Don’t play both sides: Take 3 steps now to fix your trade group gap
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2023
If your company's climate goals are misaligned with your trade association memberships, it's time to act now.
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America’s Failing Drinking Water System
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 5, 2023
First, Flint, Michigan; then, Jackson, Mississippi. Communities around the country wonder if their water quality problems will lead to the next national crisis.
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Here's how PepsiCo and Walmart are investing in regenerative agriculture. Plus more Q3 updates
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Industry moves in regenerative agriculture plowed ahead, while changing diets and reducing waste lag behind.
Looking for Climate Connections (and Berries) Through Traditional Indigenous Knowledge
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 5, 2023
When trying to protect lands from the onslaught of climate change, start by asking the people who know those places and their wild inhabitants the best.
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.
These themes are the talk of green building professionals
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Embodied carbon, building data and collaboration were the dominant themes last week at Greenbuild.
NSW leaps to new renewables peak of 87.5 pct: Will it be first coal state to 100 pct?
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 5, 2023
NSW leaps to a new renewables record of 87.5 per cent. Will it be the first coal state in Australia to reach an instance of 100 per cent renewables? The post NSW leaps to new renewables peak of 87.5 pct: Will it be first coal state to 100 pct? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Forget coal, we need more sparkies to keep the lights on – tens of thousands of them
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 5, 2023
In the shift to renewables, electricians and energy workers are becoming as scarce and indispensable as rare metals used in batteries. We need a fix – and fast. The post Forget coal, we need more sparkies to keep the lights on – tens of thousands of them appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Germany Restarts Coal-Fired Generation to Support Winter Power Supply
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Government officials in Germany have approved a plan to bring some shuttered coal-fired power plants back online in an effort to avoid energy shortages this winter. Cabinet members on Oct. […] The post Germany Restarts Coal-Fired Generation to Support Winter Power Supply appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Cannon-Brookes backs power engineers aiming to solve renewables grid connection log-jam
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Cannon-Brookes provides bulk of funds for start-up hoping to help solve the wind and solar connection log jams on Australia's main grid. The post Cannon-Brookes backs power engineers aiming to solve renewables grid connection log-jam appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Navigating the digital energy era
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 5, 2023
From the analytical power of data, through to the introduction of AI and machine learning, digitalisation is becoming paramount in enabling the insights needed to make better decisions in all areas of the evolving energy landscape. But while the associated cost advantage and flexibility might be more than welcome, taking the digital leap does come with some challenges – predominantly in embracing a new mindset, new ways of working and tackling the evolving threat of cybersecurity.
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.
Why iron flow batteries could fill the gap between lithium and pumped hydro
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Developer of iron flow batteries says Australia is the perfect place for the technology, given its push for renewables and its expertise in minerals processing. The post Why iron flow batteries could fill the gap between lithium and pumped hydro appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Eaton invests more than $500 million in North American manufacturing
Charged
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Power-management multinational Eaton has announced investments in its North American manufacturing and operations to meet growing demand for electrical solutions from customers in utility, commercial, health care, industrial and residential markets. The majority of these investments are expected to be completed in 2024 and 2025. “Electrical infrastructure has to work harder and smarter to accelerate decarbonization and electrification,” said Mike Yelton, President, Americas Region, Electrical Se
The massive battery storage projects that will replace coal and gas, and fossil cars
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Battery storage will see changes in chemistries in the push for longer lasting batteries for the grid, and less range obsession for EVs. And even solid state batteries could be a thing by 2030. The post The massive battery storage projects that will replace coal and gas, and fossil cars appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Stellantis partners with AGI to advance electrification of its US dealerships
Charged
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Automaker Stellantis and its 2,600-plus US dealers are partnering with EVSE supplier AGI to accelerate transition to EV sales and service and to improve the convenience, accessibility and reliability of EV charging. Stellantis selected AGI to provide turnkey EV charging infrastructure, including the engineering, installation and maintenance of the systems at more than 2,600 locations.
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.
Massachusetts Superfund Site Transformed into Solar Array
Solar Industry
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Standard Solar has completed a 4 MW solar array at an EPA Superfund site in Woburn, Mass., that was once ranked as the fifth-most polluted site in the nation. Standard Solar acquired the project from developer partner ECA Solar. The ground-mount project is divided into two arrays totaling 4 MW. The 3.35 MW Phase I is complete, and Phase II, 866 kW, is expected to be finished by the end of the year.
Ambition and humility at the GIIN as impact investors seek global capital for local impact
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 5, 2023
ImpactAlpha, October 5 — If crises beget opportunities, impact investing has a bright future. “We find ourselves in a polycrisis,” Amit Bouri of. The post Ambition and humility at the GIIN as impact investors seek global capital for local impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
FTC Solar Supplying Pioneer 1P Trackers to Nebraska Project
Solar Industry
OCTOBER 5, 2023
FTC Solar Inc., a provider of solar tracker systems, software and engineering services, has been selected by Sandhills Energy to supply its Pioneer 1P solar tracker solution for a 225 MW project to be built near Columbus, Neb. “We’re pleased to be utilizing FTC Solar’s tracker technology on this important project,” says Eric Johnson, president of Sandhills Energy.
Green hydrogen could reach economic viability through the co-production of valuable chemicals
TechXplore
OCTOBER 5, 2023
It already works: there are several approaches to using solar energy to split water and produce hydrogen. Unfortunately, this "green" hydrogen has so far been more expensive than "gray" hydrogen from natural gas.
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?
Solar Companies Working with Independent Contractors is Risky Business
Solar Industry
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Many solar companies work with independent contractors for sales or installation work, or both. This is a very risky practice in California. The state has strict laws describing when workers can be considered contractors, and misclassifying workers can lead to state investigations, large tax bills and substantial penalties easily worth tens of thousands of dollars per person.
The surprising biodiversity of abandoned coal mines
Grist
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Stripping coal from a mountain demands a wholesale rearrangement of its summit and the transformation of the surrounding forest into a moonscape. Enormous machines rip out the vegetation first, followed by the topsoil, and finally a layer or two of rock. It all becomes waste, dumped into a valley below the site. The federal Surface Mining Reclamation Act of 1977 requires coal companies to leave the denuded land in roughly the shape they found it or restore it to “higher and better use” at their
Virginia Utility Looking for Approval on 772 MW of Solar
Solar Industry
OCTOBER 5, 2023
In its fourth annual clean energy filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed more than a dozen new solar projects for Virginia customers. If approved, the projects will generate 772 MW of electricity. The proposal includes six solar projects totaling 337 MW that will be owned or acquired by Dominion Energy Virginia.
Lignite plants allowed back in Germany to cover for gas, but 2030 coal phase-out remains
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The economy ministry says the goal of completing Germany's coal phase-out “ideally” by 2030 remains unaffected by the decision, as do climate targets. The post Lignite plants allowed back in Germany to cover for gas, but 2030 coal phase-out remains appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Cortica raises $115 million to expand care for children with autism and neurodiverse conditions
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 5, 2023
ImpactAlpha, October 5 — San Diego-based Cortica launched in 2017 to streamline the fragmented care journey that families of autistic and neurodivergent children. The post Cortica raises $115 million to expand care for children with autism and neurodiverse conditions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Smart water metering a key for Britain’s future water sector
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Millions of smart water meters are proposed for installation before 2030 and beyond in Britain as water companies seek to reduce leakages and consumption. Business plans submitted to the regulator Ofwat by the country’s 16 water companies for the period 2025-2030 – for what is known as the 2024 price review (PR24) period and also asset management period 8 (AMP8) – all feature smart metering, either as continuation of existing programmes or new programmes to launch.
Corrosion Research Leads to Material Improvements and More Reliable Systems
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Fossil-fueled power plants are billion-pound investments that businesses (as well as whole nations themselves) around the world can’t afford to simply discard. Yet, the combinations of old plant, new fuels, […] The post Corrosion Research Leads to Material Improvements and More Reliable Systems appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Tasmania renewable start-up plans state’s biggest solar farm and 3.5GW of offshore wind
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 5, 2023
New renewables company launches in Tasmania with plans for the state's biggest solar farm, and an eye on offshore wind projects. The post Tasmania renewable start-up plans state’s biggest solar farm and 3.5GW of offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.
POWER Notebook: New Projects For Energy Storage, Community Solar, Electric Buses; Google Announces PPA
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2023
An Arizona utility plans to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) that will help it store more of the region’s abundant solar energy, enabling the power to be used […] The post POWER Notebook: New Projects For Energy Storage, Community Solar, Electric Buses; Google Announces PPA appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Regional Investment in Low-Carbon Energy Is Short of Net-Zero Path
BloombergNEF
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Staying on track for net-zero emissions requires at least $4 dollars to be spent on low-carbon energy supply for every dollar that goes to fossil fuels throughout this decade. The post Regional Investment in Low-Carbon Energy Is Short of Net-Zero Path appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Can Sorbent Innovation Make DAC Viable?
CleanTech Group
OCTOBER 5, 2023
There exist various methods for carbon removal, encompassing both natural and technological approaches. Natural solutions involve activities such as tree cultivation and enhancing.
Mitigating electrode-level heterogeneity using phosphorus nanolayers on graphite for fast-charging batteries
TechXplore
OCTOBER 5, 2023
In a major stride toward achieving fast-charging lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with reliable cyclability, researchers at UNIST have made a groundbreaking discovery. Their study, published in ACS Energy Letters, introduces a novel strategy of utilizing phosphorus nanolayers to enhance the lithiation kinetics and performance of graphite-based composites, without compromising safety.
Chicago Advocates and Organizers Rally Together to Get the Lead Out
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 5, 2023
A first-of-its-kind event in Chicago demonstrates solidarity among a wide range of supporters for safe drinking water—and they’re calling for immediate action.
Innovation arm of US Department of Defense trials flow batteries, mobile BESS for resiliency applications
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The US Department of Defense Defense Innovation Unit will try out ‘prototype advanced energy systems’ based around LDES technologies.
Bio-inspired battery design: Research uses electrolyte methylation to improve flexible sodium-ion batteries
TechXplore
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Flexible aqueous batteries, such as those used in portable electronics, often contain a hydrogel electrolyte containing water and salt. Using a chemical modification inspired by nature, a team of Chinese researchers have now significantly increased the salt stability of hydrogels used in sodium-ion batteries. A simple methylation of the hydrogel's structural polymer prevented salting-out and improved battery capacity and cycling performance, the team report in the journal Angewandte Chemie Inter
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