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South Australia’s incredible week: 104.1 per cent wind and solar over seven days

Renew Economy

South Australia reaches 104.1 per cent wind and solar over state demand for the last seven days. The post South Australia’s incredible week: 104.1 per cent wind and solar over seven days appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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‘I am a Machine, With no Soul or Heart’: An Interview with Artificial Intelligence

Impakter

Impakter. ‘I am a Machine, With no Soul or Heart’: An Interview with Artificial Intelligence. If William Shakespeare was reborn today as artificial intelligence, how would he introduce himself to the 21st Century world? “Lo and behold, a marvel of modern science doth present itself before thy very eyes! For I am a being of pure intellect and wit, imbued with the knowledge and capabilities of ages past and yet […].

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“Like riding a bike:” First big battery in Australia’s biggest coal grid enters full production

Renew Economy

The first big battery in NSW is now officially fully operational. It will be joined by dozens more in coming years. The post “Like riding a bike:” First big battery in Australia’s biggest coal grid enters full production appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Harry & Meghan: The Other (Sustainable) Side

Impakter

Impakter. Harry & Meghan: The Other (Sustainable) Side. Everyone is focused on “Harry & Meghan”, Netflix’s new documentary on the Sussexes that has racked up more views than any other in Netflix history, yet the couple is not just all about their exit from the Royal family. They are also actively involved in sustainability issues. One of the more notable efforts in this […].

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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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How Ando Is Greening the Banking Industry?—?and, Soon, the Insurance Industry

B the Change

How Ando Is Greening the Banking Industry — and, Soon, the Insurance Industry B Corp Bank Prioritizes Transparency and Sustainability Over the last several years, a steady stream of studies has exposed the inexorable link between banking and climate change. Banks use customers’ deposits to make loans —often to climate-harming companies, and most notably those in the fossil fuel industry.

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Food Deserts to Urban Oases: Circular Economy Solutions

Impakter

Impakter. Food Deserts to Urban Oases: Circular Economy Solutions. I live in a suburb of Detroit, in southeastern Michigan. For many years, large swathes of Detroit have been food deserts – areas where there are no supermarkets, meaning no fresh meat or produce, just the nutritionally unhealthful stuff like chips and snacks available at liquor stores. 80% of Detroiters are Black, many living […].

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Twitter “Doxxing” Debacle: Suspended Journalists to be Reinstated as EU Threatens Musk With Sanctions

Impakter

Impakter. Twitter “Doxxing” Debacle: Suspended Journalists to be Reinstated as EU Threatens Musk With Sanctions. Elon Musk’s commitment to free speech has fallen under severe scrutiny after the Twitter accounts of over half a dozen journalists, along with more than 25 private jet tracking profiles, were suspended Thursday evening, before being reinstated less than 48 hours later at the behest of a poll.

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Investors turn up to UN nature summit for the first time

Financial Times: Moral Money

Financial risks and opportunities in placing an economic value on plants and animals draw money managers

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How a new subsidy for 'green hydrogen' could set off a carbon bomb

Energy Central

An excellent article from Grist on the dangers of a rush to cash in on what I call fool's green hydrogen. If I have any criticism at all, it's that the article understates the potential damage. It recognizes that when the incentives created by Biden's Inflation Reduction Act are taken for supposedly "green" hydrogen produced by electricity from dedicated.

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3rd Largest Tesla Shareholder Suggests Elon Musk Should Step Aside As CEO

CleanTechnica

The third largest individual Tesla shareholders wants Elon Musk to step aside as CEO and be replaced by a professional leader.

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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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Amazon Investing In Climate Innovation, Equity

CleanTechnica

Amazon and Apple have announced more efforts toward climate stabilization, equity and inclusion, and deeper decarbonization in the past month and a half. The tech giants have plenty to clean up, but they’ve also been leaders in the adoption of clean renewable energy. I wrote about Apple’s latest climate work yesterday, and below is a […].

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Kia EV6, Tesla Model 3, & Nissan LEAF Most Reliable EVs — New Study

CleanTechnica

Electric vehicles are a relatively new product compared to the gas cars made by some century-old legacy automakers. While some consumers and critics doubt their reliability, a new study shows that Tesla and Nissan’s EVs are the most dependable options in the electric category, despite the overall sector leaving some room for improvement. Data compiled […].

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Solar Citizens Electric Ute Roadshow

CleanTechnica

One of Australia’s first electric utes (an LDV et60) will embark on a three-month-long road trip around rural and regional Victoria and New South Wales (in February and March 2023) as well as Queensland (after Easter). This is a new campaign to take the electric vehicle (EV) transition beyond Australia’s capital cities. Expected locations where […].

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Forward Power Pricing Drops in Australia in Response to Government Action

CleanTechnica

Sometimes, reading the comments from big gas, big coal, and big oil in the Murdoch press, I think I am back in the school playground stopping kids from namecalling and hitting each other with sticks. It is obvious that the Australian federal government’s action has hit a nerve, and equally obvious that oil & gas […].

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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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Tesla To Build New Factory In Mexico

CleanTechnica

Milenio, a Mexican news outlet, is reporting this week that Tesla has concluded an agreement with the state of Nueve Léon to build a new factory west of the city of Santa Catarina. CleanTechinca readers may recall that Nueve Léon is home to so many suppliers for the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin that there is […].

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Stability In G Major: Singing Inverters Show Electrical Harmony For Renewable Power Systems

CleanTechnica

NREL Engineers Solve Grid Stability Issues With Medium-Voltage Testing and DIY Software.

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Russia Whiffs On Baltic Green Hydrogen Opportunity (Shocker!)

CleanTechnica

Six EU states join up to harvest green hydrogen from the Baltic Sea and transport it to industrial clusters in the Baltic region and beyond.

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Ford Exploring LFP Battery Factory Agreement With CATL

CleanTechnica

Ford and CATL are close to an agreement to build a battery factory together in America, but whose name will be on the front door?

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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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Australia’s Largest Electric Bus Depot Is Fully Commissioned & Operational

CleanTechnica

The electric bus sector is growing nicely in many parts of the world. We hear news of transit companies adding new electric buses to their fleets more often now. A lot of these exciting developments are covered here on CleanTechnica. Integrating large fleets of electric buses involves quite a bit of work on the infrastructure […].

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Globeleq Signs Financing Agreement On $108M Menengai Geothermal Project In Kenya

CleanTechnica

Kenya is in the top ten in the world when it comes to installed geothermal electricity generation capacity. Kenya’s installed capacity for geothermal is about 1,000MW now. This dependable geothermal capacity is the main anchor of Kenya’s renewable energy success story. Along with wind, hydro, and some utility-scale solar, last year, these renewables were responsible […].

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Australia’s New 2 GW/4.2 GWh Projects To Result In A 10X Increase In Grid-Forming Storage Capacity In National Electricity Market

CleanTechnica

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced $176 million in conditional funding for 8 grid-scale battery projects across Australia. Recent technological advancements and price reductions in the battery storage sector mean that large utility-scale projects are now more viable. We hope to see more GW/GWh scale energy storage projects taking off around the world.

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China EV Exports Surge

CleanTechnica

In 2018, my wife and I did a tour of China. We were impressed by the speed of change evident around us as the government lifted millions from poverty. Did your parents motivate you to eat your dinner by exhorting: “Think of the starving millions in China!” Some areas were very primitive and rural (the […].

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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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You’re Planning On A Non-Tesla EV Purchase For Cross Country Trips — Seriously?

CleanTechnica

You have your eye on an economical Bolt EUV, or your dream battery-electric car, a BMW i7 or Porsche Taycan, but you are planning frequent or even infrequent cross country trips. For this, ideally you will need functioning, unoccupied CCS chargers at 100 mile intervals along your proposed routes. No way! For most proposed cross-country […].

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