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Green news- McCormick taps one of its own for upcoming CSO vacancyKathy Rostkowski, currently vice president of global sustainability, will replace Michael Okoroafor. The post McCormick taps one of its own for upcoming CSO vacancy appeared first on Trellis.
- Microsoft is not backing off its 2030 climate goalThe tech giant is counting on removal, AI and climate tech to achieve carbon-negative status by the decade's end. The post Microsoft is not backing off its 2030 climate goal appeared first on Trellis.
- First 24 Bezos Earth Fund AI grantees tackle food waste, carbon removal and moreThe Amazon founder has allocated up to $100 million to its AI Challenge for Climate and Nature. The post First 24 Bezos Earth Fund AI grantees tackle food waste, carbon removal and more appeared first on Trellis.
- Report: $4.5 billion in clean energy investments cancelled in AprilThe sector can expect to see even more investment nixed if the GOP's Big Beautiful Bill becomes law. The post Report: $4.5 billion in clean energy investments cancelled in April appeared first on Trellis.
- The SBTi net-zero update is falling short. 3 ways to fix itGetting net zero right requires a credible, science-based framework. The post The SBTi net-zero update is falling short. 3 ways to fix it appeared first on Trellis.
- McCormick taps one of its own for upcoming CSO vacancy
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Battery Storage with Solar PV: The Next Logical Step
With solar installations continuing to grow in the residential, commercial and utility segments, one of the biggest criticisms of solar technology — that it is an intermittent source of power and does not generate electricity once the sun has set — is now coming up against the benefits and values of combining battery storage with solar PV systems. Combining banks of batteries with solar systems has primarily been an application occurring in the off grid market for those buyers living in more remote areas who have not had access to centralized electricity grid service.
The market for combining battery storage with solar has historically remained small due to, among other things, a lack of integration of varying parts of solar with storage systems. Another reason for the market’s small size is the belief that electricity pricing from electric utilities will remain reasonable and power from the grid will remain reliable. Continue reading
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Enel Moves Hybrid Renewables Forward Again with World’s First Biomass and Geothermal Project
Italy’s Enel Green Power is entrenching itself as a global leader in hybrid renewables engineering and construction with another announcement of a global first. In November, the company revealed that it would build a €15 million, 5-MW biomass plant to boost the Cornia 2 geothermal plant’s 13-MW capacity in Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Tuscany, as “the first plant in the world to use biomass to heat geothermal steam and boost the energy efficiency and output of the geothermal cycle.” Continue reading
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