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Green hydrogen key to a carbon-free economy
Green hydrogen key to a carbon-free economy
• yale 360
Green hydrogen, which uses renewable energy to produce hydrogen from water, is taking off around the globe. Its boosters say the fuel could play an important role in decarbonizing hard-to-electrify sectors of the economy; long-haul trucking, aviation, and heavy manufacturing.
Big oil, small ambition
Normally news that a major oil and gas company was cutting its dividend in half and planning reducing its production by 40% would result in selling. But these are not normal times especially for large oil and gas companies like BP.
TransAlta’s plan to stop using coal in Canada
• CBC • Toronto Star
TransAlta Corp. says it will end mining operations at its Highvale coal mine, located about 70 kilometres west of Edmonton, by the end of 2021 and will stop using coal to power its generators in Canada effective Jan. 1, 2022.
Baker Hughes to buy Compact Carbon Capture
• Reuters
Baker Hughes Co said it would buy Compact Carbon Capture AS in a bid to expand its footprint beyond oil and gas oilfield services as it transitions to a low-carbon future and facing pressure to shift towards greener fuels.
Liquid Wind carbon neutral fuel project progresses
• H2 View
Swedish electric utility company Övik Energi will provide the carbon dioxide and site for Liquid Wind’s first commercial-scale electro-fuel facility that will combine captured carbon emissions with renewable hydrogen to form carbon neutral fuel.
Éric Lachance, CEO of Énergir: Always a little greener
Éric Lachance, the new CEO of Énergir, the main gas distributor in Quebec and Vermont, intends to accelerate the use of renewable natural gas (RNG) over the next 10 years so that it represents 10% of the total contribution group deliveries.
Canada invests in Tidal Energy in Nova Scotia
Sustainable Marine is preparing a second tidal energy platform that is being assembled in Meteghan, N.S., and will be launched in Grand Passage later this year for testing before relocation to the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) in 2021.
Another California city advances microgrid project
Bracing for multi-day outages, another California community is moving ahead with a microgrid project, this one the city of Camarillo, which plans microgrids at five key city facilities in a move aimed at bolstering reliability while lowering electricity costs.
Inside the world’s only net zero charcoal plant
Wood industry veterans Antoine and Simon Langlois have long noted the challenges of selling by-products in the wood chips market, and Canadians’ fondness for charcoal barbecues. In 2017, they teamed up and created a company that converts wood waste into charcoal.
BCI surpasses 1,000 TRUE Advisors professionals
Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) announced it has surpassed 1,000 TRUE Advisors, who are zero waste professionals integral in helping facilities achieve TRUE certification and are experts in supporting and implementing zero waste policies and programs across companies.
Material Bank announces 100% carbon neutral shipping
Material Bank, a sampling system for designers and architects, today announced that every Material Bank sample order ships 100% carbon neutral. Effective immediately, Material Bank will purchase carbon credits to offset the carbon emissions directly related to the shipment of samples.
The Green Beaver Company, keeping it green
Based in the Ontario town of Hawkesbury, The Green Beaver Company now produces a wide range of popular items where all products are organic, Ecocert-certified, vegan, bio-degradable, and free from GMOs, chemical preservatives and potentially harmful ingredients like plastic microbeads.
Midtown Ottawa farm leverages smart technology
A one-of-kind farm, located on 100 acres of prime real estate 15 minutes from Ottawa’s downtown core, is set to change the agri-tech landscape. The Ottawa Smart Farm is looking to use cutting-edge AI and data analysis for their projects.
Funding available to build community wildfire resilience
All Canadians are encouraged to apply for $500 to complete a Wildfire Community Preparedness Day project, a national program supported by FireSmart Canada in collaboration with The Co-operators, the National Fire Protection Association and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction.
CRE investors are concerned that cities aren’t resilient
The consensus among leading investors is that market-scale climate risk assessment will play impact future real estate investment decisions, mirroring the recent advances in assessing physical risk at the asset level. However, asset valuation lags recognition of climate risk.
What might our cities look like without cars?
Computers have dramatically changed everything about the practice of architecture in the last 30 years. Now one can build entire cities in 3D and get incredible photorealism like this reinvention of Times Square by Dieter Brell of German firm 3deluxe.
EAV electric cargo bikes to move London laundry
Oxwash is a laundry service that was started in Oxford in 2017 with the intent of being the world’s first sustainable laundry, using 60% less water at much lower temperatures and ozone disinfection with thermal and biodegradable chemical processes.
Neoen to build giant battery with Tesla in Australia
French producer of renewable energies Neoen will build a giant battery in Australia, designed in collaboration with Tesla, to modernize the electricity grid and promote the development of green energies.
Sustainable investments at all-time popularity high
Research by Block-builders.net notes that 44% of informed or expert investors agree that sustainable investments lead to higher returns. It says investors in America and Asia specifically are turning to sustainable investments while Germany and Europe seem to be lagging behind
Biden promises U.S.’ swift return to Paris Agreement
Joe Biden pledges to immediately return the U.S. to the Paris Agreement on climate change, as the U.S. election entered its final stage with the Democrats confident they are closing in on victory in what remains an agonizingly tight race.
Industry Events
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
to Nov 15 2024
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Sustainable Finance Forum 2024
Nov 28 2024
to Nov 29 2024
Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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