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The United Illuminating Company (UI), a subsidiary of Avangrid, has partnered with Vigeri to become the first electric vehicle in Connecticut. We support the introduction and implementation of an automobile (EV) managed-to-charge program. Founded by the Connecticut Utility Regulatory Agency (PURA), the program leverages both behavioral and managed-to-charge strategies designed to shift customers’ EV loads during off-peak hours. […]
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy (DoE) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Ministry of Trade and Export Development for the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on sustainable energy initiatives. The MoU establishes collaboration efforts in four key areas of carbon capture utilization […]
Carbon America, the first vertically integrated carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) super developer, announced two agreements with Sterling Ethanol, LLC and Yuma Ethanol, LLC to develop CCS projects at two Colorado ethanol production facilities that will capture and store 95 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions per year from the fermentation process. Carbon America will […]
Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, has developed a system (the System1) to calculate the carbon footprint of products (CFP2) for the synthetic rubber and elastomers products Asadene™, Tufdene™, Asaprene™, Tufprene™, Asaflex™, Tuftec™, and S.O.E.™ with CFP data provision to customers scheduled to begin in June 2022. CFP visualization is achieved by utilizing the […]
Here’s some good news. Vancouver’s largest health food and supplement store Body Energy Club (BEC) is launching a new sustainable grab-and-go cup to reduce its environmental impact, joining the movement toward a zero-waste future. “Body Energy Club has always been committed to doing its part to help the environment by implementing new programs to help reduce waste and […]
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, and Pal Packaging, a leading vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of food packaging and foodservice products, announced to partner on styrenics-based sustainable food contact applications. Pal Packaging now incorporates the new mechanically recycled Styrolution® PS ECO, a 100% recycled polystyrene, in new food packaging solutions. Pal Packaging is […]
Purpose ESG Holdings Inc. (“Purpose ESG”), an investment issuer building a portfolio of technology companies that support environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, is announcing its investment in Carbon Upcycling Technologies (“Carbon Upcycling”). Carbon Upcycling is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and is focused on converting CO2 into advanced additives, primarily for use in concrete. It […]
Atmospheric carbon dioxide remains high. Climate change is affecting the earth’s weather and climate systems. There’s rising urgency to find solutions to reduce carbon emissions and the greenhouse effect. Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) are emerging as a sustainable solution for three main reasons: Fossil fuels are essential to life as we know it, […]
Illinois Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Mohammad Asadi received $1.9 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to scale up a process that he developed in the lab for capturing carbon dioxide directly from exhaust gas sources and converting it into valuable products. Carbon dioxide is one of the main greenhouse gases driving […]
Shell published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2021 detailing the company’s progress over the past year. This report will be put to shareholders for an advisory vote at the Annual General Meeting on 24 May 2022. “In a time of great uncertainty, it is vital that our long-term energy transition strategy remains on track,” said […]
