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The Global Treaty on Plastics is stuck on these 4 points

GreenBiz

The negotiations are over halfway done and big questions linger. How can nations create a treaty that makes a difference?

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Simpler Recycling won’t boost recycling rates says North London waste authority

Envirotec Magazine

Recycling efforts by north London’s two million residents will not be significantly boosted by the new Simpler Recycling proposals, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. While the waste disposal authority said it broadly welcomed plans for consistent collections, it has called for more ambitious changes to facilitate a sustainable and circular economic transition.

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Pay attention to these 5 topics at COP28

GreenBiz

COP28 is oversaturated with events and important conversations. Here’s how business professionals can prioritize.

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Cutting-edge innovation celebrated at Scottish Green Energy Awards

Envirotec Magazine

Lauren McIntosh of energy consultancy Xodus was among the winners. A technology that is revolutionising the maintenance of wind turbine blades has scooped a top prize at last night’s (30 November) Scottish Green Energy Awards. Geo-Structural, whose SQYFlex blade access platform allows turbine technicians to carry out blade maintenance in adverse weather conditions, was proud winner of the Best Innovation Award for new technology products.

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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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COP28 Climate Fund Pledge Tracker

NRDC onEarth

At COP28, countries will pledge to UN climate funds that help developing countries reduce greenhouse emissions and address the impacts of climate change. Keep track here.

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Loss and Damage fund pledges are standout of day one of COP28

Envirotec Magazine

Flooding in Sylhet, Bangladesh on 16 June 2022. A series of pledges by developed nations towards a Loss and Damage fund was the headline development on the first day of COP28, on 30 November – and viewed by some as a positive harbinger for Dubai’s stewardship of the event. An agreement to establish the Fund was reached at COP27 last year but since then progress has been slow and marked by disagreements about how it should be funded and managed.

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Easy Ways to Achieve a Sustainable Kitchen

U.S. Green Technology

We can significantly lessen the environmental impact in our kitchens in an era where sustainability has become a global concern. Since the kitchen is frequently the center of our houses, we may have a significant environmental impact by implementing eco-friendly habits there. Furthermore, making these sustainable decisions can save money in the long run, benefiting.

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Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH Launches Innovative H2 Project for Decarbonization, Receives German Ministry Grant under Energy Research Program

FuelCellsWorks

Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH is pleased to receive a grant provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) as part of the Energy Research.

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Four communities in Bavaria, Germany establish new geothermal heating company

ThinkGeoEnergy

The communities of Vaterstetten, Grasbrunn, Haar, and Zorneding in Bavaria, Germany, all located east of Munich, have officially founded a new company called Geo Energie München Ost (GEMO) to work on an inter-communal geothermal heating project. This development has been in the works for a long time with talks of a collective geothermal district heating project centered in Vaterstetten starting back in 2020.

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The H2PORTS Hydrogen Project Carries Out a Public Demonstration of Its Pilots in the Port of Valencia

FuelCellsWorks

The hydrogen ReachStacker and the hydrogen 4×4 terminal tractor are the world’s first hydrogen-powered ReachStacker and 4×4 tractor unit to be tested in real operation at a port terminal and.

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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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Hydrogen powered drones keep getting better and better thanks to Heven Drones

Hydrogen Fuel News

The pioneer in H2 drone innovation has unveiled a groundbreaking new series. Heven Drones, an Israel-based company with a mission to maximize the potential and power of hydrogen powered drones, has revealed its latest groundbreaking H2D200 Series at the Monaco Hydrogen Forum. The company has built on the success of its H100 platform. Though the company’s impressive foundational H100 drone boasts superior lift capabilities, the latest series redefines the possibilities of hydrogen drone fl

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Irizar E-mobility First Out Using Hydro’s Recycled Aluminium Produced With Green Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

Irizar e-mobility, a Spanish customer of Hydro Extrusions, is the first company to use recycled aluminium produced with green hydrogen in their products. The aluminium profiles made with recycled aluminium.

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New York state reaches milestone of 2GW of community solar capacity

PV Tech

New York state has installed 2GW of community solar capacity, according to the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority.

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EU and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Fund Support Orsted’s Green Hydrogen-to-Methanol Project

FuelCellsWorks

Commission, European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst partnership funds first joint projects on climate technologies Today, at the COP28 in Dubai, Commission Executive Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, Founder of.

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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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Updated OpenADR communications standard helps utilities manage renewables and EV charging

Charged

The OpenADR Alliance has launched a new version of its OpenADR communications standard. OpenADR 3.0 is designed to help utilities, operators, aggregators and customers manage the growing range of distributed energy resources (DERs), which includes renewable generation, stationary energy storage, EV batteries and bidirectional EV charging stations. As an open standard, OpenADR is designed to provide secure, fast and reliable two-way information exchange for utility applications with simple commun

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Ballard Supports Wisdom in Delivering Industry-First 40T Hydrogen-Powered Truck for Pepsico Australia

FuelCellsWorks

Powered by Ballard, Australia’s first ever hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck is set to hit roads by the end of 2023, when a two-vehicle fuel cell electric prime-mover fleet is scheduled for.

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The Week in impact investing: Soft power

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Art of the deal. Call it greenwashing. Or call it soft power. The presidency of the annual COP. The post The Week in impact investing: Soft power appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Doosan Launches Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions for Buildings

FuelCellsWorks

Development of ‘H2-PEMFC’ system that directly injects hydrogen as fuel Successful ‘demonstration of operation of hydrogen fuel cell linked to hydrogen extracted from ammonia’ with Korea Energy Research Institute Acceleration.

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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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How ‘stowing’ can reduce hail damage to solar modules

PV Tech

According to Spanish tracker provider Soltec, hailstorms resulted in construction-related losses exceeding US$1 billion in 2021 in the US.

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GC Collaborates With Mhi to Explore the Utilization of Hydrogen, Ammonia and CCS Technology to Develop a Large-Scale Petrochemical Plant to Achieve Net Zero

FuelCellsWorks

Rayong, Thailand– PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP) to jointly study the technologies required.

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Researchers develop cobalt-free lithium-ion battery

Charged

A team including University of Tokyo researchers has presented a viable alternative to cobalt metal that it says can outperform current lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistry. The researchers claim that the new electrodes and electrolyte are cobalt-free, improve battery chemistry, and last for many recharge cycles. The new LIBs can deliver 4.4 V, compared to the 3.2-3.7 V of typical LIBs, and have a 60% higher energy density, which may extend their lifespan.

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Fallback Friday Story: IKEA Austria Introduces Hydrogen-Powered Delivery Vehicles

FuelCellsWorks

For two years, IKEA Austria has been supplying most of its customers in urban areas electrically and therefore emission-free. From now on, IKEA Austria is expanding its emission-free delivery with.

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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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Metal-hydrogen battery firm EnerVenue launches integrated ESS unit

Energy Storage News

EnerVenue has launched an integrated energy storage system (ESS) solution comprised of its metal-hydrogen batteries, which it claims are capable of 30,000 cycles or more.

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Samsung C&T to Build Green Hydrogen Production Facility

FuelCellsWorks

Promoting a green hydrogen production project linked to solar power generation in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do Utilize 100% renewable energy and build production, storage, and transportation infrastructure of more than 0.6 tons.

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Project InnerSpace launches GeoMap Beta geothermal exploration tool

ThinkGeoEnergy

Project InnerSpace has announced the Beta launch of its Geothermal Exploration Opportunities Map (“GeoMap ”), a first of its kind geothermal exploration tool developed through a partnership with Google that the entities announced in September. GeoMap is focused on expanding the use and adoption of geothermal energy worldwide. The launch of GeoMap Beta is taking place at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“ COP28 “) Climate

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Retrofitting Medium-Sized Ro-Pax Ferries With Hydrogen Propulsion Technology

FuelCellsWorks

Maritime leaders BMT and PA Consulting have conducted a collaborative study exploring the feasibility of retrofitting medium-sized Ro-Pax ferries with cutting-edge hydrogen propulsion and storage technology. The joint white paper.

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Swiss firm Designwerk presents container-sized Mega Charger for commercial EVs

Charged

Designwerk Technologies, based in Winterthur, Switzerland, has developed a new DC fast charging station for commercial EVs that’s packaged in a container format. After a year of development, the company has now presented the new charger to some 80 industry experts. Designwerk’s Mega Charger is a battery-buffered charging station with two CCS charging points, each with maximum power output of 420 kW.

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Bureau Veritas Unveils Rules for Hydrogen-Fuelled Ships

FuelCellsWorks

Paris-La Défense, France– Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has launched its first classification Rules for hydrogen-fuelled ships (NR678) to support the safe development of.

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Rivian launches leasing for R1T electric pickup truck in 14 states

Charged

Rivian has launched a leasing program for its R1T electric pickup truck for customers in selected US states. Customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington can now sign up to lease an R1T pickup from the automaker’s existing inventory. The $7,500 federal tax credit for EV purchases also applies to leased vehicles.

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New LNG Production and Marine Bunkering Capability at Port Hedland, Western Australia, With a Pathway to Imo 2050 ‘Zero-Emissions’ Through Onboard Hydrogen Production

FuelCellsWorks

Pilbara Clean Fuels (PCF) is pursuing the development of an electrified liquefied natural gas plant in Port Hedland, Western Australia, for the production of LNG marine bunker fuel. Oceania Marine.

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US moves to choke China’s role in electric vehicle supply chain

Financial Times: Energy

Strict new IRA tax credit rules aim to boost domestic industry but could slow transition from petrol

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HYCAP Group Opens First International Office in Abu Dhabi and Unveils GCC Fund

FuelCellsWorks

New GCC Fund to accelerate clean hydrogen economy amid regional push for decarbonisation. HYCAP Group, the UK-based net zero asset management company with clean hydrogen at its core, has opened.

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