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CDP secures environmental disclosures from a record 23,000 companies

GreenBiz

Companies disclosing environmental impacts through CDP now account for more than two-thirds of global market capitalization.

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Australia’s main grid hits new renewable energy record – on another weekday

Renew Economy

Market operator says Australia's main grid breaks renewable energy production record for the second time this week - both on working days. The post Australia’s main grid hits new renewable energy record – on another weekday appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What’s inside this sleeping bag’s ‘Endless Promise’?

GreenBiz

Nemo Equipment’s gear for camping and conquering mountains aims to prevent mountains of waste.

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Pure Hydrogen Update: Hydrogen-Powered Waste Collection Truck with JJ’s Waste and Recycling Nearing Completion

FuelCellsWorks

Sydney– Pure Hydrogen is pleased to provide an update on the hydrogen-powered waste removal truck for leading Australian waste management business, JJ’s Waste & Recycling. Following ADR compliance testing, the.

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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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Generating clean electricity with chicken feathers

TechXplore

The food industry generates enormous amounts of waste and by-products, including from poultry production. Each year, some 40 million metric tons of chicken feathers are incinerated. This not only releases large amounts of CO2, but also produces toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide.

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Regulation of heat networks could fail consumers, cautions consumer group

Envirotec Magazine

The 900,000 heat network consumers in the UK will judge regulation to have failed if it does not deliver cheaper, fairer and more reliable heating systems that are fit for the future, said non-profit consumer group Heat Trust, in a warning issued to government and Ofgem on 16 October. Responding to a joint consultation by Ofgem and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on their planned statutory protections , the national heat networks consumer champion outlined the areas in which it s

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Nature charities publish market principles in bid to combat greenwashing

Envirotec Magazine

The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB, Woodland Trust and National Trust have published a set of principles “for ensuring ‘nature markets’ truly deliver for nature, climate and people.” With an estimated £6 billion annual funding gap for UK nature recovery across land and sea, the UK Government has set an ambitious target to grow annual private investment in nature by at least £500 million by 2027, rising to over £1 billion by 2030.

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MIT Design Would Harness 40 Percent of the Sun’s Heat to Produce Clean Hydrogen Fuel

FuelCellsWorks

Conventional systems for producing hydrogen depend on fossil fuels, but the new system uses only solar energy.

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Film explores the aluminium packaging recycling journey

Envirotec Magazine

As part of its ongoing work to raise awareness about the benefits of recycling aluminium packaging, Alupro has launched an educational video taking viewers behind the scenes of the post-consumer journey – from recycling bin through to reprocessing. Narrated by sports commentator Nick Heath, ‘Secrets of Aluminium’ “gives an entertaining insight into the circular process, while dispelling a number of common myths and profiling the UK’s thriving aluminium supply chain,” says the group.

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5 things you’ll never learn online about where to site solar power

Solar Power World

These days, any solar developer with an Internet connection and a good computer screen can, without even leaving their home or office, easily identify many potential locations for solar development: large, wide-open, relatively flat, south-facing sites that are close to available utility-grid interconnection spots. But what more than a few developers have learned the hard… The post 5 things you’ll never learn online about where to site solar power appeared first on Solar Power World.

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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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Wastewater system selected for landmark logistics scheme

Envirotec Magazine

WCS Environmental Engineering technology has been selected to deliver wastewater treatment at a landmark industrial development in east London. Momentum is a strategic logistics scheme transforming a 20-acre brownfield site next to the River Thames in Rainham. Being delivered by HBD and Barings in joint venture partnership, Momentum will comprise four units and is designed to be a ‘carbon neutral, sustainable space that meets occupiers’ responsible business and environmental, social and governan

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OmniOn Power’s new 30 kW rectifiers for EV charging stations

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OmniOn Power has developed new 30-kilowatt power supplies specifically designed for the EV market. The EV100H3NK and EV101H3N1K rectifiers convert commercial AC power to DC power for EV fast charging stations. To improve charger reliability and availability, the rectifiers can be deployed in parallel configurations of up to 12 or more power supplies, providing total system capacities up to 360 kW and higher.

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Road suction technology supported by clean air study

Envirotec Magazine

Suction technology installed in roads offers a novel solution to the problem of urban air pollution, and a new study appears to support the approach. The technology could be installed outside schools, hospitals and other hotspots where roadside air pollution is at its highest, says the firm behind the approach. And a new study led by Swansea University’s Professor Paul Lewis appeared to rank Roadvent technology as preferable to several other approaches, when it comes to reducing nitrogen dioxi

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First North American hydrogen fuel passenger trains coming to California

Hydrogen Fuel News

The $80 million contract was recently signed between Caltrans and Stadler Rail, Inc. Caltrans recently announced that it has signed an historic $80 million contract with Stadler Rail, Inc. for the delivery of North America’s first hydrogen fuel intercity passenger trains , which will operate with zero carbon emissions. This first for the continent will also propel California in its clean transportation world leadership position.

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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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What you should (and shouldn’t) do with all of your old phone chargers and other e-waste

Envirotec Magazine

By Ian Williams , Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton, writing in The Conversation. The statistics surrounding mobile phones are staggering. There are more than 7 billion mobile phone users worldwide, nearly 5 billion of whom use a smartphone. These devices are a fundamental part of our lives. But, as electronic devices are constantly improving, older models quickly become outdated.

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Evonik to Develop Precious Metal Catalysts and Technology With Hydrogenious Lohc Technologies

FuelCellsWorks

Evonik Industries has completed the relocation and expansion of its precious metal powder catalyst plant in Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP). Production is scheduled to commence in Q4, 2023. Evonik.

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CRM-geothermal completed fluid testing work in Cornwall, UK

ThinkGeoEnergy

The EU-funded CRM-geothermal project has announced the completion of fluid test work in Cornwall, UK as part of its endeavour to develop a ground-breaking technology-solution combining the extraction of critical raw materials and energy from geothermal fluids. Throughout June and July 2023, the CRM-geothermal project conducted a comprehensive series of investigations and borehole testing in Cornwall.

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The Week in Impact Investing: The Alpha in Impact

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Positive externalities. What’s in a name? When we launched ImpactAlpha almost a decade ago, we wanted to cut. The post The Week in Impact Investing: The Alpha in Impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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Webasto launches towable charging station for electric airport ground equipment

Charged

Webasto Charging Systems , a manufacturer of EV charging technology, has launched a new charging station for airport ground support equipment (GSE). AmpCart was developed by JBT AeroTech, a subsidiary of Oshkosh, which builds specialty vehicles and equipment. AmpCart is a towable charging station designed to enable electric GSE to access power anywhere on the ramp.

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“More than only price”: REC Solar on backing HJT and traceability in Europe

PV Tech

PV Tech sat down with Singapore-headquartered solar module manufacturer REC Solar at the Solar & Storage Live 2023 event in Birmingham, UK, to discuss n-type production, its European plans and why price isn’t everything when it comes to solar.

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HERE and SBD report on the state of EV infrastructure in the US and Europe

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Dutch multinational HERE , which specializes in mapping technologies, location data and related automotive services, and UK-headquartered global automotive consultancy SBD Automotive have issued their EV Index , an analysis that compares EV readiness according to metrics that assess a variety of factors for an aggregated and weighted score on a 100-point scale.

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Smart Energy Finances: €108m for supercapacitors and the SuperBattery

Smart Energy International

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at Skeleton Technologies’ €108 million funding round, with investors such as Siemens Financial Services and Marubeni Corporation, for supercapacitor manufacturing and development of new high-power battery technology, namely the SuperBattery. Also on the radar are a $15 million Series A funding round in the US for autonomous inspection tech of power lines and utility assets, as well as an ‘innovative’ financing package for the Lakesi

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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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PV Price Watch: Chinese module bids fall below RMB1 per watt after PV supply chain prices plummet

PV Tech

The average price of solar-grade polysilicon has dropped from the peak of RMB240,000-250,000/tonne (US$32,856-34,191) at the beginning of the year to RMB70,000-90,000/tonne.

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Cornell Dubilier introduces Y2 class interference suppressor capacitors

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Cornell Dubilier Electronics , a US-based manufacturer of capacitors, has developed a new series of Y2 EMI/RFI suppression capacitors designed for harsh environments. The MYH capacitor series is AEC-Q200 certified, meets a 2,000-hour Temperature, Humidity, Bias (THB) life test and is used in motors, automated meter readers (AMRs), uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), charging systems and appliances.

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How will the world’s biggest coal exporter wean itself off the fuel?

Financial Times: Energy

Also in today’s newsletter, why the SEC’s scrutiny of ESG isn’t going anywhere

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EV makers adopt Schaeffler’s new rear-wheel steering system

Charged

Schaeffler , a German auto parts company, has started series production of its new mechatronic rear-wheel steering system. An unnamed vehicle manufacturer is using the system in a new electric SUV, and other vehicle models featuring the system will go into production soon, the company said. Schaeffler’s rear-wheel steering system is made up of two subassemblies: a precision mechanical system with an adaptive planetary roller gear from the company’s Industrial Division; and a powerpac

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Toyota hops on Tesla’s EV charging standard, leaving Stellantis and VW as holdouts

TechCrunch: Climate

Another day, another convert: Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles will adopt Tesla’s chargers starting in 2025, Toyota said this week. The top automaker by global sales, Toyota is the latest to back the North American Charging Standard (NACS), following Hyundai, Kia, Honda, Nissan, Mercedes, GM and Ford, among others. In just about five months, Tesla […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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How to select the optimum transient surge protection for EV on-board chargers

Charged

Sponsored by littelfuse. The automotive environment is one of the most severe environments for electronics. Today’s vehicle designs proliferate with sensitive electronics, including electronic controls, infotainment, sensing, battery packs, battery management, electric vehicle powertrains, and on-board chargers. In addition to the heat, voltage transients, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in the automotive environment, the on-board charger must interface with the AC power grid, requi

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BMW and Sasol team up to encourage use of hydrogen cars in South Africa

Hydrogen Fuel News

The two companies plan to develop a fuel cell vehicle ecosystem in the nation. BMW AG has partnered with Sasol Ltd. and they are working with Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (Amplats) to develop infrastructure in South Africa that will encourage the production and use of hydrogen cars in the country. BMW will provide the fuel cell vehicle and Saso the green hydrogen.

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Self-assembled monolayer paves the way for adapting perovskite solar cells for renewable energy

TechXplore

A step forward in the evolution of perovskite solar cells recorded by researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) will have significant implications for renewable energy development.

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Chart: The US is officially the world’s biggest LNG exporter

Canary Media

Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format.

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Siemens-Led Group Completes Test of 100% Renewable Hydrogen in Gas Turbine

POWER Magazine

A consortium that includes power industry giants Siemens Energy and ENGIE said it completed what the group called the world’s first operational test of a gas turbine fueled with 100% […] The post Siemens-Led Group Completes Test of 100% Renewable Hydrogen in Gas Turbine appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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