Clean tech drives record-breaking energy investment, IEA report finds
GreenBiz
JULY 4, 2022
A recent report predicts global energy investment will rise eight percent this year, driven by surging investment in clean energy infrastructure.
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UK’s biggest CCU plant opens
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
Presented as a key milestone in the UK’s race to meet its net zero targets, a new Carbon Capture and Usage (CCU) plant has been opened in Northwich, Cheshire by Tata Chemicals Europe. Liquid CO2 storage at the new CCU facility. The £20 million plant is set up to capture 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year – the equivalent to taking over 20,000 cars off the roads and reduces TCE’s carbon emissions by more than 10%.
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Solution or Band-Aid? Carbon capture projects move ahead
GreenBiz
JULY 4, 2022
Long discussed but rarely used, carbon capture and storage projects — which bury waste CO2 underground — are on the rise globally. Some scientists see the technology as a necessary tool in reducing emissions, but others say it simply perpetuates the burning of fossil fuels.
Is biochar suitable as a construction material?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
Biochar is a porous material made from the pyrolysis of wood and other plant material. Diksha Pandey writes. Biochar performs well on humidity control. It might help avoid interiors becoming too dry, reducing indoor air pollution, attractive in countries like India. Biochar has applications in soil improvement, waste management, geo-engineering and climate mitigation.
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.
5 Important Reasons to Recycle Your Lightbulbs
The Environmental Blog
JULY 4, 2022
Most people understand the importance of recycling. Reusing and repurposing materials decreases the need for new manufacturing, which, in turn, reduces emissions and waste. However, not everyone realizes that lightbulbs need proper recycling, too. Not only do they contain hazardous materials in some instances, but they also make up a significant portion of landfill waste.
Community-led science
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
Residents of Belmont County in eastern Ohio had long suffered from headaches, fatigue, nausea and burning sensations in their throats and noses. They suspected these symptoms were the result of air pollution from fracking facilities that dominate the area and the subsequent investigation offers a powerful example of what can be achieved by citizen scientists.
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Pathogens hitch a ride on plastic
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California , Davis. Sea otters have been infected with T. gondii, a parasite found only in cat faeces, according to the UC Davis group. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens.
Volkswagen presents new electric sedan concept in China
Charged
JULY 4, 2022
For better or for worse, new EVs from global automakers increasingly seem to be making their debuts in China. That’s where Volkswagen recently chose to present the ID. AERO electric sedan, which the automaker calls a “close-to-production concept car.”. “The future model will be positioned in the premium mid-size sedan segment,” says VW. The production version for China is expected to go on sale in the second half of 2023, and a European version is expected to go into production at VW’s Emden pla
A quick handle on plant health
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
The chiral signature of a fragrance can reveal whether a perfume is genuine or fake. Similarly, the chiral signature of the emissions of a plant can provide information on whether it is healthy or damaged. Researchers have developed a new approach they say can identify such chiral signatures. One potential application is in the continuous monitoring of crops, providing an alarm signal in the event of damage by insects or drought.
Siemens and NVIDIA to enable industrial metaverse
Smart Energy International
JULY 4, 2022
Siemens and NVIDIA have announced an expansion of their partnership to enable the industrial metaverse and increase use of AI-driven digital twin technology to hopefully augment industrial automation. As a first step in this collaboration, which has functionalities across sectors, including energy, the companies plan to connect Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform, and NVIDIA Omniverse, a platform for 3D-design and collaboration.
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.
E-nose sniffs out VOCs
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
Researchers have developed an electronic nose with porous metal-organic framework (MOF) films that can accurately distinguish mixtures of the VOC compound xylene. Xylene exists as three isomers with the same elements but slightly different arrangements. Because the isomers are so similar, they’re hard to monitor separately. The new MOF-based e-nose introduces this capability, as recently reported in the journal ACS Sensors.
Stellantis expands relationship with lithium producer Vulcan Energy
Charged
JULY 4, 2022
Stellantis has made a new equity investment of €50 million in lithium producer Vulcan Energy Resources, and extended its original binding offtake agreement to 10 years. Vulcan will apply some of the new funding to a planned expansion of production at its Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field. Vulcan is already producing geothermal energy at the site, and plans to produce lithium hydroxide with zero fossil fuels and a net zero carbon footprint as part of its Zero Carbon Lithium Project.
Hell’s chemistry set
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
In recent months, NASA has provided details about a mission to descend through the layered atmosphere of Venus in mid-2031, painting a detailed picture of the chemistry of the latter, going on to land in a mountainous region of the planet. 3d illustration of hot lava flows on the surface of Venus: The DAVINCI mission will measure the chemistry of the planet’s environment in more detail than anything so far attempted.
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings expands its anode materials business
Charged
JULY 4, 2022
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) plans to increase its production capacity of natural graphite anode materials in China from 2,000 tons to 12,000 tons per year. MCHG’s Chinese subsidiary Qingdao Lingda Kasei produces spherical graphite for the anode materials, which another Chinese subsidiary, Qingdao Anode Kasei, then uses to produce anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
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.
Kindling a revolution?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
Finding a way to do something more interesting with woody biomass – other than just burning it – is a long-standing grail for biotechnology research. A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin has tremendous potential as a source of renewable energy and materials.
Australia breaks ground on energy infrastructure digitalisation
Smart Energy International
JULY 4, 2022
Enzen Australia has secured its first engagement in an ambitious strategy to digitalise the energy infrastructure of Australia through smart IoT solutions. The company has announced a new partnership as operational efficacy is becoming more of a priority for utilities seeking to maximise the efficacy of infrastructure, as called for by an increasingly digitalised industry.
Sorters close the loop
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
A partnership between food waste disposal firm Swancote Energy and recycling equipment manufacturer TOMRA Recycling marks the first UK application of optical sorting technology in an anaerobic digestion facility. In 2021, the firm invested in an AUTOSORT® unit from TOMRA Recycling at its AD facility in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. It produces energy from a combination of commercial food waste and purpose-grown energy crops.
Chart of the Day: Sunshine state shows off solar potential in middle of winter
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2022
Sea of maroon: Nine out of ten of the best performing solar farms in the month of June were in Queensland. The post Chart of the Day: Sunshine state shows off solar potential in middle of winter appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Pop goes the diesel?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 4, 2022
The race is on to develop the technology to exploit hydrogen fuel, widely regarded as offering the most promising pathway to a zero-carbon economy. And while it took over 40 years to bring solar and wind power to cost parity with legacy energy sources, those banking on hydrogen (everyone, it seems) are hoping to squeeze that development work into a much shorter timeframe.
Price cap could return on Tuesday as coal and gas drive prices higher again
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2022
Price cap likely to return to Queensland on Tuesday as market operator seeks emergency reserves in country's most coal dependent state. The post Price cap could return on Tuesday as coal and gas drive prices higher again appeared first on RenewEconomy.
International IoT exhibition – Extreme manufacturing sustainable development
Smart Energy International
JULY 4, 2022
EVE Energy will be exhibiting several IoT battery solutions at the 18th 2022 International Internet of Things Exhibition-Shenzhen , which will be held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian) on August 18-20, 2022. This is a carnival for the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, and also a senior event for IoT companies to take the lead!
Queensland generators pull capacity as energy market lurches into new crisis
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2022
Sudden withdrawal of capacity in Queensland adds to chaos in electricity market as prices surges to price cap, risking yet another suspension. The post Queensland generators pull capacity as energy market lurches into new crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.
One person’s greenwashing is another’s jolly good thing (and vice versa)
Terra Infirma
JULY 4, 2022
I’m an early waker, but not so much of an early riser these days, so when I do wake, I tend put on the BBC Today programme on my AirPods and catch up on current affairs/doze off again. This morning my attention was piqued by a report on Environment Agency chief Emma Howard Boyd’s upcoming speech on greenwashing. The BBC’s climate correspondent Jonah Fisher started his piece by giving some examples of greenwash in which he included “a company that produces huge amounts of
Amber says support for household batteries smartest way out of energy crisis
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2022
Independent retailer Amber Electric says unleashing household batteries would be a better solution to current energy crisis than a capacity mechanism. The post Amber says support for household batteries smartest way out of energy crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Survey: Cost of living 'a barrier' to greener lifestyle choices
Business Green
JULY 4, 2022
Despite growing interest in sustainable lifestyle choices, rising costs are proving a barrier for many, Deloitte research warns. The number of UK consumers who have adopted a more sustainable lifestyle has risen over the past year, but cost continues to be a significant barrier for many of those wanting to make more sustainable and ethical purchasing decisions.
CleanCo names new CEO to lead renewables “growth phase”
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2022
Queensland’s publicly owned CleanCo appoints former US utility boss as new CEO. The post CleanCo names new CEO to lead renewables “growth phase” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Oxford powers up 'Europe's most powerful EV charging hub'
Business Green
JULY 4, 2022
New charging hub capable of serving 42 vehicles at once marks latest phase of ambitious Energy Superhub Oxford plans. A new electric vehicle (EV) charging hub that has been hailed as Europe's "most powerful" to date will today officially open at a site in Oxford, providing fast and ultra-rapid charging capacity for up to 42 vehicles simultaneously. The opening marks the completion of the Oxford Energy Super Hub, which combines battery, renewables, and EV charging infrastructure that can provide
Sun Cable names financial advisors for world’s biggest solar and battery project
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2022
Sun Cable names financial advisors to raise more than $30 billion for what will be the world's biggest solar and battery project, and the first of many. The post Sun Cable names financial advisors for world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
'Choose life, divest': 19 UK-based faith groups join fossil fuel divestment movement
Business Green
JULY 4, 2022
Global fossil fuel divestment movement signs up 33 new religious groups, the majority of which are based in the UK. More than 30 different faith groups from six different countries have this morning announced they have joined the global divestment movement, arguing it is imperative to take a stand against oil and gas companies' "reckless" expansion plans.
Alinta calls for urgent doubling of electricity price cap, as fossil fuel costs soar
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2022
Alinta calls for price cap to be doubled to help cover the soaring cost of coal and gas generation. The post Alinta calls for urgent doubling of electricity price cap, as fossil fuel costs soar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Crown Estate maps out floating wind farm potential
Business Green
JULY 4, 2022
Sea bed owner confirms 'areas of search' for prospective projects in the Celtic Sea. The UK's fledgling floating offshore wind farm market took another step forward today, after The Crown Estate announced that it has identified five broad ‘Areas of Search' for the development of floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. The agency, which manages the UK sea bed on behalf of the government, said the areas have been identified following technical analysis and extensive engagement bet
FFI strikes partnership with Djibouti to explore potential green hydrogen industry
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2022
FFI partners with Djibouti to study green hydrogen options as part of a plan to establish itself as a leading global green hydrogen supplier. The post FFI strikes partnership with Djibouti to explore potential green hydrogen industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Trees are the answer, but carbon isn't the question
Business Green
JULY 4, 2022
Industry Voice: Rebekah Braswell, co-CEO at Land Life, explains why patience is fundamental in nature restoration and reforestation. Everybody wants to plant trees these days. Thank goodness. Nature's sudden popularity is largely due to the realisation that in addition to avoiding and reducing CO2 emissions, we must also remove the surplus of CO2 currently warming the planet.
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