TÜV SÜD Lauches $24 Million Decarbonization Hub to Support Carbon Markets

Germany-based testing, certification, auditing, and advisory services provider TÜV SÜD announced today the launch of its new Global Decarbonisation Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore, designed to provide infrastructure to support carbon market integrity and digital carbon verification. The company said…

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Google Signs Nuclear, Renewables Deals to Power New €13 Billion Digital Infrastructure Investment in Finland

Google announced that it has signed a series of clean energy deals, ranging from nuclear and onshore wind to battery and grid optimization, as part of its new plans to invest €13 billion in digital infrastructure in Finland over the…

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New electrode design by German institutes increases battery energy density by up to 15%

A consortium led by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has developed thicker battery electrodes that could increase cell-level energy density by 10% to 15% without adding weight. The researchers demonstrated the concept in lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and…

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SEC Sues Proxy Advisor ISS for Client, Recommendation and Voting Data in ESG Crackdown

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that it has filed an enforcement action in a U.S. district court against proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), seeking information about the firm’s voting recommendations to investors that it said…

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Agricultural issues behind recent rejection of Canadian CAES project, says official

Farmland and land-use concerns were the primary reasons Bluewater, a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, rejected the Bayfield and Stanley CAES project in mid-August, according to draft meeting minutes and comments by local councillors. The rejection comes even as compressed…

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