Solutions to the climate crisis will come from the multitudes
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2022
Climate change is not just a systemic problem, it’s also a leadership crisis.
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Reducing Energy Debts From COVID-19
Green Living Guy
APRIL 6, 2022
Utility bills have piled up for American homeowners since COVID-19 began. According to the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, over 80 million Americans struggle to pay bills due to the ongoing pandemic. Energy affordability has proved problematic for decades in the U.S., but the pandemic further exacerbated this issue. Here’s how Americans can participate in various […].
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Porsche-backed startup pictures breakthrough for 3D printing using metal
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2022
Seurat Technologies, a Massachusetts venture working with Porsche, GM and others, opens first depot dedicated to decarbonizing the conventional casting process.
Taylor tries to delay coal closures, demands five years notice before shut downs
Renew Economy
APRIL 6, 2022
Angus Taylor moves to delay the exit of coal fired power stations, seeking new rules that mandate five years notice before plant closures. The post Taylor tries to delay coal closures, demands five years notice before shut downs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
It’s time to comment on climate risk disclosure
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2022
If you haven’t yet waded through the more than 500 pages of the SEC’s proposed climate rule and the two new weighty ISSB proposals, it might be time to start digging in.
CANADIAN SOLAR STARTS MASS PRODUCTION OF NEW ROOFTOP MODULE WITH POWER OUTPUT REACHING 420 W
altenergymag
APRIL 6, 2022
CS6R-MS, the new module type under HiKu6 series, has the power output of up to 420 W and module efficiency of up to 21.5%. The CS6R-MS module is especially suitable for rooftop solar applications given its small module size (1.95 m² ? 30 mm), light weight (21.3 kg), and outstanding aesthetic design for homogenous appearance.
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Fortress Power teams up with Sol-Ark to release a new Integrated Plug & Play Energy Storage Solution
altenergymag
APRIL 6, 2022
Fortress Power teams up with Sol-Ark to announce the release of their new integrated solar storage solution. Consisting of 4 eFlex batteries and a Sol-Ark 12K or 15K inverter, the new all-in-one solution offers peak shaving for demand charge management, load shifting for time-of-use savings, standalone operation in off-grid mode for power backup, as well as storage of excess solar energy.
Has renewable energy reached an inflection point globally?
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2022
Wind and solar power hit a new record in 2021, generating 10 percent of the world's entire electricity needs for the first time.
Truck-as-a-Service startup WattEV orders 50 Volvo VNR electric trucks
Charged
APRIL 6, 2022
WattEV has ordered 50 Volvo VNR Class 8 electric trucks to launch its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in California. Over the next several months, the e-trucks will begin operating on routes between California’s San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. WattEV’s TaaS model offers shippers and carriers access to battery-electric trucks at a per-mile rate, including charging, that the company says is on par with the total cost of operating diesel trucks.
Robo-advisor launches climate-friendly 401(k) plan for employers
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2022
Online investment startup Carbon Collective takes on ESG greenwashing with a new climate-focused 401(k) for small mission-driven companies.
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.
BASF inks land purchase agreement for battery site in Canada
Charged
APRIL 6, 2022
Cathode active materials (CAM) producer BASF has signed an agreement to purchase land for a future CAM materials production, battery metals recycling and refining site in Quebec. The site is positioned beside the Saint Lawrence River in Bécancour. According to BASF, the site will “rely on competitive hydropower to further reduce the carbon footprint of its products compared to the industry average.”.
Solis Inverters Provide for a More Reliable Solar PV System
altenergymag
APRIL 6, 2022
Solis has been working in the field of string inverters for 17 years and is committed to providing customers with the highest quality products and services.
Today’s EV engineering webinar schedule: Wednesday, April 6th
Charged
APRIL 6, 2022
Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. You can access the recorded videos on each session’s registration page.
How Energy Security is a Driver of Climate Policy
Energy Central
APRIL 6, 2022
How Energy Security is a Driver of Climate Policy Q&A with IP3’s Michael Hewitt Bulgaria Faces Energy Choices A Greek New Deal UK Pursuit of Energy Security and Climate Policy Poland Goes Private for SMRs DOD Work on SMRs will Benefit US Developers Energy Security for HALEU Nuclear Fuel It is no secret that China and Russia use their exports of commercial.
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.
GM and Honda to codevelop affordable EVs
Charged
APRIL 6, 2022
General Motors and Honda have announced plans to codevelop “a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology.”. The two automakers have been working together on electric and autonomous vehicle technologies for some time—in 2018, Honda joined GM’s battery module development efforts , and in 2020, they announced plans to codevelop two EVs , including the Honda Prologue and an Acura electric SUV.
Why Australia has to quit stalling and wean itself off fossil fuels
Renew Economy
APRIL 6, 2022
Australia is not behaving as if climate action is urgent – and by far its biggest shortcoming is the failure to plan for the transition from fossil fuels. The post Why Australia has to quit stalling and wean itself off fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Sun’s Pro-Fracking Poll was Paid for by Climate Denial Group
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 6, 2022
A poll in The Sun that claims 44 percent of the British public supports fracking was paid for by a climate science denial group, DeSmog can report. . The survey was published in The Sun this week (5 April) with the headline “FRACKING IS FINE: Nearly half of voters are in favour of lifting fracking ban” and referenced in the “Sun Says” editorial column.
CenterPoint Energy to deploy 3 million Intelis natural gas smart meters
Smart Energy International
APRIL 6, 2022
Itron has signed a contract with CenterPoint Energy to further modernise its natural gas distribution system with 3 million Intelis natural gas ultrasonic smart meters. CenterPoint Energy is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers.
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?
New transmission link between NSW and Victoria gets $75m funding boost
Renew Economy
APRIL 6, 2022
A new Victoria-New South Wales transmission link to be fast-tracked, with a $75 million funding boost from the federal government. The post New transmission link between NSW and Victoria gets $75m funding boost appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The SEAPOWER project presents its innovative solutions for large offshore wind turbines (>15 MW) at WindEurope Bilbao
altenergymag
APRIL 6, 2022
-After three years of work, the nine companies of the consortium have designed a new floating platform; an innovative foundation for offshore wind turbines, new designs of large metal structures (towers and transition parts) with reduced cost and weight, and new developments of different auxiliary systems. -These results have been presented at the WindEurope Bilbao trade show to more than 40 sector experts, who showed great interest in the development of the project and in the future of the new
Cadillac LYRIQ Luxury EV Transitions to Final Stage Prior to Production
Green Living Guy
APRIL 6, 2022
Cadillac engineers recently completed the “80 percent” validation drive for the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ — a critical milestone in Cadillac’s first luxury EV’s development, marking a transition to the final stage prior to production. By confirming that all components and technologies are at or beyond 80 percent, engineers can now focus on fine tuning LYRIQ […].
Network losses: Good news for some wind and solar farms, bad news for others
Renew Economy
APRIL 6, 2022
The winners and losers of AEMO's latest assessment of network constraints have been revealed. The post Network losses: Good news for some wind and solar farms, bad news for others appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Sustainability Marketing: How To Reach Three Kinds of Customers Of Green Products and Services
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 6, 2022
Sustainability Marketing For Green Products And Services. You want to make green sexy to your customers—but sexiness is in the eye of the beholder. Green businesses engage in sustainability marketing with at least three very different types of customers: “Deep Greens”: The Obsessed . They love sustainability. They read, follow the websites, attend the conferences… Win them over—they’re your champions.
Dan Evans, Itron Senior Director of Smart Cities, on the Chicago smart lighting project
Smart Energy International
APRIL 6, 2022
With the completion of the city of Chicago’s Smart Lighting Programme, Yusuf Latief talked to Dan Evans, Itron’s Senior Director of Smart Cities, about the programme’s implementation, challenges and benefits. The $160 million programme includes the modernisation of some 280 000 street lighting fixtures with smart models for improved energy efficiency and smart city use cases.
Greens aim for negative emissions with generous floor price for carbon offsets
Renew Economy
APRIL 6, 2022
Australian Greens offer a generous guaranteed floor price for ACCUs as part of a plan to get Australia to net negative emissions. The post Greens aim for negative emissions with generous floor price for carbon offsets appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Why it is good that Gazprom Germania has been put under trusteeship!
Energy Central
APRIL 6, 2022
Originally posted here and co-authored by Tobias Federico. Ruble decree, early warning stage, raid, Gazprom's parent company withdrawing, imminent default and now trusteeship: Since last week, reports on the subject of Gazprom and the natural gas supply stop have been escalating. The danger of a Russian natural gas supply freeze to Germany and Europe seems more present than.
Offshore wind giant calls for “no sail zones” after turbine parts tumble into sea
Renew Economy
APRIL 6, 2022
Danish wind giant takes "precautionary measure" after a rotor and three blades fall into sea from offshore turbine. The post Offshore wind giant calls for “no sail zones” after turbine parts tumble into sea appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Energy Security Strategy: Government promises 'major acceleration of homegrown power'
Business Green
APRIL 6, 2022
But campaigners slam strategy that will 'do nothing to help the UK get off Russian gas this year', warning 'the person who will be happiest with it is Vladimir Putin'. The government will tomorrow publish its long-awaited Energy Security Strategy, promising that the sweeping new plan will 'supercharge' clean energy deployment and put the UK on track to source 95 per cent of its power from domestic low carbon sources by 2030.
What should I see at a Utility conference?
Energy Central
APRIL 6, 2022
With nearly four decades of experience in the commercial trucking industry, I have been to hundreds of trucks shows including one in South Africa. For 2022, there is something new on my travel plans; three utility conferences! Why is a long term "truck guy" headed to conferences in the power world? Battery electric trucks and possibily hydrogen fuel cell trucks is the simple.
Green Finance Strategy 2.0: Here's what an ambitious UK plan should look like
Business Green
APRIL 6, 2022
The UK is a world-leader in green finance, but there's still much more the government can do, writes Dr Ben Caldecott of the UK Centre for Greening Finance & Investment (CGFI). The UK is a world-leader in green finance. Of the major global financial centres, London is ranked first for green finance according to the latest rankings from Z/Yen, far ahead of its major competitors including New York (ranked 13), Hong Kong (ranked 41), Singapore (ranked 16), Shanghai (ranked 14), Tokyo (ranked 22), P
Building a business case for next-generation AMI
Smart Energy International
APRIL 6, 2022
Advanced metering infrastructure, or AMI, is considered to be a key enabler for the global energy transition, enabling future services, optimising grid visibility and optimising grid investment. So what does the next generation of AMI look like? John Doyle, Marketing Executive responsible for Itron Outcomes portfolio in EMEA, answered this question in an Itron Inspire EMEA session dedicated to the topic.
Fujitsu Australia inks renewable PPA with Sapphire wind farm
Renew Economy
APRIL 6, 2022
Fujitsu to source around one-third of its annual national electricity needs from wind power, through a deal with CWP Renewables' 270MW Sapphire Wind Farm. The post Fujitsu Australia inks renewable PPA with Sapphire wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Tantalus and ETB bring commercial-grade microgrid solution to market
Smart Energy International
APRIL 6, 2022
Smart grid technology company, Tantalus Systems, and Energy Toolbase (ETB) have announced the deployment of a commercial microgrid project. Tantalus will deliver the project in partnership with ETB, which provides project modelling, energy storage control and asset monitoring products for solar and storage microgrids. Microgrid solution. The microgrid includes solar panels and battery storage to provide resiliency to the headquarters of a major construction company in Riverdale, California.
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