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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Battery technology achieves record high sodium-metal cycling rates
TechXplore
DECEMBER 20, 2023
While lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the industry, serious concern remains about the limited availability of lithium used in these batteries. Conversely, sodium-ion batteries provide a more sustainable alternative due to the tremendous abundance of salt in our oceans, thereby potentially providing a lower-cost alternative to the rapidly growing demand for energy storage.
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EU approves Italy’s €17.7 billion state aid for large-scale energy storage rollout
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 22, 2023
The European Union (EU) Commission has approved a state aid scheme aiming to fund the rollout of over 9GW/71GWh of energy storage in Italy.
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.
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.
Researchers find they can stop degradation of promising solar cell materials
TechXplore
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Georgia Tech materials engineers have unraveled the mechanism that causes degradation of a promising new material for solar cells—and they've been able to stop it using a thin layer of molecules that repels water.
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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.
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.
Ultra-thin lithium strips show great promise as anode material for enhanced lithium ion batteries
TechXplore
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A research team led by scientists from Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, has used the Australian Synchrotron in developing a novel strategy for the scalable production of high-performance, thin, and free-standing lithium anodes for lithium-ion batteries with enhanced cycling stability and electrochemical properties.
Developer Gurin plans 2GWh battery storage project in Japan, to begin construction in 2026
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Singapore-headquartered Gurin Energy has revealed plans for a 500MW, 4-hour duration (2,000MWh) battery storage project in Japan.
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
What’s on Caltrans’s $16B Holiday SHOPP-ing List
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The $15.7 billion State Highway Operations and Protection Program is one of the state’s biggest infrastructure packages. But what’s really in the 599 projects?
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.
Organic solar module sets world record with 14.46% efficiency
TechXplore
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Solar energy is one of the great hopes when it comes to the energy transition. Research in this future-oriented field is accordingly extensive. One of the biggest challenges is finding the perfect material. In terms of efficiency, silicon is currently hard to beat. However, it has serious disadvantages: it is too rigid and heavy and difficult to recycle.
LG Energy Solution’s new BESS system integrator arm claims 10GWh of US orders booked already
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The new system integrator arm of South Korean battery and storage system manufacturer LG Energy Solution has already racked up 10GWh of project orders in the US.
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.
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).
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.
New 'n-i-p' perovskite/organic hybrid tandem solar cells with efficiencies over 23%
TechXplore
DECEMBER 16, 2023
Engineers and material scientists have been working to develop increasingly advanced photovoltaic solutions, to convert as much solar energy as possible into electricity and help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This has led to the introduction of various new solar cell designs, including all-perovskite tandem solar cells.
Australia opens South Australia-Victoria tender for firm renewables through Capacity Investment Scheme
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The Australian government has announced that the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) South Australia-Victoria tender is now open for bids.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers invent 'methane cleaner' that could become a permanent fixture in cattle and pig barns
TechXplore
DECEMBER 18, 2023
In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have used light and chlorine to eradicate low-concentration methane from air. The result gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases from livestock housing, biogas production plants and wastewater treatment plants to benefit the climate. The work is published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
Utility Salt River Project, NextEra Resources bring online 100MW retrofit BESS at Arizona PV plant
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Arizona utility Salt River Project has welcomed start of operations at battery storage system installed at existing solar PV plant.
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?
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.
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.
Korean researchers develop new modular construction technology
TechXplore
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) researchers have developed a new modular construction method capable of building structures by assembling modular components within a short time, particularly in cases of emergencies or disasters.
‘Every energy storage project’ will require regular upgrades to stay in the game
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
It is a “certainty” that all grid-connected energy storage systems will require upgrades to their software, although the reasons for upgrades will be varied, Energy-Storage.news has heard.
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!
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.
US utilities on track to be 100% renewable by 2060, says study
TechXplore
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Utilities in the United States have pledged to transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2060, and although state mandates have played a role, it's the utilities, themselves, that are leading the transition.
Largest BESS in the Netherlands online
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Developer-operator SemperPower has brought online its second large-scale BESS in the Netherlands in the space of a month, a 68MWh system, the largest in the country.
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.
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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