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We Need More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Green Living Guy

Electric cars are the future. We all know that. But to make the switch to electric vehicles, we need more places to charge them. Currently, there are not enough electric vehicle charging stations available. This is a huge problem, and it’s holding back the growth of electric cars. The Need for More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations […].

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Investors warn meat and dairy industry faces a 'near disaster' in net zero transition

GreenBiz

Influential FAIRR network of investors warns global animal agriculture industry facing escalating climate impacts and risk of capital flight.

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£4m investment in new Central Scotland recycling facility

Envirotec Magazine

Recycling and waste management business Levenseat has announced plans to invest £4m upgrading a new Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), which it purchased for an undisclosed sum from Avondale Environmental on 10 May. West Lothian-headquartered Levenseat says it will introduce new technologies and automated processes at the Falkirk site where it plans to create up to 50 skilled jobs.

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Soltec supplies SFOne to generate 83 MW in new Minas Gerais project, Brazil

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• The solar plant, owned by Mercury Renew, Solatio and Sunrise, will avoid the emission of more than 156,206 metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere and generate power to supply over 40,000 households. • Soltec will supply 1,366 SFOne trackers, known for their 1-In-Portrait (1P) array.

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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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The Green Business Certification Checklist: How To Prepare and Plan for Success 

Green Business Bureau

PREPARING FOR A GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION WITH A CHECKLIST. Green business certifications, also known as “sustainable business certifications”, are valuable programs that can help companies demonstrate their sustainable operations, products, services and practices to employees, customers, partners and investors. . But is your business green enough for certification?

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The secret life of ESG ratings

GreenBiz

Part 1 of a three-part series on ratings and ratings agencies and some of the challenges they are facing.

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NRG Systems Offers the Only Lidar to Measure Full Wind Turbine Shear and Veer

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NRG Systems and ZX Lidars combine industry knowledge, technology, and long relationship to add nacelle-mounted ZX TM to solutions portfolio.

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Sustainability Guide for Wedding Planners: How To Plan An Eco-friendly Wedding

Green Business Bureau

Planning an eco-friendly wedding. In the book, “ The Green Bride Guide ”, author Kate Harrison claims that 63 tons of CO 2 and 400lbs of waste are produced as a result of the average American wedding. Now, pair this with the knowledge that in 2021, over 1.9 million weddings were held in the United States alone. It’s easy to see how the environmental footprint of this industry is extravagant.

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Investors bet big on energy data startup Arcadia

GreenBiz

Squeezing data out of utilities is hard. Arcadia just raised $200 million to make the process simpler.

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Two new centrifuge test rigs, now on the road from MSE Hiller

Envirotec Magazine

MSE Hiller has launched two new test and demonstration centrifuge rigs into the UK market. The machines are the opposite ends of the capacity spectrum, with one unit suitable for 1 – 6 m3/hr and the other at 30 – 60 m3/hr. The smaller unit, known as ‘Charlotte’, is a compact stand-mounted unit measuring 3.9m x 1.3m x 2m. It houses a DP31-422VABD Hiller Decapress centrifuge and all the necessary ancillary equipment, including: Feed pump.

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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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THE SMARTER E AWARD 2022: REWARDING OUTSTANDING PROJECTS FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

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The international panel of experts judged the nominees for The smarter E AWARD 2022 and picked out exceptional solutions for the future supply of power and heat as worthy winners in the Outstanding Projects category of this innovation prize for the energy industry.

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Webinar: Sustainable Business Playbook – How to Launch a Successful Program in 10 Steps

Green Business Bureau

Webinar: Sustainable business playbook. It comes with both grit and determination to transform your business into a purpose-driven and sustainable one. If creating a sustainable business is your mission, then you’ve come to the right place. In this webinar, the Green Business Bureau partners with the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) to deliver a sustainability playbook that any organization can use to become more environmentally and socially responsible.

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How ESG ratings are built

GreenBiz

The process of creating comprehensive ratings for thousands of companies is mind boggling. It's also fraught with a multitude of challenges.

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Comparing aeration and biofiltration for odour impact

Envirotec Magazine

A study of two wastewater treatment plants in Cordoba, Spain evaluates the odorous impact of the technologies deployed in each. Aerating activated sludge: The process allows for the elimination of nitrogenous contaminating compounds from wastewater. The study appears to show that degrading wastewater pollution by means of mechanical aeration results in fewer odorous compounds than the use of intensive systems.

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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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Kaman Measuring Highlights OEM-2306 Non-Contact Position Sensing System

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Compact form factor and high performance ideal for OEM machine control applications

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Alphemita Financial Services: Offering Sustainable Finance Solutions and Planning (With ESG Investments and a Green Culture)

Green Business Bureau

Alphemita Financial Services stands as a model green business. CEO DeeDee Baze created Alphemita Financial Services , a comprehensive financial service provider that’s dedicated to supporting women while also operating in alignment with DeeDee’s strong values and ethics. Alphemita supports ESG investments, working with companies that have an earth-friendly focus to drive sustainable finance solutions.

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The growing role of sustainability in small business marketing

GreenBiz

Sponsored: The benefits of creating sustainable businesses are undeniable. There are many choices that a small business can make to become more environmentally friendly.

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£4.6 million tidal blade testing facility opens in Fife

Envirotec Magazine

A rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades has opened in Rosyth, Fife, described as the world’s first. Researchers say it can speed up the development of marine energy technologies while helping to reduce costs, The technology will stress-test blades made from composite materials more quickly, and using significantly less energy, than any other facility of its kind, the group behind it says.

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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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Practical Steps for Utilities to Cut Emissions

Green Living Guy

The preservation of the environment is everyone’s business. Around the world, many people have touted this very accurate phrase: “There’s no Plan(et) B.” However, there are actionable steps we can all take to slow climate change. One of the best places to start is our utilities. Our need for energy will be a lasting dependence. […]. The post Practical Steps for Utilities to Cut Emissions appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car

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GHG Protocol: Scope 1 Emissions Explained

Green Business Bureau

What is the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol? The 2001 GHG Protocol’s guidelines were the first to categorize business GHGs as scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions. The aim of this emission classification system was to help organizations measure and manage their carbon footprint. To explain scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions further, we’ll take a quote from our previous article Scope 1 2 3 Emissions Explained: Understanding the GHG Protocol’s Emission Classification System : Scope 1

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Former BlackRock exec and FT editor-at-large on ESG market 'referees'

GreenBiz

Tariq Fancy, former BlackRock chief investment officer for sustainable investing, and Financial Times editor-at-large Gilian Tett share their takes on the tension between the tenets of neoliberalism and the potential for ESG investing.

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Smart meter network passes 20 million milestone

Envirotec Magazine

The firm behind the telecommunications infrastructure underpinning the UK’s smart meters rollout, the Data Communications Company (DCC), says the 20 millionth smart meter has been connected to its national network. The apparent milestone was reached with the installation of an electricity smart meter at 11:57am on the 4th May 2022 by Utilita Energy Ltd at a location in Brighton.

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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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Xos and Allison Transmission Partner to Develop Platforms for Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles

Green Living Guy

INDIANAPOLIS, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS), is a leading manufacturer and services provider of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles. In addition to powertrains, charging infrastructure, and fleet management software. The manufacturer announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Allison Transmission, Inc.

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Taylor quietly tips $3m into another brown coal to hydrogen venture

Renew Economy

More funding quietly tipped into brown coal to hydrogen projects, as the Coalition's election fossil hydrogen subsides top $400 million. The post Taylor quietly tips $3m into another brown coal to hydrogen venture appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Revel aims to charge up NYC’s EV infrastructure

GreenBiz

America’s largest city is woefully behind in EV adoption. Can a Staten Islander with a small battalion of electric mopeds and rideshare vehicles help pave the way to electrification?

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5 easy steps to a custom filter

Envirotec Magazine

Helapet have published an easy five step guide to support our clients in designing their own customised inline disc filters, for unique micron filtration applications. Helapet in-house design and manufacturer service provides filtration solutions used in numerous types of instrumentation, filtering out harmful and undesirable particles and bacteria.

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“Shellebrate” World Turtle Day® This May 23rd

Green Living Guy

Malibu, California – American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), is a nonprofit organization for the protection of all species of turtles and tortoises. The organization is “shellebrating” its 22nd international World Turtle Day® on May 23. ATR created and launched WorldTurtleDay.org to increase respect for and knowledge about one of the world’s oldest creatures.

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Kurri Kurri gas folly: Cost blowout, limited operation, not hydrogen-ready

Renew Economy

The total cost of Kurri Kurri has blown out to more than $1 billion, it won't have much storage, and it won't use hydrogen. The post Kurri Kurri gas folly: Cost blowout, limited operation, not hydrogen-ready appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Unilever to trial 'warmer' ice cream freezers to slash CO2 and energy use

GreenBiz

Consumer goods giant estimates changing temperature of its ice cream freezers to -12 degrees Celsius could cut emissions by almost a third.

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A Common Baseline

Envirotec Magazine

The revised European Standard for Olfactometry, EN13725:2022, was published in March, the first significant update of the standard in 19 years, according to odour consultancy firm Silsoe Odours, one of the contributors. It specifies a method for the objective determination of the odour concentration of a gaseous sample using dynamic olfactometry with human assessors, as the group explains on its blog.

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6 Effective Ways to Build a Sustainable business

Green Living Guy

Broadly defined, a sustainable business is a business that is built to last. It will survive the competition and the uncertainties of the market and it will continue to soldier on, getting bigger and more profitable in the process. Let us see for ourselves what are the most effective ways of building a highly successful […]. The post 6 Effective Ways to Build a Sustainable business appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News,

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The use of power assets in the provision of telecommunication services

Smart Energy International

Webinar broadcast date: Thursday, 2 June 2022. 05h00 New York | 09h00 GMT | 11h00 Amsterdam | 11h00 Johannesburg | 14h30 New Delhi | 17h00 Singapore | 10h00 London. 60-minute session. Within the Digitalisation of Utilities in the framework of the energy transition, telecommunication services become one of the requested pillars, as they provide the information connectivity required in an increasingly distributed environment.