporating profits and working capital problems. The post Snowy contractor shares plunge after it reveals “acute” working capital issues appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Microvast’s Energy Division Launches New Energy Storage System (ESS) With Industry Leading 4.3MWh Energy Density Per Container
altenergymag
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The ESS Container is designed for energy shifting applications such as renewables integration, peak demand and capacity support.
When critical minerals and decarbonisation collide: Eight value-add refining proposals
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
A look at $10bn-plus of newer projects in Australia and NZ that value-add across a range of resources critical to the clean energy transition. The post When critical minerals and decarbonisation collide: Eight value-add refining proposals appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Microvast’s Energy Division Launches New Energy Storage System (ESS) With Industry Leading 4.3MWh Energy Density Per Container
altenergymag
OCTOBER 17, 2022
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Are fossil fuels on the nose? Opposition spreads to government and the cricket pitch
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Social and financial support for Australia’s fossil fuel industry is deteriorating amid reports of greenwashing, harmful subsidies and soured alliances. The post Are fossil fuels on the nose? Opposition spreads to government and the cricket pitch appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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