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First commercial-scale sand battery goes online in Finland

Smart Energy International

The first commercial-scale solution for sand battery energy storage has been built as part of Vatajankoski Oy’s district heating network. It is touted by Fingrid as the world’s first sand battery built for commercial use, and is involved in the Finnish TSO’s balancing power market. The sand battery was developed by Polar Night Energy as an efficient way of storing energy and reducing the emissions from district heating.

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Corrugated Cardboard Production – Shortage of Waste Paper

U.S. Green Technology

Manufacturers of corrugated cardboard say that they are sorely lacking in recycled raw materials. They cannot buy enough waste paper because there is a shortage of cardboard waste. They want to buy used cardboard boxes, for example, but they can’t do it quickly. The material they produce is known to have commercial potential. It has. The post Corrugated Cardboard Production – Shortage of Waste Paper appeared first on U.S.

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DOE Wants to Fund Fusion to Get Up a Heat of Steam

Energy Central

DOE Wants to Fund Fusion to Get Up a Heat of Steam X-Energy to Build $300M Nuclear Fuel Plant in Oak Ridge Sweden Announces Plans To Build Nuclear Power Plants Poland’s Synthos Green Energy in MOU with Canada’s Laurentis To Support SMRs Nuclear Industry Needs More Worker than It Can Find DOE Wants to Fund Fusion to Get Up a Heat of Steam As an outcome of a.

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Reddit Thread Entitled “Tesla Is Off My List” Gets 2484 Comments

CleanTechnica

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gets rave reviews from some, brickbats from others. Where do you stand on Tesla's mercurial leader?

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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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The BYD Atto 3 Launched In India, Laos, & Nepal!

CleanTechnica

It has been reported on several platforms that BYD is planning to start producing at least 300,000 EVs per month soon from its various plants in China and other places. Buoyed by this ramp-up in production, BYD is stepping up its global expansion program. It seems like we get these announcements every week now where […].

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Electric Vehicle Phobia

CleanTechnica

We are restarting our pre-COVID travel plans now that the chance of getting locked out of our state is past. In Australia, individual states closed their borders with little warning during the height of COVID, leaving travelers stranded and facing severe quarantine restrictions for months. Leaving the state of Queensland was a risk we weren’t […].

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Removing the Barriers to EV Uptake in Australia

CleanTechnica

Frequent conversations with the general public show their genuine concerns about buying an electric vehicle. One of the most common barriers to EV uptake is lack of charging infrastructure. Those of us who drive electric vehicles know that most charging takes place at home.

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US Offshore Wind Guidance Accelerates Development of the US Offshore Wind Industry

CleanTechnica

The US offshore wind sector has its new official guidance that can be used in the regulatory approval process. The first of five offshore wind energy recommended-practice documents to be published, OCRP-1-2022 is the overarching flagship document for the U.S. Offshore Wind Standards Initiative.

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Credit Suisse Predicts Renewable Energy That Is “Too Cheap To Meter” By 2025

CleanTechnica

Credit Suisse says the Inflation Reduction Act will have such a tremendous impact on renewable energy that the US may see the levelized cost of electricity from renewable sources fall to less than 1 cent per kWh hour by 2025 after factoring in all tax and production credits. Now, before we get all gaga over […].

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Electric Freight Trucks Cheaper, Going Longer Distances, & More Powerful Can Easily Meet 2035 Goals

CleanTechnica

Already today, most zero-emissions trucks in the urban delivery segment beat diesel on cost and capabilities, but weak targets for truckmakers result in them not being supplied to hauliers.

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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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Battery Triage — HEV or PHEV or BEV?

CleanTechnica

Toyota claims that by producing 900,000 conventional hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), it has effectively produced and sold the equivalent of 300,000 BEVs. Whether this is true or not, I will leave the mathematicians and the wise ones who understand the battery chemistry way better than I do to chime in. I just wonder if Toyota […].

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EVs in Australia — State of the States

CleanTechnica

Year to date, 2022 has seen a 65% increase in electric vehicle sales in Australia. So, with 3 months to go and ships already arriving, will we see the fulfillment of Robyn Denholm’s prophecy that Tesla would double the number of its cars on the road by the end of the year? It looks likely. […].