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Big names including Amazon, Honeywell, Mitsubishi line up behind green hydrogen

GreenBiz

Investments in technologies that could enable green hydrogen to help decarbonize heavy industry and other big emitters continue to add up.

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5 Home Improvements You Can Make This Year & Save The Energy

The Environmental Blog

Whether you wish to live in a more eco-friendly home or just want to save money on your bills, you can take various home improvement steps to save energy. Making your house more sustainable will not only reflect on your pocket but on your health as well. Nowadays, more and more young homeowners consider home sustainability their top priority. Now, without further ado, let’s take a look at all the home improvements you can make to save energy.

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The future of pools: Smart and sustainable

GreenBiz

Sponsored: By educating partners, Pentair drives a ripple effect of sustainability considerations, paving the path for the future of the pool industry.

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Natural Power appointed as owner’s engineer at 58MW Moanvane Wind Farm in Ireland

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Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has commenced service delivery on the 12-turbine, 58MW, Moanvane Wind Farm in Co. Offaly, Ireland.

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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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What drives a successful fleet electrification strategy?

GreenBiz

During a VERGE Electrify panel last week, industry experts discussed how internal buy-in contributes to the success of a company's electrification strategy.

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Solar Tracker Market Rising Adoption for Renewable Energy Sources

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The increasing emphasis on clean and green energy is propelling the global solar tracker market forward. The global solar tracker market size was estimated at USD 22.72 billion in 2022.

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Net Zero vs Real Zero Emissions and What It Means for Your Business’ Goals

Green Business Bureau

“Net zero” or “real zero”, what’s the difference? There are numerous terms that relate to reducing emissions and overall environmental impact including “carbon positive”, “climate neutral”, “carbon neutral”, “real zero”, and “net zero”, making it difficult to determine what means what and which is the best approach for real climate solutions. .

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VERGE Electrify 2022: GreenBiz Studio feat. Dean Siegrist (Black & Veatch)

GreenBiz

This video is sponsored by Black & Veatch. Dean Siegrist discusses Black & Veatch's clean transportation initiatives and the opportunities and challenges facing the industry.

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Doteasy Technology Inc: A Certified Sustainable Web Hosting Solution

Green Business Bureau

An industry-leading sustainable web hosting solution. Established in 2000, Doteasy is a Canadian web hosting company specializing in domain name registration and sustainable web hosting solutions. Doteasy’s quality web design services and award-winning client support team bolster an already-strong portfolio of offerings, which provide all the tools and services needed to get you online with a fast, reliable, powerful, and secure web hosting solution.

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How can composting become a viable waste management solution?

GreenBiz

How Quito’s garden waste can unlock a circular future.

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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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“Momentous:” Labor begins process to declare Australia’s first offshore wind zone

Renew Economy

A huge day for renewables as Albanese government starts process to declare Gippsland, in Victoria, as Australia’s first zone for offshore wind development. The post “Momentous:” Labor begins process to declare Australia’s first offshore wind zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Battery recycling firm SiTration raises $2.35 million for its separation technology

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Battery recycling technology startup SiTration has raised $2.35 million in pre-seed funding for hiring and for the development of its patented separation technology for materials extraction in battery recycling. “By replacing the chemical and thermal separation methods used in battery recycling today with an electrified approach, SiTration is unlocking ultra-efficient recovery of materials foundational to a more sustainable future,” says co-founder and CEO of SiTration Brendan Smith.

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How Australia created its own gas price mess

Renew Economy

The problems we face today with gas prices and supply are a result of decisions made almost 30 years ago that have been systematically ignored by governments. The post How Australia created its own gas price mess appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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LG Energy Solution partners with Compass Minerals to secure US lithium supply chain

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LG Energy Solution has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a provider of essential minerals for producing battery-grade lithium. Under the terms of the MoU, Compass Minerals would supply LGES with lithium carbonate and hydroxide. LGES would be supplied with as much as 40% of Compass’s planned annual phase-one lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide production for 7 years starting in 2025.

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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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France’s troubled nuclear fleet a bigger problem for Europe than Russia gas

Renew Economy

More than half of France's nuclear fleet are offline, its power prices are through the roof, and it faces a long-term supply problem. The post France’s troubled nuclear fleet a bigger problem for Europe than Russia gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Autonomy to offer up to 20,000 EVs through its subscription service

Charged

Autonomy , which offers electric vehicles to customers through a subscription model, has partnered with automotive retailer AutoNation in order to expand its vehicle offerings beyond the Tesla Model 3, and to expand its operations across the US. Over the next 12-18 months, AutoNation will supply Autonomy with up to 20,000 EVs from several automakers.

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Huge 1,000MWh battery at site of closed coal plant gets NSW planning approval

Renew Economy

A huge 1000MWh battery proposed for site of former coal fired power station near Lithgow gets NSW planning approval. The post Huge 1,000MWh battery at site of closed coal plant gets NSW planning approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Wind Turbine Market Trends and Regional Drill

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The Asia-pacific region is expected to show a good growth during the forecast period due to various government initiatives and the increased wind capacity in China. Asia Pacific region happens to be a good region for investment during the forecast.

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BorgWarner acquires Rhombus Energy Solutions

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Tier 1 automotive supplier BorgWarner has acquired Rhombus Energy Solutions. San Diego-based Rhombus provides EV charging and power conversion technology, including V2G applications. Rhombus supplies its patented technology to EV OEMs, including Proterra, as well as charging and grid service providers. The transaction has an enterprise value of up to $185 million.

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Growatt ranked first globally for residential inverter shipments two years in a row

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The company owes the achievement to its vast variety of product portfolios of high quality and reliability as well as its extensive global network and top-notch user services.

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EV Connect’s charging platform approved for US federal procurement process

Charged

The US General Services Administration (GSA) recently issued a government-wide, $220-million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), which establishes a streamlined procurement process for federal agencies to purchase electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and ancillary services to support the electrification of their vehicle fleets. The US government operates some 650,000 vehicles.

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GoodWe’s PV building materials making it easier to integrate smart, green technology into our everyday lives

altenergymag

GoodWe has dedicated itself to providing users with advanced PV building materials that create an intelligent power ecosystem to make sustainable living greener, more efficient, and more convenient for users.

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How Can We Make Industrialization More Eco-Friendly?

Green Living Guy

The industrial world is one of the most important areas of focus for sustainability. Sectors like manufacturing use a considerable amount of energy and resources, giving them massive carbon footprints. If the world is going to become a greener place, industrialization needs to change. This can seem like a daunting task at first. Making heavy […].

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PlanetScope and Planet Basemaps Utilized for Carbon Credits Monitoring in Indonesian Tropical Forest

Planet Pulse

Tropical forests are large and complex ecosystems that are a vital part of the solution to addressing the effects of climate change. Fortunately, organizations around the world are using Planet data to help protect these forests, including mission-based company Permian Global. Starting in 2007, Permian Global has worked to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, protect habitats, and support sustainable local economies through large-scale tropical forest protection and restoration projects.

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Eco Wave Power to Start New Wave Energy Projects Amid Pending Energy Legislation

Green Living Guy

Stockholm, Sweden (August 3, 2022) –– Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq Capital Market: WAVE) (“Eco Wave Power” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that U.S. President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are promoting a $369 billion renewable energy bill. The proposed legislation, under the name the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, would […].

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Zero Emission Vehicle Market Rising Growth 23% by 2030

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The zero emission vehicle market is expected to register growth at a CAGR of 23% from 2022 to 2030 and is projected to reach around US$ 305.92 billion by 2030.

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'Grotesque greed': UN Secretary-General urges governments to tax fossil fuel firms' 'excessive' profits

Business Green

UN chief argues oil and gas firms' profiteering off the energy crisis is 'punishing the poorest and most vulernable people, while destroying our home'. The UN Secretary-General yesterday urged governments to tax the "excessive profits" of oil and gas firms and use the funds to support vulnerable households struggling with soaring energy and food costs.

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Humidity, the mosquito, and me

Grist

This story is part of the Grist series Coming to our Senses , a weeklong exploration of how climate change is reshaping the way we see, hear, smell, touch, and taste the world around us. When I, a born-and-bred Pennsylvanian, first moved to Seattle, I found that people in the Pacific Northwest like to talk about the summers by way of explaining why they live there.

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“Makes little sense:” ESB’s capacity market farce leaves projects in a financial hole

Renew Economy

Industry angry and frustrated at the failure of the ESB to develop a credible policy, they say investments at risk and question the future of the body. The post “Makes little sense:” ESB’s capacity market farce leaves projects in a financial hole appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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India strengthens national net zero strategy with new 2030 emissions goals

Business Green

Government approves new plan to cut emissions intensity 45 per cent and generate 50 per cent of its electricity from renewables by 2030. India has this week strengthened its official national climate action plan, providing a major boost to international climate efforts ahead of this autumn's COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt. The new strategy formalises Indian Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's previous pledge to deliver net zero emissions by 2070 and crucially includes new near-term emissions goals f

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Is Bitcoin Mining Contributing to Climate Change?

Green Living Guy

Mining, the process of creating new BTC, involves solving complex mathematical problems. So to incentivize the miners, the system rewards them with a certain amount of BTC for each problem they solve. The catch is that this process uses a lot of energy, emitting significant quantities of greenhouse gases (GHG). According to a BanklessTimes analysis, […].

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De-risking curtailment with storage and improved performance

Solar Power World

By Clara Midgley, product manager, energy storage and optimization, SparkCognition As the deployment of intermittent renewable resources continues to increase, energy markets are experiencing increased volatility, curtailments and savvier off-takers. Curtailment, the deliberate reduction of power to balance supply and demand in real time, is either enforced by a balancing authority’s setpoint or incentivized through… The post De-risking curtailment with storage and improved performance app

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Xlinks chalks off latest milestone for Morocco-UK solar link project

Business Green

Company inks contract with engineering giant WSP to advise on plans for four HVDC convertor stations and ancillary works for the ambitious Morocco-UK solar power project. Xlinks has appointed engineering consultancy WSP to provide technical advisory services for its Morocco-UK solar link project, marking another step forward for plans the multi-billion pound development that could see solar power exported from North Africa to the UK.

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Oceanic Solutions – Coastal Sea-Level Mitigation

Energy Central

Sometimes you need to be ready to give something away to save it. The coasts of Earth’s oceans are like that. Many of these, which are not preserved by governments, are prime development-land. But the only way we might preserve them is by moving these developments away from the coasts, give these back to Mother Nature, and let her grow forests and salt-water marshes on them.