Tue.Nov 15, 2022

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COP27: This past year in deforestation

GreenBiz

After bold commitments, what is happening to forests, and what actions are coming next?

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Call for Thames Water to make swift upgrades to Cassington sewage works after Wolvercote site fails bacteria test

Envirotec Magazine

Citizen science testing last year at River Thames near Kennington, Oxfordshire between Sandford Lock and Iffley Lock. Oxford-based Wolvercote Mill Stream – the only official swimming spot on the Thames – has failed bacteria safety tests. Environmental charity Thames21 has warned that Thames Water should urgently make plans to upgrade its Cassington sewage treatment works to stop this from happening again.

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System-level change for circularity: The central role of partnerships

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Leadership no longer looks like a large company beating the competition to an incredible, unique solution; it looks like changing the system through collaborative innovation.

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Magnetic field boosts biogas production

Envirotec Magazine

A magnetic field can help enhance the generation of synthetic biogas, according to new research. Elecroactive biofilms form on a porous conductive material, TiO2-FNi. The researchers investigated the effects of a static magnetic field (SMF) in the presence of the additive titanium dioxide-foamed nickel (TiO2-FNi). It exhibits bioaffinity for the relevant methanogens during the anaerobic digestion and methanation of corn stover (which comprises the leaves, stalks, and cobs of corn).

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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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Nearly half replanted trees do not survive past five years

Inhabitat - Innovation

A team of researchers established that approximately half of all trees planted to restore tropical forests in Asia do not survive beyond five years. The researchers included experts from 29 universities and research centers who analyzed data from 176 forest restoration sites in tropical and subtropical Asia. Most of the sites under study included those where human activities had led to a decline in tree numbers.

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Government funding for innovations that “could revolutionise British rail travel”

Envirotec Magazine

Government funding of over £5 million has been provided to help launch innovative ideas that could transform rail travel and help decarbonize the rail network. The “First of a Kind” competition – conducted in partnership with Innovate UK – focused specifically on rail travel this year, with winning concepts including self-charging trains.

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Selective adsorption

Envirotec Magazine

A novel biogas purification system is currently under trial in the Japanese city of Kurashiki. The crystal structure of the K-GIS zeolite adsorbent: The size of cavities in the crystal is slightly larger than the CO2 molecule, permitting CO2 to enter the crystal and be adsorbed while larger molecules such as methane are excluded. Technology firm Asahi Kasei announced the trial in September, which will evaluate the performance of a biogas purification system at a sewage treatment plant in the cit

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World's largest floating wind farm comes to life

Inhabitat - Innovation

Big news in renewable energy production: The world's largest floating wind farm has just successfully produced its first power.

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A third of local roads in England are in need of repair

Envirotec Magazine

The latest data from the Department for Transport (DfT) reveals that one-third of all local roads in England need maintenance or repair. Published on 3 November, the statistics on “Road conditions in England to March 2022” paint a dismal picture for many parts of the country, with 6% of B and C-roads categorised as ‘red’, which means maintenance work should be considered.

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US introduces new carbon trading scheme to boost investment in developing countries

GreenBiz

Critics question plan’s value in dealing with climate crisis and its potential to ‘harm communities and undermine human rights.

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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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Exploring the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), also known as the North Pacific Garbage Patch or the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a growing collection of litter in the North Pacific Ocean.

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How to ensure your sustainability initiatives don't backfire

GreenBiz

We need to get better at marketing sustainability.

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Here are 3 easy ways to have a sustainable holiday season

Inhabitat - Innovation

The rest of the year, you buy Swedish dishcloths and compost religiously. But when it comes to the holiday season, you find yourself with paper towels and trashcans full of food waste. You are an imperfect environmentalist.

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Processing bottleneck

Envirotec Magazine

There is a bottleneck in the UK’s recycling infrastructure for plastic recycling, according to the latest report from plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP. The 2022 UK Plastic Packaging Sorting & Reprocessing Infrastructure report found a shortfall in the required capacity at reprocessing facilities. The group mapped the recycling facilities and researched the operational capacities in order to produce scenarios to compare the requirements for recycled plastic pack

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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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Connecting Cooksville creates a colorful mixed-use community

Inhabitat - Innovation

TAS and SvN Architects + Planners (SvN) released designs for a project called Connecting Cooksville, a Mississauga development that will connect the surrounding city with a mixed-use community. The project will turn a car-oriented surface parking area into a transit-oriented, interconnected mixed-use development. It will feature interior streets and a regenerative landscape.

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How to Implement a Water Conservation Plan for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

Importance of a Water Conservation Plan. A water conservation plan turns goals into action, ensuring your business is taking the necessary steps to reduce its water use and any impact it may have on local water resources and the people and wildlife that rely on them. Having a concrete plan for sustainable water management is critical when you look at the impacts of water scarcity.

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Meta Materials’ coating technology reduces the weight of copper current collectors

Charged

Meta Materials has signed a memorandum of understanding) with DuPont Teijin Films and Mitsubishi Electric Europe. Using Meta’s PLASMAfusion coating technology, the parties plan to scale a proprietary, high-volume, roll-to-roll manufacturing system for film-based, coated copper current collectors. The film-based products are expected to reduce battery weight and cost, improve energy efficiency, extend vehicle range, and reduce the risk of thermal runaway.

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Scotland launches giga-scale big battery rollout to boost grid reliability

Renew Economy

Construction begins on three big battery projects across Scotland that will boast a combined capacity of 1GW/2GWh and provide "world-first" grid services. The post Scotland launches giga-scale big battery rollout to boost grid reliability appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Thor Industries partners with Harbinger Motors to electrify RVs

Charged

Thor Industries, which claims to be the world’s largest manufacturer of RVs, has formed a strategic partnership with Harbinger Motors, a commercial EV specialist that delivers technology targeted to the medium-duty chassis platforms used in the RV industry. Thor aims to create “a superior electrified experience that drives a best-in-class experience for Thor owners.

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Sungrow Delivered the Rooftop Solar Project at International Convention Center Sharm El-Sheikh to Power Conference of the Parties (COP27)

altenergymag

Sungrow, the global leading inverter and energy storage supplier for renewables, also contributes its due share to these important occasions with the delivery of a rooftop solar project at the International Convention Center Sharm El-Sheikh, in which COP27 events are taking place.

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Battery-maker Verkor raises 250 million euros in financing for its Verkor Innovation Centre

Charged

Battery manufacturer Verkor has secured over 250 million euros in financing from the European Investment Bank and other investors for its Verkor Innovation Centre, which is nearing completion. Located in Grenoble, the 15,000-square-meter VIC includes an R&D lab for designing batteries, a pilot line with a capacity of 150 MWh per year, and a training centre called Ecole de la Batterie.

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World Hydrogen 2023 Summit and Exhibition

Energy Central

The leading global platform for hydrogen business returns to the iconic Rotterdam Ahoy in 2023. Following the huge success of 2022 – including a sell-out Summit! – World Hydrogen 2023 will be doubling in size to keep up with surging demand, enabling twice as many companies to showcase, collaborate and do deals to advance the global hydrogen economy.

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Tradelink Transport buys 15 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to serve ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

Charged

Tradelink Transport, a minority-owned trucking company based in Compton, California, operates a fleet of 40 Class 8 trucks, transporting a variety of products for major shipping companies between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and nearby rail yards. The company recently purchased 15 Volvo VNR Electric trucks, which are expected to provide air quality and noise-reduction benefits to the communities located adjacent to the ports and the heavily trafficked I-110 and I-710 freeway corridors

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Dearfield Fund secures $7.5 million to provide downpayment help to Black homeowners

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 15 — Making a downpayment is one the biggest challenges for first-time homebuyers in the U.S., particularly for Black and Latino. The post Dearfield Fund secures $7.5 million to provide downpayment help to Black homeowners appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Shell moves into fleet charging segment—fleet owners say they want to go green, but need support

Charged

Oil giant Shell seems serious about moving into EV charging—it isn’t just adding a few chargers to its gas stations, it’s targeting the rapidly-growing market for fleet infrastructure solutions. The company is no stranger to the fleet industry—it has fleet customers in 46 markets, and there are 8.5 million active Shell Cards out there. Now Shell, in collaboration with consulting powerhouse Deloitte, has released a new survey of fleet owners. “ Navigating Fleet Decarbonization: a guide to driving

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New narrative of climate action: Unstoppable progress and immense opportunity

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 15 – It has become fashionable to dismiss global climate confabs like COP27 as so much “blah blah blah.” But for. The post New narrative of climate action: Unstoppable progress and immense opportunity appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 22,000 public schools

Renew Economy

Plans to establish Australia’s largest school-based solar and battery virtual power plant are underway, with launch of EOI process by NSW government. The post NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 22,000 public schools appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ImpactAlpha Open: ESG after the midterms + muni impact

Impact Alpha

TGIT, Agents of Impact! Welcome to this week’s ImpactAlpha Open. Three quick announcements: ?? Impact: The video game. ImpactAlpha has partnered with E-Line Media and the Ford Foundation to explore the potential of. The post ImpactAlpha Open: ESG after the midterms + muni impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Clean Energy Jobs Survey

Mosaic

Our latest survey showcases how the American public is considering and preparing for the anticipated boom in the clean energy job market. Check out the data results in the video below. The survey — which polled a cohort of more than 5,000 U.S. adults of all ages, geographic locations, genders, income levels and political affiliations — shows that 75% said they would consider a job in clean energy, citing interest in fields like solar, electric vehicles, sustainable home improvements and geotherm

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The Brief: New climate narrative, home ownership in Denver, college test prep, clean energy in India, gender alpha in agribusiness

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! ?? Last chance to RSVP for tomorrow’s Call, “Optimizing muni bonds for racial equity,” Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 10am. The post The Brief: New climate narrative, home ownership in Denver, college test prep, clean energy in India, gender alpha in agribusiness appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Guest commentary: Solar supply chain ethics and how to make them better

Solar Power World

By Arjun Kumar Supply chain ethics spans three key areas: economic, environmental and social. In the solar industry, the three are currently heavily at odds. Economically, we can cite China for making solar cheaper. Since 2011, China has invested more than $50 billion into new solar PV supply capacity, 10-times greater than all of Europe.… The post Guest commentary: Solar supply chain ethics and how to make them better appeared first on Solar Power World.

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KKR bets $400 million on Serentica Renewable for clean energy in India

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 15 — KKR, through its $3.9 billion Asia Pacific Infrastructure fund, is investing $400 million in New Delhi-based clean energy producer. The post KKR bets $400 million on Serentica Renewable for clean energy in India appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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World’s largest floating offshore wind farm delivers first power – to oil and gas platform

Renew Economy

Equinor is using the Hywind Tampen project to help power operations at its Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas fields in the Norwegian North Sea. The post World’s largest floating offshore wind farm delivers first power – to oil and gas platform appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Achieve Partners acquires MasteryPrep to improve college readiness for underserved students

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 15 — New York-based Achieve Partners is acquiring Baton Rouge, La.-based edtech company MasteryPrep. MasteryPrep has worked with more than 500. The post Achieve Partners acquires MasteryPrep to improve college readiness for underserved students appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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