Thu.Jan 19, 2023

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An ambitious global treaty is a crucial step in solving the plastic crisis

GreenBiz

Governments, businesses and civil society must seize this pivotal moment and call for a meaningful framework to enable the transition to a circular economy.

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Comment: Massive IoT enables massive opportunities for utilities

Envirotec Magazine

Massive IoT , alias massive Machine-Type Communications (mMTC), is already impacting multiple industries. From fleet management to environmental monitoring and smart grid management, to consumer applications including smart watches, smart buildings and, ultimately, entire smart cities. Alastair MacLeod, CEO at Ground Control, a satellite focused, IoT and M2M connectivity and critical communications provider, examines the opportunities and challenges; and how satellite communications can plug t

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Did COP15 deliver a Paris moment for biodiversity? What’s next for companies?

GreenBiz

Join us for a conversation on COP15 to discuss what biodiversity negotiators achieved in Montreal and which solutions are urgently needed to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

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Project uses satellite data to detect waste sites on Earth

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: The Minderoo Foundation, CC-BY 4.0 license. A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste and revealing sites that may leak plastic into waterways. The Global Plastic Watch tool was presented in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on 18 January 2022.

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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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Long-duration storage projects are taking shape

GreenBiz

New projects with big price tags are looking for long-duration energy storage solutions.

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New tree guidance published for local authorities

Envirotec Magazine

A new toolkit has been published , designed to provide local authorities across the country with specific guidance on tree planting, supporting them to plan for the landscape of the future and helping to tackle climate change, build greater resilience and develop nature recovery. Commissioned by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and funded by the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund, the Value of Tree s toolkit provides information on species selection and l

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A restoration project in China uses a sponge system

Inhabitat - Innovation

This is the first cross-provincial ecological restoration project in China and it's a design that is truly paving the way for the future. Green ecology and harmony is the theme and the end result is absolutely stunning.

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Switch2 Energy CEO calls for new focus on standards of Heat Network management

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Communal heating specialist Switch2 Energy today (19 January) called on UK heat suppliers to re-focus their approach on the way heat networks are developed, operated, and managed - to prioritise efficiency, technology and customer service.

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Plant-based eggs surge in popularity amidst shortage

Inhabitat - Innovation

Many vegans have complained of the “vegan tax,” the extra money we pay for plant-based alternatives to milk and meat. But suddenly, plant-based eggs have busted through this price barrier, falling below the price of chicken eggs.

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Why networks should not be left in charge of Labor’s community battery plans

Renew Economy

Federal Labor's plans to install 400 community batteries is a good idea. But not if they end up being handed to monopoly networks. The post Why networks should not be left in charge of Labor’s community battery plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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New technology keeps birds off big rooftop solar arrays

Solar Power World

By Heath Waldorf, principal consultant, Bird Control Advisory Imagine all your calculations for productivity, the value of that energy both in sellable power and Green Energy production credits (SRECs/TRECs) for the next 15 years. You’ve figured the number of panels that fit on the roof, the type of racking to secure it all, the quality… The post New technology keeps birds off big rooftop solar arrays appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Concentrated Solar Power Market is Growing Faster

altenergymag

The global concentrated solar power market is growing at a registered CAGR of 13.8% from 2022 to 2030. The concentrated solar power market is expanding as a result of increased energy demand and the possibility to produce power without emitting CO2, as well as rising government assistance for the adoption of renewable technology.

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Tackling Transferred Emissions: Climate Principles for Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions

EDF + Business

ESG By EDF: Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Tackling Transferred Emissions: Climate Principles for Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions Download Report Transferred Emissions As oil and gas companies seek to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet net zero targets, many have used divestiture as one avenue to decarbonize their portfolios.

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Italian energy giant gets approval for “very first” solar and battery hybrid in Australia

Renew Economy

Italian energy group says it has secured the "very first" approval for a solar farm and battery storage project to be connected at the same point in Australia. The post Italian energy giant gets approval for “very first” solar and battery hybrid in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Octopus Energy to Power Homes with Solar Batteries as Customers Seek Greener, Cheaper, and More Reliable Energy

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The energy retailer teams up with Enphase Energy to integrate household solar and batteries in energy plans and create a Virtual Power Plant in Texas

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EPA details its carbon crackdown on industry, and fossil fuel generators are not happy

Renew Economy

EPA unveils its carbon crackdown. Coal generators say it is all too much, and environmentalists say it is not nearly enough. The post EPA details its carbon crackdown on industry, and fossil fuel generators are not happy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Five Reasons to Sell Sustainable Upgrades in the New Year

Mosaic

There are many benefits of sustainable home improvements. Products like solar panels and storage, EV chargers, high SEER HVAC systems, heat pumps and ENERGY STAR® windows and doors, all fall under this category. These energy-efficient products can offer customer savings, provide more resiliency, increase home value and comfort — and even help boost your margins!

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Battery startup’s collapse a blow to UK’s emobility hopes

Smart Energy International

British battery startup Britishvolt has collapsed into administration. Having hoped to build the UK’s first giga-scale battery factory, its collapse signals significant headwinds for the country’s emobility momentum. The British startup filed for administration on Tuesday, according to BBC reportage, after struggling to turn a profit and running out of money.

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Administrators seek funds as they prepare Sun Cable sale and billionaire bidding war

Renew Economy

Administrators say Sun Cable to be put up for sale before the end of month, preparing for bidding war between Australia's two richest men. The post Administrators seek funds as they prepare Sun Cable sale and billionaire bidding war appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Brief: Dissing Davos, solar mini-grids in Madagascar, sustainable lithium extraction, Shell’s EV charging acquisition

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Davos Watch What if they threw an elite global forum in a Swiss ski resort and no one. The post The Brief: Dissing Davos, solar mini-grids in Madagascar, sustainable lithium extraction, Shell’s EV charging acquisition appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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'Major moment': 19-seat plane partially powered by hydrogen fuel cells takes to the skies

Business Green

ZeroAvia boss hails achievement as proof that 'true zero emission commercial flight is only years away' A 19-seat hydrogen-powered plane took to skies above Gloucestershire yesterday afternoon, in what has been dubbed a "giant step forward" for the decarbonisation of flight. The flight may have only lasted 10 minutes, but it was enough for zero emission plane manufacturer ZeroAvia to hail the Dornier 228 testbed aircraft as the largest aircraft in the world to have been successfully powered by a

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Fossil Fuel Groups ‘Spent Millions’ on Social Media Ads Spreading Climate Disinformation During COP27

DeSmogBlog

Fossil fuel-linked groups spent around $4 million on Facebook and Instagram that spread false climate claims over the COP27 summit, a new report says. The physical presence of more than 600 fossil fuel lobbyists overshadowed the November conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, as world leaders, NGOs and activists gathered in a bid to accelerate global efforts to confront the climate crisis.

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Report: Paying farmers to sequester CO2 far cheaper than carbon capture tech

Business Green

Supporting farmers to manage land to expand carbon sinks offers a far cheaper route to net zero than scaling up bioenergy with carbon capture technologies, Green Alliance study argues Paying or incentivising farmers to plant new woodlands, restore peatlands, and create other forms of nature-based carbon sinks would be hundreds of billions of pounds cheaper than relying heavily on carbon capture technologies to reach net zero emissions in the UK, fresh research by Green Alliance has today argued.

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Household solar and storage: It’s time to rethink the energy system

Renew Economy

By 2030, private premises and microgrids will supply all demand in the middle of the day. Networks should embrace it, and not seek to curtail it. The post Household solar and storage: It’s time to rethink the energy system appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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THE SMARTER E EUROPE 2023: START-UPS AND YOUNG COMPANIES TO THE NEW ENERGY WORLD TAKE CENTER STAGE

altenergymag

From June 14–16, 2023, Messe München will be hosting the exhibition across 176,000 square meters in 16 halls.

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Dud weather forecasts prove a headache for AEMO, particularly in biggest load centre

Renew Economy

AEMO dumps one weather forecaster but is still not happy with the results from its new panel. The problem is worst at the country's biggest retail load centre. The post Dud weather forecasts prove a headache for AEMO, particularly in biggest load centre appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NEXT Energy Technologies Installs Energy-Generating Windows on Outdoor Retailer Patagonia’s Headquarters

altenergymag

This demonstration marks the first installation of NEXT’s photovoltaic window technology on a building

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The Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough In Context

R-Squared Energy

Last month the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California announced a significant breakthrough in nuclear fusion research. Since then, a number of people have asked me what this breakthrough really means. First, let’s discuss some basics of nuclear fusion. Today’s nuclear power plants are based on nuclear fission, which is the splitting of a heavy isotope like uranium-235 into two smaller isotopes.

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Government steps in to pave way for wind addition to solar and hydro hybrid

Renew Economy

Queensland government steps in to give priority to the wind component of Kidston clean energy hub, which will be the first to combine wind, solar and pumped hydro. The post Government steps in to pave way for wind addition to solar and hydro hybrid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Government fires up £32.5m funding push for industrial green fuel projects

Business Green

Funding to develop alternatives to carbon intensive red diesel fuel comes as Grant Shapps touts ambition to turn UK into 'scale-up capital of Europe' The government is making £32.5m available to projects and innovations aimed at helping construction, mining, and other industries move away from carbon-intensive red diesel fuel and towards to greener alternatives such low carbon fuels, hydrogen or electrification.

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Electric highways to be modelled with digital twin in GB

Smart Energy International

Metaverse startup Hadean and the Connected Places Catapult have been awarded funding to develop an e-highways digital twin. The two-year project with support from a UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) grant is aimed to develop a traffic simulation model on a replica of Britain’s motorways and other roads to determine the optimal locations for e-highways.

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Green leap forward: Bristol launches joint venture to lead £1bn carbon-cutting efforts

Business Green

'World first' scheme aims to raise over £1bn for projects that transform the way Bristol generates, distributes, stores and uses energy Bristol City Council has today rubber stamped a new public-private partnership that aims to lead efforts to slash the city's carbon footprint over the next two decades. Dubbed the Bristol City Leap, the new venture will see the council work with clean energy specialists Ameresco and Vattenfall Heat to mobilise more than £1bn of investment in green energy i

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What if they threw an elite global forum in a Swiss ski resort and no one cared?

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Jan. 19 – At least for those of us who aren’t there, it is definitely cooler to skip Davos than to attend. The post What if they threw an elite global forum in a Swiss ski resort and no one cared? appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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How Patagonia helped save Europe's last wild river - and navigated a path for others to follow

Business Green

Could an innovative partnership between a US clothing firm and the Albanian government provide a new template for corporate conservation efforts? From its source in the Pindos Mountains in north-west Greece to its meeting with the Adriatic Sea in Albania, the Vjosa river flows uninterrupted for more than 270 kilometres, making it the longest free-flowing river in Europe outside of Russia.

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