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How Wells Fargo is slashing HVAC energy use more than 70% with a simple building retrofit

GreenBiz

Wells Fargo was an early investor in Turntide Technologies, which makes switched reluctance motors that drive down energy consumption for HVAC systems by an average of 64%.

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Bochum, Germany to extract geothermal heat from abandoned coal mines

ThinkGeoEnergy

Construction is currently ongoing for new buildings that will be served by a planned geothermal heating project in Bochum, Germany that aims to utilize water from abandoned coal mine shafts for emissions-free heating and cooling. By 2027, the geothermal heating and cooling system is expected to supply new buildings at the project site including offices, research facilities, and university institutes.

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Germany’s coal power production drops to lowest level in 60 years in 2023 after nuclear exit

Renew Economy

Germany's coal power production drops to lowest level in 60 years in 2023, even after closure of the last of its nuclear generators. The post Germany’s coal power production drops to lowest level in 60 years in 2023 after nuclear exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Ford Hydrogen Investment Could Pay off Big Time

FuelCellsWorks

Though it remains heavily vested in EVs, Ford has also made it quite clear that fully electric power isn’t quite feasible for larger trucks at the moment. Instead, the automaker.

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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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The year ahead in ESG: Assurance, transition finance and natural capital

GreenBiz

3 hot topics for 2024: regulations for ESG assurance; international agreements for transition finance; and new ways to measure investment in nature and biodiversity.

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Carbon-Free Energy Is the Name of the Game: Renewables, Nuclear Poised for Growth

POWER Magazine

Solar, wind, and nuclear power, as well as battery storage systems, are the obvious winners as the world aims to decarbonize energy systems. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been following trends The post Carbon-Free Energy Is the Name of the Game: Renewables, Nuclear Poised for Growth appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Successful Launch: Nikola Produces 42, Wholesales 35 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Trucks for Customers in u.s. And Canada in 2023

FuelCellsWorks

PHOENIX— The elves weren’t the only ones busy during the 2023 holiday season; Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, in.

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How 2024 will accelerate New York City's EV future

GreenBiz

New statewide EV infrastructure incentives will give New York City's charging capacity a significant boost.

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Wind turbines kill too many birds and bats. How can we make them safer?

Canary Media

This article by Knowable Magazine is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. About twice a month, many of Australia’s wind farms receive an important visit from dogs and their handlers. The dogs are professionals and know exactly what they’re there for.

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Solarpack begins construction on 300MW ‘largest’ PV site in Peru

PV Tech

Spanish PV developer Solarpack has begun construction on its 300MW San Martin solar project in Peru. It said that the site will be the “largest” in the country upon completion in Q2 2025.

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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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How PG&E Almost Became the Nation’s Largest Cooperative

POWER Magazine

The history of electric cooperatives is one of individuals striving to improve their local communities. Perhaps the most inspiring electric cooperative formation was initiated by Peggi Timm. Timm, whose accomplishments […] The post How PG&E Almost Became the Nation’s Largest Cooperative appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Shopify: 3 lessons from investing $55 million in 40 carbon removal startups

GreenBiz

Shopify’s head of sustainability, Stacy Kauk, shares secrets from four years of investing in early-stage carbon removal.

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Satellite imagery analysis shows immense scale of dark fishing industry

TechCrunch: Climate

Satellite imagery and machine learning offer a new, far more detailed look at the maritime industry, specifically the number and activities of fishing and transport ships at sea. Turns out there are way more of them than publicly available data would suggest, a fact that policymakers should heed. As a shared global resource, the oceans […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Could 2024 be a breakout year for the transmission grid?

Canary Media

Canary Media’s Down to the Wire column tackles the more complicated challenges of decarbonizing our energy systems. It’s hard to solve a challenge as sprawling and complex as doubling or tripling the scale of the transmission grids across the U.S. in a little over a decade.

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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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Ballard Announces New Long-Term Supply Agreement With NFI and Purchase Order for 100 Fuel Cell Engines for Bus Deployments in North America

FuelCellsWorks

VANCOUVER and WINNIPEG, CANADA– Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP; TSX:BLDP) today announced the signing of a new Long-Term Supply Agreement (“LTSA”) with NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”; TSX:NFI; www.nfigroup.com), a leading.

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Q&A: Shopify’s sustainability chief on what companies should know about carbon removal contracts

GreenBiz

Stacy Kauk argues it’s worth paying more for credits based on emissions removal than emissions avoidance.

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Revealed: Three-quarters of Prestigious Green Advertising Awards Go To Agencies Working for Fossil Fuel Industry

DeSmogBlog

Three-quarters of prizes at the UK’s top sustainable advertising awards went to agencies who work for the fossil fuel industry, a DeSmog analysis has revealed. The second annual Ad Net Zero awards were held in partnership with industry magazine Campaign in London in November to recognise internal agency sustainability practices and green campaigns on behalf of clients including Heineken, Vodafone, and Sky.

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Electrified Transport Market Outlook 4Q 2023: Growth Ahead

BloombergNEF

With 3.7 million units sold globally in 3Q 2023, electric vehicles made up 18% of total passenger vehicle sales in the world. The post Electrified Transport Market Outlook 4Q 2023: Growth Ahead appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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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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Commodities 2024: Hydrogen Developers Hope Funding Support Will Unlock Financing Queue in 2024

FuelCellsWorks

Progress despite higher costs, supply chain issues First auctions awarded 2023, more to follow in 2024 Manufacturing bottlenecks, politics remain concerns The nascent European clean hydrogen market has faced significant.

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Starbucks’ customers in the US and Canada can use their own cups for all orders

GreenBiz

In 2022, just 1.2 percent of Starbucks’ drinks were sold in reusable containers.

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5 New Year’s resolutions to electrify your life

Canary Media

Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Just a few major decisions about your home and commute can massively cut your carbon pollution — and have a giant collective impact.

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Clean power unplugged: the rise of mobile energy storage

Energy Storage News

Mobile battery energy storage systems offer an alternative to diesel generators for temporary off-grid power. Alex Smith of Moxion looks at some of the technology’s many applications and scopes out its future market development.

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Orlen Planning Expansion of Its Czech Hydrogen Stations

FuelCellsWorks

Orlen is making strides in enhancing its hydrogen fueling infrastructure within the Czech Republic. The company, which currently operates two hydrogen refueling stations in Prague and Litvínov, is keenly focused.

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Shopify: 3 lessons from investing $55 million in 27 carbon removal startups

GreenBiz

Shopify’s head of sustainability, Stacy Kauk, shares secrets from four years of investing in early-stage carbon removal.

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Globeleq reaches financial close on Menengai geothermal project, Kenya

ThinkGeoEnergy

Globeleq and project partner Geothermal Development Company (GDC) have announced that they have reached financial close on the USD-117 million 35-MW Menengai geothermal project in Nakuru County, Kenya. With this development, Globeleq is expected to soon issue a notice to proceed to the Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) and their fully owned subsidiary CFAO Kenya Limited, the chosen engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project , for the start of the construction activ

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Kuwait launches request for qualification for 1.1GW solar project

PV Tech

The government of Kuwait has launched a tender for 1.1GW of solar projects, to be installed at its Al Shagaya Renewable Energy facility.

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HydrogenPro ASA Appoints Jeff Spethmann as Chief Executive Officer for Us Subsidiary

FuelCellsWorks

OSLO, Norway— Jeff Spethmann has been appointed as the CEO for HydrogenPro’s US subsidiary, HydrogenPro, Inc. Mr. Spethmann will be responsible for overseeing HydrogenPro’s North American operations and leading the company’s.

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H&M is funding offshore wind in Bangladesh to get garment factories off fossil fuels

GreenBiz

H&M will co-invest in a project it hopes will supply 40% of the country’s power.

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Why don’t we hear about hydrogen cars exploding all the time?

Hydrogen Fuel News

They’re not as popular as electric vehicles, but there are still H2 fuel cell vehicles on the roads. If you’re a regular Hydrogen Fuel News reader, then you’ll be familiar with many headlines about hydrogen cars and you might be aware that there are several models available in places around the world, including in the United States.

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HV switchgear in the digital age: Advancements and opportunities

Smart Energy International

High voltage switchgear is an integral part of the electricity grid which is used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment in a power system. Saifa Khalid, Analyst-II at PTR Inc. explores the critical technology and how it has evolved in the digital age of energy. Recently, it has been observed that the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have integrated digital technologies with the traditional analog switchgear, which has in turn improved the performance and reliability of the

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NRL Researchers Win Award for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research in Unmanned Aerial Systems at Defense Conference

FuelCellsWorks

WASHINGTON– U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers, Kevin Cronin and Drew Rodgers, receive Technology Achievement Award for Lightweight Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) research efforts at Defense.

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Only 7% of US climate tech venture capital funding went to female founders in 2023

GreenBiz

VC investment for female founders dropped in 2023.

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Climate tech might be the hot job market in 2024

TechCrunch: Climate

While much of the tech world has been besieged by layoffs, climate tech continued to hire. Next year looks no different. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.