GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2023

When it comes to venture capital for climate tech entrepreneurs, big corporations are among the most active funders. But finding scale isn’t just about money.

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Charged

JANUARY 18, 2023

The oil giants, flush with cash after a year of record profits, are on a buying spree in the EV charging space. The latest company to be gobbled up is Volta Charging , which will be acquired by Shell USA in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $169 million. Shell USA will acquire all outstanding shares of Class A common stock of Volta at $0.86 per share, which represents an approximate 18 percent premium to the latest closing price.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

Image credit: The Minderoo Foundation, CC-BY 4.0 license. A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste and revealing sites that may leak plastic into waterways. The Global Plastic Watch tool was presented in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on 18 January 2022.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2023

Dinosaurs were the most fascinating creatures that once ruled the world for more than 150 million years. The peculiar fossils serve as a window into the past, revealing the diverse dinosaur species that inhabited the planet's ecosystems, ranging from forests to deserts. However, it is unclear whether dinosaurs spent time in or near water. As it turns out, they did!

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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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2023

12.7 million people work in the global renewable energy sector, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 18, 2023

The construction industry is a significant contributor to environmental degradation, consuming vast amounts of raw materials and natural resources, and generating a staggering 39% of the world’s carbon emissions as reported by the World Green Building Council. However, there is hope for a more sustainable future. Despite the numerous challenges and competing priorities, the sector.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2023

This is the first cross-provincial ecological restoration project in China and it's a design that is truly paving the way for the future. Green ecology and harmony is the theme and the end result is absolutely stunning.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

At VERGE 2022, the U.S. Plastics Pact and Walmart announced the winners of the first Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award, showing exciting innovations in the areas of recyclability, compostability, refill and reuse.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 18, 2023

• Technology sector leads in clean power purchases with Amazon, Meta and Google as the top three clean power buyers. • Texas is home to majority of corporate contracted clean power.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

A new toolkit has been published , designed to provide local authorities across the country with specific guidance on tree planting, supporting them to plan for the landscape of the future and helping to tackle climate change, build greater resilience and develop nature recovery. Commissioned by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and funded by the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund, the Value of Tree s toolkit provides information on species selection and l

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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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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2023

Many vegans have complained of the “vegan tax,” the extra money we pay for plant-based alternatives to milk and meat. But suddenly, plant-based eggs have busted through this price barrier, falling below the price of chicken eggs.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2023

Governments, businesses and civil society must seize this pivotal moment and call for a meaningful framework to enable the transition to a circular economy.

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 18, 2023

Your small gym business represents a positive element in people’s lives. Your expertise and apparatuses empower them to lead healthier and more vibrant lives. Not to mention that you contribute to the local economy and employment levels. Yet, there are ways you can push your positive impact further. One of the most important of these. The post How Small Gyms Benefit From Shifting Focus to Sustainable Energy appeared first on U.S.

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Charged

JANUARY 16, 2023

Australian express freight company Team Global Express has ordered 36 Volvo FL electric trucks–apparently the automaker’s largest electric truck order in Australia to date. The Volvo FL electric trucks are designed for urban distribution and have a load capacity of 5.5 tonnes. They will become a part of Team Global Express Sydney’s metropolitan pick-up and delivery fleet and will be commissioned during the first quarter of 2023.

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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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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 18, 2023

Wyke Farms has been in the cheddar cheesemaking business since 1861. The Clothier family company kept their award-winning, 160-year-old recipe and spent nearly 15 years on bioengineering to become the UK’s first 100% self-sufficient in green energy. As their next step in sustainability, they launched their Ivy’s Reserve Vintage Somerset Cheddar, the first carbon-neutral cheese in the world.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

When junior employees see “pls fix” in an email, they know to drop what they’re working on and jump on the latest, probably time-intensive request from the boss. Those requests are never quick, easy, or convenient. (“Pls fix” wouldn’t inspire memes if they were!) When it comes to the plastic waste crisis and our world’s recycling system, the tables are turned.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 16, 2023

Danish start-up plans to build six new factories to recycle end-of-life wind turbine blades. The post Six factories planned to recycle end of life wind turbine blades in Europe appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 19, 2023

Communal heating specialist Switch2 Energy today (19 January) called on UK heat suppliers to re-focus their approach on the way heat networks are developed, operated, and managed - to prioritise efficiency, technology and customer service.

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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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Charged

JANUARY 20, 2023

Canadian bus and coach manufacturer NFI reports that its subsidiary New Flyer has received orders for 16 battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric transit buses from Winnipeg Transit. Options allow the contract to be extended for up to four years for the additional purchase of up to 150 40-foot zero-emission buses. The firm order includes four each of Xcelsior CHARGE FC fuel-cell-electric 40-foot and 60-foot buses and four each of Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric 40-foot and 60-foot buses.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2023

Join us for a conversation on COP15 to discuss what biodiversity negotiators achieved in Montreal and which solutions are urgently needed to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Report suggests dropping fossil fuels and nuclear and going 100 pct renewables and storage would save the UK £120 billion by 2050. The post Going 100 pct renewables would save the UK £120 billion, report says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 16, 2023

In the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains, a short radio tower encircled by photovoltaic solar cells stands in a pine forest clearing. As the sun rises, the solar cells power artificial intelligence that records and reinterprets the natural sounds found in a meadow in eastern New York State, then broadcasts them to internet and… The post Light powers a spectrum of sounds at New York’s Wave Farm appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Charged

JANUARY 18, 2023

Thanks to the “Buy American” requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and similar provisions in the EU’s new Battery Directive, traceability is becoming a critical function in the EV industry. OPTEL has partnered with test, inspection and certification specialist Bureau Veritas to create a comprehensive traceability service called V-Trace, which companies and government regulators can use to follow products through their supply chains, from extra

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2023

How much wood would a wood-consuming world waste? Formed in 2018 under the auspices of the USDA Forest Service, the Urban Wood Project began in Baltimore to reclaim wood that would otherwise be burned or landfilled.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 17, 2023

US-based developer enters Australian market with eyes on wind, solar and storage projects. The post Bluestar enters Australian wind, solar and storage market after $US100m capital raise appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 119

Solar Power World

JANUARY 19, 2023

By Heath Waldorf, principal consultant, Bird Control Advisory Imagine all your calculations for productivity, the value of that energy both in sellable power and Green Energy production credits (SRECs/TRECs) for the next 15 years. You’ve figured the number of panels that fit on the roof, the type of racking to secure it all, the quality… The post New technology keeps birds off big rooftop solar arrays appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Charged

JANUARY 16, 2023

Governments around the world are taking measures to accelerate the decarbonization of transport. However, too often these are piecemeal efforts that lack strategic vision and fail to address the entire transport ecosystem. Now, for the first time, the US gummint has presented a comprehensive plan that involves multiple agencies and addresses almost every segment of the US transportation system.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

Sponsored: COP15 concluded with new targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Reaching them requires that we verify the desired benefits are truly taking place.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 17, 2023

The fossil-fuel induced energy crisis of 2022 has sparked the biggest ever jump in new construction starts for wind, solar and storage projects. The post Fossil fuel crisis prompts biggest ever switch to renewables and storage in 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 17, 2023

By Jeri Lawson, Director of Human Resources, Standard Solar Despite improvements in recent years, the U.S. solar industry is still less diverse than the country’s overall population or the national workforce. In 2021, African American employees made up only 8% of the solar workforce, compared to 12% of the overall U.S. workforce. While women had… The post Tips from a solar exec: Hiring to promote diversity and inclusion in solar appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Charged

JANUARY 20, 2023

Ultium Cells , the battery cell manufacturing joint venture of LG Energy Solution and GM, plans to invest an additional $275 million in its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to expand the facility’s battery cell output by more than 40 percent, from 35 GWh to 50 GWh. The company put $2.3 billion into the facility in April 2021. With the additional investment, the capacity expansion is expected to create 400 new jobs, bringing the expected plant total to 1,700 jobs when the facility is fully operation

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 16, 2023

Lessons from the river on how to sustain the sustainability field. Gifting immersive nature experiences may be part of the solution.

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Sustainability 387

Renew Economy

JANUARY 15, 2023

Billionaire green investors Andrew Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes are shaping up for a battle of control over Sun Cable, the world’s largest solar and battery project, with big differences emerging over its design and purpose. Sun Cable – which is working on a 20GW solar farm and up to 42GWh of battery storage – was […]. The post Forrest and Cannon-Brookes shape up for control of Sun Cable, with or without sub-sea link appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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