Thu.Sep 29, 2022

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Converting captured carbon into rock really is that easy

GreenBiz

Icelandic company Carbfix has cracked the code on converting liquified CO2 into rock, leading the charge to capture and store excess carbon.

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ZF Wind Power and R&D Test Systems to develop 30MW test bench

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• Test bench for ZF Wind Power's future Test & Prototype Center • 30MW powertrain and gearbox test rig will be world's most powerful • "Back-to-back" concept: two gearboxes or two powertrains tested in parallel • Simulating variable loading of nacelle by applying wind loads to full powertrains • Tests to prove nacelle's reliability for future 20MW wind turbines • Delivery in 2024

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The secret ingredient in a vegan menu: Chef training

GreenBiz

To bring delicious plant-rich foods to VERGE 22, we invested in a vegan expert in the kitchen with the food service staff of the San Jose Convention Center.

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AGL joins Australian coal exodus with target for complete exit by 2035

Renew Economy

AGL says it will close its last coal fired power plant, Loy Yang A in Victoria, a decade ahead of schedule, and fast-track its shift to renewables. The post AGL joins Australian coal exodus with target for complete exit by 2035 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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What if carbon border taxes applied to all carbon — fossil fuels, too?

GreenBiz

Carbon border adjustments are trade policies designed to avoid 'carbon leakage' — when manufacturers relocate production to skirt green regulations.

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Federal government tips $43m into decarbonising “hard to abate” sectors

Renew Economy

ARENA launches grants program offering funds to companies in hard-to-abate sectors to integrate renewables and energy efficiency technologies. The post Federal government tips $43m into decarbonising “hard to abate” sectors appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Oil wells could soon be pumping lithium in Alberta

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Everybody loves lithium, but mining it does have an environmental footprint. Everybody (around here) hates oil, which has a much bigger footprint. But what if I told you that there’s a way to extract lithium from existing oil wells, and that it’s not only greener than other lithium extraction methods, but could even clean up some of the damage from the oil drilling?

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Tigo Energy Surpasses One-Terawatt Hour of Monitored Solar PV Energy in Europe

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As highlighted by residential installations in one Spanish neighborhood, Tigo MLPE drives sales with module-level monitoring and optimization.

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Companies around the world offer replacement LEAF batteries

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The false assertion that EV batteries wear out quickly, and can’t be replaced or recycled, is a favorite of the anti-EV crowd, so it was interesting to hear an exec from Nissan (one of the few automakers that has actually sold large numbers of EVs) clearly and unequivocally rebut the idea. “Almost all of the [EV] batteries we’ve ever made are still in cars, and we’ve been selling electric cars for 12 years,” Nissan’s UK Marketing Director Nic Thomas recently told Forbes.

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Consumers want out of coal: De Brenni explains Queensland switch to renewables

Renew Economy

Queensland energy minister tells the Energy Insiders podcast the plan to switch from coal to renewables was driven by climate impacts and consumer demand. The post Consumers want out of coal: De Brenni explains Queensland switch to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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The Main Advantages Of Having A Wood Pellet Mill

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The wood pellet mill, that goes called a wood pellet machine, or wood pellet press, is popular in many countries around the globe. Using the growth of "biomass energy", these day there are various production technologies utilized to convert biomass into useable electricity as well as heat. The wood pellet machines are one of the typical machines that complete this.

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AGL is quitting coal: What now on renewables, workers and the bottom line?

Renew Economy

AGL Energy's plan to quit coal power generation a decade ahead of schedule means a much bigger and faster pivot to renewables. How will it work? The post AGL is quitting coal: What now on renewables, workers and the bottom line? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Virtual energy management pilot coordinates commercial energy use

Smart Energy International

With the hopes of allowing businesses in the US to optimise how and when their buildings use energy, a utility, a grid modernisation tech developer and a digital service provider have joined arms on a virtual energy management pilot to optimise energy efficiency. GridPoint, building energy management and optimisation technology developer, announced the partnership with Evergy, an electric utility serving western Missouri and eastern Kansas, and global advisory and digital services provider ICF,

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Australia’s last coal holdout surrenders to the green energy revolution

Renew Economy

The pace at which the defense of coal is falling by the wayside is extraordinary. Even Queensland, the state seen as the last hold out, has now mapped its exit. The post Australia’s last coal holdout surrenders to the green energy revolution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Green Watt Power introduces EV charger for 400 V batteries

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Green Watt Power , a maker of EV chargers and DC-DC converters, has introduced a charger designed for EVs, including material handling vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and e-carts. It will be available starting in November of 2022. The Emerald Charger, or EVC-420-6600, is a 6.6 kW liquid-cooled charger with CAN communications and an operating temperature range of -40° to 85° C.

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Researchers push tandem solar cells to record 30 pct efficiency

Renew Economy

For the first time, the conversion efficiency of four-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem devices with certified top cell has passed 30 per cent. The post Researchers push tandem solar cells to record 30 pct efficiency appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Proserv acquires stake in power system monitoring expert Synaptec

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Move reinforces Proserv's proactive pivot towards innovating further disruptive technology solutions for offshore wind and the wider energy segment.

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Energy Insiders: De Brenni on Queensland’s flip to renewables

Renew Economy

Energy minister Mick de Brenni outlines how Queensland will make the switch from coal to 80 per cent renewables. Plus: Victoria’s storage target, and the latest from AGL. The post Energy Insiders: De Brenni on Queensland’s flip to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DSD and Black Bear Break Ground on 1.4 MW Solar Installation on Office Campus in Pleasanton, CA

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Built and owned by DSD, the canopy projects will not only provide the benefit of covered parking for the adjacent office buildings, but will also provide tenants with access to lower-cost, onsite solar energy, and are expected to generate over 2 million kilowatt hours of energy per year, reducing the campus’ carbon footprint significantly.

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DNV’s battery scorecard includes safety and performance data for 19 cell types

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Assurance and risk management specialist DNV has released the fourth edition of its Battery Scorecard report , which is available for free download. DNV’s Battery Scorecard is designed to provide answers to pressing questions about battery safety, useful life and degradation, for both EVs and stationary storage applications. This edition incorporates independent testing results for 19 different battery cell types, as well as an assessment of future battery technologies.

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Enerflo Announces Solar Proposal Tool Integration with Storz Power

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The new integration will enable solar sales reps to easily and accurately configure energy storage systems and sell Storz Power AI+ Storage Systems though Enerflo's native solar proposal tool, Optimus. This feature is available now to all Enerflo partners and users.

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Digitalising Europe’s energy sector to accelerate decarbonisation

Smart Energy International

The EU’s forthcoming action plan on the digitalisation of the energy sector is intended as the next step in the green transition. The plan is intended to set a new paradigm in how energy is produced and consumed and how the energy infrastructure is utilised, according to Paula Pinho, Director for Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency and Innovation in the European Commission’s DG Energy.

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McCarthy Begins Mobilization of Construction Workforce and Hiring for Leeward Renewable Energy’s 200 MW Horizon Solar Project in Texas

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Project will have a peak on-site construction workforce of 300, creating new jobs in Frio County

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The Best Solutions For A Low Cost Business Setup In Dubai

U.S. Green Technology

Setting up a business in Dubai is not as straightforward or simple as some people might think. There are legal and regulatory requirements that you need to know. You can save yourself from all these hurdles by getting the help of a low-cost business set up firm in Dubai. There are many solutions and firms. The post The Best Solutions For A Low Cost Business Setup In Dubai appeared first on U.S.

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Why carbon removals are a major commercial opportunity for first mover firms

Business Green

BeZero's Victoria Harvey looks at why companies are flocking to the nascent carbon removal sector. The climate case for carbon removal is made time and time again. A billion tonne scale sector, consisting of both nature-based and engineered removal methods, is needed by the mid-century to meet 1.5C climate targets and prevent irreversible disruption to both people and planet.

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High-Quality Rugs vs Low-Quality Rugs

U.S. Green Technology

Rugs can either be made of high-quality materials or low-quality materials. High-quality rugs are typically more expensive than low-quality rugs, but they can last longer and withstand more wear and tear. Low-quality rugs may be less expensive up front, but they will likely need to be replaced sooner and may not hold up as well. The post High-Quality Rugs vs Low-Quality Rugs appeared first on U.S.

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Factorial Energy to open solid-state EV cell development and production facility

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Factorial Energy , a Massachusetts-based solid-state battery developer, is building a solid-state cell development and manufacturing facility in Methuen, Massachusetts. “The existing 67,000-square-foot building on the site will undergo extensive buildout to house Factorial’s pilot production facility, which will manufacture automotive-sized solid-state batteries at pre-production speed and volume,” says the company.

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Net Zero Festival: Firms urged to put data at the heart of decarbonisation strategies

Business Green

'You need to start with data', sustainability leaders from National Grid and Schneider Electric urge companies. From the energy network to the push to meet Scope 3 supply chain emissions targets, the importance of data in the drive to decarbonise the economy was emphasised during a number of workshop sessions at this week's Net Zero Festival. David Wright, group chief engineer at National Grid, outlined how the push to turn electric vehicle (EV) batteries into energy storage units for homes duri

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New VC fund for energy transition start-ups in Europe

Smart Energy International

EIT InnoEnergy and Santander Asset Management are partnering on the new, yet to be named, climate tech investment vehicle. The fund, which is expected to be available by year-end, is planned to accelerate the energy transition and address Europe’s current energy security and price crisis by targetting venture capital into the continent’s most promising climate tech start-ups from the portfolio of EIT InnoEnergy, an EU supported innovation organisation.

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Green growth 'only intellectually coherent' path for UK economy, finance experts argue

Business Green

Net Zero Festival: Experts from Green Finance Institute, NatWest, State Street and BlueOrchard make the case for investing and nature and net zero to help return the UK economy to growth. With the UK facing a very troubling economic outlook characterised by rising inflation and living costs driven largely by surging fossil fuel prices, it is becoming increasingly clear that the British economy can only return to growth by investing in the transition to net zero.

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About Africa’s Green Economy Summit

Smart Energy International

WHERE GLOBAL CAPITAL MEETS AFRICAN OPPORTUNITIES. Africa’s Green Economy Summit is a deal-making platform that connects global capital with green projects from across the continent. The theme in 2023 will be “Driving the green economy investment strategy”. In connecting people and organisations to information and each other, the Summit brings the global investor community, project owners and business executives focused on green transport, renewable energy and clean technologies, together with Af

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Oil in a decarbonising world

Energy Central

How much does oil demand fall in a 1.5 °C scenario? 1-By two-thirds over the next three decades. Demand is just 35 million b/d by 2050 in the scenario, down from 99 million b/d in 2022 – that’s 60 million b/d below our current ETO (Energy Transition Outlook - Base case) forecast for 2050 of around 95 million b/d. What Are The Main Drivers.

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Hydrogen Lobby Targeting Labour Conference with ‘False Solutions’, Say Campaigners

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LIVERPOOL, UK – Gas companies and hydrogen lobbyists are using the Labour Party’s annual conference to push “false solutions to the climate crisis”, according to green campaigners. Labour has made climate and energy its central policy agenda, and its conference in Liverpool this week has touted the slogan “A Fairer, Greener Future”. However, the hydrogen industry has had an outsized presence at the event compared to cleaner alternatives.

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The sands of the hourglass are beginning to run out for Putin`s project and Europe too…

Energy Central

Le Monde announced today the logistics for mobilizing French troops to Poland… Nord Stream 1 and 2 are beyond repair. The detonation of 2 strategically placed explosive elements, by diving’s man or diving bells, at two sites on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 at a depth of about 80 meters is what permanently damaged the pipelines. Joseph Borrel.