Month: October 2024

BLM takes critical step forward with updated Western Solar Plan, accelerates clean energy deployment while safeguarding climate

Stuart Mitchell

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently unveiled its proposed strategy for solar energy development on public lands. The proposed updated Western Solar Plan, released alongside the Final Utility-Scale Solar Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, will expand availability of applications for utility-scale solar development across 31 million acres of public lands in 11 western states.  “We commend BLM for adopting a strategic approach to accelerating clean energy development on public lands,” said Nicole Pavia, Clean Energy Infrastructure Deployment Director at Clean Air Task Force (CATF). “By steering solar development to…

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The One Club and WPP launch second year of ONE School UK for Black creatives

Stuart Mitchell

The programme unlocks the potential of the next generation of Black creatives to build careers in advertising and marketing services; UK programme to be run by creative leader Sherina Florence The One Club for Creativity and WPP will continue their successful partnership for the second year of ONE School UK, a free 16-week online portfolio programme designed to open doors to a career in advertising and marketing services for talented UK-based Black creatives. ONE School launched in the US in 2020 and in the UK in 2022 as a free…

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Clean Electricity Breaks New Records; Renewables on Track for Another Strong Year: BloombergNEF

Stuart Mitchell

The global transition to clean electricity has reached important new milestones and is set to continue at the current pace. According to a pair of new reports by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF), for the first time ever, zero-carbon sources made up over 40% of the electricity the world generated in 2023. Hydro power accounted for 14.7%, while wind and solar contributed almost as much at 13.9% – a new record high. Nuclear’s share was 9.4%. These findings emerge from two reports published today by BNEF: Power Transition Trends 2024, and…

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Octopus Electroverse becomes Europe’s largest consumer electric car charging platform

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s electric vehicle (EV) charging platform becomes Europe’s largest for consumers, as it rockets to nearly 850,000 connected chargers. Gone are the days of downloading multiple apps to power up your car as Octopus Electroverse’s revolutionary ‘one card, one app’ model makes charging on-the-go easy. Following the disruption of the UK market, Octopus Electroverse last year expanded its pioneering free-to-use app across Europe. The platform is now integrated with 950 charge point brands, including InstaVolt, Osprey, IONITY, MFG, ChargePlace Scotland, as well as Aral pulse, TotalEnergies, Powerdot and Free…

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Carbon Clean and PETRONAS CCS Solutions ink MOU to jointly collaborate and evaluate Carbon Clean’s CCS technology

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon Clean, a leader in revolutionising carbon capture solutions, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with PETRONAS CCS Solutions Sdn Bhd (“PCCSS”), a subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) to jointly collaborate and evaluate Carbon Clean’s carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) technology. Under the MOU, Carbon Clean and PCCSS will collaboratively assess carbon capture technology, aiming to identify synergies and explore future collaboration opportunities. The focus of this collaboration includes evaluating various methods of carbon capture for potential integration into different areas of PETRONAS’ operations. This is a strategic…

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