The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Whether you’re a backyard chicken keeper setting up your first few poultry nesting boxes or a seasoned farmer, keeping up to date with modern practices is crucial to ensure the health and productivity of your poultry. Energy Consumption Modern poultry farms have taken substantial strides in energy conservation.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A new programme has been announced by Google and C40, a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate and energy crisis, to explore and integrate the concept of 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE). The announcement sees C40 Cities join forces with Google to launch the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy for Cities programme.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

An international research collaboration is setting out to find new ways of monitoring crop growth with biodegradable sensors which can be composted at the end of their lifespan. In fact, the waste materials from our sensors will help to grow future crops of the plants they once monitored.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

Particulate matter concentration levels are now five to ten levels greater than that recommended by the World Health Organisation, with the situation predicted to worsen as populations grow and industrialization accelerates.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

The “solar-powered digital nose” in situ. The first live demonstration of the group’s Silvanet system of solar-powered gas sensors was recently conducted successfully in a forest near Berlin, says the firm. By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

BNEF downgrades growth forecasts for global solar and battery sectors this year, as markets suffer fallout from escalating pandemic. In addition, the global car market is set to be hit particularly hard by coronavirus impacts - particularly in China - which "will have ramifications for electric vehicles and battery demand", the update added.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 4, 2021

Capable of recording key wind characteristics such as speed and direction up to and above 200 meters vertical height, her special skills meant #106 was always destined to be a traveler and it wasn’t long before she spread her wings. Read more: How LIDAR is Transforming Remote Solar Sales and System Design. Choosing life with LIDAR.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun.    Last week, we got in tune with power markets to set the stage for a reliable, resilient, and decarbonized grid.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Protecting satellite imagery from fraud Satellite imagery is becoming increasingly important as a source of data for energy and water utilities, as for other sectors also. Information that would be included would be on the battery’s composition, its state of health, history and more. Have you read?

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

BNEF downgrades growth forecasts for global solar and battery sectors this year, as markets suffer fallout from escalating pandemic. In addition, the global car market is set to be hit particularly hard by coronavirus impacts - particularly in China - which "will have ramifications for electric vehicles and battery demand", the update added.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. Yet, there is another side to this tale of darkness – one in which electrification, light, new interconnections and power developments are springing up all over the continent and innovative technology is being adopted at a rate never seen before. Hydrogen future.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This week’s iteration of Smart Energy Finances looks to partnerships and sustainability bonds announced under the Enel umbrella. Their partnership will thus allow the company to develop new solutions and assist with the complexity of the evolving electricity grid. Jungle AI raises €5mn to deploy tech in renewable energy.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

You need to remove policy hurdles such as in the Renewable Energy Directive, so that you can faster scale the hydrogen economy in Europe, and use that to build out the infrastructure”, Simon Herbert, ExxonMobil’s vice-president of low carbon solutions, told the World Hydrogen 2024 conference in Rotterdam last week.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2020

He formerly served as President Obama’s appointee to a US Federal Commission established to assess emerging energy-focused digital technologies. In the emerging energy marketplace, what’s the best role for non-utility market participants? electric vehicles), stationary energy storage and microgrids.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

The coronavirus forced layoffs and spending cuts across the solar industry, and hammered global electric vehicle sales. HEVO Power raised a $5.5 health insurance company Cigna. The extent of the damage for electric vehicle sales depends on who you ask. million raise.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Key technologies include electrification, on-board batteries, solar panels, synthetic fuels, carbon capture and storage and possibly hydrogen. The case argues to convert Sleipnir into a ‘Solar-Synthetic’ vessel, combined with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for remaining emissions. Why Do We Need Zero-Emission Vessels?

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Business Green

JULY 10, 2022

In a northern suburb of Osaka, a brand new community development is aiming to be the first in Japan to derive all its electricity from renewable sources. It is home to 600 households, with each residential home boasting solar panels on the roof and a plethora of smart technologies.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 31, 2023

Electric truck maker Rivian will test out customer willingness to pay for clean energy to power their EVs with a new “green charging bundle.” Rivian, RECs, and emissions reduction responsibility ‘EVs are only as clean as the electricity that powers them,’ the criticism goes.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As a backdrop to the United Nations climate conference in Dubai, it’s a fitting venue for a planet-wide shift that scientists say needs to happen: The region has extensive deposits of oil and gas, but also immense, untapped potential for renewable energy. Our conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Downing Street face mounting pressure to ramp up support for energy efficiency and billpayers as autumn draws nearer. Britain's cost of living crisis is getting worse, leaving people scared about how they'll get through the winter," said Starmer.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. Northvolt raised $1.6bn over two rounds this year to scale battery manufacturing in Europe. Redwood Materials received a $2bn loan from the US Department of Energy in Feb 2023. 2 spot behind Energy Storage, which rose from no.2

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It's not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you'll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

From its source in the Pindos Mountains in north-west Greece to its meeting with the Adriatic Sea in Albania, the Vjosa river flows uninterrupted for more than 270 kilometres, making it the longest free-flowing river in Europe outside of Russia. But the picture is much more complicated.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

Energy Networks Association and National Grid reveal plans to harness green and flexible energy technologies through latest innovation strategies. The coronavirus crisis reminds us of electricity's indispensable role in our lives," he wrote in a blogpost.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The EPA said it would not "seek penalties for noncompliance with routine monitoring and reporting obligations" during the suspension. The priority now is to ensure the health, safety and job security of the workers affected by the current factory closures," said Julia Poliscanova, clean vehicle director at Transport & Environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Past research has been limited by a lack of overlap between air monitoring stations and agricultural areas, and confounding effects of different pollutants, among other challenges to ground-based analysis. North and South America generally had the lowest NOx exposures.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

Latest round of reports on long-overdue energy independence plan suggest Number 10 and 11 continue to be at loggerheads over the cost of actions that could protect consumers from record energy bills.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

A medley of milestones for climate tech startups Conversations on Twitter and in climate chatrooms continue to have a doomerism-meets-pessimism tone, but over the last two weeks some cold, hard progress from climate tech startups working on geothermal energy, SAFs, and decarbonized cement is cutting through the gloom.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An historic climate summit in Nairobi last week underscored the need for drastic changes in climate finance and clean energy development. Africa is home to vast thermal, wind, solar, and hydro energy resources (some 60% of the world’s renewable energy potential ) as well as mineral deposits essential for the global energy transition.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

A Land Rover ad that argues 'life is so much better without restrictions' has stoked the debate over the acceptability of running ads for high carbon products and services that hurt human health and undermine the UK’s climate goals.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

In deals there’s $283m for electrolyzers across two deals, $16m for energy efficient processors, and $11m for DAC.  Early-Stage ⚡ Efficient Computer , a Pittsburgh, PA-based energy-efficient processor developer, raised $16m in Seed funding from Eclipse Ventures.   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED STEEL. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

What is NorthVolt’s strategy to create a European battery power basis? An interview with CEO Peter Carlsson, who urges Europe to quickly build on its own battery knowledge. It is hard to imagine that this place, a test site of 19,000 square meters, consisted mainly of forest two years ago. million jobs, vulnerable.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Glenna Wiseman is a long-time marketing and communications leader in the clean energy sector. She is a senior strategist with experience in multiple sectors including sustainability, solar, energy storage and software solutions relating to those industries. She has been a strong advocate for women in the solar industry.

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Econaur

MARCH 27, 2020

In addition, inspect insulation for a tight fit around building components that penetrate the insulation, such as electrical boxes. This material contains about 80% air by volume and has been commonly used in Europe since the late 1940s. Fly ash is a waste ash produced from burning coal in electric power plants.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Only 3 percent of the Wyoming project’s CO2 has been geologically stored in the same formation from which the original gas was extracted, according to estimates from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). C and with the net-zero energy transition. Credit: NET Power , CC BY-SA 4.0

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