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The Long Duration Energy Storage Search – How Close are we to Low Costs and Zero Carbon?

CleanTech Group

As renewable energy continues to proliferate, a gap in the market is appearing for long duration energy storage demand that lithium-ion, coal-plants and.

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Decarbonization Takes Center Stage in Mining as Renewables-Plus-Storage Become Cost Competitive

GreenTechMedia

Many of the topics discussed at the Energy and Mines World Congress earlier this month would have been borderline laughable just a few short years ago. For example, a panel of senior mine executives considered which milestone would be achieved first: fully electric mines, decarbonized fleets, or 100 percent renewable energy powered operations. The fact that a topic like this was being seriously debated is a reflection of just how much both the renewable energy and mining industries have evolved

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The climate case for construction

GreenBiz

Buildings have an outsize impact on the environment. But there are solutions to make construction more efficient, resilient and safer.

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5 Early Applications for Green Hydrogen

GreenTechMedia

Few energy-related topics are getting as much attention at the moment as green hydrogen. Europe's biggest natural-gas infrastructure firm recently launched a new hydrogen business. A hydrogen economy in the U.S. could generate an estimated $140 billion per year in revenue and support 700,000 jobs by 2030, according to a recent McKinsey study published by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association.

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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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8 attainable sustainability resolutions for 2020

Inhabitat - Innovation

Wherever you are on your sustainable living journey, we’ve got some ideas for how to lower your carbon footprint and enhance your sense of commitment to the planet.

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No more heavy metals? New IBM battery chemistry research could address mineral sourcing concerns

GreenBiz

The design is free of cobalt, an increasingly controversial material. Plus, Mercedes-Benz is involved in the next phase of testing.

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Want To Ban New Gas & Diesel Cars? Look To Sweden To See How It’s Done

CleanTechnica

A fledgling Swedish government strikes forward to integrate climate policy into all areas of society.

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Ice rink alternatives and their environmental impact

Inhabitat - Innovation

Ice rinks are an important fixture of winter sports, but with growing concerns about global warming, water scarcity and our planet’s current climate crisis, even the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the National Hockey League (NHL) have been pressed to be more socially responsible where ice rinks are concerned.

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New residential and commercial construction in St. Louis now required to be solar-ready

Solar Power World

St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson signed legislation on Dec. 23 that makes the City of St. Louis the first in the Midwest and the second in the country to require new construction to be “solar-ready.” Board Bill 146, which was sponsored by 28th Ward Alderwoman Heather Navarro, received unanimous approval by the full Board of… The post New residential and commercial construction in St.

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How 16 initiatives are changing urban agriculture through tech and innovation

GreenBiz

From high-tech indoor farms in France and Singapore to mobile apps connecting urban growers and eaters in India and the United States, here are more than a dozen initiatives using tech, entrepreneurship, and social innovation to change urban agriculture.

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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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New year, new savings for solar generators, as tariffs for grid export return

Envirotec Magazine

Aerial drone image of solar panels on the roof of a high rise building in London. The Smart Export Guarantee came into force on 1 January, obligating large energy suppliers to offer a tariff to small-scale solar generators who export excess solar energy to the grid, provided they met certain criteria, and thereby lowering energy bills for many solar owners [1].

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BIG plans unveiled for pedestrian paradise in Downtown Brooklyn

Inhabitat - Innovation

After nearly a year of research, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and WXY Studio have unveiled their visions for improving Downtown Brooklyn — a 370-acre urban district with updated streetscapes, plazas, and public spaces.

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3 Predictions for US Renewables and Storage Markets in 2025

GreenTechMedia

With increasing climate change impacts and decades of power infrastructure neglect, we can lose sight of the extraordinary progress we are making with renewables and energy storage to build a clean energy future, healthier planet and more efficient grid. The U.S. has deployed more energy storage since the second half of 2018 than the total of all prior years.

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6 circular economy trends that will shape 2020

GreenBiz

From refill schemes to more practical and viable recycling options, there's a stronger sense of urgency to find solutions.

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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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Animal Agriculture Costs More In Health Damage Than It Contributes To The Economy

Forbes Green Tech

As with the climate, the chief culprit is meat and dairy. But when it comes to particulate pollution, the worst offender is poultry.

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The Amazon has lost over 10 million football fields of forest in a decade

Inhabitat - Innovation

Over the past ten years, the Amazon has lost 24,000 square miles of rainforest. That is a land size equivalent to 10.3 million American gridiron football fields or 8.4 million soccer fields.

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SunPower to Cut 3% of Global Workforce

GreenTechMedia

SunPower will eliminate between 145 and 160 jobs, representing about 3 percent of its global team, in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The layoffs — part of a restructuring plan — come after California-based SunPower announced in November that it would spin off most of its manufacturing operations to form Maxeon Solar Technologies, based in Singapore.

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7 companies making their mark with commercial microgrids

GreenBiz

A growing array of players, from startups to global energy giants, are charging up solutions.

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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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Secretary-General Says United Nations Must Embrace Blockchain

Forbes Green Tech

In a statement provided to Forbes by the office of the former prime minister of Portugal’s United Nations office, Guterres touted the technology first made popular by bitcoin as a crucial component of the organization with at $TK billion annual budget’s goals to building a more sustainable world.

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Eco-house in Chile thrives in every season

Inhabitat - Innovation

The KDDK House makes the most of its surroundings and remains comfortable inside, no matter the weather.

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Iberdrola Completes Europe’s Largest Solar Plant (and Yes, It’s Subsidy Free)

GreenTechMedia

Spanish renewable power giant Iberdrola has completed work on what it claims is the largest solar project ever built in Europe. The 500-megawatt Núñez de Balboa is now undergoing testing with Spanish grid operator Red Eléctrica de España (REE) and is expected to be in full commercial operation this quarter. Europe's previous largest project was the 300-megawatt Cestas, built by Neoen in the south of France.

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Welcome to the roaring 2020s, the artificial intelligence decade

GreenBiz

The applications being made possible by breakthroughs in machine learning, image recognition, analytics and sensors are profoundly practical.

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More renewable energy expected to be built in 2019 than any other form of U.S. electrical generating power

Solar Power World

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by both the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) for the first 10 months of 2019, the mix of renewable energy sources is on track to place first in the race for new U.S. electrical generating… The post More renewable energy expected to be built in 2019 than any other form of U.S. electrical generating power appeared first on Solar Power World.

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These upcycled shipping containers make eco-friendly offices

Inhabitat - Innovation

Sustainable architecture focuses on low impact construction and natural or recycled materials. The new marketing suite for Goldman Westlink is just such a building.

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10 Rooftop Solar and Storage Predictions for the Next Decade

GreenTechMedia

Predicting the future is easy; getting the exact timing is very hard — especially with all the emerging technologies and requirements facing the solar and storage industry. So this year I’m giving myself a whole decade to get these behind-the-meter energy system predictions mostly right. 1. Storage will be standard with solar. Solar-only installations will become the exception rather than the rule.

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How to prevent city climate action from becoming 'green gentrification'

GreenBiz

Why it's important for cities tackling climate change to engage with frontline communities.

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Heavy-Duty Hydrogen: Fuel Cell Trains And Trucks Power Up For The 2020s

Forbes Green Tech

Zero-emission “hydrail” projects kick off in the U.S. in Southern California in 2024 when a hydrogen-powered FLIRT train from Stadler begins operation. By that time startup Nikola aims to be building thousands of hydrogen semi-trucks.

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Off-grid tiny cabin in Australia is just the place for a digital detox in the new year

Inhabitat - Innovation

Tucked in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, the solar-powered cabin is the ideal spot for reconnecting with nature in the new year.

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Making 100% Clean Energy Goals a Reality

GreenTechMedia

Countries, states, cities, utilities and corporations are all setting increasingly ambitious targets for clean energy. There are lots of variations on the theme: 100% renewable energy, 100% clean energy, 100% carbon-free energy. They all require ambition -- and lots of planning. In this episode, the first in a three-part series from Wärtsilä, we are exploring the causes and consequences of this 100% trend.

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Microgrids poised for hockey stick moment, as businesses seek energy resilience

GreenBiz

More commercial and industrial companies are waking up to their risky exposure to climate-related power outages.

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EU approves €3.2-billion project to create more sustainable Li-ion batteries

Charged

The European Commission recently approved a €3.2-billion research project focused on every level of the value chain of Li-ion batteries in the European market. The Commission designed the project to support the development of innovative technologies that improve charging time, battery life, safety and sustainability. The project participants will focus on four areas: Raw and advanced materials: Develop sustainable processes for the extraction, concentration, refining, and purification of ores to

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A midcentury barn is thoughtfully reclaimed for a family retreat in California

Inhabitat - Innovation

In California wine country, north of San Francisco, Faulkner Architects repurposed a 1950s tack barn as part of a Glen Ellen retreat for a family of four.

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Behind the Buzzword: A Brief History of Energy ‘Resiliency’

GreenTechMedia

There’s no shortage of “resilience” talk in the energy industry, but it hasn’t always been that way. Over the last 30 years, the transition away from centralized energy infrastructure, global climate events like the devastating hurricanes of 2017, extreme volatility in the cost of fossil fuels, and a growing demand for renewable energy have shaped an unfamiliar theoretical term into not only a buzzword but a cornerstone of infrastructure planning.