5 years in, how does General Mills’ regenerative agriculture commitment measure up?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2024
General Mills aims to spur ‘systems change’ and advance regenerative agriculture on 1 million acres of land by 2030.
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The decade ahead for hydrogen: Report offers predictions
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
A new report offers an overview of the hydrogen value chain, including an appraisal of different production methods, distribution and where the authors believe it will be used. Market initelligence firm IDTechX writes Decarbonization efforts have gained momentum globally in recent years. Renewable energy, electrification, and battery storage are primary solutions.
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Insurers hope new policies covering carbon credits will restore trust in a battered market
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2024
Cloverly is selling coverage that will compensate carbon credit buyers in the event of fraud or invalidation.
Time for a Different Approach to Building Upgrade Programs
NRDC onEarth
JANUARY 18, 2024
One size does not fit all, building retrofit programs should be designed at a community level to ensure low-middle income homes don’t get left behind. A new guidelines doc co-authored by NRDC with partners helps set up community-driven retrofit programs.
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.
How tech firms Adyen and Zendesk are securing carbon removal credits
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2024
3 strategies Adyen and Zendesk use to guide their funding of carbon removal technologies and projects.
Development of first UK dry anaerobic digestion plants on the table in Greater Manchester waste strategy
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
A plant design (image credit: Thzorro77 , CC BY-SA 4.0 licence ) At a meeting on 17 January, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Waste and Recycling Committee approved an option to commission the building in the North West of two dry 1 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants – the very first plants ever built in England – as part of its Biowaste Management Strategy.
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Barclays launches climate tech hub in Cambridge
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
Barclays has relaunched its Cambridge Eagle Lab with an apparently new focus on becoming a centre of excellence for climate tech start-ups. The group says it wants to help high growth climate tech startups to connect, grow and scale. The International Energy Agency has estimated that 35 per cent of emission reductions needed by 2050 will come from new technologies currently not on the market 1.
Hawaii used rooftop solar to shore up the grid. New rules threaten that
Canary Media
JANUARY 18, 2024
For a moment there, it looked like Hawaii had found the ideal resolution to the rooftop solar wars raging around the country. Ever since rooftop solar took off, utilities, installers and regulators have fought over how much to compensate this consumer-led form of energy production.
Emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide is a “deathblow” says charity group
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
(Text: The Wildlife Trusts) On 18th January 2024, the UK Government’s Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, approved ‘emergency’ authorisation for the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid, Thiamethoxam, on sugar beet for the fourth year in a row. This pesticide has been banned in the UK since 2018 but has been approved for use on British sugar beet crops.
Stick to the plan: Lights won’t go out when Eraring closes on schedule
Renew Economy
JANUARY 18, 2024
Consistent with AEMO's own modelling, our new analysis reconfirms there is no material electricity reliability gap for NSW if Eraring closes on schedule. The post Stick to the plan: Lights won’t go out when Eraring closes on schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Major revamp of UK’s constraint management system needed urgently, says report
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
The UK’s approach to constraint management is outdated and needs a major revamp to maximise the UK’s renewable electricity generation and deliver best value for consumers, a new report appears to find. It was published on 16 January by The Energy Landscape and commissioned by Scottish Renewables. When implemented, prior to the boom in wind generation, the current constraint management system worked efficiently.
When will the next nuclear plant come online in the US? No one knows
Canary Media
JANUARY 18, 2024
Conditions are perfect for the American nuclear renaissance. The U.S. government and the Department of Energy stand squarely behind commercial nuclear power, providing meaningful incentives to construct new advanced reactors, enrich fuel and keep existing plants open.
A record 63 billion-dollars of weather disasters hit Earth in 2023
Renew Economy
JANUARY 18, 2024
Seven nations had their most expensive weather disaster on record in the last 12 months, and the continent of Africa suffered two of its deadliest. The post A record 63 billion-dollars of weather disasters hit Earth in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Self-powered sensor automatically harvests magnetic energy
TechXplore
JANUARY 18, 2024
MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its environment.
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.
Solar farms face “large, unpredictable” revenue swings as marginal loss factors strike again
Renew Economy
JANUARY 18, 2024
Clean Energy Investor Group warns solar projects in parts of NSW and Victoria face big hits to revenue, as "old issues around MLFs come back to haunt the industry." The post Solar farms face “large, unpredictable” revenue swings as marginal loss factors strike again appeared first on RenewEconomy.
European Parliament endorses call for EU geothermal strategy
ThinkGeoEnergy
JANUARY 18, 2024
The European Parliament’s Plenary voted overwhelmingly positively on a resolution to support a European geothermal energy strategy. 531 of the 553 Members of the European Parliament present (96%) voted in favour of the resolution with 20 abstentions and 2 voting against. The resolution, led by Professor Krasnodebski MEP from the European Conservatives & Reformist Group (ECR), calls for: A European strategy for geothermal energy to reduce administrative burdens and aid investments in building
Neoen calls time on pioneering off-grid solar and battery project, decommissions Degrussa
Renew Economy
JANUARY 18, 2024
Less than a decade after it was built to power a remote WA copper mine, Neoen confirms it will dismantle the Degrussa solar and battery project. But what will become of the panels? The post Neoen calls time on pioneering off-grid solar and battery project, decommissions Degrussa appeared first on RenewEconomy.
World Bank’s $40 Billion Climate Funding Goal May Be Surpassed
BloombergNEF
JANUARY 18, 2024
The World Bank Group – the biggest provider of climate finance to developing countries – has become more ambitious. The post World Bank’s $40 Billion Climate Funding Goal May Be Surpassed appeared first on BloombergNEF.
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.
The Legal Battle to Preserve the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule
NRDC onEarth
JANUARY 18, 2024
California's Advanced Clean Fleets Rule faces legal opposition, threatening billions in health and economic benefits.
Massive underground battery in Utah to use hydrogen fuel to store power
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 18, 2024
A small town in the state will be a part of a unique new plan for the H2 production as clean energy. Just outside Delta, Utah, there is a small one-stoplight town that will soon be home to a massive underground battery that will use hydrogen fuel for storing excess energy. The project is part of a broader plan to produce a clean form of energy that can be stored in caverns.
BMW’s future growth depends on EVs, and it’s finally going all in
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 18, 2024
The German automaker previously wavered on EVs. But after posting strong EV sales in 2023, it's appears to have made up its mind. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
MEHAIR Places Order for 20 ZeroAvia ZA600 Hydrogen-Electric Engines
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 18, 2024
Regional operator targets retrofit of Cessna Caravan platform to drive clean flight. Hollister, CA & Kemble, UK– ZeroAvia today announced that MEHAIR has placed a conditional order for up to 20 ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines.
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?
Utility-scale solar on track to triple by 2030
PV Tech
JANUARY 18, 2024
Provisional figures show that 2023 set a new and massive record for utility-scale solar, doubling the previous best.
How solar + storage technologies are aiding Hawaii wildfire relief
Solar Power World
JANUARY 18, 2024
In the early hours of August 8, a downed powerline ignited a fire along a roadside on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Wind from Hurricane Dora and dry brush grass fueled the flames that spread through 2,170 acres of Maui’s wooded hills and neighborhoods, leveling the historic coastal town of Lahaina. More than 8,000 people… The post How solar + storage technologies are aiding Hawaii wildfire relief appeared first on Solar Power World.
Plug Power Inc. Announces $1 Billion Common Stock Offering Agreement with B. Riley Securities
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 18, 2024
Plug Power Inc. (“the Company”) has entered into a significant At Market Issuance Sales Agreement with B. Riley Securities, Inc. (“B. Riley”) to potentially offer and sell shares of the.
SK Group companies enter energy storage joint venture with US developer Apex Clean Energy
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 18, 2024
SK Gas and SK D&D, two companies in the South Korean SK Group conglomerate, have entered a joint venture (JV) for the ownership of energy storage facilities in the US with Apex Clean Energy.
Northvolt secures funds for first circular battery gigafactory in western world
Renew Economy
JANUARY 18, 2024
Swedish battery manufacturer secures mammoth $US5bn loan to help develop Northvolt Ett gigafactory and adjacent battery recycling plant, Revolt Ett. The post Northvolt secures funds for first circular battery gigafactory in western world appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Sodium-ion tech firms Tiamat and Altris bag combined €29 million
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 18, 2024
Europe-based sodium-ion battery technology firms Tiamat and Altris have secured a total of €29 million (US$31.5 million) in new funding, from a fundraise round and the Swedish state respectively.
Webinar: Maximising EV gains – a strategic guide to location-driven profitability
Charged
JANUARY 18, 2024
The rapid rise of alternative energy vehicles has caused a seismic shift in the fuel market, offering unprecedented opportunities for operators of EV charging stations and opening new revenue streams for gas station owners, convenience stores, and retailers. Our webinar provides you with a nuanced understanding of the crucial role of location technology and data in crafting an effective EV charging location strategy.
Ryze Hydrogen Join Forces With Vauxhall
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 18, 2024
Ryze Hydrogen are delighted to be joining forces with Vauxhall to create hydrogen charging solutions for fleet operators, empowering businesses to integrate hydrogen vehicles seamlessly. Refuel options include on-site solutions.
Machine learning method speeds up discovery of green energy materials
TechXplore
JANUARY 18, 2024
Researchers at Kyushu University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the Fine Ceramics Center, have developed a framework that uses machine learning to speed up the discovery of materials for green energy technology.
Airbus’ ZEROe hydrogen aircraft project is on the right track
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 18, 2024
The aerospace giant has operated its first hydrogen-electric propulsion system. According to Airbus, it has completed the iron pod propulsion system for its planned concept hydrogen aircraft and continues to make steady progress toward its goal of using large hydrogen-electric aircraft from 2035. All components of the propulsion system operated together for the first time.
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