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Planning permission granted for Sunderland plastics pyrolysis plant
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The 12-acre site at Port of Sunderland earmarked by Quantafuel for the plant. Sunderland City Council has given the go-ahead for a new plant at the Port of Sunderland, creating over 100 permanent jobs and processing plastic waste that is largely not recycled in the UK, according to Norwegian technology firm Quantafuel ASA. The plant will take mixed plastic waste from across the north of England that would otherwise have been incinerated or disposed of in landfill.
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How green is your green bond?
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
With green bond growth projected strong for 2023, investors would do well to read the fine print.
Firm receives InnovateUK funding to enhance vessel performance monitoring technology
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The Flex 42X multi-role crewboat (image credit: Penguin International). Vessel monitoring and control solutions provider, Reygar, has won InnovateUK funding to develop a range of new features for its BareFLEET product in collaboration with Singapore-based designer, builder, owner and operator of high-speed aluminium craft, Penguin International. The group says the project, dubbed FleetVision, will build on Reygar’s commercially proven BareFLEET technology to offer live feedback on various aspect
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.
Wind and solar power generated more electricity in the EU last year than gas. Here’s how
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The surge in renewables and a drop in electricity demand meant that the EU didn’t have to rely as much on gas and coal to weather the energy crisis.
Sharing the load: Tariff to lower bills for businesses with their own green power
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Energy tech firm Octopus Energy has launched a new tariff to help businesses with renewable generation to share the green power they generate on one site with the rest of their sites – and lower bills as a result. The new ‘Max Power’ tariff allows businesses with two or more sites to send any excess renewable energy they’re generating to their other locations in the UK.
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Can better monitoring and testing help to tackle nitrogen pollution?
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Dr Calum Preece is Environmental Market Manager at Elementar UK. By Dr Calum Preece Improving the monitoring and mitigation of major pollution trends is one of the most important areas of environmental research. It is widely understood that human activity is having a severe negative impact on natural ecosystems all over the world, and only with greater investment in analysis and remedial action can these issues be addressed.
These are the "smartest cities" in the US and Europe
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Smart cities are a concept that has been gaining popularity in recent years. The IMD defines a smart city as one that has become more efficient, environmentally friendly and/or socially inclusive through the use of technology. Its goal is to attract more citizens and/or businesses by developing the services it provides. These can include city services such as electricity, traffic management and public parking.
Measuring oil contamination in soil
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Petroleum hydrocarbons in soil continues to be an area of interest for scientists as they are the most common contaminants that are toxic to human and environmental receptors. These contaminants include various molecules that are grouped into aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. Generally, initial field-based soil analysis is non-specific and, while useful, the results are normally supplemented with those of more accurate and precise lab-based techniques.
How to build a successful EV charging network with geospatial data
Charged
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The popularity of alternative energy vehicles (EVs) is now undeniable. McKinsey estimated that the number of EVs in the U.S. would grow from less than three million today to more than 48 million in 2030; more than 44 million of which would be passenger cars and the rest buses, light commercial vehicles, and trucks. A few factors are clearly conducive to EV proliferation, but governments, technology, and infrastructure developments are putting additional pressure on original equipment manufacture
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.
Net zero innovators receive £24 million cash boost from UK government
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Clearwell Technology received an award for tech that could help decommission oil and gas wells sustainably (image credit: Yuriy Chertok / Shutterstock.com). Next generation energy innovators will receive a £24 million cash boost to develop “new technologies that will decarbonise UK industry, build home-grown energy supplies and help prepare the country for a net zero future.
Wind turbine failure rates are rising – has the industry gone too big, too fast?
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Faulty components in turbines still under warranty are starting to savage the profits of some of the industry's biggest players. So what's going on? The post Wind turbine failure rates are rising – has the industry gone too big, too fast? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Reappraising assumptions about ozone in European cities
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Thomas Karl at the Innsbruck Atmospheric Observatory (image credit: University of Innsbruck). Ozone levels near the surface in urban environments are lower than expected, in the results of an Austrian research group The 40-meter-high monitoring tower of the Innsbruck Atmospheric Observatory near the centre of the city of Innsbruck continuously provides data on the composition of the atmosphere at ground level.
Porsche Consulting to design future Sakuú battery manufacturing plants
Charged
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
3D-printed solid-state battery manufacturer Sakuú has selected Porsche Consulting to design its planned global gigafactories. Sakuú expects the partnership to provide it with expertise for building gigafactories to meet its 2030 annual energy output goal of 200 GWh across its developing energy storage product line. Sakuú’s first plant design will accommodate roll-to-roll manufacturing for its line of high-energy-density batteries, followed by a series of plants utilizing the company’s Kavi
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.
PVinsights: Polysilicon Prices Extend Gains as Growing Wafer Production Lifts Demand
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Polysilicon prices sustained sharp rises this week, boosted by the continued robust polysilicon demand from positive signs of wafer production growth in China, but Chinese giants took this chance to offer over 10% price incentives by the huge dealing volumes to prevent rising stockpiles. The polysilicon destocking process was underway, but it would likely take a significant time as the production and capacity expansion data kept coming in stronger than expected, resulting in Chinese suppliers wo
Strategic CSR: Benefits of A Corporate Social Responsibility Program
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy Businesses should take corporate social responsibility very seriously. Not only will it improve others’ lives and society, but it will also improve company success. With consumers becoming more socially and environmentally conscious, CSR has become a must for building and maintaining a positive brand image and attracting customers, employees, and investors.
RECOM Technologies unveils Panther modules portfolio at Intersolar North America 2023
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Innovative Technology, Timeless Design and Outstanding Energy Efficiency for residential and utility solutions
Porsche fine-tunes Taycan EV braking for better recuperation without reduced comfort
Charged
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
A new article from Porsche highlights a technical challenge in chassis development for EVs: blending, which is when regenerative and hydraulic braking are combined. “The driver must not feel the transition between the systems,” says Martin Reichenecker, Senior Manager of Chassis Testing at Porsche Engineering. Guaranteeing a smooth transition places great demands on the technology, writes Porsche’s Constantin Gillies, because the braking systems operate differently.
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?
Developers of PERC solar technology win 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize)
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Professor Martin Green, Professor Andrew Blakers, Dr Aihua Wang and Dr Jianhua Zhao are awarded the world's most prestigious engineering accolade for transforming the efficiency of solar cells and dramatically reducing costs, making solar the cheapest source of electricity in most countries.
Forum Mobility secures funding to provide charging and vehicle solutions for drayage truck fleets
Charged
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Zero-emission trucking solution provider Forum Mobility has secured a $15-million Series A funding round, and formed a new $400-million joint venture with CBRE Investment Management to provide zero-emission charging and vehicle solutions to drayage truck fleets and drivers. Homecoming Capital also participated in the Series A funding round and provided $100 million to the joint venture.
Solar and Sheep: “The future of regional Australia” and the key to better quality wool
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
For a country that once "rode on the sheep's back," the dual use of farm land for both sheep grazing and solar generation makes more and more sense. The post Solar and Sheep: “The future of regional Australia” and the key to better quality wool appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New tax incentives may not be enough to supercharge US inverter manufacturing
Solar Power World
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act’s incentives to jump-start U.S. solar product manufacturing have already yielded significant groundbreakings and expansion announcements for solar panel makers. Qcells, First Solar and JA Solar are just a few of the module manufacturers planning to open new facilities in the United States, even before the Dept. of the Treasury releases more… The post New tax incentives may not be enough to supercharge US inverter manufacturing appeared first on Solar Power World
AGL looks to EVs, batteries and rooftop solar as it goes local and digests massive loss
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
AGL is looking to rapidly expand decentralised assets - EVs, orchestrated solar and batteries - which means less investment in big wind and solar. The post AGL looks to EVs, batteries and rooftop solar as it goes local and digests massive loss appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NatWest confirms it is to stop lending to oil and gas projects
Business Green
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Banking giant sets out flurry of fresh green financing commitments as it gears up to release its first Climate Transition Plan next week NatWest Group yesterday promised to stop providing loans for new oil and gas projects, while providing at least £10bn in lending to help improve the energy efficiency of UK homes, as the bank gears up to become one of the first in the UK to publish a Climate Transition Plan next week.
Vestas claims major breakthough in wind turbine blade recycling
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Danish wind giant explores new method of recycling wind turbine blades – including those already in landfill. The post Vestas claims major breakthough in wind turbine blade recycling appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Why Solar Now Makes Sense For Nonprofits
Sun Valley Solar
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Whether you operate a house of worship, affordable housing project, charter school, health care facility, or a public school, electricity is essential. Every month you're spending money on your utility bill that could be spent on your important mission. But what if you could shrink that monthly payment and divert those funds to a better cause? This is where solar can help.
Snowy Hydro finally fesses up on delays to Snowy 2.0, and for Kurri Kurri too
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Snowy 2.0’s estimated completion has been officially delayed, again, making its completion this decade look increasingly unlikely. The post Snowy Hydro finally fesses up on delays to Snowy 2.0, and for Kurri Kurri too appeared first on RenewEconomy.
IMCA CALLS FOR OFFSHORE WIND COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
A week after launching the International Marine Contractors Association's (IMCA's) newly updated Renewables Contracting Principles (IMCA LCIC 014) with the call for industry collaboration essential to address supply chain losses, IMCA's CEO, Allen Leatt spoke yesterday (7 February) at the Offshore Wind Journal Conference in London with one of his recommendations being the formation of LOWIC: Leading Offshore Wind Industry Competitiveness programme, saying: "IMCA is keen to contribute to this wit
Atlante and Stellantis, together for electric mobility.
Green Living Guy
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Inaugurated in Italy the first electric vehicle fast charging station. For this was also at a Magenta dealership part of Stellantis network. Milan, 8 February 2023 – Atlante is the company of NHOA Group (NHOA.PA), dedicated to EV fast and ultra-fast charging infrastructure. All born from the collaboration of Stellantis, NHOA, and Free2move eSolutions.
Eaton Helps AEP Ohio Develop First Microgrid for City of Columbus to Support Resilient, Sustainable Water Infrastructure
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Microgrid system incorporates onsite solar and battery energy storage to keep clean water flowing during grid outages
How Can We Address Water Scarcity and PFAS?
CleanTech Group
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Water scarcity will continue to be an economic and environmental challenge in the coming years. The global water crisis accounts for 785 million.
Tigo Energy Installers in Brazil Optimize Solar Production and System Longevity with TS4 Platform
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Intercraft Solar deploys Tigo products to deliver solar performance in complex and varied shade and roof pitch environments.
Donate old bikes for a good cause
Greenability Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Do you have an old bike or two ready for a new home? It’s a good time to declutter and donate them to a worthy cause. Local organizations need bike donations for youth and adult earn-a-bike programs, and to provide affordable bicycle transportation to those in need. Consider donating soon before peak biking weather. Here are local non-profit organizations accepting bike donations: BikeWalkKC BikeWalkKC accepts gently used, unwanted bicycles to help kids across Kansas City bike to school.
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