We need to start designing for sustainability
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The design process is usually focused on meeting a client's demands and making something within budget. That isn't enough for the climate crisis.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The design process is usually focused on meeting a client's demands and making something within budget. That isn't enough for the climate crisis.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Climate tech investments from venture-capital and private equity fell 40% in 2023 as economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict dent investor confidence, according to PwC’s 2023 State of Climate Tech report, published on 17 October. This year’s report analysed over 8,000 climate tech start-ups and over 32,000 deals worth more than US$490 billion.
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GreenBiz
OCTOBER 17, 2023
GreenBiz’s Transport Advisors address the North American Charging Standard, adoption of electric trucks and more.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2023
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with AUMA Actuators Limited. Investment in a range of renewable energy technologies by an electrical actuator supplier based near Bristol is reaping returns through reduced energy costs and meeting sustainability goals, saving over 236 tons of CO 2 and generating more than 420 MWh of energy.
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.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 17, 2023
An Inflation Reduction Act program is directly funding state and local climate action and could provide an end-run around legislative inertia and hostility on climate, advocates hope.
The Guardian: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Climate activist taken away by Met police after protesters denounce meeting of fossil fuel executives and ministers Greta Thunberg was arrested after joining hundreds of protesters who gathered at a five-star hotel in London on Tuesday morning to denounce a meeting branded “the Oscars of oil”. Footage showed the Swedish climate activist being bundled into the back of a van by police after taking part in protests blocking the entrances of the InterContinental on Park Lane, the venue for the Energ
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
TechXplore
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The world may have crossed a "tipping point" that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy, new research suggests.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Sponsored: Quantifying environmental impact in agriculture: Peer review underscores the importance of setting high scientific standards.
Canary Media
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Canary thanks Lunar Energy for its support of the column.
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 17, 2023
While huge utility-scale solar projects capture most of the headlines, the residential market also has an important role to play in the country’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable electricity. Individual home solar + storage systems may not necessarily help the grid, but when aggregated together into virtual power plants, that changes.
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
TechXplore
OCTOBER 17, 2023
A collaborative research team has achieved a milestone in battery technology. Their achievement in developing a non-flammable gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is set to revolutionize the safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) by mitigating the risks of thermal runaway and fire incidents.
The Verge: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Smart thermostat manufacturer Ecobee’s newest product is a video doorbell that streams to its thermostat. | Image: Ecobee Ecobee’s newest video doorbell can show a live view of your front porch on your thermostat. But that’s not the only clever synergy the smart home company has up its sleeve. The Nest Learning Thermostat may have grabbed all the headlines when it launched in 2011 and kick-started the current home automation trend.
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The IEA in a new report points to signs that grids are becoming a bottleneck to clean energy transitions and that delayed action means prolonging reliance on fossil fuels. To overcome this, the report, Electricity Grids and Secure Energy Transitions , calls for “an unprecedented level of attention from policy makers and business leaders to ensure grids support clean energy transitions and maintain electricity security”.
TechXplore
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are among the most widespread battery technologies worldwide, due to their light weight, high energy densities, easy fabrication process, rapid charging times and other advantageous properties. Identifying strategies that could boost their performance further or facilitate their future upscaling has been the focus of numerous recent studies.
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.
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Falling cryptocurrency prices have led to a crypto mine developer to propose a battery storage facility in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2023
As part of its efforts to achieve net zero fossil carbon dioxide emissions, Swedish electricity supplier Mälarenergi has partnered with engineering firm ABB to upgrade its switchgear with retrofit solutions at its cogeneration plant in Västerås. By replacing the plant’s aging circuit breakers with modern Emax2 models, says ABB, the electrical circuits are not only fully protected, but feature new technologies that reduce energy consumption, saving valuable time, costs and resources.
Financial Times: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
For companies large and small, federal incentives prove too enticing to resist
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2023
New figures appear to clarify the workforce challenge facing the global wind industry with nearly 600,000 technicians needed during the next five years – with more than 240,000 of these roles new recruits to the industry. The Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have published their latest joint report forecasting the numbers of wind technicians required to construct, install, operate, and maintain (C&I and O&M) the anticipated global wind fleet up to 20
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.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Bubble curtains are being rolled out at two US offshore wind projects to minimise noise impact on whales and other marine life. The post “Bubble curtains” may help protect whales from noise of offshore wind construction appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Thousands of people will have the chance to train for careers in nuclear fusion technology, under UK government plans unveiled on 16 October. Speaking at the IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Nuclear Minister Andrew Bowie set out details of the new £650 million Fusion Futures Programme – part of the UK’s updated Fusion Strategy. Measures include the creation of more than 2,200 training places across the country, a new fuel cycle testing facility to focus on commercialising the technology and fundin
The Guardian: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Advisers say government should cover cost of replacing gas boilers with pumps in more than 2m homes More than 2 million low-income households should be given a free electric heat pump to replace their gas boiler if the UK hopes to meet its legally binding climate targets, according to the government’s advisers. Britain’s official infrastructure tsars have called on the government to spend up to £4bn every year for the next 12 years to cover the full cost of heat pump installations, and support e
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The efficiency and versatility of membrane pumps have made them indispensable in numerous industries. But how do they work? Pumps manufacturer KNF explains. High-performance membrane pumps operate by harnessing the power of a flexible diaphragm to move liquids or gases. Their use preserves the safe handling of corrosive and sensitive fluids. What is a membrane pump?
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?
The Verge: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Workers erect a steel tower at the 220kV line project in Jiangsu Province, China, on October 16th, 2023. | Photo by Costfoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images Governments and utilities need to add or replace the equivalent of virtually all the world’s power grids by 2040 to reliably keep the lights on while cleaning up pollution from the power sector. That’s 80 million kilometers (nearly 50 million miles) of infrastructure that needs a major upgrade, according to a first-of-its-kind report released by
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Small businesses are the growth engine for inclusive and resilient development in Africa. Yet the $330 billion annual financing gap remains stubbornly sticky. The post Tapping the creativity of local fund managers to scale small business finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
TechXplore
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have found a new and efficient way to recycle metals from spent electric car batteries. The method allows recovery of 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium in electric car batteries. At the same time, the loss of valuable raw materials such as nickel, cobalt and manganese is minimized. No expensive or harmful chemicals are required in the process because the researchers use oxalic acid—an organic acid that can be found in the plant
Solar Industry
OCTOBER 17, 2023
FirstEnergy Corp. has issued an RFP to purchase Ohio-compliant renewable energy credits (RECs) for its Ohio subsidiaries – Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison. The purchases will help meet the companies’ 2023 renewable energy targets established under Ohio’s alternative energy law. RECs sought in this RFP must be: Eligible for compliance with the companies’ 2023 renewable energy obligations; Sourced from generating facilities certified in accordance wi
Charged
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Powering the Future of Electric Vehicles: Step Inside EV Test Labs Go behind the scenes of UL Solutions’ and Keysight’s electric vehicle labs to see the tech driving high-power charging, batteries, and how EVs might fuel the grid. Register now for your exclusive ticket and get your questions answered during a live Q&A with automotive experts. Webinar: November 7, 2023 at 9:00 AM PT Register today.
Financial Times: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Berlin has lifted its objections to state subsidies for nuclear power
Charged
OCTOBER 17, 2023
German battery-analytics software developer ACCURE has completed a $7.8-million investment round that was led by Blue Bear Capital and HSBC Asset Management and also included Riverstone Holdings and Capnamic Ventures. ACCURE plans to use the funding to accelerate its growth and the development of predictive analytics software designed to enhance battery safety, performance and longevity for energy storage.
The Guardian: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
National Infrastructure Commission says public transport, home heating and water networks all in need of renewal The £30bn question: will Tories embrace NIC report or stick with rhetoric? The UK’s infrastructure needs a big cash injection, with public transport, home heating and water networks all in dire need of renewal, independent government advisers have said.
Charged
OCTOBER 17, 2023
US EV charger installer Qmerit has produced a report through its recently established Electrification Institute that assesses pivotal issues with respect to widespread EV adoption and progress toward home and building electrification. Questions addressed involve affordability, the shortage of qualified electricians, how nano- and micro-grids will help underpin electrification infrastructure, and why virtual power plants are critical to a robust grid.
Financial Times: Energy
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Government commission recommends focus on installing and subsidising heat pumps instead
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