NRDC onEarth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Mass balance “recycled” plastic credit schemes are misleading.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Helen Wakeham is the EA’s director of water. The Environment Agency’s director of water, Helen Wakeham, has discussed plans to increase scrutiny of water companies in England and Wales in a new water sector podcast. Targeted recruitment campaigns, more site inspections and enhanced digital systems will drive better performance from the industry, Wakeham told the WiseOnWater Podcast: Conversations in Flow, from media specialist WiseOnWater and technology company Xylem UK & Ireland.

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NRDC onEarth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

AQE 2024, the Air Quality and Emissions show will take place on 9 and 10 October at the NEC in Birmingham, with the most exhibitors and most expansive conference program of any AQE or MCERTS event since 2002, as the organizers explain. The health effects of air pollution, combined with the climate effects of greenhouse gases, are increasing public, media and political attention on the measurement of air quality and emissions.

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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.

Sustainability

Financial Times: Energy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Pull towards Russia and China grows stronger, says boss of Kazatomprom

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Red bellied lemur in Madagascar, one of the EDGE species identified in the study (image credit: ZSL Rikki Gumbs). Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world’s land mass could help protect one third of the world’s threatened and unique tetrapod (four-limbed vertebrate) species, new research by Imperial College London, On the Edge, and ZSL appears to show.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Burning-off plastic to retrieve copper from old cables, near Nairobi’s Mathare area (image credit: Meena Kadri , CC BY-NC-ND-2.0 license). A new study attempts to shine a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in what’s described as the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds researchers used AI to model waste management in more than 50,000 municipalities around the world.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Solar power could enable 400m Africans without water to tap into groundwater aquifers. However, we must ensure smaller projects do not lose out in the rush for new technology It’s a truly dreadful irony: for many of the 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who lack access to even a basic water supply, there is likely to be a significant reserve in aquifers sitting just a few metres below their feet.

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Canary Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Perhaps the only thing harder than finding a spot to park a car in New York City is finding a spot to charge a car.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Squadron Energy marks the latest milestone for what will be one of Australia's biggest wind farms – for a time, at least. The post “Significant milestone:” Power flow testing begins at massive Forrest-backed wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Oxford Rivers Portal, a website and map that helps people understand the health of the Thames and its tributaries in Oxfordshire and make informed choices about safer river conditions, has been launched today (9 September) by environmental charities the Rivers Trust and Thames21 and research institute the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Every household should be able to upgrade their home and reap the power bill savings for years to come, regardless of their economic status, a forum has been told. The post Energy transition must deliver cheaper power and green jobs, “can’t be about Teslas in teal seats” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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PV Tech

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Due to a lack of state government support, Australian mineral exploration company Province Resources has shelved its multi-gigawatt solar and wind-powered green hydrogen project in Western Australia, HyEnergy.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The hotly contested wind farm has been cleared for development by the Independent Planning Commission with enough turbines to ensure the project is commercially viable. The post Hills of Gold wind farm wins state development consent – and fight for more turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The H2 unit will be used for powering a nearly 250-foot vessel along with wind and solar Hexagon Purus subsidiary Hexagon Purus Maritime , of Ålesund, Norway, has announced the receipt of an order to provide a compressed hydrogen fuel system that will be used for a new Greenpeace vessel. The system will be delivered to the Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain It was the Freire Shipyard that made the order for the hydrogen fuel system, and that will be using it in the 250-foot Greenpeace vessel in

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Amber Electric has signed a deal to collaborate with UK's third biggest energy provider in what it describes as a "huge vote of confidence" in its home battery automation tech. The post “Pretty massive:” Melbourne retail upstart to roll out its smart solar battery tech in the UK appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The U.S. solar industry’s biggest tradeshow heads back to Anaheim this year, and the Solar Power World team will be there to cover all the new products and big news announcements. Our editors will be looking for solar panel technology advancements, updated inverter specs, new mounting systems, battery developments, bidirectional EV chargers and so much more.… The post RE+ 2024: Solar Power World’s coverage of the industry’s top tradeshow appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Back to School Business-school funds give MBA students a jump on careers in and out. The post The Brief: How business schools help students make real world impact with student-led funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A love of food — and, well, cheese — has landed German fermentation startup Formo‘s co-founder Roman Plewka and its team a hefty $61 million Series B round to keep scaling production of their climate-friendly, animal-free cheese. The Berlin-based startup’s first products use a base of Koji protein, a type of fungal microorganism that’s been […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Financial Times: Energy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Swedish battery maker has been grappling with factory problems and slowing growth in European EV take-up

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Stockport, UK, outlet of France-headquartered sporting goods retailer Decathlon is opening a new 15-bay ultra-rapid EV charging hub, installed by UK charging network Be.EV. Located in the town of Stockport, which is part of Greater Manchester, the site receives up to 20,000 visitors per week, and is minutes from the busy M60 motorway. Decathlon celebrated the opening of the site with promotional offers and test drives of electric bikes, Octopus EVs and a Porsche Taycan.

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PV Tech

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The increase in frequency, severity and range of severe weather events is having a growing impact on renewable projects year-round.

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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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Charged

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Beam Global , the maker of an innovative solar-powered off-grid EV charging solution, has acquired Belgrade-based Telcom, which engineers and manufactures specialized power electronics, including inverters, charge controllers, power supplies and LED lighting. The acquisition of Telcom will enable Beam to replace third-party power electronic components with in-house engineered and manufactured solutions.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

At Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Professor William Towns pushes his students to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. “Somebody might end up. The post Business school ‘evergreen’ funds propel students into impact careers that go beyond investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

ION Storage Systems , a Maryland-based manufacturer of solid-state batteries (SSBs), has reached a milestone towards commercialization by achieving 800 cycles in its SSB cells. ION cells cycle without compression or volume change, a key SSB adoption barrier. ION’s SSB requires no compression, swell budget, extensive cooling system or heavy fire barriers.

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POWER Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The growth of distributed energy resources (DERs) has significantly increased over the past decade as the U.S. moves to decarbonize the electric grid. Growth has been possible by incentivizing the […] The post Net Metering Reform: Premature or Long Overdue? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Sponsored by Parker. Much of the focus on electrifying commercial trucks has been on optimizing electric powertrains and solving challenges like battery capacity, maximum battery voltage, eAxles and safety considerations. Long haul trucks present significant challenges to electrification due to battery size & cost and charging infrastructure. A quicker path to electrification is often for work trucks – commonly Class 5-8 vehicles that utilize hydraulics, pneumatics, vacuum, water pumps, etc.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Steel is essential to energy and other critical infrastructure, but coal is no longer essential to steelmaking. To support Indonesia’s green transition, International. The post Indonesia’s GRP aims to cut steel carbon emissions with a $60 million IFC loan appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Researchers at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from international institutions, have introduced a cathode homogenization strategy for all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASLBs). Researchers have developed a solution: a cathode homogenization strategy utilizing a zero-strain material, Li 1.75 Ti 2 (Ge 0.25 P 0.75 S 3.8 Se 0.2 ) 3 , or (LTG 0.25 PSSe 0.2 ).

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A new study done by a group of researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) looks at the technical and commercial viability of geothermal hybrid power plants. The study specifically analyzes scenarios for a geothermal-natural gas hybrid plant, as wel as a “triple-hybrid” plant that combines natural gas, solar thermal, thermal energy storage, and geothermal.

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The lack of climate announcement's at Apple's annual event shows just how hard meaningful progress on carbon emissions can be, even for one of the world’s most valuable companies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

All panels installed at the 45MW solar project that will supply renewable energy for large mining customers including BHP. The post Panel installation complete at solar and battery project built to power Pilbara mining giants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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