Local food isn’t the climate solution you want it to be
GreenBiz
JULY 28, 2022
A new study from Nature Food highlights the transportation costs associated with food production, but there's something wonky about the data.
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PG&E and Tesla to create giant “distributed battery” to support the electric grid
Charged
JULY 28, 2022
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Tesla have launched a pilot program that will combine thousands of Powerwall home battery systems to create a “virtual power plant” or “distributed battery.” Tesla has invited some 25,000 PG&E customers with Powerwalls to join the program. PG&E residential customers are eligible for the program if they own a Tesla Powerwall, have an interconnection agreement with PG&E, and are not enrolled in other demand response programs.
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Lessons from Google’s clean energy agenda
GreenBiz
JULY 28, 2022
To consider only Google’s procurement power vastly underappreciates the influence the company is having on the broader clean energy transition.
Ampt Receives Follow-on Order for String Optimizers Totaling 390 MW of Solar+Storage in Chile
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2022
Ampt’s Patented Optimizer Technology Plays a Key Role in the Lower Cost and Higher Performing DC-coupled Energy Storage Solution
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.
The food industry needs to step up on protecting forests
GreenBiz
JULY 28, 2022
Food companies are starting to make investments into more sustainable practices but there is still a long way to go.
Wildcat Discovery Technologies raises $90 million for commercialization of EV “Super Cell”
Charged
JULY 28, 2022
Battery innovator Wildcat Discovery Technologies has raised $90 million in a Series D funding round led by Koch Strategic Platforms (KSP), a subsidiary of Koch Industries (yes, that Koch Industries). Eastman Kodak (yes, that Kodak) also participated in the round. Wildcat will use the new funds to further develop and commercialize a “Super Cell,” which it envisions as “a transformational battery cell combining three Wildcat proprietary technologies currently in development, including a cobalt- an
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New Jersey to expand commercial EV voucher program
Charged
JULY 28, 2022
The Garden State is expanding its New Jersey Zero Emission Incentive Program (NJ ZIP) to support businesses and institutions that are purchasing zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) recently decided to double the amount of funding dedicated to the program, to $45 million; to expand the program statewide, beyond the four pilot communities; and to expand eligibility to include heavy-duty vehicle classes.
Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Industry Exceed at Strong Growth 16.66%
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2022
Rising deployment of renewable energy for electricity generation along with abundant availability of solar energy during the day is expected to drive the rooftop solar photovoltaic market growth. Proliferating demand for rooftop solar photovoltaic across end-use sectors owing to significant price difference between retail electricity and solar-generated electricity is bound to provide a major boost to the rooftop solar photovoltaic market growth.
AEMO urges quicker shift to renewables amid coal failures and soaring fossil fuel costs
Renew Economy
JULY 28, 2022
AEMO says fossil fuel crisis makes it clear Australia needs to accelerate its shift to wind, solar and storage to deliver cheap and reliable energy. The post AEMO urges quicker shift to renewables amid coal failures and soaring fossil fuel costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Borrego Completes Spin Off and Sale of Solar and Energy Storage Development Business to ECP
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2022
Business to operate as New Leaf Energy, an independent arm of ECP focused on distributed generation and utility-scale projects in the U.S.
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.
RES switches on spinning machine to support big Victorian wind farm
Renew Economy
JULY 28, 2022
RES switches on synchronous condenser to support the second stage of the huge Murra Warra wind farm in western Victoria. The post RES switches on spinning machine to support big Victorian wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
4 Lessons on Increasing Transport Mitigation Ambition in China
The City Fix
JULY 28, 2022
Abating China’s transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, which accounted for about 11% of the world’s transport emissions in 2018, is key to meeting both national and global climate goals. In 2021, China updated its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining ambitious.
IMCA SEMINAR SPOTLIGHTS OFFSHORE RENEWABLES LIFTING
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2022
Sessions and interactive workshops covering the experience and challenges encountered by key marine contractors related to offshore lifting, with specific focus on the requirements created within the renewable energy sector will be a central feature of this day-long seminar on 27 October being held at Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
“Opportunity cost:” The role played by Snowy’s hydro plants in electricity price spike
Renew Economy
JULY 28, 2022
Hydro power is not supposed to cost much, and last quarter it was rarely used but set the price nearly half the time - at an average of more than $300/MWh. Why? The post “Opportunity cost:” The role played by Snowy’s hydro plants in electricity price spike appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Cities Should Account for Trees in their Greenhouse Gas Inventories. New Guidance Shows How
The City Fix
JULY 28, 2022
Responsible for more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, action by cities is clearly crucial to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. An important part of this effort is developing local GHG inventories and climate action.
Three reasons why US coal power is disappearing – and a Supreme Court ruling won’t save it
Renew Economy
JULY 28, 2022
Even despite a rare win in the Supreme Court recently, US coal plants will continue to close down. Here's why. The post Three reasons why US coal power is disappearing – and a Supreme Court ruling won’t save it appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Solar Battery Market Witnessing Growth 14.23% by 2030
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2022
Significant surge in demand for eco-friendly and cost-effective energy solutions for industrial and commercial energy storage is expected to drive the solar battery market growth. The solar battery market is expected to drive growth at a CAGR of 14.23% from 2022 to 2030.
FFI armed with billion-dollar budget as it seeks to lock down Forrest’s green hydrogen deals
Renew Economy
JULY 28, 2022
Andrew Forrest gives Fortescue Future Industries a billion dollar budget to land first deals in his grand green hydrogen strategy, and the first manufacturing plant. The post FFI armed with billion-dollar budget as it seeks to lock down Forrest’s green hydrogen deals appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Measuring War’s Effect on a Global Breadbasket
Planet Pulse
JULY 28, 2022
Earth observation data can serve as a powerful tool for increasing peace and security because of the enhanced situational awareness it provides. That is why Planet provides imagery to the media, think tanks, and researchers like NASA Harvest, NASA’s Food Security and Agriculture Program, run out of the University of Maryland (UMD), which use Planet’s satellite imagery to monitor what’s happening on the ground and explore the chronic effects of the conflict in Ukraine. .
Transgrid ticks off first ISP job: Queensland-NSW interconnector upgrade
Renew Economy
JULY 28, 2022
Transgrid completes $236m QNI upgrade to increase the flow of electricity between the two states and reduce network constraints. The post Transgrid ticks off first ISP job: Queensland-NSW interconnector upgrade appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Northvolt turns to trees with wood-based batteries
Smart Energy International
JULY 28, 2022
Volkswagen-backed battery developer Northvolt and Stora Enso are joining forces to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon produced with wood from Nordic forests. The aim of the partnership is to develop the world’s first industrialised battery featuring anode sourced entirely from European raw materials, thereby lowering cost and carbon footprint.
Two cheers for the tightening of the safeguard mechanism
Renew Economy
JULY 28, 2022
Tightening safeguards is sound policy, but misses easy pickings from electricity and transport, and risks being rendered pointless by new coal and gas projects. The post Two cheers for the tightening of the safeguard mechanism appeared first on RenewEconomy.
It's official: Renewables provided 40 per cent of Britain's electricity in 2021
Business Green
JULY 28, 2022
Government's annual energy statistics 'bible' shows continued march of renewable power on Britain's grid, although the country still remains heavily reliant on expensive fossil gas. Almost 40 per cent of Britain's electricity was provided by renewable sources in 2021, making it the second highest year on record for clean power generation, the government has confirmed in its official annual energy statistics compendium.
LION ENERGY LAUNCHES LIONESS ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS TO CREATE VAST INVENTORY OF STORED RENEWABLE SOURCES
altenergymag
JULY 28, 2022
LionESS™ technology places energy independence and green power inventory.
Poll: Strong net zero leadership critical for Conservatives at next election
Business Green
JULY 28, 2022
Polling data from Onward and Public First highlights high levels of support among Conservative voters for UK’s climate agenda. Ditching the UK's net zero target could risk costing the new Conservative leader the next general election, new polling data released today suggests. A sample survey of 6,500 adults carried out by pollster Public First found that both current Tory voters and possible defectors to the party remain strongly in favour of the UK's legally binding 2050 net zero goal, and that
Pennsylvania County Bans Fracking in Area Parks
DeSmogBlog
JULY 28, 2022
Eight years after allowing a shale gas company to drill beneath Deer Lakes County Park for methane gas, the Pennsylvania county home to Pittsburgh has banned all industrial activity in the area’s eight other parks — despite a veto from the county executive. It’s the first such move at the county level in the state, one fracking opponents term a milestone in a state where the fracking industry almost always gets its way.
Britishvolt gigafactory project secures 'multi-million pound' government funding offer
Business Green
JULY 28, 2022
Business Secretary confirms ‘final grant offer’ for Northumberland battery factory, thought to be in region of £100m. Britishvolt is set to received multi-million pound funding from the government to support its plans for an industrial-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in Northumberland, seven months after the funding was first promised, the UK scale-up has confirmed.
Murky World of Carbon Offsets Faces Greater Scrutiny
DeSmogBlog
JULY 28, 2022
Proposals to boost transparency in the carbon offset market could shine a light on brokers who buy credits cheaply from Indigenous communities before selling them to companies at inflated prices. . The measures form part of a wide-ranging package drafted by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, a governance body aiming to boost the quality of carbon offsets.
Tory members back stronger green energy policies, as Sunak cools on heat pumps
Business Green
JULY 28, 2022
Polling points to strong support for insulation, onshore wind and greener home standards within Party, placing pressure on Truss and Sunak to join them. As Conservative Party members begin casting their crucial votes from next week that will determine who becomes Britain's next Prime Minister, fresh poll findings released today reveal strong support across the membership for increased efforts to rollout home insulation, onshore wind farms and greener building standards.
Mosaic Urges Senate Passage of Climate Legislation
Mosaic
JULY 28, 2022
On Wednesday, July 27, Senators Schumer (D-NY) and Manchin (D-WV) announced a climate package as a part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The bill summary and language can be viewed here. We are excited about the unprecedented investments being made to reduce emissions and accelerate clean energy adoption. Mosaic’s point of sale financing platform is used by more than 3,000 contractors across the country, and we have financed sustainable home improvements for over 250,000 households.
Power to Liquids Roadmap | UAE
Energy Central
JULY 28, 2022
The power-to-liquids (PtL) approach will allow the Emirates to use its considerable advantages – including intense sunshine and sustained winds – to decarbonize while avoiding some of the challenges of traditional sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) pathways. PtL involves the conversion of electricity into hydrogen, which is then combined with captured carbon to synthesize renewable.
European battery stakeholders to collaborate
Smart Energy International
JULY 28, 2022
The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) and Batteries Europe are integrating their working groups. The arrangement means that BEPA members are automatically able to join the work done by Batteries Europe on establishing the current state of play of the European battery innovation landscape and what research needs need to be tackled to meet Europe’s climate targets.
Top 5 Utility Regulatory Trends of 2022 – So Far
Energy Central
JULY 28, 2022
With 2022 more than halfway through, AEE returns with the latest edition of its biennial top utility regulatory trends roundup. Utility regulatory commissions across the country have been off to a busy start, navigating supply chain hurdles, inflationary pressures, extreme weather events, and the accelerated adoption of clean energy technologies. With PowerSuite, AEE’s policy tracking.
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