California Legislature Passes Food Date Labeling Standardization
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
California is aiming to standardize food date labels with the passage of AB 660 (Irwin). The bill is now awaiting signature from Governor Newsom.
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A new green aluminum plant could bring jobs — and clean energy — to Kentucky
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
ASHLAND, Kentucky — When John Holbrook first started working as a pipefitter in the early 1990s, jobs were easy to come by in his corner of northeastern Kentucky. A giant iron and steel mill routinely needed maintenance and repair work, as did the coal “coking” ovens next to it.
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Investigations underway after turbine blade parts detach at Golden Plains wind farm
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Investigations underway after small turbine blade parts detached and fell from turbines at the 756MW stage one of Golden Plains wind farm. The post Investigations underway after turbine blade parts detach at Golden Plains wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
In the debate over carbon pricing, we mustn’t lose sight of the big picture
Clean Energy Canada
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
VICTORIA —Mark Zacharias, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the announcement by Premier David Eby about changes to the provincial consumer carbon price: “B.C. was a leader in putting carbon pricing in place in 2008. It did so because carbon pricing was seen to be the most cost-effective and efficient way to drive down emissions, lessening the costly impacts of climate change while also encouraging households to adopt cleaner solutions.
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
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
EVs Already Reduce Electricity Rates—and They Can Do Even More
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates.
US solar manufacturing capacity has quadrupled thanks to climate law
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
The U.S. solar manufacturing industry is going through an unprecedented growth spurt. In the two years since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed, domestic capacity for producing solar modules has nearly quadrupled, according to the U.S.
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US faces ‘significant challenge’ to establish domestic battery cell supply for BESS market
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Would-be battery manufacturers that could serve the US energy storage industry with domestically made cells are facing a “perfect storm,” Energy-Storage.news has heard.
California Code Takes Another Step Toward Clean Buildings
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The 2025 building code will save Californians money, increase comfort, and reduce the state’s dependency on fossil fuels.
Chart: Texas plans to build the most clean energy of any state
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Canary thanks Clean Energy Counsel for its support of the column.
Origin Energy boosts its bet on the 12-hour battery technology that could help kick out coal
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Big Three gentailer tips more money into Australian redox flow battery hopeful whose up to 12-hour energy storage technology is being trialled at Origin's Eraring coal plant. The post Origin Energy boosts its bet on the 12-hour battery technology that could help kick out coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Toronto Politician Moves to Ban Misleading Fossil Fuel Ads on Transit
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A Toronto city councillor today published a motion proposing to restrict false and misleading advertising from oil and gas lobby groups on public transit, DeSmog can report. The motion recommends that the Toronto Transit Commission, more commonly known as TTC, decline any new ads from the Pathways Alliance and Canada Action , two of Canada’s most prominent fossil fuel marketing organizations.
Maximizing Climate Potential: Reducing Food Waste With Federal Funds
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
With historic EPA grants, state and local governments still have an opportunity to cut greenhouse gas emissions by prioritizing food loss and waste in Comprehensive Climate Action Plans.
Here’s a blueprint for building virtual power plants in every state
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Rooftop solar, backup batteries, electric vehicles, and smart thermostats and appliances are all crucial to the energy transition in their own right.
Linde announces massive $2B blue hydrogen investment
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The giant has launched a new investment strategy in H2 produced using natural gas Linde has announced the launch of a $2 billion blue hydrogen project that will be constructed in the Canadian province Alberta, combining the production of H2 using natural gas with carbon capture and storage technology. The goal is to position the location as a low-carbon hydrogen export hub The blue hydrogen project will be using natural gas as a feedstock.
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.
Multi-gigawatt green hydrogen project in Western Australia shelved due to lack of government support
PV Tech
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Due to a lack of state government support, Australian mineral exploration company Province Resources has shelved its multi-gigawatt solar and wind-powered green hydrogen project in Western Australia, HyEnergy.
Clean Public Transportation Is Taking Indian Country the Extra Mile
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Indigenous People are the most likely racial demographic in the United States to lack daily transportation options. Can clean public transit help bridge this gap?
DTEK to build 200MW of BESS in Ukraine as Russia’s attacks on grid set to continue
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Investor DTEK will build 200MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Ukraine as the country enters its third winter of war with Russia, with continued attacks on its electricity infrastructure looming.
Greenpeace vessel to be equipped with Hexagon Purus Maritime hydrogen fuel system
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The H2 unit will be used for powering a nearly 250-foot vessel along with wind and solar Hexagon Purus subsidiary Hexagon Purus Maritime , of Ålesund, Norway, has announced the receipt of an order to provide a compressed hydrogen fuel system that will be used for a new Greenpeace vessel. The system will be delivered to the Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain It was the Freire Shipyard that made the order for the hydrogen fuel system, and that will be using it in the 250-foot Greenpeace vessel in
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?
Volvo Trucks to launch electric truck with 600 km range
Charged
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Volvo Trucks plans to launch a long-range variant of its FH Electric truck , with a range of up to 600 km (373 miles)—about twice the maximum range of the current-generation FH Electric. (North American VNR Electric models offer a range of up to 275 miles.) The new model is slated to go on salw in the second half of 2025. The extended range is mainly enabled by the use of an e-axle in place of the multiple motors and I-Shift gearbox used in the current FH and VNR models, which frees up space for
Cumulative Impacts Rulemaking in Colorado Must Not Fail Communities
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Proposed cumulative impacts rules have the potential to protect Colorado communities from oil and gas pollution—but they currently fall short.
Danielle Smith Boosts Carbon Capture Over Renewables at CCUS Event
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Despite a growing global consensus that carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) technology is too expensive and too inefficient to be a viable climate change mitigation strategy, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promoted CCUS over renewables during a public address Tuesday. Speaking to a crowd at the third annual Carbon Capture Canada conference in Edmonton, Smith said that interest in CCUS has “never been higher” and that the controversial technology was “critical for decarbonizatio
$2.33 Billion Solar-Plus-Storage Project Set in Nevada
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A solar-plus-storage project valued at more than $2.33 billion is preparing for construction after receiving a Record of Decision (ROD) from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Arevia Power on […] The post $2.33 Billion Solar-Plus-Storage Project Set in Nevada appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Victoria’s biggest solar farm cleared for construction in “heart of the Latrobe Valley,” huge battery included
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A massive solar farm proposed for Victorian coal country has been given the green light by the state planning department, with provisions for an equally massive four-hour battery. The post Victoria’s biggest solar farm cleared for construction in “heart of the Latrobe Valley,” huge battery included appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Plastics Industry’s Latest Deception: “Mass Balance”
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Mass balance “recycled” plastic credit schemes are misleading.
Cans to car parts: Inside the complex, crucial world of aluminum recycling
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
This article is part of a two-part reporting project on decarbonizing aluminum production. Read our story on Kentucky's green smelter dreams here.
Solar Fence Lights: A Comprehensive Buying Guide
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Solar Fence lights can be used for pier lighting too. It’s easy to add fence lights to make your outdoor space look great. This guide will help you choose the right solar fence lights material, like metal (which is the best), and find the right style. Make sure the adapter fits the fence before you buy. To make your outdoor lighting look good, match the fence lights to any wall lights you have.
Prime farmland goes up for sale, with option to reap the harvest from 13 wind turbines
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A Victorian farm hosting 13 wind turbines from the Mortlake South wind farm is up for sale – and the turbines are a key selling point. The post Prime farmland goes up for sale, with option to reap the harvest from 13 wind turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Fracking Loopholes Remain, with More Sick Families in Communities
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The science is clear that oil and gas production harms both the environment and human health.
The Brief: Indigenous communities, the creative economy, and the future of finance in Latin America
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: ImpactAlpha Latin America Meeting of ‘impact minds’ in Oaxaca aims to catalyze capital for Latin. The post The Brief: Indigenous communities, the creative economy, and the future of finance in Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Violations Discovered at Nation’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found multiple Safe Drinking Water Act violations at the nation’s first carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) storage project, PoliticoPro’s E&E News reported today. The Decatur, IL, project, run by Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), violated rules meant to protect against leaks of captured carbon, the EPA wrote in a notice of violation issued on August 14th.
World’s largest coal port installs solar
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The the world’s largest coal port has completed the installation of its first major rooftop solar system, delivering around $9,000 a year in electricity savings. The post World’s largest coal port installs solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Durapower to supply batteries for electric automated guided vehicles in South Korean ports
Charged
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Singapore-headquartered lithium-ion battery manufacturer Durapower has announced that up to 60 units of its battery system will be used in automated guided vehicles (AGVs) made by VDL Steelweld, a contract manufacturing, engineering and prototyping services company headquartered in the Netherlands. The vehicles, expected to be deployed this year at a port in Busan, South Korea, will be used to transport shipping containers within the port facility.
The Brief: How business schools help students make real world impact with student-led funds
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Back to School Business-school funds give MBA students a jump on careers in and out. The post The Brief: How business schools help students make real world impact with student-led funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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