We must examine the connection between packaging and climate change
GreenBiz
APRIL 30, 2024
Companies should think more holistically about the link between packaging and carbon.
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Single-Use Plastics 101
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 30, 2024
Plastic that is made for the trash heap is choking the environment, contaminating our food supply, and driving climate change. We can do something about it.
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Asics designed a sneaker that’s made to be torn apart
GreenBiz
APRIL 30, 2024
White polyester and special glue allow the Nimbus Mirai to be recycled into new running shoes.
Hydrogen electrolyser projects see 55 GW surge in 6 months
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 30, 2024
The global pipeline for hydrogen electrolyser projects has surged by a staggering 55.2 GW in six months, as reported in the latest Q2 2024 European Hydrogen Market Report (HyMaR) by power market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research. The global electrolyser database now stands at approximately 1.2 TW, marking a notable 4% increase in the last six months and equating to a substantial 5.5 PWh of electricity.
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.
Circular Packaging and Materials: Regulatory Markets, Geographical Differences and Advice for Startups
GreenBiz
APRIL 30, 2024
Date/Time: May 9, 2024 (12-1PM ET / 9-10AM PT)
Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, Senate report finds
The Guardian: Energy
APRIL 30, 2024
Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support Big oil has privately acknowledged its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels, a US Senate committee has found. Major fossil-fuel firms have also pledged support for international climate efforts, but internally admit these efforts are incompatible with their own climate plans.
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Can streetlights unlock big city EV charging? This startup thinks so
Canary Media
APRIL 30, 2024
It’s hard enough to find street parking in a city — let alone a spot where an electric vehicle can also plug in and charge. But a potential solution rests in the streetlights and lampposts that blanket city sidewalks and are already wired up to the power grid.
Coalition’s O’Brien prompts walkout at solar event after claiming renewables will lead to blackouts
Renew Economy
APRIL 30, 2024
Opposition energy spokesman Ted O'Brien prompts walkout at solar events after claiming Australia's renewable energy plans lead to regular blackouts. The post Coalition’s O’Brien prompts walkout at solar event after claiming renewables will lead to blackouts appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Natron Energy starts manufacturing ‘50,000+ cycle-life’ sodium-ion batteries at Michigan factory
Energy Storage News
APRIL 30, 2024
Natron Energy has started commercial-scale operations at its sodium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Michigan, US, and elaborated on how its technology compares to lithium-ion in answers provided to Energy-Storage.news.
Bowen says first battery storage tender is “massively oversubscribed” with 19,000 MW of projects
Renew Economy
APRIL 30, 2024
The federal government's first major capacity auction is 32 times oversubscribed by a massive pipeline of battery storage projects. The post Bowen says first battery storage tender is “massively oversubscribed” with 19,000 MW of projects 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
Nuclear Supply Chain for the BWRX-300 SMR Takes Shape
POWER Magazine
APRIL 30, 2024
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is forming a group of qualified supply chain companies to help ensure the deployment of its BWRX-300 small nuclear modular reactor (SMR). The move comes […] The post Nuclear Supply Chain for the BWRX-300 SMR Takes Shape appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Netherlands Allocates €250 Million in Subsidies to Seven Green Hydrogen Initiatives
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
To ensure that more and more renewable hydrogen is produced in the Netherlands and that more and more parties gain experience with this, the government opened a subsidy scheme last.
State government grant to back local manufacture of standalone power systems and wind turbine parts
Renew Economy
APRIL 30, 2024
State government grants to back local manufacture of standalone power systems and wind turbine components. The post State government grant to back local manufacture of standalone power systems and wind turbine parts appeared first on RenewEconomy.
European Hydrogen Bank Auction Provides €720 Million for Renewable Hydrogen Production in Europe
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
Today, the Commission is awarding nearly €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects in Europe, selected through the first competitive bidding process under the European Hydrogen Bank. The funds for.
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.
Australian battery developer says its new lithium sulfur chemistry passes nail stab test, without exploding
Renew Economy
APRIL 30, 2024
The Victoria battery maker has posted a video showing what happens to its cells versus what happens to an equivalent lithium ion version when penetrated with a nail. The post Australian battery developer says its new lithium sulfur chemistry passes nail stab test, without exploding appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Bloom Energy and Quanta Computer Forge Transformative Partnership to Power Silicon Valley’s AI Revolution
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
SAN JOSE, Ca.– Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), a global leader in solid oxide fuel cell technology, announced today a groundbreaking partnership with Quanta Computer Inc. (TWSE: 2382.TW), a premier Taiwanese.
Offshore wind: Who’s who in the race to build Australia’s first project
Renew Economy
APRIL 30, 2024
With the list of feasibility licence winners finally revealed, we take a closer look at who is who in the Gippsland offshore wind zone – and what they're proposing to build. The post Offshore wind: Who’s who in the race to build Australia’s first project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Aza Power wants to swap diesel for ammonia in trucks, tractors, and more
Canary Media
APRIL 30, 2024
This story was originally published by Energy News Network. A Minnesota company is among a growing number of startups nationwide hoping to help customers replace diesel and natural gas with ammonia in industrial applications.
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.
NREL Selected as Part of $1.6M in Federal Funding to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
NREL One of 16 Teams Selected by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was recently selected as one of 16 teams to research enhanced production of geologic hydrogen by.
FEF launches first-of-its-kind hydrogen station in the US
Hydrogen Fuel News
APRIL 30, 2024
It’s a hydrogen refueling station dedicated to commercial H2 trucks. At first glance this might not sound much like a major feat, considering this isn’t the first hydrogen station the California-based company has opened. However, what makes this FirstElement Fuel (FEF) station exceptionally significant is that it’s the first one of its kind in America to service commercial trucks powered by hydrogen.
Mercedes uses Megawatt Charging System to charge an electric truck at one megawatt
Charged
APRIL 30, 2024
The Megawatt Charging System (MCS), a new charging standard for heavy-duty EVs that industry experts call a game-changer for electric trucks, is in the final stages of standardization, and is expected to enter the implementation phase this year. Automakers and EVSE manufacturers are busily putting the new system through its paces. In the latest testing milestone, developers at Mercedes-Benz Trucks successfully charged a prototype of the eActros 600 at a charging station with an output of one meg
Two CIP Projects Successful in the First European Hydrogen Bank Auction
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
Today, it was announced that two hydrogen projects owned by CI Energy Transition Fund I, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, were successful in securing grants from the European Commission in.
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?
The Role of Earth-Abundant Catalysts in Making Green Hydrogen Even Cleaner
Hydrogen Fuel News
APRIL 30, 2024
In the relentless quest for sustainable and green energy solutions, a groundbreaking discovery by researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan has signaled a monumental shift. The team’s innovative development of a longer-lasting earth-abundant catalyst for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolysis presents a promising leap towards realizing a sustainable hydrogen-based energy economy.
In-house apprenticeship programs help contractors capitalize on IRA tax credits
Solar Power World
APRIL 30, 2024
After the 2022 passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), demand for solar apprentices rose significantly. In order for 1-MW and larger solar projects to qualify for the enhanced value of the IRA’s tax credits, they must meet certain prevailing wage and apprentice (PW&A) requirements. Projects that comply with PW&A are eligible for a five-times… The post In-house apprenticeship programs help contractors capitalize on IRA tax credits appeared first on Solar Power World.
RSF Social Finance adds trio of ‘high-impact social enterprises’ to its loan portfolio
Impact Alpha
APRIL 30, 2024
San Francisco-based fund manager RSF Social Finance has drawn capital from a social investment fund to allocate a combined $5.5 million to three. The post RSF Social Finance adds trio of ‘high-impact social enterprises’ to its loan portfolio appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Six-minute EV battery hopeful faces court over alleged failure to disclose “parlous state” of US gigafactory
Renew Economy
APRIL 30, 2024
ASX-listed battery hopeful is sued by ASIC of breaching disclosure laws related to the state of its US gigafactory. The post Six-minute EV battery hopeful faces court over alleged failure to disclose “parlous state” of US gigafactory appeared first on RenewEconomy.
BAE Systems’ Electric Drive Technology to Power GILLIG’s New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Transit Buses for Zero-Emission Operation
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 30, 2024
BAE Systems will provide its Gen3 propulsion and accessories power management system for the zero-emission fuel cell electric platform. BAE Systems, a leader in heavy-duty electric propulsion, will provide its next-generation.
“Real climate action to be proud of:” UK’s largest people-owned wind farm powers up
Renew Economy
APRIL 30, 2024
The largest people-owned wind farm in the UK has started generation, with more than 5,600 customer-owners. The post “Real climate action to be proud of:” UK’s largest people-owned wind farm powers up appeared first on RenewEconomy.
PG&E Set to Sell Power Assets to Global Investor KKR
POWER Magazine
APRIL 30, 2024
California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) reportedly is nearing a deal to sell power generation assets to KKR, a global investment firm that has holdings in several business sectors, […] The post PG&E Set to Sell Power Assets to Global Investor KKR appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Reliability, uptime and the next generation of EV chargers
Charged
APRIL 30, 2024
Sponsored by Power Innovations International. As EVs continue increasing from a very small portion of the vehicles sold annually to a more mainstream presence on roads around the world, consumers and manufacturers are grappling with plenty of important questions. One set of these questions centers around a general “feeling” – that is, “How much does owning and operating an EV ‘feel’ like owning and operating the gas-powered vehicles I’ve used throughout my life?
Boviet Solar to build 2GW cell and module assembly plant in North Carolina
PV Tech
APRIL 30, 2024
Boviet Solar will build its first North American production facility in Greenville, Pitt County, in the US state of North Carolina.
LG Chem partners with Factorial to develop solid-state EV batteries
Charged
APRIL 30, 2024
US-based solid-state battery technology developer Factorial Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean battery materials developer LG Chem to develop solid-state battery materials for EVs. The agreement aims to combine LG Chem’s battery material capabilities with Factorial’s next-generation battery material and process innovations to accelerate the development of solid-state batteries.
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