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3 circularity roles every business needs

GreenBiz

Bringing a circular transformation to life across the company requires these essential players, from the C-suite down to the supply chain trenches.

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Mountain Valley Ruptures, Yet Claims It's Gas Ready

NRDC onEarth

On May 1, Mountain Valley suffered a major rupture during safety testing. But it still wants to start flowing gas next week.

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Views on single-use plastic waste vary based on concern about health impacts, survey finds

GreenBiz

Public opinion on single-use plastics has decreased in some countries while remaining high in others, according to a GlobeScan survey.

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CTC Lets Flawed Yolo 80 Project Cut the Line

NRDC onEarth

CTC's $105M highway widening grant shows it has lost the plot when it comes to following Governor Newsom’s and the Legislature’s stated climate directives.

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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.

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The week in climate policy: 4 updates you need to know

GreenBiz

The oil industry gets hit with another court loss in New York; Florida erases climate change from its state policy.

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Nuclear option costs ‘six times more’ than renewables, study finds

Renew Economy

Building nuclear reactors would cost six times more than wind and solar power firmed up with batteries, according to a report released on Saturday by the Clean Energy Council. The post Nuclear option costs ‘six times more’ than renewables, study finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Can electric woks produce great stir-fry?

Canary Media

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Eater. The first thing you notice walking up to a dai pai dong , one of Hong Kong’s signature open-air street food stalls, is the smoke.

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JERA, Japan’s Largest Power Company to Invest Billions to Secure a Supply of Seven Million Tons of Hydrogen and Ammonia by 2035

FuelCellsWorks

JERA Co. Inc., Japan’s leading power company, has unveiled an ambitious strategy to invest more than $6 billion to secure seven million tonnes of hydrogen supply by 2035. This investment.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Goodcarbon’s $5.5M seed deck

TechCrunch: Climate

Decks are all about telling a compelling story and Goodcarbon does a good job on that front. But there's important information missing too. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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WATT Fuel Cell’s Advanced Manufacturing Plant Expands Capacity and Capabilities as the Company Prepares for Commercial Growth

FuelCellsWorks

WATT Fuel Cell expands its U.S. additive manufacturing capabilities and footprint at its Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania headquarters.

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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

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SEIA: over quarter of solar systems installed since IRA passage in US

PV Tech

Currently, over 50% of US solar installations, including residential, C&I and large scale ground mounted solar, have come online since 2020.

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DORIS, ROSEN and SPIECAPAG Announce the Pipeline Transition Alliance Providing Full Services Capability to Re-Purpose Natural Gas Infrastructure to Hydrogen Service

FuelCellsWorks

DORIS, ROSEN and SPIECAPAG announce the formation of the Pipeline Transition Alliance, a partnership dedicated to re-purposing Natural Gas Infrastructure to Hydrogen Service. Broad adoption of hydrogen as a new.

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Turbocharging Production Cycles: Unlocking the Speed of Innovation

Hydrogen Fuel News

In the relentless race of modern commerce, the imperative to swiftly deliver products to market is more pressing than ever. The velocity of production cycles not only dictates competitiveness but also underpins the capacity to innovate rapidly. In this discourse, we delve into an array of strategies aimed at expediting production cycles, with a keen focus on harnessing the potential of rapid prototyping services, refining operational processes, embracing cutting-edge technologies, and fostering

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NW Natural and Modern Hydrogen Unveil Clean Hydrogen Production, Carbon Capture Project in Portland

FuelCellsWorks

Innovative methane pyrolysis technology, which is online at NW Natural’s Central Portland facility, produces clean hydrogen and captures solid carbon. PORTLAND, Ore–NW Natural and Modern Hydrogen welcomed more than 100.

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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.

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Hydrogen engine design reaches “very significant milestone”…by students!

Hydrogen Fuel News

The students have built the prototype of the first-of-its-kind unit that is powered by H2 University of Bath engineering students have created and constructed a first-in-the-world hydrogen engine design in the form of a modified single-cylinder gasoline engine. The unit was specialized with new components to be able to use H2 The team used a specialized control unit and hydrogen-specific fuel injectors.

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Snam: Five Winning Startups Selected to Participate in Decarbonisation Nexus, the Third Edition of HyAccelerator

FuelCellsWorks

San Donato Milanese (Milan)– Snam has chosen the five winning startups for the third edition of HyAccelerator, a global corporate accelerator focused on hydrogen and decarbonisation technology. This project intends.

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Is hydrogen fuel about to get way cheaper from this one discovery?

Hydrogen Fuel News

Scientists have found a way to produce H2 using 95% less iridium, a rare and expensive metal RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) researchers in Japan have announced that they may have discovered the secret to being able to produce hydrogen fuel far more cheaply than the currently used methods. The key is a vast reduction in the need for expensive metals Among the cleanest and most effective ways to produce hydrogen fuel involves the use of rare, expensive metals.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vans for Teesside

FuelCellsWorks

Innovators in the north-east are looking at the retrofit of hydrogen fuel cell power to replace diesel engines in vans across the region. Sustainable vehicle manufacturer Innervated Vehicle Engineering (IVe).

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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.

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EVgo confirms plan to begin NACS deployments in 2024

Charged

US public fast charging network EVgo plans to start deploying North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors—in the process of being standardized as SAE J3400—on its network later this year. Charging stations included in the rollout will serve vehicles that use CCS and NACS connectors. Deployments will begin in markets with high NACS vehicle penetration, enabling the company to maximize charger utilization.

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MissionH24 and Symbio Extend Partnership for Even More Performing Zero Emission Hydrogen Mobility

FuelCellsWorks

Saint-Fons– MissionH24 and Symbio, long-standing partners in the deployment of zero-emission hydrogen mobility that performs even under the demanding conditions of motor racing, are stepping up their collaboration to shape.

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EV Infrastructure Virtual Conference: Registration now open

Charged

New session topics for the June 2024 Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure are out now. This virtual event will span all things EV charging in two main tracks: Track 1: Deploying EV Infrastructure & Fleets Content for fleet/facility managers, charging network operators, public transport planners, etc. Track 2: Design & Manufacturing of Charging Systems Content for engineers who are building, testing, and manufacturing charging systems.

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Study Reveals Low Cost of Nuclear H2

FuelCellsWorks

ULC-Energy has announced the results of a study – supported by 12 external organisations – which assessed the cost of hydrogen produced by a Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) combined.

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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?

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Amazon adds Volvo electric drayage trucks to its EV fleet

Charged

Amazon’s electric delivery trucks , which the retail giant developed in cooperation with Rivian , are becoming common sights in many parts of the US. Now the company is adding fifty Class 8 EVs to its drayage fleet in Southern California. Amazon’s Volvo VNR Electric tractors will haul both cargo containers and customer package loads in Amazon’s first- and middle-mile operations.

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Versogen to Receive Federal Funds for Hydrogen Research

FuelCellsWorks

NEWARK– Versogen, a startup based in Newark, has secured a share of $4.7 million in federal funds aimed at advancing clean hydrogen production. The company is collaborating with prestigious academic and.

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SolarPower Europe launches digital map for agriPV projects

PV Tech

Solar trade body SolarPower Europe has launched a digital map to showcase agrivoltaics projects in 10 countries in Europe.

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Fallback Friday Story: HyTerra Launches Ambitious Hydrogen & Helium Drilling Campaign in the U.S. With $6.1 Million ($4M USD) Capital Raise

FuelCellsWorks

Funding Secured for Hydrogen & Helium Drilling Program.

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Thames Water’s biggest shareholder writes off investment

Financial Times: Energy

Move by Canadian pension fund is sign of escalating financial crisis at UK’s largest water supplier

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Hydrogen Europe CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis Receives Gold Medal from Mission H2

FuelCellsWorks

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe, expressed gratitude after receiving a gold medal for promoting hydrogen from Ulco Vermeulen, representing the Dutch consortium Mission H2, during an event in the.

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Think before you click – and three other ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint | Koren Helbig

The Guardian: Energy

The invisible downside to our online lives is the data stored at giant energy-guzzling datacentres It’s been called “the largest coal-powered machine on Earth ” – and most of us use it countless times a day. The internet and its associated digital industry are estimated to produce about the same emissions annually as aviation. But we barely think about pollution while snapping 16 duplicate photos of our pets, which are immediately uploaded to the cloud.

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Rheinmetall Acquires Subsidies Totaling Around €7.7 Million for Hydrogen and Electrification Projects

FuelCellsWorks

Rheinmetall acquires subsidies of around €7.7 million for cutting-edge technologies Neuss, Berlin and Hartha sites set to benefit Hydrogen and electrification projects supported by German federal government and state of.

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Institutional investors seek bigger stakes in climate assets in private markets

Impact Alpha

The California Public Employees Retirement System, or CalPERS, this week announced it would allocate more than $25 billion to green private markets assets. The post Institutional investors seek bigger stakes in climate assets in private markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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HY2GEN USA and Ocean Connect Energy Sign MoU for Wind-Powered Renewable Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

Hy2gen USA Inc. and Ocean Connect Energy Inc. will explore offshore wind locations to supply renewable fuel production with wind energy A collaborative working group is set to investigate opportunities.