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'Irreversible': IPCC sounds alarm on climate impacts, urges nature protection

GreenBiz

The world’s top scientists sound an alarm over intensifying impacts of climate change, warning that nature protection must be at the heart of efforts to tackle the problem.

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What Are We Learning About Urban Wellbeing During COVID-19?

The City Fix

In recent years, many cities have launched new efforts to build healthier urban environments – happier, safer and cleaner places to work and play. Then, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. But in many ways, it laid bare the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Small fleets, meet used EVs

GreenBiz

Spring Free EV, focused on helping small and midsize fleet owners, is a fintech company “designed to make electric vehicles more affordable.

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Battery testing firms Digatron and Safion partner for sales and product integration

Charged

Power electronics company Digatron has entered into a strategic partnership with battery assessment and diagnosis technology firm Safion. Digatron says it will rely on its established network to support growth in Safion’s global sales, and will integrate its products with Safion’s. Current Safion customers include automakers, aviation firms, consumer electronics companies, cell manufacturers and research institutions.

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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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5 ways business can help stop current record levels of deforestation

GreenBiz

Companies have been promising on deforestation for years but the results are still discouraging. How will businesses really step up?

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10 Natural Products Consumers Have Embraced in the Last 10 Years

Green Living Guy

Many natural products have overtaken their synthetic counterparts for a larger share of the consumer market. Others are just becoming popular now. Here is a look at 10 natural products that have been widely embraced over the past 10 years. 1. Green Cleaning Products Gone are the days when the cheapest or strongest-smelling cleaner won […]. The post 10 Natural Products Consumers Have Embraced in the Last 10 Years appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Denver transit agency orders 17 Xcelsior CHARGE NG electric buses from New Flyer

Charged

New Flyer of America has received a new contract from Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) for 17 Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot heavy-duty electric transit buses. This is New Flyer’s first battery-electric bus order from RTD, which delivers 33 million bus rides per year on 124 routes in the Denver metro area. Colorado’s Electric Vehicles Plan mandates that the states transit fleets transition to 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2050, with an interim goal of at least 1,000 ZEVs by 2030.

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5 ways US states can get more electric school buses on the road

GreenBiz

A new law paves the way for cleaner bus rides for the more than 20 million children.

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Solis Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with C&D Clean Energy

altenergymag

Leading Chinese string inverter manufacturer Solis, today signed an agreement with renewable energy supply chain service provider C&D Clean Energy to embark on a strategic cooperation for the global market.

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We're stuck in Climate Age gridlock. There's a better, greener route

GreenBiz

We’re driving into a new-age traffic jam, but we can avoid it.

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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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Siemens unveils concept for modular, scalable charging system

Charged

Siemens has unveiled a concept for an EV charging structure designed for fleets and high-demand charging applications. The idea behind the new VersiCharge XL concept is to electrify new or existing parking lots and building structures quickly and efficiently by using a modular, scalable design. The new charging system houses all necessary electrical infrastructure components in an above-ground enclosed structure.

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The GreenFin Interview: ING America’s CEO on where climate leadership meets the loan book

GreenBiz

How one European bank is bringing clients along on its ESG journey.

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Drexel research points to commercial potential of lithium-sulfur batteries

Charged

Researchers at Drexel University say they have developed a sulfur cathode that offers long-term stability and performance. In the process of using a vapor deposition technique to embed sulfur in cathode nanomesh, the researchers created a variation of sulfur called monoclinic gamma-phase sulfur that maintained its chemical phase and performance for more than 4,000 charge cycles.

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Morrison’s deathly silence on IPCC report as floods devastate east coast

Renew Economy

The Morrison government has failed to prepare for climate change, just as it failed to cut emissions. It is everyday Australians left at risk. The post Morrison’s deathly silence on IPCC report as floods devastate east coast appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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EnergyHub Acquires Packetized Energy to Extend High-Value Grid Service Capabilities

altenergymag

EnergyHub adds Packetized Energy's innovative advanced load shaping and grid management capabilities to EnergyHub's Mercury DERMS and industry-leading DER ecosystem, enabling dynamic management of virtual power plants.

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Simulation-driven thermal management design for electronics: Whitepaper

Charged

Sponsored by Simscale. Adopting digital prototyping techniques to explore the full design space and reduce the typical trial-and-error approach of physical prototyping, has been stifled by the limited computational resources available to engineers. Local computing power does not scale up on-demand, nor offers continuously evolving full-spectrum simulation and analysis capabilities.

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SEPA Releases Framework for Increasing Carbon Reduction Impacts

altenergymag

Supported by Google, Microsoft & Xcel Energy, “Tiers of Electricity Decarbonization” identifies actions with the greatest carbon-reduction impacts

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Umicore to introduce new generation of battery recycling tech

Charged

Materials technology and recycling company Umicore will introduce a new generation of its proprietary battery recycling technology in 2022, and has reached an agreement with Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to provide battery recycling services. Umicore says the new generation of its battery recycling technology recovers 95% of the cobalt, nickel and copper from batteries, as well as most of the lithium.

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Planet Launches Next Generation PlanetScope with Eight Spectral Bands and Quality Improvements

Planet Pulse

Today we announced the general availability of the next generation of our PlanetScope Monitoring product, offering high quality, analysis-ready data to all existing PlanetScope customers. While previously offering four spectral bands, PlanetScope will now include eight spectral bands in addition to a series of enhancements, providing our customers with richer, cleaner, and more consistent data to empower deeper analysis of Earth’s changing conditions.

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Coal’s demise drives Australia’s emissions lower, but cuts still way too slow

Renew Economy

While renewables do the heavy lifting on power sector emissions, the lack of economy-wide federal climate policy has seen emissions grow in virtually all other sectors. The post Coal’s demise drives Australia’s emissions lower, but cuts still way too slow appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The destabilizing influence of high energy prices.

Energy Central

Energy is the capacity for doing work and providing the attendant jobs and social benefits those jobs provide. It is the solution to mankind’s next greatest nine problems. For over two centuries about 80 percent of global energy has been provided by fossil fuels the cost of which have doubled in the past year and for natural gas has tripled because of the strife in the Ukraine.

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Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a game changer for European energy

Renew Economy

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine demonstrates that we need bigger, braver and more sustainable change. In a nutshell, we need to rewire Europe. The post Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a game changer for European energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Natural Power expands global energy storage capability with new lead

altenergymag

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Ioannis Andronikidis as Head of Energy Storage, a role that will work with Natural Power's teams and clients globally.

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Top 2022 Trends in Solar Energy Systems

Mosaic

Consumer interest in solar energy continues to rise. Motivating factors for the interest vary. Whether it’s a commitment to reduce carbon emissions or a desire for greater energy resilience, homeowners are seeking to learn how to incorporate solar energy systems into their homes. More than ever consumers need solar installers to offer a consultative approach and play a significant role in the decision making process.

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Queensland firm seeks funds to set up local battery manufacturing plant

Renew Economy

Australian battery start-up PowerCap seeks $30m investment to kick-start local battery manufacturing in Queensland. The post Queensland firm seeks funds to set up local battery manufacturing plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Vattenfall turns to predictive EV charge point placement in Netherlands

Smart Energy International

Vattenfall is to install at least 4,000 electric vehicle (EV) charge points over the next three years in the Dutch provinces Gelderland and Overijssel. To assist with the charge point placement, Vattenfall InCharge is using an algorithm based on a model from the international engineering consultancy Royal Haskoning, which determines the load requirement in areas with a radius of 250m.

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EnergyBin and Good Sun team up to keep solar panels out of landfills

altenergymag

The new partnership works to re-deploy still-viable solar panels to communities in need.

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US coal giant unveils giga-scale solar and battery storage plans

Renew Economy

Peabody says R3 Renewables will initially focus on developing solar and storage on six potential sites on or near former coal mines in Indiana and Illinois. The post US coal giant unveils giga-scale solar and battery storage plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NABCEP 2022 CE Conference maintains in-person technical solar training

Solar Power World

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners is holding the 11th NABCEP Continuing Education Conference this March in Phoenix, Arizona. Unlike manufacturer-centered trade events, NABCEP CE is focused on technical training and keeping industry members certified and up-to-date on best practices for installation, new construction codes and the latest technologies.

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TerraSond to expand business in Massachusetts to support Vineyard Wind 1 project

altenergymag

The new TerraSond facility is likely to be located in the Bristol County area of Massachusetts and will create local employment opportunities.

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Reports: European Commission preps sweeping energy security plan in response to Russian invasion

Business Green

Draft proposals seen by Reuters could pave way for windfall taxes to help fund major acceleration of European clean energy and efficiency programmes. The European Commission is reportedly preparing a sweeping new package of reforms to bolster the bloc's energy security in a move that appears designed to enable further sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

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“Earth mount” solar company joins race to ultra-low cost PV

Renew Economy

US start-up, Erthos, has closed out a successful series B fundraising round, as big hitting investors back its faster, cheaper earth-mounted solar solution. The post “Earth mount” solar company joins race to ultra-low cost PV appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Food redistribution : What can we do about wasting over 30% of all grown food?

CleanTech Group

The headline numbers in food waste are depressing reading. One third of all food grown is not eaten. Food we waste consumes 20%.

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'Moral responsibility': Nature charities back calls for $60bn international biodiversity finance target

Business Green

A six-fold increase in funding flows from richer nations to poorer nations to support nature protection is needed to help slow the rate of biodiversity loss, charities have warned. Many of the world's leading environmental charities have called on wealthy countries to commit to delivering at least $60bn a year of international finance to enable biodiversity protection and enhancement in developing countries, arguing the investment is necessary to compensate for the devastating impact richer nati