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Shopify, startup Running Tide tout ocean carbon removal breakthrough

GreenBiz

Over the past 3 months after working on this project for 6 years, ocean carbon sequestration startup Running Tide sank 1000 tons wooden buoys off the Icelandic coast to prevent the embodied CO2 from being released into the atmosphere.

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Pyrolysis will convert poultry waste to biochar in major UK carbon removal project

Envirotec Magazine

Pyrolysis – heating in the absence of oxygen – produces biochar, a residue of nearly pure carbon, which can be infused into the soil, sequestering carbon indefinitely. Onnu “will prevent phosphorous run-off and turn a problem into a revenue stream for farmers” Aston University spin-off firm Onnu has announced plans to build what it says will be the first of 16 pyrolysis hubs in the Wye Valley.

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UK Biomass Strategy won't stop destruction of North American forests

NRDC onEarth

The UK Government's new Biomass Strategy won't do much to stop the ongoing flow of wood from North American, and European, forests to UK power stations.

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Nidec and Embraer to jointly develop an electric propulsion system for the aerospace industry

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Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec and Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer have established a joint venture (JV) company, Nidec Aerospace, to develop electric propulsion systems for the aerospace sector. Nidec will own a 51% share of the JV and Embraer will own the remaining 49%. The newly-established company will develop and manufacture the electric propulsion system for eVTOL vehicles, with the aim of providing the system to non-eVTOL vehicles in the future.

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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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U.S. job growth surges with the IRA

GreenBiz

The United States’ clean energy market was growing before the Inflation Reduction Act became the law of the land. Now, clean energy job creation is booming.

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A vertical farm fit for space exploration: UK Space Agency funds new project

Envirotec Magazine

Imagining a future Mars mission (image credit: Vertical Future). UK-based vertical farming R&D company Vertical Future has announced their involvement in developing a Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facility to be used in future space exploration missions after receiving a research grant from the UK Space Agency. The UK Space Agency project will be led by the firm working in partnership with international experts in both plant biology and space technologies and operations, includin

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TeraWatt Infrastructure breaks ground on public EV charging hub for fleets near LAX

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TeraWatt Infrastructure recently hosted a groundbreaking event for a new charging site for light-duty EV fleets in Inglewood, California. The site will feature 26 DC fast chargers, along with amenities for drivers. It’s slated to be operational in early 2024. The charging hub benefited from a $1.9-million California Energy Commission grant in support of ride-hail electrification.

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How well does a university degree prepare you for a career in sustainability?

GreenBiz

A sustainability program is an important step in mainstreaming the sustainability career but here are 3 ways it can be improved.

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Reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodeionisation (EDI) system goes live at Surrey EfW plant

Envirotec Magazine

The CHP plant that will be embedded within the new EfW facility. An Eco MultiPro reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodeionisation (EDI) system from Envirogen Group is supplying the purified, demineralised water required for Surrey County Council’s new Energy from Waste (EfW) power plant at Eco Park in Shepperton, Surrey. Fundamental to the functioning of the fully-operational combined heat and power plant is a steady stream of high-quality, purified water to protect the boilers and steam turbine aga

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Oil Industry Netted Billions in Profits, Despite Global Price Dip

NRDC onEarth

Amidst record breaking heat and intensifying climate disasters, industry is still calling for fossil fuel expansion in the second quarter of 2023

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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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DoD to award $37.5 million to Graphite One for graphite mining and processing in Alaska

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Using funds appropriated by the Inflation Reduction Act, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy will award US mining company Graphite One $37.5 million to support development of a graphite supply chain solution based at the company’s Graphite Creek deposit on the Seward Peninsula about 37 miles north of Nome. The grant follows the designation of graphite by the Defense Production Act as a battery material “essential to national defense.

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Creating food out of thin air

GreenBiz

Creating food from captured carbon dioxide could be a carbon negative process that helps solve two of the planet's biggest problems.

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Comment: Pump sector welcomes announcement on CE Marking

Envirotec Magazine

Wayne Rose is Director and CEO of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA). The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), on behalf of the £1.9 billion UK pump sector has welcomed the recent announcement from the Department of Business and Trade regarding the indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for UK businesses (Text: courtesy of the BPMA).

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Once Again, Dirty Energy is not in the Public Interest

NRDC onEarth

It's time for a New Mexico utility to invest in clean energy over dirty coal and gas.

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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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Tata Group to build 40 GW battery gigafactory in the UK

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Tata Sons, a subsidiary of the sprawling Tata Group, plans to invest over £4 billion to build a 40 GW battery cell gigafactory in the UK. The facility will produce cells for EVs and stationary storage solutions for the UK and European markets. Production is to start in 2026, and JLR and Tata Motors will be anchor customers. Tata intends to maximize the renewable energy mix at its new gigafactory, and has announced its “ambition” to use 100% clean power.

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Voluntary action isn’t enough — sustainable finance needs better climate policy

GreenBiz

As ESG priorities shift, it’s time for investors and asset managers to rethink their industry association relationships.

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UK EPR needs a leader, says the concept’s originator

Envirotec Magazine

Extended Producer Responsibility formulator Thomas Lindquist has called on the UK government to look beyond the money flow and embrace its responsibilities, as Defra looks to reboot the delayed waste and recycling reforms, writes ecoveritas. In late July, EPR fees for packaging converters, producers, and suppliers were delayed a year , from October 2024 to 2025, with the wider system, including the collection and reporting of packaging data for 2023, remaining a live requirement and due on Octob

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The Role of Inert Anodes in Aluminum Decarbonization

NRDC onEarth

Inert anodes can play a key role in eliminating emissions from primary aluminum production.

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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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Cannon-Brookes lashes out at “toxic” AGL, but says it is “fixable”

Renew Economy

Mike Cannon-Brookes describes AGL - in which he is the biggest shareholder - as a toxic company that can be fixed. The post Cannon-Brookes lashes out at “toxic” AGL, but says it is “fixable” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Packaging is changing: 4 reuse innovations we’re following

GreenBiz

These reuse and refill packaging innovations are worth watching, from the stuff you put on your face to the stuff you put in your mouth.

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Study increases probability of finding water on other worlds by x100

Envirotec Magazine

Some of the moons in the solar system have substantial underground liquid water, such as Enceladus (pictured). A new analysis appears to show that there are probably many more Earth-like exoplanets with liquid water than had been thought, significantly increasing the chance of finding life. The authors report that, even where the conditions are not ideal for liquid water to exist at the surface of a planet, many stars will harbour geological conditions suitable for liquid water under the planet’

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An Energy Standard That Also Limits Carbon

NRDC onEarth

We now have a standard that limits carbon emissions from homes. ASHRAE Standard 90.

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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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Australia’s biggest solar thermal plant takes “big step forward” with digital twin

Renew Economy

Vast Solar partners with global design and manufacturing firm to take the next step forward on its VS1 project, the 30MW/288MWh plant in South Australia. The post Australia’s biggest solar thermal plant takes “big step forward” with digital twin appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Jigar Shah unpacks that record-breaking $9.2 billion DOE loan

GreenBiz

The head of the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office details what motivated the agency's single biggest loan to date.

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UK solutions provider secures ISO 14001 certification

Envirotec Magazine

Environmental solutions provider OMEX Environmental has achieved ISO 14001 certification. “This certification is a testament to OMEX’s commitment to delivering outstanding customer service while also maintaining environmentally sustainable practices,” said the firm. The new documentation sits alongside the company’s existing ISO 9001 certification.

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The Latest Fracking Science Finds More Serious Health Risks

NRDC onEarth

It’s time for Congress to hold the oil and gas industry accountable and close the fracking loopholes.

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$57 million green bond in San Francisco to fund water sustainability

Impact Alpha

Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post. The post $57 million green bond in San Francisco to fund water sustainability appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Clean energy buyers raise the bar, seeking greater co-benefits

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Large energy users are bolstering decarbonization efforts with more collaborative, sustainable and equitable approaches to clean energy procurement.

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Bin breakdown: Project aims for a better grasp of litter composition

Envirotec Magazine

A new project from recycling charity RECOUP aims to develop a standardized, evidence-based methodology for collecting and analysing litter, creating a comprehensive data set. The Litter Composition & Pathways Project (LCPP) addresses a gap in policymakers’ understanding of this complex and growing problem, paving the way for a more data-driven and effective approach to tackling it.

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What Do “Better” Batteries Look Like?

NRDC onEarth

They’re not only stronger and longer-lasting. To fuel the clean energy economy, they also need to be sustainable.

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German emissions fall 9% in first half of 2023, renewables at 55 pct of grid power

Renew Economy

Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell nine per cent in the first half of the year as a weakening economy deflated energy use. The post German emissions fall 9% in first half of 2023, renewables at 55 pct of grid power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Green banks can solve America’s affordable housing crisis — and climate change at the same time

GreenBiz

Following a few foundational principles, green banks can boost financing for climate priorities while remaining financially viable and not creating housing debt owners can’t repay.