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Swiss pilot to install solar panels in-between railway tracks

Renew Economy

Swiss start-up gets all clear to install a 100-metre-long removable solar PV plant between railway tracks in the country’s west. The post Swiss pilot to install solar panels in-between railway tracks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TagEnergy energises UK’s largest transmission-connected battery storage project

Energy Storage News

Renewable energy developer TagEnergy has energised what it claims is the UK’s ‘largest’ transmission-connected battery energy storage system (BESS): the 100MW/200MWh Lakeside project in North Yorkshire.

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Bonus solar: Utilities need to change their tune on time of use and flexible tariffs

Renew Economy

A "bonus solar" tariff could leave PV owners less annoyed at very low feed-in prices and encourage people to shift demand. The post Bonus solar: Utilities need to change their tune on time of use and flexible tariffs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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‘I’ve fallen out with people’: the bruising debate over UK zonal energy pricing

The Guardian: Energy

Industry divided over whether plan to vary electricity cost depending on location really could make bills cheaper for all This summer the windfarm dubbed the most productive in Britain stood idle in the country’s windiest area. The Viking windfarm in the Shetland islands is expected to harness the UK’s most abundant wind resources to generate enough electricity to power almost half a million homes.

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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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Coal town to battery base: Firm keen to make regional power move

Renew Economy

Renewable energy and storage companies are eyeing opportunities in traditional coal-mining towns as part of Australia's electricity transition. The post Coal town to battery base: Firm keen to make regional power move appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australia: Stanwell wants 4GWh pumped hydro project, negotiating ‘Supernode’ deal

Energy Storage News

Queensland’s Stanwell Corporation seeks to add 5GWh of energy storage to its resource mix through two new deals.

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Southern Water seeks to borrow nearly £4bn from investors

Financial Times: Energy

Utility’s investment-grade rating and debt covenants have come under pressure amid Thames Water crisis

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Stanwell snaps up final share of giant Brisbane battery, firming up plans for life after coal

Renew Economy

Queensland coal giant seeks 15-year deal for the final stage of the massive Supernode battery energy storage system, offering a contra deal to supply O&M services. The post Stanwell snaps up final share of giant Brisbane battery, firming up plans for life after coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’

The Guardian: Energy

Trade groups warn against government’s idea that those further from power projects should pay more A plan to redraw the energy market risks undermining Britain’s industrial sector and its mission to attract billions in green energy investments, according to major business groups. In a letter to Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, trade groups representing some of the biggest investors in green energy and manufacturing have spoken out against the government’s proposal for a “radical” overhaul of t

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Green pass for major solar and battery project, so long as it avoids koala and snake habitat

Renew Economy

Federal government says X-Elio's Sixteen Mile solar-battery project can go ahead without EPBC approval provided it doesn't encroach on endangered species habitat. The post Green pass for major solar and battery project, so long as it avoids koala and snake habitat 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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Origin bets on energy storage and renewables with exit from Australia’s hydrogen market

Energy Storage News

Australian utility Origin Energy is set to focus on energy storage and renewable energy generation, announcing last week it will exit the hydrogen market.

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Queensland coal giant adds pumped hydro to growing energy storage mix

Renew Economy

State owned generation company is buying a share in the so-called "Big-T" pumped hydro project proposed for 45km northeast of Toowoomba, as it moves away from coal. The post Queensland coal giant adds pumped hydro to growing energy storage mix appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Dais Energy ‘getting in market early’ with 250MW Denmark partnership

Energy Storage News

BESS developer and operator Dais Energy will reach ready-to-build (RTB) status on 190MW of a 250MW Denmark project portfolio in the coming months, CEO Daniel Connor told Energy-Storage.news.

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UK power market reforms pose danger to industry and investment, ministers told

Financial Times: Energy

Trade lobby groups warn that proposals for regional pricing risk ‘deindustrialisation’ and higher costs

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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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Green groups warn UK's 'inadequate' climate adaptation plan poses public health risk

Business Green

Government urged by Green Alliance and Wellcome Trust to incorporate health risks into national climate adaptation plan

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Kerry joins Steyer fund making push into green investment

Financial Times: Energy

Former US secretary of state and climate envoy becomes co-executive chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions

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Pensions reform can drive the UK's growth and clean energy superpower missions

Business Green

Labour must reorient the focus of its pensions review to support investment that enables a just transition and delivers decent pensions for all, writes Finance Innovation Lab's Jesse Griffiths

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Masdar - Masdar's annual Sustainability Report reveals global portfolio and advanced pipeline capacity grew 58% in 2023

Global Renewable News

Highlights Masdar's clean energy capacity rose from 20GW in 2022 to 31.5GW in 2023, with operational projects generating 26,702GWh of power, avoiding 14 million tonnes of CO2e.

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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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'UK's largest' battery energy storage project switched on in North Yorkshire

Business Green

TagEnergy hails energisation of landmark 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system

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Stellae Energy - Stellae Energy Announces Geothermal Power Project in Vanuatu

Global Renewable News

Stellae Energy, a UK-based Green Energy Solutions and Assets company, is pleased to announce the signing of a detailed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Vanuatu in the Western T.

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IEMA launches TNFD nature risk disclosure guidance for SMEs

Business Green

Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment encourages SME professionals to start work on measuring and disclosing nature risks and dependencies against TNFD framework

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Utah Forge - Utah FORGE Extended Four More Years

Global Renewable News

An agreement has been signed between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) to continue the project through 2028. The agree.

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USA | Net Zero Rail

Energy Central

US Rail

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Swedish Energy Agency - Sweden and Rwanda to cooperate on emissions trading under the Paris Agreement

Global Renewable News

The Swedish Energy Agency and Rwanda's Ministry of the Environment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The next steps are to agre.

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World’s first offshore hydrogen plant moved to offshore platform 

Energy Central

PosHYdon [link]

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International Finance Corporation - IFC Expands Partnership with ENGIE to Boost Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets

Global Renewable News

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced a landmark green and sustainability-linked loan of 500 million (approximately $534 million) to ENGIE S.A., the.

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Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?

Eco-Business

Large trials in Indonesia and Malaysia are showing it is possible to become sustainable without damaging productivity or local economies.

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Voltalia - Helexia commissioned new solar rooftops in Romania

Global Renewable News

Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, announces that Helexia, its subsidiary, invested in 28 solar rooftops across Romania, for a total o.

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Indonesia's sustainable finance taxonomy is Asia's 'least stringent' for classifying new coal plants as green: study

Eco-Business

The taxonomies of Singapore and Thailand are Southeast Asia's most robust, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

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RWE AG - RWE unveils first turbine blade for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm at Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull

Global Renewable News

Highlights Siemens Gamesa's Hull factory is producing blades for 100 state-of-the-art 14 MW offshore wind turbines that will power RWE's Sofia project. Sofia Offshore Wind Farm on ta.

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Tech key to reducing Scope 3 palm oil emissions in Malaysia amid increasing regulation: industry watchers

Eco-Business

Beyond adapting to new regulations on sustainability and deforestation, the palm oil industry also needs to leverage technology to reduce Scope 3 emissions and enhance product traceability

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority - Dubai Airports to grow its solar footprint to cut its carbon footprint

Global Renewable News

In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, and His E.

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Power-purchase agreements are good news for China’s energy transition

Eco-Business

Longer contracts will provide certainty to buyers and sellers of clean power, but many questions remain.

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