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Today starts the Kick-Off Meeting for the ENERGIZE project, LIFE CET 2023 Call European funded. During the next three years we will work to boost Industrial energy communities in several European regions. Follow us to keep posted! #EnergyCommunites #Industrialparks #EnergyTransition #LIFEprojects CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency IRIS Technology Solutions Three o'clock ESTRATS CONSULTORIA ESTRATÈGICA SL EnGreen Símbiosy FEDARENE Energieinstitut an der JKU Linz

The first day of the CCUS ZEN event “How to make a CCUS value chain fly” has finished and we had amazing discussions. I presented a proposal for a CCUS value chain concept for the Baltic region case study and will leave some key numbers below: - 3 countries involved (Germany, Denmark and Sweden) - 33 emitters selected with an approximate capture rate of 19 million tonnes of CO2 per year - 8 CO2 storage sites which sum over 900 million tonnes of mean storage capacity - 6 CO2 utilisation projects - Up to 2000 km of pipelines - 5 harbours selected to support CO2 shipping It is without doubt an ambitious, large scale and cross border project, which aims to represent a variety of solutions for CCUS decarbonisation. Our focus will now shift to an economic assessment, and developing a solid business strategy for the case study. I look forward to start the next phase, but before that, I plan to enjoy the second day of the event, where we will continue to discuss how to make a CCUS network fly ✈️ #ccus #carbonmanagement #energytransition #sustainability

📢 New blog! SLICES-RI contributes to the GreenDIGIT Project: Lowering the Environmental Impact of Digital Research Infrastructures Digital infrastructures are essential for research, but they also contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. ♻ The new GreenDIGIT project is dedicated to addressing this challenge by creating solutions to minimize the environmental footprint of research infrastructures. The project brings together 4 major distributed Digital Research Infrastructures at different lifecycle stages: EBRAINS, EGI, SLICES-RI, and SoBigData Research Infrastructure, to tackle the challenge of environmental impact reduction with the ambition to provide solutions that are reusable across the whole spectrum of digital services on the ESFRI - European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures landscape and play a role model. This project will: ➡Develop a framework for increasing sustainability of digital RIs ➡Create tools to help researchers design eco-friendly digital applications ➡Educate service providers on good practices for green infrastructure management Read more about the project in our new blog: https://lnkd.in/ePtrBN2c #GreenDIGIT #Sustainability #ResearchInfrastructures #SLICES

Exploring the monetisation of construction-stored carbon, if done effectively, fairly and transparently, could help overcome the green premium associated with biobased construction materials -- and we're pleased to share some progress in this area from our Built by Nature Fund grantees at Climate Cleanup and our Frontrunner and biobased construction leaders Ballast Nedam Development. The two have signed a collaboration agreement for the carbon accounting of three development projects and launched the world’s first Construction Stored Carbon Credits. The quantification, verification and certification of the carbon credits will be coordinated through Oncra -- an Open Natural Carbon Removal Accounting framework that enables the removal and storage of carbon dioxide through nature-based solutions. Find the full announcement and media release here: https://lnkd.in/gjCK_8Pc Pictured here at the launch announcement (main image, left to right) are Sven Jense, founder and director of Climate Cleanup Foundation; Rosa Bos, project developer at Ballast Nedam; Onno Dwars, CEO of Ballast Nedam, and Sacha Brons, Head of Construction Stored Carbon at Climate Cleanup Foundation. #decarbonisation #biobasedmaterials #carbonaccounting

Great initiative - monetary awards for carbon stored in buildings are much needed. Only when the embodied carbon of different building materials are priced in appropriately, can we expect construction companies and developers to make a genuine effort to reduce the carbon emissions of the built environment.   There is a second part to this - current biomass subsidies mean that burning wood is incentivised over the use in construction. While the use of biomass as fuel is preferable to burning fossil fuels, it yields lower carbon benefits than using the wood in construction (and yes, some of the biomass would be usable as building materials!). Monetarily rewarding use of wood in construction would level the playing field and ensure carbon-efficient use of our forest resources.

Great piece by Walid Al Saqqaf - Rebalance Earth brought to my attention by the wonderful and dedicated Kate Terriere. It is very simple - Earth is our biggest asset, so invest in it. Companies: you can’t have healthy profits without healthy global consumerism (and all that goes with it), and you don’t get that without a healthy global population …and they/we all need a healthy planet. Without a healthy planet, the dominoes just fall one by one in a predictable sequence. The first rule of investment is protect your capital, right? If we kill the planet then all that capital dies with it. It’s quite straightforward really, isn’t it? #nature #planetaryhealth Richard Hixson

Prepared to embrace the challenges and opportunities of new technologies and sustainable development? Ausinland integrates innovation into infrastructure construction to drive the convergence and development of new technologies such as clean energy, carbon neutrality, transportation, and underground space development. We strive for green infrastructure, creating a more sustainable living environment for the future. #greeninfrastructure # innovation #newtechnologies #ausinland #cleanenergy #carbonneutrality #transport #undergroundspace #development

The infrastructure under consideration for the six potential anchor projects could represent an estimated investment of more than £11.9 billion by 2035. This could help drive local economic growth, support local opportunities and improve job prospects. Click the link below to read the findings of our socioeconomic report:    https://lnkd.in/e5TzQUbV #NetZero, #Decarbonisation, #CCUS #Solent

Lars Aagaard, The Danish Minister of Climate, Energy, and Utilities, joined our CEO to take the first steps in the world's first full-scale carbon capture and storage projects. With them were the Head of Microsoft Denmark and the mayors of the two municipalities in which the projects will be built. This is a very proud moment, not just for Denmark but for Ørsted whose position as world leader of sustainable, renewable energy and a guide towards net-zero emissions is stronger than ever. #orsted #renewableenergy #netzeroemissions

🌊 Exciting News: Our project "Data and Scenarios for a Sustainable Mediterranean Blue Economy (MEDSEAPLAN)" has been awarded funding under the EU Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) call. As the coordinator for Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi, I am thrilled to lead this initiative alongside esteemed colleagues Uğur Karadurmuş and Levent Bilgili. We look forward to the final review of our national agencies for the grant agreement! 🚀 The MEDSEAPLAN project, led by the World Ocean Council (Lisa Simone de Grunt), is set to revolutionize Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) over the next 36 months. Our multi-sectoral, multi-actor, and cross-border approach aims to bring about impactful change in sea basin-level MSP development, incorporating advanced data and industry insights. The focus is on creating a more robust, knowledge-based, and data-driven MSP for a sustainable Blue Economy in the Mediterranean Region. 🎉 Additionally, we are thrilled to announce that our project will contribute to the development of offshore wind energy in Türkiye. We will be developing and demonstrating a Lidar-integrated data buoy to collect meteorological and oceanographic data specifically for the burgeoning offshore wind energy sector. This initiative marks a significant step towards harnessing clean and sustainable energy for the future.(Werover, Elkon Elektrik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, REGBES, Canan Acar, Erdeniz Erol, Mert Doganli, Ali Alkan) 🤝 I extend heartfelt thanks to all collaborators, partners, and stakeholders involved in making this project a reality. Together, we are charting the course for a futureproof and environmentally conscious maritime industry. https://lnkd.in/dqGNBWZh #MEDSEAPLAN #blueeconomy #MSP #sustainabledevelopment #offshorewindenergy #renewableenergy