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Don’t snail-scale climate tech

GreenBiz

Slow and steady won’t win this race. Getting across the finish line may require FIRE.

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EverCharge’s load balancing enables large-scale EV charging solution at Houston airport

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EverCharge , an SK Group company, will deploy “a significant number” of EV charging stations at Houston’s George Bush International Airport for Avis Budget Group. The stations will power Avis and Budget’s rental fleet of plug-in vehicles at the airport. Intelligent load balancing allows fleet operators to install more charging stations without straining the existing electrical grid or requiring costly utility upgrades.

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Public charging: The Achilles’ heel for EVs

GreenBiz

Will automotive companies and public EV charging providers ever catch up to Tesla’s Supercharger experience?

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AI firm aims to help maximise gains from solar installation

Envirotec Magazine

An AI technology company based in Southampton says it is making it easier for businesses and homeowners to install solar panels and get the best energy savings possible. Absolar is a spin out company from the University of Southampton based on the University’s Science Park in Chilworth – and says it is using unique AI-based remote sensing and GIS technology to carry out remote solar surveys for any of the UK’s buildings, property portfolios and cities.

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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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Could space-based solar power be future of clean energy?

Inhabitat - Innovation

Space-based solar power is the cool technology of the future, although the concept was conceived hundreds of years ago. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian scientist, proposed the idea of harnessing space-based solar power in 1923. Years later in 1941, American writer Isaac Asimov based a science-fiction story on this concept, in which a solar power satellite beams energy down to our home planet and even to the other settlements in the solar system.

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Iron Edison Launches the REVOLT4, a New UL1973 Listed Solar Battery

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Iron Edison Battery Company has a new solar battery called the REVOLT4. This new solar battery is UL 1973 listed for performance, safety and ease of installation through the electrical permitting process.

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Making a splash: Group prepares to launch novel wave energy system

Envirotec Magazine

The project involves attaching a generator and power converter to a buoy located off the Northumberland coast. A group at Newcastle University is preparing to install a prototype Wave Energy Converter (WEC) in the North Sea. MU-EDRIVE features amongst eight projects funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Wave energy can be considered a concentrated form of solar energy, says the group.

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This stunning park in China regulates stormwater with plants

Inhabitat - Innovation

Fish Tail Park is a combination of architectural, landscape, urban and environmental design. As a result, the park provides recreational access for the community, while simultaneously buffering it from the effects of monsoons.

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Albemarle announces North Carolina technology park to explore advanced lithium technology

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Specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle has acquired a location in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it plans to invest at least $180 million to establish the Albemarle Technology Park (ATP). The facility will be designed for novel materials research, advanced process development and acceleration of next-generation lithium products to market. The company expects that innovations at the proposed site will enhance lithium recovery, improve production methods and introduce new forms of lithium fo

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In Europe’s clean energy transition, industry turns to heat pumps

GreenBiz

With soaring gas prices due to the Ukraine war and the EU’s push to cut emissions, European industries are increasingly switching to high-temperature, high-efficiency heat pumps. Combined with the boom in residential use, the EU is now hoping for a heat pump revolution.

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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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Optimising water data ahead of price review

Envirotec Magazine

Kevin Brook is director of Orbis Intelligent Systems, an expert in leak detection. Ofwat has published its PR24 final methodology and expectations around leakage and water consumption are predictably high. Implemented now, smart technology can help get data in order for upcoming business plans, says Kevin Brook. Innovation will be key to water companies hitting future targets and delivering against new expectations, says Ofwat in its price review 2024 (PR24) final methodology, published 13 Decem

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A classic 1947 Chevrolet truck is transformed into an EV

Inhabitat - Innovation

Do you like souped up classic cars, but want them to be an EV? Kindred Motorworks has just introduced an EV conversion of a vintage 1947 to 1953 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck and it's a beauty. It's also not just an EV conversion of a classic pickup, but rather a hot-rodded modified chassis vehicle with modern electronics inside and a custom designed exterior.

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“World first” solar methanol plant to feed off Port Augusta solar thermal project

Renew Economy

"World-first" solar methanol plant that will tap into Port Augusta solar thermal project one of four green fuel projects funded by Australia and Germany. The post “World first” solar methanol plant to feed off Port Augusta solar thermal project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Microgrids Maximize Value From Solar Power – On and off the Grid

GreenBiz

Solar energy is rapidly developing as one of the most common forms of renewable energy production. They produce clean, locally generated energy — a must-have in a time of ambitious sustainability goals. But not all solar installations are alike. While they capture the benefit of lower emissions and reduce the cost of electricity consumed, many do not realize the full investment value because of disruption costs that stem from utility grid dependence.

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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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The Remanufacturing Lighting Conference comes to London in April

Envirotec Magazine

Circular economy and lighting expert Recolight says “ clients, both corporate and public sector, are warming to the concept of reconditioned lights to achieve both sustainability goals and cost savings. And now tenders are beginning to emerge which specify that reconditioning and reuse of luminaires is an option in a project.” A seemingly unique conference on the topic will explore the opportunities and the challenges of this area, and “equip and inspire you for your remanufacturing journey!

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Renewable Energy Market Size Will Reach at USD 1,998.30 BN by 2030

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Precedence Research estimate, the renewable energy market size was USD 1,030.95 billion in 2022 and it is expanding over USD 1,998.30 billion by 2030, with annual growth of 8.6%.

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ACT switches on its first big battery on path to full electrification

Renew Economy

ACT government switches on 10MW/20MWh Queanbeyan battery – one of at least two big batteries commissioned to aid the territory's shift to all-electric renewables. The post ACT switches on its first big battery on path to full electrification appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What NOT to do on International Women’s Day

GreenBiz

How are you going to ensure your messaging and actions actually move the needle for gender equality?

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UV treatment selected for care home wastewater ?in Cornwall

Envirotec Magazine

Technology from water recycling specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) has been selected by a care home in Cornwall to provide onsite wastewater treatment in an environmentally sensitive location.   Trevaylor Manor specialises in dementia care and is situated in the picturesque village of Gulval, two miles from the town of Penzance. As it is not connected to the public sewer, the property is served by an onsite wastewater treatment plant.

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LEM’s DC meter enables EV fast charging station makers to accelerate deployment

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The US-certified DCBM 400/600 meter takes EV fast charging to another level By Mathieu Beguin, Global Product Manager at LEM With transportation accounting for over 20% of global CO 2 emissions in 2020 and 17% of all greenhouse gas emissions (according to Statista ), decarbonization is essential in this sector. However, the massive challenge facing those who work within the transportation market, particularly suppliers, is to facilitate growth in the use of electric vehicles (EVs) while still gi

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The radical plan to build world’s biggest green electrolyser and hydrogen power plant

Renew Economy

South Australia defied the critics with the first Tesla big battery, now it plans to do the same with the world's biggest green hydrogen power plant. The post The radical plan to build world’s biggest green electrolyser and hydrogen power plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What does regenerative agriculture on a reservation look like?

GreenBiz

Better profits, better soil and buying back its land, the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska has regenerative ag to thank.

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New green infrastructure framework “is an opportunity to brighten millions of lives”

Envirotec Magazine

With one in three people – around 9.4 million households – lacking easy access to nature (and the huge health and wellbeing benefits that come from it), the voluntary organisations coalition Wildlife and Countryside Link has warmly welcomed new Green infrastructure Standards from Natural England (announced on 31 January). These standards recommend that everyone has good quality publicly accessible and natural green spaces close to home.

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Frito-Lay’s “sustainability showcase” features Tesla Semis, electric trucks, solar+storage

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Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, is transforming its Modesto, California, facility into “a showcase for sustainable manufacturing, warehousing and distribution technologies.” The 80-acre, 500,000-square-foot Modesto site, one of Frito-Lay’s largest manufacturing facilities in the US, features several classes of EVs, along with on-site solar energy generation, storage and EV charging stations.

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How solar farms can double as havens for our wildlife

Renew Economy

We know about “agrivoltaics”, where land under and around solar panels is used to grow crops and graze livestock. But what about “conservoltaics”? The post How solar farms can double as havens for our wildlife appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How Food & Beverage Companies Can Achieve Net-Zero

GreenBiz

Most food and beverage companies want to improve their sustainability footprint, but also want to see accompanying improvements in their operations and bottom line, according to a study conducted by BNP Media’s Clear Seas Research for Black & Veatch. This research report outlines the study findings, including how organizations define sustainability, and how they can identify and implement the optimal mix of technologies, low-carbon fuels, and advanced process and recovery streams to meet holisti

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PVinsights: Wafer Rally Boosts Polysilicon Prices Start February Over 30% Higher

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Polysilicon prices started February sharply higher on Wednesday, extending the gain before Lunar New Year, boosted by the continued wafer price rally to drive up polysilicon demand and positive signs of wafer production growth in China. Mono-grade polysilicon prices rose on the first trading day of February as players digested mono-crystalline wafer gains after Chinese New Year and hoped more wafer production driving strong demand this month.

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Pegasus to sell vehicles on Zeus Electric Chassis through Creative Bus Sales network

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School and transit bus manufacturer Pegasus Specialty Vehicles has signed an agreement with bus dealership Creative Bus Sales to sell its Type A school buses and electric shuttle and paratransit buses through Creative Bus Sales’s network. Pegasus will build the electric buses using the Zeus Electric Chassis Z-19 cab-chassis platform. A Pegasus Bus on a Zeus Z-19 platform features all-wheel drive, independent suspension, and a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of up to 19,500 pounds.

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How Europe is recalibrating tech, one ESG step at a time

Impact Alpha

A crisis is usually followed by learning. If in 2022 tech private markets were defined by the crash of some of the highest-valued. The post How Europe is recalibrating tech, one ESG step at a time appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Episode 349: Do you know your 'climate fingerprint'?

GreenBiz

Ashley Orgain, chief impact officer at Seventh Generation, discusses how the consumer products company hopes to shift the conversation with its 'climate fingerprint' reporting.

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GAF Energy's San Jose Timberline Solar™ Manufacturing Facility Goes Solar

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New 500 kW Rooftop System Will Produce 750,000+ kWh Annually: Solar-Powered Facility Produces World's First Nailable Solar Shingle

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Dachser to order 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul trucks

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German logistics service provider Dachser has signed a letter of intent to add 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul electric trucks to its European fleet. The e-truck, with a range of around 500 km (310 miles), is expected to be ready for series production by 2024. Dachser has been using EVs such as the FUSO eCanter and eActros since 2018 in eleven European cities.

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Powering whole homes with solar + storage is now possible — and smart

Solar Power World

By George Kuo, Senior Director, Product & Solutions, Americas, MSS Business Unit at Canadian Solar American homeowners were expected to have installed a record 5.6 GW of residential solar in 2022, according to BloombergNEF. While the residential storage market has been slower to take off, various factors may indicate that consumers could be willing to… The post Powering whole homes with solar + storage is now possible — and smart appeared first on Solar Power World.

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What to expect from a sustainability career in Europe?

GreenBiz

Young Americans are flocking to Europe for a green career. How do sustainability careers in Europe differ?

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