Sat.Jul 06, 2019 - Fri.Jul 12, 2019

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US tribes turn to solar as new revenue source

Renewable Energy World

Dozens of new solar and wind projects are sprouting up on tribal lands across the U.S. as Native Americans seek new ways to boost their economies beyond casinos and untaxed cigarettes.

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Outcomes from the Fall Armyworm in Asia Conference

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems hosted the fully online e-conference Responding to Fall Armyworm in Asia from 10-12 July, 2019. Fall armyworm is native to the Americas but spread to Africa in 2016 and to Asia last year. It attacks maize and various other important food crops and thus poses a serious threat to food security. Over 300 participants registered for this e-conference to learn about fall armyworm in Asia in 3 live sessions with experts and to connect with each other via

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Under the hood: Rating ESG funds

MSCI

Nearly $31 trillion in assets under management were invested in funds that consider ESG issues in their investing process as of January 2018, a 34% increase from two years previously. Transparency is key to understanding what this expansion means.

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Redefine and Reinvent Your Career Before It Leaves You Behind

Daniel Burrus

We are no longer in a period of rapid change. We have now entered an amazing inflection point where true transformation happens. For example, we changed how we listened to music and catalogued our media when we went from CDs and floppy discs to all our smartphones holding music, photos, files, email and access to information. Technological change transformed our processes in these industries.

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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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VPPs with smart inverters offer crucial flexibility to the changing grid

Renewable Energy World

Energy generation and consumption is rapidly transforming into a decentralized, decarbonized, and digitized model due to a number of market forces. The declining costs of solar energy systems, as well as the increasing price of energy from the grid has led to grid parity. This has caused PV proliferation to accelerate to such an extent that in the past five years alone, PV installed capacity has increased by 300%.

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SDSN USA Launches “2019 U.S. Cities Sustainable Development Report”

Sustainable Development Network

New York, 8 July 2019 – Today, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s United States Network (SDSN USA) launched the 2019 US Cities Sustainable Development Report , SDSN’s third city-level report ranking 105 US cities on progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 (SDGs). The results show that there will be significant work to do across the board if the SDGs are to be achieved by 2030, as cities on average scored only 48.9%.

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Natural Gas beat coal in the US. Will renewables and storage beat gas?

Renewable Energy World

In April 2019, in the heart of coal country, Indiana regulators rejected a proposal by its electric and gas utility, Vectren, to replace baseload coal plants with a new $900 million, 850 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant. Regulators were concerned that with the dramatic decline in the cost of renewable energy, maturation of energy storage and rapidly changing customer demand, such a major gas plant investment could become a stranded, uneconomic asset in the future.

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EON switches all U.K. customers to 100% renewable power

Renewable Energy World

EON SE is now supplying all of its 3.3 million residential customers in Britain with 100% renewable electricity, the first of the U.K.’s “Big Six” utilities to do so.

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Voith to provide equipment for new Ritom pumped storage powerhouse

Renewable Energy World

Voith has received an order for the Ritom pumped storage power plant in Switzerland, which began operating in 1920 and will be replaced with a new facility.

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Utility partners with climate experts on new carbon emission goals

Renewable Energy World

Community stakeholders and climate experts from the University of Arizona are helping Tucson Electric Power to build an energy portfolio that supports reliable, affordable and increasingly sustainable service over the next 15 years.

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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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75 MW of community solar coming to Illinois in Ameren, ComEd territories

Renewable Energy World

Arlington, VA based Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) announced that it will acquire 11 projects from Pivot Energy in Illinois totaling 29 MWs, increasing SRE’s portfolio of community solar projects in the state to more than 20.

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Wednesday webcast to reveal what's new about POWERGEN 2019 in NOLA

Renewable Energy World

Clarion Energy’s Teresa Hansen, vice president of global content, for a webcast Wednesday will be making some important announcements regarding this year’s event in New Orleans. Hansen also will offer key details on content, the exhibit floor and resources available to attendees.

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AI-powered storage company enters Northeast market with “front-of-the-meter” solution

Renewable Energy World

This week artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage services provider Stem said that it had formed a partnership with New York-based private equity company Syncarpha Capital to build 28.2 megawatt-hours (MWh) of large-scale storage projects co-sited with solar in Massachusetts.

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POWERGEN India 2020 to support energy transition in India

Renewable Energy World

Clarion Energy & iTEN Media announce the launch of POWERGEN India 2020 co-located with Indian Utility Week & DISTRIBUTECH India.

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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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Driven by China, global investment in clean energy falls

Renewable Energy World

Worldwide investments in clean energy projects have hit a six-year low.

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GE steps up offshore wind operations in China

Renewable Energy World

GE Renewable Energy has taken a major step to cement its offshore wind operations in China.

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GE Renewable Energy wins order for 138 MW windfarm in Turkey

Renewable Energy World

A 138 MW windfarm in Turkey is to be powered by 27 turbines from GE Renewable Energy.

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Hanergy to deliver 400 MW of solar to Democratic Republic of Congo

Renewable Energy World

Chinese solar company Hanergy Thin Film Power Group has won a deal to build the first solar PV plants in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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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