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Star of the South gets head start as Australia’s offshore wind race officially launched

Renew Economy

Australia's offshore wind industry launched, with formal declaration of first development zone and a leg-up to the 2.2GW Star of the South project. The post Star of the South gets head start as Australia’s offshore wind race officially launched appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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gridX – core of E.ON One

Smart Energy International

German digital energy solution provider gridX has become a full subsidiary of E.ON and is part of the company’s newly founded digitalisation subsidiary E.ON One. E.ON, which acquired a majority stake in gridX in September 2021, has now acquired the remaining shares. gridX founded in 2016 will remain a stand-alone managed company within E.ON, with significant growth anticipated as the energy sector continues to digitalise its activities.

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Risen Energy to build its first big battery in Australia with “gamechanger” Arena funding

Renew Economy

Arena funding means Risen Energy will build its first big battery in Australia, with another three in the company's project pipeline. The post Risen Energy to build its first big battery in Australia with “gamechanger” Arena funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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COP15: Draft global nature deal weakens plans to tackle business impacts

Business Green

Deal published by China Presidency contains strong headline targets, but critics warns lack of ratchet mechanism and weak measures to tackle corporate impacts on nature could undermine deal. Hopes that the COP15 Biodiversity Summit would usher a new era of mandatory nature risk and dependency reporting at companies received a blow this morning, after the first official draft of the new global pact for nature stopped short of calling on countries to make nature-related disclosures a legal obligat

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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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TagEnergy to press go on big renewables hub in north Queensland after battery win

Renew Economy

Rapidly emerging TagEnergy announces new renewables hub in north Queensland after ARENA battery funding win. The post TagEnergy to press go on big renewables hub in north Queensland after battery win appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Plans for North Wales carbon capture cement works take step forward

Business Green

Cement manufacturer Hanson aims to deploy CCS system capable of capturing 800,000 tonnes a year of CO2. Hanson's plan to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system at its Padeswood cement works in North Wales have taken a major step forward, with the manufacturer awarding Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering a preliminary design contract for the industry-leading project.

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MyStory: Giving a former prison site in Amsterdam a sustainable makeover

Business Green

Schroders' Pieter Akkerman shows around the site of a former prison in Amsterdam that is being transformed into a sustainable community. Read more sustainability insights from Schroders > This article and video is sponsored by Schroders.

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Neoen to add big battery to what is now Australia’s biggest solar farm

Renew Economy

Neoen to add big battery to what is now the country's biggest operating solar farm in Queensland. The post Neoen to add big battery to what is now Australia’s biggest solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Work on hydrogen storage cavern on Yorkshire coast | SSE | The Guardian

Energy Central

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Iberdrola, Abel to build giant renewable hydrogen and green fuels plant in Tasmania

Renew Economy

Spanish energy giant Iberdrola to work with Abel Energy to build a world-scale green hydrogen and methanol production plant in Tasmania. The post Iberdrola, Abel to build giant renewable hydrogen and green fuels plant in Tasmania appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL Initiating New Research Projects To Advance Hydropower and Marine Energy Technologies

Global Renewable News

On Dec. 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy.

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India’s green bonds framework comes with a lot of promise, but also grey areas

Eco-Business

The framework for India’s sovereign green bonds, which aims to spur investments in clean technologies while minimising risks for investors, addresses the difficulty of raising capital but might be introducing new problems in doing so.

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U.S. Department of Energy - U.S. Department of Energy Announces Over $15 Million to Drive Down Costs of Geothermal Drilling Projects in Colorado and California Will Demonstrate Drilling Innovations and Help Reduce Costs of Renewable Geothermal Energy  

Global Renewable News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (Dec.

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Amid World Cup criticisms, is it time for sport to be greener?

Eco-Business

Environmental advocates have questioned Qatar’s net-zero carbon promise and are urging FIFA to consider impacts of climate change.

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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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U.S. Department of Energy - Minority Serving Institutions to Receive $1 Million for Bioenergy Research

Global Renewable News

Three projects have been selected for funding.

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Lego factory lays bricks for Vietnam clean energy transition

Eco-Business

Vietnam's climate finance deal with G7 will cut dependency on coal as it seeks to go carbon neutral in a 'just' energy transition.

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PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy - Real Steps to Support Net Zero Emission, PGE Ready to Increase PLTP Capacity in South Sumatra 55 MW

Global Renewable News

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) as part.

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It is time for food sector investors to lean in and show sustainability leadership

Business Green

Investors can and should play an active role in transforming the food system to create a more sustainable planet, writes Laura Sandys CBE. While energy decarbonisation has always been the key focus for the climate COPs, the biodiversity COPs have been very clear that their priority has been land use and how humans are driving nature's devastating depletion.

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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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Eugene Water & Electric Board - EWEB joins 10 other utilities to take the next step in support of a Western Resource Adequacy Program

Global Renewable News

The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) has.

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Toyota Is Shifting Its Electric Vehicle Plans To Become More Like Tesla

CleanTechnica

Just as many automakers are faced with major changes in the emerging electric vehicle market, Toyota is reportedly looking to shift its plans to become more like Tesla. The Japanese automaker is one of many hoping to reach Tesla’s level of profitability in the EV sector, and it’s now readying to unveil a new business […].

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U.S. Department of Energy - Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Technologies

Global Renewable News

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the.

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Truck Loopholes 101 — When Emissions Regulations Don’t Match the Real World

CleanTechnica

The EPA is getting ready to finalize a critical regulation limiting emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NOX) and soot (or particulate matter, PM2.5) from new heavy-duty trucks. This is the first time EPA has sought to limit emissions in over two decades, and it is long overdue. Unfortunately, one of the reasons the regulations have failed has […].

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AVANGRID, Inc. - AVANGRID Statement on Progress of Clean Energy Investments in Massachusetts

Global Renewable News

AVANGRID (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable.

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10 Google Searches In UK For Electric Vehicles — Some Are Surprising

CleanTechnica

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly common, with every major automaker shifting away from building traditional gas-powered vehicles. Clearly, EVs are the next big thing in cars, and with that comes many questions from new potential EV owners. While many new electric car owners search for the usual matters — cost, range, charging specs, etc. — […].

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American Electric Power - AEP Energy Partners Seeks Solar and Wind Projects in PJM, Solar Projects in ERCOT

Global Renewable News

AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a wholly owned.

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Florida HOA Wants A Man To Hide His Rivian R1T

CleanTechnica

Local 10 News in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently ran a story about a proud owner of a new Rivian R1T electric truck. Everything seemed to be going fine with the truck, and neighbors regularly stopped by to tell him how much they liked it. However, HOA managers, being the Super Karens they often […].

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California Public Utilities Commission - CPUC Modernizes Solar Tariff To Support Reliability and Decarbonization

Global Renewable News

The California Public Utilities Commission.

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Ford To Unveil First MEB-Based Vehicle This Spring

CleanTechnica

Ford has offered two teaser photos this week of a new electric SUV based on the Volkswagen ID.4 and MEB platform.

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U.S. Department of Energy - Department of Energy Announces $23 Million to Fund Research and Development to Decarbonize Water Resource Recovery Facilities

Global Renewable News

Today (Dec 16), the U.S. Department of.

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Agrivoltaics Goes Nuclear On California Prairie

CleanTechnica

A decommissioned nuclear power plant from the 1980s is repurposed for agrivoltaics and prairie restoration.

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ReNew Energy Global plc - ReNew Power signs 150 MW Agreement with Microsoft

Global Renewable News

ReNew Power ("ReNew" or "the Company").

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Nissan’s Electric Travel Guide Shows The Possibilities & Gaps In Sustainable Vacationing

CleanTechnica

Designed to help global travelers enjoy more conscious holidays, the Nissan Electric Travel Guide curates a mix of culture, cuisine, and nature while connecting must-see spots along picturesque routes. It's too bad there aren't more sites where sustainability takes center stage.

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Arctic Green - Sinopec Green Energy Geothermal Development awarded the 2022 IFF Global Green Finance Innovation Awards.

Global Renewable News

The International Finance Forum (IFF).