Which of these 46 sustainability certifications is right for you?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 30, 2024
Here are 46 professional certifications to demonstrate your expertise across 9 subcategories of sustainability.
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Climate change has killed 4 million people since 2000 — and that’s an underestimate
Grist
JANUARY 30, 2024
In the early 2000s, as climate denialism was infecting political institutions around the world like a malevolent plague, an Australian epidemiologist named Anthony McMichael took on a peculiar and morbid scientific question: How many people were being killed by climate change? McMichael’s research team tallied up how many lives had been lost to diarrheal disease, malnutrition, malaria, cardiovascular disease (a proxy for heat-related illness), and flooding, worldwide, in the year 2000.
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We tested one of the first federal NEVI charging stations in the US — and the experience wasn’t great
GreenBiz
JANUARY 30, 2024
The NEVI-funded EV fast-chargers at a New York site underperformed and offered a subpar user experience.
Greening grid muscles out fossil fuels, pushes down power prices
Renew Economy
JANUARY 30, 2024
Record low coal and gas generation pushed wholesale electricity prices lower in the last quarter of 2023, as every region of the country notched up new solar output records. The post Greening grid muscles out fossil fuels, pushes down power prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Creating an effective climate transformation plan
GreenBiz
JANUARY 30, 2024
Sponsored: EcoAct highlights urgent need for credible climate transition plans, emphasizing transparency and early compliance for a competitive edge.
Danish offshore wind project cancelled after area redignated as bird sanctuary
Renew Economy
JANUARY 30, 2024
European Energy cancels plans for offshore wind farm due to the area being redesignated as a natural bird sanctuary. The post Danish offshore wind project cancelled after area redignated as bird sanctuary appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Wrightbus Approaches Milestone With First Hydrogen Buses for Europe: The Kite Hydroliner Fcev
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 30, 2024
UK-based Wrightbus is nearing a significant breakthrough in sustainable transportation with the nearing completion of its first batch of left-hand-drive single-deck hydrogen buses, the Kite Hydroliner FCEV. These buses, fully compliant with Verband.
As US electric bus market expands, manufacturers struggle to keep up
GreenBiz
JANUARY 30, 2024
Fueled by federal funding, the transition to low-emissions public transportation represents a big opportunity for the struggling U.S. electric bus manufacturing industry.
Is clean hydrogen a climate solution? Depends how it’s made — and used
Canary Media
JANUARY 30, 2024
Canary Media thanks Verdagy for its support of the Clean Hydrogen series. Hydrogen may be the lightest element in the universe, but it could play a hefty role in decarbonizing the economy. If, that is, it’s produced and used with the climate in mind.
As e-bus market expands in US, manufacturers struggle to keep up
GreenBiz
JANUARY 30, 2024
Fueled by federal funding, the transition to low-emissions public transportation represents a big opportunity for the struggling U.S. electric bus manufacturing industry.
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
Clean hydrogen has a serious demand problem
Canary Media
JANUARY 30, 2024
Canary Media thanks Verdagy for its support of the Clean Hydrogen series. The U.S. now has the world's most lucrative incentive for making clean hydrogen, a tool that should cause the production of the fuel to surge in the years to come. But what's supply without demand?
H2 now: preparing the market, public and infrastructure for hydrogen blending
GreenBiz
JANUARY 30, 2024
Hydrogen blending is a practical and cost-effective way to introduce hydrogen into the energy system and pave the way for a low-carbon future. But how can we make it happen? What are the technical, regulatory, and social challenges that need to be addressed? And what are the best practices and lessons learned from existing hydrogen blending projects around North America?
December was bumper month for wind, solar and battery approvals, but still not fast enough
Renew Economy
JANUARY 30, 2024
December was a bumper month for new connection approvals for wind, solar and storage, but they are still not getting on to the grid quickly enough. The post December was bumper month for wind, solar and battery approvals, but still not fast enough appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Turbotech and Safran Test First Hydrogen Turboprop for Light Aircraft
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 30, 2024
Turbotech and Safran have successfully tested the first hydrogen-fueled gas turbine engine for the light aviation market. The tests at ArianeGroup’s facility in Vernon, France, are part of the BeautHyFuel.
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.
Green steel: Gupta and Bluescope share $200m in grants to cut emissions
Renew Economy
JANUARY 30, 2024
The first critical industrial funding via the PRF shows how hard greening steel will be. The post Green steel: Gupta and Bluescope share $200m in grants to cut emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Egyptian President Signs Law Promoting Green Hydrogen Production with Significant Tax Incentives
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 30, 2024
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has ratified a pivotal law, Law No. 2 of 2024, aimed at incentivizing green hydrogen production projects and its derivatives. This landmark legislation grants up.
LG Energy Solution predicts 30% growth in battery demand for global ESS market in 2024
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 30, 2024
Global demand for batteries for energy storage system (ESS) applications will grow 30% during this year, with the US leading the charge, LG Energy Solution has predicted.
FEMA will pay states to install solar panels and heat pumps
The Verge: Energy
JANUARY 30, 2024
People sit in their home lit by a single donated solar lamp more than two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island on October 7th, 2017, in San Isidro, Puerto Rico. | Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that it’ll start reimbursing local governments for installing solar panels and more efficient appliances after a disaster strikes.
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.
Yamaha Joins Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association Supporting Multiple Technology Solutions to Carbon Neutrality
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 30, 2024
KENNESAW, Ga.–Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. joined the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) alongside hydrogen producers, infrastructure providers, engineering firms and other off takers as part of its pursuit.
Aurora Solar lays off 20% of employees after reportedly missing growth targets
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 30, 2024
The SaaS startup, which provides software to solar installers, reportedly missed its growth targets for the past year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Sales of Chinese hydrogen fuel cars rose by over 70 percent last year
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 30, 2024
H2 still powers only a tiny fraction of total passenger vehicles in the country, but growth is high. In China, the sale of hydrogen fuel cars took off in 2023, increasing by more than 70 percent when compared to sales the year before. These vehicles still represent under 0.1 percent of the total Chinese “new-energy vehicle” market. Last year, the country saw the sale of about 6,000 hydrogen fuel cars, which was an increase of 72 percent over the number of units sold in 2022, accord
BlueLayer is building the operating system for carbon project developers
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 30, 2024
Meet BlueLayer, a new European startup that is building a software platform specifically designed for carbon project developers. In particular, BlueLayer wants to help these companies manage their carbon credits at scale. While the best way to prevent carbon emissions is by decarbonizing supply chains, carbon credits will also play a role in the coming […] © 2024 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?
EnergyAustralia takes $1.1 billion hit on retail unit as business model shifts
Renew Economy
JANUARY 30, 2024
EnergyAustralia, the third biggest energy retailer in the country, takes $1.1 billion hit to the value of its retail business as the energy business is reshaped. The post EnergyAustralia takes $1.1 billion hit on retail unit as business model shifts appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Haven Energy lands $7M Series A 9 months after its seed round
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 30, 2024
The startup's platform helps speed the installation of batteries to back up home and small commercial solar installations. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Another hydrogen station is up and running in the Netherlands
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 30, 2024
NXT Mobility’s newly established H2 refueling stations is now open. The city of Alkmaar – a city situated to the north of Amsterdam – is the latest to get a hydrogen station in the Netherlands, with the station recently being opened by NXT Mobility, a mobility equipment supplier based in Alkmaar. The station underwent an extensive pilot phase before officially opening.
Estonia’s first grid-scale BESS to come online in 2025, LG to supply batteries
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 30, 2024
Eesti Energi has completed the procurement for its 26.5MW/51MWh BESS, the first of that scale in Estonia, with LG Energy Solution among the successful parties.
Lion Energy Reports Promising Progress in Green Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 30, 2024
Lion Energy Advances in Green Hydrogen Sector with Promising Developments in Q4 2023. Lion Energy Limited is making significant strides in its green hydrogen ventures as of Q4 2023, notably in.
Insight into Nikola’s 400-mile FCEV Expedition for Its New Owner, Coyote Container
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 30, 2024
The 400-mile Traverse of Coyote Container Using Nikola’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Coyote Container, a leading name in port cartage and drayage, has set a new benchmark in the hydrogen fuel technology sector. forward for hydrogen-powered transportation. The Historic Journey The journey started from the Port of Oakland and ended at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach.
China’s solar PV installation capacity hits 216GW in 2023
PV Tech
JANUARY 30, 2024
New solar installations in China reached 216.88GW in 2023, a 148.12% year-on-year increase, according to the National Energy Administration of China.
VIDEO: Do higher risks mean higher returns for battery storage investors?
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 30, 2024
Energy-Storage.news is proud to present our sponsored webinar with GridBeyond, where we discuss risk and reward in the battery storage sector with a particular focus on the UK market.
Aviation H2 Orders Final Components to Complete Test Engine Modification
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 30, 2024
Aviation H2 has ordered the final parts required to complete the modification of a test jet turbine to run with a carbon-free fuel, liquid ammonia. The Swiwin SW170b-2448 turbine will.
Emporia launches program to simplify EV charger installation
Charged
JANUARY 30, 2024
US energy management technology company Emporia has launched a program designed to streamline the installation of Level 2 EV home chargers, which can involve a complex process of research and comparing installation companies to ensure that a home’s electrical limitations are properly assessed before a vehicle is purchased. Emporia is partnering with selected installers that include HelloTech, OnTech, Kopperfield and Treehouse.
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