Biden administration announces $6 billion in clean energy funding
GreenBiz
MARCH 27, 2024
Historic amount signals what companies might expect from another four years of Biden.
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Carbon credits would enable restoration of UK saltmarshes, says CEH study
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 27, 2024
A black-tailed godwit on the Blackwater estuary in Maldon, Essex (image credit: Stefanie Carter) While the marshes may have meant danger for Pip in Great Expectations , these wetland habitats are important wildlife havens and mitigate climate change. However, since Dickens’s novel was published in 1860, 85% of England’s saltmarsh has been lost as land has been claimed from the sea for agriculture, development or coastal flood defences.
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How Patagonia and Seventh Generation include banks in their climate action plans
GreenBiz
MARCH 27, 2024
Corporate cash deposits are a huge source of carbon emissions, and sustainability leaders need to engage their bankers.
Rule Will Cut Methane Waste from Federal Lands Drilling
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 27, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management published a final methane waste rule that will compliment EPA’s efforts to target a major contributor to climate change.
How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
The End of Plastic Pollution: How Business Can Operationalize Circularity
GreenBiz
MARCH 27, 2024
Date/Time: April 30, 2024 (11AM-12PM ET / 8-9AM PT) As the global UN Plastics Treaty enters the final stages of negotiations, organizations must rethink single-use plastics, evaluate how to operationalize circularity, and irrevocably shift business models. Companies must go beyond processes and risk management to capitalize on the market opportunity of the circular economy.
Retrofit boosts energy efficiency at wastewater treatment plant
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 27, 2024
The installation of the G5 plus series has enabled an efficiency gain of approx. 21% for the aeration of wastewater tanks, according to AERZEN. A recent blower system retrofit at a wastewater treatment plan produced a noticeable uptick in energy efficiency resulting in significantly lower OPEX, explains gas compression expert AERZEN, which completed the work.
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Rule Will Cut Methane Pollution from Federal Lands Drilling
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 27, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management published a final methane waste rule that will compliment EPA’s efforts to target a major contributor to climate change.
Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables
Renew Economy
MARCH 27, 2024
The owners of the largest gas plant in South Australia have been hit with a heavy fine for the role it played in a major blackout in early 2017, when it sat idle and failed to comply with market rules. The post Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading
Grist
MARCH 27, 2024
This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network , a nonprofit news organization. America’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue, dominates the pastureland from Missouri and Arkansas in the west to the coast of the Carolinas in the east. Within that swath, a quarter of the nation’s cows — more than 15 million in all — graze fields that stay green through the winter while the rest of the region’s grasses turn brown and go dormant.
Australia’s biggest coal generator teams up with SunDrive to make solar at Liddell
Renew Economy
MARCH 27, 2024
AGL signs MoU with Cannon-Brookes backed PV innovator SunDrive to explore "first of its kind" solar manufacturing at site of the shuttered Liddell plant. The post Australia’s biggest coal generator teams up with SunDrive to make solar at Liddell appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
This Kentucky coal mine could transform into pumped-hydro grid storage
Canary Media
MARCH 27, 2024
The vision of converting coal country into a clean energy powerhouse looms large in the American energy transition. Politicians love to tout the possibility, and climate advocates see it as crucial for a just transition that avoids leaving populations behind as coal power fades away.
If we properly priced death caused by carbon emissions, we might get to net zero a lot quicker
Renew Economy
MARCH 27, 2024
Adding a price on mortality caused by carbon emissions might help change consumption patterns for items such as red meat and 4WDs. Smoking laws provide a template. The post If we properly priced death caused by carbon emissions, we might get to net zero a lot quicker appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The 'clean cement' projects getting $1.5B in Biden admin funds
Canary Media
MARCH 27, 2024
Cement-making accounts for roughly 8 percent of global human-caused carbon emissions — an enormous climate footprint that will take nothing short of a full transformation to curb. This week, the U.S. cement industry got a big jolt of federal funding to help it along that path.
Ferrari’s Upside-Down Hydrogen Engine Could Reshape High-Performance Autos
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 27, 2024
In a move that has car enthusiasts and industry experts talking, the iconic Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari has recently filed a patent for an innovative hydrogen combustion engine that could significantly impact the future of high-performance vehicles. — Maranello, Italy – Ferrari, a name synonymous with cutting-edge automotive engineering, has made headlines with its patent for a ground-breaking hydrogen combustion engine.
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.
“Unconscionable:” Eraring delay could cost $150m a year, adding to massive Origin windfall, report says
Renew Economy
MARCH 27, 2024
New analysis says the potential taxpayer cost of keeping Eraring open for another few years would be "unconscionable", and not needed. The post “Unconscionable:” Eraring delay could cost $150m a year, adding to massive Origin windfall, report says appeared first on RenewEconomy.
UK to Launch Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles for Farming and Construction, Embracing Clean Energy Transition
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 27, 2024
Greener construction and farming vehicles set to improve sustainability by reducing emissions from the tailpipe. hydrogen-powered diggers and tractors could be a regular sight on Great Britain’s roads thanks to.
Ballard Power Systems fuel cell company announces $160M US gigafactory
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 27, 2024
The company will be building the massive facility in Rockwell, Texas, to produce components and systems. Ballard Power Systems has announced that it will be building a new $160 million gigafactory in Rockwell, Texas, to produce hydrogen fuel cell components and systems. The plant will be called the Ballard Rockwall Giga 1 In the new manufacturing gigafactory’s Phase 1 of construction, it will have an annual production capacity of 8 million bipolar plates, 8 million membrane electrode asse
Capacity Investment Scheme needs to set high bar for communities hosting renewables
Renew Economy
MARCH 27, 2024
Without exception, the CIS should encourage projects that do good community engagement, with good environmental plans and good local content outcomes. The post Capacity Investment Scheme needs to set high bar for communities hosting renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
EU Commission Approves €900 Million French State Aid Scheme to Support the Production of Energy and Fuel From Biomass and Renewable Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 27, 2024
The European Commission has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable hydrogen in energy and fuel production, to foster the.
LNG exports will not deliver long-term energy security, but long-duration energy storage will
Energy Storage News
MARCH 27, 2024
Energy security concerns are very real, but jumping into a 'dash for gas' would be a mistake, and LNG is not the answer, writes Eric Dresselhuys, CEO of ESS Inc.
Hydrogen Vehicle Filling Station Opens at Former Tokyo Olympics Site
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 27, 2024
TOKYO (Kyodo) — One of Japan’s largest hydrogen filling stations for fuel cell vehicles opened Wednesday at the former site of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics main athletes village, the.
Hydro Tasmania on the hunt for a new CEO amid political and renewable turmoil
Renew Economy
MARCH 27, 2024
Tasmanian utility begins hunt for new CEO, following the news that current chief will step down from the role in October. The post Hydro Tasmania on the hunt for a new CEO amid political and renewable turmoil appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Ionomr Innovations Releases Iridium-Free Catalyst Coated Anion Exchange Membranes for Low-Cost Green Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 27, 2024
Vancouver, B.C.– Ionomr Innovations Inc., developer and manufacturer of breakthrough polymer and membrane technologies for next-generation hydrogen applications, today released a Catalyst Coated Membrane (CCM) based on its Aemion® Anion Exchange Membranes.
The path to growth in Brazil runs through the impact economy (videos)
Impact Alpha
MARCH 27, 2024
Sign up for ImpactAlpha Latin America to follow the people and money powering Latin America and the Caribbean’s impact economy. In May, thousands of visitors. The post The path to growth in Brazil runs through the impact economy (videos) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
University of Nottingham Has Secured More Than ÂŁ70 Million to Decarbonize Transport, Including Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 27, 2024
The University of Nottingham has secured more than ÂŁ70 million to establish new world-leading and open-access research facilities and programmes that will decarbonise future transport. The funding is secured based.
Rimac opens UK facility to manufacture first BESS units
Energy Storage News
MARCH 27, 2024
The energy storage arm of EV supercar technology firm Rimac has opened its UK innovation and manufacturing facility, where it will build the first units of its SineStack BESS platform.
Pajarito Powder Awarded $10 Million to Build Out Electrolyzer Catalyst Supply Chain
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 27, 2024
The New Mexico catalyst maker joins with two industry and three community partners to lower costs and increase production of green hydrogen. Albuquerque, N.M.– Pajarito Powder, LLC will use a.
Aboitiz Power appoints AFRY to build 172MW solar project in Philippines
PV Tech
MARCH 27, 2024
Renewables operator Aboitiz Power has appointed engineering service company AFRY to construct a 172MWp solar PV plant in the Phillippines.
Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs and QUANTRON Leadership Engage in Strategic Dialogue on Pioneering Solutions for Sustainable Transport
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 27, 2024
The Bavarian Minister of State for Digital Affairs Dr. Fabian Mehring was guest at the clean tech company Quantron AG on March 26th, 2024 Digitalization in transportation as a key.
US Senators Ossof and Warnock urge Biden administration to lift bifacial solar module exemption
PV Tech
MARCH 27, 2024
US Senators Jon Ossof and Reverend Raphael Warnock have urged the Biden administration to support the domestic solar manufacturing industry.
Hydrogen: Vallourec Integrates New Energies Into the Heart of Its Organization to Accelerate Their Development
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 27, 2024
Meudon (France)– Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, is making changes to its Executive Committee to strengthen its industrial and commercial performance in New Energies. The Group reaffirms.
Guest column: How bulk-buying solar panels impacts lifetime project valueÂ
Solar Power World
MARCH 27, 2024
All eyes are on the global renewable energy transition as an effort to curb climate change, and there’s no time to waste on getting new projects up and running. Maximizing the speed of deployment and profitability of solar projects is critical for developers to facilitate the growth of our sustainable energy infrastructure. Yet, typical approaches… The post Guest column: How bulk-buying solar panels impacts lifetime project value appeared first on Solar Power World.
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