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Dean Nelson, CEO of Cato Digital and Founder of Infrastructure Masons, envisions Clean Energy Zones—master-planned communities powered by clean energy, designed to support industries like data centers, green hydrogen, and sustainable construction. These zones prioritize ecological balance, community revitalization, and moving data centers closer to power sources. Pioneering projects like Bulk Infrastructure in Norway, DataVolt in Saudi Arabia, and Quantum Loophole in Maryland showcase this vision in action. It’s time to align digital growth with sustainable innovation. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dT8zBU5j Dean Nelson | Santiago Suinaga | Colby Cox | Cyre Mercedes Denny-Quinones | Miranda G. Gardiner, LEED Fellow | iMasons Climate Accord | Cato Digital | Lee Kirby | Maricel Cerruti | Julie Albright | Santiago Suinaga | Princina Stone | Oliver Jones | Infrastructure Masons #CleanEnergyZones #Sustainability #DigitalInnovation #GreenFuture #AIInfrastructure

💡 Speeding up the implementation of Net Zero Emission Buildings and Neighbourhoods through targeted financial policies 📆 13 June 2024, 12:45 - 16:15 📍 Brussels / Online, Belgium - Online + In-Person: NTNU Office, Rue Guimard 9, 1040 Brussels, 2nd floor Join us next week when experts from 7 #EU research & innovation projects will present their results, data and experiences on #netzero #emission and #plus #energy #neighbourhood projects, as well as the viewpoints of key stakeholders along the #building value chain. Moreover, we will discuss #policy measures needed to #finance and scale up projects around Europe, presenting concrete policy recommendations for private and public decision-makers. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eeMYtihd #PEB #PED #buildingstock #energytransition #buildingtransition #urban #EUGreenDeal #EPBD

This month our Live Labs 2 blog comes from Mike O'Dowd-Jones, lead officer for the Wessex Partnership: Net Zero Corridors Live Lab and Service Director of Infrastructure and Transport for Somerset Council. Mike explores the latest information on the net zero corridors project: https://lnkd.in/eb5hHvmD Live Labs 2 is a £30m three-year, UK-wide programme, developed by ADEPT and funded by the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom, that aims to decarbonise the local highway network. You can read all of the Live Labs 2 blog posts here: https://lnkd.in/eFTpUaJb #LiveLabs2 #NetZero #decarbonisation #highways

This week, the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) Implementation Working Group on 🌱Sustainable and ⚡Efficient Energy Use in Industry (IWG-Industry) came together for its quarterly meeting! 🤔Interested to learn more? The IWG-Industry is dedicated to supporting energy intensive industries in becoming ✅ more competitive and less resource-, emissions- and energy-intensive. The meeting featured insightful discussions on key topics, including:   🔹National funding programmes 🔹New industrial research & innovation priorities for 2025-2027 🔹The benefits of Low-Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) microgrids in industrial plants 🔹The 2026-2027 Processes4Planet priorities Explore more below. 👇

New York City ranks 48th overall in #SCI24, performing particularly well in the Profit and Planet pillars. #NYC is the second-highest ranked U.S. city after San Francisco. The City's greatest asset is its Profit performance, bolstered by its successful transportation infrastructure. The commitment in New York City to harnessing renewable energy boosts its Planet score, driven by a statewide target of 70% renewable power by 2030. The battle for sustainability will be won or lost in our cities. Explore the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2024, ranking 100 cities across 67 metrics: https://okt.to/2jTXmo #SustainableCities #SCI2024 #ArcadisSustainableCitiesIndex

We recently launched our Q3 Results, with Arcadis achieving an operating EBITA margin of 11.4%. As we get closer to year end, our strong performance reaffirms my confidence in our strategy and direction. Today, we’re focused on advancing transformative projects across urban transit, climate resilience and industrial decarbonization. Projects like Australia’s Rozelle Interchange reflect our dedication to impactful solutions, reducing urban congestion, and strengthening energy resilience. As sustainable infrastructure investment grows, our continued commitment to our clients, strong advisory and technical capabilities, and purpose-led approach will remain key in helping our clients deliver results that support a sustainable, future-ready world. Learn more: https://okt.to/N7j9hf #Arcadis #SustainableTransformationPartner #PlanetPositiveFuture

We can accelerate the shift to a #climate-smart future by: 🤝 Strengthening communities & equity 💡 Developing #CleanEnergy systems 🚗 Boosting #EVs & charging networks 🏢 Designing zero-carbon buildings Learn more ways we can help advance our infrastructure transition: https://bit.ly/3tR0kJd

🎯 Ready to secure #financing for your energy or climate initiative? Whether your project focuses on public or private buildings, transportation, public lighting, or a combination of solutions, #H2020PROSPECT+ got you covered! We’ve conducted in-depth research to bring you the most effective strategies and best practices in financing these projects. 🔍 You're a few clicks away from accessing specific areas that interest you and discovering how to make your project a success: https://lnkd.in/gmfjfi4m adelphi | TEESlab - Technoeconomics of Energy Systems laboratory | Eurocities | Energy Cities | FEDARENE | Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy Foundation (IEECP) | Agency ENERGAP | OÖ Energiesparverband | Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo Económico de Valladolid | #SEMMO

Don't miss this World Economic Forum Agenda article by our own Vincent Martinez ... about carbon and infrastructure life cycle. As we move forward, embracing low-carbon infrastructure will be essential to achieving global climate goals and ensuring sustainable development. Thank you to those who contributed to this piece, including Jennifer Taranto, Meghan Lewis, Jordan Palmeri, Lauren Alger, PE, Anthony Kane, ENV SP, and Lisa Chamberlain. https://lnkd.in/e9ZU5wRJ Martinez has participated in the Forum's work on these topics and a number of new resources have been released: The Forum's G20 Smart Cities Task Force took on the effort to create a Whole Life Carbon Assessment Mandates Model Policy to help cities take a decisive step to reduce the carbon footprint of their built environment and reach their climate-neutrality and net-zero emissions targets. https://lnkd.in/giqjXzE4 Can the evolution of building-level decarbonization policy inform a whole-life carbon approach for infrastructure? The newly released report, Implementing a Lifecycle Approach to Infrastructure: A Policy Roadmap for Cities, aims to answer this and other questions, balancing short-term and long-term impacts on essential infrastructure needs around the world. Launch page: https://lnkd.in/gKW9fR2f Full report: https://lnkd.in/gam5PmS2 #BeyondTheBuilding Carbon Leadership Forum ASCE Infrastructure 2050  

On the 27th of June the European Council adopted its Strategic Agenda for the 2024 – 2029 cycle. The agenda calls for strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and aiming to become the first carbon neutral continent by 2050.  CurrENT welcomes grids being mentioned as a key area of focus for making a success of the green and digital transition, where the agenda further underlines the need for “ambitious electrification using all net-zero- and low-carbon solutions, and investment in grids, storage and interconnections.” Innovative grid technologies can play a critical role in achieving Europe’s decarbonisation goals and should be central in any discussions surrounding grid investments for the future. You can read the full strategic agenda laid out by the council here: https://lnkd.in/eeX7UaGS