Here are 3 ways to cultivate your sustainability culture
GreenBiz
JUNE 11, 2024
These 3 steps will fortify your company’s culture and the successful implementation of your sustainability strategy.
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Utility new recruit scores with hydropower pitch
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 11, 2024
After less than a year in his job, a Scottish Water apprentice has clinched both Scottish and UK top awards for his innovative work and presentation on using the natural flow of water to generate electricity. Inspired by an industry-leading hydropower scheme at his local site in Falkirk, Zac Mooney presented at the Pipeline Industries Guild Professional Development Network Competition.
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Colorado takes a giant stride toward clean and healthy buildings
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 11, 2024
Colorado hit it out of the park again in implementing its nation-leading Clean Heat law. In its decision on Xcel Energy’s inaugural Clean Heat Plan yesterday, the state’s Public Utility Commission approved the investment of $440 million dollars, mostly in.
Tests show 30 year-old solar panels still operating at 79.5 per cent of original capacity
Renew Economy
JUNE 11, 2024
A rooftop solar system installed more than 30 years ago in France is still operating at just under 80 per cent of its original output, a new report has found. The post Tests show 30 year-old solar panels still operating at 79.5 per cent of original capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Water quality in international spotlight at Aberdeen event
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 11, 2024
Experts in water quality from 17 different countries will be descending on Aberdeen next week for a three-day international workshop. The event, being co-led by and held at The James Hutton Institute, will explore recent advances in water quality measurement helping to pinpoint nutrients and chemicals in freshwaters using state-of-the art sensors. Running from 17 to 19 June, the workshop will include presentations by experts from across four continents, including from Canada, New Zealand, Northe
Real-time data show the air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ is even worse than expected
Grist
JUNE 11, 2024
Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been known as “ Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95 percent greater chance of developing cancer than the average American. A big reason for this is the concentration of industrial facilities along the corridor — particularly petrochemical manufacturing plants, many of which emit ethylene oxide, an extremely potent toxin that is consid
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GreenPower’s EV Star REEFERX electric refrigerated truck
Charged
JUNE 11, 2024
Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer GreenPower Motor has unveiled its EV Star REEFERX refrigerated medium-duty truck. The EV Star REEFERX is designed for mid- to last-mile refrigerated delivery and catering applications with a range of up to 150 miles. The vehicle features a seamless interior wall structure for improved sanitation, durability and consistency of insulation, which is provided by standard three-inch-thick closed-cell PET foam.
Amazon Scraps Plan to Use Fuel Cells, Powered by Natural Gas, to Run Oregon Data Centers
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
Amazon has quietly withdrawn its regulatory application to use natural-gas powered fuel cells to provide electricity for its data centers in eastern Oregon. The Seattle-based company first proposed the Oregon fuel cells.
Can this California bill help get neighborhoods off gas?
Canary Media
JUNE 11, 2024
Every year, California’s gas utilities spend billions of dollars operating, maintaining, repairing, and replacing aging pipelines that deliver a fossil fuel incompatible with the state’s long-term climate goals.
CEOs and Policy Leaders Ready to Accelerate Action on Hydrogen Deployment by 2030
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
BERLIN– In a significant step towards accelerating public-private action on hydrogen, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, and the European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European.
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.
CCUS Market Outlook 1H 2024: Trough of Disillusionment
BloombergNEF
JUNE 11, 2024
The US remains the top player in the carbon capture market with a 39% market share in proposed capture capacity by 2035, but the delay in finalizing 45Q guidelines is stalling projects. The post CCUS Market Outlook 1H 2024: Trough of Disillusionment appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Russian Scientists Propose Converting Natural Gas Into Hydrogen Directly in Gas Fields
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
Skoltech researchers have found a way to produce hydrogen from natural gas with 45 % efficiency right in the gas field by injecting steam and a catalyst into a well.
Siemens Gamesa Reportedly Developing 21-MW Offshore Wind Turbine
POWER Magazine
JUNE 11, 2024
The global race to build ever-larger offshore wind turbines may have another entrant, as Siemens Gamesa has reportedly told customers the company plans to produce a 21-MW model in the […] The post Siemens Gamesa Reportedly Developing 21-MW Offshore Wind Turbine appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Ricardo’s Innovative Fuel Cell Technology at Electric and Hybrid Marine Expo 2024
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
Ricardo is excited to announce they will be showcasing their multi-stack hydrogen fuel cell solution at stand 9090 at the Electric and Hybrid Marine Expo 2024. The cutting-edge multi-megawatt hydrogen.
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.
CharIN unveils OPNC protocol to enable supplier-agnostic Plug & Charge
Charged
JUNE 11, 2024
EV charging standards facilitator CharIN has introduced the Open Plug & Charge Network Communication (OPNC) Protocol, which is designed to elevate the Plug & Charge functionality of EV charging infrastructure. This API protocol enables supplier-agnostic Plug & Charge with Multi-V2G-PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and Multi-MO-PKI (mobility operator) interoperability based on the ISO 15118 standard.
Sunbelt Rentals UK, Pioneering Hydrogen Technologies With Our Customers
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
Phil Parker, CEO of Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland, has issued an update on the company’s journey with hydrogen: The topic of hydrogen as a sustainable solution to fuelling the future.
The Brief: Women’s economic power in Latin America
Impact Alpha
JUNE 11, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Overheard: GLI Forum Latam In Latin America, investors see economic opportunities through a gender lens. The. The post The Brief: Women’s economic power in Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Fluence/TransnetBW Grid Booster breaks ground; EU funds LEAG’s hydrogen & flow battery project in Germany
Energy Storage News
JUNE 11, 2024
A double-header of big news from Germany, with construction starting on a 'Grid Booster' BESS from TransnetBW and Fluence and the EU putting €58 million towards a project that will combine green hydrogen and iron flow battery storage at scale.
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?
Will hydrogen trucks heading to Alberta be able to handle the province’s winter?
Hydrogen Fuel News
JUNE 11, 2024
Extremely cold temperatures could make refueling a problem. Alberta is well-known for having cold winters and recent research conducted by the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) reveals that extreme cold temperatures could pose fueling challenges for hydrogen trucks. The research included both hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel trucks and FCEVs. The AMTA, a not-for-profit organization representing over 75% of over 24,000 commercial transportation carriers across Alberta, reported on research into
NXP and ZF collaborate on SiC-based traction inverters for EV powertrains
Charged
JUNE 11, 2024
Dutch semiconductor designer and manufacturer NXP Semiconductors is collaborating with German automotive and industrial systems supplier ZF Friedrichshafen to produce silicon carbide (SiC) traction inverters for EVs. The collaboration integrates NXP’s GD316x high-voltage isolated gate drivers into ZF’s 800 V SiC-based traction inverter solutions for EVs.
CATL and Gotion deny forced labour in supply chain after US lawmakers call for immediate blocking of shipments
Energy Storage News
JUNE 11, 2024
US lawmakers have accused lithium-ion battery OEMs CATL and Gotion High-Tech of having supply chain connections to forced labour and Uyghur oppression in China - a claim the firms adamantly deny - and called on an immediate block on shipments of their products.
Avantium and TNO Partner to Manufacture Electrolyser Test Stations for Green Hydrogen Production
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
AMSTERDAM– Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, today announces that its subsidiary Avantium R&D Solutions has signed a partnership agreement with The Netherlands Organisation for.
Smart meter penetration surpasses 80% in North America
Smart Energy International
JUNE 11, 2024
The number of smart meters in North America reached almost 146 million at the end of 2023 and with ongoing growth is expected to number 182.9 million in 2029. In a new study, Berg Insight reports that at the end of 2023, the overall penetration in North America surpassed 80% with 130.6 million smart electricity meters in the US and 15.4 million in Canada.
Yanmar debuts fully electric trio: mini-excavator, wheel loader and tracked carrier
Charged
JUNE 11, 2024
Yanmar Compact Equipment, a Japanese engine and heavy machinery manufacturer, has announced a new trio of electric-powered machines as part of its Unplugged range: a wheel loader, mini-excavator and tracked carrier. All three new electric models match the output of Yanmar’s legacy ICE equivalents. The SV17e Mini-Excavator is powered by an 18.3 kWh battery pack.
Finland: PV-plus-storage on telecom network plays into technology-neutral ancillary services market
Energy Storage News
JUNE 11, 2024
Telecoms specialist Elisa is deploying battery and PV systems at base towers in Finland, which will “implement virtual power plant (VPP) optimisation of locally produced solar energy.
Hydrogen Used During West Midlands Class 08 Locomotive Trial
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
An Independent trial on a Class 08 locomotive shows an AHT carbon clean and capture device yields significantly lower emissions and increased fuel efficiency. The two-week test program on a.
Truck OEMs form joint venture to produce batteries for 40,000 electric trucks per year at Mississippi plant
Charged
JUNE 11, 2024
Two major truck OEMs (Daimler Trucks & Buses and PACCAR ) and a component supplier ( Accelera by Cummins ) have completed the formation of a joint venture, Amplify Cell Technologies, to establish battery cell production in the US. Amplify will soon begin construction of a 21 GWh cell factory in Marshall County, Mississippi, with potential for further expansion.
Netherlands awards 4GW of offshore wind in zero-subsidy tender
Renew Economy
JUNE 11, 2024
Winning projects in latest Dutch "zero subsidy" offshore wind tender will include floating solar farms, artificial reefs and a green hydrogen facility. The post Netherlands awards 4GW of offshore wind in zero-subsidy tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Watch now: The Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure broadcasts live today
Charged
JUNE 11, 2024
The Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure is live today, Tuesday, June 11th, 2024. Join us here. This free-to-attend conference is broadcasting June 10 – 12, 2024, and will feature live presentations, interactive Q&As, on-demand webinars, and whitepaper downloads. All live webcast sessions will also be recorded and available on demand after the event.
AFC Energy Secures £13.5 Million in Capital through Highly Subscribed Share Offering
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
AFC Energy successfully raises £13.5 million ($17.07 million) through an oversubscribed share placing to advance its hydrogen generator projects with Speedy Hire. The funding will support the production and delivery.
Chinese solar manufacturers dominate Woodmac’s rankings, JA Solar takes top spot
PV Tech
JUNE 11, 2024
JA Solar tops the list with the score of 82.9 out of 100, followed by Trina Solar (81.7), JinkoSolar (80.8) and Canadian Solar (78.5).
Peoples Natural Gas, H Quest, and University of Pittsburgh Team to Produce and Test Hydrogen Energy From Natural Gas
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 11, 2024
Hydrogen production process converts natural gas into pure hydrogen and a solid carbon byproduct; could provide breakthrough for hydrogen as economic, zero-emission energy source. PITTSBURGH– An innovative demonstration project that will.
Lithium miner switches on Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables system
Renew Economy
JUNE 11, 2024
A 95MW off-grid system comprised mostly of wind, solar and battery power switched on to power new lithium mine. The post Lithium miner switches on Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables system appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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