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ARENA reports “unprecedented” interest in community batteries

Renew Economy

ARENA receives applications request for $1.3 billion of community battery proposals, more than 10 times the $120 million available under its funding program. The post ARENA reports “unprecedented” interest in community batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Volvo doubles down on V2G with new energy solutions business

Smart Energy International

At the same time as launching a V2G pilot, Volvo Cars is launching Volvo Cars Energy Solutions, a new business unit that will offer energy storage and charging-related technologies and services with bidirectional capacity, enabling customers to discharge energy back onto the power grid. Volvo’s new business is being called a move to capitalise on the potential offer by EVs for charging users’ homes and the grid to help support the transition to a smarter, more sustainable and more efficient ener

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Sun Cable eyes Tasmania for multi-billion dollar factory for sub-sea cables

Renew Economy

Sun Cable may build a multi-billion dollar facility in Tasmania to make high voltage sub-sea cables for its ambitious renewable energy export plans. The post Sun Cable eyes Tasmania for multi-billion dollar factory for sub-sea cables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New companies step in to help solar contractors secure IRA’s many tax benefits

Solar Power World

Services and software are materializing to guide the solar industry through the learning curve of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its clean energy provisions. The IRA was devised as an aid to the U.S. solar industry, with provisions containing tax credits available to installers, manufacturers and system owners. The legislation has been enacted for… The post New companies step in to help solar contractors secure IRA’s many tax benefits appeared first on Solar Power World.

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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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Could finding enough white hydrogen make a difference to decarbonization?

Hydrogen Fuel News

Scientists in France found a deposit of natural H2 earlier this year, but will it solve zero-carbon challenges? Early this summer, scientists in northern France discovered what has the potential to be a huge white hydrogen deposit , that is, naturally occurring H2. Depending on how this H2 is extracted, it could prove to be one of the cheapest and cleanest forms.

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Shipowners urged to protect vessels against electric-car fires

Financial Times: Energy

Exports of lithium ion-based products increase safety risks and pose ‘huge problem’ for shipping, says IMO

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Top US gas producer says pipeline fights endanger industrial world

Financial Times: Energy

EQT chief lambasts ‘movement to cancel energy infrastructures’ after latest delay to Mountain Valley project

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Scientists say only transformational change will avoid environmental tipping points

Eco-Business

Ahead of COP28, UN-backed scientists warn that to avoid six irreversible climatic and ecological changes, the root causes must be addressed.

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Green energy investment headwinds threaten Biden’s climate targets

Financial Times: Energy

Interest rates, supply snarls and permitting delays soften boost from Inflation Reduction Act

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State of the climate: Global temperatures throughout mid-2023 shatter records

Eco-Business

The first three quarters of 2023 has seen exceptional heat globally, putting 2023 on track to be the warmest year since records began in the mid-1800s, and likely for millennia before as well.

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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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Shell boss backs ‘leaner’ operation in defending renewables strategy shift

Financial Times: Energy

Top executives have left group’s green divisions after shift in focus under new CEO

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North Dakota’s DCFC Network Has Improved Drastically, EA Opens First Station

CleanTechnica

Sometimes, I think I have it bad as an EV driver in New Mexico. Only very recently did all of the state’s interstate highways get CCS charging, and many popular U.S. highways in the state don’t have any charging at all, not even from Tesla.

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Don’t Count On GPS Trackers To Save Your E-Bike

CleanTechnica

Over the years, we’ve gotten quite a few e-bikes in to review. I don’t do every kind of riding, and I don’t have time to do long-term tests on every bike, so I often recruit friends and family to join in.

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EVs Take 26.5% Share In France — Dacia Springs Up

CleanTechnica

October saw plugin EVs take 26.5% share of the French auto market, an increase from 22.4% share, year on year. The volume of full electric sales grew over 1.5x YoY. Overall auto volume was 152,383 units, up some 22% YoY, though still below pre-2020 norms.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Tesla Energy Unveils VPP Plan For Puerto Rico & $0 Down Solar For Tesla Drivers

CleanTechnica

Tesla has unveiled a virtual power plant program for its Powerwall customers in Puerto Rico and a zero down offer for selected customers.

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The Movement to Incorporate Women into Kenya’s Solar PV Workforce 

CleanTechnica

The work done by WISEe, Women in Sustainable Energy & Entrepreneurship, is combating climate change, gender inequality, and improving electricity access simultaneously. Started in 2015, WISEe leads technical PV training, hands-on installation, and entrepreneurship guidance for Kenyan women entering the renewable industry.

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EV Charging And The Grid — The Truth Is Out There

CleanTechnica

"EV charging will crash the grid," Henny Penny cried. "We must run and tell the king!" EV FUD is everywhere. Here's the truth.

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Tesla Vehicles Will Now Warn Drowsy & Inattentive Drivers

CleanTechnica

Tesla vehicles keep getting smarter over time with the help of free over-the-air (OTA) software updates. A new and interesting feature has just started rolling out to Tesla cars in Europe that warns drivers if they are inattentive or drowsy.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?