Wed.Oct 05, 2022

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Balancing the sustainable management and biodiversity of our ocean

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Sustainable, well managed fisheries have a big role to play in protecting biodiversity and feeding a global growing population.

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Recycling on-the-go toolkit and funding for local authorities

Envirotec Magazine

Solar-powered recycling bins have been rolled out in Lambeth. Environmental charity Hubbub launced – on 5 October – an in-depth guide for local authorities on how to roll out a successful recycling on-the-go campaign and thereby increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill or incineration. The ‘In The Loop’ toolkit, launched at the LARAC conference in Birmingham and funded by environmental compliance scheme Ecosurety, brings together key learnings and insi

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Uncharted is integrating the internet of things with sidewalks

GreenBiz

Sustainable infrastructure is desperately needed to ensure resilience in the face of the climate crisis. Uncharted is throwing its digital and physical solution into the ring as a viable option.

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The Undeniable Value of Eco-Conscious Homes — How Homeowners and Developers Can Make a Difference

The Environmental Blog

Nine in ten homeowners made eco-friendly home improvements last year, according to one survey from the home services platform Angi. Some of the most popular ecological improvements included the installation of smart thermostats and Energy Star appliances, proving that making a change can be achieved in small ways. However, for homeowners seeking additional ways to improve their home — or even build eco-friendly housing right from the start — there are a variety of options to keep in mind.

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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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Ryan Panchadsaram: Follow these steps to 'save the world'

GreenBiz

The core of the 'Speed and Scale' climate plan for business leaders: Be aggressive.

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Water challenge presents opportunity for cross-sector innovators

Envirotec Magazine

Innovators from multiple sectors including energy, manufacturing, transport and food and beverage, could have the opportunity to share their condition monitoring solutions with every water company in the UK and Ireland. The launch of a new challenge from Spring, the water sector’s innovation centre of excellence, and Innovate UK KTN, which connects innovators with new partners, focuses on condition monitoring of electro-mechanical assets for water treatment and distribution.

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Anheuser-Busch and Sysco Order More than $15M in Tesla Electric Semi Trucks in One Day

Green Living Guy

UPDATE: Sysco, one of the largest food deliverers in the world, placed an order for 50 Tesla Semi trucks. The company operates a fleet of more than 7,000 trucks. “This reinforces Sysco’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility by reducing the environmental impact of our operations. In addition to the positive environmental impacts, we will also […].

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Most green index funds aren't aligned with the Paris Agreement

GreenBiz

Sustainable passive funds attracted a record $69 billion in net flows in 2021 — but their growth has raised question.

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Hydrogen Generation Market Size to Reach Around USD 225.73 BN by 2030

altenergymag

According to Vision Research Reports, the global hydrogen generation market size is expected to reach around USD 225.73 billion by 2030 and registering growth at a CAGR of 6.33% from 2022 to 2030.

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Australia Post targets 100 pct renewables by 2025 with mix of certificates and electrons

Renew Economy

Australia Post pledges to source 100% renewable electricity by 2025 using mix of on-site solar generation, renewable electricity certificates and PPAs. The post Australia Post targets 100 pct renewables by 2025 with mix of certificates and electrons appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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MERSEN TO EXHIBIT DURING IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONFERENCE & EXPO, OCTOBER 10-11, 2022

altenergymag

NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA (SEPTEMBER, 2022) - Mersen will showcase its line of innovative product solutions for electrical energy storage solutions and EV/HEV during the IEEE ECCE conversion conference and exposition, October 10th and 11th, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Coalition nuclear power bill “dead on arrival,” but somehow the debate lives on

Renew Economy

Australia's atomic culture warriors are now focused on promoting ‘advanced’ nuclear power and small modular reactors. A new report debunks – yet again – the propaganda. The post Coalition nuclear power bill “dead on arrival,” but somehow the debate lives on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Minesto’s tidal array buildout progressing on schedule

altenergymag

Minesto, leading marine energy developer, announces that the site development of the world’s first tidal energy kite array in Hestfjord, Faroe Islands, is efficiently progressing according to plan. The total planned capacity of the array is about 30 MW, including twenty-four kite systems at 1.2 MW each. The annual yield of the site is estimated to be 84 GWh*, which is equivalent of 20% of the total Faroese energy consumption in 2021.

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Offshore wind power plans for Portland Smelter get a federal boost

Renew Economy

Alinta Energy's plan to plug a 1GW offshore wind farm into Victoria's Portland Aluminium Smelter win ARENA funding to kick off early development activities. The post Offshore wind power plans for Portland Smelter get a federal boost 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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From Wasted Heat to Green Electricity

altenergymag

The 247Solar Heat2Power™ turbine is the first commercial turbine to produce power using atmospheric-pressure hot air, with no combustion or emissions.

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Forrest’s FFI inks deal to develop green ammonia and hydrogen train engine

Renew Economy

FFI inks deal with Deutsche Bahn to develop modified diesel train engines that use a mix of green ammonia and hydrogen – an alternative to the "infinity train.". The post Forrest’s FFI inks deal to develop green ammonia and hydrogen train engine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Amazon expands its renewable energy projects with firsts in Brazil, India, and Poland

altenergymag

The total renewable energy projects will generate 50,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of clean energy—or the equivalent amount needed to power 4.6 million U.S. homes each year.

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Coal man turned solar champion joins CEFC board

Renew Economy

The former boss of the now demolished Hazelwood coal plant in Victoria, Tony Concannon, has been appointed by Labor to the CEFC board. The post Coal man turned solar champion joins CEFC board 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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6K and ONE enter joint development agreement for battery material

Charged

Battery materials producer 6K has signed a joint development agreement with Michigan-based energy storage company Our Next Energy (ONE) to develop and produce a battery material that ONE will use in its dual-chemistry Gemini battery and LFP Aries battery pack. The companies will develop two chemistries that include iron phosphate and manganese. “Early collaboration will start in 6K Energy’s Battery Center of Excellence located in North Andover, Massachusetts where both teams will work jointly on

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Fracking: The simple test of whether it should happen or not

Renew Economy

According to conventional economic theory, whether or not fracking should occur is simple – and the answer these days is almost always "not.". The post Fracking: The simple test of whether it should happen or not appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes enable vehicle electrification (Webinar)

Charged

Pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes are a reliable solution for a range of EV battery pack applications. These include bonding, flame retardance and dielectric insulation, and protection of sensitive materials. However, EV battery applications represent just a fraction of the many ways these tapes can support the electrification of modern vehicles. In this free webinar at our Fall Virtual Conference, experts from Avery Dennison Performance Tapes discuss the use of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes

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Is Australia’s “clean energy” focus adding to its economic and climate problems? 

Renew Economy

How tunnel vision on switching to renewables is costing Australia dearly by ignoring the vital importance of energy efficiency and productivity. The post Is Australia’s “clean energy” focus adding to its economic and climate problems? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Punch Powertrain and Stellantis to produce e-transmissions at a second plant in Europe

Charged

Punch Powertrain and Stellantis have agreed to expand their existing manufacturing partnership by adding another manufacturing site. The 50/50 joint venture, called Punch Powertrain PSA e-Transmissions Assembly, manufactures electrified dual-clutch transmissions (eDCT/DT2) for Stellantis’s next generation of mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. A manufacturing site in Metz, France began producing electrified transmissions in late 2022.

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Critical hydrogen skills shortage could threaten emissions goals

Renew Economy

Australia has neither the skilled workers nor the training capacity to achieve its ambitious renewable hydrogen plans, a new report has found. The post Critical hydrogen skills shortage could threaten emissions goals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Quebec lithium mine faces many hurdles to reach production

Charged

As EV adoption grows, it’s plain that more EV raw materials will need to be mined and processed in North America (and Europe). But bringing a new mine into production is a lengthy process with many potential pitfalls along the way. A lithium mine in the pine forests northwest of Montreal provides an example of the challenges, as reported by the New York Times.

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Neoen secures finance for its “virtual” big battery in Canberra

Renew Economy

CEFC brings in Infradebt to underwrite Neoen Australia's 100MW/200MWh Capital Battery, known for its innovative “virtual battery” offtake deal with AGL Energy. The post Neoen secures finance for its “virtual” big battery in Canberra appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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States will be deciding factor in community solar’s IRA trajectory

Solar Power World

The Inflation Reduction Act is a boon for the entire solar industry, but perhaps no sector benefits more than community solar. Along with the 10-year 30% ITC extension, other tax credit adders meant to expand equity in solar deployment are especially suited for community solar development. To start, a long-term ITC is welcome news for… The post States will be deciding factor in community solar’s IRA trajectory appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Climate policies to push global wind capacity past 2TW over coming decade

Renew Economy

A spate of positive climate policies around the globe is expected to drive big growth in the wind energy sector, according to analysts Wood Mackenzie. The post Climate policies to push global wind capacity past 2TW over coming decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Snow loss is fueling the West’s megadrought

Grist

This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Lake Mead is America’s largest reservoir, supplying water for 25 million people across the southwest. It’s also drying up — a kind of poster child for the ongoing drought in the West. But upstream, a much larger but lesser known source of stored water is also disappearing: mountain snow. This is how climate change is throwing one of the United States’ most critical sources of water out of whack.

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A flight to quality, as carbon traders hedge against a tightening of rules

Renew Economy

A mixed quarter of trading shaped by the announcement of the Chubb ERF review and the federal government's plan to reform the Safeguard Mechanism. The post A flight to quality, as carbon traders hedge against a tightening of rules appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Rivian on Track to Build 25,000 Electric Vehicles in 2022

Green Living Guy

Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive said Monday that it produced over 7,000 vehicles in the third quarter, its highest quarterly total to date. The company also confirmed that it remains on track to produce 25,000 vehicles in 2022. Shares of Rivian were up about 7% Tuesday morning. The stock had closed more than 3% lower during […]. The post Rivian on Track to Build 25,000 Electric Vehicles in 2022 appeared first on The Green Living Guy.

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The Driven Podcast: The trucking industry is going electric

Renew Economy

We test drive a heavy duty electric truck, and interview key players in an industry that is going electric faster than most people can imagine. The post The Driven Podcast: The trucking industry is going electric appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Demand for Renewable Natural Gas and Innovations in Biogas Upgrading

CleanTech Group

In order to reduce global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, sectors like agriculture (11% of all global emissions), industry (24% of global.