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Episode 262: In praise of climate lobbying, renewable aggregation deals

GreenBiz

Episode 262: In praise of climate lobbying, renewable aggregation deals. Heather Clancy. Fri, 04/02/2021 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (2:00). ESG non-conforming: There’s more than one way to identify good companies. How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the U.S. Netflix’s behind-the-scenes script for achieving net-zero.

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Past Due Electric Bills An Undue Burden On Americans

Jim Conca

Americans are in even more debt over their electricity use than ever, with an average increase in their monthly bills of about 30% from 2019 to 2020 in unregulated markets like New York and Texas. This doesn't need to be the case.

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This will be the largest CLT affordable housing complex in the Netherlands

Inhabitat - Innovation

This 11-story affordable housing complex will be built with cross-laminated timber sans adhesives, so the structure can be dismounted and reassembled elsewhere in the future.

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£1.3 million of new funding for net zero-driven energy data application winners

Envirotec Magazine

Close to £1.3 million of new funding across nine new digital energy data projects has been announced by UK Research & Innovataion (UKRI). The non-departmental public body is awarding the funding through its ‘Modernising Energy Data Applications phase 1’ competition overseen by the Prospering From the Energy Revolution challenge. In the competition, projects were required to develop data applications that address the challenges faced by organisations and individuals to deliver net zero local

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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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Concern arises over increased use of antimicrobials in building materials

Inhabitat - Innovation

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in antimicrobial construction products, such as countertops and doorknobs. But experts warn these products could actually do more harm than good.

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Is Junk Removal Free?

The Environmental Blog

The modern western world can be characterized in many different ways, both good and bad. However, for better or worse, there is one fact about our civilization that’s simply undeniable: We have a lot of stuff! Of course, where there’s stuff, there’s junk. Every item you buy from the grocery store comes in some type of wrapper, and everything you order to have delivered comes in a box.

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Community interest group applies for court hearing in battle against Local Plan decision in Oxfordshire

Envirotec Magazine

Barn owl, Tyto alba, resting in an old hollow tree, on the edge of an Oxfordshire woodland. Residents are applying to renew their application to challenge South Oxfordshire District Council, over its decision to proceed with its Local Development Plan. The Council appears to have adopted the plan under pressure from Robert Jenrick , Secretary of State at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

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Biden unveils $2 trillion infrastructure and green economy plan

Inhabitat - Innovation

President Joe Biden has unveiled a $2.2 trillion masterplan that will see investments in infrastructure and job creation for Americans.

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AI supports unique solution to optimize waste collection in France

Envirotec Magazine

Since July 2020, the 200 skips that collect Toulouse inhabitants’ waste from the 13 waste disposal centers managed by Suez have been equipped with embedded artificial intelligence. Under test since 2019, the ffly4u solution has been deployed with the objectives of reducing fuel consumption, optimizing skip flows and reducing costs by optimizing collection resources.

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LG ELECTRONICS TOPS U.S. SOLAR INSTALLER SURVEY AS MOST REQUESTED BRAND OF SOLAR PANELS

altenergymag

The top choice for solar panels among U.S. solar installers is LG Electronics, according to a survey just released by EnergySage, a leading online comparison-shopping marketplace for rooftop solar, solar financing, energy storage and community solar.

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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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LEED-Platinum Knight Cancer Research Building champions team science

Inhabitat - Innovation

The cancer research facility features wellness-focused workspaces that encourage collaboration and innovation across different disciplines.

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NAACP Report: Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Deception to Conceal Damage to BIPOC Communities

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 4 mins The fossil fuel industry continues to use a long list of deceptive tactics to conceal environmental destruction that harms Black, Indigenous, and People of Color ( BIPOC ) and low-income communities. That’s the top finding of a newly released NAACP report titled “Fossil Fuel Foolery.” The report identifies 10 tactics that polluters, industry lobbyists, and politicians often deploy to deflect accountability for the impacts of fossil fuel production and pollution on the environme

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SUT LAUNCHES INTRODUCTORY VIRTUAL OFFSHORE WIND COURSE

altenergymag

The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) has launched a virtual introductory offshore wind course featuring acknowledged industry and academic experts as presenters and in association with Cranfield University. It is designed with two specific groups in mind: professional non-engineering staff, who would benefit from understanding the offshore wind energy industry; and for engineers and technical staff new to the sector or making the transition from another industry.

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DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks partner for electric truck pilot in Sweden

Charged

DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks have partnered to test the introduction of heavy-duty electric trucks for regional transport. To date, most deployments of electric trucks in Europe have been for shorter distances within urban areas. Now the two firms have initiated a project focusing on longer-distance heavy transport use cases. DHL and Volvo are conducting pilot tests of a fully electric Volvo FH truck with gross combination weights up to 60 tons.

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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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Evette Ellis and Kameale Terry, ChargerHelp

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Apr. 2 – The co-founders of South Los Angeles-based electric-vehicle charging repair startup ChargerHelp could be on a poster for the Biden administration’s. The post Evette Ellis and Kameale Terry, ChargerHelp appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Volvo Penta and TICO partner to develop e-trucks

Charged

Volvo Penta has joined forces with terminal tractor manufacturer TICO to develop electric terminal truck prototypes. Terminal tractors, also known as yard goats, are used to move cargo in ports, distribution centers, and rail terminals. They are considered an ideal application for EVs. “TICO has always been at the forefront of bringing alternative powertrain solutions to the market,” said TICO General Manager Frank Tubbert.

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How ‘green’ are electric cars?

Renewable Energy World

With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge. Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than 1 in 10 vehicle registrations in 2020, up from 1 in 30 in 2019, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The International Energy Agency predicts that by 2030, 125 million electric vehicles will be owned around the world and the UK government aims for almost every car and van on the

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Volkswagen Group and bp partner to expand ultra-fast charging across Europe

Charged

Volkswagen and bp have announced a partnership to deploy DC fast charging facilities at bp and Aral retail sites in the UK, Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Oil giant bp aims to grow its public charging network to over 70,000 charging points worldwide by 2030. In the UK, bp pulse, the company’s charging arm, plans to have around 250 ultra-fast chargers (defined as chargers with a power output greater than 150 kW) operating at bp retail sites by the end of this year.

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NAACP Report: Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Deception to Conceal Damage to BIPOC Communities

DeSmogBlog

The fossil fuel industry continues to use a long list of deceptive tactics to conceal environmental destruction that harms Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and low-income communities. That’s the top finding of a newly released NAACP report titled “Fossil Fuel Foolery.” The report identifies 10 tactics that polluters, industry lobbyists, and politicians often deploy to deflect accountability for the impacts of fossil fuel production and pollution on the environment and human health.

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Tesla Q1 deliveries blow past forecasts, set new record

Charged

Tesla turned in a delightful delivery report for the first quarter (dated April 2 to head off the skeptics). The figures—180,338 vehicles produced and 184,800 delivered—represent a new all-time quarterly record, a 110% year-over-year increase, and a beat of most of the forecasts—the average of analysts’ estimates was around 177,000. The fat figures are the more impressive considering that automakers usually expect a seasonal decline in a first quarter (Tesla showed a tiny increase compared to Q4

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Father of Teen Killed in Oil Tank Explosion Pushing for New Louisiana Safety Measures

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 11 mins Maxwell Smith is on a mission to make sure no one loses a child the way he lost his 14-year-old daughter, Zalee Gail Day-Smith. Zalee, a vivacious high school freshman who loved singing, died on Feb ruary 28 when oil tanks explo ded near her home in Beauregard , Louisiana. “Her body was thrown 200 feet in the air , ” Smith told me when I went to visit the family a month after the accident.

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Evonik launches new silicon-carbon anode material

Charged

Evonik has introduced the silicon-carbon composite material Siridion Black as a new anode material for lithium-ion batteries, claiming that it increases energy density, and improves fast-charging capability and energy efficiency. “Until now, graphite has been used as an anode material in lithium-ion batteries, but batteries with a higher capacity need new materials that also allow faster charging,” said Evonik spokesperson Björn Borup.

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Capitalizing on the EV Transformation: Lessons from Duke Energy

Bidgely

In light of Duke’s recent EV announcement, we’re sharing highlights from Lang Reynolds’ session at Bidgely Engage 2020. To learn more about Bidgely’s EV solution , watch a short demo. Capitalizing on the EV Transformation: Lessons from Duke Energy. Earlier this month, Duke Energy announced a partnership with American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Entergy Corporation, Southern Co., and the Tennessee Valley Authority to take steps within their service territories to ensure electric vehicle (EV)

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Tesla selling EV credits to VW in China

Charged

It now appears that Tesla has been selling EV regulatory credits on three continents, and ironically Volkswagen, the legacy automaker that seems to be the most serious about electrification, has emerged as the latest buyer. Tesla has made a tidy little side business out of selling EV credits to automakers that couldn’t (or chose not to) sell enough EV to satisfy regulators, both in California and in Europe.

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Guidehouse Insights HEM Leaderboard: Bidgely Recognized as Leading Home Energy Management Provider

Bidgely

Bidgely was recognized as a leader in the latest Q1 2021 Home Energy Management Providers Leaderboard published by Guidehouse Insights. Download the full report here. Explore the next generation of Home Energy Management at bidgely.com. Guidehouse Insights HEM Leaderboard: Bidgely Recognized as Leading Home Energy Management Provider. Guidehouse Insights has published its Q1 2021 Home Energy Management Providers Leaderboard , ranking Bidgely at the top in its evaluation of 13 HEM solutions prov

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Father of Teen Killed in Oil Tank Explosion Pushing for New Louisiana Safety Measures

DeSmogBlog

Maxwell Smith is on a mission to make sure no one loses a child the way he lost his 14-year-old daughter, Zalee Gail Day-Smith. Zalee, a vivacious high school freshman who loved singing, died on Feb ruary 28 when oil tanks exploded near her home in Beauregard, Louisiana. “Her body was thrown 200 feet in the air,” Smith told me when I went to visit the family a month after the accident.

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The Week in Impact Investing: Optimized

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! Impact Briefing. On this week’s podcast, host Brian Walsh dissects former BlackRock exec Tariq Fancy’s recent takedown of ESG. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Optimized appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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GE supplying turbines for three Oklahoma wind power farms totaling 1.48 GW

Renewable Energy World

Wind project developer Invenergy has selected GE to provide a variety of turbines for three farms totaling 1.48 GW in Oklahoma. GE will deliver the turbines for the North Central Wind Energy facilities in north-central and northwest Oklahoma. Invenergy is developing the project in partnership with Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO), an American Electric Power (AEP) utility which is taking its first ownership in wind capacity.

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Impact Briefing: Week of April 2nd

Impact Alpha

Host Brian Walsh dissects former BlackRock exec Tariq Fancy’s recent takedown of ESG investing with roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank. The post Impact Briefing: Week of April 2nd appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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This will be the largest CLT affordable housing complex in the Netherlands

AGreenLiving

Rotterdam-based architecture office Powerhouse Company has unveiled designs for Valckensteyn, a circular and sustainable building expected to become the largest timber-built affordable housing complex in the Netherlands. Commissioned by housing corporation Woonstad Rotterdam, the pioneering, 12-story project will feature 11 stories built of cross-laminated timber without the use of adhesives to allow the building to be demounted and reassembled elsewhere as needed.

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Act now to secure the UK’s critical materials supply, says report

Envirotec Magazine

The workshop of a rare earth production enterprise in Jiangxi province, central China. China is the largest source of rare earth imports to the US and Europe (image credit: humphery/Shutterstock.com). The UK must act now to ensure a stable supply of technology-critical metals (TCMs) essential for its transition to clean energy and the delivery of its ten point plan for a green industrial revolution, according to a new Policy Commission report produced by the University of Birmingham.

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Episode 262: In praise of climate lobbying, renewable aggregation deals

AGreenLiving

Episode 262: In praise of climate lobbying, renewable aggregation deals Heather Clancy Fri, 04/02/2021 – 02:00 Week in Review Stories discussed this week (2:00). ESG non-conforming: There’s more than one way to identify good companies How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the U.S. Netflix’s behind-the-scenes script for achieving net-zero Features Getting together to buy renewable energy (19:45) Last month, life sciences company MilliporeSigma teamed up with Akamai,

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SEC on ESG Risk Disclosure – Moving From “If” to “How”

Energy and Cleantech Council

This is the fifth in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry discussed investigations under the new Congress. Up next, a deep dive on liability under the False Claims Act. As the Biden Administration began to take shape, many observers (including here at Foley Hoag) predicted that the SEC would move toward requiring standardized disclosures by issuers regarding their ESG risk

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LEED-Platinum Knight Cancer Research Building champions team science

AGreenLiving

In Portland’s South Waterfront, the Knight Cancer Research Building at Oregon Health & Science University is using a “team science” approach to help scientists and researchers find cures to cancer. Designed by Seattle-based design firm SRG Partnership , the cancer research facility features wellness-focused workspaces that encourage collaboration and innovation across different disciplines.

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