Sip or guzzle? Here's how Google's data centers use water
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
With a pledge to restore 120 percent of the “water it consumes” by 2030, Google is rethinking the approaches used to cool its massive data centers.
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£1.4m funding for chemist’s research into hazardous materials handling
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Dr Nicola Bell’s group will explore a range of issues relevant to handling hazardous and chemically reactive materials in an automated environment. A University of Glasgow chemist is establishing a new research group with £1.4m in new funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation.
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The clean energy sector needs more young people
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
What do we need to build a clean energy workforce? The Powering Jobs Census from Power for All has some answers.
New York has the the first vegan restaurant 3-star Michelin
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Chef Daniel Humm shocked the fine dining world last year when his upscale New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park went vegan. But he vindicated himself from haters when the restaurant became the first plant-based establishment to be awarded three stars by the Michelin guide.
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.
Tech’s turbulence is a chance for VCs to double down on climate
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Climate tech offers fertile ground for venture capital dollars to make a difference — and generate returns.
Dangers and opportunities of digital transformation explored at British Water Data Conference
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Lila Thompson, chief executive of British Water, addressing the conference. The sixth British Water Data Conference, which took place on 3 November 2022, kicked off with a warning from keynote speaker Oliver Grieveson on the “dangers and opportunities” around digital transformation. . The event took place at the Royal College of Pathology in London, but the body of water infrastructure was the one under examination on this occasion, not least, the health of the instrumentation monitoring some 3
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Thrifting and gifting something extra nice Secondhand Sunday
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Have you ever wanted to re-gift a present you received, but worried that was tacky? Then again, you don’t want to support fast fashion companies and the consumer excess that we know as Black Friday? What’s a conscientious, yet classy shopper to do?
Beware of paper billionaires bearing gifts, and other lessons of the FTX implosion
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha contributing editor Imogen Rose-Smith, a longtime senior writer for Institutional Investor, contributes a bi-weekly column on the policies, practices and strategies of the. The post Beware of paper billionaires bearing gifts, and other lessons of the FTX implosion appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
AI reveals how climate change will impact our cities
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Green energy experts at USwitch have used artificial intelligence (AI) to visualize what the world could look like in 2100.
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.
The Automotive Skills Alliance and European Battery Alliance Academy join forces to bridge growing skills gap across the mobility and battery supply chain
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Memorandum of Understanding will create a strategic partnership on re- and up-skilling actions in the field of the mobility ecosystem
The Ocean Cleanup works on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The Ocean Cleanup, an environmental care organization has embarked on cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It is the biggest single waste collection in the oceans, making it look like a garbage island. The sheer size of this garbage collection makes efforts to clean it up quite draining.
Gear up your EV battery test lab with scalable, end-to-end testing
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Testing EV batteries involves more than just battery cycling. With the range of test equipment options on the market, what advantages will give you a competitive edge to achieve the scalability you need? The right approach to test enables you to adapt and scale with your business objectives. It’s not about equipment, software, or services, but about the comprehensive set of features like flexibility, openness, and coverage that will set you up for success.
DispatchHealth rakes in $330 million to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
ImpactAlpha, November 22 — DispatchHealth has raised $330 million in a new debt and equity investment round. Silicon Valley Bank and K2 HealthVentures. The post DispatchHealth rakes in $330 million to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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?
Kaila – stimulating the energy transition
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The innovation platform Kaila, developed by the Spanish consulting firm Zabala Innovation, efficiently digitalises knowledge of the energy sector. Innovation ecosystems are decisive to drive progress in the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy sector, and Kaila is an excellent example. This platform places at the disposal of the innovative community open data processing of innovation, in this case limited to the energy sector, allowing the agents involved to: Obtain funding fo
The Brief: Bankrupt billionaires, home healthcare, Kenya’s electric buses, geothermal heat pumps, boosting renter wealth, public solution for worker rights
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
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Price Waterhouse predicts electric trucks will take over by 2035
Charged
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
A new report from Price Waterhouse Coopers Strategy (PwC) predicts that zero-emission trucks will be outperforming legacy ICE trucks about a decade from now. The dawn of electrified trucking: Routes to decarbonising commercial vehicles forecasts that by 2030, zero-emission vehicles (battery-electric or fuel cell) will account for a third of all trucks in Europe, North America and China, and 70 percent by 2035.
Infosys to Digitize and Automate Processes at Envision AESC's EV Battery Manufacturing Plants
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The leading electric vehicle battery innovator and Infosys to co-develop a cloud-based, modular platform powered by Infosys Cobalt
Europe’s biggest big battery, a Tesla Megapack project, powers up
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
A 98MW/196MWh Tesla Megapack battery has been brought online in England, to reduce curtailment at giant offshore wind farm. The post Europe’s biggest big battery, a Tesla Megapack project, powers up appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Kenyan electric bus maker BasiGo scores $6.6 million to electrify mass transit
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
ImpactAlpha, November 22 — Kenya has emerged as Africa’s early leader in e-mobility, primarily for two- and three-wheelers. EV leaders in the country, The post Kenyan electric bus maker BasiGo scores $6.6 million to electrify mass transit appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Works begin on Kidston link, as landmark pumped hydro project targets 2024 start
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Works begin on a 186km new transmission line to connect the ground-breaking Kidston Clean Energy Hub to the grid in north Queensland. The post Works begin on Kidston link, as landmark pumped hydro project targets 2024 start appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Adamas Intelligence says LFP cell deployment is up 237% in H1 2022
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The latest biannual report on the global EV market from Adamas Intelligence highlights expanding EV sales, as well as the growing popularity of LFP battery chemistries, in the first half of 2022. In the first half of 2022, 6.23 million new passenger EVs were registered around the world—an increase of 42% compared to the same period the year before. As usual, the strongest growth was in the Asia/Pacific region (75% year-over-year), while the other major markets saw more modest growth: 19% year-ov
Solar thermal lobby wants a RET that values long duration storage and megawatt hours
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Payments for megawatt hours and tax credits are policies that would boost a long-duration storage industry in Australia. The post Solar thermal lobby wants a RET that values long duration storage and megawatt hours appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Mobility House to provide smart charging solution for New York City Transit
Charged
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Smart charging specialist The Mobility House has been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to deploy its smart charging and energy management solution ChargePilot for New York City Transit (NYCT), the largest public bus fleet operator in the US. During a year-long pilot program, The Mobility House will manage charging for 27 charge ports across two bus depots in Staten Island and Queens.
Labor tips another $500m into CEFC to help bridge clean energy’s “valley of death”
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Labor sets up $500m Powering Australia Technology Fund to drive commercialisation of energy efficiency and smart energy technologies. The post Labor tips another $500m into CEFC to help bridge clean energy’s “valley of death” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CLEAResult wins $2-million grant for California multifamily EV charging project
Charged
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Austin, Texas-based CLEAResult, a provider of energy efficiency and decarbonization solutions, has received a $2-million grant under the California Energy Commission’s Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for multifamily Housing (REACH) program. The project funded by the grant will deploy at least 100 Level 2 EV charging ports to serve 300 multifamily households.
ARENA maps out path for Australia’s ‘hard-to-abate’ alumina makers to reach net zero
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
A combination of renewables and new processes provides opportunities for Australia to lead in transition to zero emissions in energy-gobbling alumina-making industry. The post ARENA maps out path for Australia’s ‘hard-to-abate’ alumina makers to reach net zero appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Swell Energy Raises $120 Million to Bring Total Solar and Battery Virtual Power Plants to 600 MWh
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NOVEMBER 22, 2022
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Fortescue and Quinbrook warn Australia green hydrogen hopes could be dashed by US
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Two of Australia's biggest investors in renewables warn that Australia's high hopes to be green hydrogen superpower could be dashed if it can't match US government support. The post Fortescue and Quinbrook warn Australia green hydrogen hopes could be dashed by US appeared first on RenewEconomy.
'I don't see climate change as a risk, I see it as an opportunity': Keir Starmer touts Labour's green business plans
Business Green
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
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Generators want money to keep burning coal while waiting for wind, solar and storage
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Coal plant owners are ramping up calls for more money to stay open longer. Might this come in the form of more secret contracts? The post Generators want money to keep burning coal while waiting for wind, solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Energy Central
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Many of the papers I have written about climate change attempt to quantify various effects of this human-made modification of the world’s climate. Since all of the world’s people share an atmosphere, it is really difficult to measure where greenhouse gases (GHG) are coming from. In the past couple of years I have written a three part series on new technologies that can define.
State of the climate: What Australians need to know about “concerning” new report
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO have released the latest State of the Climate report, and there’s not much good news for Australians. The post State of the climate: What Australians need to know about “concerning” new report appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Enzymatic Depolymerization and Recycling: Using Enzymes to Convert Linear Waste Streams into Circular Supply Chains
CleanTech Group
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
In the coming years, enzymatic recycling will play a crucial role in solving the challenges of the fashion, apparel, and textile industries, as.
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