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June 15, 2021
For young Canadians interested in an environmental career, ECO Canada offers support through vital on-the-job work experience and skills training. ECO Canada has committed to helping young Canadians by administering wage subsidies through the federal government’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy program, accelerating the career pathways of the next generation of environmental leaders.
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Sustainability Matters
June 14, 2021
Sydney’s Willoughby Council is working to increase the uptake of solar power among local residents, signing an agreement with a leading North Shore solar power company to encourage residents to convert to solar.
The council’s Our Green City Plan aims to double rooftop capacity by 2023 by providing residents with value-for-money, quality solar products. As part of the initiative, residents in
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Sustainability Matters
June 7, 2021
Woolworths Group has partnered with CWP Renewables on a 10-year agreement to purchase power generated by Bango Wind Farm, currently under construction near Yass in the Riverina area of NSW. The renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) will supply 30% of Woolworths’ NSW electricity needs, equivalent to powering 108 stores or 34,000 households.
The commitment puts the supermarket giant on track to
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Grist News
June 3, 2021
In spite of green rhetoric, money has piled into aviation and car industries since the start of pandemic, report finds.
GreenBiz Group
June 2, 2021
The mass adoption of electric vehicles — and, well, electric everything — will rely heavily on cheap, dependable batteries. While the cost of lithium-ion batteries has dropped dramatically, the technology still leaves something to be desired.
Creating new types of batteries that are lighter, lower-cost and more durable will allow big jumps in the performance of electric vehicles and
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SP News
May 28, 2021
They also Unveil Aspire Vero Notebook, Part of their“Earthion” Sustainability Mission! The Acer Group announced that it has joined the RE100 initiative and also shared a pledge to achieve 100% renewable energy use by the year 2035. In addition, Acer declared its mission to help tackle environmental challenges with its “Earthion” platform that unites the...
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Sustainability Matters
May 27, 2021
More than 2500 smart meters have been deployed in homes across the Illawarra region of NSW under a plan to link with hot water systems to help manage the increasing number of residential solar PV systems across the electricity network.
The smart hot water program known as Off Peak + is being rolled out by NSW electricity distributor Endeavour Energy, in partnership with Australian and New Zealand metering
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Sustainability Matters
May 26, 2021
A poo-powered SUV has been launched by Urban Utilities, in an expansion of its fleet of cars fuelled by electricity generated by human waste.
Aptly named ‘Number 2’, the new SUV — a Hyundai Kona Electric — is the second vehicle to join the line-up of Urban Utilities’ poo-powered cars.
Urban Utilities spokesperson Anna Hartley said the car was the new ‘skid’ on
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Grist News
May 26, 2021
With plans for a Made-in-America renewable energy transformation, Biden administration ramps up efforts to extract rare earth minerals from coal waste.
Sustainability Matters
May 20, 2021
Australian researchers have demonstrated that the two-dimensional (2D) films used in some perovskite solar cells closely resemble a sandwich — two layers of the same type (the bread) surround one central, contrasting layer (the filling).
Perovskite is an exciting material at the forefront of solar energy research and design. Previously, scientists thought 2D perovskite films had a
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