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Elon Musk’s Pending Purchase of Twitter Weighs Heavy on Tesla — But Should It?

CleanTechnica

The narrative surrounding Tesla’s recent third quarter earnings mostly centered on demand, as the automaker missed expectations for vehicle deliveries. After all, “the company has navigated production hiccups and ongoing supply-chain challenges,” reports the Wall Street Journal. Digging deeper though, WSJ confesses, “Mr. Musk’s on-again, off-again pursuit of Twitter Inc. also has weighed on the car […].

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Recycling food is top of UK businesses’ green agenda

Envirotec Magazine

Nearly half of all businesses (46%) across the UK have ‘recycling food waste’ at the top of their priorities to reduce their organisation’s carbon footprint, according to new research. A study of 200 UK businesses conducted by Keenan Recycling, suggests that companies are more concerned about recycling food waste, than they are plastic and cardboard, (19%). switching to electric vehicles, (16%) or decreasing use paper and print materials, (10%) when it comes to its green agenda.

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Bosch begins production of new electric drive unit for commercial vehicles

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Bosch is beginning to produce a new electric drive unit designed for light commercial vehicles, including vans and medium-size trucks. The drive unit is composed of a permanent-magnet synchronous motor and an integrated inverter. The unit weighs about 80 kilograms, and has a maximum power of 129 kW, continuous power of 100 kW and a peak torque of 430 Nm.

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Investing in next-gen farmers will create resilient food systems

GreenBiz

USDA to invest up to $550 million will help younger farmers access land and get support, an important boost.

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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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How to Keep Your Home Pest-Free in an Eco-Friendly Way

U.S. Green Technology

Pests do not belong in your home. And even though you most definitely want them out of your space, you’re still a humane person that cares about the environment and doesn’t want to resort to any overly-toxic and aggressive tactics. Luckily, there are perfectly eco-friendly ways you can keep a pest away from your home: The post How to Keep Your Home Pest-Free in an Eco-Friendly Way appeared first on U.S.

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Purification technology will overcome challenges of extracting hydrogen from ammonia, says group

Envirotec Magazine

Researchers at Teesside University are working with hydrogen consultancy EnAcumen to develop a first-of-its-kind hydrogen purification process which they say will overcome the difficulties in extracting hydrogen from ammonia. Ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, has long been acknowledged as integral to the successful implementation of hydrogen as a commonly used fuel.

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Your next corporate job: Protecting biodiversity

GreenBiz

Jobs focusing on preserving and regenerating nature are on the rise. The focus: mitigating risk and seizing opportunity. Will "nature positive" be the next "net zero"?

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7 Smart Ways to Save on Electricity Bills with Energy-Efficient Home Appliances

U.S. Green Technology

If your goal is to live sustainably and reduce your environmental impact, the appliances in your home likely already have an Energy Star rating. Despite this fact, your consumption can still be high, and your monthly bills are more than you can afford. As it turns out, simply buying energy-efficient home appliances isn’t enough; you also. The post 7 Smart Ways to Save on Electricity Bills with Energy-Efficient Home Appliances appeared first on U.S.

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UK must ‘fundamentally rethink’ future of cities, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Britain’s cities need urgent transformation in the next decade and beyond if the country is to meet its 2050 net zero targets and create cleaner, safer spaces for citizens, according to a study from E.ON and the UK Green Building Council. The two organisations have collaborated on a new initiative called Streets of the Future, drawing on insight from experts across energy, transport and the built environment to create a blueprint of what the UK’s cities should aspire to become.

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Perceptual Robotics gives a rare preview of inspection capabilities

altenergymag

Founded in Bristol, Perceptual Robotics achieves superior results with its pioneering Dhalion system by collecting and analysing wind turbine inspection data through the use of AI and drones, uniquely identifying future potential faults before they cripple the turbine.

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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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How will the Inflation Reduction Act spur job creation for the climate tech sector?

GreenBiz

According to a new report, the Inflation Reduction Act is poised to support and dramatically increase the U.S. climate sector.

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Back to School Energy Saving Tips

U.S. Green Technology

It seems as if it was years ago since lockdowns were imposed on most countries due to the pandemic, and now that Covid-19 is subsiding, the world is quickly transitioning back to how it was before the dreaded pandemic spread across nations and nations. In those two years that we were stuck in the comfort. The post Back to School Energy Saving Tips appeared first on U.S.

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UK Space Agency offers £4m funding boost to clear space junk

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: ClearSpace. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) announced in late September that two UK-based companies are designing missions to clear hazardous space junk. ClearSpace and Astroscale have been awarded £4 million from the UKSA to design missions, working with a consortium of industry partners. Orbital congestion and space debris are significant challenges facing the global space sector, and the UK Space Agency says it has committed £102 million, over the next three years, to deliver capabil

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Aptera chooses Maxeon to supply solar cells, begins producing panels

Charged

Aptera is different. While other EV-makers aspire to become “the next Tesla” by building high-performance vehicles that look just like the ICE vehicles drivers are used to, Aptera is focusing on building the most efficient and greenest vehicles possible. Critics may say that consumers won’t buy an unusual three-wheeled aerodynamic vehicle (Aptera might dispute that—it claims to have over 35,000 reservations), but it’s undeniable that the company is pushing the limits of EV technology, which can

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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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Infighting among carbon credit verification bodies

GreenBiz

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market's Core Carbon Principles and Assessment Framework have sparked debate and accusations from other crediting organizations.

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Australia can slash emissions 81 pct by 2030 using six existing technologies, report says

Renew Economy

BZE says Australia can't afford to wait for new inventions and doesn’t need to, with off-the-shelf technologies ready and able to "eliminate" emissions. The post Australia can slash emissions 81 pct by 2030 using six existing technologies, report says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Using wastewater to create hydrogen and oxygen

Envirotec Magazine

East Lothian-based Logan Energy is supplying and installing an electrolyser at a wastewater treatment plant in Cambridgeshire as part of a novel initiative being led by Anglian Water. The project has significant potential to be scaled up, says the firm. The plan is to investigate putting treated wastewater through an electrolyser to create hydrogen and oxygen.

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Which companies are making solar panels in the United States? A 2022 update on domestic solar panel manufacturing

Solar Power World

The United States is hopefully, fingers crossed, entering a solar module manufacturing renaissance. After having its domestic supply decimated by China’s precise buildout of solar manufacturing over the last decade, manufacturing tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act should provide a lifeline to the market. As it stands today, U.S. solar panel manufacturing consists… The post Which companies are making solar panels in the United States?

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Transforming the way safe water is delivered

GreenBiz

Sponsored: In partnership with Pentair Foundation and Project Safewater, Pentair provides access to clean water and strengthens global communities

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Solar eliminates nearly all grid demand as its powers South Australia grid during day

Renew Economy

Rooftop and utility scale solar meet equivalent of all of South Australia's electricity demand for more than six hours on Sunday, as "operational demand" nearly eliminated. The post Solar eliminates nearly all grid demand as its powers South Australia grid during day appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The circular city in 2040 cuts today’s energy needs by 75 percent, says consultancy

Envirotec Magazine

Engineering and architectural consultancy Sweco has produced calculations seemingly showing that, with circular urban planning, future cities can save as much as 75 percent of their total energy needs and reduce carbon emissions by 97 percent compared to current levels. By applying 5 principles and 15 concrete circular actions to a future city with 90,000 inhabitants, Sweco’s experts appear to demonstrate how cities – where two-thirds of the world’s population will live – can become frontrunners

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All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, too

Grist

When you think of plastic pollution, you might imagine ocean “ garbage patches ” swirling with tens of millions of plastic bottles and shopping bags. But unfolding alongside the “macroplastic” pollution crisis is another threat caused by much smaller particles: microplastics. Microplastics — tiny plastic fragments that are less than 5 millimeters in diameter, a little less than one-third the size of a dime — have become ubiquitous in the environment.

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Green bonds are big business for climate investors

GreenBiz

Can financial instruments such as green bonds and other sustainability-related financial instruments deliver enough financing for a multi-trillion-dollar energy transition?

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Australia’s biggest network battery to be built at site of demolished coal power station

Renew Economy

NSW government confirms that the Waratah "super" battery - the largest of its type in Australia - will be built at site of demolished coal generator. The post Australia’s biggest network battery to be built at site of demolished coal power station appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Wolfspeed to build silicon carbide wafer factory in North Carolina

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Wolfspeed , a silicon carbide and gallium nitride technology company, is planning to build a new facility to manufacture 200 mm silicon carbide wafers in Chatham County, North Carolina. The wafers will supply the company’s Mohawk Valley Fab—a silicon carbide fabrication facility. The company hopes the new facility will enable it to increase production capacity 10-fold relative to its materials facility in Durham, and says it expects phase one of the construction to be finished in 2024 at a cost

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SolarEdge Releases its Annual Sustainability Report, Highlighting its Sustainable Energy Solutions and Responsible ESG Practices

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The report was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and the Sustainability Standards Accounting Board (SASB) Standard for Solar Technology and Project Developers, and summarizes the Company's global sustainability activities, performance and results from calendar year 2021.

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The resourceful city: Taking a circular approach to resources

GreenBiz

Taking a look at Lansink's waste hierarchy and the circular economy to challenge the 2,000-year-old method of using landfills for waste disposal.

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Solar farms still reaping rich rewards from fossil fuel inflated electricity prices

Renew Economy

Genex reveals more windfall gains from its two operating solar farms, and says pumped hydro project still on track despite "influx of water" that brought drilling to a halt. The post Solar farms still reaping rich rewards from fossil fuel inflated electricity prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Formula E sets new viewership records in Season 8

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When it made its debut 8 years ago, Formula E introduced an entirely new sport—electric racing. Since then, the racing series has gone from strength to strength, steadily expanding both the capabilities of its cars and the fan appeal of its races, while serving as an invaluable test bed for new EV technology and demonstrating the superior performance of EVs for millions of people around the world.

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Florida solar arrays survive Hurricane Ian Advanced Green Technologies credits good design and preventative maintenance as keys to success

Solar Power World

Hurricane Ian, the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous United States, barreled across Florida in late September 2022. The Category 4 storm hit Fort Myers, Florida, particularly hard, contributing to over 125 deaths, mostly due to prolonged flooding. Millions were without power, but a bright point came from Babcock Ranch, a… The post Florida solar arrays survive Hurricane Ian <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;&#

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Business leaders must recognize it's OK not to be OK

GreenBiz

Executives should prioritize employees' mental health, which recent studies suggest are negatively affected by the climate crisis.

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Victoria fast-tracks coal exit with target for 95 pct renewables by 2035

Renew Economy

Victoria Labor jacks up its renewable energy and net-zero emissions ambition, with promise of new government-owned energy company to deliver targets. The post Victoria fast-tracks coal exit with target for 95 pct renewables by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Designing a hardware-in-the-loop simulation test rid for an EV startup

Charged

Sponsored by Pickering interfaces. Imagine the challenge. You work for an electric vehicle startup company, designing the Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation (HILS) test system. Everything is new – the hardware, the software, the tools, the testers and the test code. Yet, the system must be as accurate as possible to simulate the operating environment correctly.

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First commercial-scale sand battery goes online in Finland

Smart Energy International

The first commercial-scale solution for sand battery energy storage has been built as part of Vatajankoski Oy’s district heating network. It is touted by Fingrid as the world’s first sand battery built for commercial use, and is involved in the Finnish TSO’s balancing power market. The sand battery was developed by Polar Night Energy as an efficient way of storing energy and reducing the emissions from district heating.

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