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How the IRA is enabling business to lead the energy transition

GreenBiz

Sponsored: EDF’s Victoria Mills interviewed GE Chief Sustainability Officer Roger Martella on the IRA enabling companies to lead the energy transition and how organizations can take advantage of the legislation's provisions.

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Battery storage takes another giant leap over fossil fuels in heart of coal country

Renew Economy

New deals for four hour batteries takes the technology make the next giant leap over the fossil fuel generators they will replace. The post Battery storage takes another giant leap over fossil fuels in heart of coal country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Climate tech for a circular economy is thriving in Amsterdam

GreenBiz

Amsterdam committed to a circular economy by 2050. This accelerator is fostering the talent that will help the city reach its goal.

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Ocean heat is off the charts – what it means for humans and ecosystems around the world

Renew Economy

Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, and the impact is breaking through in disruptive ways around the world. The post Ocean heat is off the charts – what it means for humans and ecosystems around the world appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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'Hanging by a thread': Planet Tracker warns transparency is key to fashion's green credibility

GreenBiz

Fashion retailers and brands must work more closely with their supply chains to verify their sustainability credentials, a new report finds.

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“We must move quickly:” CEFC gets $20bn to put renewable transition back on track

Renew Economy

CEFC gets more than $20 billion in new funds - mostly for transmission - to try and get the renewable transition back on track. The post “We must move quickly:” CEFC gets $20bn to put renewable transition back on track appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Largest vanadium flow battery in Southern Hemisphere ready to go live at Port Pirie

Renew Economy

Arena-backed Yadlamalka Energy solar farm will be able to produce a 6MW peak, but the real magic is in the battery component which holds 2MW/8MWh. The post Largest vanadium flow battery in Southern Hemisphere ready to go live at Port Pirie appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Indigenous leader blazes trail to Bank of Canada board

Corporate Knights

Ernie Daniels has travelled a long road from a residential school in the Northwest Territories to the centre of Canadian finance at the Bank of Canada’s board table. The 67-year-old accountant is a trailblazer: after three and a half decades in financial management (including 11 years as chief executive officer at the First Nations Finance Authority), Daniels became the first First Nations person appointed to the Bank of Canada’s board of directors in January.

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Largest solar and storage project in western Pacific comes online in Palau

Renew Economy

Largest solar and battery storage project in the Western Pacific will meet more than 25% of Palau's electricity needs. The post Largest solar and storage project in western Pacific comes online in Palau appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Public Service Enterprise Group - PSEG Celebrates 120 Years of Powering New Jersey's Past, Present and Future

Global Renewable News

PSEG Powers Campbell, Marcal Paper, New Jersey Transit, The Okonite Company, the Statue of Liberty and 65% of the State's Electric VehiclesIn 2023, PSEG is celebrating 120.

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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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From coal to vanadium batteries: Copperstring gets another $1bn from fossil fuel royalties

Renew Economy

Queensland provides another $1 billion for the 1,100km link connecting North Queensland to the state's renewables SuperGrid and vast mineral resources, including vanadium. The post From coal to vanadium batteries: Copperstring gets another $1bn from fossil fuel royalties appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Schneider Electric - Schneider Electric and H2-Enterprises Join Forces to Advance Clean Hydrogen Solutions for Buildings in the Middle East and Africa

Global Renewable News

Highlights Schneider Electric and H2-Enterprises join forces to develop clean hydrogen solutions for buildings in the Middle East and Africa. The collaboration combines Schneider Electric&.

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Missed opportunity: Critical minerals strategy falls drastically short on funding

Renew Economy

As one of the world’s top three petro-states, exporting climate change in the form of coal and LNG, it is high time to flip the script. This was a missed opportunity. The post Missed opportunity: Critical minerals strategy falls drastically short on funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Fortum Corporation - Fortum to invest approximately EUR 225 million in waste heat projects in Espoo and Kirkkonummi in Finland

Global Renewable News

Fortum has decided to invest approximately EUR 225 million during 2023-2027 in projects within the Espoo Clean Heat programme. These will drive decarbonisation and build sustainable waste heat solutio.

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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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Conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, researchers argue

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Rewilding, organic farming and the 'nature friendly farming' measures included in some government conservation policies risk worsening the global biodiversity crisis by reducing how much food is produced in a region, driving up food imports and increasing environmental damage overseas.

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Geothermal Technologies Office - West Virginia University (WVU) Project Commences Drilling

Global Renewable News

WVU geothermal/CCS project, drilling rig. Photo credit: Chris Schultz, WV Public BroadcastingWVU has started drilling an exploratory well in a GTO-funded project to evaluate developing the low-t.

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Smart gate locks are still barred from the market

Stacey Higginbotham

On a recent Internet of Things podcast episode , we took a voicemail from Greg on our podcast hotline. Greg’s property has a fence in the back so it’s not close to the house. He uses HomeKit today but is planning to add a Hubitat hub as well for Z-Wave support. Greg wants a Z-Wave deadbolt lock for the gate that doesn’t look smart and doesn’t have a keypad.

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Taking Marine Energy Research to New Heights

Global Renewable News

The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) is working to advance the testing and development of reliable, cost-effective marine energy technologies. The Trito.

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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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Guest Post – Greenwashing, Greenhushing and Greenwishing: Don’t Fall Victim to These ESG Reporting Traps

ESG Today

By: Rob Fisher, Maura Hodge, and Bridget Beals, KPMG From top companies committing to net-zero emissions targets to national and international bodies crafting standards and regulations, reporting on ESG topics is quickly becoming a norm of doing business in 2023. With this trend, investors are gaining an unprecedented look into the impact that companies’ operations have on the environment and the impact that the environment has on companies’ operations.

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U.S. Department of Energy - New, Public Data Helps Advance Wave-Powered Desalination Systems

Global Renewable News

Since the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) deployed its first wave-powered desalination device in North Carolina's Outer Banks, WPTO and the lab have been working to make the device'.

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BCG Signs One of Largest Ever DAC Carbon Removal Deals

ESG Today

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced today a purchase agreement with Direct Air Capture (DAC) company CarbonCapture for 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide removal credits over a span of five years, marking one of the largest announced DAC offtake deals to date, and the largest yet in the professional services industry globally. DAC technology, listed by the IEA as a key carbon removal option in the transition to a net-zero energy system, extracts CO2 directly from the atmosphere for use as a raw

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U.S. Department of Energy - DOE Hits the Road to Showcase Decarbonization of American Buildings and Plants

Global Renewable News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (June 21) launched the first season of the Better Climate Challenge Road Show, a video series highlighting the leadership of public and private organizations.

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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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Drug-resistant fungi are thriving in even the most remote regions of Earth

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

New research has found that a disease-causing fungus -- collected from one of the most remote regions in the world -- is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.

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Edmonton - Edmontonians Jump on Change Homes for Climate Solar Program

Global Renewable News

Over 700 more Edmontonians will be getting into the power business generating their own electricity this year thanks to Edmonton's Change Homes for Climate Solar program. The program, which reop.

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How tidal range electricity generation could meet future demand and storage problems

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Tidal range schemes are financially viable and could lower energy bills say researchers. Research combined a tidal range power generation model with its cost model to demonstrate the viability of tidal power. The research demonstrates the benefits of tidal energy, which does not suffer from unpredictable intermittency as power is generated both day and night, and in windy or calm weather.

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners - Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announces investments of USD 350 million in Korean offshore wind projects

Global Renewable News

The investments from CIP's Flagship funds will support the development and construction of GW-scale offshore wind projects in Korea, where CIP since 2018 has been developing offshore wind projects.

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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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Wildfire smoke downwind affects health, wealth, mortality

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Smoke particulates from wildfires could cause between 4,000 and 9,000 premature deaths and cost between $36 to $82 billion per year in the United States, according to new research.

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New York Independent System Operator - NYISO Board Selects Transmission Project to Deliver Offshore Wind Energy

Global Renewable News

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) announced today (June 20) that its Board of Directors has selected a transmission project to meet the Long Island Offshore Wind Export Public Policy Tr.

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A 3-step guide to believing in yourself | Sheryl Lee Ralph

TEDxInnovations

Sheryl Lee Ralph is a force, delivering iconic performances both on stage and screen. But she didn't always know if she'd make it big. In a lively talk sparkling with actionable advice, she shares how her struggles taught her what it takes to believe in herself -- and how we can all find the self-confidence to keep moving forward. Sheryl Lee Ralph is a force, delivering iconic performances both on stage and screen.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL Windows Research Clearly Making a Difference

Global Renewable News

Kosol Kiatreungwattana, a senior engineer at NREL, examines temperature sensors on a window at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado, at a test area for emerging window technol.

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Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season

Throughout Climate Week, a feeling of urgency on tackling the climate crisis was palpable. Yet, questions continue to linger about corporate progress. Are we truly moving the needle or are we stuck in a cycle of empty statements and a flood of reports and guidelines? In the latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Libra Edition , we use Climate Week outcomes to explore how brands can communicate progress credibly.