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Cleantech Marketing: Why Better, Faster, Cheaper Are Brand Killing Positioning

Michael Grossman

In the fiercely competitive landscape of cleantech, the success of a marketing strategy often boils down to the art of positioning. In the realm of sustainable solutions, being better, faster, and cheaper might seem like the golden ticket to success. However, in reality, this conventional positioning could actually be the brand’s worst enemy. This article delves deep into the nuances of cleantech marketing, uncovering why relying on the “better, faster, cheaper” mantra can spell disa

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Australia’s biggest coal state reaches 100 pct “potential” renewables for first time

Renew Economy

NSW - the state with the biggest capacity of coal fired generators - reaches more than 100 per cent "potential" renewables for first time as coal output hits record low. The post Australia’s biggest coal state reaches 100 pct “potential” renewables for first time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Major Renewable Energy Projects Announced Across Western U.S.

POWER Magazine

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the agency’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is developing 15 new renewable energy installations across the western U.S., including some that recently have begun […] The post Major Renewable Energy Projects Announced Across Western U.S. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Tailem Bend solar farm doubles in size with completion of stage two – battery to come

Renew Economy

The second stage of what was one of South Australia's first large-scale solar farms has been completed, with the commissioning of an additional 87MW. The post Tailem Bend solar farm doubles in size with completion of stage two – battery to come appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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COP28 faces a giant communication challenge

Financial Times: Energy

The upcoming climate summit needs to shift public opinion and generate political will — the planet’s future depends on it

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Woodside boosts investment in molten silicon energy storage hopeful

Renew Economy

Oil and gas major tips more money into Adelaide energy storage minnow 1414 Degrees, increasing its bet on the company's molten silicon industrial heat solution. The post Woodside boosts investment in molten silicon energy storage hopeful appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Flattening the solar duck: Why households should also face negative export tariffs

Renew Economy

Should we panic about negative electricity prices, or – as one industry expert argues – embrace them as an indispensable part of a two-sided market? The post Flattening the solar duck: Why households should also face negative export tariffs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Geopolitical risks worst in 50 years, warns oil services boss

Financial Times: Energy

Baker Hughes CEO says wars in Ukraine and Middle East threaten instability similar to 1973 oil embargo

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“Just a bump in the road?” Hydrogen supply and cash crunch hits Fortescue partner

Renew Economy

Plug Power, one of the key partners to Andrew Forrest's green hydrogen ventures, crashed on Friday after it raised concerns about its ability to continue business. The post “Just a bump in the road?” Hydrogen supply and cash crunch hits Fortescue partner appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Novastar Ventures secures $40 million for African impact startups

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 13 – Financial services firm SBI Holdings has directly invested in several startups on the continent. It’s now backing Novastar to. The post Novastar Ventures secures $40 million for African impact startups appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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Origin dances an offshore wind jig with Bluefloat as it confirms special dividend

Renew Economy

Origin says it is looking at partnering in an offshore wind project near Newcastle with Bluefloat as it confirms a special dividend if the Brookfield-led takeover bid is approved. The post Origin dances an offshore wind jig with Bluefloat as it confirms special dividend appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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China’s carbon emissions set for structural decline from next year

The Guardian: Energy

Emissions by world’s most polluting country could peak this year after surge in clean energy investments China’s carbon emissions could peak this year before falling into a structural decline for the first time from next year after a record surge in clean energy investments, according to research. Emissions from the world’s most polluting country have rebounded this year after the Chinese government dropped its Covid restrictions in January, according to analysis undertaken for Carbon Brief.

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Brazil’s sinking city weighs on Latin America’s largest petrochemicals producer

Financial Times: Energy

Despite earlier payouts Braskem still faces legal action over geological disaster that forced tens of thousands to evacuate

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Genex brings online 100MWh Queensland BESS, on budget despite fire during commissioning

Energy Storage News

Genex Power has brought into full commercial operation its 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe battery project in Queensland, Australia.

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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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'No time to waste': Existing long duration energy storage tech could cut industrial emissions by almost two thirds

Business Green

Combining long duration energy storage and renewables has the potential to slash carbon footprint from mines, data centres, food processing, and industrial plants, new study finds

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Gridspertise acquires Nordic metering provider Aidon

Smart Energy International

Energy digital solution provider Gridspertise has announced its acquisition of the Finland-headquartered Aidon Oy. Gridspertise has acquired 100% of the shares in Aidon Oy from current shareholders, Alder Fund I AB, 2VK Invest AS, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd and minority shareholders. With the acquisition, Gridspertise should be enabled to advance in the Nordic markets, in particular with its advanced solutions such as the Quantum Edge platform device for substation virtualisation to enable

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US offshore wind goals will be missed, say parts manufacturers

Financial Times: Energy

Sector must be fundamentally reset to become economically viable, executives warn

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FirstLight Power - Middleborough Gas & Electric Department Enter Power Purchase Agreement

Global Renewable News

FirstLight Power and Middleborough Gas & Electric Department Enter Power Purchase Agreement for 35 Percent of Clean Hydropower Output from the Shepaug Generating Station in ConnecticutAs part of t.

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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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UK to press ahead with carbon border tax in 2026

Financial Times: Energy

Programme would mirror scheme launched by EU

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Charting the Path Forward: Navigating the Future Landscape of Energy Storage Companies

EnergyTrend

Charting the Path Forward: Navigating the Future Landscape of Energy Storage Companies Overthepasttwoyears,theenergystoragesectorhaswitnessedasurgeininterest,attractingnumerouscompanieseagertocarveoutanicheinthisflourishingfield.

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US FCHEA signs hydrogen MoU with Ukraine

Energy Central

The US’ Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine to advance hydrogen energy.

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - New green finance for SMEs and underserved individuals in North Macedonia

Global Renewable News

By Lucia SconosciutoHighlights 30 million of finance through the new Green Finance Facility Financing will provide performance-based incentives to SMEs and underserved indivi.

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'First thought, not an afterthought': Unpacking refurbed tech with Whirlpool and eBay

Business Green

Refurbished tech leaders Whirlpool and eBay reveal how they have upgraded their approach to second-hand goods and curating 'compelling' circular consumer offers

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Minesto AB - Onshore testing of kite system Dragon 12 completed – now being shipped for installation and commissioning in Faroe Islands

Global Renewable News

Minesto, leading ocean energy developer, today (Nov 9) announces that the Dragon 12 kite (1.2 MW) is now being shipped from the Uddevalla port to Faroe Islands for final stage of commissioning in Vest.

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Video killed the radio star? Innovating our way to net zero

Business Green

WATCH: Innovate UK's executive director for net zero Mike Biddle's keynote speech at the Net Zero Festival 2023 Net zero is a race against time, not against each other, and business as usual means failure. For Mike Biddle, executive director for net zero at Innovate UK, that means we must change the way we do things, with innovation and urgency, because the clock is ticking.

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CorPower - CorPower Ocean secures DNV Quality Certification

Global Renewable News

Leading wave energy technology developer CorPower Ocean has received ISO 9001 certification through DNV - one of the leading global providers of accredited management systems certification and tra.

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Zero C02 | Ammonia Powered vessel

Energy Central

Zero co2 | Ammonia Powered vessel [link] Ammonia and Hydrogen

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Brightcore Energy LLC - Preservation of Affordable Housing, Brightcore Energy, and Engenium Group awarded $2.5M grant for a community geothermal pilot project at Barry Farm Redevelopment

Global Renewable News

Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), in partnership with Brightcore Energy and Engenium Group, was awarded a $2.5M grant by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia to incorpora.

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People who build wind turbines at sea do not care if whales live or die. Monsters! | First Dog on the Moon

The Guardian: Energy

Donald Trump said it so it must be true Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading.

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Marine Energy Wales - Marine Energy Wales and Renewable UK Cymru Strengthen Collaboration with Signed Agreement

Global Renewable News

To mark the end of the Future Energy Wales conference, where collaboration has been a central theme, Marine Energy Wales (MEW) and RenewableUK Cymru (RUKC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, o.

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The Future Of EVs Can’t Rely On One Man’s Mental Health

CleanTechnica

In a number of recent articles like this one at Futurism, Elon Musk has been described as broken. Specifically, one. [continued] The post The Future Of EVs Can’t Rely On One Man’s Mental Health appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Marine Energy Wales - Apollo completes study on harnessing Celtic Sea's marine-generated power potential

Global Renewable News

Apollo, a leading UK-based engineering and advisory provider, has announced the successful completion of a pre-FEED engineering study in collaboration with Celtic Sea Power which explored the deve.

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The Slow, Painful Process Of Eliminating The Sale Of Dangerous E-Bike Batteries

CleanTechnica

E-bike batteries have a nasty habit of catching fire and killing people as they sleep. Not surprisingly, this makes some. [continued] The post The Slow, Painful Process Of Eliminating The Sale Of Dangerous E-Bike Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica.