Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Orbital Marine Power’s Westray project, near the Isle of Orkney (image credit: Orbital Marine Power). Tidal and wave energy could contribute more than 8 billion to the Scottish economy by 2050 according to a new report from the University of Edinburgh’s Policy & Innovation Group. Scotland is a global leader in the development and deployment of tidal stream and wave energy devices, said a news release about the document.

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Energy Energy Innovation Policy 147

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Battery storage played a crucial role in the Baltic region's switch from Russia over to the Continental European grid over the weekend, coinciding with Lithuania launching a 100 million storage support scheme.

Batteries 312

Batteries Europe 312

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Government must ensure that tech companies accurately report how much energy and water their data centres are using, according to a report published on 7 February by the National Engineering Policy Centre. Data centres can and should be designed to use less water and critical raw materials, but government must set the conditions for this as the AI Opportunities Action Plan is rolled out.

Building Energy Monitoring 147

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Government 147

POWER Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The pursuit of energy from fusion technology has taken another step forward, with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) entering into a cooperative agreement with Type One Energy to jointly develop […] The post TVA, Type One Energy Ink Deal to Develop Commercial Fusion Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Energy Energy Technology 128

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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Etchden road, Hoads Wood (image credit: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0 license). Three men were arrested on Wednesday 5 February as part of an investigation into the large-scale, illegal tipping of waste at the Hoads Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Ashford, Kent. An Environment Agency press release said two of those arrested aged 44 and 62 are from the Isle of Sheppey, while the third, aged 41, resides near Sittingbourne.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

US battery technology developer Microvast has advanced the development of its all-solid-state battery (ASSB) technology. Microvast’s all-solid electrolyte separator membrane is based on a polyaramid separator, which is non-porous and tailored to solid-state applications. This ensures high ionic conductivity, structural stability and long-term durability, addressing a critical technical challenge in solid-state battery technology.

Batteries 110

Batteries Technology Lithium Electric vehicle 110

Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

comemso, a provider of high-precision test and measurement solutions for electromobility, has announced the integration of Megawatt Charging System (MCS) capabilities into its EVSE and EV test platform. The MCS-ready test platform is designed to meet the demands of 1,500 V and up to 1,000 A for high-performance EV charging. The system already supports CCS, NACS, CHAdeMO, GB/T, and AC.

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Cooling Demand Innovation 111

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Combustion engines, the engines in gas-powered cars, only use a quarter of the fuel's potential energy while the rest is lost as heat through exhaust.

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Energy Energy 269

TechCrunch: Climate

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot platform, may not be as power-hungry as once assumed. But its appetite largely depends on how ChatGPT is being used and the AI models that are answering the queries, according to a new study. A recent analysis by Epoch AI, a nonprofit AI research institute, attempted to calculate how much energy a […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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Energy Monitor Energy Energy 122

Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Rivian Automotive is on a rollthe companys electric pickup and SUV are earning rave reviews, other automakers are knocking on the door to license Rivians technology , and now the company is opening up sales for the Rivian Commercial Vehicle, the platform on which Amazon based its custom electric delivery van (EDV). Amazons exclusivity period ended in November 2023, and since then Rivian has been trialing its commercial van with several large fleets in the US, and preparing its fleet management p

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Automotive Packaging Electricity Sustainability 116

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

Energy

TechCrunch: Climate

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Microsoft has added another 389 megawatts of renewable power to its portfolio as the tech giant scrambles to meet the power demands required to match its AI ambitions. The additional renewable power spans three solar projects developed by EDP Renewables North America two in southern Illinois and one outside Austin, Texas. Microsoft is buying […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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North America Demand 105

Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Where are the electric pickup trucks? The Cybertruck isnt really a pickup in the usual sense of the term, and Fords F-150 Lightning has been getting great reviews but disappointing sales. TELO Trucks is addressing an unserved segmentthe company makes a compact electric pickup truck, and with its new TELO Trucks Commercial Fleet Sales initiative, it is targeting the fleet market.

Electricity 97

Electricity Batteries Sustainability Energy 97

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A joint computational and experimental study has examined how adding certain dopants to a solid electrolyte could improve its interaction with a lithium metal electrode. The result could be safer, more energy-efficient batteries.

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Batteries Lithium Energy Energy 226

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The German steel industry, a key player in Europes green hydrogen economy ambitions , has raised concerns about the timeline for adopting green hydrogen technology. Thomas Bnger, CEO of ArcelorMittal Germany, recently stated that more flexibility is necessary to ensure the transition is both sustainable and economically viable. This request highlights the broader challenges industries face when adopting innovative technologies and raises critical questions about how to balance urgency with feasi

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Hydrogen Natural gas Innovation Technology 76

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.

Transportation

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Pomelo is a large citrus fruit commonly grown in Southeast and East Asia. It has a very thick peel, which is typically discarded, resulting in a considerable amount of food waste. In a new study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers explore ways to utilize waste pomelo-peel biomass to develop tools that can power small electric devices and monitor biomechanical motions.

Energy Monitor 219

Energy Monitor Waste Waste Electricity 219

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Modo Energy has said that battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australias National Electricity Market (NEM) earned an average of AU$148,000/MW (US$92,810/MW) in 2024, a 45% increase year-on-year.

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Batteries Electricity Energy Energy 167

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The U.S. and China are leading the G20 in efforts to develop hydrogen fuels, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.

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Hydrogen Energy Energy 171

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The energy storage market in Italy has unique characteristics that mean more risk-averse investment funds will be able to enter, but upcoming auctions could be very competitive, driving down clearing prices, a director at consultancy Timera Energy said.

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Investment Energy Energy 167

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.

Sustainability

ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Star Energy Geothermal , a subsidiary of Barito Renewables , has just announced the successful completion of the 72-hour commissioning test of the Salak binary geothermal power plant in West Java, Indonesia. During the test, the binary power plant sustained a 15.5-MW gross capacity production, which is higher than the developer initially expected. “We would like to thank all stakeholders and teams who have supported this project,” said Barito Renewables President Director Hendra Tan,

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Geothermal power Energy Energy Technology 59

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

rsted has taken a final investment decision (FID) on a 250MW/500MWh BESS that will be co-located with one of the companys operational solar facilities in Fort Bend County, Texas.

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Investment Energy Energy 157

Bidgely

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Hydro One and NV Energy success stories highlight innovative use of AI to improve EV adoption and integration WASHINGTON, D.C. and LOS ALTOS, Calif., February 11, 2024 Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), in partnership with Bidgely , has released a new Insight Brief: AI for Transportation Electrification. SEPA’s insight brief, designed to educate utility stakeholders, highlights how artificial intelligence (AI) enables advanced grid impact analysis and facilitates better management of f

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 60

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Fluence has reported a year-on-year fall in quarterly revenues and lowered its 2025 guidance but sees robust global demand for battery storage.

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Demand Batteries 157

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?

Carbon

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The demand for electricity is growing rapidly as the world transitions from fossil fuels to low carbon-emitting forms of energy. However, making this transition will be difficult.

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Natural gas Nuclear Power Fossil fuels Energy 146

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Spain's Acciona Energia - which is building Australia's biggest single wind project - is seeking solutions for the full recycling of turbine blades. The post Builder of Australia’s largest single wind project seeks solutions for blade recycling appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Recycling Recycling 145

R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

On February 5, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued his first secretarial order titled Unleashing the Golden Era of American Energy Dominance. The order outlines a comprehensive plan to accelerate domestic energy production, modernize critical infrastructure, and simplify regulatory processes. It signals a renewed focus on ensuring energy abundance and bolstering innovation in the sector.

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Nuclear Power Energy Energy Natural gas 60

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

AGL details plans to lock in another 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of grid scale battery storage projects over the coming year, in the race to transform its electricity mix from roughly 80 per cent coal to firmed renewables. The post AGL targets 1.4 GW of new big batteries to firm renewables and cash in on price volatility appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Electricity 144

The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Tokyo wants to drop attempts to lessen its reliance on nuclear power, according to a draft energy plan More than a decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Japan is again turning to nuclear power as it struggles to reach its emissions targets and bolster its energy security. In a draft strategic energy plan due to be approved by the cabinet this month, the trade and industry ministry signalled it was ditching attempts to lessen Japans reliance on nuclear power in th

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Nuclear Power Energy Energy Asia 104

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

AGL CEO says Australia's biggest baseload generator has no plans for "always on nuclear," but is investing heavily in flexible assets including heaps of big batteries. The post Biggest coal generator has zero appetite for nuclear in a market where grid flexibility is king appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Investment 143

Canary Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy spent seven years trying to transform his state into a leader for offshore wind only to step away from that dream in the final months of his term.

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Wind power 100

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Backer of massive proposed green hydrogen hubs in W.A. - with nearly 100 GW of planned capacity - says newly passed production tax credit will be a "game changer." The post “Game changer:” Biggest green hydrogen projects hail passage of tax credit scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hydrogen Policy 131

Financial Times: Energy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

New attempts to prolong the fossil fuel era have come at precisely the wrong time

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Fossil fuels 99

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Fortescue has published an open letter calling for the Australian government to commit to the end of fossil fuel use entirely. The post Fortescue accelerates “real zero” campaign amid grim times for climate action appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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