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How Siemens Gamesa Could Give Coal Plants a Second Life

GreenTechMedia

Ten years ago, Siemens Wind Power, as it was then known, started playing around with a concept for a thermal energy storage system. By next year, it could be breathing new life into coal power plants that are currently scheduled for a date with a wrecking ball. gigawatts of new coal-fired power capacity since 2006.

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Finnish utility optimises plant efficiency and decarbonisation with AI

Smart Energy International

Finnish utility Vantaa Energy and Japanese energy company Sumitomo have co-developed an artificial intelligence (AI) solution the two companies claim increases the efficiency of power generation assets. In 2021, the two introduced a new capability that helps optimise soot blowing at power plants. Have you read?

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EU recovery package: Net zero launch pad or missed opportunity?

Business Green

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain. And most importantly, this is the right deal for Europe, right now.". We did it," hailed European Council President Charles Michel at the conclusion of five days of talks in Brussels. This is a strong deal.

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'Like an Amazon pick-up package service': Inside plans to transform an Icelandic port into a CO2 storage hub for European pollution

Business Green

In part two of a series looking at Icelandic clean energy innovation, BusinessGreen explores mooted plans to turn emissions produced by plants across Europe into Iceland's bedrock.

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The emerging “non-utilities”—EVs are helping new players in the energy marketplace.

Charged

He formerly served as President Obama’s appointee to a US Federal Commission established to assess emerging energy-focused digital technologies. In the emerging energy marketplace, what’s the best role for non-utility market participants? electric vehicles), stationary energy storage and microgrids.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

These companies are connected through their various trade group memberships, and have deployed many tools — from networking events to lawsuits — in order to counter Europe’s push to phase-out pesticides and reduce fertilizer use. Read more about the industry’s climate lobbying at DeSmog’s agribusiness database.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. Company profile.