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More sustainable doesn’t mean sustainable: How to use circularity to make the shift

GreenBiz

Sponsored: The case for circular business models as a critical enabler of truly sustainable business, by operating within the finite resources of planetary boundaries.

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Volta Trucks and Siemens partner on Truck as a Service offering

Charged

Commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has signed a letter of intent with Siemens Smart Infrastructure , outlining a partnership to offer a Truck as a Service package that includes software control systems, facility electrification, charging infrastructure, energy management, building equipment and project finance. Siemens will oversee the technical infrastructure of the charging installations, including the hardware and software required to operate the charging and power distribution infrastru

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Why ocean climate tech deserves more respect

GreenBiz

The tide is turning in our knowledge about the ocean’s depths and the critical role it could play in mitigating climate change.

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Tigo Energy Unveiling Integrated Solar-Plus-Storage Solution for the European Market

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With a pilot installation in Italy and phased release in select European countries, the Tigo Energy Intelligence (EI) Residential Solar Solution will be unveiled at the Key Energy conference in Italy.

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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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10 tips to electrify your fleets

GreenBiz

At VERGE 22, fleet leaders offered insights on how they started, where they are in their electric journey and what they’ve learned along the way.

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InoBat and Ideanomics win incentives for a joint-venture battery factory in Indiana

Charged

InoBat Auto, a European supplier of EV batteries, has secured the “necessary regional incentives” to establish its first North American facility in Indiana. The planned 100,000-square-foot battery module and pack assembly and R&D facility in Indianapolis will be built under a joint venture with Ideanomics. Construction of the facility is expected to begin in Q1 of 2023, and production to begin in 2024.

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Parker LORD and GHSP partner on EV vibration control and enhancement tech

Charged

Parker LORD and mechanical and electromechanical system supplier GHSP have teamed up to develop an Automotive Vibration Control and Enhancement (AVCE) technology designed for passenger and commercial EVs. “This all-in-one solution eliminates vibration in real time, generates global vibration haptic indicators and creates EV vibration enhancements,” says Parker LORD.

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Where do we stand on COP26 climate promises?

GreenBiz

A progress report on promises around national emission-reductions targets, adaptation finance, methane emissions, deforestation and phasing out coal.

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Battery firm Britishvolt secures funding, avoids collapse

Charged

When Charged spoke with execs from UK battery firm Britishvolt back in May ( see the feature story in our January-March 2022 issue ), we were intrigued by the company’s plan to build battery gigafactories at strategic locations around the world using local renewable energy. So we were sorry to hear of the company’s recent financial crunch, and delighted to hear that it has now secured enough funding to move forward.

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New renewables record as UK wind generation blows past 20GW

Renew Economy

A new wind energy generation record for the UK, as offshore and onshore wind farms contribute more than 20GW to the grid at one point this week. The post New renewables record as UK wind generation blows past 20GW 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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The Mobility House manages charging for microgrid-powered electric bus fleet in Maryland

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The Mobility House, in collaboration with partners including AlphaStruxure and Schneider Electric, has completed a microgrid-based infrastructure project that can charge electric buses without relying on the local utility. The Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot in Montgomery County, Maryland incorporates solar canopies, natural gas generators, battery storage, microgrid controls and chargers to support 70 electric buses.

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Hydrogen Generation Market Size USD 225.65 BN by 2030 With a CAGR of 6.9%

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The latest study collated and published by Nova one advisor analyzes the historical and present-day scenario of the global Hydrogen Generation market to accurately gauge its growth potential. The study presents detailed information about important growth factors, restraints, future scopes, cost analysis and key trends during the forecast timeframe 2022 to 2030.

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English city of York installs EVSE to prepare for deployment of 44 electric buses

Charged

First York, the operator of local bus services in the historic cathedral city of York, England, has gained planning approval to install charging infrastructure as it prepares for the arrival of 44 electric buses next year. The agency will install charging units, along with the necessary transformer and switchgear, at its James Street depot. The infrastructure will “facilitate First Bus providing up to 88 new electric buses to be used within the local area.

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Electric Vehicle Market Size to Hit Around USD 1.56 trillion by 2030

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The latest study collated and published by Nova one advisor analyzes the historical and present-day scenario of the global Electric Vehicle market to accurately gauge its growth potential. The study presents detailed information about important growth factors, restraints, future scopes, cost analysis and key trends during the forecast timeframe 2022 to 2030.

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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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Daimler and Gehring partner to develop motors commercial EVs

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Daimler Truck and precision machining company Gehring Technologies have signed a strategic partnership agreement to work together on process development for—and prototype construction of—electric motors for commercial vehicles, to set up R&D facilities, and to open a joint technical center at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Gaggenau, Germany. Daimler Truck says it will open InnoLabs for R&D at the German plants in Gaggenau and Kassel.

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Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Market Growth Opportunities

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In fuel cell electric vehicles governments are taking initiatives to invest in and enhance the infrastructure for electric vehicles which further helps in expanding the market growth.

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Keysight Technologies launches new DC emulator designed for testing EV fast charging

Charged

Test and measurement technology company Keysight Technologies has introduced a new DC emulator product series, which is designed for EV fast charging applications. “Our next-generation high-power DC emulators, based on silicon-carbide technology, are greater than 96% efficient and provide more power and higher voltages in less space, when compared to similar systems,” says Keysight VP Thomas Goetzl. “When combined with the SL1047A Charging Discovery System, it enables our custo

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How Oil Companies Can Mitigate Environmental Damage

Energy Central

Despite the mindset of phasing out fossil fuels for renewable energy, humanity still relies upon oil. Reduction in usage will be a gradual process. In the meantime, using this fuel source as sustainably as possible is critical. Oil companies can implement measures to mitigate environmental damage during the transition to cleaner energies while considering every facet, including nonrenewable.

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GSA expands contract with Eaton to include EV infrastructure

Charged

Eaton , a provider of “intelligent power management” products and services, has long done business with the US General Services Administration (GSA), the federal agency that manages the government’s property and physical assets, notably the massive federal vehicle fleet. Now Eaton’s contract with the GSA has been expanded to include EV charging infrastructure products and services (EVSE).

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Lithium-Ion Battery Market Size Worth USD 278.35 BN, Globally, by 2030 at 18.12% CAGR

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The latest study collated and published by Nova one advisor analyzes the historical and present-day scenario of the global Lithium-Ion Battery market to accurately gauge its growth potential. The study presents detailed information about important growth factors, restraints, future scopes, cost analysis and key trends during the forecast timeframe 2022 to 2030.

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Neoen storage revenues treble to $100 million, driven by Australia’s biggest battery

Renew Economy

Neoen says battery storage revenue triples thanks to start of Australia's biggest battery, and flags higher prices for wind and solar contracts after market turmoil. The post Neoen storage revenues treble to $100 million, driven by Australia’s biggest battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Thermal Energy Storage Market Size To Touch USD 53.4 Bn By 2030

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The global thermal energy storage market size accounted for US$ 25.94 billion USD in 2022, grew to US$ 28.39 billion USD in 2023, and will reach US$ 53.4 billion USD in 2030, with a CAGR of 9.45% from 2022 to 2030.

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Smart meter data platform to provide consumer insights for utility co-ops

Smart Energy International

Bidgely’s artificial intelligence-powered energy insights are now embedded within NISC’s software platform, using smart meter data to improve energy consumer touch points and grid operations. National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) – a US-based information technology organisation that develops software and hardware solutions for its members – integrated Bidgely’s UtilityAI solution into its service platform to enhance customer experience and grid operations for utility coop

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WA “orchestrates” hundreds of home solar and storage assets, as coal shortage continues

Renew Economy

WA switches on Project Symphony, a VPP harnessing customer resources from rooftop solar and battery storage to hot water systems and electric vehicles. The post WA “orchestrates” hundreds of home solar and storage assets, as coal shortage continues appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Canadian Solar Obtains European ECS and EPD Environmental Certifications for Its High-Efficiency Solar Modules

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These environmental certifications show that Canadian Solar's modules have some of the lowest carbon footprints among crystalline solar modules in the market and will play a critical role in supporting customers' decarbonization goals.

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RSPB expands Fair to Nature certification scheme

Business Green

The RSPB's Fair to Nature food and farming certi?cation scheme has this week been relaunched and expanded in a bid to accelerate the adoption of more sustainable agricultural practices that can help tackle the enormous loss of UK biodiversity. Hailed as the only UK farming certification scheme with a focus on biodiversity and reversing nature loss, the label was previously only available to arable farmers, but the certification standard has now been expanded to cover dairy, livestock, horticultu

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Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Market Size Worth USD 14.18 BN, Globally, by 2030 at 27.21% CAGR

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The latest study collated and published by Nova one advisor analyzes the historical and present-day scenario of the global Solid Oxide Fuel Cell market to accurately gauge its growth potential. The study presents detailed information about important growth factors, restraints, future scopes, cost analysis and key trends during the forecast timeframe 2022 to 2030.

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Reducing Airborne Pollution to Save Lives, Save the Planet: Urban Transitions 2022

The City Fix

At COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, world leaders will focus on the seemingly overwhelming task of fast-tracking the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions while lessoning our dependence on fossil fuels.

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Electriq Power Announces New Channel Partnership to Help Solar-Only Homeowners Achieve Energy Resilience

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The agreement highlights Electriq’s transition to developing new channels that will expand its access to a large and existing market of solar-only homes, while also enhancing its offer portfolio by providing turnkey solutions that ensure a smooth, high-quality finished job.

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Accelerator programme launched to link forestry start-ups with carbon buyers

Business Green

Terraformation says initiative will help tackle climate change by expanding number of 'high-quality' forestry projects. A new start-up accelerator programme has been launched that claims to be the first to be focused on supporting forestry teams looking to develop high-quality reforestation projects that can help expand natural carbon sinks and bolster climate resilience.

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“Structural failure” takes Callide coal plant offline 18 months after dramatic explosion

Renew Economy

The Callide coal-fired power station in Queensland has been forced offline following a series of malfunctions at the 57-year-old facility. The post “Structural failure” takes Callide coal plant offline 18 months after dramatic explosion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Why The U.S. Has A Diesel Shortage

R-Squared Energy

Last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that distillate inventories were at their lowest levels since 2008. (The primary distillates are diesel, jet fuel ,and heating oil). However, in 2008 distillate levels were low coming out of spring. Currently, they are low going into fall. That’s far worse than the situation in 2008. Distillate demand generally spikes in spring — when farmers are planting crops — and in fall, when they are harvesting those crops and people start buy

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Animal Agriculture Industry Commits Millions to Prominent University Animal Science Research Center, Documents Show

DeSmogBlog

A prominent animal agriculture research center at a prestigious U.S. university is almost completely funded by the agribusiness industry, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and Unearthed. The internal communications show how the charity arm of a prominent livestock industry group helped conceptualize and bring to life the CLEAR Center at the University of California Davis, which is led by Frank Mitloehner , a UC Davis Professor with a PhD in animal science.

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New e-Bike Pilot Program “Good2GoBikes Powered by LACI” Launches to Serve Low-Income Residents of Rancho San Pedro

LA CleanTech Incubator

First-of-its-kind initiative, funded by the California Air Resources Board and developed in partnership with HACLA, provides a new, accessible and affordable transportation solution SAN PEDRO, November 3, 2022 — The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), in partnership with Pedal Movement, officially launched a new, Read more » The post New e-Bike Pilot Program “Good2GoBikes Powered by LACI” Launches to Serve Low-Income Res