Sat.Jul 27, 2019 - Fri.Aug 02, 2019

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Positive Disruption using Hard Trends and Soft Trends

Daniel Burrus

Strategies based on uncertainty come with high levels of risk, but strategies based on certainty dramatically reduce risk and produce superior results. This is the difference between Soft Trends and Hard Trends. If you don’t like a Hard Trend, there isn’t a way for you to change it. However, if you don’t like a Soft Trend, you can easily change it to your advantage.

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The US Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project – Transforming the US energy system

Sustainable Development Network

A new piece of legislation in the US, the Green New Deal proposal, has stirred up conversation. Its release promptly reopened a nationwide discussion on climate change, infrastructure and social justice and has left proponents and critics to ask how precisely the Green New Deal shall be achieved. This is where the US Pathways Project might be able to offer suitable answers.

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NY governor announces $1.1 billion project to extend life of Niagara Power Project

Renewable Energy World

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that the New York Power Authority is launching a 15-year modernization and digitization program to significantly extend the operating life of the Niagara Power Project.

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BNEF: Energy to storage increase 122X by 2040

Renewable Energy World

According to the latest forecast by BloombergNEF (BNEF), energy storage installations (not including pumped hydropower) around the world will multiply exponentially, from 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040.

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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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Glendale Water & Power to repower Grayson power plant with solar plus storage

Renewable Energy World

Last week, California’s Glendale Water & Power (GWP) received approval from the Glendale City Council to move forward with a plan to repower the aging Grayson Power Plant with a combination of renewable energy resources, energy storage and a limited amount of thermal generation.

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Energy CEOs extol virtues of hydropower while bemoaning its lack of public support

Renewable Energy World

Last week at the HydroVision International plenary session, a panel of three CEOs — Darrel T. Anderson, President and CEO IDACORP and Idaho Power, Mitch Davidson, CEO and Managing Partner, Brookfield Renewable Power, and Paul Jacob, President and CEO, Rye Development — along with moderator Elizabeth Ingram, Content Director, Clarion Energy, discussed both the merits and the challenges of hydropower development in the United States and Canada.

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Foreign firms look to make India a global wind turbine export hub

Renewable Energy World

Global wind turbine makers are expanding manufacturing capacity in India to boost exports from the South Asian nation even as the country’s domestic industry faces headwinds.

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Louisiana’s military families to benefit from ground-source geothermal and modern energy-saving devices

Renewable Energy World

Last week, Corvias announced that it had entered the final phase of its geothermal installation and energy upgrades effort at the U.S. Army’s Fort Polk in West-Central Louisiana, a milestone that once complete will not only modernize the aging infrastructure but save the Army significant money and benefit military families.

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Digitalisation and the transformation of the energy value chain

Renewable Energy World

Digitalisation is one of the biggest enablers of the global transition to clean energy. From intelligent asset management, to Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. Find out how digitalisation is transforming the management, operation and maintenance of renewable energy assets, and driving a more efficient renewable world.

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Energy industry mourns the death of Global Wind Energy Council’s Steve Sawyer

Renewable Energy World

Steve Sawyer, 63, Senior Policy Advisor and former Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council, passed away on July 31, 2019 of a sudden and aggressive lung cancer.

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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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Six more electric utilities commit to delivering content at POWERGEN 2019

Renewable Energy World

The latest crop of utility participants includes NRG Energy, Cleco Corp., Entergy, Louisville Gas & Electric/Kentucky Utilities, AEP’s distributed energy ventures group AEP OnSite Partners and Hindustan Power from India.

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Energy storage sites provide unique wholesale market participation

Renewable Energy World

ENGIE Storage has announced it will supply and operate a 19 MW/38 MWh portfolio of six energy storage sites that will contribute to the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program and participate in ISO-New England wholesale markets.

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Small Missouri utility proposes big pivot to clean energy in latest resource plan

Renewable Energy World

Missouri’s smallest investor-owned utility is charting a dramatically different course two years after being acquired by new owners.

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In Michigan, Consumers sees strong interest in charging station rebates

Renewable Energy World

Consumers Energy says it’s happy with the launch of its electric vehicle charging station program and open to expanding the three-year, $10 million pilot.

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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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Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project

Renewable Energy World

The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties.

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Democratic debate 2019 takeaways

Renewable Energy World

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders stuck together, Pete Buttigieg took the middle path, Marianne Williamson took on racism and Beto O’Rourke faded into the background.

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