Does the SEC climate rule really matter? Investors will still demand disclosure
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Attacks against ESG reporting have done little to dampen investors’ demand for consistent and comparable sustainability information.
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Medieval heritage site to be heated using energy from the Clyde
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The interior of Govan Old Church (image credit: SP Energy Networks). A group dedicated to preserving and promoting one of the most renowned collections of early medieval sculptures in Europe has been awarded a grant of £150,000 by SP Energy Networks’ Net Zero Fund to make vital sustainable upgrades to the home of the archaeological site in the heart of Govan.
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HSBC, Google team up to deploy $1 billion in climate tech financing
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
These two powerhouses are joining forces to accelerate the decarbonization of global companies.
Dead Right Whale Confirmed Entangled in Maine Fishing Gear
NRDC onEarth
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
A juvenile female North Atlantic right whale died from severe entanglement injuries caused by ropes used by the Maine lobster fishery.
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.
Is the Amazon forest approaching a tipping point?
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Global warming may be interacting with regional rainfall and deforestation to accelerate forest loss in the Amazon, pushing it towards partial or total collapse. Research published on 14 February 2024 in Nature , has identified the potential thresholds of these stressors, showing where their combined effects could produce a ‘tipping point’ – in which the forest is so fragile that just a small disturbance could cause an abrupt shift in the state of the ecosystem.
“Baseload getting more difficult:” Origin doubles profits, still coy on Eraring and green energy transition
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Australia's biggest energy retailer doubles underlying earnings to $1.995 billion, taking advantage of higher bills and lower fuel costs, but remains coy about the future of the Eraring and pace of green energy transition. The post “Baseload getting more difficult:” Origin doubles profits, still coy on Eraring and green energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Push to weatherproof Australia’s electricity grid after storm leads to mass power outages in Victoria
The Guardian: Energy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
State’s energy minister calls for national approach to energy system resilience as climate change causes more extreme weather events Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s energy minister will push for a national approach to weatherproof the electricity grid after a deadly storm left hundreds of thousands across the state without power.
Funding locked in for “world first” solar thermal powered green methanol plant
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The developers of a solar thermal powered methanol production facility that will supply green fuel for shipping and aviation have bedded down $A40 million in funding. The post Funding locked in for “world first” solar thermal powered green methanol plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.
China’s H2 strategies includes building over 1,200 hydrogen fuel stations
Hydrogen Fuel News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The country’s ambitious plan is to have those refueling locations in place before the end of 2025. China has been extremely enthusiastic about the use of H2 as a part of its decarbonization strategy, and part of this effort involves the construction of a network of hydrogen fuel stations. With more H2 cars on the road, there is a growing demand for places to refuel them.
Floating solar plans upsized in push to squeeze them between giant offshore wind turbines
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Group of 16 EU organisations partner to scale up floating offshore solar technology to 150MW so it can be more easily installed within existing and new offshore wind farms. The post Floating solar plans upsized in push to squeeze them between giant offshore wind turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
The $245M bid to pull clean hydrogen straight from the earth
Canary Media
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Governments and industry players alike are furiously investing billions in cleaning up the production of hydrogen gas to create an alternative to fossil fuels.
Fossil fuel lobbyists have deep pockets and access to politicians, but a ban could be in the pipeline
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The European Parliament is examining what lessons can be learned from restrictions on tobacco lobbyists to protect the environment from continued use of fossil fuels. The post Fossil fuel lobbyists have deep pockets and access to politicians, but a ban could be in the pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Roam raises $24M to scale electric vehicle production in Kenya
TechCrunch: Climate
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Roam, an EV startup based in Kenya, has raised $24 million in a Series A round, including up to $10 million debt commitment from the U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), to scale the production of electric motorcycles and buses. Equator, an Africa-focused climate tech VC fund, led the round, which also had the participation […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
Plug Announces Strategic Expense Reduction Plan to Save More Than $75 Million Annually
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
LATHAM, N.Y.– In a strategic move to enhance its financial performance and ensure long-term value creation in a competitive market, Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in comprehensive.
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.
How robotics and AI helped Hippo Harvest land $21M to grow lettuce
TechCrunch: Climate
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The indoor farming startup uses repurposed warehouse robots to grow produce for Amazon Fresh. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Humber Hydrogen Facility Plans Move Forward
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
A proposed Humber green hydrogen production facility has moved forward with the submission of a planning application. Meld Energy announced last year that it had selected px Group’s Saltend Chemicals.
These founders want a more ethical company structure for startups
TechCrunch: Climate
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Called Regenerative and Circular Operations, this organizational model aims to be a practical approach to integrating sustainability at the core. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Oulu Energy Plans a 100 MW Hydrogen Plant in Oulu, Finland
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Oulu Energy is planning to build a 100 megawatts (MW) hydrogen production plant in Oulu, northern Finland. When completed, the plant would be a big step towards clean energy production.
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.
“Just get it done:” Survey finds public support for tax on fossil exports
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
New survey finds strong public support for The Superpower Institute's proposal to bring back a carbon tax. The post “Just get it done:” Survey finds public support for tax on fossil exports appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hydrogen Is Here to Stay, but It Has Just Been Replaced: The New Fuel Is Turquoise and We Produce It Thanks to Metal
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The world is constantly searching for a clean and efficient fuel. In this context, hydrogen has taken a privileged place, materializing in large-scale projects such as the large reserves of white hydrogen or CEPSA’s green fuel. While.
sonnen CEO: ‘We gained credibility in the US through Utah virtual power plant’
Energy Storage News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Utah is not perhaps a US state people would immediately associate with cutting edge clean energy tech development, but that’s where sonnen’s virtual power plant (VPP) offering took shape.
A Sunny Path to Green Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
A theoretical study of metal oxides identifies potential candidate materials for generating hydrogen fuel from water and sunlight. The dream of a green hydrogen economy rests on finding materials that.
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?
Google joins a mission to map global methane emissions from space
The Verge: Energy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
A rendering of MethaneSat | Image courtesy of Google Google announced a partnership with the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today to map methane pollution and oil and gas infrastructure from space. Google and EDF hope to be able to pinpoint where much of those methane emissions are leaking from — which could perhaps help put a plug in those leaks.
New PEM CELL FLAME: The Ultimate R&D Material for PEM FC Hoses, Now UL-94 Flammability Certified
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
In the dynamic world of cutting-edge industries, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s a necessity. Venair, a pioneering company specializing in flexible hoses and pipes, has been at the.
Rooftop solar generation meets 1.5% of US electricity demand in 2022
PV Tech
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Small-scale solar generation grew rapidly from 5,959GWh in 2012 to 61,281GWh in 2022, driven by the rapid uptake of installations on homes.
California utility SDG&E brings online 180MWh of community-resiliency microgrids
Energy Storage News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), one of California’s main investor-owned utilities (IOUs), has brought online a portfolio of four ‘advanced’ microgrids equipped with 180MWh of battery storage.
Giant wind farm that prompted Joyce’s “poo tickets” comment finalises response to submissions
Renew Economy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The Winterbourne wind farm in New South Wales - one of the projects at the centre of attacks by Barnaby Joyce - has announced it is finalising a submissions report. The post Giant wind farm that prompted Joyce’s “poo tickets” comment finalises response to submissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Ardian enlists Merus Power for 40MWh Finland BESS
Energy Storage News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Global private equity firm Ardian has enlisted power solutions firm Merus Power for its first BESS project, a 38MW/40MWh system in Finland.
Safeguard EV fleets with battery analytics (Whitepaper)
Charged
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Sponsored by TWAICE. It is becoming more and more clear that electric vehicles are the future of transport, but with any new technology, consumers tend to focus disproportionately on its risks. The safety risks of Li-ion batteries are no different. However, safety is not the main risk to EV manufacturers and operators. Downtime and performance problems, which lead to breakdowns, pose a more significant risk to daily operations.
Illinois BESS project owner seeking damages from LG for ‘defective’ supplied batteries
Energy Storage News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The owner of a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Illinois, US, is seeking at least US$10 million in damages from LG Energy Solution for supplying allegedly defective batteries, a court document shows.
Italy to put €1.7 billion behind 1GW of agrivoltaics projects
PV Tech
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The Italian government has issued a decree to pave the way for €1.7 billion (US$1.8 billion) towards developing over 1GW of agrivoltaics.
Protected: Transportation Electrification Strategies for a Just Transition
Front And Centered
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: Transportation Electrification Strategies for a Just Transition appeared first on Front and Centered.
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