Ikea is guiding its customers toward sustainable consumption. Here’s how
GreenBiz
MAY 6, 2024
The giant furniture retailer is using its procurement clout and in-store promotions to nudge millions of customers toward lower-emissions products.
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Highlighting Composting Successes from Food Matters Partners
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MAY 6, 2024
In honor of International Compost Awareness Week , here are some examples of NRDC's Food Matters partners expanding composting throughout their municipalities.
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Climate policy outlook: 2019 global aviation-related emissions were unreported.
GreenBiz
MAY 6, 2024
This week’s most important climate policy stories.
Gillard to chair new multi-billion dollar energy fund targeting wind, solar and batteries
Renew Economy
MAY 6, 2024
Julia Gillard to chair new energy transition fund aiming to build 15 GW of solar, wind and battery storage in Australia. The post Gillard to chair new multi-billion dollar energy fund targeting wind, solar and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Tailwinds build for sustainable aviation fuel
GreenBiz
MAY 6, 2024
As the aviation industry lobbies for sustainable jet fuel, new tax breaks could help lower the carbon footprint of business travel.
Hazer and FortisBC Advance With $160M Hydrogen Facility in Canada
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
Hazer Group Ltd and FortisBC Energy Inc. have signed a binding Project Development Agreement to develop a 2,500 TPA commercial hydrogen facility in Canada, leveraging Hazer’s innovative low-carbon technology. FortisBC.
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Can corn ethanol really help decarbonize US air travel?
Canary Media
MAY 6, 2024
Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department released a set of highly anticipated and contentious tax-credit guidelines meant to spur production of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. U.S. airlines burned over 12.4 billion gallons of jet fuel in 2023, nearly all of which were derived from fossil fuels. A mere 0.
Wind farm developer launches private transmission and massive battery plans in western Victoria
Renew Economy
MAY 6, 2024
A wind farm developer is proposing a 100km transmission line and huge 1GW battery in Victoria's central west to connect up to 4GW of renewables. The post Wind farm developer launches private transmission and massive battery plans in western Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The growing clean energy backlog, in five charts
Canary Media
MAY 6, 2024
For the past four years, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been tracking a major threat to the U.S. clean energy transition: the backups and bottlenecks in connecting proposed solar, wind, and battery projects to the electricity grid.
Electricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale
TechCrunch: Climate
MAY 6, 2024
If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. This open-source data visualization project has been around since 2016. But companies like Google and Samsung are increasingly relying on this rich data set to hit their sustainability goals and empower […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
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
German Developer to Construct €3Bn, 1GW Green Hydrogen Facility in Albacete, Spain
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
A German developer is set to build a €3 billion (approximately $3.3 billion) green hydrogen facility in Albacete, Spain, aiming to create up to 1,000 jobs and produce hydrogen using.
RES snaps up “iconic” renewable contracts after offshore wind win
Renew Economy
MAY 6, 2024
UK-based renewables giant to take over management of Australia's first wind, solar and battery park, and two other wind farms. The post RES snaps up “iconic” renewable contracts after offshore wind win appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hyundai to Launch Revamped Hydrogen-Powered NEXO in Q2 2025
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
The revamped model may be equipped with a larger fuel tank, upgraded technology such as ADAS, OTA software upgrades. South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. plans to introduce a next-generation model.
Is producing clean hydrogen from seawater a pipedream?
Hydrogen Fuel News
MAY 6, 2024
A team of researchers are working on proving it’s not. While producing clean hydrogen is achievable via electrolysis, the reality is that currently many obstacles stand in the way of this energy source reaching its full large-scale potential. Aside from the high cost to produce the fuel, another major obstacle is long-term sustainable production.
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.
Cell Impact Expands Partnership and Signs Key Agreement With F.C.C.
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
Today, Cell Impact has entered into a main agreement with Japanese company F.C.C., which governs the continued collaboration between the two companies to secure business primarily in Japan, India, and.
To drive rooftop solar, home battery and EV uptake, the policy pen can be mightier than big budget spends
Renew Economy
MAY 6, 2024
Most policy changes needed to unlock the full potential of consumer energy can be done with the sweep of a pen – and at minimal cost to the budget bottom line. The post To drive rooftop solar, home battery and EV uptake, the policy pen can be mightier than big budget spends appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Maritime Partners Signs Design Basis Agreement With U.S. Coast Guard for M/V Hydrogen One Power System
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
NEW ORLEANS— Maritime Partners, LLC (“Maritime Partners”), a leading provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has received a Design Basis Agreement (“DBA”) from the U.S.
How to choose a deep tech startup program
TechCrunch: Climate
MAY 6, 2024
Deep tech founders often had to go it alone. But today, there are a wealth of options from incubators to accelerators. Here's how to pick one. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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.
Hyzon Applauds Final Treasury Regulations Impacting Tax Credits for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.— Today, Parker Meeks, Chief Executive Officer of Hyzon, a U.S.-based, leading hydrogen fuel cell technology developer and global supplier of zero-emission powertrains, issued the following statement in support of final.
Ensuring safe and reliable lithium-ion battery performance
Charged
MAY 6, 2024
Sponsored by Parker Lord. The demand for electric vehicles continues to increase, with EV sales growing faster than any other major category of automobile. According to an article in Forbes, 2023 was the first time more than 1 million EVs were sold in the U.S. in one calendar year, reaching between 1.3 million and 1.4 million cars by year end. Thermal management is a critical requirement for the safety and performance of EVs.
Feadship Ushers In the Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Era With the Launch of 118.80-metre Project 821
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
When the drydock doors slid open on 4 May at Feadship’s Amsterdam shipyard, the yachting world was forever changed. Say hello to Project 821, the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell superyacht. Five.
The Brief: Leadership moment for philanthropic endowments
Impact Alpha
MAY 6, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! We’re looking forward to seeing many of you out and about this week. Zuleyma Bebell and I are in. The post The Brief: Leadership moment for philanthropic endowments appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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?
Hygenco Partners With Tata Steel for Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Production in Odisha
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
Hygenco has recently formalized a partnership with Tata Steel Special Economic Zone (TSSEZL) through a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a green hydrogen and green ammonia facility at TSSEZL’s.
AGL jumps after earnings boost from coal power and new big battery
Renew Economy
MAY 6, 2024
AGL announces a major uplift in forecast profits, driven by its coal-dominated generation and also some battery storage. The post AGL jumps after earnings boost from coal power and new big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Fortescue Officially Launches Its First U.S. Green Hydrogen Production Facility, Arizona Hydrogen, With Soil Turn Ceremony in Buckeye, Arizona
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
Today, Fortescue marked a new phase in the development of the company’s $550 million venture into green hydrogen production in the United States, the first of Fortescue’s planned green energy.
Op-ed: Excess solar inventory can advance energy justice
Solar Power World
MAY 6, 2024
At the beginning of the year, it was reported that there was a 45-GW inventory buildup of solar modules in the United States, which caused prices to be slashed by nearly half in 2023. In addition, there has been a reported backlog of other solar components, such as inverters, and even more recently a plummeting… The post Op-ed: Excess solar inventory can advance energy justice appeared first on Solar Power World.
Foundation Stone of Oman’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station Laid
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 6, 2024
Muscat – Shell Development Oman (Oman Shell) celebrated the foundation stone laying of the first green hydrogen station in Oman on Sunday. The event was held under the patronage of H.
SK On, Ferrari strengthen partnership for innovation in EV battery cell technology
Charged
MAY 6, 2024
South Korean EV battery manufacturer SK On, a subsidiary of SK Innovation , has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari to reinforce their partnership and innovate cell technology. The agreement allows the parties to share their experience in various fields to improve their technical collaboration and share insights.
Governments slap taxes on EVs as $110bn fuel duty shortfall looms
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 6, 2024
New levies and fees worldwide add cost to electric-car buyers as sales growth cools
Motiv Power Systems supplies electric step vans to Shasta Linen Supply
Charged
MAY 6, 2024
In late 2023, California-based EV manufacturer Motiv Power Systems delivered five electric step vans to Shasta Linen Supply, which is headquartered in Sacramento. Shasta has retrofitted its existing business infrastructure to support the Motiv trucks. The new trucks, operating on local routes in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, now make up half of Shasta’s fleet.
Portugal’s E-REDES launches smart grid street lighting project
Smart Energy International
MAY 6, 2024
Portuguese distribution system operator E-REDES has announced an automation project to make it possible to vary the intensity of street lighting and implement remote monitoring. E-REDES, in partnership with the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, is launching the Luxifer project using the FlexIP system, the distribution operator’s public lighting remote management system.
Making EV charging part of the smart home
Charged
MAY 6, 2024
Q&A with Leviton’s Andrew Taddoni. The “house of the future” is a perennial American theme—from the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition at the 1933 World’s Fair to The Jetsons, futurists have predicted a proliferation of labor-saving devices and home entertainment options. Nowadays, the focus is increasingly on the energy that these nifty gadgets require.
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