How sustainability professionals can use their collective voice to speed climate progress
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sustainability professionals can take meaningful action to push companies to align their policy goals and climate objectives.
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Building a More Sustainable, Affordable Colorado with Thoughtful Housing Strategies
NRDC onEarth
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Land use reform proposed by Colorado leaders could deliver a triple victory for climate, air quality, and housing affordability.
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How Klarna put an internal price on carbon
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Establishing a system of internal payments for greenhouse gas emissions builds a shared sense of responsibility and puts downward pressure on emissions, practitioners say.
Liebreich: Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think – And Easier. Part II: Easier
BloombergNEF
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Welcome to the second part of my two-part article exploring the bull and bear cases for the net-zero transition. The post Liebreich: Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think – And Easier. Part II: Easier appeared first on BloombergNEF.
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.
The climate and nature crises call for planet-forward strategies
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sponsored: Leading scientists are calling for more action to address climate change and nature loss – a planet-forward strategy connects nature and climate for a solution that is set up to drive greater progress.
Massive NSW wind and battery project gets federal approval to replace coal, drought-proof farms
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The biggest wind farm in New South Wales and one of the biggest on the NEM has the green light from the federal government to go ahead. The post Massive NSW wind and battery project gets federal approval to replace coal, drought-proof farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Nikola Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Delivered the first production hydrogen fuel cell electric truck available in North America Delivered 35 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks in Q4 ending the period with no finished goods inventory From October.
MISO Warns ‘Immediate and Serious’ Challenges Are Threatening Reliability
POWER Magazine
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is warning reliability challenges have grown urgent as the nation’s power system grapples with a “hyper-complex risk environment.” The grid operator that serves 15 […] The post MISO Warns ‘Immediate and Serious’ Challenges Are Threatening Reliability appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Yokogawa Invests in and Signs Memorandum on Business Partnership With Tsubame BHB
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
-Collaboration to include joint development of solutions for ammonia production. Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that it has invested in and signed a memorandum on a business partnership with.
Smart tech could help fix the biggest barrier to building clean energy
Canary Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Over the past decade or so, study after study has shown the potential for “ grid-enhancing technologies ” to improve the capacity and reliability of existing transmission grids without needing to deal with the difficult task of building new power lines.
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.
Powerhouse Energy Signs 5-Year Deal With National Hydrogen for Global Hydrogen Project Rollouts in Australia, Italy, Switzerland, and Hong Kong
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Powerhouse Energy Group plc, a company pioneering integrated technology that converts non-recyclable waste into low carbon energy, announces the signing of an initial 5-year framework agreement (“the Agreement”) with Australian.
GenH2 Unveils Groundbreaking Liquid Hydrogen Technology in Milestone UAV Flight
Hydrogen Fuel News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Revolutionary On-Board Liquid Hydrogen Technology Showcased Tomorrow, GenH2, a pioneer in hydrogen infrastructure solutions, will demonstrate its revolutionary liquid on-board and zero-loss mobile hydrogen technology by fueling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at its Titusville headquarters at 10:00AM. Utilizing liquid hydrogen, the six-foot-long octocopter UAV is set to travel four times farther than previous capabilities.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $15 Million for 12 Projects Developing High-Energy Storage Solutions, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells to Electrify Domestic Aircraft, Railroads & Ships
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
12 Projects Across 11 States Will Work on Technologies to Advance Emission-Free, High-Energy Electrochemical Systems in Support of President Biden’s Push to Electrify Transportation Sectors WASHINGTON, D.C.– The U.S. Department.
Queensland launches battery strategy, vanadium flow factory announced in Australian state
Energy Storage News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The government of Queensland has published its official battery strategy as part of the Australian state’s major Energy and Jobs Plan and policies to invigorate its industries.
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.
Vasselon Appointed to New Role as Toyota Prepares for Hydrogen Le Mans Entry
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Former Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon will remain with the Japanese manufacturer in a new role planning development of a hydrogen-fuelled Le Mans prototype. It was a.
Advanced inverters ‘push boundaries’ of how batteries can replace fossil fuel plants on power grid
Energy Storage News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The inverters at an upcoming 300MW/600MWh project in Scotland, UK, will enable the asset to deliver inertia that is “essential for the grid to function efficiently”.
Minnesota Trucking Association Report Examines Challenges for Developing Long-Haul Electric Trucks
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Hydrogen fuel cell technology and hybrid “range extender” technologies show promise for long haul trucking MINNEAPOLIS – In a comprehensive report released recently , the Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) states that the rush.
Lightsource bp Completes $348M Financing Package for Texas Utility-Scale Projects
Solar Industry
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $348 million financing package, set to support the construction and operation of a 288 MW portfolio comprised of two utility-scale solar projects in Texas. The financed projects are the company’s 163 MW Starr Solar located in Starr County, Texas and 125 MW Second Division Solar project located in Brazoria County, Texas.
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?
Second wind farm switches off due to bush fires, as antis accuse turbines of fanning the flames
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
A second wind farm is switched off due to bush fires as anti-renewable groups accuse the turbines of fanning the flames. The post Second wind farm switches off due to bush fires, as antis accuse turbines of fanning the flames appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Charge Robotics Completes Deployment of Solar Construction System
Solar Industry
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Charge Robotics has deployed its SunriseTM, an automated solar construction robotics system the company says is designed to assemble, quality control and install tracking hardware. The platform was released in partnership with the EPC contractor and solar services provider SOLV Energy. The company says its system assists construction crews with solar hardware assembly, autonomously assembles parts into completed bays, conducts quality control and performs field installations. “This deployme
California’s patchwork push to scale up virtual power plants
Canary Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
New rooftop solar systems are worth a lot less than they used to be in California , following the state’s dramatic changes in net-metering policy.
MGE Adds More Solar to its Grid with Fitchburg Project
Solar Industry
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Madison Gas and Electric ’s (MGE) latest solar array, the 6 MW Tyto Solar in Fitchburg, Wis. is fully operational and delivering locally generated distributed energy to MGE’s distribution system grid. “This project is another step in our journey toward net-zero carbon electricity for all MGE electric customers,” says MGE’s Jeff Keebler. “Our target is reduced carbon emissions.
Throwback Thursday: Greenhill Energy Launches $425 Million Plans To Construct Australia’s First Large Scale Integrated Waste To-Hydrogen Processing Facility in South Australia
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Greenhill Energy has launched their $425 million plans to build Australia’s first fully integrated processing facility to convert landfill waste and sustainable biomass into high value products such as fertilisers.
The Brief: New neighborhood economics
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: ? Next Week’s Call: How fund managers drive alpha through impact. Private fund investments tend to. The post The Brief: New neighborhood economics appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
German farmers and networks push back against underground cables
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
German farmers lobby joined transmission operators in demanding a change to legislation that favours the construction of underground power lines. The post German farmers and networks push back against underground cables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hydrogen Could Have Much Bigger Climate Impact Than Most Estimates, Study Shows
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
‘Clean’ hydrogen deployment can be considerably better or worse for the climate based on factors typically overlooked in climate impact assessments. Standard frameworks used to assess the climate impacts of.
Hitachi Energy expands German power transformer facility to address demand
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Hitachi Energy has announced an investment of more than €30 million ($32 million) in the expansion and modernisation of its power transformer manufacturing facility in Bad Honnef, Germany. Expected to be complete in 2026, the project will see the facility expand to over 15,000 square meters. Combined with process enhancements, the upgraded facility is geared towards optimising operational performance and boosting manufacturing capacity to address growing demand.
Sandbrook Capital Commits $460M to rPlus Energies
Solar Industry
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
rPlus Energies has announced a platform-level partnership with Sandbrook Capital, in which Sandbrook will invest up to $460 million in the company alongside continued support from rPlus founding investor, Gardner Group. rPlus’ 15 GW pipeline of renewable projects will be facilitated by Sandbrook’s initial commitment, enabling the company to bring an expected 1 GW of storage online in the near-term, while advancing the pipeline balance.
Turkey’s installed solar capacity reaches 12.2GW
PV Tech
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Turkey's installed solar capacity has surpassed wind thanks to the addition of hybrid projects, adding 510MW of capacity to the solar sector.
EnergySage Releases 18th Solar & Storage Marketplace Report
Solar Industry
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
EnergySage has released its 18th semiannual Solar & Storage Marketplace Report which analyzes homeowner shopping transactions on EnergySage.com during 2023 for solar panels, inverters and batteries from solar companies in 41 states and Washington, D.C. One item the report found is that for the first time since mid-2021, solar prices decreased on the EnergySage Marketplace, dropping by 3.5% to $2.80 per watt.
Batteries go full tilt, set records, as prices lurch from market floor to cap
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The biggest battery in the South Australia operates at full tilt, and battery output overall hits new peak as wholesale electricity prices swung between the market floor to the market peak. The post Batteries go full tilt, set records, as prices lurch from market floor to cap appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Three US solar trends to watch in 2024
PV Tech
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Clean Energy Associates’ Christian Roselund explores the opportunities and risks that lie ahead for US solar, including the ramifications of November’s presidential election.
New guide to help put First Nations at centre of shift to renewables
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The guide hopes to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are better informed and more involved in clean energy developments on their land. The post New guide to help put First Nations at centre of shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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