Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

Shops on Buchanan Street, Glasgow in 2024 (image credit: Graeme J Baty / Shutterstock.com). Scottish businesses are feeling the squeeze from rising energy costs, with nearly nine in ten (88%) saying it has impacted them and 62% reporting a significant impact. New research* conducted by Diffley Partnership and Stratcom UK commissioned by Octopus Energy suggests a stark reality for businesses across Scotland.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

We hear from startup Volklec which, like another European battery company Elinor, will build its batteries with a Chinese technology and manufacturing partner. They both say this will get around the challenges that ultimately doomed Europe's first wave of battery startups, with Northvolt today declaring bankruptcy in Sweden.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

The quantity of aviation fuel spilled from the Stena Immaculate is not yet known (note: image shown is generic). Speculation was continuing on the morning of Wednesday 12 March into the cause and likely impacts of the North Sea collision. The 183-m oil tanker Stena Immaculate had been anchored off Withernsea, near Kingston-upon-Hull, when she was struck by the container ship MV Solong at a speed of around 18 knots (33 km/h) at 9.48am on Monday.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

Ensuring high levels of system performance and availability are top priorities for battery storage professionals, and data plays a key role.

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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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

A product for the removal of micro-pollutants from wastewater is the Overall Winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2025. Aurea from consulting engineers Royal HaskoningDHV was developed in the Netherlands, and its selection for this award followed an independent review led by jury chairman Professor Cees Buisman, Scientific Director of Wetsus, a European centre of excellence for sustainable water technology.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

IPP Clearway Energy Group has closed financing and started construction on its 1,280MWh Honeycomb battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in Utah, US.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 12, 2025

Germany Ends Subsidy Schemes for Green Vehicles, Raising Key Questions About Future Mobility Germanys surprising decision to cut subsidies for climate-friendly commercial vehicles and alternative drives for buses is making waves in both the transport and energy sectors. Spurred by a pressing budget crisis, this move has forced stakeholders to pause and reassess plans for a greener future.

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

Demand for lithium is rising due to its use in batteries for mobile devices, cars and clean energy storage. Securing access to natural deposits of the mineral is now a matter of strategic importance, but lithium can be found elsewhere in nature.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 12, 2025

Observing Water Molecules Splitting in Real Time For the first time, scientists have directly observed water molecules as they split into hydrogen and oxygen, revealing a surprising and critical detail about the process. Just before they separated, the molecules performed an unexpected maneuver by flipping 180 degrees. This movement, while tiny, has vast implications for clean energy production, as it plays a pivotal role in why splitting water takes more energy than theoretical models suggest.

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

A research team from the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has conducted an economic analysis of water electrolysis, a key technology for future eco-friendly hydrogen production, and presented optimal operation strategies to maximize efficiency and reduce costs. The study is published in the journal Energy Conversion and Management.

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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

Energy

Charged

MARCH 12, 2025

This week Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering thats free to attend. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. The recorded videos can be accessed on each sessions registration page.

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

Nickel's role in the future of electric vehicle batteries is clear: It's more abundant and easier to obtain than widely used cobalt, and its higher energy density means longer driving distances between charges.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

Technology company Cisco is among the groups involved in six virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) to secure energy from two solar power plants being developed in Texas. The post Corporate Buyers Sign Deals With Texas Solar Energy Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

While adding wind and solar energy to the electricity supply can help reduce carbon emissions, their intermittency poses a challenge to traditional methods for maintaining electricity supply and demand.

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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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Charged

MARCH 12, 2025

Electric bus OEM Scania has introduced several innovations to its battery-electric bus platform. The companys new e-machine now offers four power options, as well as an integrated two- or four-speed gearbox. An additional battery option has been added, and a new charging interface at the rear of the bus is designed to deliver faster charging. Scania e-machine is an integrated compact drive device, consisting of electric motor, inverter, gearbox and oil system.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

Billion Watts Technologies, the solar and energy storage subsidiary of Taiwans Billion Electric, has completed a 64MW/262.43MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in central Taiwan.

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Charged

MARCH 12, 2025

Tesla announced plans to open up its Supercharger network to drivers of other brands EVs some years ago, but making this a reality remains a work in progress. EVs equipped with a CCS connector need an adapter to work with Teslas NACS (also known as SAE J3400) connector, and the Supercharger networks software must be updated to support other brands, one EV model at a time.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

Ark Energy has penned a battery supply agreement with Hanwha Energy for a 275MW/2,200MWh BESS in northern New South Wales, Australia.

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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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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

Illinois had a record year for solar growth in 2024 and can now draw enough energy from the sun to power 930,000 homes, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

US solar and storage developer Adapture Renewables has acquired a hybrid 110MW solar and 110MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project from Samsung C&T Renewables.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 12, 2025

As Scottish energy firms race to meet challenges of storing power, critics fear proposals will affect delicate hydrology of loch Brian Shaw stood at the waters edge of Loch Ness and pointed to a band of glistening pebbles and damp sand skirting the shore. It seemed as if the tide had gone out. Overnight, Foyers, a small pumped storage power station, had recharged itself drawing up millions of litres of water into a reservoir high up on a hill behind it, ready for release through its turbines to

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has evaluated over 70,000 power measurements on photovoltaic modules that have been carried out in the institute's calibration laboratory, CalLab PV Modules, since 2012.

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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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EDF + Business

MARCH 12, 2025

For companies serious about tackling climate change, setting ambitious goals is just the beginning. The real challenge is figuring out how to get there. Thats where Climate Transition Action Plans (CTAPs) come in. CTAPs are the best available tool for companies to make progress and communicate their climate goals. These plans help mitigate risks, drive innovation, and create opportunity for business.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 12, 2025

One of the biggest batteries under development in Australia and one of the first eight-hour batteries to be underwritten by NSW government has locked in a supplier. The post Huge eight-hour battery project, one of biggest in Australia, locks in supplier appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

Miniaturized pumps and valves that rely on the motion of dielectric elastomeric silicone films are being created in Saarland, Germany. Not only are these devices lightweight, compact and energy-efficient, but they also work without the need for compressed air, motors or lubricants. They are cleanroom-compatible and can be continuously controlled while operating.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 12, 2025

Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery storage deal to help secure future of its smelter and refineries that are among Australia's biggest energy consumers. The post Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery deal to help secure future of smelters and refineries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

MARCH 12, 2025

Dot Transportation added a lone Orange EV electric terminal truck to its fleet in 2018. Some six years later, the yard dog, as terminal trucks are affectionately called, is still going strong after accumulating 30,000 hours on the clock, and it now has several additional Orange EV yard dogs to keep it company. DTI has seen substantial operational and environmental benefits, reducing its carbon footprint while enhancing efficiency and reducing costs at its distribution centers, the company said.

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Financial Times: Energy

MARCH 12, 2025

Labelling justifies a preference for strong-arm tactics over co-operation

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Charged

MARCH 12, 2025

Logistics provider DHL Supply Chain and connected automotive services provider Cox Automotive are working together to deliver in-life EV battery services for UK manufacturers and fleets. The new cooperation provides battery repair, remanufacturing logistics and storage services at DHLs EV Centre of Excellence in Rugby. Designed to comply with the latest government regulations and meet current battery safety standards, the new facility has the capacity to handle thousands of EV batteries each yea

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Financial Times: Energy

MARCH 12, 2025

Bosses warn potential consumer benefits would be offset by squeezed domestic shale industry

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Renew Economy

MARCH 12, 2025

LNP government allows the first of four giant wind projects that were frozen earlier this year to work its way through the planning process. The post Flicker of hope as LNP allows first of frozen wind projects to seek planning approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

Swedish electric car battery maker Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, dealing a blow to European efforts to challenge Asia's dominance in the key sector.

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