Tue.Nov 22, 2022

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Sip or guzzle? Here's how Google's data centers use water

GreenBiz

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

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

What do we need to build a clean energy workforce? The Powering Jobs Census from Power for All has some answers.

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New York has the the first vegan restaurant 3-star Michelin

Inhabitat - Innovation

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.

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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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Tech’s turbulence is a chance for VCs to double down on climate

GreenBiz

Climate tech offers fertile ground for venture capital dollars to make a difference — and generate returns.

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Dangers and opportunities of digital transformation explored at British Water Data Conference

Envirotec Magazine

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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How Can You Protect Your Small Green Business?

Green Living Guy

Many small green businesses fold early in the game. That’s because of a lack of knowledge and ensuing poor decisions that the owners have made. With the right advice, you can avoid these pitfalls. We discuss some of the key aspects small business owners need to pay attention to. All so that the best decisions […]. The post How Can You Protect Your Small Green Business?

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Thrifting and gifting something extra nice Secondhand Sunday

Inhabitat - Innovation

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?

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Beware of paper billionaires bearing gifts, and other lessons of the FTX implosion 

Impact Alpha

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.

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AI reveals how climate change will impact our cities

Inhabitat - Innovation

Green energy experts at USwitch have used artificial intelligence (AI) to visualize what the world could look like in 2100.

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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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Gear up your EV battery test lab with scalable, end-to-end testing

Charged

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.

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The Automotive Skills Alliance and European Battery Alliance Academy join forces to bridge growing skills gap across the mobility and battery supply chain

altenergymag

Memorandum of Understanding will create a strategic partnership on re- and up-skilling actions in the field of the mobility ecosystem

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Price Waterhouse predicts electric trucks will take over by 2035

Charged

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.

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DispatchHealth rakes in $330 million to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits

Impact Alpha

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.

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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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Kaila – stimulating the energy transition

Smart Energy International

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

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Europe’s biggest big battery, a Tesla Megapack project, powers up

Renew Economy

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.

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The Brief: Bankrupt billionaires, home healthcare, Kenya’s electric buses, geothermal heat pumps, boosting renter wealth, public solution for worker rights

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Institutional Impact Beware of paper billionaires bearing gifts, and other lessons of the FTX implosion. Before he lost. The post The Brief: Bankrupt billionaires, home healthcare, Kenya’s electric buses, geothermal heat pumps, boosting renter wealth, public solution for worker rights appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Works begin on Kidston link, as landmark pumped hydro project targets 2024 start

Renew Economy

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.

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Infosys to Digitize and Automate Processes at Envision AESC's EV Battery Manufacturing Plants

altenergymag

The leading electric vehicle battery innovator and Infosys to co-develop a cloud-based, modular platform powered by Infosys Cobalt

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Solar thermal lobby wants a RET that values long duration storage and megawatt hours

Renew Economy

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.

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Adamas Intelligence says LFP cell deployment is up 237% in H1 2022

Charged

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

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Labor tips another $500m into CEFC to help bridge clean energy’s “valley of death”

Renew Economy

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.

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Kenyan electric bus maker BasiGo scores $6.6 million to electrify mass transit

Impact Alpha

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.

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ARENA maps out path for Australia’s ‘hard-to-abate’ alumina makers to reach net zero

Renew Economy

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.

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The Mobility House to provide smart charging solution for New York City Transit

Charged

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.

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Fortescue and Quinbrook warn Australia green hydrogen hopes could be dashed by US

Renew Economy

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.

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CLEAResult wins $2-million grant for California multifamily EV charging project

Charged

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.

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Generators want money to keep burning coal while waiting for wind, solar and storage

Renew Economy

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.

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Swell Energy Raises $120 Million to Bring Total Solar and Battery Virtual Power Plants to 600 MWh

altenergymag

Financing to accelerate the company's mission to deploy 26,000 energy storage systems in homes and businesses and integrate with Swell’s 600MWh of virtual power plants (VPP) across the US.

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State of the climate: What Australians need to know about “concerning” new report

Renew Economy

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.

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'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

Labour Leader showcases Party's Green Prosperity Plan to the Confederation of British Industry Conference. Labour leader Keir Starmer has showcased the Party's ambitious climate policy plans to business leaders today, telling the CBI Conference in Birmingham that he views climate change as an economic opportunity, rather than a risk.". Addressing the Conference this morning, Starmer unveiled a three-pronged economic strategy which he said a Labour government would deliver economic stability, hig

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Australian fund manager’s wind and solar pipeline hits 10GW, but most of it is overseas

Renew Economy

Australian fund manager IFM has a huge pipeline of renewable projects in Europe and the US, but not much in its home country. The post Australian fund manager’s wind and solar pipeline hits 10GW, but most of it is overseas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Energy Central

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.

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Enzymatic Depolymerization and Recycling: Using Enzymes to Convert Linear Waste Streams into Circular Supply Chains

CleanTech Group

In the coming years, enzymatic recycling will play a crucial role in solving the challenges of the fashion, apparel, and textile industries, as.