5 ways to make reuse mainstream
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Innovators at the vanguard of the reuse movement agree on the key ingredients that will speed up the adoption of reuse.
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Confusion reigns as Whitehall briefing contradicts PM’s net zero speech
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
There are increasing concerns that civil servants in the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) are attempting to undermine the Prime Minister’s attempts to reset the UK’s net zero policies, says trade body the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA). In a briefing issued to the heating industry only hours after the PM’s net zero speech officials outlined their continuing approach to “encouraging” households to fit heat pumps, retaining unrealistic targets for heat pump installations
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Time for New York City to Act on Extreme Heat
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The September heat wave now enveloping New York is a reminder that the time has arrived for officials in the nation’s largest city to further protect its residents from the dangers of extreme heat.
“Embarrassingly Wrong” Tufton Street Net Zero Report Gets Widespread Coverage
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
A report from the Tufton Street group Civitas on the supposed cost of net zero was featured in several major newspapers today despite serious data errors. Authored by management consultant Ewen Stewart, the report claimed that achieving net zero emissions will cost the UK £4.5 trillion, or £6,000 per household, by 2050. The report was covered in the the Times, Daily Express, Daily Mail, the Spectator, and the influential conservative blog Guido Fawkes through both news reports and opinion pieces
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.
Fervo Energy breaks ground on next-gen geothermal project in Cape Station, Utah
ThinkGeoEnergy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Fervo Energy has broken ground on an exploration drilling campaign for a next-generation geothermal energy project at Cape Station in Beaver County, Utah. The project is set to deliver 400 MW of electricity by 2026 with full-scale production targeted by 2028. Earlier this year, Fervo announced breakthrough results of its first full-scale EGS pilot project in northern Nevada, Project Red.
Rooftop solar meets all of South Australia demand in major new milestone
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
Updated: Rooftop solar meets all of South Australia's demand at one stage on Saturday, as more records fall across the grid, including batteries, low coal and minimum demand. The post Rooftop solar meets all of South Australia demand in major new milestone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Microsoft is going nuclear to power its AI ambitions
The Verge: Energy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speaks during an interview in Redmond, Washington, on Wednesday, March 15th, 2023. | Image: Chona Kasinger / Bloomberg via Getty Images Microsoft thinks next-generation nuclear reactors can power its data centers and AI ambitions, according to a job listing for a principal program manager who’ll lead the company’s nuclear energy strategy.
Food Is Made to be Eaten: New Videos Encourage Food Donation
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
NRDC teamed up with Chef Tom Colicchio to highlight liability protections for food donors because food is made to be eaten and should not end up in landfills.
Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened.
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. For years, experts have pointed out that CCS has been primarily used to pump more oil out of the earth, using a process known as enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
The POWER Interview: Making the U.S. Nuclear Industry Great Again
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the prospects for nuclear energy. As a carbon-free energy source, it is a great option for power generation in a world trying […] The post The POWER Interview: Making the U.S. Nuclear Industry Great Again appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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.
Fire erupts in Tesla Megapack module at Bouldercombe battery, sparks new energy war
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Fire breaks out in Tesla Megapack module at new Bouldercombe battery in Queensland, prompting Chris Bowen to slap down Matt Canavan who led the predictable conservative backlash. The post Fire erupts in Tesla Megapack module at Bouldercombe battery, sparks new energy war appeared first on RenewEconomy.
As sales of heat pumps grow, it’s critical to deploy them properly
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Heat pumps are an increasingly viable alternative to furnaces and air conditioners for decarbonizing buildings.
Rimac unveils ‘most technically advanced BESS in the world’, SineStack
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Rimac Energy, the battery energy storage system (BESS) division of EV supercar company, has unveiled its new product at the Energy Storage Summit Central Eastern Europe (CEE).
NRDC Stands with Striking Autoworkers
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
NRDC is committed to supporting the UAW, and we pledge to work with the union to ensure no worker is left behind in the transition to the clean car economy.
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?
Europe’s banks helped fossil fuel firms raise more than €1tn from global bond markets
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Exclusive: Pan-European investigation looked at thousands of transactions since Paris climate agreement in 2016 Banks including some of Europe’s largest lenders have helped fossil fuel companies to raise more than €1tn (£869bn) from the global bond markets since the Paris climate agreement, according to an investigation by the Guardian and its reporting partners.
Ditching fossil fuels can shave $800 from a Canadian family’s monthly bills: report
Clean Energy Canada
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
OTTAWA — With the International Energy Agency’s latest milestone report pointing to a peak in fossil fuel demand by the end of this decade, Clean Energy Canada has released a new study illustrating what ditching oil and gas means for Canadian households and their energy bills. A family living in a house in a Toronto suburb that adopts a few common clean energy solutions—including EVs and heat pumps—could knock $800 off their monthly energy bills, compared to one that is largely reliant on fossil
“Largest” urban solar farm and battery planned to power university campus
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
La Trobe University has announced plans to install what it claims to be the largest "urban solar farm" in Victoria, a 2.9MW ground-mounted PV array and 2.5MW battery. The post “Largest” urban solar farm and battery planned to power university campus appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Can a roof's material cool the outside air and lower energy demand?
TechXplore
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
Concrete sidewalks, black asphalt streets, traffic, brick and steel buildings. These common city elements can retain heat and increase temperatures in a phenomenon called the urban heat island effect.
DOD Advances X-Energy Mobile Nuclear Microreactor as Second Project Pele Design
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The Department of Defense (DOD) has moved to develop a second transportable microreactor under Project Pele, granting X-energy a contract option to advance the design of its mobile advanced nuclear […] The post DOD Advances X-Energy Mobile Nuclear Microreactor as Second Project Pele Design appeared first on POWER Magazine.
A Climate Week to Advance Urgent Change
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
As the hottest summer on record draws to a close, the next several months could determine whether the world rises to the moment—or blows past irreversible tipping points.
‘Missing half the equation’: scientists criticise Australia over approach to fossil fuels
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Prof Lesley Hughes and others say there is ‘cognitive dissonance’ between Labor’s stated commitment to the climate crisis and its policies The Australian government is “missing half the equation” in acting on the climate crisis by backing a shift to renewable energy but having no plan to get out of fossil fuels, according to an author of a new scientific review.
Director of Climate Science Denial Group Tony Abbott Reappointed as Board of Trade Adviser
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott , a director of the UK’s principal climate science denial group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), has been reappointed by the government as an adviser to the prestigious Board of Trade. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has today announced the 13 advisers who will provide counsel to the Board of Trade – one of the government’s most high profile economic advisory bodies.
Big Battery to the rescue as rooftop PV pushes biggest isolated grid to record demand lows
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
WA's first big battery comes to the rescue as rooftop solar provides record 76 pct of state generation and sends grid demand below crucial threshold. The post Big Battery to the rescue as rooftop PV pushes biggest isolated grid to record demand lows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
Grist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
This story was co-published with Native News Online. When Neil Patterson Jr. was about 7 or 8 years old, he saw a painting called “Gathering Chestnuts,” by Tonawanda Seneca artist Ernest Smith. Patterson didn’t realize that the painting showed a grove of American chestnuts, a tree that had been all but extinct since his great-grandparents’ time. Instead, what struck Patterson was the family in the foreground: As a man throws a wooden club to knock chestnuts from the branches above, a child shell
Chart: The remarkable rise of California’s grid battery capacity
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Grid batteries are the latest crop to flourish in the California sunshine: The state’s energy storage capacity has surged tenfold in just the past three years.
Taxpayers Still on Hook for Oil and Gas Clean-up, Despite New Rule
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
BOEM's proposed rule falls short in requiring oil and gas companies to demonstrate they are financially able to fully remove and clean up platforms & pipelines.
Gotion to build US$2 billion gigafactory in Illinois
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
China-headquartered lithium-ion battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has announced a new US$2 billion gigafactory in Illinois, US, targeting the EV and energy storage system (ESS) markets.
Meet the Shadowy Network Vilifying Climate Protestors
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
By Amy Westervelt, Drilled , and Geoff Dembicki, DeSmog , with additional reporting by Julianna Merullo and Lyndal Rowlands Earlier this year, news footage began making the rounds on social media of young activists from the German climate organization Letzte Generation (Last Generation) being assaulted by their fellow citizens as they obstructed streets in an effort to draw attention to the German government’s inaction on climate.
Rooftop solar eats up all demand in South Australia, world’s most renewable grid
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
Rooftop solar effectively eliminated grid demand in South Australia on Saturday as it accounted for all but a few megawatts of demand in the world's most renewable grid. The post Rooftop solar eats up all demand in South Australia, world’s most renewable grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Alstom to Present Italy’s First Hydrogen-Powered Train and the Latest Innovations for Smart Mobility at EXPO Ferroviaria 2023
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Alstom and Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM) will unveil the hydrogen-powered Coradia Stream, Italy’s first hydrogen train The new Metropolis train for the Turin Metro Line 1 will also be unveiled together.
Heat pumps outperform boilers and furnaces — even in the cold
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Not only do heat pumps function in freezing temperatures — they work far more efficiently than fossil-fuel heating systems in the cold. That’s according to a team of researchers in Europe affiliated with the independent nonprofit Regulatory Assistance Project.
Time for U.S. to Kick the Habit of Offshore Drilling
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The Biden administration prepares a new five-year plan to lease ocean areas to fossil fuel companies for profit, and business as usual is not an option.
It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Grist
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
This story is part of Record High , a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. Summer afternoons on Florida Bay are a wonder. The sky, bright blue and dotted with clouds, meets the glassy water in a blur of blue that melts away any sign of the horizon. Wading birds rustle in the verdant branches of mangroves. Beneath the surface, fish and other creatures dart among tangled mangrove roots adorned with colorful sponges and corals.
Liebreich: Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think – And Easier. Part I: Harder
BloombergNEF
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
When considering the transition to a net-zero carbon economy, it is easy to swing between extremes of optimism and pessimism. The post Liebreich: Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think – And Easier. Part I: Harder appeared first on BloombergNEF.
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