Fri.Aug 05, 2022

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The Sustainability Scorecard, reviewed

GreenBiz

Paul Anastas and Urvashi Bhatnagar's new book provides a simple and straightforward method for identifying where a company currently is on their sustainability journey and a method to track progress.

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5 Smart Ways to Teach Your Children about Taking Care of the Environment

The Environmental Blog

Kids are the future, and teaching them about taking care of the environment at a young age is important. They will be more likely to adopt these habits as they grow older, and it is your responsibility to ensure they understand the importance of preserving the planet. Here are five smart ways to get started: 1. Take Advantage of Teachable Moments.

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Episode 326: The heat index; a historic climate policy opp

GreenBiz

This week's episode features interviews with James Murray, editor in chief of BusinessGreen, and Sophia Mendelsohn, chief sustainability officer and global head of ESG at tech firm Cognizant.

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Next-gen Lightning Mobile DC fast charger offers rapid deployment of charging

Charged

Lightning eMotors (NYSE: ZEV) has unveiled its second-generation Lightning Mobile charger for commercial and consumer EVs. The new systems are available to order for delivery in late 2022. The Lightning Mobile DC fast charger is designed to offer rapid deployment of charging in locations where static charging stations are not possible or that only have Level 2 power available—without the constraints associated with installing static charging stations.

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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 bidirectional EV charging is growing stronger

GreenBiz

Bidirectional charging through vehicle-to-grid technology could help boost resiliency for the grid as well as EV fleet owners.

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bp to invest £50 million in new UK battery R&D center

Charged

bp has unveiled plans to invest up to £50 million (around $60 million) in a new, state-of-the-art EV battery testing center and analytical laboratory in the UK. The new facilities, which are planned to open by the end of 2024, will be located at bp’s existing global headquarters for its Castrol business in Pangbourne, Berkshire, and will support the technology, engineering and science roles housed there today.

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Green Hydrogen Industry will grow by more than 6,000% by 2031

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The green hydrogen sector will expand by 51.6% year-on-year, according to Indian/US market research firm. The global green hydrogen market will expand at USD 89.18 bn by 2030 — a "phenomenal" compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 54% — according to a new study from Indian/Canadian based firm Precedence Research.

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'Less supportable': BlackRock holds back approval of US shareholder climate proposals

GreenBiz

World’s largest asset manager says climate-related shareholder proposals are becoming too prescriptive.

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dcbel Chorus real-time residential energy management software achieves certification

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dcbel's Chorus cloud IoT management and analytics platform helps energy service aggregators, VPP providers, OEMs and utility companies orchestrate their residential energy products and services.

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Hydrogen meters – the next evolution of gas meters

Smart Energy International

Hydrogen meters are under development and testing in the prospect of hydrogen blending into the gas distribution networks for supply to consumers. The introduction of hydrogen – ideally and eventually 100% green hydrogen – as a replacement for natural gas, which is gathering momentum in many parts of the world, is set to require large-scale modification and probable eventual replacement of the gas distribution infrastructure and gas-powered appliances and other equipment.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Market Rising Growth 60.1% by 2030

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The hydrogen fuel cells market is growing at a CAGR of 60.1% in the timeframe 2022 to 2030. Hydrogen fuel cells are utilized in the creation of power from hydrogen. The increasing regulatory rules to reduce carbon emissions are expected to expand the market for hydrogen fuel cells.

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UK smart grid-powered electric homes to be installed along historic MG Rover site

Smart Energy International

St. Modwen, community and homes developer, has announced plans to deliver up to 350 new all-electric homes powered by a smart grid to ensure each is entirely gas-free. The homes will be developed along the historic MG Rover site in Longbridge that was once home to the MINI in Birmingham , UK. Electricity will be supplied and tracked across the smart grid network for each home to ensure this first phase of buildings will be gas-free.

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Kseng Solar Carport Structure Selected for 3.5MW Solar Farm in China

altenergymag

Recently, the 3.5MW solar canopy located in China for commercial application was completed, which will be added for electricity consumption in industrial park.

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Why the energy transition cannot compromise on SF6

Smart Energy International

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, beyond CO 2 emissions, is the next frontier for urgent action in the energy sector due to their extreme potency. With widespread commitments made to reducing CO 2 emissions, attention is turning to other greenhouse gases, specifically methane and nitrous oxide as the next largest contributors.

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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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Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping Market Growth Rising at 23.85% by 2030

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The electric vehicle battery swapping market mainly deals with exchange of the fully discharged batteries of the electric vehicles with fully charged new batteries. In the old and new vehicles undergo a service in this process. As a result of the occurrence of the pandemic the demand and supply of the new and old vehicles has seen a drastic decline.

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LG Chem and GM reach agreement for long-term supply of cathode active material

Charged

LG Chem and GM have announced a binding agreement for the supply of cathode active material (CAM), a key battery material consisting of processed nickel, lithium and other materials that represents about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. LG Chem plans to supply more than 950,000 tons of CAM to GM from 2022 through 2030, enough for approximately 5 million EVs.

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Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping: Potential Opportunities and Developments

altenergymag

The electric vehicle battery swapping global industry size is expected to be worth around US$ 857.6 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 23.85% from 2022 to 2030.

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Electric Vehicles are the Next Big Thing for Ride-Hailing and Car Subscriptions

CleanTech Group

While electric vehicles (EVs) rapidly eat up sales of new privately-owned vehicles, the mobility services sector (including ride-hailing, car sharing, car leasing and.

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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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Fundamental Knowledge of Renewable Energy

altenergymag

The rising government and corporate investments in the adoption and deployment of renewable energy sources in the industrial and commercial sectors are driving the growth of the renewable energy industry.

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Big names including Amazon, Honeywell, Mitsubishi line up behind green hydrogen

Business Green

A flurry of funding rounds have underscored how many big corporates are keen to turbocharge the fledgling hydrogen market. Even as the overall VC market slows during the second half of 2022, investments in climate tech - particularly technologies that could enable green hydrogen to help decarbonize heavy industry and other big emitters - continue to add up.

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Micro-mobility Market is Growing Faster with 17.7% CAGR by 2030

altenergymag

The global micro-mobility market is growing at a noteworthy CAGR of 17.7% over the forecast period 2021 to 2030, as per new report study.

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Cosworth and AMTE partner to develop next-generation EV engines

Business Green

AMTE claims its advanced lithium-ion battery cells are 'ideally suited' to the needs of Cosworth's clients. Specialist battery cell manufacturer AMTE power has inked a supply deal with Cosworth, which will see its products used in advanced propulsion solutions for electric cars, planes, and ships. The UK-based company announced the deal this morning, arguing that its 'ultra-high power cells' were "ideally suited" for the solutions and technologies engine giant Cosworth supplies to the automotive

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Sungrow Launches New-Generation Commercial & Industrial Rooftop Solutions during Future Energy Show Vietnam 2022

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The Future Energy Show Vietnam is the largest energy event in Vietnam, and it gathers Vietnam’s energy leaders and the leading solutions for renewable energy. Sungrow also leverages this excellent stage to showcase its latest innovations, exchange its technical experience and expertise, and strategize this potential market with other industry leaders.

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Where Do Auto Dealers Fit Into The Clean Transportation Revolution?

Energy Central

The transportation sector is the top greenhouse gas emitter in the United States. With climate change mitigation on the line, it is crucial that we transform the way we travel–and one such solution is transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Lately, it seems that everyone is talking about the EV policy world: it is currently exploding with plans and incentives to get EVs on the road and.

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Decarbonisation barred by energy sector challenges – WEF

Smart Energy International

The transformation of industrial sectors is pivotal to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, however, decarbonisation is lagging due to the complex nature of challenges facing these sectors and the high risk associated with commercial projects. This was highlighted in the latest report released by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture, the Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2022.

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Inflation Reduction Act Summary: Energy and Climate Provisions | Bipartisan Policy Center

Energy Central

This summary of the Inflation Reduction Act contains lots of information regarding energy and climate provisions in the proposed bill. Many thanks to the Bipartisan Policy Center for providing this summary - see link below.

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'Structural growth': Global sales of fuel cell vehicles jump 80 per cent in 2021

Business Green

New research from Credit Suisse suggests that fuel cell vehicles may yet have a crucial role to play in the logistics and haulage markets. Battery electric vehicles (EVs) may be set to dominate the auto market in the coming decades, but fuel cell technologies could still have a sizeable role to play in the decarbonisation of transport. That is the conclusion of a new research note from banking giant Credit Suisse, which yesterday detailed how global sales of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) in

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FERC proposes new accounts for the Uniform System of Accounts for renewable assets

Energy Central

FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for creating these new accounts for wind, solar, and other non-hydro renewable assets, energy storage, renewable energy credits, and technology. Comments can be made for 45 days after publishing in the Federal Register. This is a welcome addition to your chart of accounts and will stop the need to customize account numbers.

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Global Briefing: China suspends climate talks with US over Taiwan stand-off

Business Green

Fall out from Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei hits international climate talks, Australia's climate bill advances, and all the biggest green business stories from around the world. China halts climate talks with US in response to Pelosi Taiwan visit. The boost to international climate negotiations provided this week by India's confirmation of a strengthened national climate action plan did not last long, after the Chinese government today formally suspended climate talks with the US as part of a

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Banking & Financial Institution a way ahead in ESG

Energy Central

The new Sustainable Time Deposit (TD) product, which Citi announced today, will be available to clients in the Asia Pacific region and will enable them to invest excess funds in accordance with their sustainability objectives. In order to meet the criteria of Citi's sustainable financing frameworks, the new deposit options, which are initially only offered in Singapore and Hong Kong.

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How business can help win an historic climate victory

Business Green

Bill Weihl argues US corporates have a huge opportunity to help deliver genuinely ambitious climate-focused legislation. Within days, Congress is expected to vote on a historic investment ($369bn, to be precise) in climate and clean energy. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) represents a huge step forward, moving both the US and the world toward our climate goals.

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Aviation is progressing in Sustainable Actions

Energy Central

Alaska Airlines recently signed its largest sustainable aviation fuel commitment to date, with biofuel firm Gevo, following the Lufthansa and shell SAF pact. With effect from 2026, Gevo will provide 37 million gallons of SAF annually for five years. As a substantial source of GHG emissions, accounting for an estimated 2 percent of worldwide GHG emissions, air travel has come under.

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Keeping digitalisation green: APAC governments hold key to unlocking renewables’ vast potential

Eco-Business

A stable supply of renewable energy is key to sustainable digitalisation efforts. Governments should remove regulatory hurdles and support digital technologies to accelerate innovation, said experts at the AWS Sustainability Summit 2022.