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World is installing 1GW of solar a day, new figures show

Renew Economy

An average of more than 1GW a day of new solar is being installed around the world, according to data from BNEF, with China well and truly leading the charge. The post World is installing 1GW of solar a day, new figures show appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority - Governor Hochul Celebrates Conclusion of Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act Listening Tour

Global Renewable News

Governor Kathy Hochul today (Aug 25) announced the conclusion of the successful 10-stop educational listening tour for the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond A.

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Grid operator plans €16 billion link from offshore wind parks to industry hub

Renew Economy

German grid operator unveils plans to underground power lines to bring electricity from wind turbines in the North Sea to consumers in the power-hungry west. The post Grid operator plans €16 billion link from offshore wind parks to industry hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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International Renewable Energy Agency - In Rural Malaysia, Local Communities Are Empowered to Develop and Maintain Renewable Power

Global Renewable News

Unjam Anak Makam and Maja Anak Mabang never imagined that they would play a role in bringing light to their villages in Sarawak, Malaysia. As graduates of a government certification training scheme af.

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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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Gas led calamity: The shocking failure of Australia’s climate efforts over two decades

Renew Economy

Australia's modest 2030 emissions targets are looking harder each quarter as the country's obsession with gas offsets gains in the grid from renewables. The post Gas led calamity: The shocking failure of Australia’s climate efforts over two decades appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australian Renewable Energy Agency - New funding for renewable energy in First Nations communities

Global Renewable News

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today (Aug 25) opened the Regional Microgrids Program, with $125 million in funding allocated to develop and.

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Nodal Power - Nodal Power Raises $13 Million Seed Round to Build Renewable Energy Power Plants at Landfills

Global Renewable News

Nodal Power, a company that develops and operates landfill gas to energy power plants, today (Aug 24) announced that it has raised a $13 million seed round to aggressively mitigate methane emissi.

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Rapid US coal exit has lessons for Australia as it faces down fossil lobby once again

Renew Economy

Maintaining the planned schedule for coal closures is crucial to the successful transition of the grid. Just look at the US. The post Rapid US coal exit has lessons for Australia as it faces down fossil lobby once again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GE Vernova - GE Vernova to upgrade Xiangjiaba Hydropower Plant in China

Global Renewable News

GE Vernova announced today (Aug 22) that it has been selected by Yangtze Power to upgrade the Xiangjiaba Hydropower Plant in China. The scope of work includes the design, manufacturing, delivery, inst.

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Look, no offsets: Fortescue refines green energy plans as it heads to “real zero”

Renew Economy

Fortescue says it has a "good idea" of how to eliminate 90 pct of its emissions by 2030, and looking at options for the other 10 per cent as it vows to stop burning fossil fuels. The post Look, no offsets: Fortescue refines green energy plans as it heads to “real zero” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Geothermal Technologies Office - DOE Awards $10.9 Million to Expand Domestic Supplies of Lithium Through Geothermal Brine Extraction

Global Renewable News

On July 24th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10.9 million for 10 projects across nine states that will advance innovative technologies to extract and convert battery-grade li.

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Blue-chips shift to ESG metrics to reward top executives

Financial Times: Moral Money

A growing number of S&P 500 groups are using environmental and social criteria to guide bonuses

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International Renewable Energy Agency - UN Declares IRENA's Founding Date as International Day for Clean Energy

Global Renewable News

IRENA endorses UN resolution proclaiming 26th January as International Day of Clean Energy, calling it a meaningful step towards achieving a just and inclusive energy transition.Today (Aug 25th).

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Call for more action on resource recovery targets

Sustainability Matters

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association ( WMRR ) has welcomed the opening of the Visy drum pulper in Victoria, which will add a further 95,000 tonnes of fibre processing capacity to the sector each year. It also announced two separate plastic recycling projects, saving 11,600 tonnes from landfill. Though the facility is a step forward, WMRR CEO Gayle Sloan has said that a lot more needs to be done across the nation to meet the Australian Government’s target of 80% resource recover

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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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CPS Energy - CPS Energy Launches Request for Proposal to Secure up to 50 MW of Community Solar

Global Renewable News

CPS Energy, the nation's largest public power, natural gas, and electric utility, has launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) for up to 50 megawatts (MW) of community solar, enough to power approxim.

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CSIRO partnership to commercialise hydrogen production tech

Sustainability Matters

CSIRO and RFC Ambrian have co-founded Hadean Energy to commercialise technology that can produce hydrogen with 30% less electricity, helping to decarbonise heavy industry. The technology will be trialled at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks to demonstrate the equipment at pilot scale in an industrial environment. CSIRO’s tubular solid oxide electrolysis (SOE) technology produces hydrogen by electrolysing water using a combination of heat and electricity, reducing hydrogen production costs and i

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Connexus Energy - United States Department of Agriculture Joins Great Plains Institute and Big River Farms to Announce Solar Farmland Access for Emerging Farmers' Demonstration Projects

Global Renewable News

Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined Great Plains Institute (GPI) and Big River Farms today (Aug 25) to announce GPI and Big River Farms' Solar Farmland Access for Emerg.

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Gas Continues to Fill the Power Gap (Reuters)

Christopher Mercer

U.S. power producers increased output of electricity from natural gas by more than from clean power sources in the opening eight months of 2023, as electricity firms grappled with low wind speeds and heavy demand from power-hungry air conditioners. Total power generation across the lower 48 states through Aug. 20, 2023 declined by 2.

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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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University of Edinburgh - Scottish earth scientists awarded £1 million to track CO2 storage in volcanic rock

Global Renewable News

A team of Scotland's leading Earth scientists have received £1 million of UK Government funding to develop new ways to measure the capture of carbon dioxide in volcanic rock.This relative.

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Poland Selects Location for Three AP1000s

Energy Central

Poland Selects Location for Three AP1000s TVA Board Reverses Policy; Cancels Plans to Sell Bellefonte Site DOE to Offer Cleanup Sites for New Energy Projects Urenco’S First Capacity Expansion To Be At Its US Site US Senate Votes To ‘Onshore’ Nuclear Fuel Production Poland Selects Location for Three AP1000s Success in building them depends on control.

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Fortum Corporation - Fortum plans for industrial-scale solar park on southern Gotland

Global Renewable News

Fortum is investigating the possibility of an industrial-scale solar park in Havdhem on southern Gotland. The area covers 95 hectares and is estimated to have an installed capacity of approximately 90.

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Research: From coffee to concrete

Sustainability Matters

Australian engineers have found a way of making 30% stronger concrete with roasted used coffee grounds. The technique involves turning waste coffee grounds into biochar using a low-energy process without oxygen at 350°C. Lead author Dr Rajeev Roychand from RMIT University said the disposal of organic waste creates an environmental challenge as it emits large amounts of greenhouse gases such as methane and carbon dioxide.

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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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Broad Reach Power - Broad Reach Power Acquired by ENGIE from EnCap Energy Transition and Apollo Funds

Global Renewable News

Highlights Transaction represents in excess of $1 billion equity value. Broad Reach is the premier battery energy storage developer in two of the largest battery storage markets in the U.S.

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Thai investment in Laos hydropower reveals dire disconnect in the Mekong

Eco-Business

Despite Thailand’s energy surplus, the country continues to support environmentally damaging hydropower in Laos, revealing just how removed financers are from the impacts of their investments.

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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) - Utility Scorecard: Energy Efficiency Efforts Stagnating Amid Climate Crisis

Global Renewable News

Energy savings from electric utilities' efficiency programs for customers have stagnated in recent years, according to the Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard released today (Aug 24) by the Americ.

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100 days to COP28: Can it deliver climate action?

Eco-Business

Concerns grow that the summit, hosted by a fossil fuel nation, may fall short for the communities worst-hit by climate devastation.

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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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University of Windsor - Hybrid chiller a first for Canadian universities

Global Renewable News

The installation of a new electric-steam turbine chiller in the Energy Conversion Centre advances the University toward its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions.The University of Wind.

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'Global boiling': Billions already suffer in heat over 1.5°C limit

Eco-Business

Many people live with temperatures above the Paris Agreement's ceiling for global warming as land heats faster than the oceans.

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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company - Greenbacker acquires three solar power projects in ColoradoThe 12 MWdc acquisition further expands Greenbacker's solar footprint in the state

Global Renewable News

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC.

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eWater Systems sustainable cleaning and sanitising system

Sustainability Matters

eWater Systems are designed to replace harsh chemicals with a sustainable on-site system that provides an unlimited supply of Australian Certified Organic disinfectant, sanitiser and cleaner using electrolysis technology. There are two central products in the range that both directly and indirectly adhere to all major green building programs. The eWater Standalone System is a wall-mounted, single outlet device that is compact and suitable for commercial kitchens and cleaning closets.

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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.