Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A new IMechE report sees a vital role for energy storage technologies in the exploitation of UK renewable energy. Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE) – a specialist in power beam welding technologies – has been shortlisted for an International Energy Award for its RapidWeld project.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

A paper published in the journal Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences argues that a human expedition on the surface of the Red Planet could be powered by harvesting solar energy. The winner: a photovoltaic array that uses compressed hydrogen for energy storage. The concept is not new. Weighing the options.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 30, 2020

Obviously, travel startups won’t be a hot category for a long time. And what does the reorientation tell us about who’s still all-in on the category? The Interchange is brought to you by Fluence, a global leader in battery-based energy storage technology and services. It was difficult at any stage of funding.

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altenergymag

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

According to the primary CXO's of the global solar energy market, the market is estimated to witness a substantial growth of nearly 20% over the forecast period. By technology segmentation, the concentrated solar power system category is expected to contribute the largest market share in the global solar energy market.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2020

Its vehicle is the Self-Generation Incentive Program , the state’s premiere incentive for energy storage and on-site generation technologies, which will now direct 63 percent of its $830 million in new funding through 2024 to a newly created “equity resilience budget. Big changes for California's energy storage market.

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Charged

APRIL 17, 2024

Electrode fixing tapes represent a highly specialized category of adhesive tapes. The new products are “the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of functional bonding and protection tapes engineered to make EV batteries safer, more efficient and easier to assemble.”

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Long-duration storage occupies an enviable position in the cleantech hype cycle. Its allure has proven more durable than energy blockchain, and its commercialization is further along than super-buzzy green hydrogen. Why do we care about energy storage duration? Energy storage makes this power useful at other times.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Last week, former NRG Energy CEO David Crane joined the frenzy. . Crane was instrumental in leading NRG into renewables and other clean energy sectors and was ousted in late 2015 after its stock tanked. Disclosure: Crane is a former GreenBiz editor at large, and you can read his body of work here.) Pull Quote.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 23, 2022

Criterion Energy Partners received an investment from Patterson-UTI. CeraPhi Energy unveiled its GreenFlash service with RenewaBit that retrofits oil and gas wells to produce 100 percent clean geothermal energy. Greentown alum Packetized Energy was acquired by EnergyHub. Soliyarn received $1.5M Awards + Recognition.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In September, the California Public Utilities Commission ( CPUC) directed $100 million in previously funded “equity budget” spending toward these high-risk customers, along with a boosted incentive of $1 per watt-hour that can almost completely cover the upfront costs of a typical residential solar-storage system.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Public voting for the best European clean energy projects and leaders now open. The European Sustainable Energy Awards recognise outstanding individuals and projects for their innovation and efforts in energy efficiency and renewables. European Sustainable Energy Awards 2022 Finalists. Global change through local action.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Scottish Green Energy Awards announced the shortlist for this year’s awards, said to be the UK’s biggest celebration of the renewable energy industry, on 13 October. Matthieu Hue, Chief Executive of EDF Renewables, said: “Once again we are delighted to be headline sponsor of the much-anticipated Scottish Green Energy Awards.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The UK’s first all-electric intercity bus service drove off with a top prize at the Scottish Green Energy Awards on 1 December. The bilingual multi-purpose facility uses a mix of energy sources such as solar panels, an air source heat pump, battery storage and insulation to reduce its dependence on the grid.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

California regulators plan to address pleas from stakeholders in the energy storage industry to free up money for the state’s behind-the-meter battery incentive program, directing an additional $108.5 billion available through 2024 to cover part of the costs of installing batteries at homes and businesses.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Finalists announced on 5 October in 11 categories. Gravity, indigenous crofters and in-turbine toilets are all key parts of projects which have been shortlisted for the 2021 Scottish Green Energy Awards, announced on 5 October. Tidal power firm Nova Innvation is among the shortlisted entries.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2023

The low carbon energy solutions innovator challenge, launched by the Climate Innovation Platform (CIP) is aimed at supporting businesses dedicated to driving energy innovation. The programme offers successful applicants packages of support to drive the commercialisation of energy products and services.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Mercom Capital Group , a global communications and research and consulting firm focused on cleantech, recently released its Q4 and Annual 2020 Funding and M&A report for the battery storage, smart grid and energy efficiency sectors. Corporate funding in battery storage was up 136% with $6.6 billion in 2019. compared to $2.3

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 8, 2024

Home appliances constitute the lowest layer of flexibility in the energy system but arguably they also are one of the most important layers. To investigate this the European Bridge project surveyed 18 projects (the number that responded) on the use of the appliances and their energy related features. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 19, 2023

Power storage and generation ranks third in the top ten technologies that are considered a strategic priority globally, the World Economic Forum has reported. Similarly, the energy sector ranks third among the sectors in which their chosen technologies might unleash new markets. Have you read?

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2022

Group says they have developed a simple, fast, and energy-efficient synthesis method for producing exceptional carbon nano-onions from fish scales. Carbon nano-onions (CNOs) are one attractive sub-class in this materials category. They offer a high surface area and large electrical and thermal conductivities.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

based storage and inverter company, has launched a new home backup system that combines three technologies: solar, storage and natural-gas or diesel generators. More homeowners are turning to solar and storage systems as wildfires, heat waves and other disasters cause power outages in parts of the U.S. OutBack Power, the U.S.-based

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Novel energy storage concept developer Gravitricity picked up the award for Best Innovation. Director of industry body said shortlist highlighted the “leaps of innovation” of Scotland’s renewable energy industry. The 2021 Scottish Green Energy Awards was headline-sponsored by EDF Renewables.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 1, 2024

The most commonly deployed technology in this category is dynamic line rating , which can be used to maximise the carrying capacity of lines based on ambient conditions such as temperature and wind speed, instead of the always conservative calculated fixed values. But what about real-life savings?

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Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 30, 2022

However for this effort to be sustainable, energy solutions have to be clean, resilient, and affordable. Join GreenBiz Senior Energy Analyst Sarah Golden, as she moderates a conversation with John Igo of Mainspring and Jesse Tootell of Lineage Logistics. It isn’t too late to take advantage of this great webcast !

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AutoGrid

JULY 5, 2023

What’s driving the deployment of utility-scale energy storage assets? We will focus on the opportunities for “utility-scale” or “grid-scale” energy storage in this blog. Grid-Scale Batteries Grid-scale energy storage systems include batteries, flywheels, pumped hydro, and compressed air energy storage.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 1, 2020

The program has been plagued by delays in implementation and ongoing confusion over its new rules, solar and energy storage industry members say. ” The redesigned program now offers an incentive of $1 per watt-hour for customers that fall under its new “equity-resilience” category.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 11, 2022

Australian clean energy company MGA Thermal has been awarded AUS$1.27 million (USD$900,000) from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to scale up its thermal energy storage technology; graphite-based blocks that absorb and store thermal energy from renewable electricity or industrial waste heat.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 9, 2022

As clean energies grow in countries’ energy mixes, ongoing innovation is key for reducing costs and improving the performance. Research, development and demonstration of clean energies is common across countries and regions. Have you read? Hydrogen standards have followed a similar pathway.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

’s days, when VCs alone pumped expensive equity into energy commodities businesses, is the depth and breadth of specialized climate tech capital support. Investment firms can be repeated and listed across multiple categories if the firm has multiple funds relevant across asset classes. 🔎 See a profile that needs a tweak?

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

In cars, the goal is to pack as much energy into as little space as possible. But, in December, LG Chem (recently rebranded as LG Energy Solution) recalled an unknown number of battery packs after five "thermal events" caused property damage in U.S. Home energy storage is still a new and relatively expensive product category.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

California has more distributed energy resources than any other state, pressuring it to find ways to integrate them into the grid. That’s the big change enabled by a Rule 21 revision entitled “conditions that allow distributed energy resources to perform while avoiding upgrades.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 7, 2020

California officials expect that the state needs 1 gigawatt of new long-duration energy storage by 2026 to advance its clean-energy transition. But it adds 11 gigawatts of utility-scale solar by 2030, nearly 3 gigawatts of wind and a groundbreaking amount of energy storage. How big a deal is this?

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 29, 2020

For years now, venture investors have stayed away from the cleantech category, a hangover from the Solyndra days that we have thoroughly documented on The Interchange. Co-host Shayle Kann, a managing director at Energy Impact Partners, sets up the trend. “Climatetech” is suddenly the hot new trend in venture capital.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Both projects will reduce demand on regional energy infrastructure and enable Eaton to power its manufacturing plants with more renewables and boost energy resilience for its operations, said the companies in a press release. MWh of battery storage into the facility’s onsite power generation systems.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Cleartrace announced a $20M financing round , from several strategic investors, including Greentown partner EDF Energy North America. Energy Dome closed an $11M convertible round to accelerate the commercial development of its CO 2 battery. Octopus Energy will launch an EV-leasing program and demand-response energy plan.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

From the record number of entries and nominations received, the judges shortlisted 48 finalists across the eight award categories to go through to the public vote. Baker Hughes: Leaching Pumps for Strategic Gas Storage. Crest Pumps: Safe, Reliable and Energy Efficient Sulphuric Acid Transfer. • Product of the Year.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

More than half of the winners cited energy saving as key to their plans for success and a third were named winners for their innovation in becoming more efficient. A new Energy Transition Scotland Award was also added to the categories this year. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings.

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