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Solar farms pocket eye-watering returns as fossil fuels drive power prices higher

Renew Economy

Two solar farms reveal they pocketed average revenue of nearly $200/MWh in the June quarter, thanks to the surge in wholesale prices propelled by fossil fuels. The post Solar farms pocket eye-watering returns as fossil fuels drive power prices higher appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Wireless Refinery

Cisco CSR

Trend Overview. Wireless technology has been a critical part of every refinery for years. However, choosing which type of wireless system to deploy has become more complex with the choices of Wifi, LTE, WiHart, ISA100 and multiple fixed wireless or mesh options. This document will position each of these technologies for their most valuable use cases so that you’re not frustrated by using the wrong tool for the job you have.

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Four lessons for Labor in making its climate targets law

Renew Economy

The Albanese government should take lessons from existing climate laws to ensure it follows best practice. We can't afford to get this wrong. The post Four lessons for Labor in making its climate targets law appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Workshop: Distributed Solar PV and its Financial Implications

Alternative Energy Mag

Can you make residential and commercial PV system sizing more accurate and how would you know if the system performs well amidst the climatic anomalies worldwide? Learn on advanced methodologies to assess decentralized solar PV performance and the related technology edge, as well as advantages of such techniques for improving finance reports and decreasing financial risks.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Can offshore wind float in Australia?

Renew Economy

BlueFloat’s Carlos Martin discusses his group's 5GW of Australian projects. Plus: Genex bid, climate bill, and Clean Energy Week. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Can offshore wind float in Australia? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Wireless Mine Site

Cisco CSR

Trend Overview. Wireless technology has been a critical part of every mine site for years. However, choosing which type of wireless has become more complex with the choices of Wifi, LTE, 5G, LoRaWAN, and multiple fixed wireless or mesh options. This document will position each of these technologies for their most valuable use cases so that you’re not frustrated by using the wrong tool for the job you have.

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Charging up crucial component for local battery industry

Sustainability Matters

The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) has opened its Cathode Precursor Production Pilot Plant in Western Australia. The plant will enable the development of technology and capability for the country to design and build cathode precursor manufacturing facilities. Cathode precursors are necessary parts of batteries but require precision engineering and specialised materials.

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Webinar Summary: Strategic Guidelines for Sustainable Mining Territories

Sustainable Development Network

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE On July 25th, 2022, SDSN, SDSN Amazonia, and the Geopark Quadrilatero Foundation organized a webinar on regulations and strategic guidelines that can be implemented to improve territorial governance frameworks and the mining chain. It emphasized proper dialogue and communication between local communities, external stakeholders, mining representatives, and authorities.

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Materiality Assessments Set a Strong Foundation for ESG Reporting 

Capaccio Environmental

As industry stakeholder Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) expectations and regulations evolve, organizations are discovering the inherent value of a materiality assessment. . ESG Reporting . ESG reporting serves to provide transparency in an organization’s actions and reassurance to stakeholders. In preparation for ESG programs and reporting, a materiality assessment helps determine which issues should be included, targets set for, and reported on.

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How Organizational Health and Culture Help Drive Unlimited PTO Success

B the Change

B Corp Agency Incorporates Employee Time Off as KPI (Photo by Tobias Mrzyk on Unsplash ) As our team at Avenue prepared to head off for our second annual Summer Holiday Week (twice a year we close our virtual office, for a Summer Holiday Week and a Winter Holiday Week), it served as a reminder for me to reflect on why I choose to focus relentlessly on creating an environment where everyone is empowered to take a break.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Feds want to build massive wind farm larger than the City of Houston off the coast of Galveston

Energy Central

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Unlocking potential of clean energy technologies with better regulation

Eco-Business

Novel ideas will need to be proven safe before use, while roadblocks need to be cleared for existing solutions like wind and solar power to scale faster, according to speakers at sustainability conference Ecosperity Week.

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Energy Central

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Nepal’s honey hunters cling to traditions as bee numbers fall

Eco-Business

For thousands of years, the Gurung people have risked their lives for the honeycomb of the Himalayan giant honeybee, but its numbers are plummeting due to overharvesting and the construction of dams and roads.

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

Speaker: Hortense Grouvel

In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Vanguard launches its first impact fund; Biden considers declaration of climate change emergency; Deutsche Bank appoints its first Chief Sustainability Officer; UK government given 8 months by high court to come up with a climate plan; BlackRock acquires waste-to-renewable gas company for $700 million; PepsiCo issues $1.25 billion green bond; Deloitte hires former KPMG ESG leaders; capital raises for real estate decarbonization solutions, clean water tech & nuclear fus

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Weather factors key to ‘predicting’ dengue outbreaks

Eco-Business

Dengue transmission is expected to intensify due to climate change as the amount of rainfall can predict mosquito prevalence within the month.

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Is “Recall” Really The Right Word In The Era Of Auto Over-The-Air Updates?

CleanTechnica

Nowadays it seems the automotive industry cannot do without quick and flexible connected updates for consumer safety, product maintenance, and enhancing functions.

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Inflation is triggering chaos worldwide, where are the hotspots?

Eco-Business

Soaring living costs are triggering protests worldwide. After Sri Lanka, which countries might be next?

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Real Life Stories To Show How Dangerous Climate-Fueled Hot Nights Are

CleanTechnica

A recent post we shared by a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists really hit close to home for me. In the post, we got an in-depth look at a major problem with climate change: hotter nights. While it’s good work, I think we often forget to talk about the human side of the […].

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Charging Up to Drive Cheaper & Cleaner Just Got A Lot Easier in Virginia

CleanTechnica

Amid record high gas prices and record high climate-changed temperatures, there’s a sliver of good news this week.

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Charge2Go, Opening Up The Australia EV Charging Market

CleanTechnica

By Hung Phan, Co-Founder, CTO, Charge2Go.

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UK Government Publication Debunks EV Myths

CleanTechnica

By Charles Morris, EVANNEX.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

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Tesla Gets Its Own Lane At Mexican Border Crossing

CleanTechnica

Tesla now has a dedicated lane at the border between the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon and the US state of Texas.

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Loneliness of the Long-Distance Tesla Uber Driver

CleanTechnica

Lack of charging infrastructure can give a Tesla Uber driver the blues. By Adam Nelson, as told to David Waterworth For over 6 years, I have provided transportation services for Uber, Didi, Ola, and my own business, while accepting various other rideshare bookings. Last year, I purchased a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range. I have […].

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Recycling Lead-Acid Batteries Is Easy. Why Is Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries Hard?

CleanTechnica

By James Morton Turner, an environmental studies professor at Wellesley College and author of the forthcoming book "Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future." He published the lead op-ed in the journal Science’s special climate change issue last month (June 24, 2022).

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Sustainable Electric Car That Cleans The Air While Driving — Zem

CleanTechnica

TU Eindhoven students develop passenger car that captures more CO? than it emits while driving TU Eindhoven student team TU/ecomotive has developed a sustainable electric passenger car that captures more carbon dioxide (CO?) than it emits while driving. It is a prototype, called Zem, that purifies the air through a special filter. By storing the captured CO?

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.

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Baby Steps for EV Chargers in Australia

CleanTechnica

Slowly and with baby steps, Australia’s charging network is being built out. As well as large networks of high-speed chargers being built by state governments, along the coastal highways circling this vast country, motoring associations and commercial providers are ramping up their provisions. (It must be noted that these commercial ventures are also in part […].

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