Mon.Feb 13, 2023

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Sharks, beauty and synthetic biotech

GreenBiz

Synthetic biotechnology is projected to surpass $61 billion in revenue by 2030, driven by companies interested in shifting sourcing strategies away from petrochemicals or practices harmful for biodiversity.

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Microchip introduces hybrid power drive module for electric aviation applications 

Charged

US integrated circuit manufacturer Microchip Technology has announced its new comprehensive three-phase hybrid power drive module, which is the first of 12 variants in the company’s product line with either silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors or insulated-gate bipolar transistors. Microchip says its new module helps meet the needs of electric aircraft designers who are looking to convert flight control systems from hydraulic to electric to reduce weight and design

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5 reasons why sustainable timber must become a core global building material

GreenBiz

With the proper sourcing, biobased buildings can be hugely instrumental in combating climate change as they store vast amounts of carbon.

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Identifying the root cause of particle contamination in electronic automotive components

Charged

Production processes, the production environment, and the final packaging all have an influence on component cleanliness. As a result, compliance agreements with limiting values often need to be implemented between the customer and supplier or between product development and production. This means that the cleanliness requirements are not fixed and can be specifically chosen by the customer in accordance with the product geometry function, manufacturability, and verifiability of the component.

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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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It's GreenBiz 30 Under 30 nomination time!

GreenBiz

Know someone who should be on the 2023 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 list, spotlighting rising stars in sustainability? Nominations are open through March 31.

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Leclanché to Feature its Full Suite of Energy Storage Technology, Proprietary EMS and Integration Capabilities at ESNA Conference and Expo

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The co-located conferences, being held in Long Beach, Calif. from February 14 to 16, are the energy industry’s premier solar + storage event. Visitors to Leclanché’s booth, #1413, will learn about the company’s breakthrough LeBlockTM energy storage solution, its proprietary energy management software (EMS) and comprehensive system integration skills.

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Siemens Gamesa intends to establish an offshore wind turbine nacelle facility in New York

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• Facility intended to create around 420 direct jobs and generate approximately $500 million in local investment • Several new supplier facilities are also planned, creating a sustainable local supply chain ecosystem • Tremendous potential economic benefit for local businesses across New York state • Large-scale investment reflects crucial nature of U.S.

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Multi-issue, cross-functional: Engagement strengthens sustainability

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Follow these steps for stakeholder engagement, along with tools to select and partner with vendors that align to your cross-functional ESG goals.

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Kyocera AVX introduces automotive-qualified supercapacitors

Charged

US electronic components manufacturer Kyocera AVX has launched its first automotive-qualified supercapacitors, also known as cylindrical, electrochemical, double-layer capacitors. According to the company, its five SCC Series supercapacitors are tested and qualified to the AEC-Q200 standard, meeting test conditions designed to replicate the mechanical and electrical conditions in automotive applications.

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Understanding the Carbon Removals Landscape

GreenBiz

Lasting mitigation of carbon is critical for keeping emissions within the temperature goals set in the Paris Agreement.

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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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SWTCH Energy and AutoGrid to integrate multi-tenant EV chargers into demand response programs

Charged

Toronto-based SWTCH Energy specializes in EV charging solutions for multi-tenant properties. AutoGrid is a provider of virtual power plant (VPP) and distributed energy resources management systems (DERMS). The two companies have teamed up to integrate 250 EV chargers at multi-tenant properties into an active demand response program with a Canadian utility.

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The incredible shrinking world of sustainability communications

GreenBiz

Is it any wonder few sustainability stories ever see the light of day?

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The Brief: Ariel’s Project Black (Q&A), developing diverse developers, digital prescriptions in Egypt, mini-grids in California, human rights in EV supply chains

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! ? The Call: Year of the ‘S.’ Social factors have often taken a backseat to environmental and governance issues. The post The Brief: Ariel’s Project Black (Q&A), developing diverse developers, digital prescriptions in Egypt, mini-grids in California, human rights in EV supply chains appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Labor isn’t rising to the climate occasion – their own projections prove it

Renew Economy

The Labor government wants to keep climate a quiet issue. But their latest projections show how dire the situation is. The post Labor isn’t rising to the climate occasion – their own projections prove it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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New FLO Ultra DC fast charger features two 320 kW charging ports and a motorized cable management system

Charged

Charging network operator and charger provider FLO has introduced the FLO Ultra, a new DC fast charger taht features two charging ports in one rugged aluminum enclosure. It provides up to 320 kW of power using dynamic power sharing. The new charger can be configured in a variety of ways, allowing for flexible parking options for drivers and easier installation for site hosts.

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Wind and solar help South Australia escape tyranny of soaring gas prices

Renew Economy

Has the SA grid found an answer to one of the most intractable problems facing governments and energy markets around the world? The post Wind and solar help South Australia escape tyranny of soaring gas prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Why corporate buyers bet $1.5 billion with Ariel Alternatives to diversify supply chains and close racial wealth gaps (Q&A)

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Feb. 13 – Building up Black-led firms to become suppliers to America’s largest corporations is a long-term project. With Project Black, Ariel. The post Why corporate buyers bet $1.5 billion with Ariel Alternatives to diversify supply chains and close racial wealth gaps (Q&A) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Not-Zero: Report finds rampant greenwashing among richest global corporations

Renew Economy

Some of the world’s richest companies are hiding behind spurious ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon neutrality’ claims. A new report calls them out for greenwashing. The post Not-Zero: Report finds rampant greenwashing among richest global corporations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Reframing the LTN/15 minute city debate

Terra Infirma

Regular readers will know I’m a Councillor here in Newcastle and last night I gave an informal talk to political colleagues about Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs). We have an experimental LTN in the ward I represent, an attempt to stop through traffic in a block of Victorian terraces, but we don’t call it an LTN as that phrase has started to fire up conspiracy theorists.

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Tesla lands gigawatt hour order for Megapack batteries to help muscle out gas

Renew Economy

A massive four-hour battery that will be used to stabilise electricity supply and cut reliance on gas will use Tesla's Megapack battery technology. The post Tesla lands gigawatt hour order for Megapack batteries to help muscle out gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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7 Important Things to Look For When Choosing a Sustainability Software

U.S. Green Technology

Sustainability is an important necessity, and looking for the right software that will support company goals and initiatives is crucial to streamline this time-consuming activity. This is true if you manage different outputs from facilities and locations or need optional reporting. Many company annual reports require a summary of the vital sustainability initiatives as a.

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World’s largest onshore wind turbine, and the first to reach 10MW, debuts in China

Renew Economy

Chinese wind energy company Envision Energy has unveiled a new onshore wind turbine, the largest of its kind. The post World’s largest onshore wind turbine, and the first to reach 10MW, debuts in China appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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BOVIET SOLAR TO EXHIBIT AT INTERSOLAR NA TRADE SHOW AND CONFERENCE IN LONG BEACH, CA, USA

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Boviet Solar will present its Gamma Series™ Mono-Monofacial PV modules as well as its Vega Series™ Mono-Bifacial PV Modules.

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Snowy CEO confirms project delays as he works to “unpause” blocked tunnel borer

Renew Economy

You say 'bogged,' we say 'paused.' You say 'sinkhole,' we say 'surface depression.' Snowy Hydro's new CEO updates Senate Estimates on 2.0 and Kurri Kurri. The post Snowy CEO confirms project delays as he works to “unpause” blocked tunnel borer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Government hands out £12.4m to green manufacturing projects

Business Green

Efforts to cut energy use from cheesemaking, road manufacturing and steelmaking among projects to share in latest Industrial Energy Transformation funding round More than £12m government funding has been awarded to scores of projects aimed at slashing emissions, fossil fuel use and energy costs from UK manufacturing across a host of industries, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced today.

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Egypt’s Yodawy raises $16 million to digitize prescriptions

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, February 13 – Egypt offers public health insurance to its 110 million citizens, but gaps in service and care quality drive many. The post Egypt’s Yodawy raises $16 million to digitize prescriptions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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'Major leaps forward': Octopus launches heat pump as cheap as a gas boiler

Business Green

A 'serious breakthrough' has allowed Octopus Energy to offer customers heat pumps at a similar price to gas boilers, it claims Buying and installing Octopus Energy's latest heat pump could cost as little as £2,500 when government grants are applied, following what the firm's chief executive has labelled "a serious breakthrough". Speaking to The Telegraph , Greg Jackson claimed a "bunch of major leaps forward" had cut Octopus's current installation costs of between £3,000 and £8

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EV supply chains are riddled with human rights abuses. Tech can help eliminate them.

Impact Alpha

More electric vehicles (EVs) were sold each week of 2022 than in all of 2011. Analysts expect this explosive growth to remain unabated. The post EV supply chains are riddled with human rights abuses. Tech can help eliminate them. appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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'Major leaps forward': Octopus launches heat pump as cheap as a gas boiler

Business Green

A ‘serious breakthrough’ has allowed Octopus Energy to offer customers heat pumps at a similar price to gas boilers, it claims Buying and installing Octopus Energy's latest heat pump could cost as little as £2,500 when government grants are applied, following what the firm's chief executive has labelled "a serious breakthrough". Speaking to The Telegraph , Greg Jackson claimed a "bunch of major leaps forward" had cut Octopus's current installation costs of between £3,000 and £8

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Community Preservation Corp. invests $5 million in SHIFT Catalyst Fund to back diverse developers

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, February 13 — SHIFT Catalyst Fund has secured a $5 million equity investment from Community Preservation Corp. to invest in real estate. The post Community Preservation Corp. invests $5 million in SHIFT Catalyst Fund to back diverse developers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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News round-up, Friday, February 10, 2023 10 by GERMÁN & CO

Energy Central

Quote of the day… “We’re analyzing them to learn more about the surveillance program,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Wednesday. “We will pair that with what we learn from the balloon — what we learn from the balloon itself — with what we’ve gleaned based on our careful observation of the system when it was in our airspace, as the.

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Ovo joins Community Energy England initiative

Business Green

Energy supplier joins host of district network operators to become supporter of Community Energy England sector body Ovo has become a 'principal supporter' to the leading sector body for community energy organisations across England, pledging to provide "enhanced levels of support" for independent solar and wind projects across the country. As part of its new tie-up with Community Energy England, the enegry giant has committed to helping community energy projects secure additional revenue, inclu

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India annouced its first Lithium Reserve

Energy Central

India announced that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir. The country's first lithium reserve, found in Jammu and Kashmir, is of the best quality, a senior government official said here on Saturday, as upbeat villagers expressed hope the discovery will bring them a bright future.

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