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The Global Plastics Treaty: It’s Time to Clean Up Our Mess

NRDC onEarth

Negotiations are underway to finally slow this endless stream of plastic waste into our environment, food, and bodies.

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Contrails study adds to aviation climate-impact fears

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Mark Robinson , CC BY-NC 2.0 license. Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, according to a new study by researchers at Imperial College London. The results, according to the group, mean that although modern planes emit less carbon than older aircraft, they may be contributing more to climate change through contrails.

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Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates

The Guardian: Energy

Second activist also arrested during ‘summer of heat’ protest against second largest financier of fossil fuels A 63-year-old climate activist and professional cellist faces up to seven years in prison after being arrested on Thursday while performing a Bach solo outside the headquarters of one of the world’s largest fossil fuel financier Citibank in downtown New York.

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Batteries step in as coal plant trips amid heatwave and near record demand in Texas

Renew Economy

Big batteries step in as coal unit trips in Texas at peak time in midst of heatwave. "Always on" baseload needs back-up just as much as renewables. The post Batteries step in as coal plant trips amid heatwave and near record demand in Texas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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New Pipes Equal Safer Family

NRDC onEarth

I just had my lead service line replaced, and I couldn’t be happier.

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Firm wins £1m+ contract to provide demineralised water for new EfW plant in Glasgow

Envirotec Magazine

South Clyde Energy Centre, as it will look. Water and wastewater treatment expert Envirogen Group has been awarded a £1m+ contract by Fortum Glasgow to demineralise water for the boilers at its new South Clyde Energy Centre (SCEC) in Glasgow. This EfW sector project will deploy two of Envirogen’s compact Eco MultiPro units, complemented by pre-treatment and polishing vessels, as the group explains here.

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Germany may take another 50 years to find final repository for waste from shuttered nuclear power

Renew Economy

Experts say it could be more than 100 years before Germany finds a final repository for its highly radioactive waste from nuclear power, and then builds it and transports it to the site. The post Germany may take another 50 years to find final repository for waste from shuttered nuclear power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CA Prop 4 Includes Historic Investments in Food & Farm Resilience

NRDC onEarth

Proposition 4 can tackle ag supply chain emissions with funds for sustainable farming, farmworker wellbeing, healthy food access, and local food infrastructure.

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Remote datalogger shortlisted for WWEM award

Envirotec Magazine

OTT Hydromet’s Xlink datalogger. OTT HydroMet’s XLink datalogger has been shortlisted for the WWEM 2024 ‘Most Innovative Water Monitoring Solution’ award. XLink is a unique Wi-Fi enabled datalogger with two-way communications capability via IRIDIUM® or Cellular technology. Designed specifically for environmental monitoring, XLink is sensor agnostic, accepting SDI12, RS485 and 4-20mA inputs, and capable of transmitting up to 32 independent measurements.

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Does Political Decentralization Improve Urban Governance? Balancing Efficacy and Representation in Rajasthan’s Small Towns

The City Fix

“Hum faltu hai [in English, “We are useless”] …I don’t even know what the budget of the council is. Nobody tells me about the procurement process [or] the number of tenders that have gone public…I don’t have enough knowledge about.

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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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Electricity from large solar arrays with batteries now cheaper than from fossil plants in Germany

Renew Economy

Electricity from large ground-mounted solar PV systems combined with batteries has become cheaper than that generated from fossil power sources in Germany, researchers say. The post Electricity from large solar arrays with batteries now cheaper than from fossil plants in Germany appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’

The Guardian: Energy

The 35-nation Iter project has a groundbreaking aim to create clean and limitless energy but it is turning into the ‘most delayed and cost-inflated science project in history’ It was a project that promised the sun. Researchers would use the world’s most advanced technology to design a machine that could generate atomic fusion, the process that drives the stars – and so create a source of cheap, non-polluting power.

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Progress on the ground: A circular economy for carpeting

Envirotec Magazine

Some of the winners of the CRUK Circular Economy Awards, in July. The Carpet Recycling UK annual conference recognised efforts to develop a circular economy in the flooring sector. Speaking at the two-day event in July, Adnan Zeb-Khan of CRUK addressed the fact that energy-from-waste (a destination for over 200k tonnes of carpet and textile flooring in 2022, albeit diverted from landfill) is no longer a sustainable long-term route and circular solutions need to be developed.

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Dutch Government Grants €80 Million to Djawels for Green Hydrogen Production

FuelCellsWorks

The Netherlands has allocated an €80 million grant to Djawels BV for a new green hydrogen production project, reflecting a significant commitment to renewable energy initiatives. This funding, intended to.

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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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Treasure, not trash: Solar panels have huge value beyond first use

Renew Economy

The SEC's head of stewardship explains why solar recycling is not a waste management story, but a story of reuse and recovery that will be critical to the shift to renewables. The post Treasure, not trash: Solar panels have huge value beyond first use appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Roofing highways with solar panels could cut carbon emissions and improve road safety

TechXplore

Covering the world's highways with solar panel roofs could dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions and road accidents, according to new research. The ambitious estimate, which calculated the costs and benefits of installing solar roofs over highways globally, could reduce the world's carbon emissions by approximately 28% by curtailing the need for fossil fuels.

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Getting it right: The critical role of BESS fire risk assessments

Envirotec Magazine

Batteries for energy storage in Flevopolder, The Netherlands. A nuanced and comprehensive appraisal of the potential risks of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) can help developers and local authorities make more informed planning decisions. Annie Danskin, Associate Director at ITPEnergised, part of SLR, writes. As the renewable energy sector continues to grow rapidly, the implementation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) has become increasingly important.

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Nikola Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

FuelCellsWorks

Reported strongest topline in the history of the company, Q2 2024 revenue was $31.3M, up 318% from Q1 Wholesaled 72 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in Q2, exceeding the high-end of.

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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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Work begins on world-first megawatt-scale wave energy project

Renew Economy

Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer launches construction of a a 1MW generator in waters off the city of Porto in Portugal. The post Work begins on world-first megawatt-scale wave energy project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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‘Dark oxygen’ discovered on the seafloor raises stakes for deep-sea mining negotiations

The Verge: Energy

Polymetallic nodules rich in nickel, manganese, and cobalt that could be used for batteries. | Photo by Pallava Bagla / Corbis via Getty Images Scientists discovered ‘dark oxygen’ in the ocean’s abyss, where companies want to mine battery metals. The discovery of “dark oxygen” in the ocean’s abyss is raising the stakes in negotiations over whether to mine the seafloor for battery materials — and how to protect sensitive marine life in the process.

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New service to help businesses assess recyclability of their packaging

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainable packaging provider DS Smith has introduced a service for businesses to evaluate the recyclability levels of their packaging (“the first integrated paper, packaging, and recycling company to do so.”). Regulations are constantly evolving to provide increased focus on establishing more sustainable packaging solutions. With so many demands on packaging, from recyclability through to performance and aesthetics, meeting all these demands does not come without its challenges.

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Suzuki Hydrogen-Powered Scooter Latest Patent Reveals New Details

FuelCellsWorks

This new patent design comes after the Japanese brand revealed the prototype last year. Suzuki has unveiled a new patent application for its hydrogen-powered scooter, showcasing significant improvements over last.

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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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“Power on:” Queensland flicks the switch on its first publicly owned big battery

Renew Economy

CS Energy's 100MW/200MWh Chinchilla Battery has commenced commercial operations at its site next to the largest remaining coal plant in Australia. The post “Power on:” Queensland flicks the switch on its first publicly owned big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Biden admin announces $2.2B in grants to boost US power grid

Canary Media

The U.S. power grid is overburdened and under-resourced — and the Biden administration just announced a major investment aimed at helping solve those problems. The Department of Energy has offered $2.2 billion to eight projects across 18 states that could expand and strengthen the grid.

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Poorly ventilated household activity may exceed health guidelines for air quality

Envirotec Magazine

Using gas hobs and ovens without adequate ventilation causes high levels of NO2 and PM around the home, according to a new study. A paper published in Heliyon reported the findings, from researchers led by a team from the University of Birmingham. The group set up air sensors in seven indoor and three outdoor locations in an Oxford-based house during March-June 2020 to observe different levels of NO2 and Particulate Matter (PM) over a period of 100 days.

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World First at Schiphol: Testing of Hydrogen GPU Developed by Delft Scale-Up

FuelCellsWorks

Schiphol is conducting tests with the first hydrogen-powered GPU at the airport. The unit in question is the H2-GPU, a hydrogen-powered Ground Power Unit (GPU) that supplies stationary aircraft at.

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I’m an Illawarra-based marine ecologist. I want an honest discussion about offshore wind

Renew Economy

Yes, there are uncertainties about offshore wind. But uncertainty is not an excuse to delay climate action or to derail productive discussions with myths and unsupported claims. The post I’m an Illawarra-based marine ecologist. I want an honest discussion about offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Newly developed loop heat pipe transports 10 kW of waste heat: No electricity required

TechXplore

A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan has developed a loop heat pipe (LHP) that can transport up to 10 kW of heat without the need for electricity. This heat transport capability is the largest in the world.

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Defense Department focuses on green hydrogen to power fuel cell vehicles

Hydrogen Fuel News

The US Army is in the midst of a demo of a new renewable H2-powered rescue truck The US Army is testing a new type of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the form of a rescue truck with a massive 1,500-mile range between refuelling. The key now is to find a source of renewable H2 to keep its operation clean The main thing that the fuel cell vehicles require to be considered truly clean is green hydrogen.

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University of Nottingham Launches £5.3 Million Programme to Enable Cryogenic Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Flight

FuelCellsWorks

The University of Nottingham has kicked-off a £5.3 million programme of research to support the development, manufacture and test of a revolutionary cryogenic hydrogen-electric propulsion system. This is part of.

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“Disgraceful:” Bowen demands answers as social media giants remove EV and nuclear articles

Renew Economy

Federal climate and energy minister Chris Bowen demands response from Meta as social media giants continue to remove articles favourable to EVs and critical of Coalition nuclear policies. The post “Disgraceful:” Bowen demands answers as social media giants remove EV and nuclear articles appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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SunPower, a solar icon once valued in the billions, files for bankruptcy

Canary Media

SunPower , a Silicon Valley solar pioneer, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware yesterday , marking the collapse of a onetime icon of American solar.

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