International sailing league brings sustainability on board
GreenBiz
MARCH 29, 2022
The Impact League is the race’s sustainability contest. SailGP is also investing in many sustainability changes both on and off the water.
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Climate spending cut as Frydenberg delivers empty budget for clean energy and EVs
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
The Morrison government will cut spending on climate action, with clean energy and electric vehicles neglected. Fossil fuel subsidies get a boost. The post Climate spending cut as Frydenberg delivers empty budget for clean energy and EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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School buses: The biggest batteries on wheels?
GreenBiz
MARCH 29, 2022
The Mobility House, a German company rapidly expanding in the U.S., concentrates vehicle charging when electricity is cheapest so that fleets can install nameplate charging capacity to exceed available grid capacity.
Renewables and energy efficiency – priorities for 2030 emissions reductions
Smart Energy International
MARCH 29, 2022
IRENA’s new World Energy Transition Outlook 2022 sets out 2030 priorities to meet its 1.5 o C pathway to 2050. The Outlook 2022, the second edition, reports that despite progress the energy transition is far from being on track to 1.5 o C and that progress over the next eight years to 2030 will be “critical” to accelerating its trajectory. According to the Outlook a ramping up of renewables, together with an aggressive energy efficiency strategy, is the most realistic path toward halving emissio
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 Marine Stewardship Council’s Angelina Skowronski on selling sustainability, the upside of being an extrovert
GreenBiz
MARCH 29, 2022
The commercial manager for the seafood industry nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council discusses the importance of independent, third-party certifications for consumer products.
FactCheck: Energy minister Angus Taylor misleads on oil reserves in Australia
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
Angus Taylor's attempt to quell public concern about rising fuel prices and global oil shortages are misleading. The post FactCheck: Energy minister Angus Taylor misleads on oil reserves in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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The Challenge of Scope 1 Emissions
Energy Central
MARCH 29, 2022
In recent posts, we’ve discussed the concept of Science-Based Targets (SBT) which offer organizations a pathway and series of metrics for setting carbon reduction goals. Last week, we outlined some of the challenges and implications related to the just-released Securities Exchange Commission ruling requiring publicly-traded companies to disclose climate-related risks.
Green will impact just about all Arkansas jobs in the future
GreenBiz
MARCH 29, 2022
The Natural State is building on its industry legacy by going more green
Forrest strikes huge $50 billion green hydrogen plan with German energy giant E.ON
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
Forrest strikes huge plan with German energy giant E.ON to produce five million tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030, using Australian renewables. The post Forrest strikes huge $50 billion green hydrogen plan with German energy giant E.ON appeared first on RenewEconomy.
What SEC’s climate disclosure rule could mean for students and job seekers
GreenBiz
MARCH 29, 2022
More jobs, to be sure, but what kind?
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.
UK policy paper doubles down on vehicle electrification
Smart Energy International
MARCH 29, 2022
A new white paper from the UK Department for Transport lays out their strategy and action plan for the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the country. The white paper, Taking charge: the electric vehicle infrastructure strategy , details the department’s strategies and goals for streamlining EV use and charging. The paper’s strategy states two ambitions; to end the sale of new petrol, diesel petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030; and for all new cars and vans to be fu
RenewaFi Closes Investment Round to Help Companies Buy Renewable Energy Directly from Clean Power Plants
altenergymag
MARCH 29, 2022
Investors include First Round Capital, Floating Point, BoxGroup, and Powerhouse Ventures
Another 115MW solar farm starts sending power to the grid in NSW
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
Another new solar farm has begun sending power to the grid in New South Wales, with the largest facility in northern NSW recording its first output. The post Another 115MW solar farm starts sending power to the grid in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Ford and GM test bidirectional charging with PG&E
Charged
MARCH 29, 2022
Some may toss the term “game-changing” around a little too casually, but bidirectional charging , and the V2X applications it enables, truly have the potential to change the automotive game, by transforming vehicles from wasting assets (aka money pits) into sources of revenue. Both GM and Ford have recently announced collaborations with California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to explore the possibilities of going bi.
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.
Ed’s Note: The DG ENER Dialogues
Smart Energy International
MARCH 29, 2022
A series of stakeholder dialogues was organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy. The dialogues were launched in 2021 and continue today in Czechia and in France on the 5 th of April. According to the EU Commission , “The objective of these dialogues is to offer invited stakeholders the possibility to exchange with DG ENER officials on the European Green Deal package”.
LG Energy Solution to invest $1.7 billion to expand its plant in Holland, Michigan
Charged
MARCH 29, 2022
LG Energy Solution plans to invest $1.7 billion at its battery component plant in Holland, Michigan, an expansion that’s expected to quintuple the plant’s capacity. The facility manufactures large lithium-ion polymer battery cells and packs for EVs. The company is one of the largest employers in the community, and now has 1,495 employees in Michigan.
Queensland to build 200MWh big battery next to country’s biggest coal unit
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
Queensland announces another big battery, this time a 200MWh installation next to the Kogan Creek coal generator, the biggest in the country. The post Queensland to build 200MWh big battery next to country’s biggest coal unit appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Electrify America upgrades charging stations with solar canopies, battery storage, more customer amenities
Charged
MARCH 29, 2022
Electrify America has announced “a new design vision” for some of its future charging stations, and will soon introduce a next-generation charger with updates to improve the charging experience. EA says its Charging Station of the Future will add design and comfort elements such as solar canopies and awnings, customer waiting areas and other customer-focused services, at select locations.
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?
How Europe can cut gas consumption and energy costs – report
Smart Energy International
MARCH 29, 2022
Europe can halve its power sector gas consumption, reduce energy costs by EUR 323 billion ($356 billion) and increase energy independence by 2030 if it rapidly scales up its renewable capacity. This was the finding of the report, Europe’s Energy Future , published by global energy technology company Wärtsilä. In the report, Wärtsilä calls on European leaders to coordinate investment and deliver up to 80GW per year of renewable capacity, backed by flexible balancing technologies such as energy st
Textron to acquire electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel
Charged
MARCH 29, 2022
Textron (NYSE: TXT), home to the Cessna, Beechcraft, and Bell aviation brands, has agreed to purchase Pipistrel , a developer of electric aircraft based in Slovenia and Italy. Textron plans to form a new business segment, Textron eAviation, focused on the development of sustainable aircraft, which will include Pipistrel. Pipistrel founder and CEO Ivo Boscarol will remain a minority shareholder as well as Chairman Emeritus, consulting on future product plans and strategies for a two-year period.
Exits & Equity: What Does It Mean to Be a Nonprofit Investor?
Elemental Excelerator
MARCH 29, 2022
At Elemental, we want our companies to succeed and their technologies to scale. Recently, a portfolio company SPAC’d (went public via a special acquisition company) for a record-breaking $2 billion valuation. Of our 130+ portfolio companies from a decade of investing, Heliogen marked our 22nd exit. In the last year, Stem , AMPLY Power , and Opus One all joined Heliogen as successful Elemental exits, among others.
Top 5 considerations for designing an optimized battery venting solution (Webinar)
Charged
MARCH 29, 2022
As battery pack designs rapidly evolve, it is essential that venting solutions also progress to meet application needs. Battery vents must be able to handle a variety of environments from normal operating conditions to extreme edge cases. Proper venting is essential to support battery pack functionality through pressure equalization and emergency degassing.
OGE and RWE propose hydrogen fast track in Germany
Smart Energy International
MARCH 29, 2022
Gas transmission system operator OGE and energy company RWE have unveiled ‘H2ercules’ as a national hydrogen infrastructure concept. The proposal to accelerate the development of a hydrogen industry and infrastructure in Germany includes plans for up to 1GW of new electrolyser capacity and 1,500km of pipelines connecting electrolysers and storage and import facilities in the north of the country with industrial consumers in the west and south.
Victoria approves first pine plantation wind farm, but big battery will need to wait
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
A Victorian wind farm, proposed to be built in a pine plantation gets planning green light, but without a planned battery component. The post Victoria approves first pine plantation wind farm, but big battery will need to wait appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Aclymate and Green Business Bureau Join Forces To Provide Members with Carbon Accounting Tools
Green Business Bureau
MARCH 29, 2022
Green Business Bureau (GBB) has partnered with Aclymate to bring the GBB members a carbon footprint calculator and carbon offset marketplace. GBB and Aclymate are working together to help businesses become greener and measure their progress via the GBB EcoScoreCare and Aclymate Carbon Footprint. The combined solution will help address climate change and help protect our planet by enabling businesses to measure their impact and verifiably demonstrate their sustainability to their employees, custo
Federal budget slammed as another “massive missed opportunity” for climate action
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
The 2022 federal budget slammed for prioritising fossil fuels over climate action, labelled "bad economic policy". The post Federal budget slammed as another “massive missed opportunity” for climate action appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Maxeon still has sights set on U.S. solar manufacturing hub
Solar Power World
MARCH 29, 2022
Maxeon Solar Technologies, the solar panel manufacturing spinoff of installation company SunPower, has a complex American origin story, but its modules aren’t especially popular in the United States. The organization is trying to change that by increasing production at its Mexican module assembly plants and scoping sites for a U.S. manufacturing hub.
Sungrow Supplies Statera's 362 MW/391 MWh Energy Storage Project in the UK
altenergymag
MARCH 29, 2022
The first phase of the project was grid-connected in Q1, 2022, while the rest will be brought online this year as well.
Australia gets a fail-grade for climate action, falls behind G20 peers
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
Australia given a fail-grade for climate policies in new BloombergNEF assessment, after being one of the few G20 countries actually going backwards in the last year. The post Australia gets a fail-grade for climate action, falls behind G20 peers appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How to Deal with Travel Anxiety to Enjoy Cruises
U.S. Green Technology
MARCH 29, 2022
Are you about to book a cruise vacation but can’t seem to get rid of your travel cruise anxiety? You are not by yourself. According to a survey conducted by AllianzGlobal, 53% of respondents avoided cruising. The rejection is based on concerns about high-profile ship-related incidents, the risk of contracting airborne illness/becoming seasick, and the.
NSW puts out call for wind farms to be located in pine plantations
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
NSW seeks expressions for interest from wind developers to build renewable energy stations in state forests. The post NSW puts out call for wind farms to be located in pine plantations appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Tips For Keeping Your Air Conditioning Unit Well Maintained
U.S. Green Technology
MARCH 29, 2022
Just like any complex pieces of machinery or mechanical systems, air conditioning units require regular attention and servicing. Even if your home air conditioning unit appears to be in good working condition, keeping it well maintained is essential to keep it that way. There are various different reasons why you need to service your air. The post Tips For Keeping Your Air Conditioning Unit Well Maintained appeared first on U.S.
Some households lose 20 per cent of their solar output from grid curtailment
Renew Economy
MARCH 29, 2022
New study shines a light on the problem of rooftop solar curtailment and how some households are being affected by it much more than others. The post Some households lose 20 per cent of their solar output from grid curtailment appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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