The green skills gap is widening
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
4.7 million more people were employed in clean energy in 2022 than in 2019, according to the IEA. But that's not enough.
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Biodiversity benefits of rewilding to be “irrefutably demonstrated” by ag-tech AI partnership
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Make it Wild founders Christopher and Helen Neave bought their first piece of land to rewild as a family project in 2010, with results seemingly so dramatic it inspired them to set up the company. Launching at a time when prominent Royals have just been widely reported expressing opinions on what they see as negative impacts of rewilding, a supposedly groundbreaking environmental partnership using trailblazing AI algorithms to demonstrate the positive impacts of rewilding farmland is newly under
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Tripling Global Renewables By 2030 Is Hard, Achievable and Necessary to Achieve Net Zero
BloombergNEF
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Tripling global renewables capacity by 2030, as proposed by the COP28 Presidency, is in line with the 10.5 terawatts required to get on track for net-zero according to BloombergNEF analysis BNEF’s forecasts see solar on track for what’s needed by 2030, while wind and storage will require concerted action to unlock London, November 21, 2023 […] The post Tripling Global Renewables By 2030 Is Hard, Achievable and Necessary to Achieve Net Zero appeared first on BloombergNEF.
UK firm is official biochar partner at COP28
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Climate-tech company A Healthier Earth has been announced as the official biochar partner at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). The firm will be the only UK business exhibiting at the Expo City Farm area of EXPO City in Dubai between 30 November and 12 December. Alongside the policy discussions on how to reach the Paris Agreement of 2015 and limit global warming to 1.5⁰C, a variety of different sustainable agriculture solutions will be on display at the Urban Farm.
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.
Northvolt hails sodium-ion battery breakthrough for storage and electric vehicles
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Northvolt hails breakthrough in sodium ion batteries, providing big advances for battery storage and ultimately for electric vehicles. The post Northvolt hails sodium-ion battery breakthrough for storage and electric vehicles appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Global methane map to launch at COP28
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
An open-access Methane Map will be launched at COP28 in a bid to accelerate abatement of this greenhouse gas, considered second only to CO2 as a cause of global warming. Environmental intelligence company Kayrros will launch the live map, which draws insights from its flagship Methane Watch product. Kayrros, recently named one of the world’s 100 Most Influential Companies by TIME, says it has played a major role in recent years in highlighting and correcting flaws in climate reporting and urging
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Reuse hub for lighting launches
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
A flyer promoting the new hub. Lighting and circularity expert Recolight has launched the Recolight Reuse Hub, described as a new digital marketplace for lighting: an online platform to facilitate the donation of new and used lighting products and equipment. Currently, there are considerable volumes of new and used lighting products that are needlessly recycled when they could be reused, says the firm.
New 130MW solar farm energised in northern Victoria
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The 130MW Glenrowan solar farm has been energised in northern Victoria and will soon begin generating enough electricity to power 45,000 homes. The post New 130MW solar farm energised in northern Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Tank decommissioning success
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Merkland Tank. Merkland Tank continues to invest in its modern fleet, with ongoing increments in its operational capacity. The firm – a leading UK-wide provider of tank and specialist industrial cleaning services – recently took delivery of a new ADR WhaleVac tanker, tractor unit and two additional support vans, following last year’s investment in a high-performance CycloVac, two Artic tankers, two Jet-Vacs, three
Northvolt and Altris develop ‘breakthrough’ 160 Wh/kg sodium-ion battery for energy storage
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Gigafactory company Northvolt and sodium-ion battery technology firm Altris have together revealed a battery with an energy density of 160Wh/kg, designed for energy storage systems.
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.
Manufacturer supports local food bank to fight food poverty
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Winn & Coales. Winn & Coales International Ltd. (WCI) and the FB Coales No.4 (Family) Trust were delighted to support the Norwood & Brixton Foodbank with a £25,000 donation in 2022. The donation has now funded the hire of an electric delivery vehicle and driver for a 12-month period, increasing food parcel deliveries across the borough.
The world is careening toward 3 degrees of warming, UN says ahead of climate conference
Grist
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The landmark Paris climate agreement called for nations to keep global temperature increase to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius, with an aspiration of limiting it to 1.5 degrees C above the preindustrial average. The benchmarks are supposed to stave off some of the worst effects of climate change. But even if countries fulfill their decarbonization pledges in the coming decades, their emissions trajectories put those targets well out of reach, according to a new report from the United Nations Envi
Piasecki Wins $37M Usaf Award to Develop Next-Gen Vtol and Hydrogen Propulsion Tech
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has been awarded a $37 million multi-year contract by AFWERX, the Air Force’s innovation arm, to flight demonstrate its Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct vertical takeoff.
Network super profits cost consumers up to $400 a year, and slow the shift to renewables
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Report finds excessive supernormal profits are becoming the norm for Australia's regulated networks, harming power affordability and diverting billions from the energy transition. The post Network super profits cost consumers up to $400 a year, and slow the shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Alstom’s Coradia Ilint, the World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Train, Has Won the 2023 Environmental Sustainability CUTA Award
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) Awards celebrate the achievements of individuals and organizations that go above and beyond to innovate transit Alstom’s Coradia iLint has won CUTA’s 2023 Environmental Sustainability.
Transformative, Next-Gen Grid Control Technologies Get $42M in Federal Funding
POWER Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization […] The post Transformative, Next-Gen Grid Control Technologies Get $42M in Federal Funding appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Arrow and Metro Vancouver Forge Innovative Collaboration for Sustainable Material Transportation With Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia– Arrow, a leading transportation and logistics company, is thrilled to announce its ground-breaking collaboration with Metro Vancouver in the HTEC pilot project to further zero emissions trucking,
Major UK petrol station chain to buy Tesla EV chargers
Charged
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
British petrol station operator EG Group plans to buy Tesla fast charging stations for its evpoint European EV charging network. This is the second known sale of Tesla chargers to another charge point operator, following a recent order from bp pulse. EG’s Tesla chargers will be accessible to all EV drivers regardless of brand, and the first of them will be installed by the end of this year.
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?
UK Civil Aviation Authority Aunches Hydrogen Challenge to Explore Potential of New Aviation Fuel Type
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
UK Civil Aviation Authority launches new challenge to understand the potential of hydrogen fuel. A Regulatory Sandbox will be used to help make regulation fit for purpose and reduce challenges.
G-20 Member States More Than Doubled Fossil-Fuel Support in 2022 to $1.3 Trillion
BloombergNEF
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Read the full factbook here New York, November 21, 2023 – Governments and state-owned companies in the 19 individual G-20 member states provided $1.3 trillion of support for fossil fuels last year, according to a new report produced by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF) in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies. Much of the increase came as a […] The post G-20 Member States More Than Doubled Fossil-Fuel Support in 2022 to $1.3 Trillion appeared first on BloombergNEF.
LeeBoy collaborates with Portable Electric to electrify the paving industry
Charged
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
LeeBoy, a manufacturer of commercial asphalt paving equipment, and Portable Electric (PE), a manufacturer of portable and mobile e-Chargers and e-Generators, are working together to advance the electrification of the paving industry. LeeBoy’s 8520C E-Paver, which was introduced at the recent ConExpo trade show, is a commercial-class electric asphalt paver.
Fossil Fuel Profits Skyrocket as World Leaders Set to Gather at COP28
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The climate crisis is increasingly dire, and it is past time for a global reckoning on fossil fuels.
Exxon Mobil plans to produce lithium in Arkansas
Charged
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
When a new technology is in the process of replacing an old one, it’s not uncommon for industry incumbents to experiment with the new tech. When the incumbents in question have barrels of cash lying around, it’s easy for them to do so by means of acquisitions—and that’s exactly what some of the oil majors have been doing. Shell and bp in particular have been on buying sprees in the EV charging space.
US$60 million tax credit transfer completed for W Power, Wellhead & Energy Vault’s 275MWh California BESS
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
A tax credit transaction worth US$60 million using new transferability mechanisms from the Inflation Reduction Act has closed, for a BESS project deployed by Energy Vault for W Power and Wellhead Electric.
Akaysha says four-hour batteries will be “new normal” after first gigawatt scale facility
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Akaysha Energy says four hour batteries will be the "new normal" in Australian storage projects thanks to design of capacity investment scheme. The post Akaysha says four-hour batteries will be “new normal” after first gigawatt scale facility appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Elevate the efficiency of EV battery systems with electronic components (Whitepaper)
Charged
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Sponsored by Ametek. The increase of vehicles becoming electric, autonomous, and connected causes the demands for safety and reliability to be at an all-time high. Safety is more than just the chassis of the vehicle; it also lies within the electronic materials of the interior components, such as the sensor technology within the battery management. These sensors track, measure and monitor battery health, humidity, control temperature and energy management.
Another super fund joins green energy wave by sinking $1 billion into Quinbrook projects
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Rest Super to invest $1 billion into Quinbrook projects. More than half of its members are young and are driving the fund's shift into green investments. The post Another super fund joins green energy wave by sinking $1 billion into Quinbrook projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
BMW expands ChargeForward smart charging program
Charged
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
BMW of North America is expanding its smart charging service, ChargeForward, in conjunction with the launch of the first electric BMW 5 Series, the BMW i5. ChargeForward provides customers with incentives for aligning their vehicle charging with times when renewable energy is available on the grid. It’s already available in some states through partnerships with various utility providers, and will now be accessible to all owners of BMW EVs and PHEVs model years 2018 and up in the lower 48 states.
Low motorway bridges defeat Bluescope’s plans to make wind towers at Port Kembla
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The steelmaker says plans to make wind turbines at Port Kembla scrapped because bridges are too small - but it still hopes to provide steel to other makers. The post Low motorway bridges defeat Bluescope’s plans to make wind towers at Port Kembla appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ABB e-mobility simplifies payment for EV charging with Vourity acquisition
Charged
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
ABB e-mobility has acquired Swedish fintech startup Vourity , which provides technology designed to enable seamless payment options for EV charging. Vourity’s technology “enables rapid, secure payment for EV charging, using a wide variety of payment options including credit cards, mobile pay and RFID tags.” The cloud-based solution can be operated through a pay station or directly integrated into a charging station.
Denmark’s CIP unveils 480MWh battery as part of big storage push in Australia
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Danish energy giant CIP unveils its first big battery - the biggest in South Australia - as it launches a major storage investment push in Australia. The post Denmark’s CIP unveils 480MWh battery as part of big storage push in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Kempower earns ETL certification, will begin production of EV charging stations in North America
Charged
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Kempower, a manufacturer of DC fast charging solutions for EVs, has earned Electrical Testing Laboratories certification from Intertek Testing Laboratories, allowing production to begin at the company’s new production facility in North Carolina. The ETL Listed Marking is a certified indicator to retailers and distributors, that Kempower’s satellite charging systems have been tested by Intertek and found to be in compliance with accepted national standards.
Caterpillar to Develop Hydrogen-Hybrid Power Solution for Off-Highway Applications
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Caterpillar has launched a three-year program to demonstrate an advanced hydrogen-hybrid power solution built on its new Cat® C13D engine platform. Starting in the March quarter of 2024, Caterpillar will.
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