Environmental Issues

Montrose Environmental Group Acquires Environmental Consultancy Specializing in Regulatory Services in Rocky Mountain Region

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (“Montrose” or “the Company”) (NYSE: MEG), a high-growth global environmental solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Two Dot Consulting, LLC, a leading environmental consultancy specializing in regulatory services to the oil and gas, and renewables sectors in the Rocky Mountain and adjacent regions.

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  • Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (“Montrose” or “the Company”) (NYSE: MEG), a high-growth global environmental solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Two Dot Consulting, LLC, a leading environmental consultancy specializing in regulatory services to the oil and gas, and renewables sectors in the Rocky Mountain and adjacent regions.
  • Two Dot Consulting is a consulting firm providing environmental services vital to meeting regulatory and planning requirements for the renewable energy, and oil and gas sectors.
  • Headquartered in Arvada, Colorado with offices in Wyoming, Two Dot Consulting’s work spans the Rocky Mountain states and adjacent regions, including Nebraska, Nevada, Texas and New Mexico.
  • “Todd and his team bring a complementary suite of environmental solutions, from regulatory compliance and natural resource management to permitting and stakeholder relations,” said Vijay Manthripragada, President and Chief Executive Officer of Montrose Environmental Group.

AiDash Extends its Series C Funding Round, Adds Duke Energy as a Strategic Investor

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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AiDash , an enterprise SaaS company making critical infrastructure industries climate resilient and sustainable with satellites and AI, today announced that it received a strategic investment from Duke Investments, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK).

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  • AiDash , an enterprise SaaS company making critical infrastructure industries climate resilient and sustainable with satellites and AI, today announced that it received a strategic investment from Duke Investments, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK).
  • These funds will be rolled into the company’s recently announced $50 million Series C funding round .
  • Duke Investments participated in the round after seeing how closely its investment priorities align with AiDash’s technology and vision for the future.
  • “With this additional strategic funding, we look forward to building on our existing relationship with Duke Energy to make an even greater impact.”
    To learn more about all the ways in which AiDash is supporting climate resiliency and sustainability, please visit www.aidash.com .

EH Group Joins H2MARINE Project to Develop Next Generation Maritime Fuel Cells

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Energy, Technology, Environment, Green Technology, Engineering, Maritime, Transport, Other Technology, Climate Change, Manufacturing, Hydrogen, EH, ZSW, Multimedia, DANA, FC, FCS, Entrepreneurship, Beyond Gravity, University, EPFL, VTT, University of Freiburg, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, PEM, Pressure, Renewable energy

EH Group is a proud member of H2MARINE, a co-funded initiative by the EU’s Clean Hydrogen Partnership and SERI (Switzerland).

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  • EH Group is a proud member of H2MARINE, a co-funded initiative by the EU’s Clean Hydrogen Partnership and SERI (Switzerland).
  • The project is committed to innovation in hydrogen technologies, focused on the development of next generation PEM fuel cell stacks for marine applications.
  • Based on its unique FC technology, EH Group will contribute its high power density stacks, further developed and optimised for marine use.
  • “Our high power density fuel cell technology has been recognised in its use for maritime applications, and we are delighted to contribute to its further development in this project.

Biomass To Love Co., Ltd. has published the English Version of "Future Tree of the Earth".

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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This project has published an English translation e-book version of the Japanese book “Future Tree of the Earth (author: Masamitsu Funaoka, published in 2021)” in February 2024.

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  • This project has published an English translation e-book version of the Japanese book “Future Tree of the Earth (author: Masamitsu Funaoka, published in 2021)” in February 2024.
  • The original version of this book is a compilation of Prof. Dr. Funaoka’s lecture in Japan by a housewife who attended the lecture and was deeply impressed by it.
  • The Japanese worldview has a spiritual and cultural dimension in which they have learned from, imitated, and sought ways to harmonize with nature.
  • This book explains concrete methods for realizing the “sustainable social system” that the world is currently aiming for.

Rain and Sikorsky Demonstrate Early Detection and Rapid Response to Wildfires With an Autonomous Black Hawk® Helicopter

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227825906/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227825906/en/
    Sikorsky’s Optionally Piloted BLACK HAWK helicopter equipped with MATRIX™ and Rain autonomy systems during fire localization and targeting demonstrations at Sikorsky HQ in Stratford, Connecticut.
  • The Optionally Piloted Black Hawk helicopter flew in autonomous mode with Sikorsky safety pilots on board.
  • An optionally piloted BLACK HAWK helicopter with Sikorsky’s MATRIX™ flight autonomy system was integrated with Rain’s wildfire mission autonomy system.
  • The fully integrated solution performed end-to-end autonomous wildfire response, including early detection, dispatch, route planning, preflight, takeoff, flight, Bambi bucket operations, targeting, suppression, and landing.

Dark Matter: Clouded II Reveals the True Cost of Cloud

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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Technology researchers Dark Matter have launched Clouded II, a documentary exposing the economic and environmental cost of cloud.

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  • Technology researchers Dark Matter have launched Clouded II, a documentary exposing the economic and environmental cost of cloud.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227642074/en/
    Clouded II Director Daniel Tremayne-Pitter of Dark Matter said: “Cloud costs are spiralling, challenging 82% of organisations, and cloud is costing the planet.
  • We wanted to expose the true cost of the cloud.”
    The film addresses the cost-saving expectations tied to software-on-demand, illustrating the reality of ballooning cloud bills.
  • Dark Matter found that 90% of surveyed organisations report rising cloud costs and 35% said costs are rising beyond expectations.

SCS Technologies Announces Jane Stricker as Executive Chairperson of Urban Reforestation Event in Galena Park, Texas

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240226861312/en/
    SCS Technologies Announces Jane Stricker, Executive Director of the Greater Houston Partnership’s Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI), as Chairperson of Urban Reforestation Event in Galena Park, Texas (Photo: Business Wire)
    “We are honored that Jane Stricker is spearheading our Galena Park tree-planting effort.
  • As a revered leader in the energy transformation movement, Jane's impact is profound across Houston’s diverse energy sector and internationally,” said Cody Johnson, CEO of SCS Technologies.
  • SCS Technologies is leading by example, demonstrating how innovative solutions and community-focused actions can drive meaningful change,” said Stricker.
  • “As the executive chairperson, I am proud to be part of the Galena Park tree distribution event, an initiative that illustrates our shared dedication to environmental sustainability and community enrichment.

GIGABYTE Ignites AI and 5G Visions at MWC 2024, Highlighting New Supercomputers, Edge AI and Sustainable IT Upgrades

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240226750501/en/
    GIGABYTE Ignites AI and 5G Visions at MWC 2024, Highlighting New Supercomputers, Edge AI and Sustainable IT Upgrades (Photo: Business Wire)
    GIGABYTE presents G593-ZX1/ZX2, the AI server featuring AMD Instinct™ MI300X 8-GPU, which is a new addition to GIGABYTE’s flagship AI/HPC server series.
  • With the capacity for 32 E1.S NVMe SSDs, it provides hyper-speed data storage, ideal for handling complex AI workloads such as large language models (LLM).
  • At the booth, GIGABYTE introduces a highly adaptable edge server, E263-S30, surrounded by a power supply and motherboard alongside NICs and accelerators from AMD, Broadcom, Intel, and NVIDIA.
  • GIGABYTE also provides an extensive range of immersion-ready servers , supporting both Intel and AMD processors, and cater to all kinds of workloads.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Publishes 2023 Sustainability Report

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) today published its 2023 Sustainability Report , which outlines how the pure-play water company continues to advance its sustainability initiatives.

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  • Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) today published its 2023 Sustainability Report , which outlines how the pure-play water company continues to advance its sustainability initiatives.
  • The Zurn Elkay 2023 Sustainability Report highlights progress against nearly two dozen existing timebound targets focused on improving supplier diversity, air emissions, waste reduction, plastic bottle elimination, greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, employee engagement and much more.
  • “Sustainability is inherently linked to our business, and no discussion of sustainability is complete without addressing how we will protect, conserve and manage clean water,” said Todd A. Adams, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Chairman and CEO.
  • To learn more about Zurn Elkay’s 2023 ESG efforts and ongoing strategy, review the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 2023 Sustainability Report , as well as the company’s Sustainability website .

Anthropocene Institute, Generation Atomic, and Mothers for Nuclear Invite You to Beautiful Nuclear: An Art Exhibition

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Anthropocene Institute , Generation Atomic , and Mothers for Nuclear are hosting the Beautiful Nuclear event.

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  • Anthropocene Institute , Generation Atomic , and Mothers for Nuclear are hosting the Beautiful Nuclear event.
  • SXSW 2024: An art exhibition that displays the positive impacts of nuclear power and the people who are passionate about making nuclear part of the climate solution.
  • Nuclear energy is so beautiful!
  • Its tiny land use and lifecycle footprint protects nature and delivers civilization-scale, abundant clean energy.