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5 steps to create a sustainability upskilling strategy for your company

GreenBiz

Take these 5 actions to develop your employee sustainability training strategy based on your company’s unique priorities, budget and resources.

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Boiling tap water helps remove microplastics, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Eddy Zeng. Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic bits, one unexpectedly effective solution for cleaning up drinking water, specifically, might be as simple as brewing a cup of tea or coffee. As reported in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters , boiling and filtering calcium-containing tap water could help remove nearly 90% of the nano- and microplasti

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How the world's largest design firm is spearheading the sustainable building movement

GreenBiz

Gensler is pioneering best practices on how to institutionalize the new normal of sustainable building.

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A bright idea for recycling rare-earth phosphors from used fluorescent bulbs

Envirotec Magazine

Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lighting could also supply rare-earth metals for reuse. The 17 metals referred to as rare earths aren’t all widely available and aren’t easily extracted with existing recycling methods. Now, researchers have found a simpler way to collect slightly magnetic particles that contain rare-earth metals from spent fluorescent bulbs.

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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.

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Bekaert and Toshiba Sign a Partnership Agreement on MEA Technology for PEM Electrolyzers to Accelerate the Advance Towards Green Hydrogen Production at Scale

FuelCellsWorks

Bekaert and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation (“Toshiba”), have entered into a global partnership which includes a strategic cooperation agreement, and a manufacturing technology license for Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEA),

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EcoFABs could lead to better bioenergy crops, say researchers

Envirotec Magazine

A fabricated ecosystem, or EcoFAB (image credit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab) A greater understanding of how plants and microbes work together to store vast amounts of atmospheric carbon in the soil will help in the design of better bioenergy crops for the fight against climate change, say the authors of a new paper. Deciphering the mechanics of this mutually beneficial relationship is challenging, however, as conditions in nature are extremely difficult for scientists to replicate in the laboratory

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Catalyst-based approach suggests new way of removing furans

Envirotec Magazine

Furans can be produced as a by-product of waste incineration. A new study appears to reveal avenues for better pollution mitigation by enhancing the effectiveness of vanadium-based catalysts through nitrogen-doped biomass carbon for the degradation of furan at lower temperatures. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans are dangerous pollutants due to their carcinogenicity and persistence in the environment.

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Australia to seek 10 GW of wind and solar this year in biggest ever tenders

Renew Economy

Australia will seek 10 gigawatts of new wind and solar capacity this year, along with 3 GW of dispatchable capacity, as it races to meet its ambitious renewables target. The post Australia to seek 10 GW of wind and solar this year in biggest ever tenders appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Low-income communities will soon get $7 billion for local solar

Canary Media

One of the Inflation Reduction Act's most potentially transformative programs is close to being finalized — and now we have a window into how it could take shape. States are vying for a share of a historic $7 billion in federal funding to help low-income families access clean solar power.

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Australia to seek 10 GW of wind and solar this year in biggest ever tender

Renew Economy

Australia will seek 10 gigawatts of new wind and solar capacity this year, along with 3 GW of dispatchable capacity, as it races to meet its ambitious renewables target. The post Australia to seek 10 GW of wind and solar this year in biggest ever tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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MethaneSAT brings key tool to oil & gas operators, gives stakeholders unprecedented transparency

EDF + Business

Methane is now a central part of the oil & gas industry’s climate challenge. New regulations in the US and Europe, growing concern in Asia, and mounting interest from investors and global gas markets mean increasing pressure to improve emissions performance. It was also a focal point in the COP28 climate talks, where 52 producers representing more than a third of global production joined the Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter, pledging to reduce emissions to near zero and to eliminate rou

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California Funds Major Expansion of Pop-Up Fishing Gear Library

NRDC onEarth

State funding for an expanded library of pop-up fishing gear will dramatically increase access for fishers and support critical testing efforts.

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EPA Drops Existing Gas-Fired Plants from Contentious Power Plant GHG Rule

POWER Magazine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will drop requirements covering existing natural gas-fired power plants in its final Section 111 rule regulating power sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which is […] The post EPA Drops Existing Gas-Fired Plants from Contentious Power Plant GHG Rule appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Big Oil Made Billions Amidst the Hottest Year on Record

NRDC onEarth

As the climate crisis intensifies, the fossil fuel industry is spending billions to secure oil and gas production into the 2030s.

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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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New Study Reveals Large Scale Demand for Hydrogen in North West

FuelCellsWorks

A new study by the North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA) has shown that demand for low carbon hydrogen in the North West could support up to 2GW of hydrogen production.

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Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry

Charged

Sponsored by Parker Lord. The electrification of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and fleet vehicles, is gaining significant momentum globally. According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019.

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SK Ecoplant Partners With CSCEC for a $1.9 Billion Green Hydrogen Initiative in Egypt

FuelCellsWorks

SK Ecoplant, in collaboration with China’s premier state-owned construction entity, CSCEC, is embarking on a monumental $1.9 billion venture to develop green hydrogen in Egypt. This pioneering project aims to.

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FreeWire’s new Boost Power Pro supports blackout charging and bidirectional power flow

Charged

FreeWire Technologies , a provider of battery-integrated EV charging stations and energy management solutions, has announced Boost Power Pro, the flagship offering within FreeWire’s new Pro Series product line. FreeWire’s chargers feature built-in energy storage, which enables site hosts to rapidly deploy public fast charging, avoiding expensive upgrades to local electrical service.

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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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UK: Hydrogen Net Zero Investment Roadmap: Leading the Way to Net Zero

FuelCellsWorks

The UK is leading the charge towards a net zero, nature-positive future. “We are now entering a period of unprecedented growth for the UK hydrogen economy. With the largest number.

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EDF Renewables and Southern California Public Power Authority sign PPA for Bonanza solar-plus-storage plant

PV Tech

EDF Renewables has signed a PPA with SCPPA to sell some of the power generated from its upcoming 300MWac Bonanza solar-plus-storage project.

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Siemens Energy and HH2E on a Green Revolution Mission in Germany

FuelCellsWorks

The cooperation between Siemens Energy and HH2E transcends the traditional buyer-supplier relationship. The high-voltage systems and power transformers supplied by Siemens Energy are key for the HH2E’s green hydrogen production.

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Latest heatwave smashes energy demand records in NSW, but rooftop PV eases stress on grid

Renew Economy

NSW registered a stunning new leap in record "native" demand in the latest heatwave, but rooftop solar helped ease the stress on the grid. The post Latest heatwave smashes energy demand records in NSW, but rooftop PV eases stress on grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Enapter AG Sets Forecast for Financial Year 2024

FuelCellsWorks

Berlin, 29 February 2024: Enapter AG (ISIN: DE000A255G02) has adopted its forecast for the current 2024 financial year. The company expects sales of EUR 34 million for 2024. EBITDA is.

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Recycled glass from panels verified suitable new high-grade PV glass ‘for the first time’

PV Tech

A major multinational glass company has verified that the crushed glass produced from used solar modules by Solarcycle can be used to make high-quality PV glass sheets, which has never been proven before, the PV recycling firm’s CEO has revealed exclusively to PV Tech Premium.

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GWM-FTXT Made a Grand Appearance at the 2024 Fuel Cell Expo (FC EXPO) in Japan, Accelerating Its Expansion Into the Global Market

FuelCellsWorks

TOKYO— On February 28, 2024, the Fuel Cell Expo (FC EXPO) commenced in Tokyo, Japan, standing as one of the world’s largest showcases for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. GWM-FTXT, a subsidiary.

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Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space Announce Second Cohort for ACCEL, an Accelerator for BIPOC-led Climatetech Startups

Greentown Labs

The recurring, year-long program welcomes seven startups led by underrepresented founders Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, Feb. 29, 2024 — Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space (BGS) today announce seven startup participants for the Advancing Climatetech and Clean Energy Leaders Program (ACCEL) , an accelerator that bolsters BIPOC-led startups as they develop critical climatetech solutions by offering access to funding, networking connections, resources, and opportunities that structu

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UK grid connection specialist G2 Energy moving into full wrapped BESS EPC services under Mitie ownership

Energy Storage News

UK firm G2 Energy is moving into full BESS wrapped EPC services under its new owner Mitie, having focused on a grid connections and balance-of-plant (BOP) engineering services prior to its predecessor company's bankruptcy last year, CEO Kelvin Ruck said.

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Germany’s Iqony Eyes Plans for Three Hydrogen-Ready Gas Plants

FuelCellsWorks

Steag offshoot mulls new capacity at three existing sites May bring 2.5 gigawatts of hydrogen-ready gas-fired plants Comes in context of government strategy, plans by peers FRANKFURT– German firm Iqony.

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Two major New York offshore wind projects are back on track

Canary Media

Two major offshore wind farms slated for New York’s waters are back on track after a brutal 2023 threatened to derail the projects — and the emerging industry’s prospects in the U.S. On Thursday, New York Gov.

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Underground Hydrogen Touted as ‘Significant’ Clean Energy Resource in First U.S. Hearing

FuelCellsWorks

The Senate held the first congressional hearing on geologic hydrogen, a promising new form of clean energy generated naturally underground, that’s attracted growing interest and investment over the past year.

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WeaveGrid collaborates with Toyota to enable V2G integration with selected utilities

Charged

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is expected to support a cleaner, more resilient electrical grid, while enabling EV owners to save money while charging their vehicles. However, some sort of managed charging platform will be needed to match up EV owners with local utilities. Software provider WeaveGrid , in collaboration with Toyota, has developed just such a platform.

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UK batteries, pumped hydro get 2.9GW of T-4 Capacity Market contracts at record price

Energy Storage News

The UK electricity system operator's T-4 Capacity Market Auction (CMA) for delivery year 2027/28 cleared earlier this week (27 February) after two rounds at an “all-time high” clearing price of £65 (US$82.23)/kW/year.

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Cheap, clean energy could unleash the power of thermal storage

Canary Media

Rocks and hotness have existed for billions of years, but it’s only now that the two can be used to help the world decarbonize — and it’s all because the insanely low cost of solar and wind power has made thermal storage economically possible.