What the Newest Energy Jobs Report Says About the Clean Energy Economy
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Market forces and government incentives are creating a growing number of renewable energy jobs.
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Nuada picks up innovation award at Carbon Capture Canada 2024
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Nuada, the firm behind an innovative carbon capture approach, combining metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and vacuum swing technology, has picked up the “Innovation in CCUS Technology” award at Carbon Capture Canada 2024 – Canada’s national CCUS convention. “This recognition highlights the significant strides we have made in pushing the boundaries of carbon capture technology,” said an announcement from the group. “We are proud to have been selected as the
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Microsoft wants Three Mile Island to fuel its AI power needs
The Verge: Energy
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft just signed a deal to revive the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. If approved by regulators, the software maker would have exclusive rights to 100 percent of the output for its AI data center needs. Constellation, the owner of the Three Mile Island plant, announced a power purchase agreement with Microsoft earlier today, which should see the site coming back online in 2028, assuming regulators approve it.
Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI
TechCrunch: Climate
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The data centers that train the large language models behind AI consume unimaginable amounts of energy, and the stakes are high for big tech companies to ensure they have enough power to run those plants. That’s why Microsoft is now throwing its weight behind nuclear power. The tech giant on Friday signed a major deal […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
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.
Flooded Again: Visualizing Repeated Flooding Across the U.S.
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of households have faced multiple damaging floods. Federal, state, and local action is needed to reduce risk now and into the future.
Battery storage sector warns the system operator is not ready to deliver a grid fit for the future
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A coalition of battery storage developers representing a significant share of the UK market have written an open letter to the Government and the Electricity System Operator (ESO), calling for a resolution to ongoing market issues and to “recognise battery storage as critical to Britain’s national energy infrastructure”, according to a 17 September statement.
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BlackRock and Microsoft plan $30bn fund to invest in AI infrastructure
Financial Times: Energy
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Nvidia and Abu Dhabi-backed MGX will join effort as energy-intensive tech strains power and data grids
Sustainable TP is on a Roll, But Charmin Stays Rough on Forests
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
NRDC’s latest tissue scorecard shows P&G has been left behind by top competitors embracing greater sustainability for forests.
How toxic are new biotechnological pesticides?
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Biotechnological pesticides are a promising alternative to traditional chemical pesticides. But we have limited knowledge of how toxic they are to other organisms in the environment beyond regulatory assessments, writes a group from the University of Copenhagen. A new research centre will now work to provide this knowledge – especially to ensure the EU has a chance of joining the growing market for biotechnological pesticides.
South Australia joins Denmark in elite club of two, “pushing the boundaries” of renewable energy integration
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
IEA report lists South Australia alongside Denmark as the only other energy system in the world successfully managing significant volumes of surplus variable solar and wind – and facing huge challenges in the final leg. The post South Australia joins Denmark in elite club of two, “pushing the boundaries” of renewable energy integration 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
Minister struggles to defend Keir Starmer over his record of accepting freebies – UK politics live
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Angela Eagle, border security minister, says prime minister has to answer why he has accepted £76,000 worth of gifts since 2019 election The number of migrants who have crossed the English Channel since Labour won the general election has passed 10,000, according to provisional figures from the Home Office. As PA Media reports, some 65 migrants were detected crossing the Channel on Monday, taking the cumulative number of arrivals since July 4 to 10,024.
NRDC Map Reveals Lead Pipe Locations in Specific Communities and Water Systems Nationwide
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
In a stark visual reminder of the threat to public health from dangerous lead water pipes, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today released a map based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data revealing the specific communities and water systems.
£16 million funding for biotech firm offering sustainable omega-3
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Biotechnology firm MiAlgae has secured £14 million in funding to advance its operations and scale production. The company says it has successfully reached commercial-scale of its sustainable marine Omega-3 product, NaturAlgae, at its demonstrator site in Scotland. Over the past 30 years, the global aquaculture industry has expanded more than fivefold to help feed the growing world population.
Peter Dutton is about to talk nuclear at CEDA. Will he be fact checked by Chris Uhlmann?
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Peter Dutton is due to explain his nuclear power policy at a CEDA event next week. Will he finally be fact-checked? The post Peter Dutton is about to talk nuclear at CEDA. Will he be fact checked by Chris Uhlmann? 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.
Switching California from gas to electricity, one neighborhood at a time
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Over the next few years, residents of select California neighborhoods may start getting phone calls and mailers from gas utilities and community organizers offering an unexpected proposition: Would you like to ditch gas and switch to all-electric appliances instead?
NRDC’s Issue with Tissue Shows Procter & Gamble Fails Sustainable Toilet Paper Test
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
American bathrooms are stocked with toilet paper and tissues sourced from the Canadian boreal forest, one of the world’s largest and most ecologically important intact forests. For the sixth year in row, Procter & Gamble failed the toilet paper sustainability.
Decarbonization efforts slowing, says Boston Consulting survey, which details the rewards of progress
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Corporate progress on decarbonization has slowed over the past year, according to new analysis from consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group released on 18 September. However, for those who are making progress, there are substantial benefits, report the authors. The report “Boosting Your Bottom Line Through Decarbonization” surveyed 1,864 executives with a brief to oversee their company’s emissions measurement, reporting, and reduction initiatives.
People power: How rooftop PV now rules roost over coal in the midday sun
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The gap between rooftop solar and coal hits new peak, with output from homes and businesses almost double that of the country's remaining coal generators at times. The post People power: How rooftop PV now rules roost over coal in the midday sun 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.
Coalition’s nuclear power plan will add $665 to average power bill a year, report warns
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Opposition disputes costings in study and accuses authors of cherrypicking ‘worst-case scenario projects’ from around the world Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition’s plan for seven nuclear power plants would lift power bills for average households by $665 a year based on estimated costs of six overseas nuclear projects, according to an Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis report.
Chart: Which states have the most electric school buses?
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Canary thanks Clean Energy Counsel for its support of the column. It’s back-to-school season in the U.S.
The UK’s first carbon capture pilot on an energy-from-waste facility goes live
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The pilot is installed at enfinium’s Ferrybridge-1 EfW facility in Knottingley. UK energy-from-waste (Efw) operator enfinium has launched the UK’s first carbon capture pilot at an EfW site, the group announced on 16 September. The launch is described as a milestone for the sector and for the group’s plans to deploy Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology across its UK facilities to generate carbon removals at scale.
Two-thirds of new-build homes don’t have solar: Report calls for policy to plug holes in rooftop rollout
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Australia could double its rooftop solar by 2030, but to do so will require new homes to be built with solar, solar on social housing, and businesses to start installing. The post Two-thirds of new-build homes don’t have solar: Report calls for policy to plug holes in rooftop rollout 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?
‘World’s largest’ 30MW flywheel energy storage project connects to grid in China
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
A project in China, claimed as the largest flywheel energy storage system in the world, has been connected to the grid.
Under the sea: Running Tide’s ill-fated adventure in ocean carbon removal
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
For the “OK, Bye” climate conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, in May 2023, participants flew in from Silicon Valley, London, Copenhagen, and Berlin. The event’s theme was the ocean, so the stage, decorated to look like a ship, was slung with crates, ropes, and red buoys, and the backdrop an immense fishing net.
Nikola and Tom’s Truck Center Lead the Charge with New Station
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Tom’s Truck Center Ushers in a New Era with First Hydrogen Refueling Station in Santa Fe Springs, LA County Tom’s Truck Center has made a groundbreaking move by opening the first hydrogen refueling station onsite at a commercial truck dealership. This significant event took place at their Santa Fe Springs location in Los Angeles County, marking an important milestone in California’s push towards a hydrogen-powered future.
Potential renewables hits record 102.5 pct of grid demand in sign of the future
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Level of potential renewables, including curtailed wind and solar, hits new record as two big batteries flex their muscles for the first time and set new charging and discharging peaks. The post Potential renewables hits record 102.5 pct of grid demand in sign of the future appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Report: 75% of battery supply chain at risk of violating US and EU laws on forced labour
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Three-quarters of the lithium-ion battery supply chain could have exposure to forced labour, contravening US and EU laws and potentially leading to products being blocked from those markets, a report said.
Exowatt aims to repurpose old tech to deal with new AI power demand
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
FULLERTON, California — If the artificial intelligence oligarchs at Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft meet their data center expansion goals, the U.S. grid will soon strain to meet the industry’s prodigious electricity demand.
What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research
Grist
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Twenty years ago, a team of U.K. scientists sounded the alarm on a then-underappreciated problem: the breakdown of plastic litter into small, even microscopic, fragments. While many previous reports had documented the buildup of plastic bottles and bags in the natural environment, much less attention had been paid to what the scientists dubbed “microplastics.
Rooftop solar makes record high contribution to grid on same day home battery push announced
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Another spring day in Australia, another renewable energy record – this time, a new all-time high for the maximum contribution of rooftop solar to the mix of electricity in NSW. The post Rooftop solar makes record high contribution to grid on same day home battery push announced appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Tech’s emissions may be way higher than disclosed due to ‘creative accounting’ of carbon
TechCrunch: Climate
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Accounting for the emissions of a global tech empire is not a simple task, and what industry standards we do have for disclosure may allow tech companies to systematically understate their carbon footprint. A Guardian report compares official declarations of carbon emissions, including what amount to offsets purchased elsewhere, with “location-based” emissions, another standard metric […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
Are solar water heaters worth it? Here’s what to consider.
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Canary thanks EnergySage for its support of the column.
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