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Here's how we can maximize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to end plastic pollution

GreenBiz

As the U.N. plastic treaty talks begin their crucial next-to-last round, how can we ensure the opportunity to end plastic pollution progresses in a way that is ambitious, effective and fair?

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Call for clarity on DEFRA plan to withhold air quality funding

Envirotec Magazine

The Environmental Industries Commission’s Air Quality Taskforce has called for greater clarity on the future of the Air Quality Grant scheme following the news on 17 April that DEFRA will withhold local council grants for air quality improvement projects. After being notified about their successful Local Air Quality Grant scheme applications only two months ago, the decision from DEFRA means that several cash-strapped local authorities may halt their progress on improving air quality in their ar

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3 ways AI could change your sustainability recruitment in 2024 and beyond

GreenBiz

As artificial intelligence tools proliferate, we need to understand their potential — and limitations.

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Chitty-chitty-pop-bang! Are noise cameras ready to tackle UK traffic?

Envirotec Magazine

Speed cameras: Lessons learned in this space are informing the roll-out of noise cameras Noise camera technology is ready to be deployed for monitoring urban traffic, according to a number of firms developing it. Envirotec looks at how different groups propose to do it. While modern cars may be all too easily modified to produce ear-splitting bangs, pops and other eruptions, a growing hazard for the modern city dweller (at least if they value being able to sleep or concentrate on a task), the te

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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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Meet the Woman Making Ikea More Sustainable

GreenBiz

April 23, 2024: 10AM to 10:40AM ET

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Hidden Fossil Fuels: Plastic Production Drives Climate Change

NRDC onEarth

Study shows that plastic production could be nearly one third of the global carbon budget and emits four times more greenhouse gases than the airline industry.

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Regret over target climbdown

Envirotec Magazine

The Scottish Parliament. Commentators expressed disappointment at the Scottish government’s 19 April decision to abandon its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent by 2030. Màiri McAllan, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy, delivered the statement to the Scottish Parliament, which was a response to the Climate Change Commitee’s recently published Progress Report, which had dubbed the 2030 target as “beyond wha

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Protecting Biodiversity Means Saving the Bogs (and Peatlands, Swamps, Marshes, Fens…)

NRDC onEarth

Wetlands cover just 6 percent of the planet’s land area but provide habitat for 40 percent of wildlife.

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More than 6,000 sheep now call Australia’s largest solar farm home

Renew Economy

The owners of Australia's largest solar project say the site now plays host to a record 6,000 plus sheep. The post More than 6,000 sheep now call Australia’s largest solar farm home appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hexagon Purus Receives Order to Deliver Hydrogen Storage Systems to HPS Home Power Solutions

FuelCellsWorks

Oslo, Norway– Hexagon Purus, a world leading manufacturer of zero-emission mobility and hydrogen infrastructure solutions, has received an order worth approximately EUR 3.8 million for hydrogen storage systems from the German.

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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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Buildings as batteries: How basic demand response could shift 12GW of peak demand, save billions

Renew Economy

New study finds that if one-third of commercial buildings shifted consumption from late afternoon to middle of day it would free peak capacity in the energy market of almost 12GW. The post Buildings as batteries: How basic demand response could shift 12GW of peak demand, save billions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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In Launching the First Marketplace for Green Hydrogen, Lhyfe Is Digitising a Key Sector for Decarbonisation

FuelCellsWorks

The hydrogen sector now has a digital platform for buying and selling green hydrogen in just a few clicks, anywhere, any time. Once again, Lhyfe is offering green hydrogen players.

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Alinta lands powerful new partner for offshore wind project – and identifies a site near smelter

Renew Economy

New Japanese renewables outfit signs on to plan to power Portland Aluminium Smelter with a 1GW-plus offshore wind farm in the Southern Ocean. The post Alinta lands powerful new partner for offshore wind project – and identifies a site near smelter appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Aurora Hydrogen Advances Low-Carbon Hydrogen Market, Opening New Pathway to Decarbonization

FuelCellsWorks

EDMONTON, Alberta– Aurora Hydrogen, an Edmonton-based hydrogen technology company, is producing the world’s first high-efficiency clean hydrogen through methane pyrolysis and collaborating across the industry to develop the low-carbon hydrogen.

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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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Puerto Rican solar and battery project to boost grid reliability

Smart Energy International

Solar renewables company Infinigen Renewables and ArcLight Capital Partners have announced a power and battery infrastructure project in Puerto Rico to provide supportive flexibility and reliability to the power grid. A 15MW storage project will be paired with a 32MW solar project in the Yabucoa municipality of Puerto Rico. To bring the project online, Infinigen, a subsidiary of a fund managed by ArcLight, is partnering with FlexGen Power Systems, a battery energy storage integrator and software

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H2Carrier AS Announces Pioneering Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Project in Arctic Norway

FuelCellsWorks

H2Carrier AS, a pioneering Norwegian developer, has unveiled ambitious plans to establish Norway’s first integrated Power-to-X (PtX) and wind power project in the remote region of Finnmark. The project includes.

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Fortescue says green hydrogen target still on track, but Australia projects stalled by power prices

Renew Economy

Fortescue boss says China's roll out of wind and solar "blew his mind", and the company is still confident it can reach its ambitious hydrogen goals. The post Fortescue says green hydrogen target still on track, but Australia projects stalled by power prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Luxembourg’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station Idle Since Inauguration

FuelCellsWorks

Luxembourg’s first hydrogen refueling station in Bettembourg has remained unused for seven months following its inauguration due to ongoing system tests and pending certification. The station was developed with support.

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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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The Brief: Impact investments in Anthropic’s AI

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Responsible AI With stakes in Anthropic, impact investors seek a seat at the AI table. The post The Brief: Impact investments in Anthropic’s AI appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Air Products Announces Plans to Build Network of Commercial-Scale Multi-Modal Hydrogen Refueling Stations Connecting Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, Canada

FuelCellsWorks

World-Leading Hydrogen Supplier’s Latest Commitment Further Supports Canada’s Climate and Energy Goals and 5,000 Hydrogen Vehicle Challenge.

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NSW to open bids for access to first two renewable zones, in race to plug in new wind, solar and batteries

Renew Economy

Applications open for a spot on the grid in the Central West Orana REZ, while bids to open soon in second zone in south-west. The post NSW to open bids for access to first two renewable zones, in race to plug in new wind, solar and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Salzgitter AG and Uniper SE Sign Pre-Contract for the Supply and Purchase of Green Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

Significant contribution to reducing the CO2 footprint Delivery of up to 20,000 tons of certified green hydrogen to Salzgitter starting in 2028 Salzgitter AG and Uniper SE have signed a pre-contract.

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Denmark plans massive 10GW offshore wind tender to insure against “Putin’s black gas”

Renew Economy

Denmark announces plans for the largest offshore wind tender in the country’s history, seeking anywhere from 6GW to 10GW across six new sites. The post Denmark plans massive 10GW offshore wind tender to insure against “Putin’s black gas” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenIron Secures Permits for Innovative Green-Hydrogen DRI Plant in Sweden

FuelCellsWorks

Swedish startup GreenIron has successfully secured final permits for a full-scale green hydrogen Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant, aiming to produce 20,000 tonnes per year of sponge iron from waste.

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Recent Deals – 23 April 2024

CleanTech Group

Engineered alternatives to spider silk, carbon tracking and emission monitoring, hydrogen refuelling stations, and waste commerce tracking: Find Recent Deals worth looking at. The post Recent Deals – 23 April 2024 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Hanwha Ocean, Amogy and Hanwha Aerospace Forge Partnership to Decarbonize Maritime Sector With Ammonia as a Zero-Emission Fuel

FuelCellsWorks

Hanwha Ocean signed a contract to purchase Amogy’s ammonia-to-electrical power system including Hanwha Aerospace’s hydrogen fuel cell system Hanwha Aerospace plans to pursue a contract with Amogy to begin cooperation.

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Croatia allocating €500 million for BESS – report

Energy Storage News

Croatia will provide some €500 million (US$534 million) in subsidies for battery energy storage system (BESS) technology, a government minister said.

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Safety Concerns Over Fuel Site for Hydrogen Buses

FuelCellsWorks

Hydrogen-fuelled buses due to be serving Crawley and Gatwick are unable to operate because of a planning delay due to safety concerns. A service operated by Metrobus was launched last.

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Canadian Solar: Storage ‘more complex’ than solar when it comes to localising manufacturing

Energy Storage News

The energy storage arm of Canadian Solar said the technology 'has more complexity than solar' when it comes to nearshoring manufacturing away from China, and local cell manufacturing could be part of the long-term strategy to leverage domestic content incentives.

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Advanced Hydrogen Producing Equipment Wins Top Prize and $1 Million in TERA-Award Competition

FuelCellsWorks

HONG KONG– The results of the third TERA-Award Smart Energy Innovation Competition, hosted by Towngas, have been announced in Hong Kong. The Gold Award and a prize of US$1 million were won by.

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Matrix Renewables secures €179 million financing to build 239MW of Spanish PV

PV Tech

Spanish developer Matrix Renewables has secured €179 million (US$191 million) in financing for a 239MW Spanish solar PV portfolio.

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US solar industry leans on contract manufacturers to boost domestic output of inverters, trackers

Solar Power World

Domestic solar manufacturing is seeing an unprecedented boom as the industry reaps the tax benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. To meet the demands of electrifying and decarbonizing the American grid with products made within its borders, companies are expanding operations in the United States. However, not every solar company producing hardware has the knowhow,… The post US solar industry leans on contract manufacturers to boost domestic output of inverters, trackers appeared first on

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China restricts offshore solar PV projects to specific sea areas

PV Tech

China has issued a document for solar offshore PV, stating that only four types of sea areas can accommodate offshore solar PV projects.

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