How New Balance, Crocs and Target work together on circular shoes
GreenBiz
MARCH 15, 2024
In an industry known for intense competition, a new effort's unique take on advancing circularity includes aligning its work with members’ business goals.
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Right Whale Calf Succumbs to Vessel Strike Injuries
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 15, 2024
The months-old calf of Juno has died from the injuries it sustained after being struck by a vessel in early January.
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The week in climate policy: 5 updates you need to know
GreenBiz
MARCH 15, 2024
16 states pass bills against lab-cultured meat, and the SEC was sued over its new climate-disclosure rule approved last week.
The Long, Long Battle for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 15, 2024
For decades, politicians have vacillated between protecting Alaska’s refuge as one of the last unspoiled places on earth and plundering it for oil.
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.
EIA Confirms U.S. Producing More Oil Than Any Country in History
R-Squared Energy
MARCH 15, 2024
In mid-December, I wrote here that the U.S. had set a new annual oil production record: “The U.S. set a new annual oil production record on December 15, based on data from the Energy Information Administration. Although the official monthly numbers from the EIA won’t be released for a couple of months, we can calculate that a new record has been set based on the following analysis.
Inside the right-wing conspiracy to thwart the clean energy transition
Canary Media
MARCH 15, 2024
This story was first published by Sierra , the Sierra Club magazine. Last July, a small group of rabble-rousers boarded a trio of powerboats, banners and bullhorns in hand. They were headed for the massive floating construction site of an offshore wind farm 35 miles from the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.
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Chart: EVs are definitely cleaner than gas cars over their lifetime
Canary Media
MARCH 15, 2024
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Myths run rampant about whether electric vehicles are actually better for the climate than fossil-fueled cars.
Home battery capacity equals that of pumped hydro in Germany
Renew Economy
MARCH 15, 2024
The capacity of household batteries in Germany has reached 6 GW, about equal to the country's pumped hydro capacity. The post Home battery capacity equals that of pumped hydro in Germany appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Five Hydrogen-Powered Solaris Buses Headed for Mantua, Italy
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
The transport operator APAM Esercizio S.p.A. from Mantua has placed an order for five modern hydrogen-powered buses, Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen. Deliveries are scheduled for the end of 2025. Located.
Vantastec’s Pioneering Hydrogen Van Paves the Way for Net Zero Ambitions
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 15, 2024
In a significant step toward a greener future, Vantastec has unveiled a revolutionary hydrogen van—set to transform industries and accelerate progress towards net zero goals. Vantastec Launches Trailblazing Trial with Monmouthshire County Council YSTRAD MYNACH, Wales – Vantastec, a leading vehicle conversion company, has partnered with Monmouthshire County Council to field-test an exciting innovation: a hydrogen-powered van designed to fulfill the needs of services like meals on wh
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
California Energy Project Prepares to Award Up to $16 Million in Hydrogen Infrastructure Incentives to Applicants in Third Year of Funding
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
PASADENA, Calif— The Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles (EnergIIZE) Hydrogen funding lane will open for two weeks beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific Time on April 17, 2024, and lasting through 5 p.m.
MITSUI reworks its ME-GI gasoline engine to use hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 15, 2024
The two-stroke engine has been adapted to function on 100 percent H2 In what could prove to be a groundbreaking move for the future of the maritime industry, MITSUI E&S Co. Ltd., a licensee of MAN Energy Solutions, has successfully tested a 50-bore MAN B&W two-stroke engine running on hydrogen fuel up to 100% load. The adapted engine has promise for the use of H2 as a clean maritime propulsion fuel source This marks a significant step towards harnessing hydrogen fuel as a viable and sust
Chinese SOE Huadian Plans $2.4 Bln Green Hydrogen Plant in Central Vietnam
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
Huadian Group, a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE), plans to cooperate with Vietnamese partner Minh Quang JSC on a $2.39 billion green hydrogen plant in the central province of Quang Tri.
Solar sales is bending, not breaking – but it needs a refresh
Solar Power World
MARCH 15, 2024
Last year, Aurora held its annual Empower event for solar professionals to network and hear from industry leaders. One of the sessions, the Solar Sales Objections Throwdown, looked at common roadblocks for residential solar salespeople and how to overcome them. The Throwdown does a good job of looking at specific homeowner objections, so let’s look… The post Solar sales is bending, not breaking – but it needs a refresh appeared first on Solar Power World.
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.
Canaries in a coalmine: Birds and forest degradation in Canada
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 15, 2024
Canada, as a signatory to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, must halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030.
Cell Impact Meets Representatives of the Hydrogen Industry in the United States
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
Cell Impact has been selected by Business Sweden to participate in a Swedish delegation trip to Texas and California focused on green hydrogen. The purpose is to explore partnerships between.
SkillFusion launches EVSE Diagnostic Technician credentialing program
Charged
MARCH 15, 2024
As EV chargers proliferate, an army of technicians will be needed to keep them in working order (and the sooner the better). SkillFusion’s new EVSE Diagnostic Technician (EDT) Credentialing Program provides non-electricians with the needed skills and certifications to carry out specific technical work on EV chargers, such as servicing communication and networking systems.
Fortescue Conducts World’s First Ammonia Bunker Trial in Singapore
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
SINGAPORE–Fortescue (FMG.AX), opens new tab has conducted the world’s first ammonia marine bunker operation in the port of Singapore, the city-state’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and the Australian mining company.
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.
Hydrogen fuel cargo ship retrofit offers clean energy solution for shipping
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 15, 2024
The container vessel powered by H2 could demonstrate zero-emission shipping Future Proof Shipping has retrofitted a hydrogen fuel cargo ship now called the H2 Barge 2 to demonstrate how the industry can ship goods all over the world with zero carbon emissions. The container vessel was retrofitted to be powered by H2 The hydrogen fuel cargo ship will operate on the Rhine River and will travel between The Netherlands and Germany.
LONGi Hydrogen and Acwa Power Join Hands in Green Hydrogen Project in Uzbekistan
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
Xi’an, Shaanxi–LONGi Hydrogen, the world’s leading green hydrogen production equipment and solution provider, a wholly owned subsidiary of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd, and ACWA Power, the world’s largest.
Ferroglobe and Coreshell to produce battery-grade metallurgical silicon for EVs
Charged
MARCH 15, 2024
Ferroglobe , a producer of silicon metal and ferroalloys, and Coreshell , a US-based battery technology company, have signed a memorandum of understanding under which they plan to produce battery-ready metallurgical silicon for the development of low-cost, high-range EV batteries. Automakers are keen to use more silicon in anodes, because it can potentially store up to 10 times more energy than graphite.
UK: Wales & West Utilities Secures Funding for Two Hydrogen Projects
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
Wales & West Utilities continues to accelerate innovation in hydrogen. Wales & West Utilities were successful in their bid for funding for two innovative new projects addressing the pressing need.
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?
Europe’s grid is receiving record levels of investment. But is it enough?
Smart Energy International
MARCH 15, 2024
Reflecting on a week of record finance results from German and Dutch utilities, Smart Energy’s Power Playbook column sees Yusuf Latief discuss grid investment plans and whether they are indicative of grid planning finally going right. Whenever I think back to 2023, one major sentiment that comes to mind is the urgent need for investment in Europe’s power grid system.
Hot rock batteries are coming to Europe — soon
Financial Times: Energy
MARCH 15, 2024
Electro-thermal batteries’ selling point is they can heat up bricks and rocks using cheapest six hours of electricity in any given day
Generative AI for smart grid modelling
Smart Energy International
MARCH 15, 2024
MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) aims to apply generative AI to smart grid modelling. The initiative, part of the Tennessee Tech University led smart grid modelling and testing ‘Smart Grid Deployment Consortium’ project in the Appalachian region of the US, will focus on creating AI-driven generative models for customer load data.
Green Hydrogen Systems – Annual report 2023
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
Green Hydrogen Systems’ Annual Report for 2023 highlights a year of strategic expansion and technological advancements, with an increase in its A-Series installations, operational production facilities ahead of schedule, and.
South Africa’s infrastructure crisis deepens as Johannesburg taps run dry
Financial Times: Energy
MARCH 15, 2024
Parts of the country’s biggest city have been without running water for almost two weeks amid a heatwave
Scottish Government publishes regulatory guidance for geothermal projects
ThinkGeoEnergy
MARCH 15, 2024
The Government of Scotland , thru the Energy and Climate Change Directorate , has published a very useful guidance outline for the regulatory framework on the exploration and exploitation of Scotland’s geothermal resources. Although not a comprehensive list of all the legislation relevant to geothermal development, the guidance provides an easy-to-follow point of reference for those who are undertaking an onshore geothermal project.
China’s battery giant CATL hit by profit fall
Financial Times: Energy
MARCH 15, 2024
World’s largest maker of batteries for EVs reports mixed fourth-quarter results as demand growth softens
AI unlocks new solar energy horizons in China
TechXplore
MARCH 15, 2024
In a new study published in the Journal of Remote Sensing in February 2024, researchers utilized data augmentation alongside the LightGBM machine learning model for the estimation of both diffuse and direct solar radiation. By leveraging sunshine duration data collected from over 2,453 weather stations throughout China, this research overcomes the limitations posed by sparse and unevenly distributed ground-based observations.
Climate 'ruin' should be considered by pension policymakers, IFoA says
Business Green
MARCH 15, 2024
Report calls for 'Planetary Solvency' framework which views nature as an asset
Manchin Announces $20.5m for West Virginia University Research Corporation Projects, New Partnership to Help Grow Hydrogen Industry
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 15, 2024
Washington, DC– Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced a total of $13,800,000 in funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s.
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