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Top 10 best performing wind farms for September: South Australia cleans up

Renew Economy

Latest data from Rystad Energy shows South Australia dominating the list of best performing assets for the month of September. The post Top 10 best performing wind farms for September: South Australia cleans up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Future of Green Hydrogen Value Chains: Geopolitical and Market Implications in the Industrial Sector

Energy Central

The role countries could play in future green hydrogen industrial markets, focusing on three key applications: ammonia, methanol, and steel production.

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Climate tipping points could lock in devastating changes – how close are they?

Renew Economy

A new assessment into parts of the climate system that are sensitive to "tipping" delivers some sobering conclusions. The post Climate tipping points could lock in devastating changes – how close are they? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3,200 excess deaths in England and Wales during heatwave summer, government data confirms

Business Green

Release of figures suggesting link between mortality and high temperatures prompts calls for government to enhance its preparedness for future heatwaves. As temperatures across England and Wales climbed to record highs between June and August, more than 3,200 excess deaths were recorded, official government figures have confirmed. Analysis published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) late last week indicate that 3,271 more people died this summer th

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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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Wave power generators could help to “firm” solar and wind, says report

Renew Economy

Report shows adding wave power generation into the renewable energy mix in Australia could alleviate the need for costly battery storage. The post Wave power generators could help to “firm” solar and wind, says report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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'Blackout Busters': Octopus Energy launches new energy saving incentive

Business Green

Energy firm says customers could make £100 whilst helping to tackle power cut risks. Octopus Energy has become the latest energy company to launch a new incentive scheme for customers that aims to reduce pressure on the grid at peak times. Dubbed 'Saving Sessions', the new scheme will allow Octopus' 1.4 million smart meter customers and around 5,000 of its business customers to secure incentive payments if they reduce their usage during times of peak demand.

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Smart Factories: New government funding awards to save 300,000 tonnes of CO2

Business Green

3D printing, AI-based steelmaking, and big data enabled commercial bakeries among the recipients of latest clean tech innovation funding programme. The government has awarded just under £14m to a series of projects that aim to harness digital technologies to enhance the efficiency and productivity of key manufacturing processes. Announced late last week, the latest round of funding awards from the Sustainable Smart Factory Competition are expected to create 1,000 jobs across the UK and sav

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On-site renewable hydrogen electrolyser to help power WA gold mine

Renew Economy

Brisbane-based Line Hydrogen will develop a “zero carbon” renewable energy power system for a new mining project in WA, including an on-site green hydrogen electrolyser. The post On-site renewable hydrogen electrolyser to help power WA gold mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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France Plans New EPR Starts; First of Six Set for 2027

Energy Central

France Plans New EPR Starts; First of Six Set for 2027 Posted on October 9, 2022 by djysrv France Plans New EPR Starts; First of Six Set for 2027 UK PM Truss and French President Macron Confirm Support for Sizewell C Romania’s Nuclearelectrica in Joint Venture for NuScale SMRs Reuter-Stokes and Paragon Energy Solutions to Deliver Nuclear Detection.

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Eight key critical minerals projects in Australia’s $10bn pipeline

Renew Economy

A closer look at eight value-adding critical mineral refining projects in Australia's $10 billion pipeline of investment proposals. The post Eight key critical minerals projects in Australia’s $10bn pipeline 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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Don't get washed away with greenwashing

Business Green

Industry Voice: BSI's Martin Townsend explores ‘greenwashing’ to understand how consumers can become change agents. The role that we all play with regards to sustainability has changed since the 1980s when the phrase ‘greenwashing' was first coined. The term greenwashing is used to define companies that claim to be environmentally conscious for marketing purposes, but who don't make any notable sustainability efforts.

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Bowen tackles carbon market reform with new look Safeguard Mechanism – but is it enough?

Renew Economy

Proposed reforms will swap ACCUs for the new credit, but now they'll only be granted if the emitter can get under their new baseline emissions level. The post Bowen tackles carbon market reform with new look Safeguard Mechanism – but is it enough? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How hot is too hot to work? Heatwaves renew workers' rights push

Eco-Business

Record-smashing temperatures raise stakes for trade unions who want to protect EU and US workers from extreme heat.

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Energy crisis looms large in election in Germany’s biggest wind power state

Renew Economy

The ballot in the state that hosts most of Germany's wind power capacity is seen as a mood barometer for the national government's energy crisis response. The post Energy crisis looms large in election in Germany’s biggest wind power state 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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Courts or policies: which matters more for climate action in South Asia?

Eco-Business

Ahead of COP27, lawyers and NGOs have threatened to ramp up global climate litigation in response to government inaction, but IPCC experts stress that institutions and policymaking are also vital.

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FFI taps former chief NT minister to lead green charge in Top End

Renew Economy

Micael Gunner will lead FFI's new Darwin-based team, but will bring a legacy of support for "atrocious" polluting gas projects. The post FFI taps former chief NT minister to lead green charge in Top End appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ERM splits Asia-Pacific leadership

Eco-Business

The sustainability consultancy has appointed Nat Vanitchyangkul as Asia CEO. Michael Gaggin will lead Australia and New Zealand.

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BYD Delivering 120 Electric Semi Trucks In 2022

CleanTechnica

The Tesla vs. BYD race is still on, and BYD is surging forward in the electric semi truck category. A decade or so ago, I recall a lot of debates about who was approaching the EV revolution best, Tesla or BYD. Or who was leading the EV revolution, Tesla or BYD. Of course, some people […].

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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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Volvo EX90 Will Feature App-Based AC & DC Bi-Directional Charging

CleanTechnica

Volvo is planning to enable bi-directional charging on all its future electric cars, starting with the EX90 that debuts in November.

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Microgrids As A Service

CleanTechnica

Microgrids are more and more popular every year. They offer tremendous benefits in terms of energy security, resilience, and energy independence. Though, our concept of a microgrid and how you put one together are probably far too simplistic, as I discovered recently when interviewing Michael Stadler, co-founder and CTO of Xendee, about microgrids and about […].

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Tesla Vehicles Automatically Open Windows & Doors When Submerged Under Water

CleanTechnica

Hurricane Ian has brought stories of how a solar-powered community fared much better than most, how a Ford F-150 Lightning kept some lives in full comfort while the neighborhood was lacking electricity, and how a Tesla Model X escaped floodwaters, but we’re not done with the Hurricane Ian–related cleantech stories yet. One more that just […].

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George Hotz: Self-Driving Cars Are A Scam

CleanTechnica

Connected Cars May Be The New Thing.

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Want Energy Resilience? Invest Locally In Community Solar, Rooftop Solar, Heat Pumps, EVs

CleanTechnica

Communities looking to build resilience in the face of worsening climate disasters will soon have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to better prepare themselves via new federal funding and incentives.

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Westward Ho! 1500 Miles in My Tesla Model 3 Long Range with 2 Mountain Ebikes: Cost, Supercharging, Tips

CleanTechnica

My wife and I have just completed our annual 1500 mile trip from Three Lakes in northern Wisconsin to Lindon, Utah, 30 miles south of Salt Lake City. We take three days in our Tesla Model 3 Long Range just like we did previously with our Toyota Highlander gasmobile. This is true even with two […].

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Battery State of Health — What is It? Why is It Important?

CleanTechnica

Lithium-ion batteries are efficient, compact, and have a long lifespan — all factors that enable electric vehicles (EVs), which are powered by these batteries, to be a great substitute for their gasoline counterpart. Transportation is a large contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. By switching to EVs, and away from these highly polluting gasoline vehicles, a […].

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Solar Community Slammed By Hurricane Ian: “Our Lights Stayed On”

CleanTechnica

One RMIer recounts his experience braving Hurricane Ian and why the lights stayed on in his solar-powered sustainable community. By Ryan Foelske My family and I survived our first hurricane. Hurricane Ian passed right over our head and pummeled the west cost of Florida with high winds for 6–10 hours. The storm ravaged our local […].

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Similarities Between Tesla FSD And Cruise, Argo AI, & Waymo You Might Not Have Noticed

CleanTechnica

I saw many takes on Tesla AI Day 2022 that fell into a couple of main buckets. Those were mostly about the robot, Optimus, and we’ve published articles covering that at length. However, I stumbled across some critiques of the FSD Beta portion of the presentation that I found surprising and interesting. These mostly came […].