Why communicating on climate is so hard
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2023
To meet climate goals, we need to tell better stories. Here’s how.
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EV battery transport: How to overcome the challenges
Charged
APRIL 24, 2023
Sponsored by LabelMaster. The EV market is booming, with the number of EVs on the road expected to hit 125 million by 2030. But the rapidly growing EV market has brought with it complex supply chain challenges associated with transporting the large format lithium-ion batteries that power them. And these challenges only increase depending on the size and condition of the battery.
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Volkswagen’s Plan Electric: A Step in the Right Direction?
Green Living Guy
APRIL 27, 2023
Volkswagen (VW) gone plan electric. For it recently announced its ambitious plan to become a leader in electric vehicles (EV) by investing billions of euros towards the development of EVs and related technologies. The company aims to produce 1.5 million electric cars annually by 2025 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This marks a significant […] The post Volkswagen’s Plan Electric: A Step in the Right Direction?
Our Nation—and Its National Parks—Has a Smog Problem
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 24, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules to address air pollution. But experts worry it’s not enough.
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.
Vehicle-to-grid pilots soar, but where will they land?
GreenBiz
APRIL 25, 2023
Bidirectional charging is needed for a stable grid, but its ability to scale is trapped in the pilot stage.
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Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Meets Eco Wave Power’s CEO Inna Braverman and Tours Nation’s First-Ever Onshore Wave Energy Location in Los Angeles
altenergymag
APRIL 25, 2023
During the visit, Eco Wave Power founder and CEO Inna Braverman gave the iconic actor and environmentalist a tour of the power station and explained Eco Wave Power’s innovative technology, which captures the power of ocean and sea waves and turns it into renewable energy.
Public Land Grab: Senate Bill Gifts Miners Pass to Pollute
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 28, 2023
Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and Jim Risch (R-ID) have introduced legislation that makes it easier for mining companies and others to acquire rights to federal land and to be able to use them as dumping grounds and worse. The legislation reverses over 150 years of legal precedent and lifts one of the few substantive requirements of America’s antiquated and regressive general mining law.
Agroforestry is the regenerative technique getting overlooked in the US
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2023
Propagate is one of the only startups in the U.S. working to combine agriculture and forestry to create productive and sustainable land use practices.
Odour complaints and how to handle them
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
Odour sampling and surveying is the first step to getting on top of the problem. Odour management expert Silsoe Odours explores how to understand, handle and prevent odour complaints. Unpleasant odours can impact the health and well-being of those who live and work nearby. Facilities that emit odours will often have an odour condition in their operating permit.
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.
Providing Security, Comfort, and Connectivity for Renewable Energy
altenergymag
APRIL 28, 2023
Stallion - which is well known for its temporary housing - is uniting Stallion Oilfield Services, StallionRents, and STARCOMM into a single entity.
State Action on Clean Vehicles is More Crucial Than Ever
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 26, 2023
EPA’s recent announcement to cut tailpipe pollution for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles is an important step, but the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT), Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), and Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) rules are still critical policies to achieving our climate goals and should be adopted by states.
Behind the world's largest pilot for reusable bags
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2023
The latest initiative from the Beyond the Bag Consortium will reach three states and more than 150 stores, including mom-and-pop shops alongside some of the biggest retailers in the U.S., such as CVS Health, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kroger.
Nominations are open for the AEMT awards
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2023
Until 8th September, nominees are welcomed for the latest round of the awards of the Association of Electrical & Mechanical Trades (AEMT). The following seven categories make up the 2023 awards programme: • Product of the Year – sponsored by Plant & Works Engineering • Project of the Year – sponsored by EMIR Software • Service Centre of the Year – sponsored by ABB • Supplier of the Year – sponsored by Drives & Controls • Contribution to Skills & Training Award – sponsored by Sulz
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?
Solar Power on Warehouse Roofs Could Power 19 Million Homes
Green Living Guy
APRIL 27, 2023
Solar warehouse power is rapidly becoming one of the most promising sources of renewable energy, and recent developments in technology have made it more accessible than ever before. One of the most exciting possibilities for solar warehouse power is the use of roofs to generate electricity. According to a recent report by Environment America, doing […] The post Solar Power on Warehouse Roofs Could Power 19 Million Homes appeared first on Electric Vehicle Consultants, Companies, Electric Ca
NRDC Analysis Charts Pathways to U.S. Climate Goals
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 26, 2023
NRDC modeling finds that, by deploying five decarbonization strategies, the United States can affordably and feasibly achieve a net zero economy by 2050.
'Staggering': US on cusp of 600 GW clean energy boom
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2023
A BloombergNEF report predicts the U.S. renewables project pipeline is set for a record-breaking surge in development, as Google announces a major new solar partnership.
Organic coagulant helps reduce sludge for egg product supplier
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has been specified to supply its water treatment chemical solution, Hydrex 6861, to egg product supplier D Wise, based in Malpas, Cheshire. This has allowed the company to reduce the amount of sludge by-product formed during its manufacturing processes – and the costs to remove it from site. It has also improved its water treatment efficiency, resulting in an estimated and significant £50k of annual savings.
SMA Hires Seasoned Executive to Lead Operations for North America
altenergymag
APRIL 25, 2023
SMA is pleased to announce that Eric Peschke has been hired as Vice President of U.S. Operations. Peschke joined SMA in April and will report to the North American headquarters in Rocklin, California.
The Bill That Could Connect California to Sun, Wind, and Savings Across the West
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 22, 2023
A bill in the California State Legislature that would start a fully integrated western electricity grid will be heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee next week.
Who solves super wicked water problems?
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2023
The recent UN water conference convened almost 10,000 people focused on addressing critical scarcity, quality and inequity issues, but whether they can turn intentional into action remains an open question.
Tool aims to improve the assessment of chemical persistence in the environment
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2023
Consultancy firm Ricardo has developed a seemingly first of its kind Persistence Assessment Tool to provide manufacturers and importers of chemical substances and products, regulators, and the scientific community with support and guidance to undertake complex persistence assessments of chemicals in the environment. The tool has been developed by Ricardo and is sponsored by Concawe and the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS), with support from the Cefic Long-Range Research Ini
Enphase Energy Launches New IQ8 Microinverters for High-Powered Solar Modules in Spain and Portugal
altenergymag
APRIL 26, 2023
The new IQ8 Microinverters are designed to maximize energy production and can manage a continuous DC current of 14 amperes, supporting higher powered solar modules through increased energy harvesting.
Auditor Calls for Canada’s Transparency on Logging Emissions
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 22, 2023
Canada's Environment Commissioner found that the Government of Canada has failed to transparently report on the climate impact of industrial logging, with potentially sweeping ramifications for its forest policymaking.
Earth Day and the polling of America, 2023
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2023
Consumers express growing interest in purchasing greener products despite growing skepticism about environmental marketing claims. Can both be true?
Comment: England’s local planning authorities risk failure on new biodiversity rules through inadequate land survey tools
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 27, 2023
A site where AiDash’s system has performed habitat classification. The different colours and lines represent the habitats as identified. Satellite data and AI technology can perform essential ecological surveys to guide reporting and nature recovery strategies, says Software as a service (SaaS) AI firm AiDash From November 2023, local planning authorities (LPAs) in England must begin receiving, assessing, and reviewing planning applications with biodiversity baseline and biodiversity net g
Frito-Lay to deploy over 700 delivery EVs in 2023
Charged
APRIL 28, 2023
Frito-Lay will deploy over 700 electric delivery vehicles in the US by the end of 2023. The company has already introduced a new electric fleet to serve the Dallas-Fort Worth area and recently made its first third-party shipment as the first company to contract transport on logistics firm Schneider’s electric truck fleet. “The introduction of EVs throughout our owned fleet and that of our partners is in direct support of our commitment to building a circular and inclusive value chain,̶
Canada must intervene to protect caribou in Ontario
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 22, 2023
A year ago, environmental groups called out the caribou conservation agreement between Canada and Ontario as being the weakest in the country. Now, Canada's Environment Minister declares that Ontario is not effectively protecting critical caribou habitat.
3 business reasons for a mind shift on microgrids
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2023
Sponsored: Microgrids can provide the solution to the sustainability dilemma and offer other business benefits, learn why now is the time for on-site microgrids.
Conservation group calls for justice for the River Lugg
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
The Lugg at Hampton Bishop (image credit: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0 license ). Damaged stretch of river must be restored following successful prosecution by Natural England and Environment Agency, says Herefordshire Wildlife Trust On 20 April a court sentenced a landowner to prison for badly damaging a stretch of the River Lugg. This followed a successful investigation and prosecution by Natural England and the Environment Agency where the landowner pleaded guilty to carrying out work without
Schaeffler provides in-wheel motors to municipal utility EVs
Charged
APRIL 28, 2023
Three small municipal vehicle manufacturers will use Schaeffler’s electric wheel hub motors in the next few months, including Jungo , which will debut a multipurpose car using Schaeffler wheel hub motor technology. The manufacturers will use the motor in road sweepers, vans and snowplows. The new wheel hub motors incorporate all propulsion and braking components inside the wheel rim instead of centrally or on the driving axles, saving space by fitting inside a 14-inch rim.
How Efficiency Will Help Get Us to Net Zero by 2050
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 26, 2023
Efficiency will make our transition to a clean energy future cheaper and more cost-effective—and more comfortable, too.
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