Sat.Sep 16, 2023 - Fri.Sep 22, 2023

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Combining the best of regenerative and cellular agriculture

GreenBiz

Only nature and technology combined can improve the food system.

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Invinity’s newest flow battery chosen as ‘non-lithium alternative’ by strategic partner Everdura in Taiwan

Energy Storage News

Flow battery maker Invinity Energy Systems signed a deal for the newest iteration of its product with Everdura at RE+ in Las Vegas last week.

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Onshore wind sector deal “will speed up Scotland’s net-zero ambitions”

Envirotec Magazine

Wind turbines at Ardrossan. Planning time for onshore wind farms set to be halved to 12 months A new deal between the onshore wind industry and the Scottish Government has been signed today (21 September) setting out “how both parties will work together to deliver onshore wind farms quickly, sustainably and to the benefit of both local communities and Scotland’s net-zero target.

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The Best and Worst Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, and Facial Tissue Brands

NRDC onEarth

Your guide to buying the best sustainable toilet paper, paper towel, and facial tissue brands based on NRDC’s newest Issue with Tissue report. Everything we recommend.

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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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6 things Starbucks learned from its reusable cup experiments

GreenBiz

Starbucks is testing reusable cup models in more than 25 markets and plans to start a reusable cup program by the end of 2025.

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Dominion Energy in ‘innovative and timely’ pilot of long-duration energy storage technologies

Energy Storage News

Dominion Energy will pilot deployment of two novel non-lithium technologies designed for long-duration energy storage (LDES) applications.

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After Decades, Tenants Are Still Fighting NYC Public Housing for Speedy Mold Relief

NRDC onEarth

In the 1990s, they organized. In 2013, they sued. In 2023, residents continue the fight for safe homes in NYCHA developments across the city.

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'Urgent responsibility': Insurers urged to stop 'fueling' nature and climate crises

GreenBiz

Insurers can be 'catalysts' in tackling climate and nature crises, a new report argues.

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Lithium supply chain much improved but transformers and other components a headache for BESS industry

Energy Storage News

Prices of lithium and the battery supply chain for energy storage systems are becoming manageable once again, but lead times for transformers and other equipment have greatly extended.

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New Oxfordshire-wide air quality website launches

Envirotec Magazine

The website offers countywide information and updates about particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone. A new Oxfordshire air quality website launched on 18 September, offering air quality guidance and resources covering the county. The website ( www.oxonair.uk ) aims to integrate all relevant air quality-related information from all district councils in Oxfordshire under one single platform.

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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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NRDC Stands with Striking Autoworkers

NRDC onEarth

NRDC is committed to supporting the UAW, and we pledge to work with the union to ensure no worker is left behind in the transition to the clean car economy.

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Megathreats endanger sustainability's progress

GreenBiz

Emerging global megathreats and outdated skill sets could hamper the momentum of sustainability agenda.

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Texas utility CPS issues 500MW energy storage RFP

Energy Storage News

CPS Energy, a municipal utility serving San Antonio, Texas, has launched a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 500MW of energy storage projects.

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Scottish Water tops water company performance survey

Envirotec Magazine

A strong performance on contractual approach, collaboration and communication has catapulted Scottish Water to the top of the 2023 annual water company survey carried out by British Water. Key findings from the survey include: Last year’s joint lowest performing water company, Southern Water, has risen by one place to 10th, while Northern Ireland Water remains in last place The highest scoring company for innovation remains Northumbrian Water The most significant drop was Anglian Water, down fro

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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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A Climate Week to Advance Urgent Change

NRDC onEarth

As the hottest summer on record draws to a close, the next several months could determine whether the world rises to the moment—or blows past irreversible tipping points.

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6 ways to combat burnout in your climate career

GreenBiz

Burnout when you work in sustainability can feel more intense, more urgent and harder to overcome.

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Solid-state and sodium-ion batteries spark hope amidst the lithium supply crunch 

Energy Storage News

Fastmarkets analysts Muthu Krishna and Phoebe O'Hara look at the potential of solid-state and sodium-ion batteries to scale up and ease the pressure on lithium-ion NMC and LFP battery chemistries, which currently dominate the EV and ESS markets.

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Farmers and local knowledge critical to stewardship of Earth’s life support systems, says UK-China study

Envirotec Magazine

The critical zone. Future plans to tackle the climate change’s impacts on food security must integrate local knowledge to help preserve the Earth’s critical zone, experts have warned. The critical zone is the thin layer of the planet’s surface that stretches from the roots of drinking water aquifers to the tops of plants and trees. It supports and sustains animal, and plant life by regulating the flow of water, greenhouse gases, nutrients and energy.

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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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Leaders Call for Forest Accountability in Climate Week Event

NRDC onEarth

Leading voices call for global accountability on protecting the world's climate-critical forests in NRDC's Climate Week panel event.

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IRA spurs $213 billion in clean tech investments

GreenBiz

A new database tracks the real-time investment numbers catalyzed by the IRA.

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Fluence wins ‘first full product ecosystem’ BESS project order, in Australia

Energy Storage News

Global system integrator Fluence has been enlisted by developer Tilt Renewables for a 100MW/200MWh BESS project in Victoria, Australia, the first to deploy the full Fluence product ecosystem, it said.

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Replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings accelerates restoration, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Satellite observations of one of the world’s biggest ecological experiments on the island of Borneo appear to reveal that replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings can significantly accelerate their recovery. The results were published on 15 September in the journal Science Advances. The experiment was set up by the University of Oxford’s Professor Andy Hector and colleagues over twenty years ago as part of the SE Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP).

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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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Nick Offerman 'Face Plants' To Show Benefits Of Cover Crops

NRDC onEarth

Nick Offerman's quirky new video concludes with the tagline, "Don't treat soil like dirt," and is a key part of NRDC's campaign to promote cover crops in the next Farm Bill.

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Why 'net zero' still matters

GreenBiz

Despite a lack of a uniform definition or measurable success, net zero is still part of a meaningful climate strategy. Here’s how.

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Enel secures PPA for part of solar-plus-storage project in ERCOT with 104MW BESS

Energy Storage News

The North American arm of Italy-based energy firm Enel has secured a PPA with a Boston Properties (BXP) for part of a solar-plus-storage project in the ERCOT, Texas market, which has a 104MW BESS.

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Six river projects included in £14.5 million species recovery grant scheme

Envirotec Magazine

Among the initiatives receiving funding, the WET Hogsmill project will reintroduce water voles onto the Hogsmill river, a chalk stream in Southwest London. Natural England has announced (on 14 September) 63 projects across England – “one of the most nature-depleted countries on earth” – that have been awarded a share of £14.5 million Species Recovery Programme Grant Scheme to help recover 150 species nationwide.

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Water Is Life—from Standing Rock to Oaxaca’s Mixtecan Highlands

NRDC onEarth

A geographer sees a familiar pattern of government-backed energy projects devastating Indigenous communities and violating tribal sovereignty.

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How startup Tulu is upending the bias for ownership

GreenBiz

Combining a self-contained storage unit and an app, the product rental service can help incentivize quality and advance circularity.

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Harmony Energy Poland bidding 500MW into upcoming capacity market auction

Energy Storage News

The Poland arm of UK-based developer Harmony Energy is looking to bid in around 500MW of battery storage projects into the upcoming capacity market auction, executive director Michał Maćkowiak said.

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Exclusive distribution granted for intelligent chemical dosing system

Envirotec Magazine

An automatically adjustable, portable chemical dosing system, developed for use in pipe commissioning, has secured sole distribution with pipeline equipment specialist AHS Pipeline Innovation, which is based in Leeds. The AD-150 from manufacturing company Aquadose is primarily used in the chlorination and de-chlorination of pipelines. It is regarded as an intelligent dosing system due to its automatic flow-proportional dosing control and process validation.

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Congress Says: No Time To Waste!

NRDC onEarth

A new bipartisan, bicameral bill offers an opportunity for Congress to make meaningful progress towards our national goal of cutting food waste in half.

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COP28 will be a make-or-break moment for climate finance

GreenBiz

One thing the finance community really needs to stimulate $100 billion in annual commitments: a better definition for what qualifies as climate projects.

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