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BlackRock breaks with Glencore over environment policy

Financial Times: Energy

Latest filings show two top 10 shareholders voted against Swiss miner’s climate plan

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New Disruptive Technology Recycles Rare Earth Magnets Vital to Clean Energy

Hydrogen Fuel News

Electric vehicles, wind turbine generators and other technologies require these materials. New disruptive technology is placing a focus on the recycling of rare earth magnets, a practice that is expected to play an important role in clean energy technologies that often rely on these materials. Rare earth magnets are used in everything from wind turbines and EVs to smartphones and hard disk drives.

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Instead of tilting at turbines we should see them for what they are: beautiful | Rowan Moore

The Guardian: Energy

Britons should learn to love onshore renewables as part of a long tradition of robust, practical, rural structures Growing up in the countryside, it was a feature of drives with my parents that electricity pylons would be deplored. So I am familiar with the instinct to oppose wind turbines, which like pylons are large, energy-providing infrastructure, among some country dwellers, leading David Cameron to tighten up rules in 2015 in a way that led to a 97% reduction in the numbers granted plannin

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Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells

Energy Central

Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells Alma Clean Power is on the mission to develop modularized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) systems for applications in the ocean space, and the 6-kW unit is the first building block of a complete 100-kW SOFC module. The test validates the company’s design of a direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) system, delivering an impressive electrical efficiency of.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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UK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auction

The Guardian: Energy

Industry figures and the TUC warn of missed carbon reduction targets and lost jobs unless government boosts green investment Fears are growing that existing offshore wind projects could be shelved, after industry insiders warned that “disastrous” handling by the government had created a big shortfall in future renewable energy. Ministers revealed last week that no additional offshore windfarms will go ahead in the UK after the latest government auction.

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World’s first hydrogen-powered 'smart tram' begins on-road testing in Malaysia

Energy Central

I'm currently in KL, with key stakeholders driving forwards the nascent hydrogen economy - literally - with the world's first hydrogen-powered 'smart tram', The fuel-cell units can travel 245km on a single ten-minute charge, reaching speeds of up to 70km/h and carrying up to 307 passengers at the same time. “The smart tram is the first to.

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176 New EV Fast Charging Ports Will Be Installed In Illinois

CleanTechnica

Texas-based Universal EV Chargers recently announced that the company was selected by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to receive grants in order to install 176 new DC fast charging ports throughout the state of Illinois. The total dollar amount of the Illinois EV charger grants is $5.8 million.

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Toyota Plunges Into Crowded Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Pool, With A Bang

CleanTechnica

Signs that a fuel cell truck revolution is coming to the US have been few and far between. Nevertheless, activity is finally beginning to pick up. Toyota has just jumped into the pool with both feet first, but the company better not look back. Something might be gaining on it.

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Half Of The World’s Glaciers Will Vanish With 1.5 Degrees of Warming

CleanTechnica

In the Himalayas, not far from the base of Mount Everest, lies the Imja-Lhotse Shar Glacier, where David Rounce conducted his doctoral research. From 2013 to 2017, Rounce and his team visited Nepal to measure the glacier as it rapidly receded — and as the lake at its base grew.

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How Do Electric Grid Operators Warn Us About Extreme Heat?

CleanTechnica

Electricity grid operators often keep a wary eye towards the thermometer, particularly during the summertime danger season, as daily temperatures soar above 90 degree Fahrenheit and heat waves spread around the country. And for good reason: extreme heat events cause a host of reliability issues for the grid.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Elon Musk Biography Reveals Internal Tesla Battle Regarding $25,000 Car & Robotaxis

CleanTechnica

A new biography of Elon Musk due to be published in a few days says Tesla engineers have convinced him to build a $25,000 car.

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How Tesla Can Continue 50% Growth & Sell 2.7 Million Vehicles In 2024

CleanTechnica

How Tesla can produce the vehicles and create sufficient demand to sell them in order to continue Tesla's aggressive growth trajectory

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How Frontline Communities Can Take Advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act to Advance Local Priorities

CleanTechnica

A breakdown of some of the major opportunities available to community-based organizations and some actionable steps to get more involved in this space.