Supreme Court: Companies can’t be sued for not disclosing climate risk
GreenBiz
APRIL 18, 2024
As the SEC struggles to enforce new corporate climate disclosures, the high court grants companies even more wiggle room.
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Cooling conjecture: cloud engineering could be more promising than previously believed
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 18, 2024
Cloud ‘engineering’ could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought, because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research seems to show. In a study published in Nature Geoscience , researchers found that marine cloud brightening (MCB), also known as marine cloud engineering, works primarily by increasing the amount of cloud cover, accounting for 60-90% of the cooling effect.
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Here’s how Apple has cut its emissions 55% since 2015
GreenBiz
APRIL 18, 2024
The company aims for a 75 percent reduction by 2030.
Are there VOCs lurking in water-based paints?
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 18, 2024
Water-based paints may create less of a stink, but some still contain chemicals flagged as potentially hazardous, according to new research. Water-based paints have emerged as “greener” and less smelly than solvent-based options. And they are often advertised as containing little-to-no VOCs. But a new study of these paints shows many of them do contain compounds that are considered VOCs, along with other chemicals of emerging concern.
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 SBTi’s shift on Scope 3 rules will affect carbon markets
GreenBiz
APRIL 18, 2024
4 possible outcomes of the proposed flexibility on carbon credits.
Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 18, 2024
Recyclable pallets initiative The Pallet LOOP says it is manufacturing tens of thousands of its distinctive bright green, circular economy pallets in readiness for them entering the building materials supply chain from May. The news follows the announcement in early April that British Gypsum is to become the first building products manufacturer to transport its materials on the LOOP pallets.
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Energy Industry Veteran Brian Kellar Appointed Chief Financial Officer of BayoTech
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Albuquerque, NM, USA— BayoTech, Inc. (“BayoTech”), an innovator in hydrogen production and transportation solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of Brian Kellar as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With.
New Rule Charts Conservation Path for Public Lands
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 18, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management has modernized the agency’s strategies for conserving water, wildlife, and other natural resources.
FCH2Rail: The First Hydrogen Train Completes Testing on the Portuguese Railway Network
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
The European project FCH2Rail which developed a bimodal demonstrator train with hydrogen fuel cells, has successfully completed testing in Portugal. Between 3 and 6 April, the H2 train travelled on.
Liz Truss Book Calls for Climate Laws to be Abolished and Boasts of Effort to Cancel UK COP Summit
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 18, 2024
The new book by former Prime Minister Liz Truss urges the UK, U.S. and EU to drop their landmark climate change laws, spreads falsehoods about green policies, and fondly recalls an attempt to cancel a major climate conference. Truss, who is the Conservative MP for South West Norfolk, resigned as prime minister in October 2022 after just 49 days in office.
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.
Tranter contributes to fossil fuels reduction in steel production using green hydrogen and Carbon Capture
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Vanersborg, Sweden– Tranter has secured an order for a cutting-edge direct reduced iron (DRI), green steel plant set to be constructed in Germany. The DRI plant reduces its carbon footprint.
EV fast charger pioneer Tritium calls in administrators after declaring itself to be insolvent
Renew Economy
APRIL 18, 2024
Australian EV fast charger maker Tritium, once valued at $2 billion, calls in administrators after declaring insolvency. The post EV fast charger pioneer Tritium calls in administrators after declaring itself to be insolvent appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Linde’s White Martins to Expand Green Hydrogen Production with Second Electrolyzer in Southeast Brazil
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Woking, UK– Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) announced today its subsidiary White Martins will build, own and operate a second electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen for the southeast region of Brazil. The.
Clean energy accounts for 10% of global GDP growth in 2023, IEA says
PV Tech
APRIL 18, 2024
Clean energy added about US$320 billion to the world economy last year, accounting for 10% of global GDP growth in 2023, according to a study from the IEA.
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.
Throwback Thursday Story: Austal and Gotlandsbolaget Partner to Construct Hydrogen-Capable Ferry
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Australian shipbuilder Austal, in partnership with Sweden’s Gotlandsbolaget, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a pioneering hydrogen-capable, high-speed ferry. This collaboration marks.
This new tool makes it easier to crunch the costs of energy upgrades
Canary Media
APRIL 18, 2024
A new free tool for contractors and other energy professionals aims to pin down the economic and climate benefits of electrifying homes and commutes — a calculation typically hard to come by.
Five ways to save Capacity Investment Scheme from attack by zombies
Renew Economy
APRIL 18, 2024
CIS structure needs to minimise risks of zombie projects, and reward bidders with projects they can deliver on a rapid timeframe. Here's how. The post Five ways to save Capacity Investment Scheme from attack by zombies appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Verne Closes Strategic Fundraise to Accelerate Development of High-density Hydrogen Storage for Heavy-duty Transportation
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Trucks Venture Capital, Collaborative Fund, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund, Newlab and other strategic investors back Verne’s cryo-compressed hydrogen storage technology. SAN FRANCISCO–Verne, a leading.
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?
Pathways Alliance Paid Google to Advertise on ‘Greenwashing’ Searches
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 18, 2024
A major Canadian oil sands group has been running advertisements on Google that target people seeking information about oil industry “greenwashing,” the practice by which companies make false and misleading environmental promises. The Pathways Alliance is a marketing and lobbying organization representing the country’s six largest oil sands producers: Imperial Oil, Suncor, ConocoPhillips, Cenovus, CNRL and MEG.
Bosch Debuts Hydrogen Hob With Invisible Flames for H100 Fife Project’s 300 Homes
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Bosch unveiled the first green hydrogen-powered hob at EuroCucina 2024, part of a pilot project called “H100 Fife” launched in Scotland. Bosch has introduced a groundbreaking hydrogen hob, set to.
Magnus Metal wants to revamp the 4,000-year-old way metal parts are made
TechCrunch: Climate
APRIL 18, 2024
The startup is developing a technology it claims is as fast and energy efficient as 3D printing at a cost that can compete with sand casting. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Meet Justine Bernard, Vallourec’s Hydrogen Storage Technical Manager
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Empowering Innovation and Women in Engineering Since joining Vallourec in 2008, Justine Bernard has become an expert in the company’s core business and is now developing low-carbon solutions with the.
RIZON begins US electric truck deliveries
Charged
APRIL 18, 2024
The first batch of Daimler Truck ’s electric RIZON models to be delivered in the US was recently supplied to customers in California, and more units are scheduled to follow. Manufactured in Japan, RIZON trucks are designed for urban and last-mile delivery applications and routes of up to 160 miles per day. Available configurations include box trucks, flatbeds, stake beds, reefers and other body types.
Cabot Corporation and Partners Win $5M US Department of Energy Grant to Advance Global Hydrogen Economy
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Grant will support development of innovative, scalable manufacturing processes for producing carbon catalyst supports for fuel cells BOSTON–Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the.
Left over PV panels and battery storage help solar farm builders dump diesel
Renew Economy
APRIL 18, 2024
How do you power a solar farm construction site? Usually with diesel generators. A Victorian project has opted for battery storage and left over PV panels. The post Left over PV panels and battery storage help solar farm builders dump diesel appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and NGK to Jointly Develop Hydrogen Purification System From Ammonia Cracking Gas
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Joint Project Aims to Promote Early Real-World Use of Hydrogen as a Clean Fuel and Feedstock for Chemical. The project will develop a system that purifies hydrogen from hydrogen-nitrogen gas.
Burns & McDonnell Contracted to Build 200 MW of Solar in Southern Iowa
Solar Industry
APRIL 18, 2024
Burns & McDonnell has been named EPC contractor for two Alliant Energy solar projects in Iowa: the 150 MW Wever project in Lee County and the 50 MW Creston project in Union County. The company is set to provide fully integrated services for the projects. “We are excited to build on the momentum of the nine sites we successfully delivered for Alliant Energy in Wisconsin,” says Jami Stone, Burns & McDonnell construction project manager.
Yazan Al Homsi Champions Sustainable Energy through Strategic Investment in Charbone Hydrogen Corporation
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
POWERING THE FUTURE WITH GREEN HYDROGEN In the quest for sustainable energy solutions, green hydrogen emerges as a beacon of hope, offering a promising path to decarbonization and a cleaner,
Chevy Silverado EV turns into a mobile generator with GM’s new home energy bundle
The Verge: Energy
APRIL 18, 2024
Image: GM General Motors’ initial new home energy products are now available to purchase, including the equipment necessary to turn your GM-made electric vehicle into a mobile power generator for your home. GM has been teasing its new home energy products for months , including a home EV charger and vehicle-to-home (V2H) kit that enables a home to pull energy from an EV battery in the event of a blackout.
Impact Coatings Approved for Volume Coating Services by Chinese Fuel Cell Manufacturer
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
Impact Coatings AB (publ) has received official approval to be volume supplier of Coating Services to a Chinese manufacturer of fuel cell systems and stacks for automotive and other fuel.
The Brief: Participant Media’s impact on film investing
Impact Alpha
APRIL 18, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Creative Economy Shutdown of Participant Media challenges other investors to drive impact through film. When. The post The Brief: Participant Media’s impact on film investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
ReNew Partners With JERA to Evaluate Joint Development of Green Ammonia Project in India
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 18, 2024
GURGAON, India– ReNew Energy Global plc, India’s leading renewable energy company, said on Thursday that it has signed an initial agreement with JERA Co.
Advanced grid solutions are a deployment priority – US grid report
Smart Energy International
APRIL 18, 2024
The US Department of Energy’s ‘liftoff’ grid report calls for accelerated deployment of key commercially available but underutilised advanced grid technologies and applications. Following hot on the heels of studies on the large-scale reconductoring of powerlines and grid-enhancing technologies, the new report addresses these and others, pointing to their potential to address near-term capacity and reliability priorities and modernise the grid without increasing costs for customers.
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