12 innovative circular economy startups in 2024
GreenBiz
MAY 1, 2024
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Legislation to Stop the Pebble Mine Is Introduced
NRDC onEarth
MAY 1, 2024
A new bill would protect Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine.
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Microsoft signs its biggest renewable energy contract yet
GreenBiz
MAY 1, 2024
Deal with Brookfield will add 10.5 gigawatts of wind and solar in the U.S. and Europe between 2026 and 2030.
Will Congress Prioritize Sustainable, Equitable Transportation for FY 2025?
NRDC onEarth
MAY 1, 2024
Continued investment in priority programs will be crucial to ensuring that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law meets its climate and equity goals.
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.
What Biden’s new power plant rules mean for utilities
GreenBiz
MAY 1, 2024
Utilities must comply with the EPA’s new emissions rules and invest in carbon capture and storage.
Electricity networks accelerate potential connection dates of over 200 clean energy projects
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 1, 2024
7.8GW of clean energy projects, more than double the output of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, have had their connection offer dates brought forward by up to 10 years, National Grid announced on 30 April. The timeline is being expedited via the Technical Limits programme, a cross-industry collaboration in the electricity grid infrastructure space, which is allowing projects to connect to lower voltage distribution networks prior to reinforcement of the high voltage transmission network.
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Colorado Lawmakers Must Approve Landmark Proposal to Fund Public Transit
NRDC onEarth
MAY 1, 2024
SB24-230 offers a tremendous opportunity to fund transit service through a fee on oil and gas production in Colorado—linking a key source of climate and ozone pollution with a key solution.
Alphabet, Meta and others are paying $58.3 million to bury sludge
GreenBiz
MAY 1, 2024
Corporate buyers’ group Frontier contracts with startup using deep wells to store waste that would otherwise emit methane or CO2.
Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 1, 2024
Use of enclosed combustors leaves regulators heavily reliant on oil and gas companies’ own flaring data Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed. Energy companies operating in countries such as the US, UK, Germany and Norway appear to have installed technology that could stop researchers from identifying methane, carbon dioxide emissions and pollutants a
How to put corporate capital behind climate commitments
GreenBiz
MAY 1, 2024
The number of companies with science-based emissions reduction goals grew 500 percent since 2018, but corporate finance supporting those goals is only increasing 5 percent annually.
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
Five things the “nuclear bros” don’t want you to know about small modular reactors
Renew Economy
MAY 1, 2024
The hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown. Here are five facts that the nuclear industry and its boosters don’t want the public to know. The post Five things the “nuclear bros” don’t want you to know about small modular reactors appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Minnesota's biggest solar project will help replace a huge coal plant
Canary Media
MAY 1, 2024
One of the largest solar projects in the country is moving closer to completion, and it’s not in a famously sunny state like California , Texas , or even Florida. It’s in Minnesota, on former potato farms near the site of a retiring coal plant.
Even rival coal generators don’t want long term extension to Eraring coal plant
Renew Economy
MAY 1, 2024
It's hard to find anyone in the energy industry pleased with news the NSW government may pay to keep the country's biggest coal generator open for another four or five years. The post Even rival coal generators don’t want long term extension to Eraring coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Frontier bets $58.3M on carbon removal startup Vaulted Deep
Canary Media
MAY 1, 2024
Squat metal wellheads rise from a grassy field in central Kansas, surrounded by red steel containers. Years ago, oil and gas companies came here to deposit their liquid waste into the teardrop-shaped salt caverns hundreds of feet below the surface.
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.
Contract awarded for works on new 2,000 MWh battery in coal centre
Renew Economy
MAY 1, 2024
WA government awards a $160 million for works at on the giant Collie battery, which will be one of biggest in the country. The post Contract awarded for works on new 2,000 MWh battery in coal centre appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Li-ion batteries from drones might find second lives in less demanding devices
Charged
MAY 1, 2024
Research in ACS Energy Letters shows the potential to improve batteries in aerial EVs that take off and land vertically. The research team developed a new electrolyte to address these challenges and said the “stressed out” batteries could also have second lives in lighter applications. The researchers manufactured a set of lithium-ion battery (LiB) cells containing a specially designed, fast-charging and discharging electrolyte.
Queensland announces $1,000 rebate on household energy bills, paid for by coal royalties
Renew Economy
MAY 1, 2024
Queensland households will score a $1000 energy bill discount under a $2.5bn state spend the government says will by covered by coal royalties. The post Queensland announces $1,000 rebate on household energy bills, paid for by coal royalties appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hydrogen May Help Wean Telecoms Off Emissions-Intensive Power for Remote Infrastructure
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 1, 2024
TOKYO– As the world rushes to cut carbon emissions, hydrogen fuel cells may offer global telecoms an environmentally friendly solution to power energy-hungry remote networks, experts say. Telecoms run vast.
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.
Data scarcity challenges identification of endocrine disruptors
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 1, 2024
Test tubes in close-up (image credit: Stoyko Sabotanov, CC BY 4.0 license). Lack of data from the chemical industry in the EU often prevents the assessment of whether substances used in consumer products, for example, are endocrine disrupting, according to a report from the Technical University of Denmark. As a result, the researchers recommend updating the information requirements in the EU legislation, REACH.
Plug Secures First International PEM Electrolyzer Certification in Korea
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 1, 2024
Final step completed to enable the commercial sale of Plug electrolyzer systems in Korea LATHAM, N.Y.– Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions for the.
“Blackouts and brownouts:” The ideology behind Coalition’s dystopian take on renewables
Renew Economy
MAY 1, 2024
The Coalition says its warning of blackouts and brownouts if Australia transitions to renewables is based on "engineering and economics." Seriously? The post “Blackouts and brownouts:” The ideology behind Coalition’s dystopian take on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
John Cockerill Hydrogen Awarded $34 Million in Tax Credit for the Baytown Gigafactory Project
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 1, 2024
John Cockerill Hydrogen North America has been awarded $34 million in tax credit by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the 48C Program, a qualifying advanced energy project credit from.
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?
Investment manager diversity matters when investing for health equity
Impact Alpha
MAY 1, 2024
Editor’s note: This article is part of a partnership between ImpactAlpha and Mission Investors Exchange (MIE) to present new ideas and perspectives in. The post Investment manager diversity matters when investing for health equity appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Costa Rica restored its forests and switched to renewable energy — what can the world learn from it?
The Verge: Energy
MAY 1, 2024
Land in Indigenous territory in Costa Rica that Cabécar leaders have reclaimed and are working to reforest. | Justine Calma / The Verge The Verge takes you to Costa Rica to explore how it restored its forests and manages to get nearly 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy. Switch to renewable energy. Stop deforestation. Restore ecosystems.
Australia Set to Boost Green Hydrogen Sector with Significant Subsidy Expansion
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 1, 2024
The Australian government is preparing to announce an increased investment in green hydrogen, likely through the A$2bn (US$1.3bn) Hydrogen Headstart program. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will detail these plans in.
“On track and on time:” D’Ambrosio insists Victoria’s first offshore wind auction will not be delayed
Renew Economy
MAY 1, 2024
Victoria's energy minister says reports the state will delay its first offshore wind auction are "just wrong," with developers "chomping at the bit to go to that next stage." The post “On track and on time:” D’Ambrosio insists Victoria’s first offshore wind auction will not be delayed appeared first on RenewEconomy.
US vehicle-to-grid specialist Nuvve partners with Chinese battery manufacturer Great Power
Energy Storage News
MAY 1, 2024
US vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology company Nuvve has entered a strategic partnership with Chinese battery and energy storage solutions manufacturer Guangzhou Great Power.
BP Seeks Approval for Hydrogen Plant
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 1, 2024
BP is seeking planning approval to build a hydrogen plant on Teesside. It follows a consultation it led into its proposed HyGreen project in Redcar in 2023. It said the.
Eraring extension could be a cost of living and pollution disaster – and not just from emissions
Renew Economy
MAY 1, 2024
Extending Eraring has not been adequately justified. Meanwhile, the cost could be significant and so could the extra damage to the environment. The post Eraring extension could be a cost of living and pollution disaster – and not just from emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
What do EPA power plant rule changes have to do with hydrogen fuel?
Hydrogen Fuel News
MAY 1, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is considering new tech to establish pollution standards. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is thinking about excluding hydrogen fuel as it establishes its rule for limiting power plant pollution. The rule is being built amid heavy industry pushback According to both environmentalists and industry advocates, changing the rule in a way that would sideline hydrogen fuel likely wouldn’t cause the rule to be any weaker.
Linde Signs Agreement with H2 Green Steel to Supply Industrial Gases to World’s First Large-Scale Green Steel Plant
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 1, 2024
Woking, UK– Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) announced today it has signed a long-term agreement with H2 Green Steel for the supply of industrial gases to the world’s first large-scale green steel.
Green H2 plant in Germany to receive NGK’s proprietary battery tech
Hydrogen Fuel News
MAY 1, 2024
The Japanese tech company will provide its propriety NAS batteries. A green hydrogen plant located in northern Germany on the Baltic Shore, currently being developed by HH2E, is to be supplied with 230-megawatt hour sodium-sulfur (NAS) battery storage. These batteries are proprietary tech from Japan-based technology company, NGK Insulators. The goal is to use stored energy in electrolysis.
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