Reconstructing construction
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Got prefab? Lower-carbon materials? Investments build for startups addressing embodied carbon emissions in the built environment.
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Scientists successfully generate nuclear fusion energy
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 14, 2022
On Tuesday Morning, the Department of Energy announced that America has successfully generated energy through nuclear fusion. The feat was achieved by the Livermore National Laboratory. For the first time in human history, a nuclear fusion process produced more energy than was used in the process.
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Sustainable finance meets biodiversity in Montreal
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Climate change and biodiversity loss are entirely intertwined, and more investors are moving to engage companies about the risks they face from both.
A Beginner’s Guide To ESG Investing
The Environmental Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2022
In most cases, you’ll find investing being referenced to profit generation. However, it doesn’t have to be all about profits. As concerns continue to grow about the sustainability of some business practices, some groups prioritize the environment’s well-being vis-à-vis profit when investing. This is called Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing.
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.
Water Stewardship 101: Starting Your Water Journey
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Everyone knows the importance of water to everyday life, but overall efforts to protect this vital resource are seriously lacking. Studies show that water scarcity affects almost 3 billion people, and 3 out of every 10 people lack access to safe drinking water. Despite this alarming reality, over 80% of wastewater resulting from human activities is simply disposed of and discharged into rivers and seas without any treatment or pollution removal.
14 impressive passive project designs from PhiusCon 2022
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 14, 2022
At the 8th Annual Passive Projects Design Competition at PhiusCon 2022, these 14 designs won awards for the innovation and use of passive elements.
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Firm secures three-year stack emissions contract extension with SEPA
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Testing, inspection and certification firm Element Materials Technology (Element) has been awarded a three-year extension to its contract with Scotland’s principal environmental regulator, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). Work undertaken by Element’s stack emissions experts will support an audit program of emissions monitoring to measure the concentrations of pollutants emitted at industrial sites throughout Scotland.
What could a 'bioeconomy' in the Amazon look like?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Three ways that a bioeconomy model could become a reality in Brazil, including regeneration, local communities, and more.
Experience wildlife and adventure at a Costa Rican ecolodge
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Hacienda Guachipelín Volcano Ranch Hotel and Hot Springs is part of a 3,400-acre working ranch surrounded by jungle and borders Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, one of Costa Rica’s national parks.
Qualcomm and Renault to co-develop architecture for software-defined EVs
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Renault and Qualcomm Technologies plan to collaborate on plans for a centralized computer architecture for Renault’s next generation of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis. The architecture will support digital cockpit, connectivity and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Qualcomm will also invest in Ampere, Renault’s dedicated electric and software company.
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.
Hudson Square Streetscape is underway for a greener tomorrow
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Landscape architectural firm MNLA, in conjunction with the Hudson Square BID, the NYC Department of Transportation and the NYC Economic Development Corporation have completed four projects on the Hudson Street renovation “to-do” list.
Ukraine signs COP27 pledge to electrify medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2022
It might seem that the government of Ukraine has more urgent matters to worry about at the moment than promoting EVs. However, the war has provided the most powerful reminder imaginable of the importance of phasing out fossil fuels. Furthermore, Ukraine is one of the largest markets for trucks in Europe. So in fact, it’s quite logical that, during COP27, Ukraine signed a Global Memorandum of Understanding regarding the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Black Tea Motorbikes creates off-road electric motorcycle
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Black Tea Motorbikes has just started production of its first model, the Bonfire.
Buick to introduce its first Ultium-based EV in China
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Buick will introduce its first EV developed on GM’s new Ultium platform later this year in China. Deliveries of the five-seat SUV will begin in the first half of 2023 and will be followed by a second Ultium-based EV by the end of next year. Buick’s Ultium-based EV will be equipped with a battery cell made specifically for the Chinese market, along with GM’s “nearly wireless” battery management system.
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.
Solar Power World’s Top 10 stories of 2022
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The year 2022 was full of groundbreaking solar policy news, with Solar Power World readers visiting the site for the latest updates on federal legislation as well as state rulings. Domestic manufacturing was another hot topic, thanks to new tax incentives announced for developers using U.S. materials. Some less positive news made the most-read stories… The post Solar Power World’s Top 10 stories of 2022 appeared first on Solar Power World.
BMW to co-locate battery assembly and vehicle production plants in Hungary
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2022
BMW is building a battery assembly plant in Hungary for its Neue Klasse vehicles. It will be located on the site of the Debrecen vehicle production plant, for which construction was begun about six months ago. Markus Fallböhmer, BMW’s Senior VP of Battery Production, explains: “The BMW iFACTORY is also about ensuring short distances for logistics. The close link between battery assembly and vehicle production is part of our strategy.”.
The case of the suddenly missing trillions in ESG investments
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 14, 2022
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 14 – It’s an ESG whodunnit. Sustainable investment assets in the U.S. totaled $17.1 trillion in 2020, according to US SIF. The post The case of the suddenly missing trillions in ESG investments appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
ZF’s new e-drives feature multiple innovations
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2022
ZF has introduced new electric drives with a modular and compact design for electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The new e-drives, which incorporate an electric motor, gearbox, power electronics and DC-DC converters, will be available on the market as a complete system starting in 2025, but the company will bring individual components into series production earlier. .
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?
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the EV Road Trip
Energy Central
DECEMBER 14, 2022
This September, my husband and I embarked on an EV road trip from Oakland, California to Albuquerque, New Mexico — and back, via the Grand Canyon. It took weeks of planning, resulting in a detailed spreadsheet that listed all our stops and alternates for each — in case chargers were out of order or unavailable. We downloaded numerous EV charging apps and acquired charging.
FREYR Battery to use Aleees technology to produce LFP active cathode material
Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Cell manufacturer FREYR Battery has entered into an agreement with Aleees, a Taiwan-based LFP cathode battery material producer. The agreement gives FREYR a worldwide license to produce and sell LFP cathode material based on Aleees’s technology, and to build production facilities using Aleees’s industrial expertise. Aleees offers complete LFP cathode battery material manufacturing technology and related patents to customers, primarily within the energy storage and EV battery spaces.
Alliander pilots heating Dutch homes with hydrogen
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Dutch network operator Alliander has launched a pilot to heat homes with hydrogen via the existing natural gas network. The pilot, understood as a world first, involves twelve homes in the Berkeloord district of the city of Lochem in the east of the Netherlands. In the pilot, Alliander intends to investigate the role of hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas for heating homes.
Greentown Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments of 2022
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 14, 2022
When the history books tell the story of how society took climate action to decarbonize our economy and build a cleaner world for society, 2022 will have a headlining role in that narrative! And, humbly, we’re confident many of our members’ milestones and achievements from this year will be included in the story, too. From major injections of capital to monumental progress on climate policy, “We”—the collective “We”—made huge strides toward our climate goals this year.
Solarplaza Summit Asset Management North America 2023
altenergymag
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Growing at a steep average annual growth rate of 33%, the US solar market has recently passed the mark of 120 GW of cumulative PV capacity. Now - with 30 GW of utility-scale solar capacity set to come online over the next two years, and the new Inflation Reduction Act coming into effect - the future of PV in the US is looking sunnier than ever. Still, market dynamics like energy and commodity price increases, mounting solar supply chain constraints, and growing climate change and (cyber) securit
New Study Reveals Billions of Dollars in Political Spending by US Trade Associations, Most of It on PR
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Industry trade associations in the United States that work on climate and energy issues spent more than $3 billion over 10 years on political activities, according to a new study that sheds light on trade associations’ role in influencing policies and obstructing climate action. The new paper by scholars Robert Brulle of Brown University and Christian Downie of The Australian National University, published Monday in the journal Climatic Change , examined the political spending of nearly 90 U.S.
Electricity prices plunge as Greens hail cap and “beginning of the end of gas”
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Gas price cap passes parliament, electricity futures prices plunge and Greens hail "the end of gas" with a package designed to take the fossil fuel out of homes. The post Electricity prices plunge as Greens hail cap and “beginning of the end of gas” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New York Green Business Certification Guide
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 14, 2022
New York green business certification to support sustainable city design. Voted the third most sustainable city in the world, New York is a place that supports the sustainable business by backing New York green business certification providers. The New York market boasts 8.6 million potential customers which speak over 800 different languages. This makes New York an important center for international affairs and the cultural capital of the world.
Qcells closes Sale of Largest Texas Battery Storage Project with ACCIONA Energía
altenergymag
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Qcells USA closes the sale of its Cunningham Energy Storage project in Texas with ACCIONA Energía. This sale highlights the aggressive growth and strength of Qcells USA as the leader in bringing completely clean energy solutions.
Norway oil giant backs gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm and green hydrogen in Tasmania
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Equinor to collaborate on the offshore wind plans of Australian renewables company Nexsphere to build a 1GW project 30km off the coast of north-east Tasmania. The post Norway oil giant backs gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm and green hydrogen in Tasmania appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Report: A hotter, wetter Arctic spells trouble for everyone
Grist
DECEMBER 14, 2022
When you think of the Arctic, wildfires, rain, and typhoons probably don’t spring to mind. But all of these events came for the Far North this year, and scientists say more freak weather events are in store. The last seven years in the Arctic were the hottest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual “report card” released this week, the work of nearly 150 scientists.
Australian coal exporters reap tens of billions of dollars in super profits from Russia’s war
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 14, 2022
New report reveals Russia's invasion of Ukraine has delivered Australia's coal exporters windfall profits of up to $45 billion, with gas exporters reaping almost as much. The post Australian coal exporters reap tens of billions of dollars in super profits from Russia’s war appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Premier Backs Alberta Separatists Calling UNDRIP a ‘Marxist Agenda’
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 14, 2022
As concerns grow that a proposed Alberta “Sovereignty Act” could undermine Indigenous rights, Premier Danielle Smith has sought to assure First Nations leaders that they have nothing to worry about. “The Government of Alberta acknowledges the concerns,” a spokesperson for Smith told CBC after chiefs from Treaties 6, 7, and 8 publicly rejected the sovereignty plan.
altE Store Announces 12th Annual Solar Conference
altenergymag
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Installers from across North America will come together in Boxborough, Mass.
Batteries included: Amazon Studios powers up plan to replace diesel generators on set
Business Green
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Tech giant announces investment in Moxion Power, as it looks to ramp up deployment of start-up's battery technology instead of polluting diesel generators. Amazon Studios has today announced plans to expand the use of new clean energy batteries on its sets, as it looks to replace polluting diesel generators that are estimated to be responsible for around half the emissions associated with film and TV production.
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