How an EV charging patchwork becomes a network
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Executives from General Motors, Blink Charging, Volta and Amply Power recently revealed new plans and partnerships to accelerate the build-out of a nationwide charging network.
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This home and studio in Thailand is energy efficient
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Every piece of architecture has its own goal. Inasmuch, the design plan speaks to the look and function of the space. In the case of the Khiankhai Home and Studio in Chiangmai, Thailand it also highlights traditional construction techniques.
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5 powerful examples of clean energy transitions in Asia
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
The diverse continent accounts for more than one third of the world's energy use. What can support the rise of renewables there?
WAMA underwear are made with sustainable hemp
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Modern methods of fashion have led to worldwide global catastrophe. The plastics, the waste, the non-recyclable materials…it has all added up to the biggest environmental crisis humankind has ever faced. WAMA Underwear is turning to hemp, one of the most sustainable fabrics in the world.
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.
Moving customers and clients toward climate action
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
First in a series of profiles of people without “sustainability” in their job title who fold climate into their roles at their organization.
Can a 700 million dollar pledge save the Great Barrier Reef?
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
The Australian government will channel $700 million (AUD 1 billion) toward the protection and rehabilitation of the Great Barrier Reef. The announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison came on Friday, just a few days before UNESCO's February 1 deadline requiring Australia to provide a detailed reef conservation report.
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Tesla shares shot of Semis charging at Megachargers
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FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Tesla said little about the upcoming Semi in its latest earnings report—no update on the status of production or customer deliveries. However, the company did release a photo of four Tesla Semis charging at the new Megacharger station at Gigafactory Nevada, where the e-truck is currently in low-volume production. Tesla-stalker Sawyer Merritt shared some drone photos of the Megachargers, which are believed to be able to charge at 1.5 MW, and said that around 210 Megapack battery storage devices a
More Zoom, less climate gloom: moving events online can drastically cut carbon
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
A new study found that moving conferences online can reduce the carbon footprint by 94 percent and energy use by 90 percent.
ABB increases majority stake in Chinese charging provider Chargedot
Charged
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
European electronics giant ABB has increased its majority stake in Chinese charging provider Chargedot from 67 percent to 80 percent. ABB is now one of two shareholders in Chargedot, alongside a subsidiary of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIC, which retains a 20 percent stake. Both companies have benefited from their partnership. Chargedot has implemented ABB’s innovations in high-power, liquid cooled charging and smart, load management technology.
Impact Engine backs The Helper Bees to help keep seniors out of nursing homes
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
ImpactAlpha, February 1 — The vast majority of the more than 46 million seniors living in the U.S. wish to remain in their. The post Impact Engine backs The Helper Bees to help keep seniors out of nursing homes appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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.
Magna to produce EtelligentForce 4WD electric powertrain
Charged
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
By 2025, Canadian automotive parts supplier and manufacturer Magna is planning to produce a 4WD EV powertrain system called EtelligentForce for pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles. EtelligentForce is composed of Magna’s eDrive technology in front and its eBeam in the rear. According to Magna, the system can deliver up to 430 kW from the eBeam’s 250 kW potential and eDrive’s 180 kW.
Finnish project to speed up the transition from 5G to 6G
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
A consortium comprising nine companies and three research institutions aims to strengthen Finland’s competitiveness in radio technologies by accelerating the transition from 5G to 6G communications technology. The RF Sampo project will use funding from Business Finland to develop breakthrough RF and antenna communications technologies. The project will see Nokia, Flex, Bittium, Optenni, Keysight Technologies, SAAB, Senfit, Okmetic, ExcellAnt, University of Oulu, Aalto University and VTT, l
Sustainability Guide For Software Companies: Getting Started Guide
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Sustainable Software Development. Software is an essential technology for every company that has environmental impacts. Companies that develop software also impact the environment and have a responsibility to run a sustainable business that minimizes both its own carbon footprint and the those of its customers. Thankfully, there are many opportunities for software developers and users of software to improve their sustainability, ranging from purchasing carbon offset credits to simply turning off
Car drives into electricity pole, Coalition blames green energy for ensuing outage
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
A car drove into a power pole in Queensland on Tuesday, but the federal Coalition decided to blame green energy for the loss of power that followed. The post Car drives into electricity pole, Coalition blames green energy for ensuing outage appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Altus Power and Heliene partner to boost U.S. solar module manufacturing
Renewable Energy World
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Solar company Altus Power Inc. and module manufacturer Heliene Inc. signed a three-year agreement under which Altus Power will be able to buy up to 250 MW of solar modules from Heliene for use in solar generation projects across the U.S. In connection with the supply agreement, Altus Power also plans to invest up to $5 million in Heliene as part of that company’s anticipated take-over transaction with Buzz Capital 2 Ltd. and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Holman and Electrada partner to deliver turnkey fleet electrification solution
Charged
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Holman Enterprises, a global automotive services firm, and Electrada, an operator of charging infrastructure, have announced a strategic partnership that will offer fleet operators a turnkey, “fully capitalized and performance-guaranteed” fleet electrification solution. Holman and ARI, the company’s fleet leasing and management division, will provide fleet management services, including vehicle supply chain logistics, for a range of EVs, and Electrada will install the charging infrastructure.
Planet Becomes a Carbon Neutral Company
Planet Pulse
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Planet’s mission to help life on earth extends beyond our products and services. In December 2021, Planet officially became a carbon neutral company as part of our commitment to sustainability. Planet worked with SCS Global Services (SCS) , an organization specializing in third-party certification, validation, and verification for environmental and sustainability quality performance claims, to certify our operations as carbon neutral in accordance with the internationally recognized PAS 2060: 20
BMS manufacturer EMUS opens office in South Carolina
Charged
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Lithuanian battery management system (BMS) manufacturer EMUS opened its first foreign office in Greenville, South Carolina. “Many factors came together in choosing the Upstate region: South Carolina is famous for engineering companies, home to major OEMs, the closest time zone to Europe and [has] a balanced cost of living with ease of access to international airports,” says EMUS USA CEO Vaidotas Rutkauskas.
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?
Fortescue buys into Australian low cost hydrogen technology that only needs sunlight
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Andrew Forrest’s FFI acquires stake in Australian technology that promises to produce renewable hydrogen using just sunlight. The post Fortescue buys into Australian low cost hydrogen technology that only needs sunlight appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Continental and Volterio develop automated charging system
Charged
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Continental Engineering Services (CES) has partnered with startup Volterio to develop an automated conductive charging system. Volterio plans to develop near-production systems for the jointly designed “charging robot” by mid-2022. CES will then take the product through the certification process and take over production. Volume production of the system is planned for 2024 and will take place in Germany.
South Australia about to set fire to underground coal, and its green energy credentials
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
South Australia, a leader in renewables, is about to take a massive step backwards by giving the green light to a particularly dangerous fossil fuel extraction method. The post South Australia about to set fire to underground coal, and its green energy credentials appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate leaders to the U.S. government: It’s time to act on climate
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 1 – A group of businesses including Salesforce, Lyft, and Danone North America have taken out a full page ad in the. The post Corporate leaders to the U.S. government: It’s time to act on climate appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Energy Vault inks massive China deal for gravity-based storage project
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Gravity-based, long duration energy storage technology of Swiss company Energy Vault gains major new investor and foothold in massive China market. The post Energy Vault inks massive China deal for gravity-based storage project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Brief: $1 trillion in climate finance, climate call to action, sustainable fertilizer, health equity for seniors, African tech ventures
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Call No. 37: Real-world effects of the rising price of carbon. With a ton of carbon fetching nearly $100. The post The Brief: $1 trillion in climate finance, climate call to action, sustainable fertilizer, health equity for seniors, African tech ventures appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Protests Erupt in Argentina Over Plan for Offshore Oil Drilling
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
On January 4, thousands of people took to the streets of Mar del Plata, a coastal city roughly 250 miles south of Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were there to protest the plans by Norwegian oil company Equinor to begin offshore oil exploration later this year. They held signs that read “the sea is ours!” and “an ocean free of oil,” and they chanted, shouted, and sang.
Kula Bio raises $50 million to meet demand for sustainable nitrogen biofertilizer
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
ImpactAlpha, February 1 — A raft of biotech startups are helping farmers improve soil quality and rely less on synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, a. The post Kula Bio raises $50 million to meet demand for sustainable nitrogen biofertilizer appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Australia’s political leaders need to re-think where their money is coming from
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Woodside, which is developing Australia's biggest fossil fuel project in a decade, also happens to be the biggest fossil fuel political donor. The post Australia’s political leaders need to re-think where their money is coming from appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Deployment, deployment, deployment is the rallying cry as climate finance closes in on $1 trillion
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 1 – Venture investments in climate tech grab the headlines. Spending for energy transition deployment by corporations, government and households is. The post Deployment, deployment, deployment is the rallying cry as climate finance closes in on $1 trillion appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Sustainability Guide For Software Companies: Getting Started Guide
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
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Labor wants to win economic debate on climate, but fears scare campaign on efficiency
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Chris Bowen says Labor will focus on winning economic argument for climate action, to avoid Coalition election scare tactics. The post Labor wants to win economic debate on climate, but fears scare campaign on efficiency appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How Gender Impacts Transportation and Accessibility in Fort Portal, Uganda
The City Fix
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
For men, women, and children, movement around and across Ugandan cities is dominated by minibuses, motorcycle taxis and walking. However, gender roles and differences in priorities and values mean women’s and men’s travel needs can differ widely. Recently, interviews conducted. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Gelion to trial its zinc bromide batteries with Spanish solar farm
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Australia based battery start-up chosen for Acciona trial that could see it form part of the renewable energy giant's portfolio of energy storage providers. The post Gelion to trial its zinc bromide batteries with Spanish solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Thermal management in EVs – optimize performance with better thermal conductivity data
Charged
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Sponsored by C-Therm. Innovative Canadian tech company has helped 6 of the top 10 EV developers in the world optimize thermal performance with novel transient thermal conductivity measurement. The Challenge of Thermal Management in EVs. The design of electric vehicles presents engineers with unique thermal management challenges that have become a major focus of research and systems development within the automotive industry.
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