Mon.Mar 13, 2023

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The first rule of ESG: Don’t talk about ESG

GreenBiz

Amid the pushback, companies are staying the course but keeping their heads down

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5 Must-Have Eco-Friendly Apartment Amenities to Promote Green Living Among Residents

U.S. Green Technology

As people grow ever more mindful of the negative implications of climate change, their interest in eco-friendly living also increases.

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A deceptively simple technology for carbon removal

GreenBiz

How a hole in the ground became an engineered solution to climate change

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Palmer Digital, Samsung and IoTecha unveil new EV charging kiosk with advertising display

Charged

Palmer Digital Group, Samsung and IoTecha have partnered to launch a new EV charging kiosk that “offers new opportunities for businesses to visually engage with their customers and generate revenue.”

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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

Join Ayesha Choudhury, Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium, to learn why we need eFuels in the carbon neutrality mix, how eFuels are produced, and how Infinium globally scales eFuel production to benefit society

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6 takeaways from the GreenBiz 23 Comms Summit

GreenBiz

What happens when 200 sustainability communications professionals come together to refine their collective message-making

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Researchers create room-temperature 1,000+ cycle solid-state Li-air battery

Charged

Researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, and University of Illinois at Chicago say they have created a room-temperature solid-state lithium-air battery that is rechargeable for 1,000 cycles, has a minimal polarization gap, and operates at high rates.

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How to Manage a Sustainable Urban Garden

Green Living Guy

We, humans, have done a great deal of harm to the environment over the years. Our actions have resulted in polluted air, water, and soil and a loss of biodiversity that threatens the survival of many species. But there’s hope!

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Greening the Industrial Sector’s Operations

GreenBiz

With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by the US Congress, there are now incentives to drive the growth of the green energy sector.

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EV maker Tevva partners with Ecobat for battery management

Charged

British EV manufacturer Tevva has entered into a partnership with battery recycling company Ecobat for the repair, repurposing and recycling of Tevva’s lithium-ion batteries.

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Hydrogen Microgrid Project Operational Using GKN Hydrogen’s Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage

CleanTech San Diego

The California Energy Commission (CEC), Technology & Investment Solutions LLC (TIS) and Cleantech San Diego member GKN Hydrogen announced that GKN Hydrogen’s HY2MEDI energy storage system (ESS) is operational and has been integrated into the Circle Green Technical Park near Adelanto at the former Meadowbrook Dairy.

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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 Carbon Zero, Circular Economy, is easily the most profoundly important result of digital transformation. Industry 4.0 has a massively cumulative impact on dematerialization (in all forms) and resultant decarbonization (both emissions and embodied) throughout the economy. Join panelists Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Jimmy Jia, Fabienne Durand, and their moderator Roger Strukhoff as they discuss how bending the carbon/GHG heavy linear economy to the circular is one of the hidden benefits of digital disruption.

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SAE Power Rating can now be applied to EVs

Charged

SAE International has released a standard document, “ J2908 Vehicle Power and Rated System Power Test for Electrified Powertrains ,” that defines methods to determine peak power ratings for electrified vehicles, and establishes a framework for testing, data post-processing and reporting of SAE System power for vehicles with electrified powertrains.

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Electra Produces Lithium from Battery Recycling Trial, Significantly Improving its Project Economics

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The recovery and subsequent production of a technical-grade lithium carbonate product in a plant-scale setting validates Electra’s proprietary hydrometallurgical process and efforts to date in commissioning its larger refinery complex

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Wrightbus’s zero-emission fleet achieves the three-million-mile mark

Charged

Northern Ireland bus manufacturer Wrightbus says its fleet of hydrogen and BEV buses have traveled a total of 3 million miles since entering service and, compared to the use of equivalent diesel buses, have prevented 5,000 tons of CO 2 emissions from entering the atmosphere.

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New Alternative Energy Materials for Hydrogen Storage Developed by Alfa Chemistry

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Earlier this month, the New York-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry announced the addition of alternative energy material to its already well-established material portfolio

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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

Join our amazing panelists, Nik Gowing, Founder at Thinking the Unthinkable and International Broadcaster; Brenda Laurel, PhD, Principal, Neogaian Interactive; Sheridan Tatsuno, Principal, Dreamscape Global; Archie Kasnet, CEO, Regenerative; and Bruce Armstrong Taylor, The Climate 4.0 Project, to discuss how today's AR/VR and related AI-enabled technologies can be effectively applied, using data from such sources as NASA and NOAA, to both improve and accelerate urban sustainability planning and design.

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The Brief: Systemic risks at Silicon Valley Bank, women-led businesses in LatAm and Asia, SPAC deal on deadline, catalytic capital grants, US SIF’s new chief

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Systemic Risk Climate tech and other startups exhale after the U.S. backstops Silicon Valley Bank depositors. At the.

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Energy Harvesting System Market: Rise in Deployment of IoT Devices

altenergymag

The global energy harvesting system market is growing at a notable CAGR of 11.13% from 2022 to 2030. Growing expenditure in infrastructure and industry development is anticipated to have a positive impact on the global market over the projected period

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Solar microgrid keeps flights on time at Pittsburgh International Airport

Solar Power World

More than 8 million people took a flight from Pittsburgh International Airport in 2022, but they likely didn’t know the airport’s terminals, shops, restaurants, trams and other facilities are all operating on a separate electrical grid powered by a solar array and natural gas-fueled generators.

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Everlight Solar Breaks Ground On Headquarters In Verona

altenergymag

Everlight Solar celebrated the beginning of construction on their headquarters with a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, March 9th. The incredible 64,000-square-foot structure will be located at the intersection of Liberty Drive and Ambition Street in Verona, Wisconsin

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Sustainability Branding: How to Build a Green Brand in 2023

U.S. Green Technology

As consumers become more environmentally conscious, sustainability has become a key consideration for many when making purchasing decisions.

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SOLARCYCLE Selected as SEIA National Recycling Partner

altenergymag

Founded in 2022 by experts in solar technology, recycling, and sustainability, SOLARCYCLE extracts 95% of the valuable materials in solar panels, like silver, silicon, copper, aluminum and glass. The materials are returned to the domestic solar supply chain, which helps create a circular solar economy

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Discover the Ideal Best Tds Level for Drinking Water

U.S. Green Technology

Discover the Ideal Best TDS Level for Drinking Water Are you concerned about the quality of your drinking water? Do you know what TDS is and how it affects the taste and safety of your drinking water? If not, don’t worry!

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FORD TAPS MICHIGAN FOR NEW LFP BATTERY PLANT; NEW BATTERY CHEMISTRY OFFERS CUSTOMERS VALUE, DURABILITY, FAST CHARGING, CREATES 2,500 MORE NEW AMERICAN JOBS

altenergymag

Ford is the first automaker to commit to build both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the U.S., helping America’s No. 2 EV company in 2022 bring EVs to more customers and diversify its U.S. supply chain

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Climate tech and other startups exhale after the U.S. backstops Silicon Valley Bank depositors

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, March 13 – At the end of a nervous weekend, disaster was averted for Silicon Valley’s ecosystem of climate tech, health tech. The post Climate tech and other startups exhale after the U.S. backstops Silicon Valley Bank depositors appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Originals

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Ørsted and Eversource Propose New Offshore Wind Farm in Rhode Island, Building on Their Leading Role in Ocean State’s Growing Offshore Wind Industry

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Team Leading State’s First Offshore Wind Farms Plans Major New Investments in Local Jobs, Ports, Shipbuilding and Workforce Training for New Project: Revolution Wind 2

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Should the new icon of the climate challenge be the puffin?

Terra Infirma

Way, way back when I first set up Terra Infirma, I ordered a set of corporate Christmas Cards featuring a polar bear stalking across the ice. I was trying to find the overlap between the climate crisis and a snowy, kinda Christmassy scene.

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Sungrow and Constantine Energy Storage Agree UK's Longest Duration BESS Projects

altenergymag

Sungrow and CES are working on a specific pipeline of projects totalling 825MWh of capacity spread across five ready-to-build sites. Construction has already started at Ocker Hill, near Birmingham, and Capenhurst, near Chester, both of which will be energised later this year and are each 57MW/165MWh representing the longest duration grid scale BESS in the UK to date. The remaining projects will be operational in 2024 and are still subject to contractual agreement

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Passport art sparks conservation debate in Sierra Leone

Eco-Business

Inclusion of a chimpanzee in the country’s new passport triggers discussion about the state of wildlife conservation

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How to Manage a Sustainable Urban Garden

Green Living Guy

We, humans, have done a great deal of harm to the environment over the years. Our actions have resulted in polluted air, water, and soil and a loss of biodiversity that threatens the survival of many species. But there’s hope!

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Climate-vulnerable nations prepare to deploy loss and damage funds

Eco-Business

A group of poor countries and island states will work out how to find and use finance to help communities deal with climate harm

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California Energy Commission Awards Aptera Motors $21 Million Grant for Solar Mobility Manufacturing

CleanTech San Diego

Cleantech San Diego member Aptera Motors has been approved for a $21 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to add critical capacity to accelerate scaled manufacturing of the world’s first true zero emission vehicle (ZEV).

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'Golden opportunity': UK nuclear sector touts potential to produce zero carbon aviation fuels

Business Green

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Accial Capital secures $35 million to finance women-led businesses in Latin America and Asia

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, March 13 – Accial Capital provides debt to startups and financial institutions serving businesses and consumers. The Miami-based investment firm’s portfolio includes.

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Associate Director – California Market Transformation Engineering and Technical Assessment at 2050 Partners

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Associate Director – California Market Transformation Engineering and Technical Assessment | 2050 Partners | Remote 2050 Partners is seeking to add an experienced energy engineer to our team primarily to provide program management support for our role in the new California Market Transformation Administrator (MTA) program.

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New England states unite to build new offshore wind HVDC transmission, seek DOE funding

Energy and Cleantech Council

Four New England States – Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island – recently submitted a concept paper to the U.S.