GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The reality is that charging infrastructure, electricity and utility connections — it's the longest lead, probably the most challenging part of this equation. We do that by building great products so that people can purchase more products,” Rachey said. We need to design (and retrofit) infrastructure with EVs in mind.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

What Biden's infrastructure plan fails to reimagine. Among the countless details, proposals and impassioned appeals within the American Jobs Plan Fact Sheet , the outline for the Biden administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, this line struck a chord with me. . Mon, 05/10/2021 - 01:15. This is the moment to reimagine."

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

For a clean, resilient grid, look to EV infrastructure. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure could provide a major benefit — boosting both clean energy and resiliency — for the power grid. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 00:30. Some customers were very motivated to use more clean energy for charging. It's all about data.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

A cohesive value chain is essential for realizing hydrogen’s potential, encompassing low-carbon hydrogen production, storage, and distribution infrastructure, which align with end-user demand. Market initelligence firm IDTechX writes Decarbonization efforts have gained momentum globally in recent years. Source: IDTechEx. CLICK TO ENLARGE.

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GreenBiz

JULY 29, 2021

The building components are modeled using 3D design software; it’s like creating pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that can be pieced together. More recently, Nexii created a strategic alliance with building automation technologies company Honeywell. Heather Clancy. Thu, 07/29/2021 - 00:01.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

The programme is taught in person at the University’s Orkney campus through the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS) and focuses on technologies, systems, processes, and economics, alongside the design of transition projects to move away from fossil fuels and accelerate the integration of renewable energy.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

New session topics for the December 2023 Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure are ou t now. This virtual event will span all things EV charging in two main tracks: Track 1: Deploying EV Infrastructure & Fleets Content for fleet/facility managers, charging network operators, public transport planners, etc.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Akerman, a top-100 US law firm with over 700 employees, has launched three new teams under the umbrella of its Energy and Infrastructure Sector Team, focusing on renewable energy and other high-tech infrastructure. Our legal teams are helping to create that world with our experience, knowledge, and industry acumen.” Source: Akerman

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GreenBiz

JUNE 1, 2021

These are valid questions, and often utilities need to make improvements to the grid before installing significant charging infrastructure. These are valid questions, and often utilities need to make improvements to the grid before installing significant charging infrastructure. Mike De Socio. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 01:45.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

Although the suitability of hydrogen for home heating remains a topic of contention, Cornwall Insight’s latest Hydrogen Index report, which ranks countries who have branded themselves as potential leaders in the new hydrogen economy, does highlight hydrogen’s undeniable potential within broader decarbonisation strategies.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

Charging infrastructure will be a major hurdle, and opportunity, for a global logistics operator such as FedEx. Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. That fuel also accounts for 6 percent of its annual operating budget. Courtesy of FedEx. Courtesy of FedEx.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 8, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $70 million in funding to support research into resilience technologies to reduce risks to energy infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. Granholm. “As

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Charged

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV infrastructure that’s free to attend , and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

Large corporate energy buyers and utilities, in particular, hold the opportunity to build better and make things right. If we define the value of resilience in such narrow economic terms, however, we will build a clean energy dystopia. Resilience" is a powerful word in 2020. On resilience. But we can choose a better way. Do justice.

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2020

coastal states, the speed of EV adoption makes creating the charging infrastructure an imperative for both the public and private sector. Workplace EV charging: Lessons from sustainability trailblazers. Marsha Willard. Tue, 07/14/2020 - 01:30. The findings reveal that while still most common in Europe and in U.S. Assure availability.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

How many buildings in your company’s real-estate portfolio might require climate-adaption retrofits? . And the idea is to open up the platform to banks, regulators, investors and others involved in financing projects or approving new infrastructure. Will that new $50 million factory be threatened by flooding or wildfires? million. "But

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Air pollution, tall buildings, building materials, lack of green spaces and wind all contribute to trapping heat from the sun, traffic and industry and result in the creation of Urban Heat Islands (UHI). There is an urgent, global need for building urban resilience to heat and, as usual, business has a key role to play.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Our nation’s task now is to manage that transition in a just and sustainable way so that people living in "coal country," who made sacrifices to build our economy, are not left behind. Urging clean energy and justice for tribal nations. Roger Sorkin. Thu, 04/01/2021 - 00:45. Today it’s relatively expensive and highly polluting.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The research covers a broad spectrum of topics crucial to the UK and Irish water industries, such as protecting and improve drinking water quality, through to reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. It can also help build bridges to new organisations, instigate new partnerships, and spark new ideas.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Now is a great time to optimize energy in buildings. Commercial buildings in the United Kingdom have reduced energy consumption only by 16 percent on average during the pandemic, according to analysis from Carbon Intelligence. The worst-performing buildings are only achieving a 3 percent reduction, according to the analysis.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

The once-humdrum electricity sector has become a hub of interest and innovation for the worlds of energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation, buildings, policy, finance and others. Local jurisdictions are banning the use of natural gas in newly constructed (and, in some places, renovated) homes and commercial buildings.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 18, 2021

The topic, which often goes hand-in-hand with the concept of a circular economy, weighed heavy throughout the discussion. . The topic, which often goes hand-in-hand with the concept of a circular economy, weighed heavy throughout the discussion. . Companies are jumping aboard the federal packaging and recycling policy train.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Can we build them? . America is hungrier than ever for sustainable food systems. Mon, 11/02/2020 - 01:30. In the spring of 2020, many small farms across the U.S. found themselves in a bittersweet predicament. But now they have to quickly switch their businesses to meet that demand." They also looked more agile and resilient.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

Terreform ONE’s plans to upend cities and suburbs in a post-pandemic world. Joel Makower. Mon, 08/10/2020 - 02:11. And now for some serious fun. It was a refreshing jolt of inspiration and hopefulness during this otherwise dreary moment. In a world with more than a billion undernourished souls, not to mention as many as 1.6

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Here to discuss the project is Paul Scialla, founder and CEO of Delos, which founded both the International Well Building Institute and the Well Building Standard. Episode 219: Water, workplaces and well-being. Heather Clancy. Fri, 05/08/2020 - 02:33.

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GreenBiz

JULY 29, 2020

The world's biggest automakers are ramping up their carbon commitments even as they struggle to build back in the wake of the pandemic. . Build back better" is a refrain I've heard from a variety of transportation companies in recent weeks. Several big European and Asian automakers already have started down this road.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The startup has built a business around using data and software to enable clients, such as utilities, to make decisions about what electric trucks and cars to buy, and how to build and manage EV charging infrastructure. . The companies didn't release terms of the deal. See GreenBiz's Top 25 Most Sustainable Fleets ). (See

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 18, 2024

H2 has become an exceptionally popular topic and many wonder if it’s worth their money As the world continues its effort to decarbonize, hydrogen investing has been making headlines.  To many, it appears that H2 will play a substantial role in the global transition to clean energy. What do investors see in hydrogen investing?

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For decades, Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) in the United States have sought environmental justice as a civil right, but now, the grave disparities in environmental harms are coming into national prominence. This year’s COVID-19 crisis and racial justice movement have highlighted the systemic inequities in the U.S. political will.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Companies often struggle with building community trust as they navigate between profit-making and authentically engaging on climate change and environmental justice matters. PUSH Buffalo is a nonprofit grassroots community organization working to build and execute a comprehensive revitalization plan for West Buffalo’s West Side.

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38 North Solutions

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Shalani Ramanathan, Stephen Lacey, and Katherine Hamilton discuss how to manage that demand without increasing emissions, through planning and efficient use of infrastructure rather than building new fossil generation plants. The post Hot Topics: Skyrocketing Demand and Hydrogen Tax Credits appeared first on 38 North Solutions.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Many regions also still lack adequate public charging infrastructure. In an unprecedented move, the ride-hailing company Lyft revealed Wednesday it plans to electrify every car on its platform — those owned by Lyft and rented to drivers as well as cars owned by drivers — by 2030. We're looking at bold opportunities.

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GreenBiz

JULY 30, 2020

Indeed, AI is integral to all manner of technologies, ranging from autonomous vehicles to more informed disaster response systems to smart buildings and data collection networks monitoring everything from energy consumption to deforestation. . The flip side to this rosy view is that there are plenty of ethical concerns to consider.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The funding, awarded as part of the government’s Quantum Catalyst Fund, follows the completion of a phase 1 feasibility study on the topic. With building and maintaining grid connections costing up to £1.5 million per km of line, determining the optimal layout and usage of this growing infrastructure is important to minimise the costs.

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Charged

APRIL 17, 2023

Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend , and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Organizations such as rePurpose and The Plastic Bank, as well as third-party organizations such as Verra’s 3RI Initiative, are selling claims to plastics credits in exchange for a financial investment in initiatives to collect plastic from the environment or establish infrastructure to prevent further plastic leakage into waterways and oceans.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

We shifted course dramatically in 2015, realizing that the only way forward to run a viable sustainable company is by choosing the sustainable way, that is, helping decarbonize our economy, digitize our infrastructure and electrify consumption," he offered. If our communities and environment are not healthy, we have no business.

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