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Biden Announces New Initiative on “Game-Changing” Technologies for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions

Energy and Cleantech Council

Led by an interagency working group, the “Net-Zero Game Changers Initiative” will direct billions of dollars under the bipartisan infrastructure law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act toward five initial priorities: Efficient Building Heating and Cooling , including refrigerants with low global warming potential; Net-Zero Aviation (..)

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Apple has an edge over its competitors in the fight against climate change

The Verge: Energy

Big Tech produces 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, more than aviation. Most power grids don’t have enough solar and wind farms online yet to fulfill companies’ goals of becoming carbon neutral. The new Stand.earth report published today includes recommendations for companies to rein in that pollution.

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Smart Energy Finances: Global equity funds acquire Energy Exemplar

Smart Energy International

Also on the radar is the launch of AI software company Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid. The company, known for its energy market simulation software, is calling the acquisition a move to scale up and improve its platform in support of grid reliability and the energy transition.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Later this year, the developer intends to build a plant in California to make hydrogen from waste for transportation fuel or for the power grid; it is negotiating with a healthcare provider to supply the trash. It will start by making transportation fuel from wastewater sludge, then add plastics, according to the company. .

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How would an energy transition delay affect the trillions spent?

Smart Energy International

Unabated thermal supply, they state, would provide much of the flexible generation to balance power grids while expensive renewables costs will further delay low-carbon hydrogen cost declines. For buildings, $230 billion to retrofit, $130 billion to install renewable heating and $150 billion r to install heat pumps.

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Octopus Energy and Baywa move forward with UK green hydrogen tie-up

Business Green

Low carbon hydrogen is seen as a potentially invaluable decarbonisation solution for sectors where direct electrification is either technologically impossible or very expensive, such as long-haul aviation, freight, chemicals, cement, and steelmaking.

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Space tech may help improve weather predictions on Earth

AGreenLiving

According to the company, “Power grids, aviation systems, communications and navigation satellites, and military operations are all susceptible to the effects of space weather.” Better forecasting of hurricanes could save lives. RO gives more reliable space weather forecasts and will improve data collection over oceans.