How EV maker Rivian plans to halve the carbon footprint of its vehicles by 2030
GreenBiz
JANUARY 16, 2024
The company has published its strategy for ‘zero materials waste and zero pollution.
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Virtual power plants: the importance of integrating smart-enabled tech with microgeneration
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 15, 2024
Jordan Brompton is co-founder of myenergi, a UK designer and manufacturer of renewable energy products. Jordan Brompton explains how developments in smart tech are enabling increasingly eco-conscious consumers to more easily and effectively transition towards off-grid renewable energy. During last year’s COP climate conference, the world agreed to triple its renewable capacity by 2030.
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Time for a Different Approach to Building Upgrade Programs
NRDC onEarth
JANUARY 18, 2024
One size does not fit all, building retrofit programs should be designed at a community level to ensure low-middle income homes don’t get left behind. A new guidelines doc co-authored by NRDC with partners helps set up community-driven retrofit programs.
Chart: The world is building renewable energy faster than ever before
Canary Media
JANUARY 19, 2024
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Renewable energy didn’t just grow last year — it expanded at a pace not seen in years.
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.
Microsoft will buy enough U.S.-made solar panels to power 1.8 million homes
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2024
The deal will fund 12 gigawatts from Qcells over the next eight years.
The decade ahead for hydrogen: Report offers predictions
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
A new report offers an overview of the hydrogen value chain, including an appraisal of different production methods, distribution and where the authors believe it will be used. Market initelligence firm IDTechX writes Decarbonization efforts have gained momentum globally in recent years. Renewable energy, electrification, and battery storage are primary solutions.
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Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks to Rein In DOE Distribution Transformer Efficiency Standards
POWER Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
A bipartisan group of 12 U.S. senators is poised to introduce a bill that could freeze the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) implementation of updated energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers. […] The post Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks to Rein In DOE Distribution Transformer Efficiency Standards appeared first on POWER Magazine.
5 years in, how does General Mills’ regenerative agriculture commitment measure up?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2024
General Mills aims to spur ‘systems change’ and advance regenerative agriculture on 1 million acres of land by 2030.
Development of first UK dry anaerobic digestion plants on the table in Greater Manchester waste strategy
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
A plant design (image credit: Thzorro77 , CC BY-SA 4.0 licence ) At a meeting on 17 January, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Waste and Recycling Committee approved an option to commission the building in the North West of two dry 1 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants – the very first plants ever built in England – as part of its Biowaste Management Strategy.
Hawaii used rooftop solar to shore up the grid. New rules threaten that
Canary Media
JANUARY 18, 2024
For a moment there, it looked like Hawaii had found the ideal resolution to the rooftop solar wars raging around the country. Ever since rooftop solar took off, utilities, installers and regulators have fought over how much to compensate this consumer-led form of energy production.
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
Ark progresses plan for solar farm next to world’s largest eight-hour battery
Renew Economy
JANUARY 17, 2024
With plans locked in for a battery that could be the largest of its kind in the world, Ark Energy is seeking approval for a 500MW solar farm to go with it. The post Ark progresses plan for solar farm next to world’s largest eight-hour battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Insurers hope new policies covering carbon credits will restore trust in a battered market
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2024
Cloverly is selling coverage that will compensate carbon credit buyers in the event of fraud or invalidation.
Barclays launches climate tech hub in Cambridge
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
Barclays has relaunched its Cambridge Eagle Lab with an apparently new focus on becoming a centre of excellence for climate tech start-ups. The group says it wants to help high growth climate tech startups to connect, grow and scale. The International Energy Agency has estimated that 35 per cent of emission reductions needed by 2050 will come from new technologies currently not on the market 1.
Gasoline is cheap right now — but charging an EV is still cheaper
Canary Media
JANUARY 17, 2024
This article by Yale Climate Connections is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now.
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.
Fossil lobby claims voters want nuclear. Grid simulation shows it’s the last thing Australia needs
Renew Economy
JANUARY 15, 2024
As the Coalition goes nuclear in its opposition to solar and wind, data modelling 100% renewables on Australia's NEM reminds us why SMRs are not part of the picture. The post Fossil lobby claims voters want nuclear. Grid simulation shows it’s the last thing Australia needs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Israel’s climate tech sector plummeted in 2023
GreenBiz
JANUARY 16, 2024
The war and infighting over Netanyahu’s moves wreaked havoc on the country’s sustainability startups.
Emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide is a “deathblow” says charity group
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
(Text: The Wildlife Trusts) On 18th January 2024, the UK Government’s Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, approved ‘emergency’ authorisation for the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid, Thiamethoxam, on sugar beet for the fourth year in a row. This pesticide has been banned in the UK since 2018 but has been approved for use on British sugar beet crops.
New York will repurpose gas pipelines to pump clean heat into buildings
Canary Media
JANUARY 16, 2024
Last month, utilities in New York state submitted plans for 13 pilot projects meant to transform fossil-gas pipelines into infrastructure that can power clean, carbon-free heat pumps.
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.
Tesla big battery replaces Hawaii’s last coal plant
Renew Economy
JANUARY 15, 2024
A 185MW/565MWh Tesla Megapack battery has been brought online in Oahu, effectively replacing Hawaii’s last coal power plant. The post Tesla big battery replaces Hawaii’s last coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.
We can do better: Redesigning climate change, biodiversity and plastic waste negotiations
GreenBiz
JANUARY 16, 2024
Global negotiating processes must shift to achieve more meaningful climate results.
Major revamp of UK’s constraint management system needed urgently, says report
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
The UK’s approach to constraint management is outdated and needs a major revamp to maximise the UK’s renewable electricity generation and deliver best value for consumers, a new report appears to find. It was published on 16 January by The Energy Landscape and commissioned by Scottish Renewables. When implemented, prior to the boom in wind generation, the current constraint management system worked efficiently.
Thousands of tractors block Berlin as farmers protest over fuel subsidy cuts
The Guardian: Energy
JANUARY 15, 2024
Estimated 30,000 protesters bring city centre to a standstill as they call on government to reverse decision Thousands of tractors have brought Berlin’s city centre to a standstill as farmers from across Germany protested on parliament’s doorstep over rising costs and a plan to phase out agricultural fuel subsidies. An estimated 30,000 protesters, including farmers supported by a wide range of representatives from other industries from fishing to gastronomy to logistics, blocked the streets arou
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?
Surge in heat pumps and rooftop solar drives record uptake for UK homes
Renew Economy
JANUARY 15, 2024
Installation of solar panels and heat pumps in UK homes soared in 2023, driving the country to its highest-ever level of domestic low-carbon technology upgrades. The post Surge in heat pumps and rooftop solar drives record uptake for UK homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Grant seeks to recruit Appalachian manufacturers for clean energy economy
GreenBiz
JANUARY 19, 2024
A group of regional partners is seeking to find and support more than 1,000 small and medium manufacturers to play a supply chain role in the growing clean energy industry.
Plasma gasification produces hydrogen-rich syngas from surgical masks
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 15, 2024
Events of recent years have obviously seen thousands of tons of used surgical masks dumped every month without a real vision of how to manage them. Although the world appears to have passed through this period, a serious industrial eco-solution must be developed to deal with the waste. Researchers are investigating the possibilities of plasma gasification as an eco-friendly technique to convert surgical mask waste into clean energy products.
These startups are teaming up to decarbonize cement and concrete
Canary Media
JANUARY 17, 2024
Cement and concrete are essential building blocks of modern society — and they’re both extremely carbon-intensive to produce.
Solar banks and efficiency upgrades promise to address energy inequality
Renew Economy
JANUARY 15, 2024
Federal and New South Wales governments tip $206m into energy upgrades for social housing, and launch Solar Banks scheme for homes unable to access solar. The post Solar banks and efficiency upgrades promise to address energy inequality appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How tech firms Adyen and Zendesk are securing carbon removal credits
GreenBiz
JANUARY 18, 2024
3 strategies Adyen and Zendesk use to guide their funding of carbon removal technologies and projects.
Nikola spotlights its hydrogen fuel cell truck at CES
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 15, 2024
The vehicle was developed with regional haul purposes in mind and has a range of 500 miles. CES 2024 is always a place for tech companies to show off their latest, and Nikola Corp took its opportunity this year to place its fuel cell truck in the spotlight, with a particular focus on its range and maneuverability. Nikola took the vehicle on a test ride on January 7, showing off just what it was capable of doing.
National Trust fits ‘pioneering’ ground source heat pump at Kingston Lacy
The Guardian: Energy
JANUARY 16, 2024
New system should help preserve art collection at Dorset country mansion by providing a steady, gentle heat Over the years Kingston Lacy, which was built to resemble a Venetian palace that has materialised in the English countryside, has been kept warm and dry with open fires and coal and oil boilers. Now a “pioneering” ground source heat pump has been installed to protect the spectacular Dorset country mansion and its collection of paintings by masters such as Velázquez, Titian and Rubens.
Queensland funds another 12 “solar soaker” batteries, plus two locally made flow batteries
Renew Economy
JANUARY 16, 2024
Energy Queensland gets new funds to install another 12 network connected batteries across the state – including two flow batteries made by local manufacturers. The post Queensland funds another 12 “solar soaker” batteries, plus two locally made flow batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Sustainable investors more likely to engage on climate policy, MIT Sloan analysis suggests
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2024
MIT Sloan School of Management working paper challenges the idea that sustainable investing detracts from work on climate policy.
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