How PepsiCo uses technology and finance to drive sustainability
GreenBiz
MARCH 4, 2024
The company is integrating environmental metrics into its strategy planning dashboard, so they can be used to analyze past program and forecast future priorities.
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Powering the Future: Women Leading the Charge Towards Net-Zero
CleanTech Group
MARCH 7, 2024
Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 requires both concerted policy and funding efforts to scale up clean technologies. Most importantly, it requires a diverse. The post Powering the Future: Women Leading the Charge Towards Net-Zero appeared first on Cleantech Group.
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Five Things to Watch for in Biden’s State of the Union Address If You Care About the Climate Crisis
NRDC onEarth
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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.
Down on the farm, the beef industry inches toward sustainability
GreenBiz
MARCH 5, 2024
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Australia nuclear facility installs massive rooftop solar system to save $2 million
Renew Economy
MARCH 7, 2024
The power hungry synchrotron operated by ANSTO is hosting a massive rooftop solar system to cut energy costs. The post Australia nuclear facility installs massive rooftop solar system to save $2 million appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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MARCH 4, 2024
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NRC Sets Stage for Advanced Nuclear with New Part 53 Rule
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MARCH 4, 2024
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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
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Plug Power to See Demand for Hydrogen-Based Power Backup Systems From Data Centers
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Peter Dutton’s climate denial is morphing into a madcap nuclear fantasy. The ban should stay
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AWS Acquiring Data Center Campus Powered by Nuclear Energy
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MARCH 4, 2024
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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
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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.
GM is developing a fleet of hydrogen-powered medium-duty trucks for DOE pilot
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How 8 corporate buyers are keeping an aging wind farm on the Texas grid
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Thomas B. Okray Appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Nikola Corporation
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New policy proposal dims hopes of reviving community solar in California
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MARCH 6, 2024
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Amazon is funding a recycling robots startup
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Biggest offshore wind farm in world scraps green hydrogen proposal
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Toyota Material Handling North America Expands Into Energy Storage, Fuel Cells and Batteries with New R&D Center in Henrietta
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In a major boost to the “Finger Lakes Forward” initiative aimed at revitalizing the region and spurring economic growth, Toyota, a leading global manufacturer of lift trucks, is venturing into.
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The SEC mandates emissions disclosures; DOE announced $90 million in funding for energy efficient building codes.
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China solar giant backs study into how modern solar systems compare older systems – and which crops might thrive beneath tracking panels. The post Which crops grow best under tracking solar panels? An Australian study is about to find out appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EU to support solar manufacturing in face of “very fragile situation”
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SEC passes new emissions rule: Here’s what you need to know
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Companies will be required to report emissions for the first time but get more wiggle room than expected.
AGL plans huge 2GW, 2,000 MWh wind, solar and battery hub in NSW
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MARCH 3, 2024
AGL - still the country's biggest coal generator and polluter - unveils plans for a new joint venture in south-west NSW that would include 1.5 GW of wind and solar and a giant four hour battery. The post AGL plans huge 2GW, 2,000 MWh wind, solar and battery hub in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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