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Amazon, Google and Microsoft signal growing interest in nuclear, geothermal power

GreenBiz

Rising demand from artificial intelligence is forcing big technology companies to look beyond wind and solar for clean energy.

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Pumps trade association announces additional keynote speaker for its 2024 Annual Meeting

Envirotec Magazine

Mike Otten of Xylem. Europump (the European Pump Association)* continues to develop the programme of presentations for its 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place at the De Vere Beaumont Estate near Windsor from 22nd – 24th May, with the latest addition being Mike Otten, Director, Edge & Intelligence, Xylem. Hosted by the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) and sponsored by WEG – an expert in motor, drive, and asset management systems technology – the event “will deliver a comprehe

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Dispatch from London: How corporate sustainability will change in 2024

GreenBiz

On the near-term horizon: Artificial intelligence, nature and biodiversity risks, and a muting of ambitious public climate goals.

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Fridge recycling plant opens in Walsall

Envirotec Magazine

DEFRA cuts the ribbon at the new facility. Sustainable materials expert EMR has opened a fridge recycling plant at EMR Darlaston, Walsall. The firm – “the UK’s largest fridge recycler” – says it has built the facility using the latest technology and innovative processes, including robotic separation systems. Chris Preston, Deputy Director for Resource and Waste Directorate at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) officially opened the new site and

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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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Why Bayer and the Gates Foundation are using CRISPR to reduce food's climate impact

GreenBiz

Gene editing technology can help create the next generation of climate-resistant crops.

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Stadler’s Hydrogen-Powered Train FLIRT H2 Achieves a New Guinness World Records Title

FuelCellsWorks

Stadler is proud to announce that the FLIRT H2 has been entered into the Guinness World Records database for the longest distance of 1,741.7 miles (2,803 kilometers) achieved by a.

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“Lights out:” Gina Rinehart-backed gas company warns of “death knell” without taxpayer funds

Renew Economy

Gina Rinehart-backed gas company wants Australian government to stop reducing demand for gas and to include it in capacity investment scheme. The post “Lights out:” Gina Rinehart-backed gas company warns of “death knell” without taxpayer funds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Geothermal is the hottest thing in clean energy. Here’s why

Canary Media

Earth’s interior contains an inexhaustible supply of heat, its many layers continuously warmed by the furnace-like core of our planet. For millennia, humans have tapped into this abundance for cooking food and keeping warm.

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California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days

Renew Economy

California extends its run of reaching a peak of more than 100 per cent renewables to 17 out of the last 18 days. The post California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Biden admin invests $6B to cut carbon from steel, cement — and snacks

Canary Media

U.S. factories making industrial essentials like steel, aluminum, cement, chemicals — and even household staples like ice cream and mac and cheese — are about to get a whole lot cleaner.

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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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Biagi Celebrates With Nikola Corporation at the Grand Opening of First HYLA Refueling Station in Southern California

FuelCellsWorks

Biagi Bros celebrates a milestone achievement with Nikola Corporation as they launch the grand opening of the first HYLA high-pressure modular refueling station in Southern California. This marks a significant step.

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Australian solar innovator 5B to supply 26 MW solar for world first “green gold” mine

Renew Economy

5B to deploy its pre-fab solar modules at massive new gold mine that is claiming a world first production of "green gold." The post Australian solar innovator 5B to supply 26 MW solar for world first “green gold” mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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SSAB Enters Funding Negotiations for $500M from U.S. DOE for HYBRIT® Facility to Produce Fossil-Free Iron with Green Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

SSAB has been selected for awards negotiations for up to 500 MUSD in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for a potential construction of a HYBRIT® manufacturing facility, capable.

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Australia’s rooftop solar waste problem is hurtling towards 1.2 gigawatts a year

Renew Economy

Australia's solar waste problem is arriving quicker than thought, with volumes of discarded panels expected to be equivalent to 1.2GW a year by 2030. The post Australia’s rooftop solar waste problem is hurtling towards 1.2 gigawatts a year 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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Sinopec Says Massive Green Hydrogen Plant Has Boosted Run Rates

FuelCellsWorks

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.’s green hydrogen plant in Xinjiang, the world’s largest, has boosted utilization rates to 50% after flagging difficulties with the project late last year. The Kuqa.

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VinFast founder launches EV charging operator V-Green

Charged

Vietnamese automaker VinFast has been on a roll lately—the company plans to expand to 50 countries in 2024, and is working on EV manufacturing plants in the US, India and Indonesia. Some boosters are calling the upstart “the next Hyundai.” Now VinFast founder Pham Nhat Vuong has announced the establishment of V-Green, a new company with a mission to develop a charging network to support VinFast vehicles, and to greatly increase the number of EV charging stations in Vietnam.

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Sirius Aviation AG and PARQ Development Join Forces, Bringing 10 Hydrogen VTOL Jets to Bali

FuelCellsWorks

Partnership to Transform Sustainable Air Travel and Tourism in Bali, Indonesia BAAR, Switzerland and UBUD BALI, Indonesia— Trailblazing aerospace company, Sirius Aviation AG, is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with PARQ Development, providing ten cutting-edge hydrogen-powered.

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Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle delivered to Coastal Waste & Recycling

Charged

US truck maker Mack Trucks , a subsidiary of Volvo , has delivered a Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle to Florida-based Coastal Waste & Recycling. Nextran Truck Centers will provide service and support. Coastal Waste & Recycling is also piloting Volvo Construction Equipment’s CE EC230 Electric 23-ton excavator. The Mack LR Electric features two-stage regenerative braking and four nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) lithium-ion batteries with 376 kWh total capacity.

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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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Provaris Starts Fabrication and Testing of H2Neo Prototype Tank with Cutting-Edge Automation and Robotic Laser-Welding in Norway

FuelCellsWorks

Highlights: • Prototype Fabrication Initiated: The commencement of fabrication for the H2Neo prototype tank signifies a major step forward in our innovative hydrogen storage solutions. • On Target for Mid-2024.

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AI is accelerating the energy transition, say industry leaders

Financial Times: Energy

The technology is transforming all areas of the sector, with new roles generated and more traditional, lower-skilled jobs at possible risk

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Yara Clean Ammonia and Azane Granted Safety Permit to Build World’s First Low Emission Ammonia Bunkering Terminal

FuelCellsWorks

Oslo– The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection gave their approval to the construction of the planned ammonia bunkering facility at Fjord Base in Florø, Norway. The permit marks a significant milestone.

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The Brief: Smarter catalytic capital

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Catalytic Capital How smarter targeting of capital gaps can make catalytic capital more effective. Some. The post The Brief: Smarter catalytic capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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$1 Billion in U.S. Government Investments for Cleaner Steel Using Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

U.S. Department of Energy Launches Negotiations for Nation’s First Hydrogen-Ready Iron-Making Facilities Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations announced the initiation of award negotiations for.

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Contractor’s Corner: Standard Solar Solar developer recognizes vital role of technological innovations and promise of community solar.

Solar Power World

Several mid-sized solar businesses are experiencing rapid growth this year and looking to scale sustainably and effectively. They are also enjoying the uninterrupted flow of opportunities brought by the Inflation Reduction Act and the community solar sector. Standard Solar, a national solar developer, financier and owner-operator of more than 350 MW of solar, has been… The post Contractor’s Corner: Standard Solar <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15p

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Hydrom and VNG Sign MoU to Explore Green Hydrogen Supply Chain Potential

FuelCellsWorks

During a visit to Germany, spearheaded by His Excellency Eng Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals of Oman, significant strides were made towards establishing a robust.

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Spain added 5.6GW of ground-mounted solar PV in 2023

PV Tech

Spain has installed 5.6GW of ground-mounted capacity in 2023, up 28% from 2022, according to the country’s transmission system operator, Red Eléctrica.

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AtkinsRéalis Awarded Engineering and Design Services Contract to Develop Leading Hydrogen Hub in Quebec

FuelCellsWorks

Montreal– AtkinsRéalis [SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.] (TSX: ATRL), a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, has been awarded a contract by TESCanada H2 Inc.

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Photon Energy wins 315MW demand response capacity in Polish auction

Smart Energy International

Renewable energy group Photon Energy has announced that its subsidiary Lerta JRM has succeeded in the additional 2025 Polish capacity auction with 315MW of demand side response capacity and 1.088MW of renewable generation. With the previously contracted capacity of 10MW for 2025, the company’s total capacity obligation of 316.088MW will ensure EUR 13 million ($14 million) in capacity market revenues for 2025.

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JERA and ExxonMobil to Develop Low Carbon Hydrogen and Ammonia Production Project

FuelCellsWorks

JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) has reached a Project Framework Agreement with ExxonMobil to jointly explore the development of a low carbon hydrogen and ammonia production project in the United States.

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Sea Level Rise 101

NRDC onEarth

The causes and effects of this undeniable consequence of climate change—and how communities can respond.

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Ørsted Secures Up to $100M in Federal Funding for Texas Plant Producing E-Methanol From Green Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

Selection will help advance Ørsted’s e-methanol facility in Texas, decarbonize hard-to-electrify maritime sector, and create U.S. clean energy jobs in new industry. HOUSTON– Ørsted, a leading U.S.

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Ark Energy seeks expansion of Hunter Valley wind farm, just weeks after first stage approval

Renew Economy

Ark Energy to seek approval for second stage of giant wind project in Hunter Valley, just weeks after first stage approved by IPC. The post Ark Energy seeks expansion of Hunter Valley wind farm, just weeks after first stage approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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HyAxiom and Doosan Fuel Cell Are World’s First to Pass Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Components Environmental Testing for Maritime Application

FuelCellsWorks

EAST HARTFORD, Conn.— Leading global fuel cell and hydrogen solutions providers HyAxiom, Inc. (HyAxiom) and Doosan Fuel Cell Co., Ltd. (DFCC) announced today their Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) cell stack.

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