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Australian wind market takes off again as projects and turbines get bigger

Renew Economy

The wind energy industry is having its best year to date, and project sizes and turbines are getting bigger. The post Australian wind market takes off again as projects and turbines get bigger appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The grid needs long-duration energy storage

Smart Energy International

The pivot to renewable energy away from fossil fuels will help slash global carbon emissions — but it’s likely to put significant strain on the grid, writes Emily Newton. The most popular forms of renewable energy cannot flexibly increase or decrease production to meet demand like fossil fuel-fired power plants can. Supply is unable to meet demand in areas with major renewable energy development.

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“World first” solar and battery grid project in Queensland changes hands

Renew Economy

Pioneering solar and battery storage project, and one of the first in world to showcase different market services, has new owner. The post “World first” solar and battery grid project in Queensland changes hands appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Are nickel-based batteries on the way out?

Charged

Is a new standards war—or rather, a chemistries war—developing? There are several important differences between the NMC and LFP battery chemistries, but the most salient points seem to be that batteries based on NMC (nickel, manganese, cobalt) offer higher energy density, but those based on LFP (lithium iron phosphate) tend to be cheaper. Chinese automakers have made extensive use of LFP for some time, but the Americans and Europeans have favored NMC in their desire to offer superior range and p

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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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Energy markets on wild ride as coal and gas costs hit jaw-dropping highs

Renew Economy

Coal is dead on its feet, and if AGL can't keep coal plants running in 2022, why should anyone believe they can in 20 years time? The post Energy markets on wild ride as coal and gas costs hit jaw-dropping highs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Peterhead CCS project promises to deliver £660m economic boost

Business Green

New report from SSE Thermal and Equinor aims to highlight economic gains that could flow from planned Scottish CCS power plant . The UK's nascent carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector received a dual boost yesterday, with the publication of a major new report detailing the economic benefits that should result from plans for a new low carbon power plant and the completion of a successful funding round for one of the leading companies in the emerging market.

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TVA Targets 2024 for BWRX300 SMR License Application

Energy Central

TVA Targets 2024 for BWRX300 SMR License Application Nuward / Tractebel To Work With EDF On Pilot SMR Brookfield Set to Sell Westinghouse UK Cavendish Nuclear and X-energy collaborate on HTGRs S. Korea to Re-start Construction of two 1400 MWe PWRs DOE/ARPA-E Seeks Proposals to Recycling Spent Fuel for Use in Advanced Reactors MIT Signs on for New Five-Year Collaboration with.

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“Responsible government has disappeared:” Allegra Spender on her battle for Wentworth

Renew Economy

Independent candidate Allegra Spender says Wentworth would be "best represented by the crossbench, not the backbench". The post “Responsible government has disappeared:” Allegra Spender on her battle for Wentworth appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

Charged

GM and mining giant Glencore have announced a multi-year sourcing agreement under which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia, to be used in GM’s Ultium battery cathodes. Both Glencore and GM are members of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), and Glencore’s Murrin Murrin operation conforms to the OECD-aligned Responsible Minerals Assurance Process.

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Renewables snapshot: Are we on track to decarbonise the globe?

Renew Economy

About 80TW of combined solar and wind is required to decarbonise the globe – so how are we tracking? The post Renewables snapshot: Are we on track to decarbonise the globe? 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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NovaCHARGE deploys 627 charging ports for Florida’s Park & Plug program

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NovaCHARGE, an Orlando-based provider of charging hardware, software and cloud-based charger administration, has completed the successful deployment of 627 EV charging ports for Duke Energy Florida’s Park & Plug program. Duke selected NovaCHARGE as the prime contractor for its Park & Plug program, which was launched in 2018. NovaCHARGE was responsible for delivery of a turnkey EV charging solution in a variety of locations across Florida: 182 public Level 2 chargers at local retail locat

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Australian carbon market splits as buyers pay more for “high integrity” units

Renew Economy

Carbon traders are undertaking a "flight to integrity", analysts say, offering a premium for offsets free of environmental integrity concerns. The post Australian carbon market splits as buyers pay more for “high integrity” units appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: How can we succeed as restoration scientists through knowledge sharing?

Ideas 4 Sustainability

Originally posted on SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY : In recent years, it has become clear that ecosystem degradation is a severe issue that affects the environment and people globally, and ecosystem integrity must be restored wherever possible. To promote and upscale restoration efforts globally, the United Nations designated the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

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Northern England likely site of GB’s first hydrogen village

Smart Energy International

Ofgem has named Ellesmere Port and Teesside, both in northern England, as possible locations for Britain’s first hydrogen village. Gas distributor Cadent has been approved funding to investigate sites in the Whitby area of Ellesmere Port near Liverpool on Britain’s northwest coast and Northern Gas Networks has been approved to investigate sites in Redcar on Teesside on the northeast coast.

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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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Energy subsidies in Saudi Arabia

Energy Central

Extracted from the executive summary of this Open Access paper: [link] " The global debate surrounding fossil fuel subsidies has become more contentious due to climate change. Many governments offer subsidies in the form of below-market energy prices to spur industrialization and support lower-income households. While some.

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Investors need to face facts on climate and audit at this year's AGMs

Business Green

Investors should vote against auditors that fail to flag climate risks to companies if they want to avoid stranded asset risk, argues Greenpeace's Charlie Kronick. So far this AGM season shareholders are failing to walk their talk on climate, or to recognise the true risk it poses to their investments. The IPCC has just warned that emissions must peak within three years to keep 1.5C in reach.

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DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. - DEEP is taking its last steps towards a final investment decision and major financing

Global Renewable News

After several years of drilling and testing,

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'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

Business Green

The 100-year old Saltend Chemicals Park is gearing up to become a test ground for hydrogen and carbon capture industrial decarbonisation technologies - BusinessGreen visits the UK's ground zero for net zero. The tangle of cooling towers, pipes, refineries, engines, and turbines that make up the vast Saltend Chemicals Park may not look particularly modern, but the 100-year-old site could be about to find itself at the cutting edge of the 21st century economy.

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International Renewable Energy Agency - Patents for Green Hydrogen Technology on the Rise

Global Renewable News

A joint study published today (May 12) by the.

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The East Coast Diesel Crisis Highlights The Urgency For Widespread EV Adoption

CleanTechnica

The US East Coast, which normally has around 62 million barrels of diesel stored during the month of May, has reported under 52 million barrels according to data from the US Department of Energy. This bit of news has some trucking companies worried, according to a report from FreightWaves which looked at the data from […].

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Toronto - City adopts climate accountability framework, will create groups to guide climate strategy implementation

Global Renewable News

Endorsed on May 11 by Toronto City Council,

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Favorite Rhetorical Tools Used To Spread Anti-EV Misinformation

CleanTechnica

Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris.

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ANDRITZ - ANDRITZ and EGAT cooperate on joint development and modernization of hydropower business

Global Renewable News

International technology group ANDRITZ and.

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European Ministers Back CO2 Emission Standards For Cars & Vans

CleanTechnica

Republished from European Parliament. Support for the 2035 zero-emission road mobility objective Call for a methodology for assessing the full life-cycle of CO2 emissions Mitigate negative economic impact of the transition with targeted funding Environment Committee MEPs are in favour of a pathway towards zero-emission road mobility in 2035 for new passenger cars and light […].

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TotalEnergies - TotalEnergies Wins Maritime Lease to Develop a 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm off North Carolina's Coast

Global Renewable News

TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE) has been named a.

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Elon Musk On Tesla’s Aspiration Of Reaching 20 Million Cars Made Per Year By 2030

CleanTechnica

Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared some thoughts in a recent interview with Financial Times on Tesla’s aspiration to reach the goal of 20 million electric cars produced annually by 2030. Peter Campbell asked Elon Musk what the business would look like by 2030 to make 20 million EVs per year. After pointing out that this […].

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CorPower - Fostering a diverse energy portfolio and spurring innovation in the USA

Global Renewable News

An interview with University of Southern.

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Tesla’s Move Into India Is On Hold According To Reports

CleanTechnica

Tesla’s move into India is currently on hold, Reuters reports, adding that Tesla has abandoned a search for a showroom space while reassigning some of its domestic team. This, according to three anonymous sources, is after Tesla failed to secure lower import taxes in India. I’m sure that Tesla owners and supporters in India may […].

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U.S. Department of Energy - Biden Administration Launches Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's $505 Million Initiative to Boost Deployment and Cut Costs of Increase Long Duration Energy StorageDOE Seeks Public Input on a New Initiative to Enable the Widespread Availability of More Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Power

Global Renewable News

The Biden Administration through the U.S.

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Malaysia PM Wants Tesla To Open A Plant

CleanTechnica

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants Tesla to open a plant in Malaysia. He recently invited several Fortune 500 companies, especially Tesla, to invest in his nation. He told local journalists after meeting with the CEO and President of the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC), Ted Osious, that he’s suggested that Tesla produce EVs in […].

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C-Power - How Ocean Energy Sets the Stage for Affordable Offshore Wind Energy

Global Renewable News

At the recent Oceanology International.

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How The US Can Speed Its Shift To Climate-Smart Infrastructure

CleanTechnica

The latest findings from the IPCC paint a grim picture: Despite some signs of progress, the world’s chance of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) is shrinking — and with it, our ability to prevent the most dangerous climate impacts. The goal is still within reach if global emissions peak within the next […].

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority - NYSERDA Makes $15 Million Available for Fourth Annual Commercial and Industrial Carbon ChallengeChallenge to Reduce Statewide Emissions, Combat Climate Change, Drive Economic Growth

Global Renewable News

The New York State Energy Research and.

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Vattenfall - Vattenfall commissions hydrogen gas-driven backup power for telecoms networks

Global Renewable News

Today (May 13), in collaboration with.