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Let’s Talk More About Battery Longevity

CleanTechnica

In another recent article, our friend Barry discussed the need for standards in battery longevity if consumers are going to adopt EVs. I agree that there needs to be not just a standard, but a good standard. I’d like to add some of my thoughts to the conversation and provide some ideas on how we […].

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Walmart suppliers join forces to buy renewable electricity

GreenBiz

Under Gigaton PPA, a diverse group including Amy’s Kitchen, Great Lakes Cheese, Levi Strauss & Co., The J.M. Smucker Co. and Valvoline is contracting for 250,000 megawatt-hours of power annually.

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Sustainability departments are shrinking — what that means for the job hunt

GreenBiz

As sustainability spreads out over many departments, finding a companies priorities, your secret skills and the right sustainable company will help land your dream role.

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Planning Your Eco-Friendly Home

Green Living Guy

If you’re considering building or remodeling your home, there are a lot of things to think about – the style, the layout, and the colors. But one important consideration that’s often overlooked is how eco-friendly the design can be. Here are some tips on planning an environmentally friendly home. 1. Eco-Friendly Building Techniques Construction projects […].

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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.

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Planning reforms would incentivise rooftop solar in Scotland

Envirotec Magazine

The Scottish government has pledged to consult on lifting the need to obtain planning permission for larger solar installations on non-domestic buildings. In a letter published on 11 October, Planning Minister Tom Arthur and Chief Planner Fiona Simpson said they recognised that “people and businesses may consider that making an investment now in renewable energy for their premises could prove invaluable in securing their immediate and long-term resilience.”.

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Climate Change and Affordable Housing

Green Business Bureau

In this article, we discuss the tie between climate change and affordable housing, the role that legislation and government funding plays, along with a list of top U.S. organizations working to build greener, more affordable communities for all. The U.S. Housing Crisis: High Prices & Little Options. The U.S. is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis.

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Crowley, Humboldt Bay to Develop and Operate California Wind Terminal

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Through Crowley’s Wind Services group, the company will enter into negotiations with the port to lease and serve as the port’s developer of the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal.

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By leaving garden waste alone, we could store 600k tons of CO2 per year

Envirotec Magazine

We would be doing the climate a great service if we just left garden waste alone, instead of shuttling it out of our gardens, according to the calculations of University of Copenhagen professor Per Gundersen. At the same time, leaves and other garden waste are a boon for backyard biodiversity and soil. Come autumn, the sound of a leaf blower blasting leaves into piles, or the sight of a queue of garden waste-packed trailers at the recycling center is all too common, as trees shed their golden br

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Renewables reach record 68.7 per cent share of generation in Australia’s main grid

Renew Economy

Renewables set new record for instantaneous share of main grid generation on Friday, with wind and solar alone also setting a new benchmark. The post Renewables reach record 68.7 per cent share of generation in Australia’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Episode 338: Women raise voices at VERGE 22

GreenBiz

This episode features VERGE 22 keynote speakers Paris Agreement negotiator Christiana Figueres, behavioral scientist Sweta Chakraborty, marine geologist Dawn Wright and more.

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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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EcoAct: Dow 30 Net-zero Commitments Rise but Carbon Reductions Are Inadequate to Meet 1.5°C Threshold

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The largest US Corporations demonstrate commitment to achieving net-zero ambitions but struggle to turn ambition into climate-oriented business strategy and substantive emissions reduction

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Plugging into electricity’s energy challenge

Envirotec Magazine

Tom Christensen is Global Technology Advisor and Executive Analyst at Hitachi Vantara. How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? Tom Christensen writes. Despite popular belief, electrification does not always lead to a reduction in carbon footprint. According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010.

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Graph of the Day: Wind energy delivers three quarters of Victoria’s demand for first time

Renew Economy

Wind energy sets new record share of 75 per cent of demand in the state of Victoria. The post Graph of the Day: Wind energy delivers three quarters of Victoria’s demand for first time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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18 sustainability fellowships for students and professionals

GreenBiz

These programs for building skills in sustainability can help make you more attractive to potential employers. And hurry, some have applications open now!

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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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Fujikin Brings Smartflower Technology to Tsukuba Advanced Research Center

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Four of the five Smartflowers can be found at the entrance of the research center, while the fifth is located by the back gate. The Smartflowers were procured and installed in partnership with Kurita Marketing & Management Corporation and Blue Wave Capital Partners (BWCP) in Q3 of 2021.

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Multi-array solar project directly powers interstate commuter train

Solar Power World

The PATCO Speedline is a 15-mile-long high-speed commuter train responsible for transporting millions of people between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey, annually. Like many modern commuter rail lines, PATCO Speedline uses an electrified third rail to power its locomotive cars. A robust behind-the-meter solar portfolio is responsible for most of that power.

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When wind and solar replace fossil fuels, we will use less energy, save money, and won’t be as sick

Renew Economy

Modelling for Australia economy shows rapid switch to renewables will save energy, save money, and deliver considerable health benefits. The post When wind and solar replace fossil fuels, we will use less energy, save money, and won’t be as sick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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As 2030 draws near, the SBTi has further to go to get us to net zero

GreenBiz

The Science Based Targets initiative has provided pivotal guidance for companies to decarbonize but must embrace alternative solutions, such as the Voluntary Carbon Market, to accelerate climate impact.

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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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Distributed Generation Market Size US$ 703 Billion by 2030

altenergymag

The global distributed generation market size is expected to reach over US$ 703 billion by 2030 and poised to grow at a notable CAGR of 11.5% from 2021 to 2030.

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Improving speed to market: Navigating EV assembly challenges

Charged

Sponsored by Bosch Rexroth. The electric vehicle (EV) revolution gains more momentum every day, driving change to automotive manufacturing in unprecedented ways. With rapidly growing demand comes the need to rapidly scale assembly operations — and that can create significant challenges. Vehicle manufacturers constantly seek new, more productive automation technologies to boost their quality and productivity.

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“Curtain call” for fossil fuels: IEA says Ukraine war locks in shift to renewables

Renew Economy

For first time, IEA forecasts global demand for fossil fuels will soon peak in all its scenarios as EV sales rise and the shift to wind and solar accelerates. The post “Curtain call” for fossil fuels: IEA says Ukraine war locks in shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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In packaging, partnerships are key to unlocking the circular economy

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Partnership is essential to creating solutions that promote the circular economy. Sustana Fiber, Sonoco and Kellogg’s revealed the value of collaboration in a trial to prove the recyclability of paper containers.

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ORPC Canada deploys its first hydrokinetic power system in Canada

altenergymag

ORPC Canada today announced it is launching its first hydrokinetic power system in Canada called the RivGen? Power System which generates proven, emission-free electricity from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents.

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EPA announces first round of grants from Clean School Bus Program—389 school districts in all 50 states

Charged

The Clean School Bus Program, part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , makes $5 billion in rebates available over five years for school districts to purchase electric or low-emission school buses. In May, the EPA announced the availability of $500 million for the first installment, but because of the overwhelming demand from school districts across the country (and perhaps, the urgency of getting the money out before a new regime on Capitol Hill can kill or cripple the program),

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Australia’s biggest states have set stunning renewable plans. Now we need a national strategy

Renew Economy

Australia makes surfboards, so why not turbine blades? We definitely need a national strategy to deliver on our ambitious state renewable plans. The post Australia’s biggest states have set stunning renewable plans. Now we need a national strategy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How Adobe built an all-electric office tower

GreenBiz

Adobe’s new 18-story building is Silicon Valley’s first of its kind, and places a big bet on the future of corporate spaces in the era of climate change.

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Flipping the Switch to Sustainable Energy, U.S. Pork Producer Maschhoffs Commission 3.06-Megawatt Solar Array to Power Key Feed Mill

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Need for reliable, affordable energy drove this top U.S. agribusiness to renewable solar, thanks Illinois Shine Program for financial incentives.

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Study: Lamppost chargers are the lowest-carbon solution for on-street charging

Charged

Back in 2017, when we first heard about a company that was installing public EV chargers in streetside lampposts , we thought it sounded like a good idea for several reasons—no additional street clutter, no need to run new electrical service. Today, several companies are competing in the space, and pilots are up and running in London , New York City , Kansas City and Valencia , Spain.

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Wind and solar smash production records, but old fossils keep energy prices high

Renew Economy

Wind and solar smash production records in September quarter, emissions fall but prices soar thanks to cost of fossil gas and coal. The post Wind and solar smash production records, but old fossils keep energy prices high appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo: 'This is where the action is'

GreenBiz

The 65th mayor of the "capital of Silicon Valley" on how the public and private sectors can get more done, faster, on climate and equity.

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Nexamp and IBEW Local 103 Partner on Solar and Energy Storage System

altenergymag

Project demonstrates the potential for savings, resiliency and clean energy jobs

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Researchers develop cobalt-free cathode using high-entropy doping

Charged

A team of researchers from UC Irvine and four national laboratories has fabricated a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries. The researchers relied on doping using HE-LMNO and magnesium, titanium, manganese, molybdenum and niobium inside the structure to fabricate a high-nickel cathode. “Through a technique we refer to as ‘high-entropy doping,’ we were able to successfully fabricate a cobalt-free layered cathode with extremely high heat tolerance and stability over repeated charge and dis

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“We need everything, everywhere, all at once:” Industry calls for energy storage scheme

Renew Economy

Climate and clean energy leaders call for a national scheme to underpin “massive” investment in large-scale energy storage critical to shift to renewables. The post “We need everything, everywhere, all at once:” Industry calls for energy storage scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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