Mon.Mar 13, 2023

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CSOs and their evolving purpose and impact

GreenBiz

CSOs could amplify their power with additional sticks and carrots, in deliberations of business strategy and broader corporate governance. It should be formally designated as a C-suite position.

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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. Living sustainably is becoming more and more important, and landlords who emphasize green amenities in their apartment rentals are more likely to draw affluent, environmentally-conscious tenants. In the following article, we’ll explore five essential green.

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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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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.” The new charging kiosk combines Samsung’s video displays, IoTecha’s EV charging technology and Palmer Digital’s integrated solutions. The integrated Samsung OH55A displays can be used for advertisements and promotions, creating new revenue streams for businesses.

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

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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. In “ A room temperature rechargeable Li 2 O-based lithium-air battery enabled by a solid electrolyte ,” published in the journal Science, the researchers explain that their Li-air batteries use a four-elect

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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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EV maker Tevva partners with Ecobat for battery management

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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. According to Tevva, the partnership provides that, if an issue should arise during the life of any of its vehicles, Ecobat will ensure that the company’s in-house-assembled lithium-ion batteries are handled, diagnosed and repaired using effective and environmentally responsible methods.

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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. GKN Hydrogen’s HY2MEDI energy storage system utilizes metal hydride hydrogen storage to displace a propane generator and using off grid solar electricity will power the site to su

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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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SAE Power Rating can now be applied to EVs

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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. “SAE Certified Power was designed for conventional internal combustion engines,” said Michael Duoba, Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory

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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. The post 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 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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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. PIT is the first airport in the country to use… The post Solar microgrid keeps flights on time at Pittsburgh International Airport appeared first on Solar Power World.

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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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Energy Harvesting System Market: Rise in Deployment of IoT Devices

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

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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. The company’s products, which are in operation across Ireland and the UK, include the hydrogen-fueled Streetdeck Hydroliner and the BEV double-deck Streetdeck Electroliner.

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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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Another big battery wanted to help replace Australia’s biggest coal generator

Renew Economy

NSW is launching a new tender - likely for a big battery - focused on the "firming" gap created by the planned retirement of Australia's biggest coal generator. The post Another big battery wanted to help replace Australia’s biggest coal generator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Everlight Solar Breaks Ground On Headquarters In Verona

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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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Bowen plays down power price fears, fans flames of hope and hype from gas lobby

Renew Economy

Federal energy minister seeks to downplay power price fears, and provides some nuggets to feed the gas industry chooks. The post Bowen plays down power price fears, fans flames of hope and hype from gas lobby appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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! By taking small steps and adopting sustainable gardening practices, we can make a positive impact […] The post How to Manage a Sustainable Urban Garden appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News.

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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.

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SOLARCYCLE Selected as SEIA National Recycling Partner

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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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Safeguard Mechanism: The good, the bad and the downright ugly

Renew Economy

On the one hand, there are some pretty neat features of the legislation. On the other, Safeguard has some eerie parallels to the subprime mortgage crisis. The post Safeguard Mechanism: The good, the bad and the downright ugly appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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

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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.

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EnergyAustralia finds smarter platform for zero down home solar and battery offering

Renew Economy

EnergyAustralia shifts to a new, more future focused billing and data platform for its zero upfront cost solar and battery offering, Solar Home Bundle. The post EnergyAustralia finds smarter platform for zero down home solar and battery offering appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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

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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.

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Remote renewable hydrogen project reaches critical milestone with water supply deal

Renew Economy

WA renewable hydrogen project reaches critical milestone, securing more than its needed supply of water for stage one of the project. The post Remote renewable hydrogen project reaches critical milestone with water supply deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Britain's tax take risks blowing green energy off target

Energy Central

The British government has set targets for major increases in wind generation, for instance, as it seeks to meet a goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and to become more independent of imported energy following the supply disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. REUTERS BY SUSANNA TWIDALE AND SHADIA NASRALLA LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - A cap on revenue and the.

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New carbon accounting tool takes aim at elusive Scope 3 emissions

Renew Economy

Australian carbon accounting outfit teams with Schneider Electric to create software that allows businesses to track their full carbon footprint. The post New carbon accounting tool takes aim at elusive Scope 3 emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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. Building a green brand can not only attract eco-conscious consumers but also showcase your company’s commitment to social and environmental responsibility. In case you’d like to learn more about these things and find a few ways to.

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Construction workers wear body armour to complete Ukrainian wind project

Renew Economy

Workers on a wind farm being built in Ukraine are wearing body armour to ensure the project is completed in the northern spring. The post Construction workers wear body armour to complete Ukrainian wind project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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! In this blog post, we’ll explore everything you need to know about Total Dissolved. The post Discover the Ideal Best Tds Level for Drinking Water appeared first on U.S.