Tue.Jul 09, 2024

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Supreme Court ruling on the Chevron deference won’t change corporations’ climate obligations, for now

GreenBiz

Federal agencies now have less power to drive climate policy.

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New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind

TechXplore

A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.

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NextEra Energy Resources reaches final permitting stage for 3GW BESS in Fresno County, California

Energy Storage News

Developer and IPP NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) is proposing to construct an up to 3GW standalone BESS across 260 acres of privately-owned land in Fresno County, California.

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Scientists design method to lessen reliance on air conditioning

TechXplore

Scientists say they have found a way to cool buildings that will reduce dependence on energy-hungry air conditioners.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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New technologies enable a colorful future for circularity of PET plastic

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Colored and opaque PET is a valuable recyclable material with significant benefits for brands. New technologies and end markets are expanding the supply of recycled PET, expanding circularity for one of the most widely recycled plastics.

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Study evaluates tax credits' role in blue hydrogen production costs

TechXplore

A new analysis by University of Wyoming researchers examines the impact of current federal economic incentives on large-scale, blue hydrogen production technologies and estimates the expected outcomes in long-term expenses as those hydrogen production pathways evolve.

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Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components

TechXplore

Rechargeable solid-state lithium batteries are an emerging technology that could someday power cell phones and laptops for days with a single charge. Offering significantly enhanced energy density, they are a safer alternative to the flammable lithium-ion batteries currently used in consumer electronics—but they are not environmentally friendly.

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Engie starts building 800MWh BESS in Belgium, one of Europe’s largest

Energy Storage News

Multinational utility and IPP Engie has launched construction on a 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium.

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Study ranks feasibility of converting 245 US coal plants to nuclear

TechXplore

An assessment ranks the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S. into advanced nuclear reactors, providing valuable insights for policymakers and utilities to meet decarbonization goals, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers.

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Philippines to launch tender for renewables and energy storage before end of this year

Energy Storage News

The government of the Philippines will begin a competitive solicitation process for variable renewable energy (VRE) paired with energy storage before the end of 2024.

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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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Are solar panels a good investment? New Berkeley study offers an answer

TechXplore

Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state with lots of sunny days that adores its electronic gadgetry and environment, yet is saddled with the highest residential electricity rates in the continental U.S.

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Ireland utility-scale energy storage forecast to exceed 1.5GWh in 2025 

Energy Storage News

The energy storage market in Ireland continues to show strong growth potential. While still in the early stages of site construction, new additions are now providing a strong uptick in activity.

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A vehicle-to-grid response: Electric vehicles fed power into Australian grid during blackout, says report

TechXplore

During a major storm event that eventually cut power to tens of thousands of homes, a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) were able to feed power back into Australia's electricity grid, according to a new report from The Australian National University (ANU).

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Australia: HMC Capital invests in Stor-Energy, plans 15GW renewables

Energy Storage News

Australia-based battery energy storage system (BESS) developer, owner and operator Stor-Energy has received a strategic investment from HMC Capital, an ASX-listed asset manager.

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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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Researchers design nano primary battery system for remediating diverse heavy metal ions

TechXplore

A team led by Prof. Wu Zhengyan and Zhang Jia from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has synthesized a versatile, broad-spectrum Fe/Cu primary battery-based nanocomposite with photo-induced protonation effect to immobilize diverse heavy metal ions. This system has a large number of active sites, which makes it have a strong trapping and immobilization effect on highly-stable heavy metal ions (HMIs).

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Is BESS commoditising? Industry converges to 20-foot, 5MWh products

Energy Storage News

We hear from industry sources about the reasons for, and implications of, the increasing convergence to the 20-foot, 5MWh+ container as the dominant grid-scale BESS product today.

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The rise of automation in Italian forklift manufacturing: enhancing efficiency and reshaping industry standards

Envirotec Magazine

This article contains sponsored content. Italy, known for its rich industrial heritage and technological prowess, is making significant strides in the field of automation, particularly in forklift manufacturing. As the global market demands increased efficiency, reliability, and innovation, Italian forklift manufacturers are embracing cutting-edge technologies to stay competitive.

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NYC City Council Saves Community Composting

NRDC onEarth

Reinvigorating this organics waste strategy will curb methane emissions, advance neighborhood revitalization, and protect environmental health

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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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Scottish Water monitoring project wins award for Xylem

Envirotec Magazine

The awards ceremony on 4 July. A ground-breaking project that is enabling continuous remote monitoring of a 16km trunk main has been recognised at the Water Industry Awards. The Blairlinnans SoundPrint Acoustic Fibre Optic System, a joint project between Xylem and Scottish Water – and described as a European first, was named Asset Management Initiative of the Year at the awards ceremony on 4 July 2024.

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South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solar

Renew Economy

South Australia locks in funding deal with Canberra to ensure it can become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net renewables via wind, solar and storage. The post South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Efw operator welcomes first waste delivery by rail, reducing emissions by 76%

Envirotec Magazine

Energy-from-waste operator enfinium has received its first waste delivery by train at its Ferrybridge site in West Yorkshire this week (9 July). The group says this milestone expands the area that enfinium’s Ferrybridge 1 and 2 facilities can receive unrecyclable waste from, reduces road traffic and lowers transport emissions. The trial also highlights the potential for using rail freight to connect the plant to a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) cluster, offering an alternative to pipeline conn

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In a first, a solar microgrid will directly power an industrial plant

Canary Media

For half a century, a sprawling lot in Ravenswood, West Virginia, was home to a giant aluminum smelter. But in 2009, Century Aluminum idled the facility then permanently closed it six years later, and the 2,000-acre site became an empty expanse along the bending banks of the Ohio River.

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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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New big battery breaks habit, goes for morning stretch and takes state to new record

Renew Economy

The newly connected Broken Hill battery has helped NSW beat a short-lived record for battery charging and discharging. The post New big battery breaks habit, goes for morning stretch and takes state to new record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Biden admin offers $1.2B loan to expand US battery supply chain

Canary Media

Companies have invested more than $100 billion in U.S. electric vehicle and battery manufacturing since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed two years ago. A long list of components go into those EVs and batteries — and the more of them that can be produced in the U.S., the better.

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Local council approves gigawatt-scale battery on old coal site

Renew Economy

Octopus Australia wins local planning approval for a gigawatt scale battery project at an old coal power station site near Brisbane. The post Local council approves gigawatt-scale battery on old coal site appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Blastr Green Steel Chooses Primetals Technologies as Its Technological Partner for the Ultra-Low CO2 Emissions Steel Plant in Inkoo, Finland – MIDREX H2™ Chosen for the Direct Reduction Plant

FuelCellsWorks

HELSINKI– Blastr Green Steel (Blastr) has selected Primetals Technologies, the market leader in environmental and energy-efficiency solutions for the metals industry, as its technology partner for the planned steel plant.

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Whataburger app becomes unlikely power outage map after Houston hurricane

TechCrunch: Climate

Fast-food chain Whataburger’s app has gone viral in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which left around 1.8 million utility customers in Houston, Texas without power. Hundreds of thousands of those people may remain without power for days as Houston anticipates a heat wave, with temperatures climbing into the mid-90s. Amid frustrations with the local utility […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Australian solar glass company lands another US greenhouse order

Renew Economy

ClearVue Technologies says it has landed a repeat order for its clear solar glass solutions for greenhouses from the United States. The post Australian solar glass company lands another US greenhouse order appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hyliko Launches France’s First Dedicated Heavy Goods Vehicle Hydrogen Station in Villabé

FuelCellsWorks

VillabĂ©, France — In a landmark development for sustainable transportation in France, Hyliko inaugurated its first hydrogen station dedicated to heavy goods vehicles yesterday, July 4, in VillabĂ©, south of.

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Squadron says innovation needed to overcome jump in wind costs, but nuclear not the answer

Renew Economy

Head of Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy says cost of developing onshore wind energy projects has jumped by up to 50 per cent as it works to deliver tens of gigawatts of new capacity in Australia. The post Squadron says innovation needed to overcome jump in wind costs, but nuclear not the answer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Lithium-ion batteries have a forever chemical problem

The Verge: Energy

A broken cellphone with a rechargeable battery lies in a collection container for hazardous materials at a waste sorting facility. | Photo by Jens Büttner / picture alliance via Getty Images Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in everyday gadgets, electric vehicles, and to store renewable energy could be a growing source of the “forever chemicals” that pollute soil and waterways, new research suggests.

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Construction begins on $5 billion transmission line to open up wind, solar and minerals

Renew Economy

The CopperString project has been described as the region's "most transformative project since steam locomotives" in the 19th century. The post Construction begins on $5 billion transmission line to open up wind, solar and minerals appeared first on RenewEconomy.