6 things Starbucks learned from its reusable cup experiments
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Starbucks is testing reusable cup models in more than 25 markets and plans to start a reusable cup program by the end of 2025.
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Onshore wind sector deal “will speed up Scotland’s net-zero ambitions”
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Wind turbines at Ardrossan. Planning time for onshore wind farms set to be halved to 12 months A new deal between the onshore wind industry and the Scottish Government has been signed today (21 September) setting out “how both parties will work together to deliver onshore wind farms quickly, sustainably and to the benefit of both local communities and Scotland’s net-zero target.
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How climate policy advocates are 'getting off the sidelines'
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
A new report from InfluenceMap praises 'trailblazer' companies lobbying for bolder climate action, but warns too much of the business community remains 'on the sidelines' in the public climate policy debate.
After Decades, Tenants Are Still Fighting NYC Public Housing for Speedy Mold Relief
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
In the 1990s, they organized. In 2013, they sued. In 2023, residents continue the fight for safe homes in NYCHA developments across the city.
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.
How startup Tulu is upending the bias for ownership
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Combining a self-contained storage unit and an app, the product rental service can help incentivize quality and advance circularity.
Congress Says: No Time To Waste!
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
A new bipartisan, bicameral bill offers an opportunity for Congress to make meaningful progress towards our national goal of cutting food waste in half.
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The POWER Interview: Making the U.S. Nuclear Industry Great Again
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the prospects for nuclear energy. As a carbon-free energy source, it is a great option for power generation in a world trying […] The post The POWER Interview: Making the U.S. Nuclear Industry Great Again appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Combining the best of regenerative and cellular agriculture
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Only nature and technology combined can improve the food system.
A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Agriculture, which is responsible for over one third of the world’s emissions, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming COP28 global climate summit in Dubai. In the wake of blazing heat, rising food insecurity and devastating floods, COP28 leaders have released a four-point “food and agriculture” agenda for the conference, which will call for governments to work with industry to find new solutions.
A final blow to fossil fuels? Environment embedded in grid rules
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
AEMC sets in motion one of the most important reforms to the Australian energy market in decades, factoring emissions reduction into rule making and decision making. The post A final blow to fossil fuels? Environment embedded in grid rules appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Why California is Taking Big Oil to Court — and Why it Matters
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
“This is a historic moment,” Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, told reporters on Sunday, as he stood alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom on the opening day of Climate Week NYC. The pair of California leaders were there to discuss the lawsuit the state had recently filed against Big Oil on behalf of the people of California to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the effects of climate change.
Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
It’s time to act on decarbonisation as quickly as humanly possible. Here's how. The post Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
MSC Confirms Orders to Fincantieri for Two New Hydrogen-Powered Ships to Join Explora Journeys’ Fleet
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Deal completes total investment in six luxury ships for Explora Journeys worth €3.5 billion The ships will employ the newest technologies the world has to offer including hydrogen powered fuel.
Enormous Golden Plains wind turbine blades land in Geelong
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The second of 22 shipments has arrived in Geelong with the first delivery of turbine blades for the 1.3GW Golden Plains wind farm. The post Enormous Golden Plains wind turbine blades land in Geelong appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
US Hydrogen Guidance: Be Strict or Be Damned
BloombergNEF
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
BloombergNEF’s view is that strict guidance is justified to maximize the emissions reductions achieved by using clean hydrogen, although with a transition period to help the industry grow. The post US Hydrogen Guidance: Be Strict or Be Damned appeared first on BloombergNEF.
FERC, NERC Reveal Disturbing Details from Winter Storm Elliot Inquiry
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Incremental unplanned generation outages triggered during Winter Storm Elliot spiked to 90.5 GW—significantly more than the 61.8 GW during Winter Storm Uri in 2021—representing 13% of the U.S. portion of […] The post FERC, NERC Reveal Disturbing Details from Winter Storm Elliot Inquiry appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Lithium supply chain much improved but transformers and other components a headache for BESS industry
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Prices of lithium and the battery supply chain for energy storage systems are becoming manageable once again, but lead times for transformers and other equipment have greatly extended.
“Move faster:” Engineers join call to fast-track Australia’s net zero target to 2035
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering joins calls for government to be more ambitious with its energy targets – net zero by 2035. The post “Move faster:” Engineers join call to fast-track Australia’s net zero target to 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
SAFRA Debuts Second Generation HYCITY® Hydrogen Bus at Busworld 2023
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
SAFRA, a major player in the decarbonization of passenger transport and a pioneer of hydrogen mobility in France, will unveil generation 2 of its hydrogen bus: HYCITY®. SAFRA chose.
New NSW wind farm sends first bursts of power to the grid
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
A small milestone after a long wait: Iberdrola's Flyers Creek wind farm sends its first power to the NSW grid amid ongoing turbine construction. The post New NSW wind farm sends first bursts of power to the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New plan aims to quadruple heat-pump adoption in 25 states
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Heat pumps need to replace fossil-fired furnaces, boilers and water heaters at an unprecedented pace and scale to cut the carbon emissions from homes and buildings. The U.S.
EVgo receives first shipment of Buy America 350 kW DC fast chargers from Delta Electronics
Charged
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Public fast charging network EVgo has received the first shipment of 350 kW fast chargers from Delta Electronics that are manufactured according to Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) standards. Delivered from Delta Electronics’ recently opened factory in Plano, Texas, this first shipment marks a milestone in developing the domestic supply chain needed to unlock funding through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.
GCK Chooses HRS Again for Its Hydrogen Refueling Station Network
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Grenoble — HRS, a European designer and manufacturer of hydrogen refueling stations, announces having received a second order for an HRS14 hydrogen refueling station with a capacity of 200 kg/day.
Enel secures PPA for part of solar-plus-storage project in ERCOT with 104MW BESS
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The North American arm of Italy-based energy firm Enel has secured a PPA with a Boston Properties (BXP) for part of a solar-plus-storage project in the ERCOT, Texas market, which has a 104MW BESS.
New process solutions for battery systems manufacturing (Webinar)
Charged
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Join this session at the Fall Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, presented by bdtronic, where experts in dispensing systems solutions will present new projects for manufacturing battery systems. The focus will be on the challenges of dispensing thermal materials and foams with less waste and high-quality dispensing results. Applications in the field of battery manufacturing are, for example, gap filler injection for pouch cells or foam encapsulation of cylindrical batteries.
NGEN deploying largest BESS in Slovenia, Austria and Croatia, looking beyond CEE
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Developer NGEN is deploying the largest battery storage projects in Slovenia, Austria and Croatia, and wants to take its model beyond CEE too, CEO and co-founder Roman Bernard said.
Ford to launch plug-in hybrid Ranger pickup in Europe
Charged
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Ford will offer customers a plug-in hybrid version of its Ranger mid-size pickup in Europe. Production is to start in late 2024, and deliveries to customers are expected to begin in early 2025. The Ranger Plug-in Hybrid sports a 2.3-litre EcoBoost petrol engine along with an electric motor, and boasts an electric range of over 45 km (28 miles). Electric drive capability is a handy feature in Europe, where a growing number of towns and cities are implementing low-emission zones.
Improving energy efficiency top of the agenda in fight for net zero
Financial Times: Energy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Research shows that about 70 per cent of energy is wasted between producer and consumer, but is enough being done to turn this round?
PIVOT 2023 announces Five on Fire award winners
ThinkGeoEnergy
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The winners of the Five on Fire awards has been announced as part of this year’s PIVOT series of events. The winners are as follows: Bryant Jones, Geothermal Rising Matt Welch, Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance Jay Egg, Egg Geo LLC Augusta Grand , Eden Geothermal Ltd Zeyneb Magavi, Home Energy Efficiency Team The Five on Fire awards that recognizes geothermal champions, risk takers, and pioneers who are challenging the status quo, engaging new minds, inspiring others to act, and causing cha
First Solar Breaks Ground on $1.1 Billion Louisiana Facility
Solar Industry
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
First Solar Inc. has broken ground on a previously announced manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, La. – its fifth fully vertically integrated factory in the United States. Gov. John Bel Edwards and other state dignitaries attended the ceremony. The facility, believed to be the largest capital investment in the area’s history, represents an investment of approximately $1.1 billion in expanding America’s capacity to produce photovoltaic solar panels.
Looking for some home energy storage? You’ve never had so many choices
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
LAS VEGAS — For years, the residential energy storage market was a sleepy place dominated by one big name. Now, more companies are rushing to sell these products than ever before, and some of the new contenders are brands people have actually heard of.
Colorado to install 4GW of solar capacity by 2030
PV Tech
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Colorado will add 4GW of utility solar by 2030 while there was 1.96GW of solar projects under development as of mid-2023, according to a recent study from the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
Xcel Energy Sherco Expansion Triples Its Upper Midwest Solar
Solar Industry
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Xcel Energy ’s expansion of the Sherco Solar project, which will soon become one of the biggest solar projects in the United States. The project is a key element of Xcel Energy’s clean energy transition and will help the company triple the amount of solar on its Upper Midwest system by 2028.
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