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Nature tech got $1.6 billion in VC funding last year. It's poised to take off in 2024

GreenBiz

Get ready to see more tech innovations that aim to protect, restore, measure and report on nature.

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What’s on Caltrans’s $16B Holiday SHOPP-ing List

NRDC onEarth

The $15.7 billion State Highway Operations and Protection Program is one of the state’s biggest infrastructure packages. But what’s really in the 599 projects?

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Engaging stakeholders can help deliver sustainability strategy, create value for the company

GreenBiz

Businesses must map and assess the importance and influence of stakeholder groups to implement their sustainability goals.

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CA Building Decarbonization: Progress Report & 2024 Priorities

NRDC onEarth

California’s actions in 2023 can guide other jurisdictions looking to transition to healthy, clean, and efficient buildings. And what's next for 2024!

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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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The year in review: progress in sustainable business, but too little and too slow

GreenBiz

Five themes stood out in 2023: decarbonization, finance, plastic waste, ESG, and AI.

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Time for the Oil and Gas Industry to Pivot to Clean Energy Future

NRDC onEarth

The world has spoken. The sun is setting on fossil fuels and the industry must change its business model.

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New Law Will Show Location of Lead Drinking Water Pipes in New York

NRDC onEarth

The Lead Pipe Right to Know Act is the first step toward replacing all of the lead service lines in the state.

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2023 was the year that…

GreenBiz

Five trends and themes from the year just ending.

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Momentum is Growing for Restoring Freshwater Ecosystems

NRDC onEarth

Healthy freshwater ecosystems reduce the effects of wildfires, floods, and drought and are key to the vitality of local economies and communities.

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CSIRO says wind and solar much cheaper than nuclear, even with added integration costs

Renew Economy

CSIRO's GenCost report updated to include near term transmission costs for wind and solar, and finds that the case for nuclear has been blown out of the water by the collapse of US SMR project. The post CSIRO says wind and solar much cheaper than nuclear, even with added integration costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Nikola and Firstelement Fuel Forge 10-Year Strategic Partnership to Advance Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure

FuelCellsWorks

FirstElement Fuel named authorized Fueling Solutions Partner for Nikola Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks. PHOENIX — Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and.

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Tasmania wind farm ditches bird radar for new technology to avoid eagle collisions

Renew Economy

Tasmania wind farm dumps its original "bird radar" and upgrades it to a more sophisticated model after disappointing results in past year. The post Tasmania wind farm ditches bird radar for new technology to avoid eagle collisions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Estonia Initiates €40 Million Tender for a Revolutionary Hydrogen-Fueled Zero-Emissions Ferry

FuelCellsWorks

Estonia has embarked on an innovative project, calling for tenders to build a €40 million ferry, which will be uniquely powered by hydrogen fuel. This zero-emission initiative is set to.

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Six of “world’s largest” green hydrogen projects shortlisted for headstart funding

Renew Economy

Six projects totalling more than 3.5GW of hydrogen electrolyser capacity shortlisted for Australia's Hydrogen Headstart program, but Fortescue projects a notable absentee. The post Six of “world’s largest” green hydrogen projects shortlisted for headstart funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Suddenly, US electricity demand is spiking. Can the grid keep up?

Canary Media

For the past two decades, demand for electricity across the United States has hardly increased. But those dynamics appear to have dramatically reversed — and U.S. electric utilities, regulators and power grid planners aren’t prepared to deal with this new paradigm of surging electricity demand.

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Battery technology achieves record high sodium-metal cycling rates

TechXplore

While lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the industry, serious concern remains about the limited availability of lithium used in these batteries. Conversely, sodium-ion batteries provide a more sustainable alternative due to the tremendous abundance of salt in our oceans, thereby potentially providing a lower-cost alternative to the rapidly growing demand for energy storage.

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Now Is the Time to Go All In on California Water Reuse

NRDC onEarth

The state now has the country’s most robust, comprehensive water reuse regulations—and it must commit to investing in water reuse facilities for a more climate-resilient future.

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Researchers find they can stop degradation of promising solar cell materials

TechXplore

Georgia Tech materials engineers have unraveled the mechanism that causes degradation of a promising new material for solar cells—and they've been able to stop it using a thin layer of molecules that repels water.

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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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There are still megawatts available in the low-income communities bonus credit program

Solar Power World

The first round of applications for the Dept. of the Treasury’s Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program garnered interest from over 8 GW of renewable energy projects, almost four-times higher than the program’s available capacity. But thanks to a generous carveout, projects that meet certain criteria are still encouraged to apply. The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act… The post There are still megawatts available in the low-income communities bonus credit program appeared first on Solar Pow

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Tortuous progress: Key takeaways from COP28

Envirotec Magazine

December’s COP28 event in Dubai took place against a backdrop of global emissions continuing to rise at a rate of 1.5% per year, when they need to be falling by 7% every year to 2030, according to some estimates, to keep alive the hopes of the Paris agreement. Commentators were concerned about the decisive role seemingly prepared for carbon removal technologies.

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Concerns for US solar sector as SunPower breaches credit agreement, Enphase Energy to lay off 10% of workforce

PV Tech

SunPower has breached a credit agreement, and Enphase Energy has announced layoffs, raising concern over the companies' ability to operate.

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NamX is choosing hydrogen combustion engines over fuel cells

Hydrogen Fuel News

The Paris-based H2 car startup has taken a different direction in the development of the vehicle. NamX, a startup that had previously been focused on fuel cell cars, has dropped that focus in favor of hydrogen combustion engines. This is taking the Paris-based company in a sharp new direction from where it was headed for 18 months. For the last year and a half, NamX has been placing the spotlight on its HUV model, which was an electric vehicle powered by an H2 fuel cell.

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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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Mining giants agree BEVs are the best choice for mining equipment

Charged

Mining involves some of the most extreme energy requirements of any industrial process. To extract the minerals needed to power our technological lifestyle, billions of tons of rock have to be dug up, transported, crushed and processed, generally at remote locations. Regardless of what the “We love EVs, but…” crowd incessantly claims, the transition to electric transport will not result in an expansion of the extractive industries.

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Gold H2 Subsurface Hydrogen Production Short-listed for Emissions Reduction Alberta Grant Program

FuelCellsWorks

HOUSTON– Gold Hydrogen (GH2) is pleased to announce it has advanced to the second stage of Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) Emerging Innovators Challenge. This is a $25 million funding opportunity from.

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“Transformational:” SA section of Australia’s biggest renewable superhighway is complete

Renew Economy

South Australian component of Australia largest electricity transmission project is complete, delivering 206km of new poles and wires "on time and on budget." The post “Transformational:” SA section of Australia’s biggest renewable superhighway is complete appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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BEST4Hy Closes the Loop: Final Event and Achievements on the End-Of-Life Hydrogen Fuel Cells Recycling Project

FuelCellsWorks

An international partnership developing technologies for the recovery of critical raw materials from hydrogen technologies. 12th – 13th of December, Aschaffenburg (Germany)– BEST4Hy Consortium meets for its last General Assembly (GA).

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Chinese brands are starting to challenge Tesla’s market share

Charged

The Chinese are coming…or have they already arrived? Established EV brands fear (or if they don’t, they should) that Chinese firms will start cutting into their market share. In at least one global market, this may already be happening. The Driven reports that in Australia, EV sales have already hit a milestone in 2023, surpassing 80,000 vehicles, or 7.2% of the total new car market, a significant rise from the previous year.

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Rolls-Royce Starts New Set of Ground-Breaking Hydrogen Research Tests

FuelCellsWorks

Rolls-Royce today announces it has started a new set of ground-breaking hydrogen research tests. Both Rolls-Royce and its partner easyJet are committed to being at the forefront of the development.

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Adani Group’s Ambuja Cement to add 850MW of solar PV capacity

PV Tech

Ambuja Cement has announced a plan to add 1GW of solar and wind generation capacity to power cement production.

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Hystar Awarded Funding for R&D Project With Norwegian Research Council

FuelCellsWorks

We are excited to share the news that Hystar has been awarded funding for a new R&D project with the Norwegian Research Council. “Energy efficiency and more flexible energy use.

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LG Energy Solution’s new BESS system integrator arm claims 10GWh of US orders booked already

Energy Storage News

The new system integrator arm of South Korean battery and storage system manufacturer LG Energy Solution has already racked up 10GWh of project orders in the US.

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ACWA Power Signs Agreement to Develop Green Hydrogen Project in Egypt Worth More Than $4 Billion

FuelCellsWorks

New Capital – Cairo – Egypt– Saudi-listed ACWA Power, the world’s largest private water desalination company, leader in energy transition and first mover into green hydrogen, has signed the framework.

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