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How a more inclusive marketplace can promote low-carbon growth

GreenBiz

Developing sector-based benchmarks for issuing carbon credits would open markets to emerging companies and mark significant progress toward Paris Agreement goals.

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Four ways digitalisation helps desalination plants

Envirotec Magazine

As water scarcity increases, desalination plants are on the rise. However, these facilities are not without their challenges. Desalination plants are costly to operate, require enormous amounts of energy, and are difficult to manage in a sustainable manner. Nicolas Foret, Global Solution Architect, Schneider Electric, writes. Today’s desalination plant operators are under pressure from regulators and consumers to limit the price of the potable water that they deliver to businesses and the genera

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LinkedIn: Green skills fail to keep up with surging global demand

GreenBiz

Green job postings grew nearly twice as fast as the share of green talent between 2022 and 2023, according to a new report.

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Fatalities and accidents decline in offshore wind, as safety organisation reviews progress

Envirotec Magazine

G+ members – comprising most of the biggest offshore wind operators in the world – have reported a record 44.6 million hours were worked in 2022, an increase of 38% on the previous year. Members of G+, the health and safety organisation for the offshore wind sector, based at the Energy Institute (EI), invested billions in new offshore wind projects last year, with crucial safety metrics – such as the total recordable injury rate (TRIR) and lost time injury frequency (LTIF) – displaying a downw

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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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Episode 368: Mining, child labor and Indigenous wisdom

GreenBiz

Featuring a conversation with Lucia Athens, who recently retired from her role as the city of Austin’s first chief sustainability officer.

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Did Pebble Mine Shareholders “Blink” in Securities Fraud Suit?

NRDC onEarth

Pebble Mine owner agrees to settle shareholder claims that company failed to disclose secret plan for exponential expansion of widely opposed Bristol Bay mine.

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INTEGRATED EXHIBITION CONCEPT CATCHES ON: THE SMARTER E EUROPE WAS BIGGER AND MORE INTERNATIONAL THAN EVER

altenergymag

This made The smarter E Europe 2023 the largest and most international event in its history to date, setting the course for a 24/7 renewable energy supply. The date for next year’s The smarter E has already been set: From June 19–21, 2024, Europe’s largest energy industry platform will return to Munich’s exhibition halls.

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Energy Wind Tungsten Power: Unlocking Renewable Potential

Green Living Guy

For energy wind tungsten: they go together. For in the face of global climate change. I mean renewable energy has emerged as a powerful tool. Especially to combat greenhouse gas emissions. So let’s look among the renewable sources available. Yet wind energy stands out. Especially as a key contributor to a sustainable future. In addition, […] The post Energy Wind Tungsten Power: Unlocking Renewable Potential appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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LG Energy Solution invests AUD20 million in Green Technology Metals for lithium supply

Charged

LG Energy Solution and lithium exploration company Green Technology Metals (GT1) have signed an AUD20-million equity subscription agreement and an offtake term sheet, giving LG access to future production from GT1’s flagship Seymour Project in North America. According to the offtake term sheet, GT1 will sell LG Energy Solution 25% of its spodumene concentrate production from Seymour for five years from the commencement of commercial production.

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The Rising Demand for Energy as a Service: A Sustainable Solution for the Increasing Energy Needs

altenergymag

The increasing demand for sustainable energy along with the rising population is driving the demand for energy as a service market. The demand for energy is experiencing a major gain owing to increasing disposable income and surging industrialization. Renewable energy is also gaining momentum on account of the unavailability of sufficient fossil fuels to meet the increasing power demand.

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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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Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor makes 3,000 km road test run from Germany to Turkey

Charged

In preparation for series production this fall, the Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor, along with the eActros 300 4×2 and the eActros 300 6×2, took a test drive from the company’s Wörth plant in Germany across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria to its site in Aksaray, Turkey. Battery charging was performed only at public charging stations.

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The Week in Impact Investing: Allocation

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! We’re taking a Brief break to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday in the US. We’ll be back in your in-box. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Allocation appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Mercedes-Benz debuts the Mercedes-AMG E-Scooter

Charged

Mercedes-Benz , in collaboration with Swiss mobility company Micro Mobility Systems , has introduced the Mercedes-AMG E-Scooter, designed for city dwellers, commuters and last-mile applications. Equipped with a 500-watt motor and a 9.6 Ah battery, the e-scooter has a range of up to 40 km and a top speed of 20 km/h. It weighs 14.7 kg and can be folded to fit in a car trunk or carried on public transport.

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Kseng Solar attended Intersolar Europe 2023 with highlights on its All-scenario Solar Racking Solutions

altenergymag

From July 14 to 16, Kseng Solar appeared at Intersolar Europe 2023 with its latest advanced solar racking solution in residential, C&I, and utility sectors, catering to diverse demands and scenarios in Germany and the wider European market, which attracted much attention and recognition from clients on-site.

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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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IDTechEx forecasts 21% growth in EV semiconductor demand

Charged

IDTechEx’s “ Semiconductors for Autonomous and Electric Cars 2023-2033 ” report predicts a 20.9% one-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in semiconductors for electric powertrains due to the mainstream adoption of EVs. The report breaks down chips and wafers and notes that the battery management system (BMS) contributes to one-third of the silicon used to make electric powertrains.

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TrinaTracker Shows Innovative Solutions at InterSolar Europe

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At the exhibition, TrinaTacker shows its Agile 1P, the dual-row 1 in portrait solar tracker, which has gained recognition in the European market. The company's smart tracking solutions, featuring the latest smart control system, is also on display.

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Skeleton and Martinrea to collaborate on fast-charging batteries in refuse collection vehicles

Charged

Energy storage device manufacturer Skeleton Technologies and Martinrea International’s Effenco subsidiary, a supplier of electrification technologies for heavy-duty vehicles, will collaborate to supply Skeleton’s SuperBattery technology and Effenco’s Hybrid Electric solution to refuse collection vehicles in major cities across Europe and North America, including New York and Paris.

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Debut at Intersolar, Unveiling Ampace's Three Major Series of Residential Energy Storage Products

altenergymag

Ampace is equipped with complete RESS solutions matrix, covering 5 kWh to 23 kWh, as well as both distributed-type and stack-type. In addition, it has a full range of application scenarios from low voltage, medium voltage, to high voltage platforms, and has provided services for major customers in countries and regions, such as Japan, Europe, North America, and Australia.

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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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Hydrogen Hype Bubbles Over At German Gas Lobby Conference

DeSmogBlog

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets. But gas grid executives gathered in Berlin this week to lay out a survival strategy: Retool their infrastructure to turn clean-burning hydrogen into the engine of Germany

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Natural Power supports Brookfield’s $2.8 billion investment in Duke Energy Renewables

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Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided technical due diligence on behalf of Brookfield Renewable, one of the world's largest clean energy investors, in support of its acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables for $2.8 billion.

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Affordable Housing Briefing Featuring Dan Solomon

NRDC onEarth

Discriminatory and exclusionary policies have led to deep disparities in housing for marginalized communities throughout the United States. Architect Dan Solomon explains how improved building policies can lead to housing justice.

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Making the Most of Every Ray: FusionSolar Continues to Lead the Development of the PV Industry, Accelerating PV to Become the Main Energy Source

altenergymag

The FusionSolar booth has five exhibition areas: Utility PV+ESS, commercial & industrial (C&I), residential, charging network, and open ecosystems, showcasing the all-scenario smart PV solution, as well as the achievements and concepts in charging network and open ecosystem.

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'Stop the rot': Poll underscores strong public backing for green investment plans

Business Green

Opinium polling reveals a plurality of voters approve of more interventionist approach from government to catalyse green investment

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Your Legal Right to a Healthy Environment: Juliana Redux

Energy Central

In 2015 21 youths between the ages of eight and 17 asked a federal court to find that they have a constitutionally protected right to a healthy and su-stainable environment. In the interim, more than a few of the 21 youths are now 20-somethings. They’ve yet to have their day in court. But it’s all about to change — twice over. First, a bit of background on the cases is in.

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Labour vows to help businesses 'hammered' by highest energy costs in Europe

Business Green

Opposition set to unveil Green Prosperity Plan next week, as it promises to tackle high commercial energy costs by establishing UK as a ‘clean energy superpower’

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Go Move 2022 Startups, BASF, and Magna Collaborate to Decarbonize the Automotive Industry

Greentown Labs

Greentown Go Move 2022 brought BASF and Magna together with five climatetech startups to advance solutions that decarbonize the automotive industry’s life-cycle impact. Greening the transportation sector requires sweeping transformation that goes far beyond electrification. This Greentown Go startup-corporate partnerships accelerator zeroed in on material innovations for automotive efficiency, material innovations for shared and future mobility, and materials and process innovations for recyclin

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'Underwhelming on nearly every front': Bonn climate talks leave huge task ahead of COP28

Business Green

Tensions run high between richer and poorer nations as UN climate talks close in Bonn, fuelling fears upcoming COP28 Climate Summit will struggle to deliver ambitious agreement

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Permian tight oil production reached nearly 5.3 million b/d, while natural gas production hit a new record of 20.7 Bcf/d!

Energy Central

This article contains still images from the interactive dashboards available in the original blog post. To follow the instructions in this article, please use the interactive dashboards. Furthermore, they allow you to uncover other insights as well. Visit the blog to explore the full interactive dashboard This interactive presentation contains the latest oil & gas production data.

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Executive Leadership Workshop – How to Talk About Money at Work (Pew Research Center) • 10.05.23

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Executive Leadership Workshop How to Talk About Money at Work (Pew Research Center) October 5 More info coming soon! The post Executive Leadership Workshop – How to Talk About Money at Work (Pew Research Center) • 10.05.23 appeared first on Women in Cleantech & Sustainability.

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The KJ Show #43 - Heating vs. Eating

Energy Central

Every week, I host 'The KJ Show,' which offers a mix of breaking news and practical advice on how the energy industry affects the consumer. During this fast-paced show, I combine weekly energy updates with conversations with leaders in the energy efficiency community. After each show, I'll share it here with the Energy Central Community in case you were unable to join me.

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Reverse Pitch • 10.17.23

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Reverse Pitch October 17 Flip That Script! Sustainability Business Supporters, Investors, and Other Funders Will Be (virtually) Pitching To YOU. Attention Founders, co-founders, entrepreneurs, CFOs and business development leaders! We’re flipping the script! A couple dozen representatives from the entrepreneur support, investor, and banking community who prioritize sustainability and environmental solution businesses will be pitching to you.

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Argus Sustainable Marine Fuels Conference 2023, Houston, Texas, US

Energy Central

With the shipping industry facing ambitious industry goals and strict IMO regulation, how will the shipping industry accelerate decarbonization in North America? There is no silver bullet solution to decarbonization. The Argus Sustainable Marine Fuels Conference on September 20-22 in Houston, provides a vital opportunity for senior industry leaders from across the LNG, biofuels, methanol.

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How to Talk Climate, ESG, and Sustainability • 10.26.23

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

How to Talk Climate, ESG, and Sustainability October 26 More info coming soon! The post How to Talk Climate, ESG, and Sustainability • 10.26.23 appeared first on Women in Cleantech & Sustainability.