New Google tools to map rooftop solar potential, air quality
GreenBiz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Google Maps functionality harnesses AI and aerial imagery to help businesses and cities plan solar deployments and tackle air pollution.
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Licence to spill? Legislative status of government’s new plans unclear
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2023
River conservation groups reacted with alarm to the news (on 29 August) that the government plans to ease restrictions on developers’ need to ensure the nutrient neutrality (NN) of their projects, in a bid to unblock house building “held up due to defective EU laws”. “Through an amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, the Government will do away with this red tape and allow for the delivery of more than 100,000 new homes desperately needed by local communities,” said the state
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Tracking the influence of boards on carbon emissions — it’s complicated
GreenBiz
AUGUST 30, 2023
An analysis suggests that directors connected with the most emissions are concentrated in the financial industry, and many of them also have ties to energy companies.
Harvesting water from the air: Finding inspiration from beetles and spiders
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2023
Namib beetles. A novel approach to capturing water vapour from the air attempts to mimic spider’s webs and the bodies of Namib desert beetles. It involves the development of sponges or membranes with a large surface area that continually capture moisture from their surrounding environment. “A spider’s web is an engineering marvel,” said University of Waterloo professor Michael Tam, a Research Chair in the field of functional colloids and sustainable nanomaterials.
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 hidden cost of corporate climate inaction
GreenBiz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Sponsored: Most companies consider the economic cost of decarbonization and ignore the cost of climate change. But this neglected layer can be truly valuable.
Costs jump for controversial new gas plant, with no update on green hydrogen in the mix
Renew Economy
AUGUST 30, 2023
The cost of building a government-backed new gas plant in NSW has jumped to almost $1bn, with no word on whether green hydrogen will be in the mix when it comes online. The post Costs jump for controversial new gas plant, with no update on green hydrogen in the mix appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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“Dedication and audacity:” Neoen sails past 3GW of solar, wind and batteries in Australia
Renew Economy
AUGUST 30, 2023
Global renewables giant marks milestone 3.3GW of wind, solar and battery storage installed in Australia – hopes to make it 10GW by 2030. The post “Dedication and audacity:” Neoen sails past 3GW of solar, wind and batteries in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Avangrid Project Aims to Improve Transmission Utilization
Solar Industry
AUGUST 30, 2023
Avangrid Inc. , a sustainable energy company and part of the Iberdrola Group , has partnered with LineVision Inc. on a pilot project to unlock additional capacity on its transmission lines for renewable energy in New York state. The project will deploy advanced monitoring for overhead transmission lines in the area of Hornell, N.Y., with the goal of reducing grid congestion by providing real-time data on where additional power can safely flow through the existing transmission infrastructure.
HELLENiQ to buy 180MW Greek PV portfolio from Lightsource
PV Tech
AUGUST 30, 2023
Greek fossil fuels company HELLENiQ has signed a deal to purchase 180MW solar PV portfolio in its home country from the Greek arm of UK-based renewables developer Lightsource.
Mountain Regional Water Picks Ameresco for Floating Solar
Solar Industry
AUGUST 30, 2023
Mountain Regional Water Special Service District , a special service district of the state of Utah that serves drinking water to the Snyderville Basin area of Park City, Utah, has awarded Ameresco Inc. , a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, a contract to design and install a floating solar photovoltaic array site.
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.
HumeLink inches ahead as state inquiry rules out putting lines underground
Renew Economy
AUGUST 30, 2023
Transgrid submits environmental impact statement for HumeLink as opponents promise to cause "significant delays" after underground option again dismissed. The post HumeLink inches ahead as state inquiry rules out putting lines underground appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Energy storage in molecules
Science Daily: Renewable Energy
AUGUST 30, 2023
Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. A team of researchers has used a quantum computing method to find a particularly efficient molecular structure for this purpose. Their procedure was based on a dataset of more than 400,000 molecules, which they screened to find the optimum molecular structure for solar energy storage materials.
Researchers conduct surface geothermal studies in Nunavut, Canada
ThinkGeoEnergy
AUGUST 30, 2023
A research team led by University of Alberta professor Martyn Unsworth spent the past summer in the communities of Resolute Bay and Cambridge Bay to conduct surface studies that will help assess the geothermal potential in the territory of Nunavut in Canada. The campaign was executed through the federal funding received by the Qullig Energy Corporation , the sole electricity provider and distributor in the territory, in partnership with Respec Inc.
Power Grid Investments Improve Reliability and Make Blackouts Less Likely
POWER Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2023
While power outages are not uncommon in the U.S., widespread blackouts that last more than a couple of hours are pretty rare. However, this summer marks the 20th anniversary of […] The post Power Grid Investments Improve Reliability and Make Blackouts Less Likely appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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.
Single-family rentals deserve a seat at the affordable housing table
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 30, 2023
As the affordable housing crisis drags painfully on, more and more people are pointing the finger at investors buying homes. News headlines –. The post Single-family rentals deserve a seat at the affordable housing table appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
EU imports of Russian liquified gas leap by 40% since Ukraine invasion
The Guardian: Energy
AUGUST 30, 2023
Pipeline flows from Russia have fallen to historic lows, but shipments of LNG from all over the world have surged EU imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) have increased by 40% since the invasion of Ukraine despite efforts to cut down supplies. Member states have bought more than half of Russia’s LNG on the market in the first seven months of this year, according to analysis of data by Kpler, which tracks marine and tanker traffic.
Big investors seek damages from Glencore over ‘untrue statements’ in prospectuses
Financial Times: Energy
AUGUST 30, 2023
Asset managers’ legal action follows trading house’s guilty pleas to bribery and corruption last year
Redwood Materials lands $1B to boost its battery recycling efforts
Canary Media
AUGUST 30, 2023
Redwood Materials needs a lot of money to scale up its plans to supply U.S. demand for lithium-ion batteries with recycled metals and materials. On Tuesday, the startup founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel got a big chunk of that funding, landing more than $1 billion in venture investment.
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 York governor Hochul welcomes 20MW state-owned battery storage asset
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 30, 2023
New York’s governor Kathy Hochul has welcomed the start of commercial operations at the US state’s first BESS project in public ownership.
Malaysia awards 30MW solar PPA to ib vogt under Corporate Green Power Programme
PV Tech
AUGUST 30, 2023
The Malaysian government has awarded a PPA to ib vogt, to provide 30MW of power to Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia.
Inflation Reduction Act: An energy storage system integrator’s perspective, Part 1
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 30, 2023
Just over a year ago, the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act brought in what has been considered the biggest legislative action on climate seen in the US.
First Hydrogen Will Bring Green H2 to Tomorrow’s Roads
Hydrogen Fuel News
AUGUST 30, 2023
The company’s next generation vehicle will change the way fleets operate with zero emissions. First Hydrogen is a company attracting considerable attention from investors looking to take advantage of the green H2 market just as it is taking off. The company’s utility van is being designed to skyrocket directly to the head of its class.
Research: England's rooftop's could house further 22GW of solar capacity
Business Green
AUGUST 30, 2023
ECIU estimates rolling out solar panels across the roofs of homes and commercial properties could yield enough power capacity to reduce average UK bills by £1,000 a year
IRENA: global solar LCOE fell 3% between 2021 and 2022
PV Tech
AUGUST 30, 2023
An IRENA report into the cost of producing power has found that the levelised cost of electricity in the solar PV sector fell by 3% in 2022.
Solar Spotlight: Sungrow increases the power of possibilities for string inverters
Solar Power World
AUGUST 30, 2023
The inverter is a crucial component on a solar project because it converts the power generated by PV modules into usable electricity. Daniel Friberg, director of product and engineering at inverter manufacturer Sungrow, shares some details on the operations, hardware compatibility and environmental readiness of Sungrow’s SG350 line of string inverters.
Solarpunk is going mainstream. This couple's $1M Kickstarter proves it
Canary Media
AUGUST 30, 2023
Canary Media’s Climate Meets Culture column explores the intersection of energy, climate and the culture at large. During a recent Instagram Live Q&A session with U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–New York), a viewer asked about her thoughts on climate doom.
Longevity-loving Fairphone 5 unwrapped, with pledge of 8+ years software support
TechCrunch: Climate
AUGUST 30, 2023
Ethical electronics startup, Fairphone, has taken the recycled wrapping off a new flagship smartphone, the Fairphone 5, which will start shipping to buyers in Europe next month.
Curbside recycling: What you can and can’t recycle in the metro
Greenability Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2023
Learn how to recycle at home, what items can go in your recycling bin, and what items should be trashed. There are new guidelines for curbside recycling in the Kansas City metro. Recyclespot.org, a program of the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District, has updated the regional recycling guidelines alongside local recycling haulers and sorting facilities.
Invasive species have created a cycle of wildfire in Hawai?i. Can Maui break it?
Grist
AUGUST 30, 2023
In April 2016, a wildfire burned 2,000 acres of Minnewaska State Park, a nature preserve in New York’s Hudson Valley. The blaze, the largest and most destructive to hit the park in more than half a century, turned a verdant forest into a blackened wasteland. But by summer, the scorched land was regenerating. Green shoots poked out of the charred earth, and dwarf pitch pines — conifers native to the region — bristled with new growth.
Neighbors can influence your decision to buy solar panels, study shows
TechXplore
AUGUST 30, 2023
An EPFL study carried out in Vaud Canton has shed light on the factors that can prompt people to buy solar panels. It found that having neighbors with solar panels plays a significant role, alongside more well-known influences, such as our social circle.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Government announces plans to revamp heat pump grant offer
Business Green
AUGUST 30, 2023
Proposed changes to grant scheme aim to make it cheaper and easier for more households and small businesses to install heat pumps
Ørsted shares fall 25% after it reveals troubles in US business
The Guardian: Energy
AUGUST 30, 2023
Almost £7bn wiped off value of world’s largest offshore wind company over possible £1.8bn write-down Shares in the world’s largest offshore wind company have tumbled by nearly a quarter after it said it may have to write down the value of its US portfolio by nearly £2bn. Ørsted said it had been hit by a flurry of setbacks in its American business, triggering a rapid sell-off in its shares, listed in Copenhagen.
'The future is more positive': Electrified models lead surge in UK car production
Business Green
AUGUST 30, 2023
UK manufacturing of battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hybrid models nearly doubles in the first seven months of the year to over 200,000 units
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