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Health care innovations in sustainability will protect both patients and the planet

GreenBiz

The health care sector is uniquely positioned to be a leader in sustainability by implementing practices that mitigate the harms of the climate crisis while advancing public health.

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When Customers and Investors Demand Corporate Sustainability

NRDC onEarth

Through shareholder resolutions, letters, and activism, consumers and shareholders can push companies to clean up supply chains—and their reputations.

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“They just fit in with what we do:” Farmers reap rewards as they play host to wind and solar

Renew Economy

Some farmers see renewables as a game-changer for local communities, pouring millions into local communities and with no impact on agriculture. The post “They just fit in with what we do:” Farmers reap rewards as they play host to wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Greening India's Roads: The Case for Retrofitting Auto-Rickshaws

NRDC onEarth

New research highlights how retrofitting auto-rickshaws in India can support road transport decarbonization and support India's energy transformation goals.

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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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Walmart Canada Becomes First Major Retailer in Canada to Introduce a Nikola Hydrogen-Powered Electric Semi- Trailer

FuelCellsWorks

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Walmart Canada’s new hydrogen-powered electric semi-trailer is now on the roads of Mississauga , Ontario , as the retailer continues its ambitious journey toward a full fleet.

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Chart: Aluminum has a big CO2 problem. Here’s how to clean it up

Canary Media

Pots and pans, soda cans, skyscrapers, laptops, even solar panels — all these things share a common ingredient in aluminum. The material is ubiquitous and useful, but the process of making and recycling it is a major source of planet-warming pollution.

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Plug to Receive Federal Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit at Georgia Hydrogen Facility

FuelCellsWorks

LATHAM, N.Y– Plug Power Inc.

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Germany wins $3.2B in European aid funds for hydrogen fuel network

Hydrogen Fuel News

The European Commission has approved a €3 billion grant to the country for the construction The European Commission recently released a statement in which it gave its approval for granting $3.2 billion (€3 billion) in state aid in order to provide Germany with support for the construction of a pipeline that will act as a hydrogen fuel network.

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New Catalyst Unveils the Hidden Power of Water for Green Hydrogen Generation

FuelCellsWorks

A European team of scientists led by ICFO (Barcelona) reports in Science a new milestone for the sustainable production of green hydrogen through water electrolysis. Their new catalyst design harnesses so far.

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Cold shipping might be the next industry that batteries disrupt

TechCrunch: Climate

Artyc has raised $14 million to date and has a product on the market, Medstow Micro, that helps ship temperature-sensitive specimens. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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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Bluegame and NatPower H Accelerate the Green Transition in Boating With the Completion of the First Hydrogen Refuelling for the ‘BGH’ Chase Boat for the 37th America’s Cup

FuelCellsWorks

NatPower H, the world’s leading developer for the production, storage and distribution of green hydrogen and part of the NatPower Group, and Bluegame, an Italian excellence in boat building and.

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Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29

The Guardian: Energy

Incident reignites concerns over crackdown on media before crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year. At least three journalists from the UK and France have told the Guardian that they felt “unsafe” after they were denied entry to the Baku Energy Week forum, despite re

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Germany Begins Construction on First Onshore Liquid Gases Import Terminal, Making Stade a Key Energy Hub for LNG and Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

Minister President of Lower Saxony and Czech Minister of Industry emphasise the importance of European energy solidarity Around 200 partners and backers celebrated the official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction.

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Cosworth Unveils Its Most Powerful Hypercar Engine Yet and Eyes Future with Alternative Fuels

Hydrogen Fuel News

Cosworth, a powerhouse in British automotive engineering, has revealed its most powerful hypercar engine to date. This announcement coincides with the debut of the Bugatti Tourbillon on June 20. The new hypercar continues a prestigious line of high-performance vehicles that showcase Cosworth’s exceptional engineering, including the Aston Martin Valkyrie, Gordon Murray Automotive T.50, and the Bizzarrini Giotto.

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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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PowerCell Signs SEK 50 Million Loan to Finance Its Continued Expansion

FuelCellsWorks

Hydrogen-electric solutions are essential for the world to reach the Paris Agreement’s climate goals, and PowerCell is meeting strong demand for its emission-free solutions. To finance the continued expansion, PowerCell.

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MOL and Volvo Penta conduct trials of an electric 4X4 RoRo tractor at Belgian port

Charged

MOL, a Belgian manufacturer of port handling equipment, and Volvo Penta , a marine and industrial engine manufacturer, have announced a partnership to conduct trials of the RME225, an electric 4X4 RoRo tractor, at the Port of Ghent, in collaboration with the port’s operator, logistics firm DFDS. The three partners aim to demonstrate a move away from the diesel-powered vehicles that are currently used in port logistics in order to reduce air pollution, vibration and noise.

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Hyundai Donates Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Rest Bus to Jeju Fire Station

FuelCellsWorks

Hyundai Motor donated a hydrogen fuel-cell electric bus to the Jeju Fire Station on Thursday, equipped with rest-facilitating furnishings to offer firefighters respite at disaster scenes. With the donation, a.

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North Sea oil and gas firm Perenco failing to seal old wells, documents show

The Guardian: Energy

Fears of fire and environmental disaster as company repeatedly misses UK deadlines to decommission sites The North Sea’s biggest oil and gas infrastructure company is risking fires and environmental disasters, experts have warned, as documents reveal it is failing to plug its ageing oil wells in time and is missing decommissioning deadlines by up to a decade.

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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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Hyzon Motors Struggles, Narrows Market Focus, and Considers Business Sale

FuelCellsWorks

Hydrogen fuel cell technology firm Hyzon Motors is shifting its strategic focus to North America and the waste industry, pulling back from its previous global ambitions. The company is considering.

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Enel sells 49% of Italian storage business to Sostoneo

Smart Energy International

Enel Italia has sold a minority stake (49%) in Enel Libra Flexsys, a company overseeing a 1.7 GW battery energy storage product portfolio , to Sostoneo, an investment manager specialising in greenfield infrastructure projects. The transaction, valuing €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), is in line with Enel’s “Partnership” business model outlined in the group’s 2024-2026 Strategic Plan.

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Hydrogen Refueling Solutions (HRS) Wins Strategic Contract for 1 Tonne/Day HRS40 Plant

FuelCellsWorks

HRS, French designer and manufacturer, and European leader in hydrogen refueling stations, announces that it has been selected to supply, commission and maintain a large-capacity hydrogen refueling station. This project.

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Injection tests to start at Graben-Neudorf geothermal project, Germany

ThinkGeoEnergy

Injection tests are set to begin at the existing borehole of the Graben-Neudorf geothermal site near Karlsruhe in Germany. Being developed by Deutsche Erdwärme, the project seeks to harness geothermal energy from a sandstone reservoir at 3800 meters depth to generate both heat and power. During the injection test, a measuring probe placed in the borehole that will measure the reservoir’s response to fluid injection.

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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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Fallback Friday Story: Topsoe Announces Plans for New State-of-the-Art Us Electrolyzer Factory for Clean Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

Federal tax credits from the Department of Energy under the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) will support construction of Topsoe’s second Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) factory. The new.

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New proposal in Germany seeks to simplify approval for geothermal projects

ThinkGeoEnergy

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz / BMWK) under Minister Robert Habeck has sent a draft law for consulation to federal states and associations that seeks to simplify approval procedures for both deep geothermal energy and near-surface geothermal energy proejcts. The aim of the proposal is to remove legal obstacles for the development of geothermal energy towards t he goal of Germany to generate 10 TWh of geot

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Amogy and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Have Completed a Feasibility Study of Ammonia Supply System for Ammonia-Powered Maritime Solution

FuelCellsWorks

Amogy and MSB jointly explore potential opportunities to collaborate with their respective technologies and commercial applications across the ammonia-powered shipping and shipbuilding value chain. Tokyo, Japan– Amogy, a provider of.

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Richard Tice accused of hypocrisy over firm’s embrace of green tech

The Guardian: Energy

Reform chair is hostile to net zero but is CEO of company that boasted of ‘saving hundreds of tonnes of CO 2 ’ UK election live – latest updates Richard Tice’s property company has enthusiastically embraced green technologies despite his public hostility as Reform UK chair to net zero targets and some of the same initiatives. The businessman, who led the populist rightwing party until Nigel Farage took over earlier this month, was accused of hypocrisy by opponents in Boston and Skegness, where h

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Proton Motor Power Systems Expands Loan to Advance Hydrogen Energy Projects

FuelCellsWorks

Proton Motor Power Systems plc (AIM: PPS), the designer, developer and producer of fuel cells and fuel cell electric hybrid systems with a zero-carbon footprint, announces an update on its.

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Destinus planning hypersonic drone for 2024 launch using hydrogen

Energy Central

Destinus planning hypersonic drone for 2024 launch using hydrogen [link] [link] Hydrogen Aviation

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Several Strategic Advancements in China – Impact Coatings Delivers Second IC2000

FuelCellsWorks

Impact Coatings has today delivered a second INLINECOATER™ IC2000 to SEKSUN, an order that was received and announced in a press release on May 14, 2024. This marks an important.

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Mono-Si wafer production is expected to fluctuate slightly in July, and prices are expected to rise

EnergyTrend

Mono-Si wafer production is expected to fluctuate slightly in July, and prices are expected to rise Waferpricesremainedstablethisweek,withslightincreasesinindividualsizes.Amongthem,theaveragetransactionpriceofN-typeG10Lmonocrystallinesiliconwafers(18.

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Germany, Morocco Agree Alliance to Support Green Hydrogen Production and Exports

FuelCellsWorks

BERLIN– Germany has agreed to form a climate and energy alliance with Morocco to support renewable energy expansion and hydrogen production in the north African country, the development ministry said.

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Pertamina announces multi-party JSA to develop tech solutions for geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) has implemented a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) with PT Elnusa Tbk (Elnusa), PT PGAS Solutions (PGASOL), and PT Pertamina Maintenance and Construction (PertaMC) to develop technology solutions for geothermal and explore opportunities for domestic production of a number of geothermal power plant components. The JSA includes, but is not limited to, joint studies related to the potential development of a business portfolio covering: Heat exchanger manufacture; Ge