3 key strategies for transforming the beef industry
GreenBiz
MARCH 18, 2024
A growing array of techniques and technologies aims to reduce the supersized environmental footprint of commercial beef production.
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Reducing Food Waste for the Climate, Nature, and People
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 18, 2024
Reducing food loss and waste offers an opportunity to address many of our world’s existential challenges, including combating the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, improving environmental health protections, and fighting racial injustice.
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Unilever takes tougher stance on supply-chain emissions
GreenBiz
MARCH 18, 2024
Company calls for “absolute” reductions across ingredients, agriculture and ice-cream refrigerators.
It is now cheaper to run a fully electric home and EV in NZ than to use fossil fuels
Renew Economy
MARCH 18, 2024
New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to reach an electrification tipping point, as high petrol and high gas costs make electric homes and EVs more affordable than fossil fuelled alternatives. The post It is now cheaper to run a fully electric home and EV in NZ than to use fossil fuels 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.
This week in climate policy
GreenBiz
MARCH 18, 2024
In the week ahead, a Senate hearing about PFAS hazardous chemical designations, a House hearing on the DOE’s 2025 budget request, and more.
Rooftop solar ducks would eat nuclear’s lunch. So will Coalition slow PV or pay to store it?
Renew Economy
MARCH 18, 2024
In a grid reshaped by wind and solar, and rooftop PV in particular, there is a lot of space for fast and flexible "firming" capacity, but not for baseload technologies like nuclear. The post Rooftop solar ducks would eat nuclear’s lunch. So will Coalition slow PV or pay to store it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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New bifacial solar technology generates more power at much reduced cost
Renew Economy
MARCH 18, 2024
Researchers claim new bifacial solar technology offers greater efficiency than traditional solar at significantly less cost than existing solar panels. The post New bifacial solar technology generates more power at much reduced cost appeared first on RenewEconomy.
US BESS installations ‘surged’ in 2023 with 96% increase in cumulative capacity, ACP says
Energy Storage News
MARCH 18, 2024
The operating capacity of battery storage in the US grew by 7.9GW last year, bringing the country’s total cumulative installed base to 17GW by the end of 2023.
No Need to Reinvent the Forest
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 18, 2024
Forests have a major role to play in combating the climate crisis. However, this is not a problem we can solve by incentivizing more logging.
Construction starts on second biggest battery in world’s most renewable grid
Renew Economy
MARCH 18, 2024
Zen Energy begins construction of its first major battery project, which will help accelerate South Australia's push to net 100 pct renewables in three years. The post Construction starts on second biggest battery in world’s most renewable grid 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
Finally, a way to tell how clean grid batteries actually are
Canary Media
MARCH 18, 2024
A carbon-free grid needs batteries that can store solar and wind power for use when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. But batteries don’t necessarily make power grids cleaner — not unless the power they charge up with is much lower-carbon than the power they displace.
Governor Hochul Announces More Than $16 Million Now Available to Advance Innovation in Clean Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
Supports Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects and Helps Leverage Federal Funding Opportunities Promotes Clean Hydrogen Use in Industrial Processes, Clean Transportation, Energy Storage, and for Grid Support Supports the State’s.
Using wood waste products to produce ink for 3D printing of wood objects
TechXplore
MARCH 18, 2024
A combined team of materials scientists from Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a way to convert wood waste into a type of ink that can be used for the 3D printing of wood-like objects. The paper is published in the journal Science Advances.
Canada: Federal Government Signs Mou With Germany to Sell N.L., N.S. Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
A memorandum of understanding will be signed Monday between Canada and Germany to establish a trade program to sell hydrogen produced in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as Nova Scotia.
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.
Community solar: A powerful tool for expanding low-income access to solar benefits
Solar Power World
MARCH 18, 2024
Berlyn Hubler, community solar program manager at nonprofit Energy Outreach Colorado, has seen the impact of community solar on low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities firsthand. “We often hear that subscribers are excited to pay their bill because it’s affordable,” she said. “These households no longer need to make tough decisions related to their energy use.… The post Community solar: A powerful tool for expanding low-income access to solar benefits appeared first on Solar Power World
Consumers to get “marginal” bill relief despite rooftop PV driving big falls in wholesale power prices
Renew Economy
MARCH 18, 2024
As renewables drive down wholesale electricity prices, questions are raised over why consumers will get only marginal bill relief in the coming year. The post Consumers to get “marginal” bill relief despite rooftop PV driving big falls in wholesale power prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Vattenfall Pulls Plug on Offshore Hydrogen Production Project
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 18, 2024
The Swedish utility is abandoning the endeavor after nearly two years. Almost two years ago, Vattenfall began developing a hydrogen production project offshore Aberdeen, Scotland. The purpose of the now sacked Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1) project was to explore the potential of generating hydrogen from offshore windfarms and transporting it to shore. A unique project.
Two-faced solar panels can generate more power at up to 70% less cost
TechXplore
MARCH 18, 2024
Researchers have built a new kind of two-faced (bifacial) panel. They used single-walled carbon nanotubes as both front and back electrodes.
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.
Enapter Awarded the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
Enapter, a trailblazer in the hydrogen electrolysis sector, is proud to announce its recognition as one of Germany’s fastest-growing technology companies, securing a coveted spot in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50.
New composite decking could reduce global warming effects of building materials
TechXplore
MARCH 18, 2024
Buildings and production of the materials used in their construction emit a lot of carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and climate change. But storing CO2 in building materials could help make them more environmentally friendly.
Outback Australia Enters Green Hydrogen Race With Billion-Dollar Project Given Government Backing
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
In short: The federal government has committed $1.6 million towards a feasibility study for one of Australia’s first large scale green hydrogen projects in the Kimberley. The project is the first.
Study explores how wind turbine visibility affects property values across the US
TechXplore
MARCH 18, 2024
Renewable energy sources are essential for transitioning towards a decarbonized energy system and making the electricity grid more environmentally sustainable. Clean energy alternatives like wind power can effectively replace fossil fuels, contributing to reduced air pollution and slowing down climate change.
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?
Massive First Nations solar-hydro project aims to be first to export green ammonia
Renew Economy
MARCH 18, 2024
A massive green hydrogen project based around existing hydro and new giga-scale solar has won federal government funding from Arena. The post Massive First Nations solar-hydro project aims to be first to export green ammonia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
World Energy GH2 and the Government of Canada Sign Definitive Agreement to Develop Green Hydrogen Project
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador cements its spot as a leading jurisdiction in the clean energy transition. OTTAWA, ON– The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Labour and Seniors, today announced, on behalf of the Honourable.
Poland to invest US$16 billion in new transmission lines by 2034, supports 45GW of solar PV
PV Tech
MARCH 18, 2024
Polish transmission system operator (TSO) Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) has planned to invest PLN64 billion (US$16 billion) in new transmission lines by 2034.
SSE and Equinor to Begin Consultation on plans for Keadby Hydrogen Power Station
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
SSE and Equinor will consult on plans for a new hydrogen-fired power station in North Lincolnshire which would provide vital new reliable and flexible capacity to the electricity system. Keadby.
Scientists develop bifunctional catalyst performance enhancement technology to lower the cost of hydrogen production
TechXplore
MARCH 18, 2024
Researchers have developed a methodology to improve the reversibility and durability of electrodes using bifunctional platinum-nickel alloy catalysts with an octahedral structure that exhibits both oxygen reduction and generation reactions. The study is published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.
Germany: Taunusbahn Hydrogen Only Train Line Offers Free Travel for Two Months as Compensation for Service Disruptions
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
The Taunusbahn railway line, which operates in the Frankfurt region, has announced an extraordinary measure to regain the trust of its passengers after a challenging year marked by significant disruptions.
LONGi reportedly to layoff 30% of workforce
PV Tech
MARCH 18, 2024
Major Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi is reportedly cutting about 30% of its workforce due to overcapacity.
TotalEnergies Partners With Major International Companies to Support E-NG Development
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
HOUSTON–TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) is joining seven major companies to create an international coalition supporting the development of production and use of e-natural gas (e-NG), a synthetic natural gas produced.
From executive pay to stock buybacks, corporations favor the peak of the pyramid
Impact Alpha
MARCH 18, 2024
Reining in executive pay. Quadrupling the tax on stock buybacks. A minimum income tax of 25% on billionaires. President Biden’s latest budget proposes. The post From executive pay to stock buybacks, corporations favor the peak of the pyramid appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Thyssenkrupp Nucera Selected for $50 Million Grant From the U.S. Department of Energy
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 18, 2024
• thyssenkrupp nucera has been selected for a $50 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s funding of clean hydrogen and.
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