The Body Shop achieves 'world first' Vegan Society-certified product range
GreenBiz
JANUARY 8, 2024
The company is the first global beauty brand to feature fully Vegan Society-certified skin care, body care, hair care, makeup and fragrance product
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Pebble Mine: SCOTUS Denies Original Review of EPA Veto
NRDC onEarth
JANUARY 8, 2024
In the latest defeat for the embattled Bristol Bay mining scheme, the Supreme Court unanimously rejects the Dunleavy Administration’s motion for review.
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Shifting political winds threaten Europe’s progress on green goals
GreenBiz
JANUARY 8, 2024
Shaken by global instability and a populist backlash, European nations are retreating from plans to reduce greenhouse gases, promote sustainable farming practices and boost biodiversity.
2024 Resolution for OSHA: Propose A Workplace Heat Standard
NRDC onEarth
JANUARY 8, 2024
OSHA should resolve to get a proposed workplace heat standard out for public comment before 2024’s hot weather starts.
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.
Why Intel has declined to participate in the Science Based Targets initiative
GreenBiz
JANUARY 8, 2024
Intel began reducing its emissions two decades ago, but it doesn’t follow guidelines from the Science Based Targets initiative.
What’s Great and What Needs Fixing in the EPA’s Proposed Lead Rule
NRDC onEarth
JANUARY 8, 2024
The EPA would require most water systems to remove lead pipes within 10 years. That's great, but key improvements are needed.
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How to get people to kick fossil fuels out of their homes
Canary Media
JANUARY 8, 2024
To cool the planet, homes will need clean energy makeovers.
Xcel Energy retires Minnesota coal unit, eyes 710MW solar and 100-hour battery as replacement
PV Tech
JANUARY 8, 2024
Xcel Energy has retired one of three coal generation units in Minnesota, which it plans to replace with 710MW worth of solar PV capacity.
“Irreparable injury:” Courts order dismantling of wind farms in US, France
Renew Economy
JANUARY 8, 2024
Two separate court rulings highlight the importance of wind farm developers securing all necessary approvals, including environmental and social. The post “Irreparable injury:” Courts order dismantling of wind farms in US, France appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ThinkGeoEnergy’s Top 10 Geothermal Countries 2023 – Power Generation Capacity
ThinkGeoEnergy
JANUARY 8, 2024
With this article, we are releasing our annual Top 10 Geothermal Countries based on Installed Power Generation Capacity as of year-end 2023. While behind on some of our plans on the release on additional research on our site, we have expanded capacity and are glad to have installed a Research Manager , who is pushing ahead in the updating of our databases, planning of our research offerings and publications, as well as supporting clients.
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
Another big battery joins South Australia pipeline in race to energy storage
Renew Economy
JANUARY 8, 2024
Epic Energy adds yet another big battery to South Australia's development pipeline as the state seeks to manage its huge renewables supply. The post Another big battery joins South Australia pipeline in race to energy storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hyundai’s Massive 500 Hydrogen Fleet Launch Marks a Milestone in China’s Clean Energy Drive
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 8, 2024
Hyundai has delivered a vast fleet of around 500 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to Guangzhou, China, marking one of the world’s largest hydrogen mobility projects to date. This initiative, undertaken.
After a year of smashing records, will 2024 be the year we take rooftop solar seriously?
Renew Economy
JANUARY 8, 2024
The latest SunWiz data shows Australia's rooftop solar market growth is showing now signs of slowing – making 2024 the year we must take its role in the energy mix seriously. The post After a year of smashing records, will 2024 be the year we take rooftop solar seriously? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
MIT Researchers Outline a Path for Scaling Clean Hydrogen Production
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 8, 2024
New paper shows how policymakers could encourage the nascent clean hydrogen industry without indirectly increasing its carbon emissions. Hydrogen is an integral component for the manufacture of steel, fertilizer, and.
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.
Australian solar glass pioneer signs partner for first commercial rollout in home market
Renew Economy
JANUARY 8, 2024
ClearVue Technologies has made a key breakthrough in its home market, signing up a partner for its first commercial rollout on Australia's east coast. The post Australian solar glass pioneer signs partner for first commercial rollout in home market appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Berkeley’s gas ban is all but dead. What does that mean for other cities?
Canary Media
JANUARY 8, 2024
This story was first published by Grist. Last week, a federal appeals court decided not to revisit its earlier decision to strike down Berkeley, California’s first-in-the-nation gas ban in new buildings. The ruling dealt a blow to the city of Berkeley, which requested a rehearing after the 9th U.S.
Bankruptcies and closures rock residential solar in last year 2024 Trends in Solar
Solar Power World
JANUARY 8, 2024
In an era of unprecedented federal support for U.S. solar installation, the residential PV market has encountered economic hardships and policy roadblocks resulting in a rash of closures among contractors. Commercial solar warranter SolarInsure reported that there were more than 100 bankruptcies and closures in 2023 alone, including several large installers that were operating nationally… The post Bankruptcies and closures rock residential solar in last year <br><span style=�
Startup Form Energy’s ‘100-hour’ iron-air battery tech attracts another US utility’s attention
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 8, 2024
Another utility agreement has been signed by Form Energy, the US startup which claims its iron-air battery can provide sufficient stored energy to ride through multiple days of low solar or wind production.
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.
How big a share of our electricity needs can rooftop solar provide? It’s complicated
Renew Economy
JANUARY 8, 2024
To fully realise Australia's huge rooftop solar potential we must first work out how to manage the three key challenges of people powered energy. The post How big a share of our electricity needs can rooftop solar provide? It’s complicated appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GM’s rosy year-end figures obscure the fact that legacy automakers are in deep trouble
Charged
JANUARY 8, 2024
Duplicitous doublespeak has become de rigueur dialect in the auto industry. “We remain committed to an all-electric future,” says GM as it announces a rollback of its electrification plans. “We strongly believe in EVs,” say auto dealers as they support efforts to slow the EV transition. “The greatest responsibility for us as a company is dealing with climate change,” says Daimler Trucks as it lobbies the EPA to water down emissions regulations.
Equinor and Linde Sign Agreement on H2M Eemshaven Hydrogen Project
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 8, 2024
Equinor and Linde have signed a project development agreement to develop the H2M Eemshaven low carbon hydrogen project in the Netherlands as partners. Equinor will secure access to carbon transport.
Neoplants shows off its Neo P1 bio-engineered air-purifying plant
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 8, 2024
At CES 2024, French startup Neoplants is showing off its progress with its houseplants that work as air purifiers designed for the home. The bio-engineered plants can, according to the company, replace 20 “regular” houseplants, as measured by how many pollutants the plants can remove from the air. Neoplants bioengineers houseplants to use them as […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
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?
Trade policies will keep solar panel prices higher than average in United States 2024 Trends in Solar
Solar Power World
JANUARY 8, 2024
Attention-grabbing headlines in the last year exclaimed that solar panel pricing had reached a record low — after paying nearly 73¢/W for panels a decade ago, prices have fallen to 15¢/W today. But that rock-bottom pricing is for solar panels made in China using an entirely Chinese supply chain, a category of product that is… The post Trade policies will keep solar panel prices higher than average in United States <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15
EV sales remained strong in Q4. They could have been stronger
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 8, 2024
All automakers, including Tesla, are at a crossroads. How should they invest their money? © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Group launches Supreme Court bid to block Robbins Island wind farm
Renew Economy
JANUARY 8, 2024
A community group has lodged a legal challenge to controversial plans for a 100-turbine wind farm on a remote island. The post Group launches Supreme Court bid to block Robbins Island wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Kia and Hyundai collab on new hydrogen fuel cell technology
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 8, 2024
The automakers are working on the development of a new advanced PEM system tech. Kia Corporation and Hyundai Motor Company are working with WL Gore & Associates to develop a new hydrogen fuel cell system technology for zero emission vehicles. The agreement for the collaboration was signed in Korea at the Mabuk Eco-Friendly R&D Center. The collaborators are seeking to develop an advanced polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for hydrogen fuel cell systems.
NT backs Total Eren plan to build territory’s first green hydrogen plant
Renew Economy
JANUARY 8, 2024
NT government awards major project status to Total Eren's Middle Arm green hydrogen plans, as an "an early mover in giga-scale renewables." The post NT backs Total Eren plan to build territory’s first green hydrogen plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.
KBR Green Ammonia Technology Selected by Lotte Chemical Corporation for H2biscus Project in Malaysia
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 8, 2024
HOUSTON-– KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that its K-GreeN® technology has been selected by a consortium consisting of Lotte Chemical, KNOC (Korea National Oil Corp) and Samsung Engineering for Lotte Chemical’s H2biscus.
The Brief: ‘Green bank’ financing for affordable housing
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 8, 2024
Greetings, Agents of Impact! A warm welcome and thanks to the hundreds of Agents who joined during our year-end campaign. A quick reminder. The post The Brief: ‘Green bank’ financing for affordable housing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Woodside and SK E&S Collaborate On Lower-Carbon Hydrogen Value Chain
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 8, 2024
Woodside has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s SK E&S Co. Ltd. (SK E&S) to enable studies on the potential development of a lower-carbon hydrogen value.
The perfect storm: Why solar insurers are tightening business interruption and equipment breakdown terms
PV Tech
JANUARY 8, 2024
The renewable industry is facing a perfect storm of factors leading to tighter business interruption and equipment breakdown insurance terms.
Hyundai Motor India Unveils Rs 180 Crore ($21.6 M) For Hydrogen Valley Innovation Hub With Iit-Madras
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 8, 2024
Hyundai Motor India has announced a significant investment of Rs 6,180 crore in Tamil Nadu, emphasizing its commitment to developing hydrogen technology. Included in this investment is Rs 180 crore.
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