From kicks to compost: Puma’s playbook for circular sneakers
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The RE:SUEDE project attempts to give old sneakers new life as agricultural compost.
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SMuRFs could help make nuclear decommissioning work safer
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Nuclear power stations could be decommissioned in the future with the help of teams of autonomous robots known as the SMuRFs, scientists have suggested. Engineers from University of Glasgow, University of Manchester, Bristol Robotics Laboratory and Heriot-Watt University are behind the development of the SMuRF system, which is short for Symbiotic Multi-Robot Fleet.
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Proposed Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules a Win for Climate, Industry, Electricity Consumers
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 22, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Department of Treasury released its proposed guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) federal clean hydrogen tax credits, which are expected to amount to several hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies for the emerging.
Cash and luxury travel: how US utilities keep fossil fuels in new homes
The Guardian: Energy
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Utilities give rewards to house builders to install and promote gas appliances in homes – and enlist celebrity chefs to extoll the fossil fuel Dozens of US gas utilities, serving more than 35 million customers, offer builders and contractors incentives to keep fossil fuels in buildings, the Guardian has found. Washington state’s NW Natural offers builders $2,000 for each new single-family home they equip with gas appliances, while Texas’s Corpus Christi Gas offers $1,000.
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.
How Calvin Klein, L’Occitane, Lush and others are waging war on excess Christmas packaging
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 22, 2023
The holiday season has a dirty little secret: lots of waste.
Electromechanical innovators celebrated at the 2023 AEMT Awards
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) returned to Coventry on 23 October for its Annual Awards Ceremony. With a record number of submissions across the seven categories, this year’s programme produced some exceptional entries from the electro-mechanical arena. The Doubletree by Hilton played host to the gala presentation dinner, which celebrated professional endeavour and innovation in this field.
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CSIRO says wind and solar much cheaper than nuclear, even with added integration costs
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 20, 2023
CSIRO's GenCost report updated to include near term transmission costs for wind and solar, and finds that the case for nuclear has been blown out of the water by the collapse of US SMR project. The post CSIRO says wind and solar much cheaper than nuclear, even with added integration costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Timeline 2024: 28 sustainability policies, guidelines, and targets to track
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The business of sustainability continues to evolve rapidly. Here are the most important changes to expect in the coming year.
Suddenly, US electricity demand is spiking. Can the grid keep up?
Canary Media
DECEMBER 20, 2023
For the past two decades, demand for electricity across the United States has hardly increased. But those dynamics appear to have dramatically reversed — and U.S. electric utilities, regulators and power grid planners aren’t prepared to deal with this new paradigm of surging electricity demand.
Governor Hochul Signs First-in-the-Nation Bill to Limit Neonic Pesticides
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 22, 2023
A coalition of farmers, health professionals, and environmental groups are celebrating today after Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856-A/A7640).
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
Australia’s richest person says solar panels are an eyesore: Here’s why that matters
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 19, 2023
AFR's choice of business heroes - mostly those who have fought quick action on net zero - underlines the tough road ahead for the green energy transition. The post Australia’s richest person says solar panels are an eyesore: Here’s why that matters appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Climate policies sustainability executives need to track in 2024
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 22, 2023
2024 is likely to continue the momentum of 2023 when it comes to climate policy.
The clean energy backlog barely budged this year. What’s the way forward?
Canary Media
DECEMBER 18, 2023
When it comes to the existentially important process of connecting new clean energy to the grid, 2023 is ending much as it began: in a literal gridlock.
A Year in Review: Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Litigation, legislation, advocacy: our snapshot of NRDC’s work to stop new offshore drilling in 2023.
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.
Batteries are getting bigger and longer, and helping wind and solar push coal out the door
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Wholesale electricity prices declined across the grid in 2023, and batteries are having a growing influence over the market as their numbers and length of storage grows. The post Batteries are getting bigger and longer, and helping wind and solar push coal out the door appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Tech must lead on carbon neutrality
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Sponsored: The tech industry is far from the biggest polluter, but it’ll be a key leader in solving the most pressing issue of our time: saving our planet.
After a brutal 2023, offshore wind looks to overcome growing pains
Canary Media
DECEMBER 21, 2023
ATLANTIC OCEAN — Three huge blades spin hypnotically overhead, illuminated by the morning sun shining through cotton-ball clouds. Our vessel cruises over gentle waves past the yellow foundation of a 600-foot-tall wind turbine, one of five rising from the waters off the coast of Rhode Island.
The Grid Is A-Changing—and Grid Operators Need to Change With It
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Fossil fuel interests claim that the EPA’s proposed rules will endanger grid reliability. We untangle these arguments to show that we can improve grid reliability while also cleaning it up.
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.
World’s biggest eight-hour lithium battery wins NSW long duration storage tender
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Two huge lithium-ion batteries, and the Broken Hill compressed air storage project, win storage tender in result that may lead to rethink of what long duration storage technologies will look like. The post World’s biggest eight-hour lithium battery wins NSW long duration storage tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Nature tech got $1.6 billion in VC funding last year. It's poised to take off in 2024
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Get ready to see more tech innovations that aim to protect, restore, measure and report on nature.
5 lessons from Portugal’s 6-day renewables streak
Canary Media
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Years of renewables development set Portugal up for stunning success this fall when the country met all of its electricity needs with renewable sources for six days straight. For five of those days, no fossil fuels had to be burned at conventional power plants to keep the grid humming along.
CA Building Decarbonization: Progress Report & 2024 Priorities
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 20, 2023
California’s actions in 2023 can guide other jurisdictions looking to transition to healthy, clean, and efficient buildings. And what's next for 2024!
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?
NSW secures another $4.2 billion of wind, solar and storage to help shift from coal
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 18, 2023
NSW lands another $4.2 billion in wind, solar and storage projects, including big wins for Andrew Forrest and Neoen, and three ground-breaking long duration storage projects. The post NSW secures another $4.2 billion of wind, solar and storage to help shift from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Smart travel policies are keeping corporate flights below pre-COVID levels
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Nearly half the world's largest corporations kept levels of flying to less than half pre-COVID levels last year, a study found.
This seasoned electrician is helping to build a clean energy workforce
Canary Media
DECEMBER 18, 2023
As a child, Tonya Hicks was fascinated by car engines. She spent her summers in her grandparents’ garage with her uncle, an industrial mechanic, who taught her how to build a motor from scrap by the time she was 8.
Time for the Oil and Gas Industry to Pivot to Clean Energy Future
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The world has spoken. The sun is setting on fossil fuels and the industry must change its business model.
Filling Eraring gap: Giant Waratah Super Battery project to receive more than $700m
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 16, 2023
The Waratah Super Battery project, designed to help fill the gap left by the closure of Eraring by creating a type of giant "shock absorber", will receive more than $700m. The post Filling Eraring gap: Giant Waratah Super Battery project to receive more than $700m appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3 steps to secure buy-in for your sustainability strategy
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Gaining support from a range of stakeholders is necessary to deliver on sustainability goals and achieve scalable change.
Nikola and Firstelement Fuel Forge 10-Year Strategic Partnership to Advance Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 20, 2023
FirstElement Fuel named authorized Fueling Solutions Partner for Nikola Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks. PHOENIX — Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and.
New Law Will Show Location of Lead Drinking Water Pipes in New York
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The Lead Pipe Right to Know Act is the first step toward replacing all of the lead service lines in the state.
Climate authority confirms Australia has been fudging its methane emissions data
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Federal government urged to act "immediately" as major report finds Australia well behind international best practice on measurement and reporting of methane emissions. The post Climate authority confirms Australia has been fudging its methane emissions data appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Engaging stakeholders can help deliver sustainability strategy, create value for the company
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Businesses must map and assess the importance and influence of stakeholder groups to implement their sustainability goals.
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