Fri.Apr 19, 2024

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Researchers develop sodium battery capable of rapid charging in just a few seconds

TechXplore

Sodium (Na), which is over 500 times more abundant than lithium (Li), has recently garnered significant attention for its potential in sodium-ion battery technologies. However, existing sodium-ion batteries face fundamental limitations, including lower power output, constrained storage properties, and longer charging times, necessitating the development of next-generation energy storage materials.

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The week in climate policy: 4 updates you need to know

GreenBiz

Permitting reform holds up renewable energy transmission in the West; the EU is getting serious about ocean conservation.

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A flexible and efficient DC power converter for sustainable-energy microgrids

TechXplore

A new DC-DC power converter is superior to previous designs and paves the way for more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. The Kobe University development can efficiently interface with a wide range of energy sources while enhancing system stability and simplicity at an unprecedented efficiency.

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These Chicago CEOs are pioneering circularity

GreenBiz

Local startup innovators share their origin stories and what’s next for the Windy City’s circular economy leadership.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Greater access to clean water, thanks to a better membrane

TechXplore

Water scarcity around the world is a bigger problem than ever, and desalination is critical to solving it. The best available technologies for separating salt from seawater, though, are costly and require a great deal of maintenance.

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‘South Africa is a trailblazer’: Electricity minister opens solar-plus-storage plant with 1,140MWh BESS

Energy Storage News

South Africa’s electricity minister has said the largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere is evidence of efforts to mitigate the country’s difficult energy security situation.

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Friday Briefing: Thermal plants offer brownfield opportunities but require ‘a lot of coordination’  

Energy Storage News

This Friday Briefing looks at the rich prospects for putting batteries onto brownfield power plant sites, with regard to news stories from South Africa and New England, US.

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Climate change will increase value of residential rooftop solar panels across US, study finds

TechXplore

Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.

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FlexGen to deploy 15MW BESS in Puerto Rico for Arclight and Infinigen

Energy Storage News

System integrator Flexgen has partnered with IPP Arclight and its subsidiary Infinigen Renewables to deploy a PV co-located 15MW BESS project in Puerto Rico.

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Houses made of waste changing lives in South America

TechXplore

Homes made of discarded plastic bottles, construction waste and old tires are being built across Latin America as new technologies help turn municipal waste into sustainable bricks and tiles.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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How Neonics Harm Earthworms

NRDC onEarth

Neonics harm earthworm growth and reproduction in exchange for uncertain benefits

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South Africa's electricity crisis: A series of failures over 30 years have left a dim legacy

TechXplore

In 1994, apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa's first ever democratic elections, promising "Electricity for All" as part of its Reconstruction and Development Program.

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Fourteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Drilling is Still a Threat

NRDC onEarth

Despite the devastation of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, offshore drilling remains a threat to communities, our ocean, and the climate.

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Study unlocks opportunities to bridge the US wind energy workforce gap

TechXplore

U.S. land-based and offshore wind energy markets are expected to grow significantly over the next few decades. With this growth, the demand for properly trained wind energy workers will also increase to meet national deployment targets.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Chart: The US clean energy backlog is getting bigger and bigger

Canary Media

Energy developers are more eager than ever to build new solar, wind, and battery projects in the U.S. As of December 2023, proposed projects encompassing nearly 2,600 gigawatts (GW) — or 2.

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Norway’s Torghatten and Myklebust Verft to Construct World’s Largest Hydrogen Ships

FuelCellsWorks

Torghatten Nord has chosen the Norwegian Myklebust Shipyard for the construction of two hydrogen ferries, which will carry up to 120 cars on Norway’s longest ferry route between Bodø and.

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All that e-waste is full of metals that could be recycled for clean tech

Canary Media

This story was first published by Grist. To build all of the solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries, and other technologies necessary to fight climate change, we’re going to need a lot more metals.

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Revealed: How Development Banks Underwrote Fast Food’s Global Takeover

DeSmogBlog

With its unparalleled purchasing power and exacting demands, fast food has long shaped agricultural systems in the United States, Europe, and China. But as major American fast food brands, like KFC, expand into so-called “frontier markets,” taxpayer-funded development banks have made their global expansion possible by underwriting the factory farms that supply them with chicken, a DeSmog investigation has found.

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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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Hexagon Purus ASA: Invitation to the Presentation of First Quarter 2024 Results

FuelCellsWorks

Hexagon Purus ASA’s first quarter results 2024 will be released on 3 May 2024, 07:00 CET. Morten Holum (CEO) and Salman Alam (CFO) will present the results at 08:30 CET.

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This hydrogen engine design from Hyundai and Kia is very different

Hydrogen Fuel News

The two automaker giants are working together to create an entirely new generation of H2 tech Hyundai and Kia have announced that they plan to work together to create a new hydrogen engine that will better overcome the challenges faced by previous generations of the technology. A lack of refueling infrastructure has been a top issue in this area With a focus on this issue, the goal of the collaboration between Hyundai and Kia is to greatly enhance the range of the hydrogen engine.

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Composite Cryogenic Tanks Tested With Liquid Hydrogen by National Composites Centre

FuelCellsWorks

The National Composites Centre has announced that it has successfully tested a range of composite cryogenic storage tanks with liquid hydrogen that it has designed and manufactured. Considered one of.

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DJI’s first power stations debut a brand new bi-directional port

The Verge: Energy

DJI’s Power 1000 (left) and Power 500 (right) ready to be worshipped. | Image: DJI DJI just launched its first power stations that feature a new proprietary SDC — aka Smart DC — port that can fast charge (some) DJI drone batteries and supports lots of input and output accessories. The $699 Power 1000 and smaller $379 Power 500 both offer a bevy of AC and DC inputs and outputs with more available if you’re willing to fully commit to living DJI’s SDC dongle life.

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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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Hyfluence Selected to Supply Hydrogen Refuelling and Distribution Equipment for the Avina Clean Hydrogen Project in Southern California.

FuelCellsWorks

VANCOUVER, BC– Hyfluence Systems Corp. (“Hyfluence”), a leading designer and manufacturer of hydrogen vehicle refueling equipment, has been awarded the supply of hydrogen infrastructure to Avina Clean Hydrogen. Avina’s four.

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Hungarian Group Inaugurates Green Hydrogen Production Project

POWER Magazine

A Hungarian company that operates refineries and petrochemical plants, and runs service stations across Central and Eastern Europe, said it is set to begin commercial operation of a 10-MW green […] The post Hungarian Group Inaugurates Green Hydrogen Production Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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H2 Green Mining and Ohmium Sign Agreement to Boost Green Hydrogen in Chile

FuelCellsWorks

NEWARK, CALIFORNIA, and SANTIAGO, CHILE– Ohmium International (“Ohmium”), a leading green hydrogen company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, is pleased to announce a collaboration with.

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California Hydrogen Convention to Include H2 All-Stars Among Speakers

Hydrogen Fuel News

The event is bringing together government, industry, national lab, labor union and NGO experts It’s no surprise that H2 has, to say the least, become a very big deal in global decarbonization, and the California Hydrogen Convention coming up in May 2024 is a direct reflection of that trend, when taking into account the big names that are coming together to speak.

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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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BOSCH: Revolutionizing Hydrogen Filling Stations With Compressor Technology

FuelCellsWorks

Hydrogen pioneer on Switzerland’s roads: a tour with the Coop truck driver Jean-Marie Walter. In today’s world, sustainability is becoming increasingly important, also when selecting products from food shelves. But.

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Hyfluence Chosen for Avina’s Hydrogen Project in Southern California

Hydrogen Fuel News

Hyfluence selected to supply hydrogen refuelling and distribution equipment for the Avina Clean Hydrogen project in Southern California Hyfluence Systems Corp. (“Hyfluence”), a leading designer and manufacturer of hydrogen vehicle refueling equipment, has been awarded the supply of hydrogen infrastructure to Avina Clean Hydrogen. Avina’s four ton-per-day hydrogen production facility in California will provide on-site refueling for hydrogen vehicles plus distribution of hydro

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Maxeon sues REC Solar over US TOPCon cell patent infringement

PV Tech

Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a patent infringement lawsuit in the US against module manufacturer REC Solar Holdings.

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Navigating the Interconnection Queue Is One of Many Challenges Clean-Energy Projects Face

POWER Magazine

There are several obstacles to overcome when building a clean-energy project, but perhaps the biggest is getting through the generator interconnection queue (GIQ). Every regional transmission organization (RTO) and independent […] The post Navigating the Interconnection Queue Is One of Many Challenges Clean-Energy Projects Face appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Fallback Friday Story: ENOWA Showcases Its Green Hydrogen Offering at Saudi Season Opener

FuelCellsWorks

ENOWA, Extreme E’s official Green Hydrogen Partner, continued to showcase its green hydrogen offering at the Desert X Prix hosted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (17-18 February) which was the launch.

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