Microsoft, P&G, Unilever and Walmart among 239 companies to miss net-zero deadline
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
A sweeping status update by the Science Based Targets initiative downgrades some big corporate names.
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California is Walking—Now Time to Run Toward Reconnecting Communities
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 13, 2024
New state and federal funding is helping repair harm and reduce pollution in communities divided by roads and highways. California can do even more.
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How companies can align 401(k) plans with climate ambitions
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
Retirement funds are a lifeline for fossil fuel expansion. Here are ways to change that formula through company-sponsored plans.
Could AI help unblock the logjam in Planning applications?
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 13, 2024
The specialist air quality company Airly has announced the launch of a new AI tool that it says has been developed to revolutionise the work of air quality consultants and dramatically accelerate the production of air quality assessments in planning applications. “Working closely with air quality consultants, we have utilised the power of AI to dispense with the requirement to manually search for local geographic, environmental and transport data and to then generate reports,” said Airly Product
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.
Unlocking Opportunities: Exploring Tax Credit Investment and the Vast Potential of the IRA
GreenBiz
MARCH 13, 2024
In this hour-long webcast, you’ll learn about a central mechanism for allocating these incentives is through tax credits and much more.
Dutton’s blast of radioactive rhetoric on nuclear power leaves facts in the dust | Temperature Check
The Guardian: Energy
MARCH 13, 2024
Coalition’s claim of cheap power and quickly built reactors is at odds with real world experience of other countries We may not yet be entering a nuclear age in Australia, but we would all be best advised to handle the rhetoric around the issue as carefully as we would radioactive waste. This week opposition leader Peter Dutton said an annual CSIRO report that had included estimates of costs for small modular reactors – which are not yet available commercially – was “discredited” because it “doe
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This is the future: How my EV earned $100 in two hours supporting the grid in heatwave
Renew Economy
MARCH 13, 2024
In the midst of a Sydney heatwave, my Nissan Leaf earned $100 in just two hours supporting the grid. This is the future. The post This is the future: How my EV earned $100 in two hours supporting the grid in heatwave appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Nel ASA and Partners Receive About USD 90 Million in Funding From DOE for Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 13, 2024
OSLO, Norway — Nel, (OSE:NEL). Today, Nel and its partners received around 90 USD million from the Department of Energy (DoE) for seven research and development projects. Nel is the leading partner on.
Four ways virtual power plants can help the US grid keep up with demand
Canary Media
MARCH 13, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas — America’s demand for electricity is growing for the first time in decades. Sprawling data centers are cropping up across the country to enable our hyperconnected digital lives and support emerging AI systems.
US Unveils National Strategy for Boosting Electric and Hydrogen Freight Truck Infrastructure
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 13, 2024
The United States has officially launched a comprehensive national strategy aimed at expediting the development and deployment of electric and hydrogen infrastructure specifically for freight trucks. This ambitious initiative is designed to.
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
Critics question assumptions at core of California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Canary Media
MARCH 13, 2024
This is Part 2 of a three-part series examining the controversies and conflicts surrounding the future of the California Air Resources Board's Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Read Part 1. Michael Wara is worried that a key California climate regulator is about to lock the state into the mistakes of the past.
GTL Announces Pioneering Validation of LH2 Composite Dewar-Tanks for Aviation Applications
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 13, 2024
Tullahoma, Tenn.– Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories, Inc. (GTL), an aerospace engineering research and development company, will showcase its industry leading hydrogen storage technology during Vertical Flight Society’s (VFS) 3rd Annual H2-Aero Symposium at SAE Aerotek.
Solar and wind farm blockers to be weeded out in rule change to fast-track renewable projects
Renew Economy
MARCH 13, 2024
Victoria premier says planning delays have meant that instead of spinning turbines, "we’re too often left spinning our wheels.” The post Solar and wind farm blockers to be weeded out in rule change to fast-track renewable projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New 'papertronics' offer biodegradable alternative to traditional circuits
TechXplore
MARCH 13, 2024
As the Internet of Things connects more devices into a collective network—even single-use sensors like food packaging, agriculture or "smart bandages"—the need for biodegradable electronics grows increasingly urgent.
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.
“We cannot line China’s pockets with US taxpayer dollars” – First Solar CEO says IRA needs trade defence to succeed
PV Tech
MARCH 13, 2024
First Solar CEO Mark Widmar has said that the US solar manufacturing industry “remains in a precarious position, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)”.
Pint-size pickup startup Telo Trucks finds unexpected niche in fleet customers
TechCrunch: Climate
MARCH 13, 2024
The young automotive company raised $5.4 million and added a Tesla co-founder to its board. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Scientists use novel technique to create new energy-efficient microelectronic device
TechXplore
MARCH 13, 2024
A breakthrough could help lead to the development of new low-power semiconductors or quantum devices.
Furno bets that super-efficient, modular kilns will turn the cement industry upside down
TechCrunch: Climate
MARCH 13, 2024
The cement startup promises to slash carbon emissions in the process, helping the company raise a $6.5 million seed round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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.
Rinehart-backed lithium and rare earths projects rake in more than $1 billion in federal funding
Renew Economy
MARCH 13, 2024
Two projects backed by Australia's richest woman will get federal funding of more than $1 billion to supercharge battery supply chain. The post Rinehart-backed lithium and rare earths projects rake in more than $1 billion in federal funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Engineering team discovers new high-performance solar cell material
TechXplore
MARCH 13, 2024
A Dartmouth Engineering-led study published in Joule has reported the discovery of an entirely new high-performance material for solar absorbers—the central part of a solar cell that turns light into electricity—that is stable and Earth-abundant. The researchers used a unique high-throughput computational screening method to accelerate the discovery process and were able to quickly evaluate approximately 40,000 known candidate materials.
Nextracker in landmark deal with Bluescope for Australian made solar trackers
Renew Economy
MARCH 13, 2024
Nextracker announces landmark deal with Australia's Bluescope to use locally made steel and manufacturing facilities for Australian-based solar projects. The post Nextracker in landmark deal with Bluescope for Australian made solar trackers appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Green hydrogen projects in Morocco need land, government offers 1 million hectares
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 13, 2024
The government of Morocco is throwing its support behind green H2 development in the nation. It’s reportedly doing so by allocating one million hectares (2.5 million acres) of public lands to develop green hydrogen. This is part of a new policy designed to back Morocco’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions as well as to make the nation a contender in the global market.
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?
Orbio Earth finds methane leaks that could cost oil companies billions this year
TechCrunch: Climate
MARCH 13, 2024
Investors bet the startup’s algorithms, which feed on satellite data, will fill a significant gap in the methane market. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Inflation Reduction Act doing well versus EU Green Deal because of ‘how easy it is to understand’
Energy Storage News
MARCH 13, 2024
Europe's response to the US' Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been a big talking point at Giga Europe, and one panellist said the simplicity of the IRA has been key to its success.
City of Edmonton Pauses Planned Hydrogen Fuelling Station for Buses, Vehicles
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 13, 2024
Edmonton is pausing plans to build a hydrogen fuelling station in the south end of the city, saying the demand isn’t there right now. In the fall 2023 municipal budget adjustment, there.
Hydrogen company pursues several H2 projects in Hong Kong, with sights set on overseas markets
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 13, 2024
H2 Solution plans to set up shop in the city’s science and tech park. Hong Kong-based hydrogen company, H2 Solution, is in talks with Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Corp as it seeks to take part in its incubation program. The H2 startup, which specializes in the manufacturing of hydrogen fuel cell systems, was launched in October 2023.
European Parliament approves law requiring solar installations in buildings
PV Tech
MARCH 13, 2024
The European Parliament has approved a law requiring member states to deploy solar installations on buildings and renovate them to improve their energy efficiency.
EMT Madrid orders 50 Solaris electric buses
Charged
MARCH 13, 2024
Polish bus maker Solaris has received an order for 20 Urbino 9 LE and 30 Urbino 12 electric buses from municipal transport company EMT Madrid. Deliveries are expected to be completed by July 2024. The low-entry 9 LE model accommodates 24 passengers, and the Urbino 12 accommodates 28. The city of Madrid, in accordance with its city council’s environmental strategy known as Madrid 360, says it retired its last combustion-engine vehicle in 2022.
Fluence to supply BESS to 300MWh UK project at decommissioned coal power plant site
Energy Storage News
MARCH 13, 2024
Fluence will supply batteries for a 150MW/300MWh battery storage project for SSE Renewables at Fiddler’s Ferry, Warrington, UK.
New England transmission route revised, but not everyone is happy
Renew Economy
MARCH 13, 2024
EnergyCo unveils change in the proposed route of the main transmission line linking the huge New England renewable energy zone, but not everyone is happy. The post New England transmission route revised, but not everyone is happy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australia: 2023 a ‘significant year’ for utility-scale battery storage construction and financing
Energy Storage News
MARCH 13, 2024
Rooftop solar and utility-scale energy storage growth in Australia led renewable energy to fulfil almost 40% of electricity supply in 2023.
Over £25 Million for Research Centres in Water Security, Net Zero Aviation, and Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 13, 2024
Cranfield University has won over £25 million to establish two new Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) focusing on advancing water security and net zero aviation. Over 120 students will develop.
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