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Giving back to the land — one food and drink product at a time

GreenBiz

Manufacturers and retailers have the keys to unlocking a food system that regenerates rather than degrades nature, via circular design. The Big Food Redesign Challenge shows them how.

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The U.K. is Burning Canadian Forests for Fuel

NRDC onEarth

Twenty-three environmental organizations stress that the U.K. government funding the incineration of imported Canadian wood pellets threatens climate progress.

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How BlackRock, JPMorgan and State Street can show they’re committed to climate action

GreenBiz

Large U.S. asset managers must nudge companies to act on the clean energy transition. Climate-conscious proxy voting is one way to do so.

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Improvements to grid connection needed to achieve net zero goals

Envirotec Magazine

Andrew Normand is Business Development Director at Encora Energy. By Andy Normand Grid connections – sticking points and solutions With electricity demand forecast to double by 2050, the energy industry is busy devising ways of how best to meet this increased demand in the coming years. There is a vast array of ingenious and varied ways of making the most of the new regime through power generation, storage and demand flexibility.

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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.

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The US bioeconomy is worth $950 billion, and growing, thanks to these federal policies

GreenBiz

The bioeconomy is already a strong sector for the U.S. Here’s how we ensure it's decarbonized.

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Resource demand gap requires investment, says water minister

Envirotec Magazine

The MOU signing on 19 February. Robbie Moore MP, UK government minister for water, has addressed the demand gap in resources during his keynote address at British Water’s International Reception, which took place in London on 19 February 2024. He called for greater collaboration and innovation in finding solutions. “Growing demand for water and more intensive periods of drought are projected to create a supply-demand gap if we don’t improve water efficiency and invest in new water resource infra

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Innovation would help find more chemicals in water, say conference speakers

Envirotec Magazine

At the British Water Micropollutants Conference 2024, which took place in London on 8 February, keynote speakers from the UK’s Environment Agency called for a cross-industry approach to tackling the issue. John Collins, deputy director of evidence assessment and evaluation at the Environment Agency, said that despite having one of the most robust pollutants testing systems globally, rapid investment in innovation is needed to detect all sources of contamination from both established and ne

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Over $300 billion invested in clean tech in the US since passage of the IRA

GreenBiz

In 2023, emissions were 16 percent below 2005 levels, according to Bloomberg.

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TECO 2030 and Yokogawa Take Partnership to the Next Stage With Delivery of One TECO Fuel Cell Stack

FuelCellsWorks

Lysaker, Norway– TECO 2030 (OSE: TECO, ISIN: NO0010887516) announces that for the next step in its partnership with Yokogawa, the global industrial automation company, it will be delivering a TECO.

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IHME, Microsoft, and Planet Collaborate to Map Climate-Vulnerable Populations In Unprecedented Detail

Planet Pulse

From intensifying natural disasters and food insecurity, to public health crises and forced migration, we live at a time of unprecedented climate risks. Each of us is exposed to these risks in a different way, and we do not all bear them equally. Yet no matter which risks we face, one thing is certain: on a warming planet, knowing where people are is critical to saving lives.

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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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Egypt Signs 7 Green Hydrogen MoUs Worth a Potential $40 Billion

FuelCellsWorks

CAIRO, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Egypt has signed seven memoranda of understanding with international developers in the fields of green hydrogen and renewable energy in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.

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Alberta renewables announcement paves uncertain future for province’s once-booming renewables industry

Clean Energy Canada

VICTORIA — Evan Pivnick, clean energy program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Alberta government’s announcement of new rules for renewable project development : “Today’s announcement has dropped an uncertainty bomb on renewable project investors and developers in Alberta. Until last year, the province was the undisputed renewable capital of Canada, securing over $4.7 billion in new investment and bringing thousands of new jobs to the province since

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AFC Energy Announces Milestone on its Next Generation Ammonia Cracker Reactor Technology

FuelCellsWorks

AFC Energy (AIM: AFC), a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, is pleased to update the market on its ongoing successes evidenced from its next generation modular ammonia cracker.

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Chicago Takes Big Oil to Court, Adding Another Heavyweight to the Fight

DeSmogBlog

Chicago last week brought the newest lawsuit against Big Oil companies for spreading disinformation about the climate-warming hazards of burning fossil fuels — adding the third largest city in the U.S. to the growing list of state and local governments pushing for oil and gas majors to be held accountable in court. The case charges BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, ConocoPhillips, and the American Petroleum Institute with conspiring together and through front groups to run “tobacco-industry-style

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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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Nel ASA Announces Strong Revenue Growth in Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Performance

FuelCellsWorks

Oslo, Norway — Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL) reported revenues of NOK 1 773 million in 2023, up 78% from 2022. Fourth quarter 2023 revenues of NOK 534 million represented a.

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Toyota wants hydrogen to succeed so bad it’s paying people to buy the Mirai

TechCrunch: Climate

Despite automakers like Toyota and Honda pushing fuel-cell vehicles, hydrogen’s future lies elsewhere. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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First in Indonesia, PLN Opens Country’s First H2 Refuelling Station in Jakarta

FuelCellsWorks

Indonesia’s State-Owned PLN Claims Local Green Hydrogen as Most Economical Vehicle Fuel. Jakarta– PT PLN (Persero) inaugurated the Hydrogen Refueling Station (HRS) or the first hydrogen vehicle filling station in.

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The 2024 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

BloombergNEF

The 2024 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook is the 12th in a series documenting the evolution in energy production, delivery and consumption in the US. The post The 2024 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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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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First Companies for Hydrogen Challenge Announced by Aviation Regulator

FuelCellsWorks

At a glance First companies selected for the Hydrogen Challenge Sandbox announced by UK Civil Aviation Authority. Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Exeter Airport Consortium and ZeroAvia will work closely with the.

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Canada Infrastructure Bank loan enables Indigenous communities to hold stake in energy storage projects

Energy Storage News

Energy Storage Canada (ESC) is “thrilled” that the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB’s) investment into a large-scale battery storage portfolio will enable Indigenous communities to hold a stake in it.

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Austria Allocated 400 Million Euros for Renewable Hydrogen Projects

FuelCellsWorks

Investment in the climate-neutral future – securing the business location Climate-neutral hydrogen will play an important role in the future for Austria’s climate and energy goals as well as for.

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Clearing the Air: Is Direct Air Capture a Savior, Distraction, or a Trojan Horse?  

POWER Magazine

Direct air capture (DAC) holds promise to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, potentially becoming a crucial tool in the battle against climate change. Amidst heated debates over its feasibility, […] The post Clearing the Air: Is Direct Air Capture a Savior, Distraction, or a Trojan Horse? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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How Australia’s newest big battery has cashed in on market volatility

Renew Economy

The owner of Australia's newest big battery says it has been able to charge at low or negative prices and sell into the grid at more than $10,000/MWh during peaks. The post How Australia’s newest big battery has cashed in on market volatility appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NRG Will Seek $900 Million in Loans to Build New Gas-Fired Power Plants

POWER Magazine

The interim CEO of Texas-based NRG Energy Inc. said the company plans to apply for up to $900 million in loans from the state in order to finance construction of […] The post NRG Will Seek $900 Million in Loans to Build New Gas-Fired Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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REE begins customer deliveries of electric truck

Charged

REE Automotive has begun customer deliveries of its electric chassis cab. REE’s P7-C medium-duty electric commercial truck is a fully steer-by-wire, brake-by-wire and drive-by-wire vehicle. REE has initiated customer deliveries of the first batch of P7-C demonstration trucks for multiple fleet evaluations in North America via its dealer network. US dealer Pritchard EV is the first to receive the P7-C demonstration truck for a road show with its large fleet customers.

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Texas Adds Two More Utility-Scale Solar Power Projects

POWER Magazine

Texas continues to add to its U.S.-leading portfolio of renewable energy projects, with two large solar power installations recently coming online. Clearway Energy Group on Feb. 22 said it had […] The post Texas Adds Two More Utility-Scale Solar Power Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Generative AI solutions for utilities on the rise

Smart Energy International

Itron is introducing generative AI for utility customers while IBM highlights an AI governance toolkit. Generative AI appears to be attracting as much interest in the energy sector as it is concerned. New data from IBM, unveiled at DISTRIBUTECH International, indicate that almost three-quarters of energy and utility companie s surveyed have implemented or are exploring using AI in their operations.

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PM Modi Launches Projects Worth More Than Rs 17,000 Cr in Tamil Nadu! Flags Off India’s First Indigenous Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Inland Waterway Vessel

FuelCellsWorks

PM Modi Launches Projects Worth More Than Rs 17,000 Cr in Tamil Nadu! Flags Off India’s First Indigenous Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Inland Waterway Vessel. Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday.

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Elkem develops new powder for 3D printing of electric motors

Charged

Chemicals company Elkem and its project partners VTT, Siemens , Stellantis and Gemmate Technologies have developed a 3D printing powder for EV motors. The development is part of the SOMA project, which aims to develop lightweight solutions for e-mobility by using additive manufacturing for soft magnetic alloys. Elkem has developed a new specialized iron silicon powder (with additives) for printing.

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HPCL and University of Birmingham Partner to Launch Revolutionary Hydrogen Transport Project

FuelCellsWorks

A new hydrogen dispensing system could revolutionise India’s transport sector. The University of Birmingham and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) have joined forces to develop and deliver a cutting-edge hydrogen.

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Infineon and GlobalFoundries extend long-term agreement for automotive microcontrollers

Charged

Infineon Technologies and GlobalFoundries have signed a multi-year deal to offer AURIX TC3x 40 nm automotive microcontrollers, power management, connectivity and security solutions. The extra capacity will help Infineon develop from 2024 to 2030. GlobalFoundries and Infineon have developed distinctive automotive, industrial and security semiconductor technology and products since 2013.

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Lantania Leads Project to Produce Green Hydrogen From Wastewater Without Electricity

FuelCellsWorks

HYLIOS will provide new solutions for the generation of green hydrogen via photocatalysis of wastewater from treatment plants The company will coordinate the consortium conducting the research, formed by ITECAM,

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Sol Systems, Onyx Agree on Sales Terms for 24 MW Distributed Generation Portfolio

Solar Industry

Onyx Renewable Partners and Sol Systems have reached an agreement for the purchase and sale of a 24 MW solar and storage portfolio spread across five states. Sol originated and developed the portfolio’s eight distributed generation (DG) solar and storage projects located in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York. Post-acquisition, Onyx will finance, build, own and operate them. “Sol Systems is dedicated to advancing clean energy for our corporate partners and ensuring l