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Building Sustainability Checklist: 28 Tips to Make Your Building More Eco-Friendly.

Green Business Bureau

Building Sustainability Checklist: 28 Tips to Make Your Building More Eco-Friendly. Becoming a more sustainable business starts with having green buildings and infrastructure. A building is considered sustainable/green because of its design, construction, and operational characteristics. A green building is built or modified to reduce or eliminate adverse environmental impacts and create positive impacts on the ecosystem and the natural environment.

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Swappable car batteries could accelerate UK’s transition to electric vehicles

Envirotec Magazine

A new paper “Battery-as-a-Service: an underexplored opportunity?” makes the case for why switching the UK electric vehicle (EV) model to Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS), could cut upfront costs for consumers by 30% and support the government’s plans to put a stop to the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by the end of the decade. Produced by energy consultancy Cornwall Insight and law firm Shoosmiths, the paper examines the Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) model, which is currently being used

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It’s high time for the cannabis industry to embrace sustainability

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Cannabis companies are getting a free pass despite their many social and environmental challenges.

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Cementex Highlights Double-Insulated 9-inch Universal Pliers

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High quality insulated pliers ideal for a range of applications where safety is a priority

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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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5 Tips for Apartment Renters to Reduce Energy Usage

U.S. Green Technology

One of the benefits of apartment living is that these spaces are typically more energy-efficient than houses. However, cutting utility costs frees up more disposable income to enjoy the city you call home. The challenge lies in figuring out how to reduce energy usage without doing anything that puts your lease or damage deposit at. The post 5 Tips for Apartment Renters to Reduce Energy Usage appeared first on U.S.

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UK aviation sets sights on net zero by 2040

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Tea N Bickie Photography / Shutterstock.com. A new “Jet Zero Strategy” seemingly commits UK domestic aviation to achieving net zero emissions by 2040, and for all airports in England to be zero-emission by the same year. Announced at Farnborough International Airshow on 19 July, the guilt-free flying plan includes “a plan for the industry to stay below pre-pandemic levels of carbon emissions through measures focused on everything from delivering system efficiencies to new technolog

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Renogy Launches Renogy One, the First All-In-One Energy Monitoring and Smart Living Center

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New touchscreen gateway empowers users to both monitor and manage energy systems while enabling them to configure and control their own IoT network

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Energy Efficiency: 18 Easy To Implement Tips For Your Business

Green Business Bureau

Energy Efficiency: 18 Easy to Implement Tips for Your Business. Most electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels which emit greenhouse gasses and other harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels, water, and land are all scarce resources that are at risk without proper energy efficiency initiatives. Reducing energy consumption and using renewable energy sources are two of the most important steps to becoming eco-friendly.

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Bowen frees ARENA from Taylor’s fossil fuel mandate, puts focus back on renewables

Renew Economy

Labor restores ARENA's focus on renewables, ending years of Coalition attempts to redirect the agency's funding to CCS and gas projects. The post Bowen frees ARENA from Taylor’s fossil fuel mandate, puts focus back on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Materials startup raises $46 million to replace cement

GreenBiz

Breakthrough Energy and homebuilder Lennar's investment arm co-lead $64 million Series A round for low-carbon cement producer Terra CO2 Technology.

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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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Tigo Energy Introduces Solar Rapid Shutdown with Pure Signal Technology

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Tigo RSS Transmitters with Pure Signal™ technology unleash design flexibility for large-scale commercial and industrial solar installations.

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Extreme rainfall will be worse and more frequent than we thought, according to new studies

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Joshua Studholme was finishing his doctoral program in physics and math at Lomonosov Moscow State University when his thesis advisor told him a story about Queen Victoria, the monarch who ruled the British Empire for the better part of the 19th century. The queen was walking the grounds at one of her palaces, accompanied by a science advisor, when she noticed that it was raining heavily in one corner of her garden but not at all in another corner.

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“It’s about time we acted like we’re in a crisis”: Greens to push Labor ‘further and faster’

Renew Economy

Greens leader Adam Bandt questions whether Albanese government really wants to end the climate wars. "We’re in a crisis and we need to act like it.". The post “It’s about time we acted like we’re in a crisis”: Greens to push Labor ‘further and faster’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New study suggests retailers can protect biodiversity and profitability

GreenBiz

Report draws on project with French retail giant Carrefour to show how overfished species deliver the lowest margins for retailers.

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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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Challenges and Developments in Electric Vehicle Charging Station Market

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An electric vehicle charging station helps to charge electric vehicles, electric cars, and plug in hybrid electric vehicles. The growing environmental concerns and growing demand for clean and green energy is driving the growth of global electric vehicle charging station market.

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MAHLE introduces new electric motor for EVs

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Automotive supplier MAHLE has introduced a new electric motor designed for electric passenger, commercial, construction and tractor vehicles. The company says it has “developed the most durable electric motor available.”. The durability of the SCT E-motor, MAHLE says, is based on its integrated oil cooling system which also uses waste heat in the vehicle’s system.

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Octopus launches $10 billion renewables platform, buys Australia’s biggest solar farm

Renew Economy

Octopus kick-starts $10 billion renewables "platform" with closure of two funds, investment from CEFC and purchase of country's biggest solar farm. The post Octopus launches $10 billion renewables platform, buys Australia’s biggest solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Unlearning what we know about chemistry

GreenBiz

To make progress toward a truly circular economy, we need to unlearn much of what we know about chemistry.

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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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E-bike Market to Witness Growth 11.6% by 2030

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The e-bike market size is expected to be worth around USD 120 billion by 2030 from valued at USD 45.65 billion in 2021 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 11.6% from 2022 to 2030.

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HBK DAQ System helps General Atomics develop aerospace electric motor (whitepaper)

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Sponsored by HBK. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) Group is a global leader in the research, design, and manufacture of first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS’ history of research, development, and technology innovation has led to an expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions supporting, among other things, aviation, space systems and satellites.

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AEMO says firmed wind and solar cheapest reliable energy option by “country mile”

Renew Economy

AEMO's Westerman says firmed wind and solar are the cheapest reliable power option for Australia "by a country mile.". The post AEMO says firmed wind and solar cheapest reliable energy option by “country mile” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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As big banks struggle to decarbonize, midmarket leaders prove ‘there can be margin in the mission’

GreenBiz

One strong indicator of a bank’s DNA can be found in the organizations banks have joined. From a climate impact perspective, the Global Alliance for Banking Values sits on the most impactful end of the spectrum.

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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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Ecoppia’s H4 Robotic Solar PV Cleaner Awarded Top Product of the Year by Environment + Energy Leader Awards

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The autonomous H4 robotic cleaning solution addresses scalability and remote management for large scale solar PV sites.

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Albemarle to build major lithium processing plant in Southeast US

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Mining giant Albemarle plans to build a lithium processing plant in the US that would produce as much of the light white metal as the entire company produces today. Albemarle says the plan reflects its strategy “to lead the US lithium renaissance, from mine development to processing to manufacturing types of the metal used to make EV batteries.”. Eric Norris, head of Albemarle’s lithium division, said the company has seen a major shift in the last nine months in the US, as an “unprecedented” num

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Labor won’t act urgently on climate unless it’s forced to

Renew Economy

Labor should be aiming at emissions cuts of 70 to 80% by 2030. There is no shortage of feasible, detailed and immediately beneficial policies to do this. But they won't. The post Labor won’t act urgently on climate unless it’s forced to appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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8 TED Talks on climate change to inspire and inform you

GreenBiz

From the food you eat to the soil that grows it, to the cities you live in and the satellites in the sky above you, these TED talks will teach you something new about climate action.

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Pump expert unveils novel on-farm AD plant protector and biogas booster

Envirotec Magazine

Biogas plant operators can protect their equipment and boost their yield with the X-UNIT, says Agrico. Described as a one-step biogas optimisation solution, the WANGEN X-UNIT from anaerobic digestion (AD) pump specialist Agrico is said to protect AD plants from damage by harmful contaminants while also increasing feedstock surface area to supercharge the digestion process.

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2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV: Chevy previews a mass-market electric SUV

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Mid-size five-seat crossovers are a huge segment, and Chevy wants yours to plug in—next year. Chevrolet, it seems, doesn’t want to scare potential shoppers by offering up electric vehicles that stress too heavily the fact they’re … well, different. An advance preview of the upcoming 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV suggested it’s very much a Chevy first and an EV second.

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Energy regulators prepare for EV smart charging, as cars become “batteries on wheels”

Renew Economy

Electric vehicles are expected to reshape consumer energy needs and practices and have a transformative impact on the electricity grid,”. The post Energy regulators prepare for EV smart charging, as cars become “batteries on wheels” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Bikes, vegans and taxes: how one German city is helping the country go net zero

GreenBiz

The German city of Tübingen says it has reduced its carbon emissions by 40 percent in the past 15 years.

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Lithium mining and its water impact: More complex than previously thought?

Envirotec Magazine

An abandoned road and brine “transitional pool” at the margin of the Salar de Atacama – a massive region of salt flats in Chile, and the location of more than 40 percent of the world’s proven lithium deposits. Water usage is exceeding its resupply in regions where lithium mining is undertaken, reports what is seemingly the first study to attempt a comprehensive account of the hydrological impact of lithium mining.

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Schumacher Electric’s new 50-amp Level 2 charger

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Schumacher Electric, a manufacturer of power conversion products, has introduced its new EV Series Level 2 Charger in the US. The new model can deliver up to 50 amps, and is available in hardwired or “plug and go” versions. It will retail for $699. The Schumacher Level 2 EV Charger is configurable to a full range of amperages, and is suitable for both residential and commercial use.

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