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5 big questions driving sustainability in 2024

GreenBiz

Fossil fuels, electric vehicles and critical elections will top the list of sustainability concerns.

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Global hydrogen market will require strong climate safeguards

Envirotec Magazine

Three key announcements made at COP28 on 6 December will have a significant bearing on the emerging global hydrogen industry, as the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) reported. These are: The International Standards Organization (ISO) launched its technical specification for determining greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrogen production and transport; The UAE COP28 Presidency, together with the US and 3 dozen other countries, released the COP28 Declaration of Intent on Mutua

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3 ways sustainability jobs have changed in 15 years

GreenBiz

The sustainability profession has been growing. We’re staying abreast of how, how much and what's next.

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Eco-friendly jetting backs super-thin tank technology at new hospital car park

Envirotec Magazine

Lanes has used a jet vac tanker to clean silt traps in the giant water tank. Sustainable drain cleaning technology deployed by Lanes Group plc has supported the installation of a ground-breaking ‘super-thin’ source control stormwater attenuation system that has saved the NHS considerable costs during the construction of a new hospital car park, according to the group.

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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.

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Petro-states and fossil fuel lobby steer climate deal towards global catastrophe

Renew Economy

The world's petrol states and the fossil fuel lobby are steering the world towards climate catastrophe. And Australia's Coalition is cheering on from the sidelines. The post Petro-states and fossil fuel lobby steer climate deal towards global catastrophe appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

Previous predictions of the quantities of carbon that would be captured from activities like steel production (pictured) have proven to be over-optimistic. A new study appears to show that, for decarbonization goals of steel and cement to be met, and the demand for new green technology to be satisfied, consumption habits need to change. To meet zero-emission targets under the Paris Agreement, countries, cities, and industries are depending on new large-scale infrastructure for CO2 transport and

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Making fuel from the FOG fraction of AD waste

Envirotec Magazine

A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. Bisviridi is a new company formed between anaerobic digestion (AD) operator the BioteCH4 group and Alfa Laval, a specialist in heat transfer, centrifugal separation, and fluid handling. The partnership combines Alfa Laval’s Prodec Oil Plus decanter, said to be designed to maximise oil separation, and AD, to turn oil and fats waste into biofuel, using a process developed and

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Solar costs are now nearly 30 per cent lower than cheapest fossil fuel option, EY says

Renew Economy

EY says solar PV remains cheapest source of new-build electricity, with a global weighted average levelised cost of electricity 29% lower than the cheapest fossil fuel alternative. The post Solar costs are now nearly 30 per cent lower than cheapest fossil fuel option, EY says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Anglian Water expands “transformative” AI technology trial

Envirotec Magazine

The team at InfoTiles visit a water recycling plant at Anglian Water. Following the successful pilot of its digital asset management technology with Anglian Water, Norwegian digital analytics company, InfoTiles, is embarking on an expanded proof of concept programme. The on-going collaboration with the UK utility will use its artificial intelligence (AI) driven software to manage roughly 317 biofilters, along with pumps and valves, and will be extended from 24 sites to 100.

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CATL battery storage unit disconnected at Marine Corps installation amid ‘concerns’ about project

Energy Storage News

Battery storage equipment manufactured by CATL and recently installed at a US Marine Corps facility has been disconnected after the raising of security concerns about the China-headquartered maker.

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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

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UK companies still struggling with reporting carbon emissions

Envirotec Magazine

A new report summarizes a nine-month investigation of large UK organisations’ progress in addressing decarbonisation in their operations and supply chains – finding that very few feel on top of the reporting requirements for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. It was carried out by employer commute emissions solutions provider Mobilityways. The ‘Road to Net Zero Study’ gathered feedback from senior sustainability decision makers in companies in the financial services, construction, healthcare, hig

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EU to improve energy performance of buildings, rooftop solar required to be installed from 2027

PV Tech

The strengthened EPBD aims to boost the energy performance of buildings and requires new buildings to be solar-ready.

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New report highlights role of ecoacoustics in monitoring wildlife

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Max Sang , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license. A new report seems to reveal that Ecoacoustic Bird Survey (EBS) methods increase the detection of bird species, and should be used in combination with Traditional Bird Surveys (TBS). It was published by ecology consultancy Baker Consultants on Applied Ecology Resources (AER) , an open platform for sharing information run by the British Ecological Society.

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The Innovative System for Solar Panels That Produces Hydrogen to Save On Heating

FuelCellsWorks

The company behind the mechanism claimed that it only emitted oxygen, making it a sustainable and cost-effective method of providing heat at home. However, production was supposed to start this.

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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.

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It’s time to declare a ‘lunar Anthropocene’, some say

Envirotec Magazine

a) Crater formed by impact of USA’s Ranger 6 lunar probe in 1964 (b) USA’s Apollo 13 Saturn IVB upper stage impact site from 1970; (c) Israel’s Beresheet Moon lander crash site from soft landing in 2019; (d) China’s Chang’e 4 lunar lander, launched in 2018; (e) Photograph and partial footprint left behind by astronaut Charles Duke during USA’s Apollo 16 mission in 1972; (f) USA’s Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Experiments Package site in 1972 showing the Lunar Surface Gravimeter in the foreground and t

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Powercell Has Been Approved for Listing on Nasdaq Stockholm

FuelCellsWorks

Nasdaq Stockholm’s listing committee has, subject to customary conditions, approved PowerCell Sweden AB’s (publ) application for admission of the company’s shares to trading on Nasdaq Stockholm’s main list. The first.

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China is leading the race to recycle batteries

Envirotec Magazine

A faster rate of electrification in the automotive industry will hasten the arrival of circularity (for batteries), according to the authors. China is ahead of Europe and the US in using recycling to meet its needs for lithium, cobalt and nickel for batteries for electric vehicles A group from the University of Münster has been investigating when the demand for the three most important raw materials for batteries – lithium, cobalt and nickel – can be met entirely through recycling, in Europe, th

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OneH2 Targets South Carolina for Expansion: Plans $16M Investment and Nearly 90 New Jobs

FuelCellsWorks

Longview, NC– Hydrogen fuel equipment and solutions company OneH2 recently purchased a new manufacturing facility in Clover, SC. The facility was sold by Belmont Land and Investment Company, LLC and.

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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.

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Will economics drive a paradigm shift in ballast water management?

Envirotec Magazine

(Words by ballast water treatment firm Optimarin) The ‘polluter pays’ principle is starting to hit shipowners where it hurts – in the pocket – when it comes to ballast water pollution of our oceans. Ships plying US waters have recently been slapped with heavy penalties and this might be the shape of things to come for shipping, as an ever wider net of regulatory enforcement emerges to protect marine ecosystems.

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Solar installers, for better or worse, will literally be slapping more glass on roofs Panels are getting rid of backsheets and going dual-glass.

Solar Power World

Utility-scale solar installers are well-versed in handling glass-glass (or dual-glass) solar panels. These panels use a second glass layer on their backsides instead of traditional polymeric backsheets. Uncovering a solar panel’s backside is obviously ideal for bifacial solar designs, where solar power can be generated from both sides of the solar cells.

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Green job adverts fall by 26%, but are slightly more resilient than other roles in a cooling labour market

Envirotec Magazine

The number of green jobs advertised in the UK has fallen from the record levels recorded in 2022, albeit at a smaller rate than the decline seen in the UK’s job market overall, according to professional services firm PwC’s latest Green Jobs Barometer. High interest rates and a challenging economic backdrop have seen the number of total advertised roles fall by 29%, while the number of green jobs fell by 26%.

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GreenPower debuts Mega BEAST electric school bus

Charged

GreenPower Motor , a US-based maker of medium- and heavy-duty EVs for the cargo, delivery, transit and school bus sectors, has introduced its Mega BEAST Type D school bus, which it claims has the longest range and largest battery pack in the field. The 40-foot vehicle seats up to 90 passengers and features an integrated aluminum body and chassis design and a 387 kWh battery pack with a range of up to 300 miles.

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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?

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Hydrogen Bus Trial Arrives in the Illawarra, New South Wales This Week

FuelCellsWorks

The state’s newest hydrogen bus will enter service in the Illawarra on Monday as it starts doing the rounds on Wollongong’s popular free Gong Shuttle loop. The bus will start.

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Toyota is cranking up its focus on commercial fuel cell vehicles of all kinds

Hydrogen Fuel News

The automaker is powering everything from mobile offices to food trucks using hydrogen. Toyota’s interest in fuel cell vehicles is hardly a secret, as it has been one of the most outspoken automakers regarding the potential of hydrogen as a way to decarbonize the transportation industry. Though its Mirai passenger car has made the most headlines, the company is using H2 in many other ways.

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EV chargers have a big reliability problem. Can the government fix it?

Canary Media

This piece is the first in a three-part series exploring the biggest problems with public EV charging — and how to fix them. Canary thanks EnergyHub for its support of the series. Rosana Francescato is an electric vehicle enthusiast who likes to plan ahead.

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VINSSEN Co., Ltd. Successfully Supplies Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Industry Project in Singapore

FuelCellsWorks

Working with key industry partners to trial hydrogen as a marine fuel Successful factory inspection and delivery of hydrogen fuel cell for maritime auxiliary power generation Fuel cell system to.

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NSW approves big solar farm and battery near New England town of Armidale

Renew Economy

The NSW Independent Planning Commission says it has provided conditional approval on a large solar and battery project near Armidale, in the heart of the New England renewable energy zone, and despite objections from some members of the local community. The Oxley solar farm will comprise a 215 MW solar facility, along with a 50 […] The post NSW approves big solar farm and battery near New England town of Armidale appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ReNu Energy Secures $500,000 in Funding for Green Hydrogen Projects Through Share Placement

FuelCellsWorks

ReNu Energy Limited (ASX: RNE) has successfully secured firm commitments to raise $500,000 through a share placement, issuing approximately 45.5 million new shares at $0.011 per share.

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Energising Enlit: Two new ABB industry reports reveal industry’s digitalisation progress and highlight benefits of circularity

Smart Energy International

At Enlit Europe 2023 in Paris, ABB Electrification launched two industry reports sharing insights on the key digitalisation and sustainability trends that are shaping the energy transition. From the progress global organisations are making on their digitalisation journeys to guidance on how to adopt circularity to reduce the total cost of ownership and improve sustainability by extending the lifetime of power distribution assets, ABB’s reports explore the key challenges facing the sector and out

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'Energy droughts' in wind and solar can last nearly a week

Science Daily: Renewable Energy

Understanding the risk of compound energy droughts -- times when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow -- will help grid planners understand where energy storage is needed most.

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ITOCHU Announces Collaboration in the Green Ammonia Project with Hive South Africa with a View Towards Creation of a Decarbonized Society

FuelCellsWorks

ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Keita Ishii, President & COO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) announced today that it concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) concerning a collaboration in the field of.

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Solarpack signs PPAs for 475GWh Spanish solar capacity

PV Tech

Spanish solar PV developer Solarpack has signed two power purchase agreements (PPA) with a “global utility” for solar PV capacity in its home country.

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