Charged

MARCH 20, 2023

British consulting company Ricardo has begun work on developing a harmonized European life-cycle assessment standard for EVs and batteries. The project is funded by the EU and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). At the moment, there is no agreed European or international standard on vehicle life-cycle assessment. Defining a single, harmonized life-cycle assessment approach for vehicles and batteries is a key to providing transparency and comparability of impacts from these products, says the comp

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Batteries Transportation Organic Sustainability 145

NRDC onEarth

MARCH 22, 2023

Today, Governor Jared Polis announced legislation to reform housing policies statewide, in an effort to expand housing availability, improve housing affordability, and ensure housing development advances climate goals.

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Policy 174

GreenBiz

MARCH 20, 2023

Frontline communities have been underrepresented and underserved in climate resiliency efforts to date, mirroring their underinvestment in the investment field as a whole.

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Resilience Investment 491

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

Stephen Kennedy is head of digital and innovation at MWH Treatment, a firm offering end-to-end treatment projects for water and wastewater. With British Water’s conference on creating a more sustainable water sector approaching, Stephen Kennedy shares his views on celebrating recent successes in creating a more sustainable sector while also discussing the challenge of defining sustainability, how to make sustainable solutions business-as-usual, and why the sector must work together for a more su

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Sustainability Politics Resilience Biodiversity 261

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.

Energy

Charged

MARCH 24, 2023

Watt Electric Vehicle Company ( WEVC ), a manufacturer of low-to-medium-volume EVs, both under its own brand and for third parties, has revealed a new chassis-cab product that it says will “provide the foundation for next-generation electric light commercial vehicles.” The eCV1 uses the company’s PACES (Passenger And Commercial EV Skateboard) architecture, which has been developed to support commercial vehicle manufacturers, specialist vehicle converters and fleet operators.

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Electric vehicle Packaging Batteries Electricity 145

NRDC onEarth

MARCH 22, 2023

California can work with growers to scale up riparian forest buffers along farm and rangelands to help sequester carbon, protect waterways, and improve biodiversity.

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Biodiversity Carbon 167

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Santiago, Chile: The country hosted eight of the most polluted cities in the Americas in 2022. A nuanced appraisal emerges from the 2022 World Air Quality report – compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir – which includes a dismal picture from Africa and the news that only five countries met the WHO limits for PM2.5: Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, and New Zealand.

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Pollution Africa Asia Government 259

Charged

MARCH 20, 2023

Sponsored by TTI. By Kevin Alberts Vice President and General Manager, Power Signal Solutions Business Unit at Molex An electrified vehicle future is on the horizon, as global automakers announce new electric fleets and invest in new technologies and EV battery plants to fuel next-generation innovations. Meanwhile, an ever-increasing roster of government incentives and regulations is spurring momentum for consumers, the automotive industry and the environment.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Automotive 137

NRDC onEarth

MARCH 23, 2023

California can work with growers to scale up riparian forest buffers along farm and rangelands to help sequester carbon, protect waterways, and improve biodiversity.

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Biodiversity Carbon 148

GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2023

Microalgae cultivation, seaweed sinking and electrochemistry enhanced sequestration are new ocean focused ways to pull CO2 out of the air.

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Technology 485

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.

Transportation

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Tidal energy firm Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) has been awarded an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new tidal energy project in the Westray Firth. Orkney-headquartered Orbital also confirmed it has a grid connection in place to service the project, which is located adjacent to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) facility, where Orbital has already deployed the 2MW O2, said to be the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, under commercial operation.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy 259

Charged

MARCH 23, 2023

LG Innotek has introduced an 800-volt wireless battery management system (BMS) that it says can greatly increase battery performance. LG’s new wireless BMS has a communication module that integrates an RF communication chip and antenna into one unit. LG says that removing hundreds of BMS wires and connectors from a battery pack can allow vehicle weight to be reduced by 66~198 Ib, and battery pack space to be increased by 10-15%.

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Batteries Technology 136

NRDC onEarth

MARCH 22, 2023

NRDC’s new report underscores the importance of wetlands to the health of our planet, its people, and its wildlife.

Health 177

Health 177

Renew Economy

MARCH 22, 2023

Scientists show "conclusively" that wind turbine infrasound doesn't make you dizzy, nauseous, disrupt sleep or cause any "wind turbine syndrome" symptoms. The post Wind farm noise not harmful to health: New study finds no evidence of wind turbine syndrome appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Health Energy Energy 131

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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Wildlife charity Sea Life has rescued and rehabilitated 636 seals over the past 10 years with its rescue teams based at Scarborough and Hunstanton, and is seeking to raise the profile of its work on International Day of the Seal (22 March). Staff have spent around 500 hours on average caring for each individual seal, says the group. Seals require rescuing for several reasons, which can include pups getting separated from their mum, injury, or an outbreak of disease.

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Medicine Education Health 246

Charged

MARCH 21, 2023

EV equipment supplier EVBox reports delivery to date of 500,000 charging ports to customers around the world, reaching what it terms a milestone in its goal of supplying one million ports by 2025. The company offers a variety of products for different use cases, including EVBox Liviqo for commercial and workplace charging, EVBox Livo for home charging, and EVBox Troniq Modular for public and fast charging.

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NRDC onEarth

MARCH 23, 2023

NRDC’s new report underscores the importance of wetlands to the health of our planet, its people, and its wildlife.

Health 147

Health 147

Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

Report says methane emissions from fossil fuel facilities will make up about 70% of total emissions budget covered under Safeguard Mechanism, raising new questions over its integrity. The post “Criminally irresponsible:” Report finds methane bomb buried in Safeguard design appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Methane Fossil fuels Government 128

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?

Carbon

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The rising cost of capital faced by developers of renewable energy projects, such as onshore wind and solar PV, may slow down the number of new projects and cause some already commissioned projects to become financially unviable, according to energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Data from the group’s report into capital cost s and their impacts on the government’s fifth round of the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme 1 , has shown rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain problem

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Energy Energy Government Investment 243

Charged

MARCH 23, 2023

Chinese EVs continue to roll onto the streets of Europe. Xpeng started delivering EVs to Norway in 2020, and today Nordic drivers can choose models from MG, BYD, NIO and Golden Dragon. Now BYD, the world’s largest seller of EVs, is delivering cars to Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, following a 2021 launch in Norway and a 2022 launch in Sweden.

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Europe Electricity Electric vehicle 132

Energy Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Older climate activists gathered in cities around the country for a day of action targeting banks that finance fossil fuel projects. NYT BY CARA BUCKLEY, PUBLISHED MARCH 21, 2023 They were parents, grandparents, great-aunts and great-uncles, ranging in age from their 50s to their 80s and beyond, and together they braved frigid temperatures to protest all through the night.

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Fossil fuels 119

Green Living Guy

MARCH 24, 2023

Are you running a green construction business in today’s competitive market? If so, keeping up with the latest tools and technologies is vital for success. Without the right resources, your project could take longer to finish and cost more. I mean than what was budgeted for. Fortunately, there are many innovative resources that can help […] The post 4 Useful Tools Every Good Green Construction Company Should Have appeared first on Electric Vehicle Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Exper

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Construction Electric vehicle Innovation Electricity 115

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The UK government announced the allocation of nearly £2 billion in funding on 21 March, which it says will be used to provide energy efficiency upgrades to more than 115,000 homes across England. The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Home Upgrade Grant are collectively said to be worth £1.4 billion, which will be used to fund energy-saving measures ranging from loft insulation to new windows.

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Energy Energy Government Carbon 243

Charged

MARCH 20, 2023

In the rapidly-growing EV market, it’s good to be skeptical of superlative claims. It’s anybody’s guess how long the electric truck that Scania recently delivered to the Verdalskalk limestone quarry in Norway will hold the title of the country’s largest, but this is definitely a pretty darn big truck. This 66-tonne monster has 3 axles, 9 battery packs with 300 kWh of total capacity, a 450 kW motor that delivers 3,500 N-m of torque, a 6-speed gearbox, and charging power of 130 kW.

Electricity 130

Electricity Fossil fuels Transportation Batteries 130

Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

New details emerge of FFI's "green iron" ore processing technology as it makes a milestone move out of the Perth laboratory and into pilot-scale production. The post Fortescue hails “green iron” breakthrough as own coal-free tech moves to pilot phase appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Technology Energy Energy 113

Impact Alpha

MARCH 23, 2023

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Shareholder Engagement This season’s shareholder resolutions are proxies in the ESG culture war. Votes on climate action, corporate. The post The Brief: Proxy season opener, Pepsico’s regenerative shift, flexible electric grids, Nigeria’s creative economy, the real price of water appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Electricity 105

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

A new tool aims to help those in the property industry – from lawyers to surveyors – to navigate climate-aligned drafting. It helps drafters to find climate clauses and sustainability solutions that can be applied throughout the entire building lifecycle, according to the collaborating partners behind it, UK law firm TLT and The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP).

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Real Estate Law Climate change Sustainability 243

Charged

MARCH 20, 2023

Specialty chemical provider Evonik has invested in Chinese graphene specialist SuperC. SuperC has developed a process to produce few-layer graphene (FLG) and pastes for electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. According to the company, the addition of graphene increases the electrical and thermal conductivity of the batteries for faster charging and better overall performance.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 23, 2023

Rewiring Australia says budgeting $12.5bn to help fast-track the electrification of homes and businesses will deliver fast and deep benefits. The post It’s no nuclear submarine, but experts say $12.5bn in budget funds will help electrify Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Government Energy Energy 112

Impact Alpha

MARCH 21, 2023

When Fred van Eck, a New York investment manager, purchased 9,400 acres of Northern California and Oregon forest for timber production in the. The post Privately owned working forests are a climate asset appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Investment 105

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

Analysis of public building energy usage appears to find government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction target – by 101 years. The UK government is currently missing one of its core Net Zero commitments to reduce CO2 emissions by 101 years, according to the Public Building Energy Efficiency Report , prepared by network service providers Neos Networks.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Government Investment 242

Charged

MARCH 21, 2023

Battery manufacturer LG Chem will make a $75-million equity investment in Piedmont Lithium. This will result in LG Chem holding approximately 5.7% of Piedmont common shares. LG will also commit to the offtake of 200,000 metric tons of spodumene concentrate (SC6) from Piedmont’s jointly-owned North American Lithium over a four-year term. Piedmont has agreed to supply LG Chem with 50,000 metric tons per year of SC6 for four years–shipments are to begin in Q3 2023.

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Lithium Investment Automotive Batteries 126

Renew Economy

MARCH 20, 2023

The Labor party has manufactured a widespread delusion that climate action can be left to later. What will it take to break through the fog of denial? The post New IPCC report shows Labor’s approach is deadly and reckless appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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