Is advanced recycling the answer to plastic waste?
GreenBiz
AUGUST 1, 2022
Waste into materials not just once but continuously: It’s the brass ring of the circular economy. Can it work?
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Research seems to confirm the effectiveness of oil dispersants
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2022
Bigelow Laboratory Senior Research Scientist Christoph Aeppli conducts an experiment to test the effectiveness of chemicals that disperse oil after a spill. The new study appears to validate their efficacy under real-world conditions (image credit: Courtesy of Christoph Aeppli, Bigelow Laboratory). One of the few tools available to mitigate the damage from marine oil spills are chemical dispersants that break down oil in the water.
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What businesses should know about Colorado’s new ‘forever chemicals’ ban
GreenBiz
AUGUST 1, 2022
Colorado will restrict the sale of PFAS in many consumer products starting in 2024, and at least 11 states are moving to impose restrictions.
Nominations open for Scottish renewable energy awards
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2022
The Scottish Green Energy Awards – the UK’s largest celebration of renewables – opened for nominations on 27 July. This year’s event will return to Edinburgh on 1 December to celebrate those who are doing ground-breaking work to decarbonise the energy system. Nominations are open for 11 categories, with submissions welcome from all renewable energy technologies, from wind, hydro and solar to wave, low-carbon heat and more.
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.
Leveraging gender for smarter infrastructure investment
GreenBiz
AUGUST 1, 2022
It is only through diverse, actively engaged teams at every level that we will build infrastructure that meets the needs of this century.
Multi-million pound investment needed in carbon capture technology to mitigate CO2 emissions, report finds
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2022
Multi-million-pound investment is urgently needed in technologies including direct air capture (DAC) if the UK is to make ‘green’ airports a reality in the future, research by Cranfield University seems to reveal. Said to be the first study of its kind focusing primarily on emissions from the operational aspects of airports, researchers looked at how carbon capture, utilisation and sequestration (CCUS) technologies could be deployed across the sector to help some airports effectively become gree
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How To Make Tree Trimming Safe And Sustainable
The Environmental Blog
AUGUST 1, 2022
The majority of homeowners have the misconception that trimming or pruning their trees is an easy task. However, to make the entire process safe and sustainable, there are plenty of factors to keep in mind, like the reason behind the tree trimming, the species and size of the tree, growth behavior, and the tree’s location. Without considering these factors, you’ll end up damaging the tree or, worse, yourself.
Organizer's Welcome: Where's My Jetpack?
GreenBiz
AUGUST 1, 2022
We have the technology today that sci-fi novels dreamed of. Now all we have to do is put it to work for a better, brighter future. Chair of VERGE Electrify kicks off the program filled with content focused on identifying the biggest challenges and solutions in deep decarbonization through electrification.
Greenwich Millennium Village awards 30-year heat network contract to Switch2 Energy
altenergymag
AUGUST 1, 2022
Greenwich Millennium Village Limited (GMVL) has selected Switch2 Energy to provide retrofit design and build, operation and maintenance of its Greenwich Millennium Village heat network - as part of a 30-year ESCo partnership.
Buildings: High Voltage Transmission
GreenBiz
AUGUST 1, 2022
GreenBiz's buildings analyst explains why buildings are the lynchpin of our climate future.
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.
7 Emerging Technologies That Target Trucking Emissions
U.S. Green Technology
AUGUST 1, 2022
Freight trucks in the US are believed to emit 161.8 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) every ton-mile, a high carbon footprint. The transportation sector is considered a significant contributor of CO2 gas, which increases the number of greenhouse gasses. Whereas greenhouse gasses keep the earth habitable by managing its temperatures, a sharp rise in primary.
Transport: High Voltage Transmission
GreenBiz
AUGUST 1, 2022
GreenBiz's transport analyst lights the road to electrifying transportation.
Two million UK micro-businesses don’t believe reducing their own emissions will make a difference to climate change
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2022
Thermal scan of a computer server. Millions of micro-businessowners do not believe they can have a positive impact on the UK’s targets for a net-zero economy, according to research published on 1 August by Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank. The UK has an estimated 5.3 million* micro-businesses, which is defined as any business with between 0-9 employees, including many thousands of start-ups.
5 Quality of Life Improvements to Make on a Budget
U.S. Green Technology
AUGUST 1, 2022
When money is tight, it might seem like you are stuck. Maybe you dislike the boring gray color scheme of your apartment, or you are tired of everything in your wardrobe. Maybe you’ve had the same hand-me-down furniture your parents gave you when you were in college, and you’re ready for something new. Or maybe. The post 5 Quality of Life Improvements to Make on a Budget appeared first on U.S.
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.
Webinar series explores getting the most from TOC water analysis
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2022
Total organic carbon (TOC) analysis is quickly emerging as one of the most essential tools available for assessing water and soil samples, as it delivers key insights for contamination monitoring, environmental analysis and purification benchmarking. A new webinar series launching in August 2022 will explore how laboratories can deliver the best results and processes from their TOC analyses.
Printable Solar Cells Market is Growing Faster
altenergymag
AUGUST 1, 2022
Increase in demand for electricity across the globe is a primary driver of the printable solar cell market, and it is likely to expand at a significant pace in the near future. Printable solar cells have the capability to provide constant electricity for residential and commercial buildings.
Blink Charging Installs Ten New Fast Level 2 Chargers in New Jersey
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 1, 2022
Blink Charging installs Level 2 fast chargers in five locations, providing greater access and reliability for EV drivers. Miami Beach, Florida, July 21, 2022 – Blink Charging Company (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink”), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, announced it has entered into an agreement with the Township […].
5 Reasons Cities Should Include Trees in Climate Action
The City Fix
AUGUST 1, 2022
Cities and communities around the world are stepping up to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and prevent dangerous climate change impacts. Their strategies typically focus on reducing emissions from sectors such as transportation, energy, housing and waste. But there’s one sector many communities.
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?
LG Energy Solution Brings in Start-ups to Foster Next Generation Battery Technology
altenergymag
AUGUST 1, 2022
-LG Energy Solution to host 'LGES Battery Challenge 2022' seeking start-ups with battery related technology to fund cutting-edge research in battery sector -Through international competition, LGES aims to maintain leadership in battery industry
MINI Unveils the First of Its Kind: The All-Electric MINI Cooper SE Convertible
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 1, 2022
MINI combines maximum open-air driving fun with locally emission-free electric mobility for the first time with a one-off not-for-sale MINI Cooper SE Convertible. World premiere at “MINI takes the States” in the USA. Munich/Asheville. Sunshine, rising temperatures, fresh green scenery: Right on time for summer, MINI is presenting the all-electric MINI Cooper SE as a […].
There is no shortage of gas, or fossil fuel cartels, in Australia
Renew Economy
AUGUST 1, 2022
Sudden price falls in gas and electricity markets have caught out Australia's fossil fuel cartels - like a trillion dollar toddler - with their hands in the cookie jar. The post There is no shortage of gas, or fossil fuel cartels, in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Natrion reveals solid-state pouch cell prototype
Charged
AUGUST 1, 2022
Battery cell producer Natrion has revealed its first solid-state pouch cell prototype. The prototypes continue to be developed at a Natrion facility in Champaign, Illinois. “Natrion now has the capability to produce multilayer pouch cells up to 4 Ah in size,” says the company. The company plans to start sharing samples with possible customers and to develop a pouch cell with a lithium-metal anode and the company’s patented LISIC solid-state electrolyte.
Renewable Fuel Market Growing Faster with 7.86% by 2030
altenergymag
AUGUST 1, 2022
As per Precedence Research, the global renewable fuel market is growing at a noteworthy CAGR of 7.86% over the forecast period 2022 to 2030.
Turntide Technologies to offer powertrains for commercial and industrial EVs
Charged
AUGUST 1, 2022
Motor maker Turntide Technologies plans to launch a battery and powertrain product line designed for off-highway, autonomous guided, construction, truck, bus, marine and rail applications. Turntide Electrification products include the lithium-ion Hyperdrive battery system, inverters, stackable motor systems, pumps, fans and DC-DC converters. UK-based heavy-equipment manufacturer JCB uses the Hyperdrive battery system in its 19C-1 E-Tech mini-excavator, 1TE site dumper and HTD5E dumpster.
New edge computing solutions set to revolutionise the power industry
Smart Energy International
AUGUST 1, 2022
The adoption of new edge computing solutions is forecasted to create much-needed disruption and growth opportunities in the energy industry, writes Andrew Foster, product director and IOTech co-founder. Innovation is crucial if commercial organisations are going to disrupt existing markets and create new growth opportunities. In this respect, the energy industry is no different.
XING Mobility launches new integrated battery system for heavy-duty EVs
Charged
AUGUST 1, 2022
XING Mobility , a Taipei-based electric powertrain company, has launched a new integrated battery system designed for heavy-duty EVs in the logistics, construction, agriculture and mining markets. “We look forward to collaborating with our partners and customers to accelerate the electrification transformation for all business fleets,” says co-founder and CEO of XING Mobility Royce YC Hong.
South Australia’s biggest renewables hub lands a second power offtake deal
Renew Economy
AUGUST 1, 2022
The stage one wind farm of Neoen's massive Goyder Renewables Zone has notched up its second power purchase deal, this time with Flow Power. The post South Australia’s biggest renewables hub lands a second power offtake deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Britishvolt secures government funding for battery cell gigaplant, selects synthetic graphite supplier
Charged
AUGUST 1, 2022
Battery manufacturer Britishvolt has secured additional funding from the UK government’s Automotive Transformation Fund for a new battery cell gigaplant in Northumberland. “While the overwhelming majority of investment for the project will come from private sources, the ATF’s grant funding is very important in proving that the UK Government is confident that we will deliver on our plans, and this will help to generate further private investment,” said Britishvolt Chief Strategy Officer Isobel Sh
World's first hydrogen-powered train now running in Germany
Energy Central
AUGUST 1, 2022
Hydrogen trains enter regular service The world's first train powered by hydrogen officially started picking up passengers in Germany last Monday. The train cost $86 million, according to a report by Fuel Cell Works, and will begin by transporting passengers between two stops just outside of Hamburg. Fuel Cell Works says initial service on the train is.
“Breakthrough:” Bluescope, Vestas back $42.5m raising for Australian hydrogen start-up
Renew Economy
AUGUST 1, 2022
Hysata, an Australian start-up claiming the world's most efficient and lowest cost green hydrogen electrolyser, raises $42.5 million for its first pilot plant. The post “Breakthrough:” Bluescope, Vestas back $42.5m raising for Australian hydrogen start-up appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ABB releases blueprint for carbon negative microgrids
Smart Energy International
AUGUST 1, 2022
ABB has announced delivery of electrical distribution and control systems for a 300kW future microgrid that engineering and management consultancy Tetra Tech is deploying for Oldham Council in Greater Manchester. The site is, according to ABB, one of dozens of similar locations in the UK where this approach could be successfully deployed. According to the multinational technology company, ABB, the system provides similar electrical control as an industrial-scale system at less cost.
NT trials territory’s first hydrogen energy storage system
Renew Economy
AUGUST 1, 2022
The Northern Territory is rolling out its first hydrogen energy storage system, with 8kWh of storage, in partnership with the Charles Darwin University. The post NT trials territory’s first hydrogen energy storage system appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Solar FlexRack Breaks Into Central American Market By Supplying Mounting Solutions to Zacapa Solar for 9 MW Project
altenergymag
AUGUST 1, 2022
Company's fixed tilt technology installed in distributed generation project in Guatemala
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