Tue.May 24, 2022

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Guilt by trade association

GreenBiz

The trade association issue is central to solving the climate policy challenge. Companies must tackle this issue, or we’ll keep hitting a roadblock we can’t get around.

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New centre to advance hydrogen and syngas production from waste plastic

Envirotec Magazine

Powerhouse Energy Group PLC (PHE), a firm commercialising syngas and hydrogen production from non-recyclable waste plastic, has unveiled (on 24 May) plans to create a UK based, Global Technology and Innovation Centre (GTIC), which it aims to open in early 2023. The GTIC is designed to add strength to building the technology readiness level (TRL) of technologies and systems PHE has within its offering, today and for the future, so reinforcing the company’s growth strategy.

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The truth behind EV sales in 2022

GreenBiz

Automotive companies including Volkswagen Group, Ford, Mercedes and even Tesla are struggling to meet customer demand. If drivers and commercial fleets want more EVs, why not produce fewer gasoline vehicles and prioritize EVs?

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Academic wins international award for urban ecology work

Envirotec Magazine

A researcher at Northumbria University is part of a group of academics to win a prestigious international award for their work on sustainable science. Dr Mark Goddard, an urban ecologist interested in biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services in cities, is a co-recipient of the Sustainability Science Award from the Ecological Society of America.

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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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How a net-zero hotel is setting a new industry standard

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Lamington Group’s hotel brand, room2, sets a new standard for boutique hotels by providing an experience that’s both comfortable and good for the planet.

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Start-up provides digital platform for plastic recyclate trading

Envirotec Magazine

Hamburg-based start-up cirplus has entered into the UK market in a bid to digitalise the plastic and recycling industry. The firm offers “a global end-to-end marketplace for the cost-effective, transparent and reliable procurement of plastic recyclates and plastic waste in untransparent, highly-fragmented markets” Founded in 2018 by Christian Schiller and Volkan Bilici, cirplus is backed by leading climate tech and marketplace investors from the UK, Europe and the US.

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Renewables industry group lobbies for supply chain growth

Envirotec Magazine

A 1.5MW tidal turbine being installed at Nigg in 2017 (image credit: Arild Lilleboe / Shutterstock.com). Scottish Renewables presents five actions which The Scottish Government could take to boost net-zero supply chain. Industry body Scottish Renewables has launched a new campaign calling on The Scottish Government to deliver crucial support for the country’s low-carbon supply chain – or risk home-grown firms missing out on lucrative contracts.

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5 ways to cut oil and gas use through clean transportation

GreenBiz

From creative financing to better walking infrastructure, these strategies can reduce traffic, noise, and pollution.

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Organic farming or flower strips – which is better for bees?

Envirotec Magazine

Flower strips next to a conventional wheat field near Sebexen in the district of Northeim, Germany (image credit: Constanza Geppert). How effective environmental measures in agriculture are for biodiversity and wild bee populations depends on various factors and your perspective, according to agroecologists from the University of Göttingen, Germany and the Centre for Ecological Research in Vácrátót, Hungary.

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The Sustainability Checklist: 25 Things To Do when Launching and Managing a Sustainability Program

Green Business Bureau

The Sustainable Business Journey. If your company is investing in green initiatives and working toward becoming a more sustainable business and/or company, you need a strategy, plan, and a roadmap. A sustainable business journey starts with establishing a clear company purpose and mission, creating the right culture , and engaging employees. . The Sustainability Checklist for Business.

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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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INTERSOLAR EUROPE 2022: GREAT SUCCESS AT MESSE MÜNCHEN

altenergymag

After three successful exhibition days and two conference days at the International Congress Center München (ICM) which provided intensive discussions, captivating debates and product innovations, Intersolar Europe, the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry, can look back on a successful event.

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Seattle to install curbside Level 2 public chargers on request

Charged

Seattle is home to large numbers of Drivewayless Drivers—those unfortunate car owners who lack driveways, and must use street parking near their homes. To address this problem, local utility Seattle City Light has launched a service that will install public Level 2 chargers at curbside locations throughout the city. Seattle City Light will install, own, operate and maintain the EV chargers.

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The mental block preventing people from buying electric vehicles

Grist

In some ways, electric vehicles are everywhere these days: With gas prices soaring and climate warnings becoming more urgent, many drivers are searching online for EVs; major car companies like Ford have released electric versions of their classic models; and several states have introduced EV rebates. With all those incentives in place, perhaps it’s a bit surprising that, in reality, less than 1 percent of all vehicles in the U.S. are electric.

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NI releases new Battery Test System analysis software for EVs

Charged

NI (formerly National Instruments ) has released its latest Battery Test System (BTS) and introduced a new software analysis product line—both of which are designed to link data across the engineering workflow. The BTS is intended for the design and test groups within Tier 1 suppliers and automakers who encounter challenges when they routinely upgrade and adjust to changing test requirements.

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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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Neighbourhood Batteries: To bring power to the people, you need to listen to what they want

Renew Economy

Does the value of neighbourhood batteries stack up? And do they cut emissions? Local communities will want to know. The post Neighbourhood Batteries: To bring power to the people, you need to listen to what they want appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Texas solar project spurs local workforce development

Solar Power World

Turning a utility-scale solar developer’s vision into a reality requires many hands. On some projects, that could mean hiring hundreds of laborers to be on-site all at once. When a region doesn’t have a qualified labor pool to build a project, there’s always the option of job training. That was the case for Elm Branch,… The post Texas solar project spurs local workforce development appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Victoria seeks smarter ideas than solar taxes to manage grid voltage

Renew Economy

Victoria seeks input into long-term strategy for managing grid voltage, and an alternative to constraints on rooftop solar. The post Victoria seeks smarter ideas than solar taxes to manage grid voltage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Greentown Labs Announces Go Make 2022 with Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Supported by the M-Lab Companies

Greentown Labs

The partnerships-focused accelerator is accepting applications from startups with emissions-reducing supply chain innovations . Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, May 24, 2022 — Decarbonizing supply chains is critical to reducing emissions from the manufacturing sector and beyond. From production to packaging and distribution, each stage of the supply chain needs robust climatetech innovation.

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Household power bills jump as Coalition hands energy market mess to Labor

Renew Economy

First rise in household bills announced, conveniently delayed until after election as Coalition hands its energy mess to Labor and the cross bench. The post Household power bills jump as Coalition hands energy market mess to Labor appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Exponential EV sales highlights critical mineral shortages – IEA

Smart Energy International

In a new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights how policy support and a flood of new models underpin EV sales in major markets. However, greater efforts are needed to anticipate supply chain bottlenecks and boost critical mineral production. According to the report, Global EV Outlook 2022 , ensuring future growth will demand greater efforts to diversify battery manufacturing and critical mineral supplies.

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Huge artificial “green hydrogen island” proposed for North Sea

Renew Economy

CIP proposes "hydrogen island" in the North Sea to produce up to one million tonnes of green hydrogen a year. The post Huge artificial “green hydrogen island” proposed for North Sea appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Safer, Faster and more Cost-efficient Wind Turbine Blade Replacement

altenergymag

The wind energy market demands constant innovation from its supply chain, as Crosby Airpes’s craneless wind turbine rotor blade exchange system proves.

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“Don’t work for climate wreckers:” UN chief warns young people off fossil fuels

Renew Economy

UN Chief Antonio Guterres tells university graduates not to work in industries that are "killing the planet", including fossil fuels. The post “Don’t work for climate wreckers:” UN chief warns young people off fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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‘The Mask Slipped’: HSBC Criticised For Suspending Exec While Still Pumping Billions into Fossil Fuels

DeSmogBlog

HSBC has been accused of double standards after suspending an executive who said investors “need not worry” about climate change, while continuing to plough billions of pounds into fossil fuels. The British bank this week suspended the head of responsible investing at its asset management division after he gave a speech saying climate risks were exaggerated, asking: “Who cares if Miami is six metres underwater in 100 years?

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Big Banana: CS Energy signs up for French nuclear giant’s first Australian wind farm

Renew Economy

Queensland state owned utility gives go-ahead to the first wind farm to be built in Australia by the renewables offshoot of French nuclear energy giant EdF. The post Big Banana: CS Energy signs up for French nuclear giant’s first Australian wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green Watt Power’s new 125-watt DC/DC converter product line for EVs

Charged

Green Watt Power , an EV charger and DC/DC converter maker, has introduced a new 125-watt DC/DC converter product line designed for EVs that can power auxiliary systems such as lights, instruments and accessories or perform distribution voltage for subsystems. The EVD125 DC/DC converters are fully encapsulated, dual-output, and have a working ambient temperature range from -20 to 40 degrees Celsius.

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Chart of the Day: Breaking down Australia’s household and trade emissions

Renew Economy

The biggest source of Australian household emissions is the car you drive, while the trade emissions don't include burning of coal and gas overseas. The post Chart of the Day: Breaking down Australia’s household and trade emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Optimism and resolve on Pakistan’s last mile to end polio

GatesNotes

I made my first trip ever to Pakistan to learn about the country’s incredible efforts to wipe out polio.

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The Sustainability of Bamboo: A Comprehensive Guide

Unsustainable

An in-depth look into the true sustainability of bamboo.

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Analysis: What’s next for Safeguard Mechanism under Albanese

Renew Economy

Positive sentiments may be returning to Australia's carbon markets, but what's in-store for the Safeguard Mechanism under an Albanese government? The post Analysis: What’s next for Safeguard Mechanism under Albanese appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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'Avoid employers who are killing the planet': UN Secretary-General issues graduation ceremony plea

Business Green

Students "hold the cards" in selecting their careers and should be mindful of climate crisis when choosing employers, António Guterres says. "Don't work for climate-wreckers," UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has warned students in a speech marking the graduation of the Class of 2022. Addressing the Seton Hall University Commencement at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, Guterres told students that as graduates they now "hold the cards" as multinational companies and big

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LACI Launches Campaign Urging California State Legislature to Increase Funding for Zero Emissions Transportation of Goods; Campaign Reinforces Budget Request from Southern California Coalition of Mayors, Ports, Labor, and Environmental Groups

LA CleanTech Incubator

The Proposed Increased Investments will Help Meet Transportation Electrification Partnership’s Zero Emissions Roadmap Targets to Reduce Pollution by 2028 Olympics; investments Key to Creating Jobs, Growing the Economy, and Protecting Public Health While Reducing the Largest Source of Air Pollution in Greater LA LOS ANGELES, CA, May 24, 2022 – Today the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.

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Schroders backs shareholder demands for emissions cuts from oil and gas giants

Business Green

Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell urged to do more to decarbonise the energy industry and keep Paris Agreement targets alive. Asset management giant Schroders is urging oil and gas giants to set climate targets in line with the Paris Agreement, as part of a push to encourage a faster transition to net zero emissions. The investor yesterday announced it was pre-declaring its voting intentions for upcoming shareholder resolutions at Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell, which aim to accelerate the fossil f

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Consumers Energy invests $100m into Michigan power grid reliability

Smart Energy International

Consumers Energy has announced plans for a $100 million investment to reduce the frequency and length of power outages. The energy provider will make significant upgrades to its high voltage distribution (HVD) system in an effort to make the power grid more reliable for Consumers Energy’s electric customers in the state of Michigan, US. “As an energy provider, we know keeping the lights on is job number one for us.