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How PepsiCo uses technology and finance to drive sustainability

GreenBiz

The company is integrating environmental metrics into its strategy planning dashboard, so they can be used to analyze past program and forecast future priorities.

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Peter Dutton’s climate denial is morphing into a madcap nuclear fantasy. The ban should stay

Renew Economy

Alan Kohler says nuclear ban should be lifted, because the "market" will decide. He's wrong. The market has not decided on nuclear for decades. The Coalition should know this. The post Peter Dutton’s climate denial is morphing into a madcap nuclear fantasy. The ban should stay appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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This week in climate policy: what you need to know

GreenBiz

In the week ahead, a Senate hearing about plastic recycling policy, a House hearing on geothermal energy, and more.

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How can nuclear fit into a renewable grid where base load can’t compete?

Renew Economy

Coalition's push for nuclear is fundamentally flawed, not just for nuclear, but for any high capital cost base load generator. The post How can nuclear fit into a renewable grid where base load can’t compete? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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NRC Sets Stage for Advanced Nuclear with New Part 53 Rule

POWER Magazine

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has directed its staff to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance to create Part 53, a much-awaited risk-informed and technology-inclusive licensing framework geared toward […] The post NRC Sets Stage for Advanced Nuclear with New Part 53 Rule appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Plug Power to See Demand for Hydrogen-Based Power Backup Systems From Data Centers

FuelCellsWorks

Plug Power (PLUG.O), opens new tab said on Friday it expects demand for its green hydrogen fuel cell storage systems from data centers to pick up in the second half of 2025.

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Contract signed for 400 MWh battery next to Australia’s biggest solar project

Renew Economy

Deal signed for development of a 400 MWh big battery that will be built next to what will be the biggest solar farm in the country. The post Contract signed for 400 MWh battery next to Australia’s biggest solar project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Thomas B. Okray Appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Nikola Corporation

FuelCellsWorks

Experienced CFO primed to take on new opportunities with zero-emissions trucking and hydrogen infrastructure solutions. PHOENIX– Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure.

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EU to support solar manufacturing in face of “very fragile situation”

PV Tech

The EU has confirmed that it will pursue ways to support the European solar manufacturing industry, following discussions today (4t March) between the European Commission and solar industry representatives.

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UK Government Bolsters Hydrogen and Clean Energy Sectors With Significant Investment

FuelCellsWorks

The UK government, in its latest strategic push towards a net-zero economy, has announced a substantial allocation of ÂŁ390 million dedicated to hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS).

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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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UK: 150MW Cleve Hill BESS project rejected by local authority

Energy Storage News

A 150MW battery energy storage system (BESS), to be deployed along with 373MW of solar PV as part of the Cleve Hill Solar Park project, has reportedly been rejected by the local planning authority in the UK.

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Norwegian Hydrogen and Partners Secure €9 Million EU Grant for the Nordic Hydrogen Energy Valley Project CONVEY

FuelCellsWorks

Norwegian Hydrogen, in collaboration with a consortium of ten partners, has secured a €9 million grant from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership for the development of an integrated green hydrogen value.

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IEA – 85% solar deployment rise curbed global emissions in 2023

PV Tech

Solar PV deployments increased by 85% year-on-year in 2023, more than any other renewable technology in a year which saw clean energy deployments curb the rise in carbon emissions.

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First Trial Using Hydrogen to Unlock Low Emissions Aviation in New Zealand Gets Underway in Wellington

FuelCellsWorks

Four New Zealand businesses have come together to trial using hydrogen in an aviation setting for the first time in Aotearoa. Air New Zealand, Wellington Airport, Toyota New Zealand, and.

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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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“Remarkable achievement:” Victoria solar farm reaches full power ahead of schedule

Renew Economy

Glenrowan solar farm knocks out another milestone, reaching full power and completing final grid connection testing just months after achieving first generation. The post “Remarkable achievement:” Victoria solar farm reaches full power ahead of schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NAPOP Combines Fish Farming with Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

NAPOP will use heat and oxygen from electrolysis in recirculating aquaculture system. A small company in Norway has been awarded permits to produce 6,000 tonnes of fish in a recirculating.

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She’s a clean-energy pro. Electrifying her home was still a slog

Canary Media

Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Cutting fossil fuels out of our homes and commutes can be a formidable challenge.

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World’s Largest Hydrogen-Powered Container Terminal, Financed by KfW IPEX

FuelCellsWorks

FRANKFURT A.M., GERMANY– KfW IPEX-Bank is providing financing for the new “Duisburg Gateway Terminal” (DGT) trimodal inland terminal in the inland port of Duisburg. The borrower is the operating company.

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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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Webinar – Texas Heat, Global Impact: HotRock Geothermal Research Consortium, 8 March 2024

ThinkGeoEnergy

As part of the regular Focus on Geothermal Webinar series – a partnership of Enerchange and ThinkGeoEnergy – we are proud to host Ken Wisian and Malcolm Ross from the University of Texas at Austin for a webinar on “Texas Heat, Global Impact: HotRock Geothermal Research Consortium.” In this webinar, Ken and Malcolm will discuss the work being done by the HotRock team with current cutting-edge research, as well as a recently completed geothermal feasibility study for Presidio County

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Larsen & Toubro Achieves Milestone with Installation of In-House Made Electrolyser Utilizing Licensed McPhy Technology

FuelCellsWorks

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has achieved a significant milestone in the clean energy space by commissioning its first indigenously manufactured electrolyser at the Green Hydrogen Plant at A M Naik.

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Researchers invent new triple-junction tandem solar cells with world-record efficiency

Science Daily: Renewable Energy

Scientists have developed a novel triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell that can achieve a certified world-record power conversion efficiency of 27.1 per cent across a solar energy absorption area of 1 sq cm, representing the best-performing triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell thus far. To achieve this, the team engineered a new cyanate-integrated perovskite solar cell that is stable and energy efficient.

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AFC Energy Enters Global Markets With CE Certification for Its Pioneering 30kW H-Power Generator

FuelCellsWorks

H-Power Generator Receives Attestation of Conformity for CE Mark AFC Energy (AIM: AFC), a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, is pleased to announce receipt of its first independent.

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The POWER Interview: Engineering the Best Use of Data in the Electricity Sector

POWER Magazine

Utilities and other power generators recognize the importance of proper data management and the use of data analytics. Maximizing the value of data enables utilities to draw operational insights, including […] The post The POWER Interview: Engineering the Best Use of Data in the Electricity Sector appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Quantron AG Strengthens Management Team With New Key Positions

FuelCellsWorks

Reto Leutenegger has been appointed Chief Sales Officer (CSO) Martin Lischka is new Director Global Product Management Jörg Zwilling has taken over the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Quantron.

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Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures

The Guardian: Energy

Darren Woods tells Fortune consumers not willing to pay for clean-energy transition, prompting backlash from climate experts The world is off track to meet its climate goals and the public is to blame, Darren Woods, chief executive of oil giant ExxonMobil, has claimed – prompting a backlash from climate experts. As the world’s largest investor-owned oil company , Exxon is among the top contributors to global planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hyundai Motor Faces Rising Financial Pressure as KOGAS Ceases Further Funding to HyNet

FuelCellsWorks

In a development impacting the future of hydrogen fuel infrastructure in Korea, Hyundai Motor is set to incur additional financial responsibilities. This shift comes in the wake of the Korea.

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LanzaJet secures $30 million from Southwest Airlines for sustainable aviation fuel

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, March 4 — LanzaJet is a subsidiary of Chicago-based LanzaTech, which uses microbes to convert industrial carbon emissions into sustainable fuel and. The post LanzaJet secures $30 million from Southwest Airlines for sustainable aviation fuel appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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SSE Renewables and Equinor Abandon Green Hydrogen Project at Dogger Bank D

FuelCellsWorks

SSE Renewables, alongside Norwegian energy giant Equinor, has decided to discontinue the development of green hydrogen production during the fourth phase of their Dogger Bank project in the North Sea,

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PG&E trials V2X for public shutoff backup power

Smart Energy International

PG&E, Kaluza and Wallbox are partnering on an EV and V2X programme in California, which will use dynamic tariffs to reward customers for providing surplus power back to the grid during public safety power shutoff events. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the largest utility in California, is partnering up with energy software business Kaluza and EV charging company Wallbox to pilot the smart charging and Vehicle to Everything (V2X) technology.

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Chevron’s Venture into Green Hydrogen Production at California Oil Field

Hydrogen Fuel News

Chevron, a major player in the petroleum refinery industry, has announced a groundbreaking move into the hydrogen business. The California-based giant aims to set up a new facility designed to produce low-carbon green hydrogen using solar power and non-potable water—an initiative that promises significant environmental benefits and could have a remarkable impact on California’s energy landscape.

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1Q 2024 Global PV Market Outlook

BloombergNEF

Prices of solar modules are at record lows, and supply of components is plentiful. The post 1Q 2024 Global PV Market Outlook appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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US DOE allocates US$366 million to 17 projects in Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas programme  

Energy Storage News

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will allocate over US$366 million for 17 clean energy projects in rural and remote areas in the US.

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MethaneSAT: What You Need to Know

EDF + Business

Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World MethaneSAT: What You Need to Know A Q&A for Investors For the finance sector, MethaneSAT satellite data will enable a step change in oil & gas risk and performance evaluation. Download Presentation What does MethaneSAT offer for the financial sector? Methane emissions are a material component of business activity.

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