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3 big direct carbon capture deals to know

GreenBiz

The past few months of 2022 have seen a flurry of deals between promising direct air capture startups or ventures and big corporate sponsors.

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Lessons From The Jackson, MI Water Crisis About Climate Change

The Environmental Blog

The water crisis in Jackson has been (rightly so) dominating the news of late, but the stark reality is that such water crises will become regular occurrences unless climate change and an aging water infrastructure aren’t suitably addressed. Heavy rains and storm cells have been inundating many southern regions recently, with St. Louis, Dallas and other Southern areas suffering historic rains.

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Sustainable business and the view from across the pond

GreenBiz

The inaugural meeting of the GreenBiz Executive Network Europe revealed some differences, but mostly similarities, with their American counterparts.

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Tesla Loves Texas for Battery Production not GrĂĽnheide

Green Living Guy

According to Electrive: In Germany, Tesla continues to focus on battery production says no to GrĂĽnheide for now. but wants to prioritise the USA first because of the prospect of extensive US government subsidies. Battery production in Texas is to be ramped up sooner than planned, but in at Giga battery factory in Berlin in GrĂĽnheide […]. The post Tesla Loves Texas for Battery Production not GrĂĽnheide appeared first on The Green Living Guy.

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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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CDFIs can make big difference for small businesses investing in clean energy

GreenBiz

The flexibility of community development financial institutions can create models for borrowers with tight cash flows.

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Korea’s SK Group acquires Signet EV, invests in Polestar

Charged

South Korean conglomerate the SK Group has entered the EVSE market by acquiring a majority stake in charger manufacturer Signet EV. SK acquired 55.5% of Signet EV’s shares for 293 billion won ($263 million). Established in 2016, Korean firm Signet EV, which sells a full line of EV charging hardware and solutions, including 350 kW chargers, earned $55 million last year, the majority ($46 million) from overseas sales of “super-fast chargers” in the US and elsewhere.

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Top 5 techniques for analyzing lithium battery cells?

Charged

With demand for EV batteries seeing an impressive 30 percent year-over-year growth, pressure continues to increase for Automotive OEM’s and Tier 1’s to keep pace. Among the many levers you have available to ramp battery production, test coverage and strategy are one of the top 3 improvements that make a significant difference in your ability to hit time-to-market demands and differentiate yourself within the industry.

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Planet Announces New Details of Hyperspectral Offering

Planet Pulse

Today, we are excited to announce new details of our hyperspectral constellation, which is being brought to market through a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership with the Carbon Mapper Coalition. This future hyperspectral satellites will be named Tanager, a colorful and visually diverse family of birds in Central and South America, and are designed to deliver hyperspectral data at a resolution of 30 meters with over 400 spectral bands.

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ABB to build new EV charger factory in South Carolina

Charged

ABB E-mobility has announced plans for a multi-million-dollar investment to expand its manufacturing operations in Columbia, South Carolina. The new facility will be capable of producing up to 10,000 chargers per year, ranging from 20 to 180 kW in power. The operation builds on ABB E-mobility’s existing US manufacturing operations which produce transit bus chargers with power leves from 150 to 450 kW.

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Saft’s new Intensium®-Shift battery storage system: 30% more energy, lower footprint, maximizing renewable integration

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• New-generation, high-energy 3 MWh lithium-ion ESS is dedicated to shifting applications, allowing better integration of low-carbon renewable production on the grid • Innovative design reduces system footprint and site installation activities by 50%, for faster and more convenient deployment of storage systems • Saft’s new patented technology enables enhanced ruggedness, improved efficiency and safety with digital monitoring capabilities

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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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GM won’t offer buyouts to Chevy dealers who don’t want to sell EVs

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GM came up with an elegant solution to the problem of dealers whose hearts aren’t in the EV transition. When the automaker confirmed plans to make Cadillac an all-electric brand, it offered its dealers a choice: invest in the necessary upgrades to sell EVs, or take a cash buyout. That process has now ended, and GM says about a third of Cadillac dealers (575) took the buyout.

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380 MW Order for DC Optimizers Marks Ampt’s Largest Solar+Storage Power Plant

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Latest Win Follows Other Recent Announcements of 210 MW and 180 MW Projects Using Ampt’s Fixed Voltage DC-coupled Architecture

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Sensata introduces next-gen BMS for 1,000 V systems

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Sensata , a sensor, controller and software firm, has introduced a next-generation BMS designed for high-voltage applications, including electric trucks, buses and material handling vehicles. It’s part of the Lithium Balance product line, and will be available in early 2023. The Lithium Balance n3-BMS is composed of up to 30 Cell Monitoring Units, a Master Control Unit and three CAN communication ports.

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California utilities propose hydrogen blending demonstrations

Smart Energy International

Southern California Gas, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southwest Gas have filed a joint hydrogen blending proposal with the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Together the three utilities are proposing to demonstrate hydrogen blending in three different situations, to improve understanding of the use of hydrogen in California’s existing natural gas infrastructure and how it may be delivered at scale across the state.

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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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NanoXplore acquires battery-related assets from materials manufacturer XG Sciences

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Canada-based graphene company NanoXplore has purchased several assets from energy storage materials manufacturer XG Sciences , which ended operations in July of 2022. NanoXplore has agreed to purchase XG’s mechanical milling platform, R&D lab, all issued and pending patents, as well as its trademarks. “XG Sciences has a high-quality patent portfolio in strong end markets, and their additives have attractive features and performance in the battery anode material, particularly in next-generati

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Wind power is getting better and better, and providing more value to the grid

Renew Economy

Wind energy remains as an attractive carbon-free option since its costs are generally low compared to wind’s value in wholesale markets. The post Wind power is getting better and better, and providing more value to the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GKN Automotive’s new real-time test rig for EV driveline parts

Charged

GKN Automotive has introduced a new test rig designed for EV driveline parts such as side shafts. “Electric vehicles place different load dynamics on our driveline components, and this new rig allows us to accurately reproduce those to achieve an unprecedented level of testing,” says the Director of Product Technology at GKN Automotive, Mario Syhre.

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AGL board clean-out continues, with new chair – and a new renewables champion

Renew Economy

Australian renewables champion Miles George joins non-executive ranks of AGL Energy, as part of major overhaul of the board at the big three gen-tailer. The post AGL board clean-out continues, with new chair – and a new renewables champion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar Industry Highlights the Work that Lies Ahead After String of Policy Success

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New data outlines growth trajectory for solar while public polling outlines challenges, opportunities

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Origin announces exit from gas exploration, starting with Beetaloo Basin

Renew Economy

Origin Energy says it is getting out of the gas exploration business, starting with its share in the controversial Beetaloo Basin project, as it shifts its focus to the energy transition. The post Origin announces exit from gas exploration, starting with Beetaloo Basin appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Silicon Ranch Corporation and SOLARCYCLE Partner to Advance Solar Recycling, Bolstering U.S. Supply Chain

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“SOLARCYCLE’s team is taking what we learned in the solar, sustainability, and recycling industries and applying it to our tech-driven recycling solutions.

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Origin’s Beetaloo exit is not enough, the fracking has got to stop

Renew Economy

Governments, now, must intervene on developments like Beetaloo; listen to the science and, as promised, to the voices of First Nations people. The post Origin’s Beetaloo exit is not enough, the fracking has got to stop appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GOLDBECK SOLAR, the Hirschberg-based Company, Expands to North America by Acquiring GP JOULE EPC Business Unit

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The purchase includes the acquisition of the entire GP JOULE EPC NA team as well as the use of the local brand for a limited period. "Our new local team and their expertise are the basis for this strategic step. They understand the culture and the market specifics." begins Joachim Goldbeck, CEO of GOLDBECK SOLAR Group. "With our new colleagues, we have a strong foundation to master the opportunities and challenges of the North American market.

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Solar giant joins big battery market with launch of utility-scale SolBank

Renew Economy

Leading global PV manufacturer Canadian Solar launches lithium-iron phosphate utility-scale big battery system with up to 2,800kWh of usable energy capacity. The post Solar giant joins big battery market with launch of utility-scale SolBank appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TWO INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY LEADERS COME TOGETHER AT RE+ TRADESHOW

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Briggs & Stratton, SimpliPhi Power to display a full lineup of energy storage solutions

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Three global renewables trends to watch for – and what they mean for Australia

Renew Economy

Solar is doing well – and particularly associated home battery uptake; wind power is struggling; and China is rapidly becoming the main factor limiting global decarbonisation. The post Three global renewables trends to watch for – and what they mean for Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TeraWatt Raises Over $1 Billion to Scale Commercial EV Charging Centers Across America

Energy Central

TeraWatt Infrastructure (TeraWatt), a San Francisco-based company, announced on September 13, that it has secured more than $1 billion of institutional capital to support the buildout of its fleet-focused charging centers and operations. Funds managed by Vision Ridge Partners have invested in TeraWatt alongside existing investors Keyframe Capital and Cyrus Capital, both of which have increased.

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Choosing a Brand Name in a Few Simple Steps

U.S. Green Technology

A good brand name is not something that looks impressive on business cards or sounds nice when uttered. And again, it’s not great because you think and feel that it is. Your brand name can only be termed as “great” if it can convey something to the customers. The necessity to name a brand effectively. The post Choosing a Brand Name in a Few Simple Steps appeared first on U.S.

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Safeguard Mechanism: What to make of the “industry-average” baseline scheme

Renew Economy

Is it possible to make an industry average scheme work? Yes, with enough gaffer tape. Is it the best pathway to take? Maybe not. The post Safeguard Mechanism: What to make of the “industry-average” baseline scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How deeper global clean tech collaboration is needed to avoid net zero delay

Business Green

Joint IEA, IRENA, and UN assessment of COP26 Breakthrough Agenda sets out priorities for collaborative climate action between businesses and governments. The global net zero transition risks being "delayed by decades" unless there is far greater collaboration between governments and businesses to accelerate the roll out of the key low carbon technologies required to deliver deep cuts in emissions before 2030, a major UN-backed report today warns.

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The four-quadrant diagram in electricity metering

Smart Energy International

When we talk about power we always need to indicate type of power and its direction, as illustrated by the four-quadrant diagram. We can have: Active power, P. Active power is expressed in watt (W). Sometimes this power is also called “real power”. This is the power you are actually consuming. Reactive power, Q. Reactive power is expressed in volt-ampere reactive (var).

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Estonia’s Fermi-Energia Releases Tender for SMRs

Energy Central

Estonia’s Fermi-Energia Releases Tender for SMRs China Approves Four New Nuclear Reactors for $$11.5B Japan to Draft Nuclear Fusion Strategy to Keep Pace with Global Developments Japan Joins with UK Partners to Develop HTGR Design Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Throws Cold Water on Reactor Restarts DOE Report Finds Hundreds of Retiring Coal Plant Sites Could Convert.

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Fortum launches li-ion recycling hub in Germany

Smart Energy International

Fortum has launched Fortum Batterie Recycling GmbH in Germany to provide safe and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling in central Europe in the hope of bridging the raw materials gap the automotive industry is facing. According to the battery recycling tech company, their newly established company in Germany aims to address the European automotive and battery manufacturing industry’s rising demand for battery raw materials.

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Atnospheric Engine

Energy Central

Atmospheric Engine. Introduction The atmosphere is an engine heated from the bottom by solar radiation and cooled from the top of the atmosphere by infrared radiation back to space. Mechanical energy can be produced when heat is carried upward by convection because the work of expansion of heated air is greater than the work required to compress the same air after it has been cooled.

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