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Methane, water, birds, pollution — how can rice farmers tackle trade-offs?

GreenBiz

Kellogg is working with rice farmers to introduce a new sustainable flooding method that would substantially decrease emissions but also protect bird habitat.

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Publicly accessible, hyper-local air quality sensor network launches in Camden

Envirotec Magazine

A seemingly ground-breaking street-level, real-time air quality sensor network has launched in Camden, presented by air quality specialist AirScape as a bid “to fundamentally transform how government, businesses and the public monitor and manage air pollution in urban spaces” The technology is said to provide a significant uptick in the spatial resolution of air quality sensing in the borough, by a factor of 45, incorporating more than 225 of the firm’s AirNode air quality sens

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Where the 'radical change' in sustainable investing is going next

GreenBiz

How to become a leader in the high-finance paradigm shift? Follow pioneer Wendy Cromwell.

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Groundbreaking begins on new Climeworks CO2 direct air capture facility

Envirotec Magazine

Swiss firm Climeworks says work has begun on the construction of its newest and largest carbon dioxide direct air capture and storage plant – Mammoth. The groundbreaking for the plant was announced on 26 June, described as a demonstrable step in the company’s ambition to achieve multi-megaton capacity by 2030, and on track to deliver gigaton capacity by 2050.

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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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Why climate advocates should think more like investors

GreenBiz

Why finding a common language between the climate community and finance community is essential for action.

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Hydrogen-ready boiler installation is an NHS first

Envirotec Magazine

The work included the complete removal of the existing steam generation and distribution equipment, and converting the site to Low Temperature Hot Water. Hydrogen-ready boilers are to be installed at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, believed to be the first use of this technology in the NHS, says Veolia. The £9.7 million works have seen the 740-bed Hospital advance its plans for a zero-carbon future, and follows the resource management firm’s recently receiving a 15-year extension

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Industry group produces circularity criteria for EPR schemes in flexible packaging

Envirotec Magazine

Extended User Responsibility (EPR) schemes play a substantial role in the collection, sorting and recycling of post-consumer products. The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) project, a collaboration of over 180 European companies, associations and organisations, believes these schemes are well positioned to be a key enabler and coordinator of the circular economy.

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Satellite imagery helps us understand how rivers suddenly change course

GreenBiz

Learning where and how river banks flood is key to helping the people around them survive.

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IMCA signs MOU with Business Network Offshore Wind

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The international Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Business Network for Offshore Wind (the Network) a non-profit, educational organization to develop the offshore wind renewable energy industry and its supply chain in the U.S. The purpose of the collaboration is to share knowledge concerning the industry's safety and productivity that will promote investment and support its future growth.

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CoolMag Thermo Conductive: A new disruptive solution for thermal management in power electronics

Charged

Sponsored by Coolmag. CoolMag TC is a young customer-centric organization that offers passive solutions in thermal management for EV Power Electronics. Manufacturing resins and thermoplastic compounds that offer the following advantages: Thermally conductive materials Electric isolation Mechanical protection Flame and fire protection (retardant and extinction).

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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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COST OF NEW RENEWABLES TEMPORARILY RISES AS INFLATION STARTS TO BITE

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Supply-chain woes push up cost of new-build solar, battery storage and onshore wind, which rises between 4% and 14% from year ago

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Costs for new build wind and solar have jumped, but nothing like those of fossil fuels

Renew Economy

BNEF reports temporary cost rises for renewables, driven by increased cost of materials, freight, fuel and labor. But solar and wind are still way cheaper than coal and gas. The post Costs for new build wind and solar have jumped, but nothing like those of fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nissan and Wallbox offer one-stop home charging solution

Charged

Nissan is working with EVSE provider Wallbox (NYSE:WBX) to offer Nissan EV owners “a seamless one-stop shop solution for their home charging needs.”. Nissan EV owners in the US can now purchase Wallbox’s Pulsar Plus Level 2 home charger and schedule installation through the NissanUSA.com web site, and receive a rebate from Nissan. Wallbox says its Pulsar Plus charger is the company’s best-selling model, and calls it “one of the smallest smart universal EV chargers in North America.

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A Circular Jet Fuel

Energy Central

This paper will explore three interrelated issues. The first is the circular economy model. The second issue is greenhouse gas emissions, more specifically carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The third and main issue is sustainable aviation fuel.

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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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“Big shift in language:” Transgrid welcomes new urgency in transmission plans

Renew Economy

Transgrid says switch to green energy is going to accelerate, particularly after the disruption in global energy markets. The post “Big shift in language:” Transgrid welcomes new urgency in transmission plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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€2,1mn to finance 14 innovative EU interoperability solutions

Smart Energy International

In their drive to develop and innovate interoperable technologies for the European electricity sector, InterConnect has announced a call of €2.1 million ($2.2 million) in funding for the development of 14 interoperability solutions. The disconnect between utilities and consumers has long been a subject of concern as service providers have started trying to maximise energy efficiency as called for by the energy transition.

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Could an emissions reduction trajectory be baked into a capacity mechanism?

Renew Economy

Energy ministers will decide which technologies will be eligible in a capacity mechanism, but the ESB chief says emissions cuts could be built into its design. The post Could an emissions reduction trajectory be baked into a capacity mechanism? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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BMW to open facility for demonstrating and analyzing Li-ion cell production

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BMW plans to open a Cell Manufacturing Competence Centre (CCMC) in the fall of 2022 to demonstrate and study lithium-ion cell production. Located in Parsdorf, Germany, the CCMC will develop a pilot line for battery cell production in stages. At the beginning, systems for electrode production will be installed and run, graphite and nickel oxides for electrodes will be measured and mixed, and metal foils coating and final compression will be tested.

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“Cost difference is staggering:” Why AEMO roadmap falls short of 100% renewables

Renew Economy

AEMO's main roadmap shows Australia's main grid getting close, but not quite, to 100 per cent renewables over a year. Here's why. The post “Cost difference is staggering:” Why AEMO roadmap falls short of 100% renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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IEA warns clean energy transition 'harder, riskier, and more expensive' without nuclear

Business Green

International Energy Agency argues nuclear power can play a significant role in supporting transition to a renewables-dominated energy system worldwide. Nuclear power can help to reduce reliance on risky fossil fuels, cut carbon emissions, and support the shift to a global energy system dominated by renewables, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which warns that delivering a net zero economy without atomic energy is likely to prove "harder, riskier, and more ex

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Chubb’s big challenge is to restore confidence in Australia’s tainted carbon markets

Renew Economy

Labor taps former chief scientist Ian Chubb with the task of restoring confidence in Australia's troubled carbon offsets regime. The post Chubb’s big challenge is to restore confidence in Australia’s tainted carbon markets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Corporate greenwashing is undermining UK preparation for climate shocks, EA chair warns

Business Green

Emma Howard Boyd warns almost £650bn of planned public and private UK infrastructure investment at risk in current decade unless climate impacts are considered in planning. Widespread "greenwashing" is compromising efforts to prepare for worsening climate impacts such as floods and heatwaves, with almost £650bn of planned public and private UK infrastructure investment at risk in the current decade alone, the Environment Agency's chair is to warn today.

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Green steelmaking needs urgent advances in technology and mining

Renew Economy

Technology to cut steelmaking emissions is in the early stages, but such transitions can accelerate, as shown by wind and solar. The post Green steelmaking needs urgent advances in technology and mining appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon

Energy Central

DOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon PG&E Asks for More Time To Apply For Nuclear Funds DOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon A change in eligibility criteria by DOE to fund nuclear power plants slated to close opens the door to life extension for 2,256 MWe of CO2 emission free electrical generating capacity at the Diablo Canyon power plant in.

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IEA data exposes “technology not taxes” myth of former Morrison government

Renew Economy

Public funding of energy research collapsed under the Coalition, with more funds spent on fossil fuel technologies than renewables, IEA data shows. The post IEA data exposes “technology not taxes” myth of former Morrison government appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smart meters for Poland’s Tauron

Smart Energy International

A consortium including Griffin Group S.A. Energy and Apator SA are to supply smart meters to the DSO Tauron Dystrybucja in Wroc?aw. The meters will have a PLC communication module in the OSGP standard. While the number of meters has not been specified,, the value of the offer amounts to approximately PLN 190 million ($42 million), with the option to increase orders by 12%.

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US Supreme Court curtails EPA’s power to regulate carbon pollution

Renew Economy

Ruling by activist court doesn’t take away the EPA’s power to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, but it makes federal action much harder. The post US Supreme Court curtails EPA’s power to regulate carbon pollution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Global community smart grid collaboration kicks off

Smart Energy International

The International Community for Local Smart Grids research initiative is aimed to champion the relationship between communities and smart grids. The collaboration convened by the University of Oxford and Enel Foundation as its research partner intends to document and share the learnings from local community energy projects around the world as a basis for future projects.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s rapid transition to renewables

Renew Economy

AEMO lays out roadmap for a rapid transition to renewables, Baringa's Alan Rai joins us to discuss the high points and the lows. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s rapid transition to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New federal Clean Fuel Regulations represent a step forward for climate action

Clean Energy Canada

OTTAWA — Joanna Kyriazis, clean transportation program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s publication of the final Clean Fuel Regulations : “Clean Energy Canada welcomes the publication of the Clean Fuel Regulations, a cornerstone federal climate policy that’s been six years in the making.

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Together in Safety | Future Fuels

Energy Central

LNG, Methanol, Ammonia and Hydrogen As shipping moves to transition from existing energy sources, the timescale of this change shall mean that learning from experience shall be limited. Fuel oil use today is relatively safe in its storage and use and the industry over time has learnt to mitigate any risks that arose. It is widely acknowledged that the fuels of the future shall bring.

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Net Zero Innovate Podcast: 3. Octopus Energy and the renewables revolution

Business Green

LISTEN: Octopus Energy Generation CEO Zoisa North-Bond chats to James Murray about disrupting the renewables sector with smart technologies such as its Kraken grid platform. In the third episode of our Net Zero Innovate podcast , hosted in association with Panasonic, BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray spoke to Zoisa North-Bond , CEO of Octopus Energy Generation, about the firm's aims to disrupt the renewables market with innovative business models and smart technologies, such as its huge

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Baseload Power Corporation - Baseload Power Corporation receives $3.5 million in funding from Natural Resource Canada for electric vehicle charging network

Global Renewable News

Baseload Power Corp. (Baseload) is pleased to.

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Amazon ends use of plastic pillows in UK fulfilment centres

Business Green

Online retail giant will instead use 100 per cent recycled and 100 per cent recyclable packing paper in its parcels. Amazon customers in the UK will no longer receive items shipped from its fulfilment centres that contain plastic air pillows, the company has announced, in the latest move designed to curb the tech and retail giant's waste footprint. Instead of plastic air pillows, items will be packed with 100 per cent recycled and 100 per cent recyclable packing paper, known as dunnage, which is