Factors Impacting the Transition to Carbon-Free Energy

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:26:13 +0000

The production and consumption of carbon-free energy (CFE) has accelerated worldwide in recent years, driven by large private energy consumers who have been leading this transition. For example, Google has […]

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Climate Tech Is Reducing Emissions And Improving Urban Landscapes And Lives

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:07:12 +0000

If we hope to see a climate-hardy world in the years to come, we must recast the way we design our urban environments — they must become ecologically sound and robust sustainable spaces. Possible pathways to achieve such goals are winding and tenuous, sure, and an array of novel innovations … [continued]

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Operational & Technical Solutions Can Promote Maritime Decarbonization

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:16 +0000

Once upon a time, the maritime industry thought that, in order to shrink environmental degradation, reducing air pollutants like sulfur oxides was quite satisfactory. A lot has changed with maritime decarbonization since then. Today the industry focuses on adopting comprehensive strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital ship technologies … [continued]

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The Business Of Decarbonization Pays Off — But Don’t Wait To Start

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:52:03 +0000

The business of decarbonization is too important to wait, say experts. But merely having climate commitments that focus on 2050 isn’t sufficient, as such pledges may lull business leaders into thinking there is still some time left until they need to act. It’s not only possible but prudent for organizations … [continued]

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Great Lakes Shipping Grants Will Finalize Before Trump Takes Office

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:05:26 +0000

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to finalize more than $200 million in grant funding in the coming weeks to accelerate the clean energy transition at three Great Lakes shipping ports. That action will obligate the federal government to pay roughly $3 billion in grants under the program, even … [continued]

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Slick Energy Storage Trick Deploys Ultra-Hot Bricks To Prick Carbon Bubble

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:04:39 +0000

Boston startup re-invents millennia-old firebricks for 21st century renewable energy storage and industrial decarbonization.

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How Is The Landscape Of Power Generation Moving Toward Decarbonization?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:09:34 +0000

A November 2024 article called “The Changing Landscape of Power Generation & Decarbonization Pathways“ offers several insights into ways that the grid is quickly evolving due to the increased adoption of renewable and other energy sources. Here’s a synthesis of the findings from authors René Leven, Aravind Rajagopal, and John … [continued]

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Creating Green Shipping Possibilities Through Digital Solutions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:50:15 +0000

Ports are critical for commerce, a keystone for economic growth, and play a significant role in the goods movement supply chain. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that investing in port infrastructure and operations is vital to US economic prosperity. Because these investments provide not only economic but environmental … [continued]

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Can Nuclear’s Big Recent Wins Propel a True Global Revival?

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:59:12 +0000

While the past year has marked stunning triumphs for nuclear energy, experts caution that high costs, regulatory bottlenecks, and the need for market alignment remain major hurdles on the path to a true

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Don’t Let Election Nastiness Affect The Future Of Decarbonization

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:55:06 +0000

What will it take to reduce the emissions of the formidable power, buildings, transportation, and agriculture industries? It will require hundreds of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and storage batteries. The production of these industries, in turn, will require water, energy, rare earth elements, and critical metals to produce, … [continued]

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