Fri.Nov 18, 2022

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Episode 341: COP27 reflections, industrial resource efficiency

GreenBiz

On this week's episode, we hear from executives at Citi, Danone, Mastercard, Nestle and Suzano. Plus, venture capitalist Melissa Cheong of Blackhorn Ventures makes the case for startups redefining industrial resource efficiency.

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Largest dam demolitions in the world on a California river

Inhabitat - Innovation

Native American tribes, environmentalists and salmon earned a big win this week when U.S. regulators approved plans for the world’s largest dam removal and river restoration project to date.

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The next generation of carbon-free energy procurement

GreenBiz

How the push for 24/7 access to clean electricity is changing the rules for corporate energy buyers.

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The Floriade Pavilion gives voice to nature in urban spaces

Inhabitat - Innovation

This is the Voice of Urban Nature, a gorgeous pavilion that is 100% built from local and biobased building materials in the Amsterdam and Almere region.

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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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Where the micropolymers are

GreenBiz

There's almost everywhere — and they come from some surprising sources.

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This chocolate is Beyond Good, it's environmental

Inhabitat - Innovation

Beyond Good is an appropriate name for a company that produces the sweet deliciousness of chocolate as well as coveted vanilla. The "beyond" label serves a double purpose — it also applies to the company’s conservation efforts and sustainability practices.

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Pure Origin delivers coffee with environmental purpose

Inhabitat - Innovation

If you love a quality cup of coffee, but don’t want to worry about the environmental impact of that steaming cup of joy, Pure Origin may be the company for you.

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Sponsored Content: Standalone, ceiling-mounted ionizer for improved indoor air

Envirotec Magazine

Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has introduced the air-e, its first stand-alone, ceiling-mounted nanoe™X generator. The air-e has a low power consumption and is ideal for a wide variety of applications where indoor air quality is a priority, including for installation in hotels, schools, care homes, hospitals, offices, restaurants, homes and more.

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Grow microgreens year-round with the Patella Crescenda

Inhabitat - Innovation

The House of Thol has found a way to make it easy for you to grow your own microgreens at home without soil, using up a lot of space and much hassle.

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Sponsored Content: Bespoke project completed

Envirotec Magazine

Tanks & Vessels have recently completed these 7-off, stainless 316, internal coil process vessels, which were fabricated bespoke for their customer in the chemical sector. From initial concept to final delivery their expert in house design and fabrication team have manufactured these vessels bespoke, to spec and on time to the customer’s project timeline.

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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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Redwood Materials to supply cathode material to Panasonic’s new US battery plant

Charged

JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials will supply remanufactured battery cathode material to Panasonic, beginning in 2025, for a new factory the Japanese battery-maker is currently building in Kansas. Panasonic’s $4-billion factory, which is said to be larger than Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory, is expected to begin production of 2170-format cylindrical cells by March 2025.

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Sponsored Content: The first-ever insurance for buildings that is driving water efficiency

Envirotec Magazine

Shayp’s software monitoring water consumption and detecting leaks in real time. Data collected from across 5000 buildings by Belgian company Shayp reveals that one in three buildings is leaking, accounting for over 20% of a building’s total water consumption on average. However, that can be easily prevented by using advanced leak detection technology.

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New York City orders 71 more EV ARC solar charging systems from Beam Global

Charged

New York City has placed an order for an additional 71 of Beam Global ’s EV ARC solar-powered EV charging systems. This is the city’s seventh order, and it brings its fleet of EV ARC EV charging systems to 160. The new units are flood-proof to 9.5 feet, wind-rated to 125 mph, and feature an emergency power panel for use by fleet operators and first responders during grid failures and extreme weather events.

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Sponsored Content: More demand for complete system solutions

Envirotec Magazine

By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers. HRS uses scraped surface heat exchangers in its systems for Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) waste treatment. Irrespective of industry or sector, manufacturers and plant operators are increasingly choosing to invest in complete system solutions which can easily be integrated into existing operations, rather than sourcing components or equipment for inclusion in lines which are designed and installed in-house or by third-

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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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New study to compare lifetime costs of electric and gas vehicles

Charged

Comprehending the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an EV is an important factor in consumer decision-making. The TCO of a vehicle includes not just the initial purchase price, but also operating costs including fuel, maintenance, repairs and insurance. The inability to make clear comparisons between EVs and legacy vehicles is one factor slowing down widespread EV adoption.

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Sponsored Content: Custom wedge gate valves

Envirotec Magazine

Valves expert T-T Flow writes: When there was a requirement for custom wedge gate valves to facilitate the transition to new metric pipework at a major water treatment works, T-T Flow stepped in to provide the perfect solution that would also maintain the ability to isolate flow. THE PROBLEM: Operated by Portsmouth Water, Farlington Water Treatment Works is a major facility supplying thousands of homes and businesses in Portsmouth, Havant and surrounding areas in Hampshire.

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Volvo Trucks provides electrification consulting for fleet customers

Charged

One of the keys to Tesla’s early success was that the company understood that winning drivers over to electric drive involves more than just selling cars. The importance of a more comprehensive customer relationship applies with even more force in the commercial vehicle market, and savvy commercial EV makers are offering “turnkey” electrification solutions, helping their fleet customers with planning, infrastructure installation, applying for government incentives and more.

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Tigo Energy Receives Hawaiian Electric Certification for Energy Intelligence Residential Solar-Plus-Storage Solution

altenergymag

All Tigo EI inverters, including a new 3.8kW model, are now on the HECO Qualified Grid Support Utility Interactive Inverters and Controllers list.

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The Week in Impact Investing: Governance 

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? Fallout. Given how high it rose and how far it fell, it’s no surprise that some names familiar. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Governance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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RESIDENTIAL ENERGY STORAGE MADE SIMPLE WITH NEW EP CUBE

altenergymag

The slim, sleek design includes battery modules weighing 70 pounds and EP Cube can be ground or wall-mounted, inside or outside, since it’s weather-resistant and requires minimal space. The EP Cube’s storage capacity spans 9.9 kWh to 19.9 kWh, with the ability to connect up to six units in parallel for 119.9 kWh.

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Mispriced risks, investor demand and community power center racial equity in municipal bonds (video)

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 18 – Cities around the U.S. are raising low-cost capital in the municipal bond markets by highlighting intentional efforts to address long-standing. The post Mispriced risks, investor demand and community power center racial equity in municipal bonds (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Canadian Solar Announces Operation of 100 MWp Solar Project in Japan

altenergymag

The Azuma Kofuji project is Canadian Solar's largest project in Japan and Fukushima Prefecture's largest operational solar project to date.

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Deal spotlight: Empowering – and paying – communities to protect nature

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 18 – The issue of loss and damages was a sticking point as negotiators hammered out a final agreement at the COP27. The post Deal spotlight: Empowering – and paying – communities to protect nature appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Review Kseng Solar at All Energy Australia 2022

altenergymag

Oct 26-27, Kseng Solar made high-profile participation in All-Energy Australia 2022 after a two years gap, showcasing its latest innovative solar racking solutions.

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Duke Energy and AWS partner up on smart grid solutions

Smart Energy International

Duke Energy, one of America’s largest energy holding companies, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), are entering a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s development of smart grid solutions, including new smart grid software and an expansion of their Intelligent Grid Services. Duke Energy will build new smart grid software and services on AWS and expand its Intelligent Grid Services – a suite of custom-built applications that help the utility anticipate future energy demand and

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Kseng Solar Displays All-scenario Solar Racking Solutions at PV EXPO OSAKA 2022

altenergymag

November 16-18, Kseng Solar exhibited at PV EXPO OSAKA 2022 in INTEX Osaka, Japan, presenting its full range of solar racking solutions for the Japan Market.

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Alleging ‘Failures’ to Protect Drinking Water, Coalition Urges EPA to Take Over Ohio Fracking Waste Wells

DeSmogBlog

On a January day in 2021, a fountain of fracking wastewater unexpectedly erupted from deep underground in Noble County, Ohio. Instead of remaining thousands of feet beneath the Earth’s surface, where the corrosive brine had been pumped for disposal, it had migrated into an idled oil and gas production well over two miles away. There, the liquid waste spewed out of the ground for four days , releasing an estimated 40,000 barrels of toxic slurry into eastern Ohio streams and killing hundreds of fi

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I’m buying an EV, so what about home charging?

Green Living Guy

There are a lot out EV chargers out there. Are you not sure which one to get? Looking for a good value – durable ones that work well and have bells & whistles yet concerned about cost. A member of the local Electric Vehicle Association asked me: I am shopping for a Level 2 220-240v, […]. The post I’m buying an EV, so what about home charging?

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Big Ag Delegates More Than Double at COP27

DeSmogBlog

The number of delegates representing big agribusiness has more than doubled at the UN climate talks since last year, leading to concerns from campaigners at access enjoyed by high-carbon companies attending the Egypt summit. DeSmog counted the number of registered COP27 delegates who were either directly linked to the world’s largest agribusiness firms – such as meatpackers JBS , food corporation Cargill, or biotech leaders Bayer – or participating in the UN talks as part of delegations that rep

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Solis Inno Day 2022 – The Unveiling of New Products, New Brand Ambassador, & A Reminder of Solis’ Perseverance Toward a Zero-Carbon Life

altenergymag

Solis Inno Day 2022 virtually unveiled 3 new energy storage products launching globally as part of their perseverance toward a zero-carbon life.

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UAE Promotes Its State Oil Company at COP27

DeSmogBlog

The United Arab Emirates has been criticised for promoting oil and gas as a clean source of energy, and for backing “false solutions” such as carbon capture technology, at the UN COP27 climate summit in Egypt, ahead of hosting the event next year. The Gulf petrostate’s pavilion features displays touting its “decarbonisation efforts” and its “climate action journey” – including a stand run by the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the world’s twelfth largest oil producing c

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Hydrogen Motorway | Italy’s A22 to get €7.2 billion investment

Energy Central

Italy's hydrogen highway. The 314km A22 connects Pianura padana, the city of Modena and the A1 motorway to Austria through the Brenner Pass, located in the municipality of Brenner. According to the concessionaire, there are already 57 electric vehicle charging stations and 22 service areas – along with 24 toll booths. The upgrade will push the number of EV charging points to more.

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COP27: Tensions remain as regulatory bodies aim for 'mapping' of sustainability disclosures

Business Green

Representatives from the European Union and international standard-setting boards have promised they are working hard to align their sustainability disclosure standards, but sticking points remain, it appears. At a side event at COP27 in Egypt last week (9 November) Mairead McGuiness - European Commissioner for financial services, financial stability, and capital markets union - said the EU wanted its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive to be "aligned and as compatible as possible" with

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‘Fit for 57’?

Energy Central

From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Policy Dispatch is a podcast all about the policies that underpin the global energy transition. The European Commission’s climate chief Frans Timmermans said before leaving to COP27 that the EU’s emissions reduction target “can be increased to 57%” This news came as EU legislators concluded the revisions of two key.

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