Tue.Jun 27, 2023

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Now you can copy the Allbirds zero-footprint shoe design

GreenBiz

The company’s new Moonshot high-top, due commercially in 2024, uses specially sourced merino wool and a bio-based sole that slashes emissions associated with production. Allbirds published the “recipe” so other footwear companies can copy the approach.

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Wastewater is a more potent environment for antibiotic resistance, new study shows

Envirotec Magazine

Wastewaters have unique characteristics, allowing resistance genes to start their journey from harmless bacteria to those that cause disease. Microorganisms began producing antibiotic molecules long before we started to use them as medicines. Accordingly, the ability of many environmental bacteria to defend themselves against antibiotics is ancient.

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4 ways to spark more financing for sustainable chemistry

GreenBiz

The transition to greener chemicals offers holistic solutions to plastics pollution, climate change and biodiversity, but we need more investments to scale innovation.

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Monitoring CO2 Levels: A Key Strategy for Environmental Health and Safety Improvement

The Environmental Blog

Environmental health and safety (EHS) are of paramount importance in many industries and public spaces. One area where monitoring and control can have a major impact on EHS is carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. Understanding the crucial role CO2 monitoring plays in improving environmental health and implementing appropriate measures to control it can make all the difference in upholding a safe and healthy environment.

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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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There’s more to the Ford, GM, Rivian and Tesla charging story

GreenBiz

Driver frustrations with public charging networks won’t just magically go away with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard.

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Wastewaters have more potent environment for antibiotic resistance than previously thought, new study shows

Envirotec Magazine

Wastewaters have unique characteristics, allowing resistance genes to start their journey from harmless bacteria to those that cause disease. Microorganisms began producing antibiotic molecules long before we started to use them as medicines. Accordingly, the ability of many environmental bacteria to defend themselves against antibiotics is ancient.

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Puraffinity develop approach to eliminating PFAS from water supplies

Envirotec Magazine

Puraffinity chief executive Henrik Hagemann. London-based chemical technology firm Puraffinity has developed an approach to eliminating PFAS from water supplies, with funding from Innovate UK. Its solution is a smart material which it says removes these pollutants from water in a range of settings including environmental remediation, point-of-use systems, industrial manufacturing facilities, and commercial airports and air bases.

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3 ways universities can integrate sustainability into curriculums

GreenBiz

Building a sustainable future is the ultimate group project.

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Sponsored Content: Corrosion protection system used on bridge gas pipe

Envirotec Magazine

Craigavon Bridge, Derry City In 2013 Winn & Coales ( Denso) Ltd. supplied their Steelcoat 100/400 System to protect a gas pipe on the Craigavon Bridge in Derry City. The successful application led to the use of the same system by Northern Ireland Water to protect 281m of a wastewater pumping main, including flanges and support brackets, on the same bridge in 2022.

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Renewables supply more than half German electricity demand in first half of 2023

Renew Economy

A very sunny May, delivering record monthly solar power input, helps set a new record for German renewables. And June promises to take it higher again. The post Renewables supply more than half German electricity demand in first half of 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Commercial leap for RO tech with production of bespoke water treatment units

Envirotec Magazine

Water technology start-up Salinity Solutions has signed an agreement with process solutions manufacturer Te-Tech Process Solutions to start production of bespoke water treatment units incorporating its “revolutionary” water purification technology. With 80% of the world’s wastewater still released untreated, there is a tremendous appetite for new ideas, especially when it comes to making treatment more energy e­fficient.

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Jabil Releases Results of Global Survey on Energy Storage Trends

altenergymag

• Participants cite demands for renewable energy (87%), lower energy costs (75%), and increased grid resiliency (56%) as top drivers for developing energy storage systems • 88% of those polled struggle to scale production to meet market demand while 74% face supply chain constraints amid increasing material costs • 62% report that modularity is extremely important in designing energy storage systems to streamline manufacturing and product technology updates

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Sponsored Content: Heat exchangers used on Zero Liquid Discharge system

Envirotec Magazine

The patented HRS Unicus series of scraped surface heat exchangers is used for zero liquid discharge (ZLD) applications Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) treats liquid waste streams, converting them into clean water (which can be reused) and a minimum volume of solid residues, which can often be processed further to extract valuable raw materials and co-products.

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5 Exquisite Travel Destinations Focused on Sustainable Tourism

U.S. Green Technology

Finding a delicate balance between the desire to explore and the need to protect our planet’s extraordinary biodiversity and cultural heritage poses a significant challenge. However, sustainable tourism offers a solution by combining conservation responsibility with the promise of exploration. This concept is gaining recognition as the cornerstone of the future of tourism, driven by.

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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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Contradictory maze of government policies threatens 1.5°C end goal

Renew Economy

"The left hand of the government does not know what the right hand is doing.” Why Australia needs an over-arching strategy for a 1.5°C target. The post Contradictory maze of government policies threatens 1.5°C end goal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How to accelerate EV development with additive manufacturing

Charged

Sponsored by 3D Systems. Lighter vehicles, faster product launches and supply chain resilience The design freedom inherent of additive manufacturing streamlines the production of complex designs. A variety of intricate patterns and shapes can be used with EV vehicles for body interior components, dashboard elements, battery housings, electronic board enclosures, heat exchangers, connectors, metal structural components, charging station parts, brackets and drive housings.

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Genex switches on its first big battery project on time and on budget

Renew Economy

Genex says its first big battery is now energised, and will be up and running in time for the summer peak. The post Genex switches on its first big battery project on time and on budget appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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LG unveils new digital signage display for EV charging stations

Charged

Digital signage company LG Business Solutions USA has unveiled its new dual-sided 55-inch display that is integrated with the Broadsign digital-out-of-home (DOOH) advertising software platform. It was demonstrated for the first time in June. The Broadsign platform offers access to a network of more than 35 integrated advertising buying platforms, including The Trade Desk, Google DV360 and Yahoo.

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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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World’s largest offshore wind turbine ready to go up in South China sea

Renew Economy

China Three Gorges says it has completed preparation work for construction of a 16MW wind turbine at an offshore project in the Fujian province. The post World’s largest offshore wind turbine ready to go up in South China sea appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TRW’s Electronic Brake Booster enters EV aftermarket

Charged

Automotive supplier ZF has introduced a TRW-branded braking system to expand its range of spare parts for EVs. The Electronic Brake Booster was initially used as original equipment for the Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4 and ID.Buzz, but it is now available to the independent aftermarket for the ID.5, Audi Q4 e-tron, Skoda Enyak and Cupra Born EVs. The Electronic Brake Booster is used in the braking system in cars without an internal combustion engine or plug-in hybrids that use one intermittently.

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“Cheaper, cleaner power:” Consultation opens for new Victoria offshore wind zone

Renew Economy

Community consultations to open for new offshore wind zone in Southern Ocean, including Portland and stretching from Victoria to South Australia. The post “Cheaper, cleaner power:” Consultation opens for new Victoria offshore wind zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Europe’s second-largest truck maker says hydrogen will not be a major powertrain choice for road freight

Charged

The prospect that hydrogen fuel cells will play a significant role in road transportation dims with every advance in battery tech and charging tech that’s announced. The latest blow for hydrogen fans came from Europe’s second-largest truck maker, MAN. In an interview with Austrian newspaper Der Standard (via Hydrogen Insight ), MAN CEO Alexander Vlaskamp predicted that hydrogen-fueled trucks will play only a small role in Europe’s zero-emission transport future.

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Line Hydrogen eyes production within months as Tasmania project gets green light

Renew Economy

Development approval secured for George Town green hydrogen plant in Tasmania, with plans to start producing by the end of the year. The post Line Hydrogen eyes production within months as Tasmania project gets green light appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Illumen Capital and MassMutual back Supply Change Capital to invest in the future of food

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, June 27 — LA-based early stage venture fund Supply Change Capital is gearing up for the final close of its planned $40. The post Illumen Capital and MassMutual back Supply Change Capital to invest in the future of food appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Community battery adds new note to Project Symphony virtual power plant

Renew Economy

A community battery has been commissioned in the Perth suburb of Harrisdale to play an integral role in the state’s massive virtual power plant pilot. The post Community battery adds new note to Project Symphony virtual power plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar Spotlight: Unirac empowers contractors with Master Installer Program

Solar Power World

Solar racking manufacturer Unirac launched its Master Installer Program in 2020 to offer its customers hands-on training with solar racking installation, design and system optimization and troubleshooting. In this episode, we’re joined by Braden Laumbach, program coordinator, and Zak Kushner, installer sales specialist manager, with Unirac, to explore what the company’s customer initiatives like the… The post Solar Spotlight: Unirac empowers contractors with Master Installer Program appear

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Lhyfe produces first kilogrammes of offshore renewable hydrogen

Energy Central

Lhyfe has today (June 27) announced its offshore hydrogen production pilot project has produced its first kilogrammes of hydrogen. May not sound much but given the amount of innovation involved it may prove a significant milestone he Sealhyfe platform was towed 20km into the Atlantic and connected to the SEM-REV offshore testing site near Central Nantes, France, and as of June 20.

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NOVONIX and LG Energy Solution partner to produce artificial graphite anode materials for EV batteries

Charged

NOVONIX , a battery materials firm, and LG Energy Solution , a battery manufacturer, have announced a partnership to produce artificial graphite anode material for lithium-ion batteries. NOVONIX also agreed to issue $30 million in unsecured convertible notes to LG Energy Solution. LG Energy Solution and NOVONIX will engage in a separate purchase agreement when specific development work is completed, allowing LG Energy Solution to buy up to 50,000 tons of artificial graphite anode material over a

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Public Pension Funds Have Lost Billions on Their Fossil Fuel Investments: New Analysis

DeSmogBlog

For U.S. public pension funds, divesting from oil, coal, and gas would result in overall higher financial value. That is the key takeaway from a new study examining the past decade’s portfolio performance for several of the largest public pension funds in the country. The analysis by researchers at the University of Waterloo, published today in partnership with the organization Stand.earth, has found that the total cumulative value of six major U.S. public pension funds would have been about 13

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Origin to trial 12-hour redox flow battery at site of Australia’s biggest coal generator

Renew Economy

Updated: Origin buys stake in Australia redox flow battery technology company, and intends to trial its long duration storage at its Eraring coal plant. The post Origin to trial 12-hour redox flow battery at site of Australia’s biggest coal generator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Impact Muni Bond: $1 billion in green bonds to reduce the cost of clean energy in Southern California

Impact Alpha

Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post. The post Impact Muni Bond: $1 billion in green bonds to reduce the cost of clean energy in Southern California appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Ex-CEFC chief Oliver Yates joins GMR, in new boost to bold big battery plans

Renew Economy

Yates takes up role as chair of GMR Energy, an aspiring energy storage developer whose Australian plans so far include six big batteries across three states. The post Ex-CEFC chief Oliver Yates joins GMR, in new boost to bold big battery plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smallholder farmers need holistic climate solutions, not ‘quick fixes’

Impact Alpha

Staple crops like corn, wheat and plantains are being impacted by climate change. So is the coffee we drink; farmers are being forced. The post Smallholder farmers need holistic climate solutions, not ‘quick fixes’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.