Community solar’s star is on the rise
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The community solar market had a record year in 2020, accounting for 37 percent of annual non-residential solar capacity — up from just 13 percent in 2016.
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Closing the loop for plastics in electronics: New report
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
A new report – “Improving the loops of plastics in electronics” – shares the conclusions from a recent workshop on Waste of Electrical and Electronic equipment (WEEE) plastics, organized by BSEF, the International Bromine Council, during the International Electronics recycling conference (IERC 2022). The discussion revolved around getting more plastic recycle from WEEE back into the production cycle, and how this can be increased by capacity increases and innovations, while also decr
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How to finance Scope 3 emissions reductions on farms
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
A new report from Field to Market outlines how to open up funding for farmers switching to sustainable agriculture techniques.
A new ‘supercritical water’ approach to recycling plastic packaging waste
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The University of Birmingham has licensed the rights to a ‘supercritical water’ technology to engineering consultancy Stopford, to develop a novel process for recycling mixed plastic packaging, which the group says delivers a greater proportion of high value recycled plastic with less emissions, fewer processing steps than current recycling methods, and no solvent residues.
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.
Carbon markets: how to realize climate and ESG goals
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Sponsored: Carbon credits advance regenerative ag and help companies offset Scope 3 emissions but are confusing, requiring tools to inform investment decisions.
Microgravity experiments could help future space missions find water
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
New research on generating oxygen from water found on the surfaces of other planets could help support future long-term missions to the Moon and Mars. Researchers from the University of Glasgow and colleagues took a series of gruelling flights into microgravity to study how the different gravitational pull of other planets could affect the process of electrolysis.
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ALEXANDRA COLEMAN TAKES THE LEAD IN NORTH AMERICA FOR CENTRICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Alexandra Coleman has been named Head of Centrica Business Solutions, North America, taking over from Chris Covell.
Washington state could lead the nation on building electrification codes
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
New proposals for heat pumps for space and water heating could eliminate 8.1 million tons of CO2 by 2050.
How to Make Your Website Earth-Friendly
U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Is there really something like an earth-friendly website with a reduced carbon footprint? And if a website isn’t a real, tangible thing, how can it be bad for the environment? Hard as it may be to imagine, something completely virtual CAN have an impact on the environment. And yes, unless you actively work on it, The post How to Make Your Website Earth-Friendly appeared first on U.S.
Here's an overlooked option for long-term energy storage for renewables
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Batteries get all the hype, but they are not the only way to provide continuous electricity.
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.
GreenPower to manufacture electric school buses in West Virginia
Charged
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
GreenPower Motor Company has signed a lease/purchase agreement for a manufacturing facility in South Charleston, West Virginia, where it will produce electric school buses. The 9.5-acre property includes an 80,000-square-foot building. GreenPower plans to begin production at the facility by the second half of 2022. As part of the agreement, the state will provide up to $3.5 million in employment incentive payments to GreenPower.
Australia’s biggest wind and battery project lands equity and turbine supply deals
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Western Plains wind farm, and a big battery, lands equity deal to finance the project, and a turbine supply and construction deal with Vestas. The post Australia’s biggest wind and battery project lands equity and turbine supply deals appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Ford begins shipping E-Transit electric van, plans to boost production
Charged
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The E-Transit , the electric version of Ford’s popular commercial van, is now shipping across the US. Ford says it already has more than 10,000 orders from 300 customers, ranging from small construction companies to municipalities like the city of Orlando, Florida, to large retailers like Walmart. The automaker is working on ways to increase E-Transit production.
Are Oil Prices Headed Back Above $100 A Barrel?
R-Squared Energy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) opened 2022 at about $75 a barrel (bbl). Last week, the price rose above $90/bbl for the first time since 2014. That was also the last year the price of WTI was above $100/bbl. To recap, in the first half of 2014, oil prices spent most of the time bouncing between $100/bbl and $105/bbl. But the shale boom had put millions of new barrels of oil into the markets over the course of several years, and by mid-2014 the market was approaching an over-supply si
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.
Exec leaves Tesla to lead new Volvo/Northvolt battery factory in Sweden
Charged
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
By all accounts, Tesla’s battery tech is superior to anything currently available to the legacy automakers. So, if you can’t beat ‘em, what do you do? You join ‘em—or poach some of their battery talent to lead your own efforts. Battery developer Northvolt was founded in 2017 by two Tesla alums who were involved in establishing Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada.
The role of technology leaders in delivering sustainability targets
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
A study conducted by IT advisory firm Coeus Consulting has found that 90% of IT leaders recognise sustainability as a key IT objective within their operations. The study The critical role of technology leaders in delivering on sustainability targets also found that 88% of organisations surveyed have an IT sustainability strategy in place. The majority of respondents (85%) also agreed that their organisation needs to be doing more when it comes to IT sustainability.
Emporia Energy and BREK Electronics to develop bidirectional EV charger
Charged
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Energy management specialist Emporia Energy has partnered with BREK Electronics to develop a bidirectional EV charger that can transfer power from a vehicle to a building and/or the grid. The new product is scheduled to go on sale in North America in 2023 at a price under $1,500. BREK, which specializes in silicon carbide-based power electronics, will develop the power electronics core and hardware for the new charger, and Emporia will develop the connector strategy and smart home integration sy
Why Mexico Needs a Federal Funding Program for Semiformal Transport
The City Fix
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
In cities around the world, the sudden and sustained drop in public transport ridership during COVID-19 has caused a financial and operational crisis for both large public transport agencies and semiformal service providers. In most places, existing business models and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
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?
AIMPLAS plans more efficient transformation processes for battery casing composites
Charged
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The VETERIA21 Project is aimed at developing new and more efficient transformation processes for thermoplastic composites used in EV battery casings. With funding from Spain’s Valencia Regional Government and implementation by Spain-based plastics company AIMPLAS , the VETERIA21 project aims to replace metal casings with thermoplastic composites. The company says thermoplastic composites provide several advantages, including weight reduction, “adaptability to different manufacturing processes, s
Industry believes IIoT applications ‘essential to sustainability’
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
A new study released by technology firm ABB assesses the role Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies play in helping improve consumer energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Amongst the 765 decision-makers within the manufacturing, energy, buildings and transport sectors surveyed by ABB, up to 96% say they believe digitalisation is “essential to sustainability”.
Centrica Business Solutions secures 89MW multi-battery optimisation deal
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
A ten-year contract has been agreed between RGREEN INVEST and Centrica Business Solutions for the optimisation of three battery storage plants developed by Arlington Energy
Morrison boosts “Making Positive Energy” pre-election ad splurge to almost $31 million
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Morrison government more than doubles its spending on pre-election advertising to convince voters it cares about the climate and clean energy. The post Morrison boosts “Making Positive Energy” pre-election ad splurge to almost $31 million appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Planet’s High-Resolution Satellite Monitoring Helps NICFI General Partners Reduce and Reverse Tropical Forest Loss
Planet Pulse
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Since October 2020, when Norway’s International Climate & Forests Initiative ( NICFI ) launched its Satellite Data Program with an international contract awarded to Kongsberg Satellite Services ( KSAT ) with partners Planet and Airbus , the global community has had a tremendous resource available in the fight against tropical deforestation: High-resolution satellite monitoring.
“Stop pretending:” Governments urged to come clean on early coal closures
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
With more coal plants set to close early, the clean energy sector has called on governments to accept the reality of the end of coal. The post “Stop pretending:” Governments urged to come clean on early coal closures appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Carbon Call: Microsoft, EY, and UN join global push for improved CO2 accounting
Business Green
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Around 20 organisations launch new effort close gap in underreported greenhouse gas emissions and boost credibility of net zero targets. Microsoft, EY, and the Corporate Leaders Group Europe are among 20 leading organisations which have today launched a joint drive to develop a universal carbon accounting system in a bid to improve the transparency and reliability of greenhouse gas emissions data.
No business case for large scale solar PV without long term storage, says AGL
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
AGL's plans for nearly 3GW of new renewable and storage capacity includes no solar. The post No business case for large scale solar PV without long term storage, says AGL appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Rising energy bills boost popularity of green home upgrades, survey finds
Business Green
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Survey highlights that households are increasingly enticed by energy efficiency improvements as their energy bills skyrocket. Soaring energy bills driven by the gas price crisis are making investments in household energy efficiency more enticing for households in the UK, new polling has suggested. A survey published this morning by building society Nationwide has found that eight in 10 people are now more inclined to improve their home's energy efficiency than they were six months ago.
Tasmania terminates contract with Basslink, as legal fight continues
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Tasmanian government cancels commercial contract with the company that operates the Basslink undersea cable that links the island state to the mainland grid. The post Tasmania terminates contract with Basslink, as legal fight continues appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Kent zero: HyPoint showcases Sandwich zero emission aviation research facility
Business Green
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
US firm HyPoint this week cut the ribbon at its new fuel cell research facility in Kent, in what has been hailed as a major coup for the UK's green economy. You would not think it as you walk its narrow streets of half-timbered houses or admire its sleepy quay from a 250-year-old toll bridge, but the quaint Kent town of Sandwich has long been at the leading edge of UK science and innovation.
AGL says green energy hubs best path to zero carbon grid, transmission too slow
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
AGL says green energy hubs best path to zero emissions, and coal closures, because transmission links can't be built quick enough. The post AGL says green energy hubs best path to zero carbon grid, transmission too slow appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Octopus Energy and Baywa move forward with UK green hydrogen tie-up
Business Green
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Deal will see firms work together to install electrolysers at renewable energy sites across the country in order to ramp up supplies of the zero emission fuel. The hydrogen arm of Octopus Energy Group and German energy giant Baywa re have inked a deal to build a pipeline of green hydrogen production facilities at solar and wind farms across the UK. The strategic partnership, announced this morning, will see Octopus Hydrogen install electrolysers, compression, and mobile hydrogen storage technolo
Bupa goes 100 pct renewable in certificates deal with Pacific Hydro
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Private health insurance company takes its Australian operations to 100% in a deal to buy certificates generated by Pacific Hydro's portfolio of projects. The post Bupa goes 100 pct renewable in certificates deal with Pacific Hydro appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Scraping the barrel
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Originally posted here. Does the winter energy crunch mark the start of a much longer energy crisis? New studies into the oil industry’s diminishing energy returns (EROI) suggest we are slipping down a perilous energy cliff. If the models are to be believed, simply ‘producing more’ might not be possible, and would only make matters worse.
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