The role of partnerships to advance circular strategies
GreenBiz
JUNE 2, 2024
Sponsored: Diageo is forming partnerships to create sustainable packaging for its premium spirits brands.
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AI solutions to sustainability challenges share £1 million as Manchester Prize names finalists
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 2, 2024
Finalists included Greyparrot Insights, which tracks waste in recycling plants to build a digital map of the packaging value chain. After a nationwide search and entries from all corners of the UK, the Manchester Prize has awarded £1 million to ten teams of advanced AI innovators at Manchester’s Whitworth Gallery. The Manchester Prize is a multi-million-pound challenge prize from the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to reward UK-led breakthroughs in artificial intelligence
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‘There is nowhere to fish any more’: life in the shadow of Nigeria’s biggest industrial complex
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 2, 2024
The oil refinery and fertiliser plant just outside Lagos promised jobs and prosperity, but people complain of evictions, loss of livelihoods and health effects On the outskirts of Lagos sits Africa’s largest oil refinery, and beside it, the continent’s biggest fertiliser plant. Armed men guard the gates and the perimeters are lined with floodlights and security cameras.
Preparations begin for underground nuclear waste storage in Finland
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 2, 2024
2019 images of work at the underground site in Olkiluoto. Preparations are underway to start the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in the Finnish bedrock next year, as the first place in the world to implement underground storage of high-level nuclear waste. The storage site is at Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, southwest Finland (image credit: Posiva). After use, nuclear fuel becomes strongly radiating and dangerous waste.
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.
Australia’s land-use emissions data revisions are an engine of climate delay
Renew Economy
JUNE 2, 2024
An Australian state government once "solved" the problems of late trains by changing the definition of late. The same thinking applies to climate change. The post Australia’s land-use emissions data revisions are an engine of climate delay appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EDC set to put four geothermal power facilities online in 2024
ThinkGeoEnergy
JUNE 2, 2024
The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is targeting to commence operations on four geothermal power plants before the end of 2024. The four planned projects are as follows: 29-MW Palayan Bayan binary power plant in Bicol 5.6-MW power plant in Bago City , Negros Occidental 20-MW Tanawon geothermal power plant in Bicol 28-MW Mahanagdong binary power plant in Leyte EDC is also planning to augment their existing geothermal power facilities with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
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JUNE 2, 2024
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US shale industry’s $200bn dealmaking wave redraws energy landscape
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JUNE 2, 2024
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JUNE 2, 2024
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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
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Why the EU and Japan are uniting against Chinese competition
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JUNE 2, 2024
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The POWER Podcast
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JUNE 2, 2024
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Renewable fund lands new financing deal to help chase new projects
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JUNE 2, 2024
Intera Renewables says $258 million in non-recourse project financing will help with development and construction of new wind and solar. The post Renewable fund lands new financing deal to help chase new projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
New Initiatives in White House Summit on Nuclear Energy
Energy Central
JUNE 2, 2024
New Initiatives in White House Summit on Nuclear Energy Duke Energy Offers New Rates for Data Centers and Steel Mills South Korea To Build Three New Nuclear Plants, Plans Exports Bulgaria Pitches US EXIM for Financing of Twin AP1000s TerraPower and Framatome to Develop HALEU Pilot Plant Thailand PM Interested in SMRs New Initiatives in White House Summit on Nuclear Energy.
The art of compromise: Ecosystem services and stakeholder conflicts
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JUNE 2, 2024
Ecosystem services are a concept that highlights the multiple benefits of nature and recognizes the complexity of the interactions between social and ecological systems at the same time. The framework can help deal with global environmental issues and contribute to the protection of nature.
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company completes financial close at a total investment value of USD 8.4 billion in the world’s largest carbon-free green hydrogen plant
Energy Central
JUNE 2, 2024
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company completes financial close at a total investment value of USD 8.4 billion in the world’s largest carbon-free green hydrogen plant NEOM Green Hydrogen Company also secured an exclusive 30-year off-take agreement with Air Products for all the green ammonia produced at the facility, which will unlock the economic potential of renewable energy across.
PepsiCo teams up with Green Dot in bid to 'close the loop' on plastic packaging
Business Green
JUNE 2, 2024
Food giant behind Doritos, Walkers, and Pepsi brands inks deal with GreenDot Group to increase use of recycled plastic waste in packaging
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.
Energy Development Corporation - EDC Lists PHP10 Billion Second Tranche Fixed Rate ASEAN Green Bonds
Global Renewable News
JUNE 2, 2024
On May 27, 2024, Energy Development Corporation (EDC) listed PHP10 billion Fixed Rate ASEAN Green Bonds, the second tranche of its PHP15 billion ASEAN Green Bonds shelf registration, in the Philippine.
On the cards: Nationwide ESG disclosure rules for Chinese companies by 2030
Eco-Business
JUNE 2, 2024
The move is seen as a game changer, by businesses and civil society alike. Some say it is a signal that guidelines by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) are ready to be applied in China’s mainland market.
New York - Largest mixed-use development in New York State to incorporate a ground source geothermal system for heating and cooling wins Plastics Pipe Institute award
Global Renewable News
JUNE 2, 2024
The 1 Java Street project is the largest mixed-use development in New York State to incorporate a ground source geothermal system for heating and cooling. When completed in 2025, there will be more th.
Climate change and botched policies push Pakistan toward food insecurity
Eco-Business
JUNE 2, 2024
A combination of government failures and an ever-more unpredictable climate has seen food prices surge while crop yields are affected.
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?
Hephae Energy - Hephae Energy Announce Strategic Partnership with and Well Guidance to Advance High-T Geothermal Drilling
Global Renewable News
JUNE 2, 2024
We are happy to announce a strategic partnership between Hephae and Well Guidance. Hephae are leaders in developing high temperature solutions for the geothermal drilling industry and Well Guidance ar.
Fixing the market: Can Singapore land on a formula to lift demand for local produce?
Eco-Business
JUNE 2, 2024
Businesses are testing out new models that can simplify the way people buy locally-grown food. But will prices be competitive enough, and is buying and eating local in the Singaporean cultural DNA?
White Bark Energy - Additional Exploration Permit Application for Geothermal Energy (EPG) Accepted for Whitebark Energy
Global Renewable News
JUNE 2, 2024
Highlights Whitebark has successfully secured an additional Cooper Basin Exploration Permit Application for Geothermal (EPG), EPG2050 Existing well data supports high levels of geothermal acti.
Roundtable: Implications of US tariffs on China’s ‘green’ products
Eco-Business
JUNE 2, 2024
Five experts share their take as the US hikes its tariff on Chinese EVs, solar panels and more.
First Gen - First Gen says 80MW geothermal projects set for 2024 launch
Global Renewable News
JUNE 2, 2024
FIRST Gen Corp. targets to have 80 megawatts (MW) of geothermal energy projects completed by 2024, the company's president said.This comes after the completion of the 29-MW Palayan Binary Powe.
Solar Passes 100% of Power Demand in California! [UPDATED]
CleanTechnica
JUNE 2, 2024
California has been a leader in the installation of solar power plants and wind power plants for many years now (despite its recent anti-rooftop solar shift via “Net Metering 3.0”). That has led to more and more of its electricity generation coming from renewables. The trend has been going on. [continued] The post Solar Passes 100% of Power Demand in California!
PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy - Pertamina NRE and Masdar Sign Renewable Energy Cooperation Agreement in Indonesia and Internationally
Global Renewable News
JUNE 2, 2024
Pertamina NRE and Masdar signed a memorandum of understanding for solar power plants (PLTS) and wind power plants (PLTB) development in Indonesia and other potential countries on Tuesday (21/5).
Volvo CE Unveils Ambitious New Product Lineup at Volvo Days 2024
CleanTechnica
JUNE 2, 2024
The following are two press releases from Volvo about new cleantech offerings unveiled at its recent Volvo Days 2024 event. Innovative mobile charging solution from Volvo CE set to transform off-grid work Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is launching a new solution to bring off-grid power for compact electric machines. [continued] The post Volvo CE Unveils Ambitious New Product Lineup at Volvo Days 2024 appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Eversource Energy - Eversource Named One of America's Climate Leaders for 2024 by USA TODAYNational recognition highlights energy company's achievements in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Global Renewable News
JUNE 2, 2024
For a second consecutive year, Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) has been recognized by USA TODAY and Statista Inc. as one of America's Climate Leaders for 2024. Ranked among the top utilities on the l.
Good Graph For People Misinformed About US EV Sales Growth
CleanTechnica
JUNE 2, 2024
Naturally, we’ve created many US EV sales charts of our own here on CleanTechnica, but there’s a chart I haven’t thought to make that Bloomberg recently created, and it’s a superb chart for some of the claims circling at the moment. First of all, let’s note that EV sales have. [continued] The post Good Graph For People Misinformed About US EV Sales Growth appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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