Working beyond a job description for climate action
GreenBiz
JULY 5, 2022
Kevin Houldsworth of Pinterest speaks about stepping outside his sales role to embolden employees and bring climate to every corner of the company.
Tue.Jul 05, 2022
268 
A lethal tick-borne disease is spreading in the US, driven by climate change
Grist
JULY 5, 2022
In early May, a woman in her 90s was hospitalized in Connecticut with a strange assortment of symptoms: confusion, nausea, chest pain, chills, and fever. Two weeks later, on May 17, she died. The culprit was a blacklegged tick, a minuscule arachnid about the size of a sesame seed when fully grown. Blacklegged ticks, commonly known as deer ticks, carry a wide range of illnesses.
Join 14,000+
Insiders
Sign Up for our Newsletter
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Trending Sources
A way forward toward reducing local opposition to renewables
GreenBiz
JULY 5, 2022
One key to success is early engagement by renewable developers with communities and nearby residents.
IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2022 is packed with market info
Charged
JULY 5, 2022
Each year, the International Energy Agency releases a report that assesses the state of the EV market. The latest edition notes that EV sales “powered through 2021 and have remained strong so far in 2022,” but cautions that “ensuring future growth will demand greater efforts to diversify battery manufacturing and critical mineral supplies to reduce the risks of bottlenecks and price rises.”.
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.
How to negotiate a lower-risk power purchase agreement
GreenBiz
JULY 5, 2022
Sponsored: Follow these tips before and even during negotiations.
Floating Energy Allyance selects Natural Power for Buchan Offshore Windfarm
altenergymag
JULY 5, 2022
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been appointed by Floating Energy Allyance to lead the environmental impact assessment for its Buchan Offshore Wind project at the ScotWind NE8 site.
Sign up to get articles personalized to your interests!
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
More Trending
Marposs offers new optical system for measuring stator hairpins
Charged
JULY 5, 2022
Measurement, inspection and test technology company Marposs has announced a new optical inspection system for stator hairpins. The company says, “Traditional contact systems, or use of reference profile masks/jigs, can easily deform the intended shape.” The new system is available in a manual-loaded test bench version for workshops and labs or in a version that can be integrated into an automated production line.
We Need Electric School Buses, And We Need More Students Walking and Biking to School
The City Fix
JULY 5, 2022
As our colleagues have covered previously, there are clear health and environmental benefits to adopting electric school buses instead of their diesel counterparts, which account for more than 90% of the U.S. school bus fleet and result in harmful exhaust. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution name CEO for battery joint venture
Charged
JULY 5, 2022
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have named their new joint venture battery company NextStar Energy, and have appointed Danies Lee as CEO. Based on Stellantis and LG’s plan to invest $3.87 billion in setting up production, NextStar Energy will begin constructing a lithium-ion battery production plant in Windsor, Ontario later in 2022. Stellantis says production is set to begin in the first quarter of 2024.
“We’re not there yet:” Bowen says capacity design needs flexibility and emissions goal
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
Chris Bowen says capacity market not finalised, and needs to allow for flexibility and emissions. And, unlike his predecessor, he promises to visit wind and solar farms. The post “We’re not there yet:” Bowen says capacity design needs flexibility and emissions goal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
NWH Group reports 28% revenue growth
altenergymag
JULY 5, 2022
One of the UK's leading recycling companies, The NWH Group (NWH Holdings Limited), has reported turnover of £41.7m for the financial year 2021, an increase of 28% on 2020.
Renewables supply nearly half of German power demand in first half 2022
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
New data shows renewable energy supplied roughly half of Germany’s electricity demand for the first half of 2022, boosted by more wind and solar. The post Renewables supply nearly half of German power demand in first half 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Clenergy Inks Master Distribution Partnership with SolarLuna for Europe
altenergymag
JULY 5, 2022
Clenergy Australia has recently inked a master solar distribution partnership with SolarLuna across seven countries in Europe.
Affordability threatens to put the breaks on Germany’s electric mobility – study
Smart Energy International
JULY 5, 2022
With skyrocketing gas prices and expensive electric mobility options, the Mobility Study 2022 – published by Continental – has found that consumers are increasingly worried about the affordability of their mobility. According to the study, generally high inflation rates and the rapid rise in energy prices are threatening to put the brakes on the transformation of mobility in Germany.
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.
ARENA shortlists 3GW of “advanced” big batteries essential for 100pct renewable grid
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
ARENA swamped by applications for $100 million big battery grant round, shortlists 12 projects looking to provide "advanced" inverters essential for renewable grid. The post ARENA shortlists 3GW of “advanced” big batteries essential for 100pct renewable grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Schneider Electric Releases Solar Solutions That Provide Clean Power to Communities With Limited Access to Energy
altenergymag
JULY 5, 2022
-Two new solar power solutions launched at the Alliance for Renewable Energy’s flagship event in Tanzania -Supporting long-term commitments to provide access to clean electricity to 100 million people by 2030
How to Move From One State to Another in an Eco-Friendly Way
Green Living Guy
JULY 5, 2022
If you’re like most people, you probably don’t think too much about the environmental impact of moving from one state to another. But did you know that moving can be quite harmful to the environment? This blog post will discuss how to move from one state to another in an eco-friendly way. It will cover […]. The post How to Move From One State to Another in an Eco-Friendly Way appeared first on The Green Living Guy.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Will angry consumers quit the grid?
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
Household solar and battery storage plays a key role in AEMO’s future plans, but angry consumers might choose to go their own way. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Will angry consumers quit the grid? 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?
Motoring Lobbyist Who Slammed ‘Insulate Britain’ Backs Disruptive Fuel Protests
DeSmogBlog
JULY 5, 2022
A freight industry lobbyist and climate science denier who claimed road-block protests by green activists were “risking lives” has been acting as an unofficial spokesperson for motorists causing delays on major roads over the price of fuel. . Howard Cox , founder of the FairFuelUK campaign against fuel duty, which is funded by the Road Haulage Association , has been touring media studios this week as motoring groups caused traffic jams with “go-slow” protests.
“Stunning collapse in confidence:” Consumers lose trust in energy markets
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
Consumer confidence in energy markets has collapsed in the last month, with warnings that many will choose to "go their own way". The post “Stunning collapse in confidence:” Consumers lose trust in energy markets appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ConcreteZero: Leading firms pledge to achieve net zero concrete production by 2050
Business Green
JULY 5, 2022
Major global initiative to decarbonise global concrete sector launched by Climate Group, World GBC, and WBCSD. A raft of leading concrete and construction firms have joined forces to launch a major new initiative that aims to deliver 100 per cent net zero emission concrete by 2050, with signatories pledging to meet a series of decarbonisation goals within the coming decade.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Federal climate and energy minister Chris Bowen
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
Chris Bowen discusses the energy crisis and the speed of the energy transition, capacity market design, emissions targets, EVs, and actually going to see wind and solar farms. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Federal climate and energy minister Chris Bowen appeared first on RenewEconomy.
What Would Electrifying All Vehicle Fleets Mean for Emissions?
Energy Central
JULY 5, 2022
Electric cars are largely marketed to individual consumers. These drivers make up a large portion of the market, but they aren’t the only ones who need to be concerned with emissions. Buses and light-duty fleet vehicles represent approximately 21% of the cars on the road and more than one-quarter of all transport-related emissions. What would electrifying all fleet vehicles mean for.
Price cap avoided for now: Did someone have a quiet word, or did solar save the day?
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
The spot price in Queensland did not surge towards the price cap as expected. Did someone have a quiet word, or did technology save the day? The post Price cap avoided for now: Did someone have a quiet word, or did solar save the day? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Not just a vegan sausage roll proprieter: Greggs launches new 'eco-shop'
Business Green
JULY 5, 2022
Food-on-the-go retailer unveils 'shop of the future', with a view to rolling out sustainable solutions across its UK portfolio. Food-on-the-go retailer Greggs has opened an 'eco-shop' in Great Billing, Northampton, which aims to act as a test site for a raft of future in-store sustainability initiatives. The company - which in 2019 won plaudits from environmentalist when it introduced a vegan sausage roll to its range - said the 'shop of the future' format would allow it to test initiatives aime
Once in a lifetime green industry opportunity needs once in a lifetime policy
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
For a long time, Australian governments have dreamed of making stuff again. Australia now has the opportunity for new industry and to flourish in a net zero world. The post Once in a lifetime green industry opportunity needs once in a lifetime policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Cash may be king, but people are clean tech firms' biggest asset
Business Green
JULY 5, 2022
Hyperion Executive Search CEO David Hunt offers his take on how clean tech firms can survive – or even thrive – in a recession. When I left a stable job and first started my own renewables business way back in 2007, it's fair to say that my friends and former colleagues, and probably some of my family, thought I'd lost the plot. You'd have to go a long way to find a solar panel back in those days.
Clean energy investors say grid congestion issues pushing developers offshore
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
Clean Energy Investor Group calls on market regulators to accelerate market reforms, saying investors may look to other countries. The post Clean energy investors say grid congestion issues pushing developers offshore appeared first on RenewEconomy.
'The road ahead looks encouraging': Plug-in cars account for more than a fifth of the market
Business Green
JULY 5, 2022
Latest industry figures confirm all segments of the car market saw a decline in demand last month - apart from battery electric vehicles. Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for over a fifth of all new car registrations last month, as zero emission models continued to provide the one bright spot for an otherwise bleak auto market. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) monthly update confirmed that overall new car registrations fell 24.3 per cent year-on-year to 140,958
Genex refinances solar farms to help it cash in on high spot market prices
Renew Economy
JULY 5, 2022
Genex Power announces refinancing move to better profit from its solar generation assets, including the consistently high performing Kidston project. The post Genex refinances solar farms to help it cash in on high spot market prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.
LGIM launches new 'net zero' fund to drive investment in green economy
Business Green
JULY 5, 2022
Asset manager said it aims to deliver long-term returns, net zero carbon emissions, and improved ESG outcomes through new investment vehicle. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has announced the launch of a new fund that aims to unlock investment in the green economy and will target institutional investors and wealth managers across the UK and Europe.
Ed’s Note: Residential power-to-gas project in Rotterdam
Smart Energy International
JULY 5, 2022
Last week, Enlit on the Road was in Rotterdam, discovering how the energy transition is evolving in this fine Dutch city. Long story short… it is evolving spectacularly. There was a specific power-to-gas project, however, that caught our attention. Tessa Hillen, energy transition analyst at Stedin, discussed with us the Power to Gas project in Rozenburg , which is a collaboration between the Dutch DSO Stedin and the French DSO GRDF.
Oil & Gas Price Forecasting
Energy Central
JULY 5, 2022
We wanted to get in touch with you regarding our upcoming conference “Oil & Gas Price Forecasting” that will take place on the 22nd & 23th of September 2022, in Berlin, Germany. Industry experts coming from NGP Ltd, Energy Aspects, A2A, Gunvor, Enel, Repsol, ADNOC Distribution, 3R Petroleum, FuturesTechs, OPEC, CEEGEX, Total and more, will discuss crucial.
Let's personalize your content