GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Close to $22 billion in U.S. offshore wind projects have been delayed or canceled, but the Virginia utility is moving forward with the largest facility in U.S. waters.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Romania has launched a centralized Deposit Return System with almost 80,000 collection points, said to be the world’s largest. The East European nation joins other 13 EU countries that have launched deposit return schemes (DRS) with the aim of increasing collection and recycling rates of single-use beverage containers. The Romanian DRS system uses a software solution from Sensoneo, a technology company based in Slovakia.
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NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 1, 2023
At COP28, countries will pledge to UN climate funds that help developing countries reduce greenhouse emissions and address the impacts of climate change. Keep track here.
Michael Grossman
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
How Mind-Numbing Emails Hurt Your Brand I’ve come up with a marketing take on the old camp song, “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” after today. It’s called “99 Black Friday Emails In My Inbox.” Every year at this time, we get subjected to the email marketing version of this sing along as every company on the planet churns out endlessly repetitive, capitalized and exclamation point-filled headlines announcing their short windows of opportunity for you, the consumer, to take advantage of their once
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.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The latest indicators suggest that companies’ climate ambitions are significantly off-track. But there are signs of hope.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Recycling efforts by north London’s two million residents will not be significantly boosted by the new Simpler Recycling proposals, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. While the waste disposal authority said it broadly welcomed plans for consistent collections, it has called for more ambitious changes to facilitate a sustainable and circular economic transition.
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Canary Media
DECEMBER 1, 2023
It’s been six months since California regulators slashed the value of home rooftop solar systems — and the market crash that the state’s solar industry warned would result is now well underway.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
InfluenceMap calls out a gap between corporations’ climate pledges and lobbying.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
A field of photovoltaic solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park in Dubai (image credit: Dominic Dudley / Shutterstock.com) Professional services firm KPMG has launched Turning the tide in scaling renewables , described as a comprehensive report which pinpoints 10 pressing challenges defining the energy transition and provides recommendations for solving them.
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Why has it taken so long to fix the lead in tap water crisis? Here's a short history.
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
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
China is quietly reorganising its entire power sector to support rapid electrification and renewables uptake – and smashing records along the way. The post China to install record-breaking 230 GW of wind and solar in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
No single solution can solve our food and climate challenges.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Lauren McIntosh of energy consultancy Xodus was among the winners. A technology that is revolutionising the maintenance of wind turbine blades has scooped a top prize at last night’s (30 November) Scottish Green Energy Awards. Geo-Structural, whose SQYFlex blade access platform allows turbine technicians to carry out blade maintenance in adverse weather conditions, was proud winner of the Best Innovation Award for new technology products.
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
COP28, the United Nations climate talks in Dubai, must be centered on raising ambition, strengthening accountability, and advancing equity.
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.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Giant battery in Melbourne partly funded by SEC is looking at adding 12-hour storage using flow battery technologies for its next stage. The post Giant Melbourne battery may triple in size with plans for 12-hour flow battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The negotiations are over halfway done and big questions linger. How can nations create a treaty that makes a difference?
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Flooding in Sylhet, Bangladesh on 16 June 2022. A series of pledges by developed nations towards a Loss and Damage fund was the headline development on the first day of COP28, on 30 November – and viewed by some as a positive harbinger for Dubai’s stewardship of the event. An agreement to establish the Fund was reached at COP27 last year but since then progress has been slow and marked by disagreements about how it should be funded and managed.
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
As the world switches to renewables, difficulties in dealing with spent panels and turbines are coming into focus
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.
Canary Media
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
A next-generation geothermal plant backed by Google has started sending carbon-free electricity to the grid in Nevada, where the tech company operates some of its massive data centers.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 1, 2023
COP28 is oversaturated with events and important conversations. Here’s how business professionals can prioritize.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Marc McElhinney is Managing Director of GFD. By Marc McElhinney For today’s modern farmer, sustainability is at the heart of agricultural best practice. But balancing a reduction in carbon emissions with the need for profit isn’t always easy. Farming and renewable energy have gone hand in hand for years, with popular technologies such as solar panels and wind turbines offering farmers a means of diversifying their business while helping the planet.
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
‘Transshipment’ of liquefied natural gas, crucial for Moscow’s Arctic fleet, is banned by UK and Netherlands
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?
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
In a triumph of multi-partisanship, NSW Parliament has passed legislation to cut the state's emissions by 70% by 2035, and reach net zero by 2050. The post NSW passes climate bill to write 70 pct by 2035 emissions reduction target into law appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Electric vehicle sales are growing in the U.S., amid a changing automotive landscape.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Naked clams in wooden growth panel (image credit: University of Plymouth). Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world’s first system of farming shipworms, which they have renamed ‘Naked Clams’ These long, white saltwater clams are the world’s fastest-growing bivalve and can reach 30cm long in just six months.
The Guardian: Energy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Opposition vows to tackle rural connection delays to the grid while Conservatives call for offshore network to preserve landscapes Labour is promising to “rewire Britain”, making its case to the UK’s rural communities that it will connect farmers and businesses to the National Grid at record-breaking speed. The pledge comes as Rishi Sunak faces a battle over electricity pylons with the trade secretary, Kemi Badenoch, and former ministers urging him to pull the plug on crucial grid infrastructure
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Dozens of ‘small modular reactor’ designs are being promoted, but precious few will reach construction stage and likelihood of SMRs being built in large numbers is negligible. The post Small modular nuclear reactors: a history of failure appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Employees can be internal advocates for bold climate policy.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Brevik cement plant (image credit: copyright Heidelberg Materials). Heidelberg Materials is introducing a carbon-captured net-zero cement, said to be the world’s first, which will be available to customers in Europe. The product – to be marketed as evoZero – is described as having a net-zero footprint achieved through the application of carbon capture and storage technology at the Heidelberg Materials plant in Brevik, Norway, without compensation from credits generated outside the co
Canary Media
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
A Virgin Atlantic flight taking off this week from London to New York City will last about eight hours, span around 3,500 miles — and emit only a fraction of the planet-warming gases associated with a typical transatlantic flight.
BloombergNEF
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
BloombergNEF’s annual battery price survey finds a 14% drop from 2022 to 2023 New York, November 27, 2023 – Following unprecedented price increases in 2022, battery prices are falling again this year. The price of lithium-ion battery packs has dropped 14% to a record low of $139/kWh, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). […] The post Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Prices Hit Record Low of $139/kWh appeared first on BloombergNEF.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The initial building blocks in creating an embedded strategy are establishing material ESG factors and stakeholders and developing a materiality matrix.
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