Amazon, Google and Microsoft signal growing interest in nuclear, geothermal power
GreenBiz
MARCH 25, 2024
Rising demand from artificial intelligence is forcing big technology companies to look beyond wind and solar for clean energy.
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The public health risks of PFAS-related immunotoxicity are real
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 26, 2024
It is time to stop downplaying the potential for harm to the immune system posed by PFAS
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Millions are at risk using high arsenic water for cooking, says study
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 26, 2024
The use of water contaminated with higher than recommended levels of arsenic could pose a serious health risk to millions, according to a new study from the University of Sheffield. It appears to find that countries not adhering to the current World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended limits on the levels of arsenic in water are putting around 32 per cent of the global population – particularly those from low and middle-income countries – at risk of serious health issues.
Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables
Renew Economy
MARCH 27, 2024
The owners of the largest gas plant in South Australia have been hit with a heavy fine for the role it played in a major blackout in early 2017, when it sat idle and failed to comply with market rules. The post Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Why Bayer and the Gates Foundation are using CRISPR to reduce food's climate impact
GreenBiz
MARCH 25, 2024
Gene editing technology can help create the next generation of climate-resistant crops.
Rule Will Cut Methane Waste from Federal Lands Drilling
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 27, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management published a final methane waste rule that will compliment EPA’s efforts to target a major contributor to climate change.
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Queensland unveils renewable zone roadmap to connect 22GW of wind, solar and transition from coal
Renew Economy
MARCH 26, 2024
Queensland unveils roadmap to create 12 renewable energy zones to support 22 GW of new wind and solar and its 80 pct renewables target. The post Queensland unveils renewable zone roadmap to connect 22GW of wind, solar and transition from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Lego invests $2.4 million in direct-air capture carbon removal
GreenBiz
MARCH 26, 2024
Toymaker signs 9-year deal with Climeworks of Switzerland.
Rule Will Cut Methane Pollution from Federal Lands Drilling
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 27, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management published a final methane waste rule that will compliment EPA’s efforts to target a major contributor to climate change.
£3.4 billion ‘electricity superhighway’ will speed up energy projects delivery, says OFGEM
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 28, 2024
OFGEM has announced it is consulting on a proposed funding package of £3.4 billion for a subsea and underground 500km electricity superhighway between Scotland and Yorkshire which could power up to 2 million homes. Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is a 2GW high voltage electricity ‘superhighway’ cable link between Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and Drax in North Yorkshire.
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
Australia’s biggest coal generator teams up with SunDrive to make solar at Liddell
Renew Economy
MARCH 27, 2024
AGL signs MoU with Cannon-Brookes backed PV innovator SunDrive to explore "first of its kind" solar manufacturing at site of the shuttered Liddell plant. The post Australia’s biggest coal generator teams up with SunDrive to make solar at Liddell appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Walmart funds almost 1 gigawatt in new U.S. solar power
GreenBiz
MARCH 28, 2024
Half the power needed by the world’s largest retailer now comes from clean energy projects.
Geothermal is the hottest thing in clean energy. Here’s why
Canary Media
MARCH 25, 2024
Earth’s interior contains an inexhaustible supply of heat, its many layers continuously warmed by the furnace-like core of our planet. For millennia, humans have tapped into this abundance for cooking food and keeping warm.
Advanced pumping and digital solutions at the Water Equipment Show
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 28, 2024
Progressive cavity pumps technology firm SEEPEX is showcasing advanced Digital Solutions and CARE services at the upcoming Water Equipment Show on 16 May. The firm is a Gold sponsor of the event, and will present a wide range of innovative solutions designed for the water and wastewater industry at Stand G4. “Our pumping technology is found in applications including drinking water treatment and in wastewater treatment processes, specifically in the treatment of sludge and wastewater; sludg
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.
“Lights out:” Gina Rinehart-backed gas company warns of “death knell” without taxpayer funds
Renew Economy
MARCH 25, 2024
Gina Rinehart-backed gas company wants Australian government to stop reducing demand for gas and to include it in capacity investment scheme. The post “Lights out:” Gina Rinehart-backed gas company warns of “death knell” without taxpayer funds appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Exploring the first international declaration on pathways to building decarbonization
GreenBiz
MARCH 28, 2024
The Declaration de Chaillot marks a major achievement for countries trying to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement.
Biden admin invests $6B to cut carbon from steel, cement — and snacks
Canary Media
MARCH 25, 2024
U.S. factories making industrial essentials like steel, aluminum, cement, chemicals — and even household staples like ice cream and mac and cheese — are about to get a whole lot cleaner.
What causes extreme flooding? German study weighs contributors
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 28, 2024
Halle in central Germany in June 2013. According to the study, the Saale is one of the rivers with a high flood complexity (image credit: André Künzelmann / UFZ). According to a recent study by researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (abbreviated as “UFZ”), the more flood-driving factors there are, the more extreme a flood is.
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.
California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days
Renew Economy
MARCH 25, 2024
California extends its run of reaching a peak of more than 100 per cent renewables to 17 out of the last 18 days. The post California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How fashion giants are tackling water risks in cotton supply chains
GreenBiz
MARCH 28, 2024
Apparel companies are taking action to bolster their water-management commitments and practices.
Innovative Liquid Hydrogen Storage Systems Set to Revolutionize Energy Sector
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 24, 2024
Liquid hydrogen is currently transported and stored using ball storage devices. However, these are not optimal for large-scale use. A European consortium led by the Federal Institute for Materials Research.
First demonstration that forests trap airborne microplastics
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 28, 2024
Forests are potentially acting as terrestrial sinks for the particles. A research group in Japan has demonstrated that airborne microplastics adsorb to the epicuticular wax on the surface of forest canopy leaves, and that forests may act as terrestrial sinks for airborne microplastics The study used a new technique to measure the levels of microplastics adhering to the leaves.
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?
“It makes climate change worse:” Carbon credit projects claiming to regrow forests are failing
Renew Economy
MARCH 26, 2024
New research from three Australian universities shows forest regrowth projects show little improvement, many going backwards. The post “It makes climate change worse:” Carbon credit projects claiming to regrow forests are failing appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Why H&M is turning away from polyester recycled from bottles
GreenBiz
MARCH 26, 2024
The fashion industry has found a circular solution to its textile recycling problem.
This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading
Grist
MARCH 27, 2024
This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network , a nonprofit news organization. America’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue, dominates the pastureland from Missouri and Arkansas in the west to the coast of the Carolinas in the east. Within that swath, a quarter of the nation’s cows — more than 15 million in all — graze fields that stay green through the winter while the rest of the region’s grasses turn brown and go dormant.
Retrofit boosts energy efficiency at wastewater treatment plant
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 27, 2024
The installation of the G5 plus series has enabled an efficiency gain of approx. 21% for the aeration of wastewater tanks, according to AERZEN. A recent blower system retrofit at a wastewater treatment plan produced a noticeable uptick in energy efficiency resulting in significantly lower OPEX, explains gas compression expert AERZEN, which completed the work.
Nuclear ranks last on list of good investments by big institutions
Renew Economy
MARCH 24, 2024
The vast majority of investors do not see nuclear power as a good investment, with less than one in 10 exploring this technology, new survey finds. The post Nuclear ranks last on list of good investments by big institutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Biden administration announces $6 billion in clean energy funding
GreenBiz
MARCH 27, 2024
Historic amount signals what companies might expect from another four years of Biden.
Chart: Which states support community-led clean energy the most?
Canary Media
MARCH 29, 2024
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Local policies can either help or hinder community-led clean energy solutions — but according to a new report, most states are doing more hindering than helping.
Conference to address the environmental impact of digitalisation
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 26, 2024
Professor Tom Jackson and Professor Ian-Hodgkinson. Trade association for information professionals to host event on 12 – 14 May The Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) will host two of the foremost experts in the field of digital decarbonisation, in what it suggests will be a landmark industry debate regarding the scale of the environmental impact in the race to digital transformation.
Biggest solar and battery project in NSW waved through by Plibersek
Renew Economy
MARCH 26, 2024
Federal government waves through plans for what could be biggest solar farm in NSW, and biggest battery in the country. The post Biggest solar and battery project in NSW waved through by Plibersek appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Dispatch from London: How corporate sustainability will change in 2024
GreenBiz
MARCH 25, 2024
On the near-term horizon: Artificial intelligence, nature and biodiversity risks, and a muting of ambitious public climate goals.
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