Mon.Oct 10, 2022

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Indigenous leaders call for climate finance disruption

GreenBiz

Acknowledging Indigenous people’s critical role in tackling the climate and biodiversity crises may have become the norm in climate circles, but these communities still aren’t being paid for it.

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As winters warm, nutrient pollution threatens 40% of US

Envirotec Magazine

A first-of-its-kind national study appears to find that previously frozen winter nutrient pollution — unlocked by rising winter temperatures and rainfall — is putting water quality at risk in 40% of the US main landmass, including over 40 states. Nutrient runoff into rivers and lakes—from phosphorus and nitrogen in fertilizers, manure, animal feed, and more—has affected water quality for decades.

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The battle for the soul of the modern CEO

GreenBiz

We should not expect CEOs to be dislodged from their narrow focus on shareholder value or opposition to greater public accountability.

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SDG for wastewater treatment is not enough, according to new modelling approach

Envirotec Magazine

While achieving the United Nations (UN) ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for wastewater treatment would cause substantial improvements in global water quality, severe water quality issues would continue to persist in some world regions. So conclude researchers at Utrecht University, who have developed a new water quality model they say will better appraise the current and future pollution status of rivers and streams globally.

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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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Alice: A major moment in sustainable aviation

GreenBiz

A tour of the first all-electric commuter airplane, with Gregory Davis, Eviation Aircraft’s president and CEO.

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The Tesla Semi is in production at last! Pepsico will get the first deliveries.

Charged

The Tesla Semi , an electric Class 8 truck, was hailed as a game-changer when it was unveiled in 2017. However, planned production dates were pushed back repeatedly, and other companies ( Kenworth , Freightliner , Volvo ) beat Tesla to the market, while the erstwhile EV trend-setter pursued other priorities. Now Tesla has announced that Semi production has begun, and confirmed that it offers a range of 500 miles.

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Seton Hall Hosts Virtual Solar Power Platform Hackathon with Microsoft and Solar Landscape

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Seton Hall has partnered with Microsoft and Solar Landscape to give students the opportunity to learn and leverage Microsoft's services to analyze existing solar power coverage and propose expansions.

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The cure for groupthink? Just ask

GreenBiz

What do sustainability professionals most need to do? An NGO braintrust weighs in.

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Danfoss Named 2022 Innovative Star of Energy Efficiency by Alliance to Save Energy

altenergymag

Prestigious award presented in recognition of Danfoss’ work to decarbonize through energy efficiency

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Scientists develop “wind harvester” to generate power from a light breeze

Renew Economy

Scientists from Singapore have developed a low-cost “wind harvester” that can harness energy from wind as gentle as a light breeze. The post Scientists develop “wind harvester” to generate power from a light breeze appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Velociti Partnership with Merlin Solar Brings Quick ROI to ConAg

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Instant ROI program makes solar possible for ConAg equipment without any upfront expenses

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Solar powers up at Australia’s biggest hybrid renewables park

Renew Economy

The solar component of Australia's largest wind and solar hybrid plant – to date – has started generating small amounts power. The post Solar powers up at Australia’s biggest hybrid renewables park appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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AUTEL Launches Energy Storage Solutions

altenergymag

AUTEL's new energy storage solutions will meet global demand for low-carbon smart solutions underpinned by clean energy.

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German start-up seizes home electrification opportunity in Australian takeover bid

Renew Economy

A European conglomerate dived into the Australian market with plans to spend $100 million in the region setting up "one stop shops" in home electrification. The post German start-up seizes home electrification opportunity in Australian takeover bid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Rivian installs 783 kW solar parking canopy at its factory, recalls trucks for steering issue

Charged

There’s been good news and bad news for Rivian this week. PV Magazine reported that the automaker has installed a solar canopy with a capacity of 783 kW at its factory in Normal, Illinois. The facility, which was developed by ForeFront Power, is used to charge Rivian electric trucks as they come off the production line, and it can charge 72 vehicles at a time.

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LF Energy launches open source smart meter data gateway

Smart Energy International

Linux Foundation (LF) Energy has announced the Super Advanced Meter (SAM), an open source specification and reference software project focusing on a widely applicable smart meter data gateway. The new software is hoped to boost the development of the meter as a reliable virtual node in the energy grid and drive the energy transition. The project focuses on a widely applicable smart meter data gateway.

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Resources for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Front And Centered

Today—October 10—is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the so-called United States. Here are some resources for you to check out and share! We will continue to add to and update this page over time with more resources as we see fit, so you can bookmark this page and see what we add to it over time. The “Last Updated” message below will tell you when we last added resources to this page.

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Smart meters and heat pumps to drive Belgian domestic flexibility

Smart Energy International

Octopus Energy Group’s entech platform Kraken will control domestic assets such as heat pumps, smart meters and other energy tech to automatically reduce bills for Belgian households. The platform has been licensed by energy solutions provider Noven to save Belgian households from costly peak energy costs, through a mix of smart home and flexibility technology.

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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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Natural Power appoints Director of People and Culture

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Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Kay Lejeune as Director of People and Culture. In this newly created role, Kay will be based out of the business' Horsley office near Newcastle, and will be responsible for leading the growing the HR team and shaping the organisational culture as it continues to expand globally.

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Operation Rolling Blunder? From fracking to solar, government opens up new fronts in 'attack on nature'

Business Green

Proposals to block solar farms, revive fracking, and roll back planning rules are further fuelling the impression the government really is engaged in an 'attack on nature'. Liz Truss' embattled government will this week look to advance its promised wave of 'supply side' reforms, which Ministers insist hold the key to delivering on the administration's controversial growth agenda and reversing the Conservative's precipitous poll slide.

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New Lithium-Ion Battery Plant Coming to Buffalo, NY with 250+ Jobs

Green Living Guy

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced Electrovaya, Inc., a producer of lithium-ion batteries for transportation and utility storage, has selected the Town of Ellicott in Chautauqua County as the location for its first U.S. plant. The publicly traded company will create its newest production facility, generating up to 250 jobs. Moreover, when they are fully operational, they will produce […].

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Lightsource BP to kickstart construction of £40m Nottinghamshire solar farm

Business Green

Renewable energy developer's largest UK solar project to date set to begin generating power from later next year. Lightsource BP is to kickstart construction of a 61MW solar farm in Nottinghamshire next month, marking the renewable energy developer's largest solar project to date in the UK. The UK-based firm revealed later last week it is investing £40m in the project, which is situated at Tiln Farm near Retford and once completed is expected to generate enough electricity to power the nee

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Musk’s battery packs vs Forrest’s green hydrogen: Battle for the future will need both

Renew Economy

As we accelerate towards a green future, will batteries or fuel cells power the world? The short answer is, we’ll need both. The post Musk’s battery packs vs Forrest’s green hydrogen: Battle for the future will need both appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Amazon announces €1bn transportation electrification spree

Business Green

Nearly a third of new European e-mobility funding push set to be invested in decarbonsing tech giant's UK transportation network. Amazon has announced it is to invest more than €1bn in decarbonising and electrifying its transportation network across Europe over the next five years, with £300m allocated to its operations in the UK. The tech giant said it planned to nearly double the size of its zero-emission fleet, bringing it to at least 10,000 electric delivery vans and more than 1,5

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Australian solar thermal technology wins US backing to cut industrial emissions

Renew Economy

Australia's Vast Solar is part of a US government-backed consortium trialing CSP technologies to combat industrial scale emissions in US factories. The post Australian solar thermal technology wins US backing to cut industrial emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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IP/MPLS secures the journey to a net-zero emissions future

Smart Energy International

With the increasing amount of DERs coming onto the grid, upgrades to the utility’s communication network are becoming more of a priority. Dominique Verhulst, head of utilities for Nokia, writes on how, in line with this need, utilities are turning to IP/MPLS networks for their grid modernisation. Around the world, governments, enterprises and utilities have set ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions on their journey toward net zero in 2050.

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Don’t just delay cell-to-cell thermal propagation, stop it.

Charged

Sponsored by Aspen Aerogels. Battery engineers face the daunting challenge of maximizing thermal runaway protection while optimizing vehicle performance. This task becomes even more critical as cell-to-pack and cell-to-chassis designs increase in popularity because manufacturers lose the added protection that can be built into a module-based design.

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Farmers keen to embrace solar, but hamstrung by export limits

Renew Economy

Future farmers should be energy traders as well as animal or crop growers, but Australia needs new policy settings to get there. The post Farmers keen to embrace solar, but hamstrung by export limits appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Truss’s Chief of Staff Lobbied for Company Powering ‘Green’ North Sea Oil Rigs

DeSmogBlog

Liz Truss’s chief of staff has been providing lobbying services to a wind energy company accused of “greenwashing” new North Sea oil and gas production, DeSmog can reveal. The news comes as the government begins issuing a new round of drilling licences, in a move slammed by climate campaigners. Mark Fullbrook, who ran Truss’s leadership campaign, launched a political consultancy – Fullbrook Strategies – in March , with clients including Cerulean Winds, official records show.

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UK’s gas imports would be 13 pct lower if it had not “cut the green crap”

Renew Economy

New analysis shows the UK’s gas imports would be 13% lower if successive Conservative-led governments had not “cut the green crap” over the past decade. The post UK’s gas imports would be 13 pct lower if it had not “cut the green crap” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Designing high power density on-board chargers and other EV auxiliary applications (Webinar)

Charged

In this free webinar at our Fall Virtual Conference (October 17-20, 2022), presented by Infineon, we will cover some of the emerging automotive electrification applications including On Board Charger and some of the challenges being faced by design engineers, and how Infineon’s Easy modules family addresses these challenges. Reserve your spot—it’s free!

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CSIRO pledges to halve emissions of “hardest to abate” sectors by 2035

Renew Economy

CSIRO says its new Towards Net Zero Mission will invest an initial $90m into R&D to help Australia's hardest to abate sectors halve their emissions. The post CSIRO pledges to halve emissions of “hardest to abate” sectors by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CO2 to Fuel Company Starts Work on World's First Solar Fuel Plant

Energy Central

Switzerland-headquartered company Synhelion has begun construction of DAWN, the world's first industrial-scale factory to create carbon neutral fuels by using solar energy. The process uses the power of the sun to decarbonize transportation. Synhelion aims to produce solar jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline, to directly replace fossil fuels in vehicles.