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Sweetch Energy and Rockwell Automation Optimize Unique Zero-Carbon Electricity Generation Technology

3BL Media

Using Rockwell’s turnkey process control platform and visualization technology , Sweetch Energy will optimize its unique zero-carbon electricity generation technology in its first osmotic demonstrator plant at the Barcarin lock in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France.

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Can we curb COVID’s ocean waste crisis?

Corporate Knights

More than eight million tons of COVID-associated plastic waste, including throwaway personal protective equipment (PPE), have been generated globally during the pandemic, with more than 25,000 tons contaminating oceans, according to some estimates. When plastic [material] is incinerated as clinical waste, it releases carbon.”.

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Geothermal Engineering Raising $745 Million to Produce Zero Carbon Lithium for EVs

ESG Today

Geothermal heat and power company Geothermal Engineering announced today that it is raising £600 million (USD$745 million), with proceeds used to expand its production of zero carbon lithium, a biproduct of its geothermal projects, for use in the rapidly growing electric vehicle market.

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Demystifying Farm Powered® Anaerobic Digestion: Harnessing the Power of Waste

3BL Media

Farm Powered anaerobic digestion is a powerful process that recycles organic waste, mainly food and beverage waste from the manufacturing sector and dairy cow manure, into renewable natural gas (RNG). Waste is Only Waste if You Waste It Food waste is a fact of life, whether it be in a home or at a factory.

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Rockwell Automation Blog: How Manufacturers Can Prepare for a Zero Carbon Future

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Zendler explains how the adoption of digital tools can support targets around less wasteful or energy-intensive processes with improved visibility and measurability of machine and process performance, as well as the ability to gather data from separate assets to create meaningful insights to inform longer-term carbon reduction strategies.

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Asphalt Industry Outlines Plans to Reach Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

Environment + Energy Leader

The asphalt industry recently came up with a plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 with four goals to accomplish that effort. The post Asphalt Industry Outlines Plans to Reach Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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From Waste to Watts: Landfill Finds New Life as a Solar Plant

3BL Media

Larry Watson, a business developer at Duke Energy who originated the project, saw an opportunity to collaborate with Buncombe County, which wanted to find a way to repurpose a solid waste facility near Interstate 26 and the French Broad River. They also take ownership of any subsurface risks, including waste buried below the surface. “We

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