The Global Plastics Treaty: It’s Time to Clean Up Our Mess
NRDC onEarth
AUGUST 6, 2024
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
AUGUST 8, 2024
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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Batteries step in as coal plant trips amid heatwave and near record demand in Texas
Renew Economy
AUGUST 8, 2024
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.
Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates
The Guardian: Energy
AUGUST 8, 2024
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.
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.
New Pipes Equal Safer Family
NRDC onEarth
AUGUST 5, 2024
I just had my lead service line replaced, and I couldn’t be happier.
Firm wins £1m+ contract to provide demineralised water for new EfW plant in Glasgow
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 6, 2024
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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Xcel Colorado’s new clean heat plan is a big deal. Here’s why.
Canary Media
AUGUST 8, 2024
A hefty chunk of U.S. emissions comes from the energy used to heat buildings. That means millions of homes must be converted to electric heating in order to meet climate targets.
CA Prop 4 Includes Historic Investments in Food & Farm Resilience
NRDC onEarth
AUGUST 8, 2024
Proposition 4 can tackle ag supply chain emissions with funds for sustainable farming, farmworker wellbeing, healthy food access, and local food infrastructure.
Remote datalogger shortlisted for WWEM award
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 9, 2024
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.
“Power on:” Queensland flicks the switch on its first publicly owned big battery
Renew Economy
AUGUST 8, 2024
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.
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
Biden admin announces $2.2B in grants to boost US power grid
Canary Media
AUGUST 6, 2024
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.
Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’
The Guardian: Energy
AUGUST 3, 2024
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.
Progress on the ground: A circular economy for carpeting
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 9, 2024
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.
Electricity from large solar arrays with batteries now cheaper than from fossil plants in Germany
Renew Economy
AUGUST 7, 2024
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.
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.
Prices just spiked in the biggest US power market. Blame the grid backlog.
Canary Media
AUGUST 6, 2024
Electricity prices are set to spike for roughly 65 million Americans — and rules that keep new clean energy from being built are largely to blame. Last week, PJM, which manages the power grid serving Washington, D.C.
Arevon puts 800MWh California BESS into operation
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 6, 2024
IPP Arevon Energy has started operations on its 200MW/800MWh Condor BESS project in San Bernadino County, California.
Getting it right: The critical role of BESS fire risk assessments
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 8, 2024
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.
Treasure, not trash: Solar panels have huge value beyond first use
Renew Economy
AUGUST 7, 2024
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.
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.
SunPower, a solar icon once valued in the billions, files for bankruptcy
Canary Media
AUGUST 6, 2024
SunPower , a Silicon Valley solar pioneer, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware yesterday , marking the collapse of a onetime icon of American solar.
Does Political Decentralization Improve Urban Governance? Balancing Efficacy and Representation in Rajasthan’s Small Towns
The City Fix
AUGUST 6, 2024
“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.
New service to help businesses assess recyclability of their packaging
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 8, 2024
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.
Work begins on world-first megawatt-scale wave energy project
Renew Economy
AUGUST 6, 2024
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.
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?
A US court struck down permits for controversial LNG projects in Texas
Canary Media
AUGUST 8, 2024
A U.S. court just dealt a major blow to a string of giant fossil fuel projects under development in coastal Texas. Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Why Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy and other investors are scouring universities for founders
TechCrunch: Climate
AUGUST 3, 2024
Investors are assisting startup founders earlier than ever in an effort to help them bridge the first climate tech valley of death. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Poorly ventilated household activity may exceed health guidelines for air quality
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 8, 2024
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.
Plibersek gives green tick to Australia’s first renewable energy zone, with conditions
Renew Economy
AUGUST 7, 2024
Transmission infrastructure for Australia's first renewable energy zone has been given the all clear by the federal environment minister. The post Plibersek gives green tick to Australia’s first renewable energy zone, with conditions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New England and Alaska are about to deploy a lot more heat pumps
Canary Media
AUGUST 5, 2024
Two cold regions in the U.S. are getting a massive infusion of funds to swap fossil-fueled furnaces, boilers, and water heaters for heat pumps. In late July, the initiatives — one based in New England, the other in Alaska — were among the 25 projects selected by the U.S.
Dutch Government Grants €80 Million to Djawels for Green Hydrogen Production
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 6, 2024
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.
Humidity sucks. Transaera has a new way to deal with it
TechCrunch: Climate
AUGUST 9, 2024
The startup's core technology is a proprietary material that absorbs moisture from the air, allowing air conditioning to cool buildings more efficiently. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
I’m an Illawarra-based marine ecologist. I want an honest discussion about offshore wind
Renew Economy
AUGUST 5, 2024
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.
A huge landfill in Oregon is spewing methane. Its owners want to expand.
Canary Media
AUGUST 6, 2024
In rural Benton County, brigades of waste-collection vehicles lumber through forested hills and wheat fields, each truck trailed by an acrid stench. They’re hauling trash from across the western half of the state to Coffin Butte Landfill.
Nikola Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 9, 2024
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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