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Tech must lead on carbon neutrality

GreenBiz

Sponsored: The tech industry is far from the biggest polluter, but it’ll be a key leader in solving the most pressing issue of our time: saving our planet.

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World’s biggest eight-hour lithium battery wins NSW long duration storage tender

Renew Economy

Two huge lithium-ion batteries, and the Broken Hill compressed air storage project, win storage tender in result that may lead to rethink of what long duration storage technologies will look like. The post World’s biggest eight-hour lithium battery wins NSW long duration storage tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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From kicks to compost: Puma’s playbook for circular sneakers

GreenBiz

The RE:SUEDE project attempts to give old sneakers new life as agricultural compost.

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NSW secures another $4.2 billion of wind, solar and storage to help shift from coal

Renew Economy

NSW lands another $4.2 billion in wind, solar and storage projects, including big wins for Andrew Forrest and Neoen, and three ground-breaking long duration storage projects. The post NSW secures another $4.2 billion of wind, solar and storage to help shift from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Food Matters: Year-in-Review

NRDC onEarth

Through NRDC's Food Matters initiative, U.S. cities work to prevent food from becoming waste, rescue surplus food, and recycle food scraps.

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TotalEnergies Inaugurates H2Benelux Hydrogen Refueling Stations in Rotterdam and Utrecht

FuelCellsWorks

TotalEnergies yesterday inaugurated new public hydrogen refueling stations in the Rotterdam region, in Capelle aan den IJssel, and in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the presence of Robert Joore, Managing Director.

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SunHydrogen Enters Consulting Agreement With 3 of Japan’s Most Esteemed Green Hydrogen Production Experts

FuelCellsWorks

CORALVILLE, IA– SunHydrogen, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, today announced that the Company has entered into a consulting agreement with.

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Frontier beefs up solar and green hydrogen plans, as it joins renewables race in wild West

Renew Economy

The race to harness Western Australia's huge renewables potential has a new contender, following Frontier Energy's acquisition of Waroona Energy. The post Frontier beefs up solar and green hydrogen plans, as it joins renewables race in wild West appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Advent Technologies Secures €1.8 Million Frame Contract With Volta Energy for the Supply of Methanol-Powered Fuel Cell Units

FuelCellsWorks

BOSTON– Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) (“Advent” or the “Company”), an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology sectors, is pleased to announce the signing of a.

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US Treasury and IRS provide additional guidance for 45X manufacturing tax credit for batteries

Energy Storage News

More detailed proposed regulations around the US government's 45X tax credit for domestic clean energy manufacturing have been released, clarifying what battery components and materials qualify.

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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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First Hydrogen Launches FCEV Vehicle Program in North America

FuelCellsWorks

Vancouver, British Columbia– First Hydrogen Corp. (“FIRST HYDROGEN” or the “Company“), after successful UK vehicle trials, is pleased to announce the launch of its new hydrogen-powered-fuel-cell vehicle (“FCEV”) program for.

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2023 Wins in Food Waste & What’s Next in 2024

NRDC onEarth

NRDC’s food waste team reflects on all we’ve accomplished this year and what we’re most excited for in 2024

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Electrolyser Company Thyssenkrupp Nucera Achieves Two-And-A-Half-Fold Profit Surge, Exceeding Expectations in 2022/2023 Financial Year

FuelCellsWorks

Achieving dynamic and profitable growth through successful project execution and further progress in implementing the growth strategy Order intake in the chlor-alkali business is at a record high High increase.

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FERC Rule Will Get Clean Energy onto the U.S. Power Grid Faster?

NRDC onEarth

Reforming the interconnection process is critical to advancing clean energy. FERC’s Order 2023 is an important first step, and NRDC stands with FERC to defend it.

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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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H2U and De Nora Enter Research & Development Agreement to Discover High-Performance Materials for Green Hydrogen Production

FuelCellsWorks

De Nora Will Utilize H2U’s Catalyst Discovery Engine™ to Identify Low-cost, Durable Catalysts for Water Electrolysis. De Nora advances on its growth path in energy transition with electrocatalysts 10 thousand times.

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The Brief: At Stake in 2024: Returns on inclusion and the ownership economy

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! ⚡ Plugged In: Investing in inclusion-focused entrepreneurs. Earlier guests on Plugged In with ImpactAlpha contributing editor Sherrell Dorsey include. The post The Brief: At Stake in 2024: Returns on inclusion and the ownership economy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Exxonmobil to Build Ccs Pilot Plant With Fuelcell Energy Using Carbonate Fuel Cell Technology

FuelCellsWorks

First time for carbonate fuel cell technology to be piloted for carbon capture in an industrial environment Captured CO2 will be transported and stored via the Porthos project for permanent storage.

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CubicPV inks US$1 billion polysilicon supply deal with OCIM for US wafer production

PV Tech

US solar manufacturer CubicPV has signed a long-term supply agreement with South Korean-owned polysilicon producer OCIM to support its planned solar wafer manufacturing facility.

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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?

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Nova Scotia Releases Green Hydrogen Action Plan

FuelCellsWorks

A new action plan will help grow Nova Scotia’s green hydrogen industry and advance the transition to clean energy.“Nova Scotia is poised to be a world leader in the production.

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This seasoned electrician is helping to build a clean energy workforce

Canary Media

As a child, Tonya Hicks was fascinated by car engines. She spent her summers in her grandparents’ garage with her uncle, an industrial mechanic, who taught her how to build a motor from scrap by the time she was 8.

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Toyota to Compete in the Thailand 10-Hour Endurance Race With Prius

FuelCellsWorks

Expanding the wide range of options to achieve a carbon-neutral society Toyota City, Japan– Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that it will be participating in the IDEMITSU SUPER ENDURANCE SOURTHEAST.

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The clean energy backlog barely budged this year. What’s the way forward?

Canary Media

When it comes to the existentially important process of connecting new clean energy to the grid, 2023 is ending much as it began: in a literal gridlock.

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DOE Announces $59 Million to Advance the National Clean Hydrogen Strategy

FuelCellsWorks

The Department of Energy (DOE) today released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for up to $59 million to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) of affordable clean-hydrogen technologies.

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Renewables cover more than half of Germany’s electricity demand for first time in 2023

Renew Economy

Germany has generated more than half of the electricity it used this year with renewable energy for the first time, new data shows. The post Renewables cover more than half of Germany’s electricity demand for first time in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CNX Provides Update on Hydrogen Project Location and 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Rules

FuelCellsWorks

PITTSBURGH– Citing delays and increasing uncertainty over implementation rules guiding the use of the 45V hydrogen production tax credit provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and an inability to.

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Newest peaking gas plant fires up for first time: At least it’s connected to a pipeline

Renew Economy

EnergyAustralia fires up country's newest peaking gas generator for first time. It won't likely be needed often, but at least it is connected to a pipeline. The post Newest peaking gas plant fires up for first time: At least it’s connected to a pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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FLO to install solar-powered EV chargers for Phoenix Contact USA employees

Charged

Canada-headquartered EV charging network and infrastructure provider FLO will install four solar-powered dual-port CoRe+ chargers at the Pennsylvania headquarters of Phoenix Contact USA, a subsidiary of Phoenix Contact, a German manufacturer of industrial automation, interconnection and interface equipment. FLO has provided similar charging equipment to Phoenix Contact Canada at locations in Ontario for use by company employees.

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From dirty diesel to nearly 70pct solar powered, Lord Howe goes electric

Renew Economy

Lord Howe has a solar farm and battery storage that is performing beyond expectations, and incorporating a growing fleet of EVs. The post From dirty diesel to nearly 70pct solar powered, Lord Howe goes electric appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ABB to support Gotion’s battery factories for European and US EV markets

Charged

ABB and Gotion High-Tech have agreed to cooperate on the construction of large-scale battery factories to serve the European and US EV markets. ABB will collaborate with Gotion to supply a master design plan combining automation, electrification and digital technologies. Gotion High-Tech, in which Volkswagen has a 26.5 percent stake, is set to open a $2-billion battery plant in Illinois, and is also considering building a factory in Morocco.

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AGL to begin construction of Australia’s biggest “grid forming” battery in 2024

Renew Economy

AGL's 500MW/1,000MWh Liddell battery – Australia's biggest battery with grid-forming inverter capabilities – will begin construction in the new year. The post AGL to begin construction of Australia’s biggest “grid forming” battery in 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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6K Energy wins $50-million DOE grant for PlusCAM battery material production plant in Tennessee

Charged

6K Energy , a provider of critical materials for lithium-ion batteries, has won a $50-million grant from the DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains for its PlusCAM battery material production plant located in Jackson, Tennessee. The company will apply the 50 big ones to the estimated $200-million construction cost for the factory. The PlusCAM plant, scheduled to open in Q4 2024, will be a 160,000 sq ft facility with an annual capacity of 13 kt per annum of multiple cathode active

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Interest surging for superhot, superdeep geothermal energy

ThinkGeoEnergy

Studies on the potential of superhot geothermal resources have been ongoing for a long time, but this movement has quickly gained momentum in the last few years. Several research institutions and technology companies are working on ways to safely and economically harness these resources, which has the potential to accelerate the growth of geothermal energy capacity in the coming years.

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AT&T to add Rivian electric delivery vehicles to its fleet

Charged

In November, Rivian Automotive announced that it would begin marketing its electric commercial vans to customers beyond Amazon , which collaborated with the automaker to develop an electric delivery van. Now Rivian has revealed that its next customer will be AT&T, which will begin a pilot of the Rivian Commercial Van and R1 vehicles in early 2024.