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Sustainable fleets are at an inflection point

GreenBiz

Companies and cities are increasingly adopting lower-carbon fleets — including trucks and buses that run off electricity, renewable diesel and renewable natural gas — according to a new report from the research team at Gladstein, Neandross and Associates (GNA). . Today, more than 20 automakers produce over 90 electric truck and bus models.

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Assets from an EV manufacturer available at auction—testing and manufacturing equipment, 3D printers and more

Charged

Items available include: 3D Printers from Stratasys, Markforged and Formlabs 2016 Tarus 5-Axis High Speed Single Column Post Mill (Modeling and Prototyping) 2015 Haas VF-8/40 Vertical Machining Center 2015 Anderson Electric Controls Dynamometer 2015 Thermotron Electrodynamic Shaker with Environmental Test Chamber Parametric Test Station for a Traction (..)

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Highest offshore wind load factors recorded since 2015 due to larger wind turbines

Envirotec Magazine

These are some of the highest load factors recorded since the latter end of 2015. Although decarbonisation of the electricity mix is wholly positive, ever-higher levels of wind output are not without its impacts. Newer (post-2016) windfarms fared much better with offshore wind farms load factors averaging 55%.

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“Quiet revolution:” Wind and solar slash electricity emissions by 40 pct in just 10 years

Renew Economy

Renewables growth from 2015-2025 is on track to cut Australia’s electricity sector emissions by nearly 40% in a decade, equivalent to emissions from all the nation’s cars, commercial vehicles and planes.

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

That commitment also includes buying 100,000 electric delivery vehicles, and using 100 percent clean energy by 2025. . But the business of biofuels is a bit messier and — for bio jet fuel — at an earlier stage than procuring solar and wind energy or even purchasing electric vehicles. . billion gallons the airline uses annually.

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David Crane is back, with a climate-tech SPAC

GreenBiz

Crane was instrumental in leading NRG into renewables and other clean energy sectors and was ousted in late 2015 after its stock tanked. One of the most vivid examples of what could go wrong is the hoopla surrounding Nikola Motors, the electric truck maker. Last week, former NRG Energy CEO David Crane joined the frenzy. .

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

To receive a lower rate the company must show a net-positive impact on biodiversity in its forests in Finland and a 65 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from fuels and purchased electricity between 2015 and 2030. Abundant research revealing just the urgency and existential nature of the biodiversity crisis has heightened awareness.