Google wants to help other companies eliminate plastic from their packaging
GreenBiz
MAY 28, 2024
The company will publish a 70-page guide in June detailing how it redesigned its boxes, coatings, enclosures and labels.
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Study maps human uptake of microplastics across 109 countries
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 28, 2024
Indonesians eat more microplastics per month than any other country, said the study, with most of it coming from seafood (image credit: raulbaldean / Shutterstock.com). Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines top the global per capita list of dietary uptakes of microplastics, while China, Mongolia and the UK top the list of countries that breathe the most microplastics, according to a new study by Cornell University researchers mapping microplastic uptake across
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How to get ready for the new EU sustainability due diligence law
GreenBiz
MAY 28, 2024
The European Union finally passed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Here’s an early look at how CSDDD will affect corporate supply chains.
Report highlights risks to effectiveness of BNG legislation
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 28, 2024
There are risks to the long-term effectiveness of the government’s new Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy, launched in February, according to a 17 May National Audit Office (NAO) report. The independent public spending watchdog’s document assessed whether Defra and Natural England have made good and effective progress implementing statutory BNG, a policy incorporated in the legislation of Defra’s 2021 Environment Act.
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.
Ottawa talks signal progress toward plastic treaty, but delegations must pick up pace
GreenBiz
MAY 28, 2024
With time running out to agree on a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution, delegates must hold firm on ambition and drive momentum heading into the final round of negotiations.
What Now for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Green Finance Programs?
NRDC onEarth
MAY 28, 2024
EPA just announced $27 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) awards. What should stakeholders be doing now for the NCIF and CCIA programs?
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Turning sludge into hydrogen, and other OFWAT award winners
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 28, 2024
Winners of OFWAT’s latest Water Breakthrough Challenge were announced on 16 May, and included a project to turn sewage sludge into hydrogen, and another one investigating treatment options for PFAS. Seventeen firms were awarded a share of the £40 million prize pot, with each one demonstrating commitment to fostering innovative approaches to water and waste management.
Opportunities for Ecological Restoration on the Voluntary Carbon Market
GreenBiz
MAY 28, 2024
Climate leaders are integrating co-benefits like ecological restoration into their net-zero strategies. A new Carbon Direct report, written in collaboration with Meta, aims to build the supply of high-quality carbon removal projects that promote biodiversity. The priorities and incentives of effective carbon dioxide removal and ecological restoration projects aren’t always aligned.
What Now for EPA’s $7 Billion Solar for All Program?
NRDC onEarth
MAY 28, 2024
EPA just announced $7 billion for low-income solar programs under its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). What should stakeholders be doing now?
In the largest windfarm in the southern hemisphere, ‘renewable energy farmers’ look to the future
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 28, 2024
The MacIntyre turbines on Queensland’s Southern Downs are a financial windfall for some farmers – but others are feeling left out Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community You can see 119 wind turbines scattered across the landscape from the highest point on sheep grazier Brent Finlay’s southern Queensland property.
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
New data confirms belief that China’s emissions may have already peaked in 2023
Renew Economy
MAY 28, 2024
A 2023 peak in China’s CO2 emissions is possible if the buildout of clean energy sources is kept at the record levels seen last year. The post New data confirms belief that China’s emissions may have already peaked in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CSIRO stands by nuclear power costings that contradict Coalition claims
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 28, 2024
The Coalition has attacked the GenCost report that found nuclear power plants would be at least 50% more expensive than solar and wind Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The CSIRO says it stands by its analysis on the costs of future nuclear power plants in Australia after the Coalition attacked the work, which contradicted its claims reactors would provide cheap electricity and be available within a d
Grong Grong: Australia’s first crowdfunded solar farm powers up
Renew Economy
MAY 28, 2024
Australia's first crowdfunded solar farm comes with lessons, including what small developers would like from networks. The post Grong Grong: Australia’s first crowdfunded solar farm powers up appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Better real-time data for the country's congested transmission lines
Canary Media
MAY 28, 2024
Jørgen Festervoll, CEO of Heimdall Power , is happy to be taking part in the biggest U.S. deployment to date of a technology that could dramatically expand the capacity of the country’s overstressed transmission grids. He also thinks the project is just scratching the surface.
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.
Wind and solar drought: First new renewable projects join grid after six month hiatus
Renew Economy
MAY 28, 2024
Two new wind and solar farms and a big battery have entered grid management system. Astonishingly, they are the first in six months as a result of development drought. The post Wind and solar drought: First new renewable projects join grid after six month hiatus appeared first on RenewEconomy.
A call to replace air conditioners with heat pumps in California
Canary Media
MAY 28, 2024
California has a unique opportunity to implement rules that could supercharge heat-pump adoption in the state, according to climate advocates. But regulators are waffling over whether to take it.
Gigawatt-scale wind project seeks new federal green tick with fewer but bigger turbines
Renew Economy
MAY 28, 2024
A project once described as the biggest in Australia is going through the federal approval process again, this time with fewer but bigger turbines. The post Gigawatt-scale wind project seeks new federal green tick with fewer but bigger turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EU Green Lights $1.5 Billion State-Funded Joint Hydrogen Project to Boost Clean Mobility
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 28, 2024
EU competition regulators approved a significant 1.4-billion-euro joint hydrogen project funded by seven member states, expected to draw an additional 3.3 billion euros in private investments. Another project involving a.
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.
Faircado raises $3M to nudge people to buy pre-owned goods
TechCrunch: Climate
MAY 28, 2024
Faircado has built a browser extension that suggests pre-owned alternatives for ecommerce listings. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Fortescue’s Hydrogen Powered Liebherr T 264 Drives on Hydrogen for First Time
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 28, 2024
On 19 May, a hydrogen-powered T 264 haul truck prototype reached the significant milestone of having operated using hydrogen power for the first time. Delivered in collaboration with Fortescue, the.
Pine Gate, Meta sign 204MW Texas solar agreement
PV Tech
MAY 28, 2024
US solar project company Pine Gate Renewables has signed an environmental asset purchase agreement (EAPA) with the social media giant Meta for a 204MW solar PV project in Temple, Texas.
PowerCell to Supply Fuel Cell Systems to O.S. Energy for Research Vessel
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 28, 2024
PowerCell, a world leader in hydrogen electric solutions with unique fuel cell stacks and systems, has signed an order for two 100 kW marine fuel cell systems from O.S. Energy.
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?
Italy: Utility-scale solar grows 373% in Q1 2024
PV Tech
MAY 28, 2024
The Italian solar sector installed over 1.7GW of solar PV capacity in Q1 2024, marking a significant increase compared with the same period in 2023.
Green Hydrogen: TE H2 Partners With VERBUND on a Large Project in Tunisia
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 28, 2024
Paris/Tunis– TE H2 a joint-venture between TotalEnergies and EREN Groupe, together with VERBUND, Austria’s leading electricity company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Tunisia to study the.
Why dump food waste when it can be converted into clean hydrogen?
Hydrogen Fuel News
MAY 28, 2024
Converting food waste into sustainable hydrogen production is the goal of a new collaboration. Empire Diversified Energy and Heartland Water Technology will be working with Empire Green Generation (Empire’s wholly-owned subsidiary) to convert food waste into clean hydrogen and sustainable carbon in a state-of-the-art facility that the companies plan to develop.
Chart Industries to Provide Hydrogen Compression Solutions to Repsol’s Alba Project for its Sines Refinery in Portugal
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 28, 2024
ATLANTA — Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) (“Chart”), a global leader in clean energy and industrial gas solutions, has been chosen to supply its cutting-edge Howden hydrogen compression solutions to.
This hydrogen engine puts America in check: over 400 hp and water as fuel
Hydrogen Fuel News
MAY 28, 2024
Electric mobility is being relegated to the background, news that no one (especially a certain tycoon) would want to hear. However, the whole of America is now at risk of losing its leadership in this sector with a new hydrogen engine that has us on tenterhooks. The reason? It comes from outside our borders and has demonstrated unprecedented power, using only water as fuel.
“Tough cop on the beat,” or new plod enforcing old “broken laws”? Labor’s EPA gets a grilling
Renew Economy
MAY 28, 2024
Legislation to set up Australia’s first national environment protection agency promises strong new powers and penalties to protect the natural environment. Critics are not so sure. The post “Tough cop on the beat,” or new plod enforcing old “broken laws”? Labor’s EPA gets a grilling appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Google signs first solar PPAs in Japan for 60MW of capacity
PV Tech
MAY 28, 2024
Google has signed virtual power purchase agreements (PPAs) with two Japanese companies to build 60MW of new solar capacity in Japan.
Air Products’ Eric Guter, Global Vice President, Hydrogen, to Provide Keynote Address at the California Hydrogen Convention in Los Angeles on May 29
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 28, 2024
Air Products’ Eric Guter, Global Vice President, Hydrogen, will provide the keynote address at 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, May 29 at the inaugural California Hydrogen Convention at the Los Angeles Convention.
New York’s Con Edison invests $2.3bn into grid resilience
Smart Energy International
MAY 28, 2024
New York’s Consolidated Edison, one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the US, has invested $2.3 billion in infrastructure projects across New York City and Westchester County to keep power grid service reliable. The projects include the installation of new substation equipment, 28 underground and 69 overhead transformers that regulate voltage, 938 sections of underground and overhead cable and 241 poles.
The Netherlands and Curaçao Sign an Agreement on Floating Wind Energy and Hydrogen Production
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 28, 2024
The Ministries of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) , the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) of the Netherlands, and the Ministry of Economic Development (MEO) of Curaçao signed an agreement on May 24 to prepare the.
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