Thu.Nov 09, 2023

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Filling this 'forgotten element' of the energy transition is critical to net zero

GreenBiz

The pipeline of investable renewable energy and low carbon infrastructure projects in developing nations needs to be up to nine times larger, warns the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

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Generating electricity from sewage: Awards for Nottingham startup

Envirotec Magazine

A biofuel cell technology for generating electricity from wastewater has secured two national engineering awards for a team of researchers at the University of Nottingham. The team met in 2020 as PhD researchers at the university via the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme. Now, their early-stage cleantech startup, Pipeline Organics, is seeking further support.

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How Unilever uses AI to cut petrochemicals out of laundry soap

GreenBiz

Unilever used AI to identify replacement ingredients for its laundry and cleaning products five times faster than previously possible.

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The sins of omission: A cool reception for the King’s speech

Envirotec Magazine

The King’s Speech on 7 November seemed to put little wind in the sails of those seeking to address environmental problems. Commentators noted an absence of material on sewage spilling into rivers, or raising energy efficiency standards in rented accommodation, or providing the support for local authorities to implement Simpler Recycling – to name a few concerns whose omission seemed to provoke comment.

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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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Digitizing the path to decarbonization

GreenBiz

Sponsored: To drive climate action, we must move fast and move together — and we can do so by combining the real and the digital worlds.

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Q&A: Gearing up for smart meter mass rollout

Envirotec Magazine

Andrew Welsh is water utilities director at Xylem UK. Smart meters are prominent in water companies’ 2025-2030 business plans, in line with regulatory expectations for large-scale rollouts. In this Q&A, Andrew Welsh, discusses the sector’s readiness, and how the company is gearing-up for a rapid increase in demand. What are the key benefits of smart meters for utilities and their customers?

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Current incremental levels of change insufficient to meet global net zero ambitions by 2050, says KPMG report

Envirotec Magazine

Coal-fired power plant chimneys: In fast-growing economies, rapidly increasing energy demand is triggering investment in both low carbon and fossil fuel generation, leaving certain countries, including India and China, unlikely to reach net zero until much later. Governments and industry must deliver transformative change on net zero but are currently hamstrung by significant barriers, including global public debt, domestic tensions, increased opposition to decarbonization plans, and the need to

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Emissions keep rising among world's biggest meat and dairy producers

GreenBiz

Urgent policy is needed to combat this trend, according to an analysis led by the FAIRR investor network.

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Strike action goes ahead at Scottish Water as Unite says talks ‘waste of time’

Envirotec Magazine

500 key frontline workers to take part in first round of four days of action Trade union group Unite confirmed on 9 November that its 500-strong Scottish Water membership will take its first round of strike action after talks with the public body ended in failure. Unite, along with the other recognised trade unions held its latest round of talks with Scottish Water bosses on Wednesday 8 November following the announcement of 48 days of industrial action over three months.

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Why leading VCs are rethinking their food investments

GreenBiz

Funding for innovation in food and agriculture systems is due for a reality check after years of startup overvaluation.

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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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FEAD’s conference on PFAS in waste attempts to dispel fear surrounding the topic

Envirotec Magazine

The European Waste Management Association – FEAD – hosted a conference on PFAS in the waste sector on 9 November in Rimini, at which participants discussed the impact of a potential ban. A proposal for such a ban was submitted by several EU Member States to ECHA at the beginning of this year. A critical review attempted to analyse the presence of PFAS in various waste streams, and was presented at the event by a team from the University of Padova, drawing on around 5,000 measurements

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Finding the right message for taking the sustainability movement mainstream

GreenBiz

How to use the power of advertising for the fight against climate change.

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Problem Plastics Are Poisoning People and Polluting the Planet

NRDC onEarth

Plastic polymers, chemical additives, and plastic products that pose the greatest hazards and/ or are unnecessary should be phased out.

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Checklist: Preparing for the SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

GreenBiz

The highly anticipated climate disclosure requirements proposed by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) pose complex challenges for both public enterprises and the private companies that sell to them. While the rules haven't been finalized, the new requirements are said to deliver an enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures, shifting climate reporting from a primarily voluntary practice to an enforced standard and fundamentally altering enterprise operations.

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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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Indonesia’s solar goes to water with opening of region’s biggest floating PV facility

Renew Economy

The third-largest floating PV plant in the world has been launched in Indonesia, with plans in the works to add an extra 500MW of additional capacity. The post Indonesia’s solar goes to water with opening of region’s biggest floating PV facility appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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240 NGOs to President Biden: Save People from Toxic Plastic

NRDC onEarth

These organizations are urging President Biden to take strong and immediate action, globally and domestically, to address the plastic crisis.

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Queensland grid hits a new solar peak – 71.2 per cent of state demand

Renew Economy

Queensland grid hits a new solar peak of 71.2 per cent, relegating coal to a minor role in the middle of the day. The post Queensland grid hits a new solar peak – 71.2 per cent of state demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Metacon Enters Into Strategic Partnership With Wattanywhere for the Roll-Out of Off-Grid Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations

FuelCellsWorks

Metacon has, through its subsidiary Helbio, initiated an in-depth collaboration with the Swiss-based company WattAnyWhere by entering into an exclusive partnership agreement for the supply and further development of Helbio’s.

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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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“Nobody is safe:” Burning of fossil fuels send global temperatures to hottest on record

Renew Economy

"People know that things are weird, but they don't they don't necessarily know why it's weird. They don't connect back to the fact that we're still burning coal, oil and natural gas." The post “Nobody is safe:” Burning of fossil fuels send global temperatures to hottest on record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Kentucky utilities get approval for plan to replace coal plant with 1GW solar, storage by 2027

PV Tech

Two utilities in Kentucky, US, have received approval from the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC) to add 1GW of solar PV and energy storage to replace a 600MW coal plant by 2027.

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Lhyfe to Supply Several of Hympulsion’s Hydrogen Filling Stations for a Ten-Year Period, From a New Green and Renewable Hydrogen Production Site in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

FuelCellsWorks

From 2025, and for a period of ten years, Lhyfe will supply up to 1.6 tonnes of green and renewable hydrogen a day to the company HYmpulsion. The new production.

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Climate wars shift to executive suite as Australia’s biggest fund seeks to block Origin deal

Renew Economy

The opposition of Australia's biggest super fund to the Brookfield bid for Origin follows a familiar tale of delay and obfuscation on climate and the green energy transition. The post Climate wars shift to executive suite as Australia’s biggest fund seeks to block Origin deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Baker Hughes Druck Technology to Play Critical Role in Hydrogen Aircraft Fuel Systems

FuelCellsWorks

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Thursday its participation in a groundbreaking hydrogen project, the Future Engine Technology for the Control of Hydrogen (FETCH). Baker Hughes is collaborating with.

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Stellantis to acquire 20% equity stake in China’s Leapmotor

Charged

Amsterdam-headquartered multinational automaker Stellantis plans to invest some €1.5 billion to acquire 20% of Chinese EV maker Leapmotor. Stellantis will take two seats on Leapmotor’s board of directors. The deal also outlines the formation of Leapmotor International, a Stellantis-led joint venture that will have exclusive rights to the export and sale of Leapmotor products as well as to their manufacture outside Greater China.

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US large-scale PV database launched in support of decarbonisation goals

PV Tech

Details of nearly 4,000 utility solar projects in the US have been compiled in what is being hailed as the most comprehensive public database of large-scale PV systems to date.

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FLO marks sale of 100,000 EV charging stations

Charged

EV charging station provider and network operator FLO , headquartered in Québec City, Canada, has sold its 100,000th charging station, a FLO Home X5 unit to be installed in Toronto by Ridgeline Electric. FLO’s 100,000 charging stations encompass private and residential locations as well as a network of 75,000 public sites. They accommodate more than 1.5 million charging events each month.

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Energy Observer in Fortaleza From November 16 to 24 for an Exceptional Stopover in Brazil

FuelCellsWorks

Energy Observer’s Journey to Green Horizons Continues with a Brazilian Sojourn. The Energy Observer, a pivotal vessel in the energy transition, docks in Fortaleza, Brazil, for its 83rd global stopover.

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Educating young investors to build impactful retirement portfolios

Impact Alpha

Upon graduating college and starting that first “big kid job,” the older and wiser adults in your life always tell you to open. The post Educating young investors to build impactful retirement portfolios appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Tesla takes control as Bouldercombe battery gets green light just six weeks after Megapack fire

Renew Economy

Bouldercombe big battery completes full commissioning just six weeks after Megapack module fire, and will now be operated by Tesla using its autobidder program. The post Tesla takes control as Bouldercombe battery gets green light just six weeks after Megapack fire appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Aurubis Plans to Intensify Cooperation With Adnoc to Expand the First Joint Hydrogen Supply Chain

FuelCellsWorks

Ammonia ideal carrier for new energy source hydrogen; additional building block in decarbonization strategy Further cooperation with ADNOC targeted to expand the first joint hydrogen supply chain Aurubis CEO Roland.

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Germany agrees tax subsidies for industry worth up to €28bn by 2028

Financial Times: Energy

Deal to help shield country’s manufacturers from high energy costs likely to draw criticism from Brussels

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Poland’s solar capacity reaches 18GW as of Q3 2023

PV Tech

Poland boasted 18GW of solar PV projects with grid connection approvals issued as of the end of the third quarter of 2023, according to Polish research group Institute for Renewable Energy (IEO).

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Future of small reactors at stake as NuScale deal flops

Canary Media

A controversial, high-stakes project that was arguably the most promising attempt to connect a small nuclear reactor to the U.S. electrical grid has been scrapped.