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Fossil fuel industry asks Morrison government for more support for CCS

Renew Economy

Fossil fuel groups are asking for more support for troubled carbon storage projects as the federal budget looms. The post Fossil fuel industry asks Morrison government for more support for CCS appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CO2-free steel by 2030: Why Sweden's SSAB is pulling forward its green transition plan by 15 years

Business Green

Swedish steelmaker unveils £3.56bn plan to 'largely eliminate' CO2 emissions right across its manufacturing sites inside just eight years. Could green steel become a reality far earlier than many governments and experts expect? Swedish steelmaker SSAB last week laid out a new ambition to "largely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions" from its entire Nordic manufacturing operations by around 2030 in response to growing demand for green steel, pulling forward its previous decarbonisation target by 1

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“Unmanaged energy”: WA gears up for solar switch-off rules, to probe Christmas blackouts

Renew Economy

Western Australia launches independent investigation into blackouts that left tens of thousands of households without power during a four-day Christmas heatwave. The post “Unmanaged energy”: WA gears up for solar switch-off rules, to probe Christmas blackouts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Winds of change: UK offshore wind promises huge onshore economic benefits

Business Green

Ensuring local content in UK offshore wind projects is crucial, writes Siemens Energy UK & Ireland CEO Steve Scrimshaw. The fourth round of the UK government's Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction scheme, designed to increase investment in low-carbon energy, has opened, aiming to support 12GW of new generation capacity. It will provide £285m of support annually to low-carbon energy generation, which the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) describes as the larg

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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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Australia must shift from fossil fuels or risk more than 100,000 regional jobs

Renew Economy

Up to 300,000 jobs in regional parts of Queensland and WA are at risk if governments fail to prepare for shift from fossil fuels, new research shows. The post Australia must shift from fossil fuels or risk more than 100,000 regional jobs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TSO visible EV charging demonstrated on blockchain

Smart Energy International

Belgian/German transmission system operator Elia has demonstrated visibility on an electric vehicle (EV) charging session. The demonstration in partnership with Energy Web saw a BMW EV charged at a public fast charging point from provider LamA in Berlin, with the vehicle’s digital identity securely shared with Elia. With its achievement, it is expected to lay the groundwork for improved EV charging, including charging with guaranteed renewable energy and fast supplier switching.

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LGPS Central targets net zero pension portfolio by 2050

Business Green

Local Government Pension Scheme pool boasting combined assets of around £49bn also pledges to halve portfolio emissions by 2030. LGPS Central has become the latest name in the UK pensions sector to announce a net zero emissions target for the assets under its stewardship by 2050. In a statement published on its website last week , the £28.5bn local government pension scheme (LGPS) pool said it would use the Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change's (IIGCC) net zero investment framew

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“Unsupported by evidence:” CMI slams carbon farming veto powers for minister

Renew Economy

A proposal to grant the federal agriculture minister powers to veto proposed carbon offset projects has been slammed by the Carbon Market Institute. The post “Unsupported by evidence:” CMI slams carbon farming veto powers for minister appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Heat decarbonisation trial launches in Scotland

Smart Energy International

Project ReHeat has been launched by Scottish network operators SP Energy Networks and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks. The project is aimed to explore how electricity networks can manage the expected increase in demand resulting from the move to decarbonise heating through electrification. The £5 million (US$6.7 million) project will see 150 heat pumps from Daikin installed in homes across three areas in East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire and the Highlands, selected to provide a pictu

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Ampol reveals strategy and team to lead its push into energy retailing

Renew Economy

Ampol's application to become an energy retailer reveals details of its executive team and more about its strategy to deal with the energy and transport market convergence. The post Ampol reveals strategy and team to lead its push into energy retailing 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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It is time to harness the power of private capital to deliver net zero and the SDGs

Business Green

It will be impossible to achieve any targets without the full support of private enterprise and decision-makers to mobilise private capital for the public good, writes G7 Impact Taskforce chair Nick Hurd MP. The world is at a crossroads. We are within a decade of the deadline for achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet significant challenges still lie ahead, and progress is being hampered by the most severe global health pandemic of our age.

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Inside Sales Representative at Metrus

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Inside Sales Representative | Metrus | Remote, United States. Are you ready to start a new career in a growing market? Are you passionate about doing your part to help reduce GHG emissions and enhance corporate sustainability? And most importantly, can you sell it? Reporting directly to the Manager of Inside Sales, the Inside Sales Representative is essential to the success of the entire sales team and will be critical to facilitating the initial engagement of new prospects through direct outrea

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Fashion firms celebrate funding boost for international sustainable textile projects

Business Green

£100,000 of funding to be split between five UK-based businesses and their international partners. Five cutting edge green textile projects have been awarded a share of £100,000 to support the research and development of new sustainable design and production techniques. The New Landscapes, Fashion, Textiles, and Technology Catalyst R&D Grants Scheme is to offer five UK-based small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and their overseas partners funding and business support from January to Apri

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New jobs from Dylan Green

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Various positions | Various locations. Dylan Green is inviting you to apply for the following positions. Click the link to apply: Analyst, Business Development. Job Requirements. Support the development of customer Request for Proposal (“RFP”) responses. Support customer meetings and contract negotiations. Develop bid materials to support ongoing bilateral customer discussions.

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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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M&G acquires stake in Greencore in £500m boost for 'climate positive' homes plan

Business Green

Investment manager says it now plans to invest up to £500m in future sustainable housing developments. Global investment manager M&G last week announced it has acquired a majority stake in Greencore Construction in amove that is expected to help accelerate the development of thousands of new 'climate positive' homes. M&G said the investment aims to help the sustainable construction company expand its operations across the country and deliver projects for large institutional clients.

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Real Estate Internship (Solar) at Candela Renewables

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Real Estate Internship (Solar) | Candela Renewables | Remote, preferably San Francisco. Company Description: Candela Renewables is a leading national developer of utility-scale solar and storage power projects. Our mission is to develop the most reliable, cost effective, environmentally beneficial and financeable solar power projects in the U.S. We have the most accomplished solar development team in the industry.

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National Grid - National Grid Electricity Transmission has emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative

Global Renewable News

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET),

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Project Development/Origination Internship (Solar) at Candela Renewables

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Project Development/Origination Internship (Solar) | Candela Renewables | Remote, preferably San Francisco. Company Description: Candela Renewables is a leading national developer of utility-scale solar and storage power projects. Our mission is to develop the most reliable, cost effective, environmentally beneficial and financeable solar power projects in the U.S.

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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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AEP Appalachian Power - Appalachian Power files for approval of renewable projects in W.Va. as renewable energy legislation helps bring economic development success

Global Renewable News

Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power,

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Activists demand stop to Japan-funded coal plant in climate-vulnerable Bangladesh

Eco-Business

Young campaigners say coal-fired power plant will undermine global climate goals and harm local communities — and goes against Japan's promise to end financing for coal overseas.

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British Columbia - New affordable, energy-efficient homes coming to Kelowna

Global Renewable News

Construction is underway on 122 affordable,

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Report recommends no new coal plants for India as prospects for batteries improve

Eco-Business

An expert committee in India is recommending that the country stop building new coal-fired power plants, after concluding that renewables can meet all future need for electricity.

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Hitachi Energy - Hitachi Energy Achieves 100% Fossil-free Electricity in Own Operations

Global Renewable News

Hitachi Energy today (Jan 28) announced that.

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Oil giant Exxon Mobil pledges net-zero carbon emissions from operations by 2050

Eco-Business

Texas-based oil giant Exxon Mobil is the latest to join the slew of corporate net-zero pledges by 2050, but lacks any mention of Scope 3 emissions—a major part of the carbon footprint of energy companies.

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SolarPower Europe - European Solar Leaders call on EU Commission and Member States to develop solar industrial strategy in 2022

Global Renewable News

Eight leading European solar developers have.

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Standard Chartered Bank appoints chief sustainability officer

Eco-Business

Marisa Drew joins as the bank faces scrutiny for financing fossil fuels projects, despite net-zero pledge.

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European Commission - New energy statistics 2022 to support the Green Deal

Global Renewable News

Today (Jan 28), the European Commission has.

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Enlit Asia 2022 co-located with Sustainable Energy Week & Solar+Storage Asia in Bangkok

Smart Energy International

Enlit Asia is delighted to announce our first in-person event in two years. We have long awaited to be reunited with our clients and to host this most prestigious event for our partners and the ASEAN power and electricity community. Located in Bangkok, Thailand, at BITEC (Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre) on 20-22 September , Enlit Asia 2022 is a senior energy event endorsed by Ministry of Energy Thailand, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation in Th

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Buckeye Partners - Buckeye Partners Selects Black & Veatch to Build 270-MW Solar Project in Central Texas

Global Renewable News

With a clear focus on creating sustainable.

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PPE manufacturer announces plans for PPE recycling scheme

Business Green

New scheme, developed in partnership with Heriot-Watt University, aims to ensure PPE waste is transformed into new PPE products. A ground-breaking partnership is aiming to revolutionise the handling of used personal protective equipment (PPE) and tackle what has become a major new source of single-use plastic and textile waste. Britain's largest PPE manufacturer Globus Group announced last week that it has partnered with Heriot-Watt University to develop a scheme for transforming PPE waste into

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Canadian Renewable Energy Association - Nova Scotia Power's proposed "system access charge" would devastate the province's solar industry

Global Renewable News

The Canadian Renewable Energy Association.

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The Average Cost Of Building A Tesla Revealed In Year-End Earnings Report

CleanTechnica

Tesla's cost of goods sold is one the highest in the industry.

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San Diego Gas & Electric - SDG&E and Sumitomo Electric Complete Zero-Emissions Microgrid Pilot Project, Helping Advance California's Climate GoalsProject successfully powered utility customers solely with energy stored in a flow battery

Global Renewable News

In support of California's goals for 100%.