5 big questions driving sustainability in 2024
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Fossil fuels, electric vehicles and critical elections will top the list of sustainability concerns.
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Global hydrogen market will require strong climate safeguards
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Three key announcements made at COP28 on 6 December will have a significant bearing on the emerging global hydrogen industry, as the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) reported. These are: The International Standards Organization (ISO) launched its technical specification for determining greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrogen production and transport; The UAE COP28 Presidency, together with the US and 3 dozen other countries, released the COP28 Declaration of Intent on Mutua
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3 ways sustainability jobs have changed in 15 years
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The sustainability profession has been growing. We’re staying abreast of how, how much and what's next.
Eco-friendly jetting backs super-thin tank technology at new hospital car park
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Lanes has used a jet vac tanker to clean silt traps in the giant water tank. Sustainable drain cleaning technology deployed by Lanes Group plc has supported the installation of a ground-breaking ‘super-thin’ source control stormwater attenuation system that has saved the NHS considerable costs during the construction of a new hospital car park, according to the group.
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.
Solar costs are now nearly 30 per cent lower than cheapest fossil fuel option, EY says
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 11, 2023
EY says solar PV remains cheapest source of new-build electricity, with a global weighted average levelised cost of electricity 29% lower than the cheapest fossil fuel alternative. The post Solar costs are now nearly 30 per cent lower than cheapest fossil fuel option, EY says appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Previous predictions of the quantities of carbon that would be captured from activities like steel production (pictured) have proven to be over-optimistic. A new study appears to show that, for decarbonization goals of steel and cement to be met, and the demand for new green technology to be satisfied, consumption habits need to change. To meet zero-emission targets under the Paris Agreement, countries, cities, and industries are depending on new large-scale infrastructure for CO2 transport and
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Making fuel from the FOG fraction of AD waste
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. Bisviridi is a new company formed between anaerobic digestion (AD) operator the BioteCH4 group and Alfa Laval, a specialist in heat transfer, centrifugal separation, and fluid handling. The partnership combines Alfa Laval’s Prodec Oil Plus decanter, said to be designed to maximise oil separation, and AD, to turn oil and fats waste into biofuel, using a process developed and
Australia’s biggest solar farm reaches peak output, now to host 6,000 sheep
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 11, 2023
New England solar farm reaches full output and now plays host to 2,000 sheep, a number that will treble in coming months, making it the biggest mob of sheep doing solar grazing in Australia. The post Australia’s biggest solar farm reaches peak output, now to host 6,000 sheep appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Anglian Water expands “transformative” AI technology trial
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The team at InfoTiles visit a water recycling plant at Anglian Water. Following the successful pilot of its digital asset management technology with Anglian Water, Norwegian digital analytics company, InfoTiles, is embarking on an expanded proof of concept programme. The on-going collaboration with the UK utility will use its artificial intelligence (AI) driven software to manage roughly 317 biofilters, along with pumps and valves, and will be extended from 24 sites to 100.
CATL battery storage unit disconnected at Marine Corps installation amid ‘concerns’ about project
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Battery storage equipment manufactured by CATL and recently installed at a US Marine Corps facility has been disconnected after the raising of security concerns about the China-headquartered maker.
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.
New report highlights role of ecoacoustics in monitoring wildlife
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Image credit: Max Sang , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license. A new report seems to reveal that Ecoacoustic Bird Survey (EBS) methods increase the detection of bird species, and should be used in combination with Traditional Bird Surveys (TBS). It was published by ecology consultancy Baker Consultants on Applied Ecology Resources (AER) , an open platform for sharing information run by the British Ecological Society.
The Innovative System for Solar Panels That Produces Hydrogen to Save On Heating
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The company behind the mechanism claimed that it only emitted oxygen, making it a sustainable and cost-effective method of providing heat at home. However, production was supposed to start this.
It’s time to declare a ‘lunar Anthropocene’, some say
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
a) Crater formed by impact of USA’s Ranger 6 lunar probe in 1964 (b) USA’s Apollo 13 Saturn IVB upper stage impact site from 1970; (c) Israel’s Beresheet Moon lander crash site from soft landing in 2019; (d) China’s Chang’e 4 lunar lander, launched in 2018; (e) Photograph and partial footprint left behind by astronaut Charles Duke during USA’s Apollo 16 mission in 1972; (f) USA’s Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiments Package site in 1972 showing the Lunar Surface Gravimeter in the foreground and t
Powercell Has Been Approved for Listing on Nasdaq Stockholm
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Nasdaq Stockholm’s listing committee has, subject to customary conditions, approved PowerCell Sweden AB’s (publ) application for admission of the company’s shares to trading on Nasdaq Stockholm’s main list. The first.
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.
China is leading the race to recycle batteries
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
A faster rate of electrification in the automotive industry will hasten the arrival of circularity (for batteries), according to the authors. China is ahead of Europe and the US in using recycling to meet its needs for lithium, cobalt and nickel for batteries for electric vehicles A group from the University of Münster has been investigating when the demand for the three most important raw materials for batteries – lithium, cobalt and nickel – can be met entirely through recycling, in Europe, th
OneH2 Targets South Carolina for Expansion: Plans $16M Investment and Nearly 90 New Jobs
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Longview, NC– Hydrogen fuel equipment and solutions company OneH2 recently purchased a new manufacturing facility in Clover, SC. The facility was sold by Belmont Land and Investment Company, LLC and.
Will economics drive a paradigm shift in ballast water management?
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
(Words by ballast water treatment firm Optimarin) The ‘polluter pays’ principle is starting to hit shipowners where it hurts – in the pocket – when it comes to ballast water pollution of our oceans. Ships plying US waters have recently been slapped with heavy penalties and this might be the shape of things to come for shipping, as an ever wider net of regulatory enforcement emerges to protect marine ecosystems.
GreenPower debuts Mega BEAST electric school bus
Charged
DECEMBER 11, 2023
GreenPower Motor , a US-based maker of medium- and heavy-duty EVs for the cargo, delivery, transit and school bus sectors, has introduced its Mega BEAST Type D school bus, which it claims has the longest range and largest battery pack in the field. The 40-foot vehicle seats up to 90 passengers and features an integrated aluminum body and chassis design and a 387 kWh battery pack with a range of up to 300 miles.
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?
Green job adverts fall by 26%, but are slightly more resilient than other roles in a cooling labour market
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The number of green jobs advertised in the UK has fallen from the record levels recorded in 2022, albeit at a smaller rate than the decline seen in the UK’s job market overall, according to professional services firm PwC’s latest Green Jobs Barometer. High interest rates and a challenging economic backdrop have seen the number of total advertised roles fall by 29%, while the number of green jobs fell by 26%.
Hydrogen Bus Trial Arrives in the Illawarra, New South Wales This Week
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The state’s newest hydrogen bus will enter service in the Illawarra on Monday as it starts doing the rounds on Wollongong’s popular free Gong Shuttle loop. The bus will start.
Revealed: Oil and Gas-Backed Think Tanks Give £240k to ‘Green’ Parliamentary Groups
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Parliamentary groups focused on energy and the environment received nearly £240,000 worth of support from think tanks backed by oil and gas companies in the past two years, DeSmog can report. All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups of MPs and Lords which discuss issues and try to influence policy around a specific subject area.
VINSSEN Co., Ltd. Successfully Supplies Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Industry Project in Singapore
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Working with key industry partners to trial hydrogen as a marine fuel Successful factory inspection and delivery of hydrogen fuel cell for maritime auxiliary power generation Fuel cell system to.
Energising Enlit: Two new ABB industry reports reveal industry’s digitalisation progress and highlight benefits of circularity
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 11, 2023
At Enlit Europe 2023 in Paris, ABB Electrification launched two industry reports sharing insights on the key digitalisation and sustainability trends that are shaping the energy transition. From the progress global organisations are making on their digitalisation journeys to guidance on how to adopt circularity to reduce the total cost of ownership and improve sustainability by extending the lifetime of power distribution assets, ABB’s reports explore the key challenges facing the sector and out
ReNu Energy Secures $500,000 in Funding for Green Hydrogen Projects Through Share Placement
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 11, 2023
ReNu Energy Limited (ASX: RNE) has successfully secured firm commitments to raise $500,000 through a share placement, issuing approximately 45.5 million new shares at $0.011 per share.
EV chargers have a big reliability problem. Can the government fix it?
Canary Media
DECEMBER 11, 2023
This piece is the first in a three-part series exploring the biggest problems with public EV charging — and how to fix them. Canary thanks EnergyHub for its support of the series. Rosana Francescato is an electric vehicle enthusiast who likes to plan ahead.
ITOCHU Announces Collaboration in the Green Ammonia Project with Hive South Africa with a View Towards Creation of a Decarbonized Society
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 11, 2023
ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Keita Ishii, President & COO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) announced today that it concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) concerning a collaboration in the field of.
The Brief: Playing mispriced muni risks, small business resilience in Africa, rooftop solar in India, crunch time at COP28, India’s climate investors
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Muni Impact Muni investors see through mispriced risks to find alpha and impact. Lower risk: Bonds issued by. The post The Brief: Playing mispriced muni risks, small business resilience in Africa, rooftop solar in India, crunch time at COP28, India’s climate investors appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Pilot Travel Centers opens the first 17 locations in its new coast-to-coast EV charging network
Charged
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Pilot Travel Centers , in cooperation with GM and EVgo , is building a new national fast EV charging network. Now the company has opened the first 17 locations, located in 13 states. The partners aim to deploy fast charging at around 25 Pilot and Flying J travel centers by the end of 2023, and at 200 locations by the end of 2024. In total, the network will include up to 2,000 DC fast charging stalls at up to 500 Pilot and Flying J travel centers across the US.
NSW approves big solar farm and battery near New England town of Armidale
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The NSW Independent Planning Commission says it has provided conditional approval on a large solar and battery project near Armidale, in the heart of the New England renewable energy zone, and despite objections from some members of the local community. The Oxley solar farm will comprise a 215 MW solar facility, along with a 50 […] The post NSW approves big solar farm and battery near New England town of Armidale appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How big a deal is Tesla sharing its 48 V architecture with other automakers?
Charged
DECEMBER 11, 2023
As most of the world focuses on the Tesla Cybertruck ’s unorthodox looks, automotive geeks are more interested in its voltage architecture. With Cybertruck, Tesla introduced a 48-volt electrical system, and it has now released its 48 V implementation documentation to other major automakers. Ford CEO Jim Farley publicly thanked his counterpart at Tesla for sharing.
Muni investors see through mispriced risks to find alpha and impact
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 11, 2023
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 11 – Lower risk: Bonds issued by high-performing school districts that serve low-income populations. Higher risk: Issuances that fund entertainment complexes that. The post Muni investors see through mispriced risks to find alpha and impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
State Power Investment Corp of China Commits $5.9B for Hydrogen Fuel Production from Wind Power in Northeast China
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 11, 2023
SINGAPORE– China’s State Power Investment Corp announced a 42 billion yuan ($5.85 billion) investment plan in northeast China to produce fuel from hydrogen produced from wind power, according to a.
Scientists Showcase Global Discoveries Using Planet Data at World’s Largest Geospatial Conference
Planet Pulse
DECEMBER 11, 2023
This year, we are excited to have AGU 2023 back in our neighborhood! Returning to San Francisco for the first time in several years, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023 kicks off this week, running from December 11-15. We are thrilled to share that there are over 120 abstracts, talks, and presentations on the AGU schedule that leverage Planet data or tools.
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