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Biogas in the city: UK developer plans urban plants

Envirotec Magazine

Renewables developer Dark Green Group has said it plans to be the first company in the UK to build a fleet of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants in urban locations. It is developing up to 12 AD plants over the next five years, on urban industrial sites, which together could process over 700,000 tonnes of organic waste per year and power up to 80,000 homes with green gas.

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US Army Deploys First Hydrogen-Powered Nanogrid at White Sands Missile Range

Hydrogen Fuel News

Advanced Hydrogen Solutions for Off-Grid Power The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), in collaboration with partners at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), unveiled its first operational hydrogen-powered nanogrid in December 2024. This cutting-edge innovation leverages renewable energy technologies to replace traditional diesel generators, providing a quieter, more sustainable power source for remote operations.

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AI chatbot tool helps explore issues around antimicrobial resistance

Envirotec Magazine

A prototype AI chatbot tool has been developed to help pull together vital human, animal and environmental health information to support the global response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is when microorganisms that cause infections, such as bacteria and viruses, change over time and no longer respond to antibiotic medicines. It makes serious conditions such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria more difficult to treat and increases the risk of severe illness, disease spread and death.

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India installs record 24.5GW solar PV capacity in 2024

PV Tech

India has added a record 24.5GW of solar PV capacity in 2024, according to data from energy consultancy JMK Research.

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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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Brighton installs one of the largest real-time air quality sensor networks in the UK

Envirotec Magazine

Air quality technology firm EarthSense has announced that its Zephyr monitors have been rolled-out in locations across Sussex to create one of the largest networks of real-time air quality sensors in the UK for Brighton & Hove City Council. Fifty EarthSense Zephyr sensors have been placed in various locations across Sussex, including 40 in Brighton & Hove, and in the Horsham and Newhaven areas.

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H2Terminals and China National Energy Group Partner to Develop Major Green Hydrogen Projects

Hydrogen Fuel News

LONDON, January 9, 2025 – H2Terminals Limited, a pioneering force in green hydrogen marine technology, today announced a significant strategic partnership with China National Energy Group’s subsidiary Longyuan Environmental Protection Co Ltd. and. Yangzhou Pingbuqingyun Hydrogen Tech Ltd (Hidrogen), marking a major advancement in international green hydrogen infrastructure development.

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Untapped potential: Construction materials could store billions of tons of CO₂ annually

TechXplore

Construction materials such as concrete and plastic have the potential to lock away billions of tons of carbon dioxide, according to a new study by civil engineers and Earth systems scientists at the University of California, Davis and Stanford University.

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Germany expected to have added 16.2GW of new solar capacity in 2024

PV Tech

The German Federal Network Agency's provisional figures for 2024 include the addition of 16.2GW of new solar capacity.

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Hungarian energy bid under review over Russia concerns, says Romanian minister

Financial Times: Energy

Bucharest could mirror Spains recent decision to block a takeover on security grounds, says Sebastian Burduja

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CATL’s new Bedrock Chassis for EVs can withstand high impacts

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Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has launched the CATL Bedrock Chassis, a skateboard chassis that can withstand 120 km/h frontal impacts without catching fire or exploding. The battery-centered design uses cell-to-chassis integration technology, which directly integrates the battery cells into the chassis and allows for a shared structural design. Based on the decoupling of the chassis from the upper body, the Bedrock Chassis can absorb 85% of the vehicle’s collision energy, compared to a

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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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Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels

TechCrunch: Climate

Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has raised 115 million ($119 million) as it looks to expand coverage to additional sectors. Founded in 2017, Xocean has built a fleet of remotely-controlled USVs that can remain offshore for long periods of […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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Illinois Senator passes legislation to ramp up energy storage

Energy Storage News

Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham has passed legislation to accelerate energy storage in the Midwest US state.

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Greens attack Woodside proposal to bury CO2 from WA gas project under pristine reef

The Guardian: Energy

Party labels plan for offshore carbon capture and storage near Scott Reef nothing but greenwashing and calls on Albanese government to extend public consultation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Woodside Energy has proposed burying 4m tonnes of CO2 a year from its multibillion-dollar Browse project in undersea storage off the coast of Western Australia.

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Biosphere zaps germs with UV light to make biomanufacturing cheaper

TechCrunch: Climate

Using LEDs has the potential to bring down the cost of biomanufacturing, allowing such processes to make materials that previously would have been too expensive. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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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DC-coupled integration and a complex PPA at the world’s biggest solar-plus-storage project

Energy Storage News

Ty Daul, CEO of Primergy, discusses how the Quinbrook-launched developer brought online the USs largest co-located solar-plus-storage power plant.

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2-GW Gas-Fired Plant With GE Vernova Turbines Now Online in China

POWER Magazine

GE Vernova and Harbin Electric said a 2-GW natural gas-fired power plant has entered commercial operation in China, providing power to that countrys most-populated province. The companies on Jan. 9 […] The post 2-GW Gas-Fired Plant With GE Vernova Turbines Now Online in China appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Enhanced tandem solar modules promise lower costs and higher efficiency

TechXplore

Increasing module efficiency and expanding manufacturing capacity play complementary roles in reducing costs of metal halide perovskite/silicon tandem solar modules, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Each cost lever can play a similar role depending on a manufacturer's ability to scale up and improve module performance.

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Porsche and Frauscher introduce the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom sports boat

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German automaker Porsche and Austrian boat builder Frauscher Shipyard have debuted, in a limited first edition of 25 units, the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom runabout sports boat featuring a closed foredeck and cabin. The boat is equipped with the same electric drive unit from the Porsche Macan Turbo sports car that powers the previously-introduced 850 Fantom Air open day cruiser.

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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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Innovative smart window technology balances heat and visibility control

TechXplore

Smart windows are becoming a key focus in the push for energy-efficient buildings and sustainable architecture. These windows can dynamically adjust their properties to control light and heat, improving comfort while reducing energy costs.

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NextEra Energy Resources commences permitting for 250MW of hybrid BESS in Wisconsin

Energy Storage News

NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has commenced the state permitting process for two hybrid solar and storage projects with a cumulative battery capacity of 250MW in Wisconsin, US.

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PosiGen wins another $200M for lower-income rooftop solar

Canary Media

PosiGen , a New Orleansbased rooftop-solar company, last month secured an additional $200 million in funding from Brookfield Asset Management. PosiGen caters to lower-income homeowners who are often overlooked by the big residential solar players.

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Dialysis-inspired technique 'astonishingly effective' for treating wastewater

TechXplore

Researchers at Rice University, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Technology, have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewatersstreams containing both elevated salt and organic concentrationsby employing dialysis, a technology borrowed from the medical field.

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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 year, new mandates: European aviation industry forced to buy greener fuels

Financial Times: Energy

Fuel suppliers in UK and EU airports now have to supply a portion of sustainable aviation fuel in departing flights

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Elimination of newly discovered loss mechanism enhances organic solar cell efficiency and stability

TechXplore

Researchers at bo Akademi University in Finland have identified and eliminated a previously unknown loss mechanism in organic solar cells that makes them more efficient and gives them a longer lifetime. The results provide new insight into how efficiency and stability can be increased in the future.

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European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’

The Guardian: Energy

Rystad Energy releases data days after Ukraine stopped flows of Russian gas through its pipelines Europe bought a record amount of liquefied natural gas from Russia last year, data shows, despite EU efforts to ditch the fossil fuels funding Putins war chest. Ships carrying 17.8m tonnes of ultra-cold Russian gas docked in European ports in 2024, up by more than 2m tonnes from the year before, according to analysts Rystad Energy.

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Building better batteries: Researchers untangle the tiny strands of lithium that develop inside rechargeable batteries

TechXplore

When we plug in our cell phones to charge them, we take it for granted that they'll soon be brimming with energy for scrolling, texting and receiving news alerts. But the technology powering thisrechargeable lithium-ion batteriesheralded a genuine technological revolution when these batteries first appeared on the commercial scene in the 1990s, and they earned their developers the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019.

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Five Energy Transition Lessons for 2025

BloombergNEF

To work in clean energy and climate is to live in a constant state of cognitive dissonance, stuck between good news and bad. On the good side, every year brings continuous growth in clean-tech industries, record levels of investment, and steady technological advances. The post Five Energy Transition Lessons for 2025 appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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3D-printed fungal fuel cell offers biodegradable power solution

TechXplore

A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what Empa researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery. The living battery could supply power to sensors for agriculture or research in remote regions. Once the work is done, it digests itself from the inside. The study is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

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Repair Café Support Fund launches second year

Envirotec Magazine

Energy-from-waste operator enfinium has launched the second year of its Repair Caf Support Fund, providing an additional 20,000 in funding for Repair Cafs near its facilities and expanding eligibility to include more areas across North Wales. The initiative provides up to 1,500 of grant funding to support eligible Repair Cafs, located nearby its UK operating facilities in West Yorkshire, the West Midlands, Kent and North Wales, to repair faulty household items for free, diverting waste from harm

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Danlaw’s new CleverCharge Level 2 home charger creates personalized profiles for multiple EVs

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Danlaw, a specialist in connected car technology and automotive electronics, presented its new CleverCharge Level 2 home EV charging system at CES 2025. CleverCharge features an EV charge-management platform optimized for households with multiple EVs. Its designed to provide personalized experiences for EV owners. CleverCharge learns each users daily driving routines and provides proactive reminders to ensure that theres enough range for the day.

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Why 2025 Could Be a Turning Point for Germany’s Hydrogen Economy

Hydrogen Fuel News

Germanys Greenhouse Gas Reduction and the Strategic Role of Hydrogen Energy Germany , recognized as Europes largest economy, continues its transition toward a low-carbon future. While greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 2024, the pace of progress has slowed. Adding a fresh perspective to the nations climate strategy, hydrogen energy stands as a promising solution.

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Neoen starts building 90MWh German BESS

Energy Storage News

France-headquartered IPP Neoen has started construction work on a 45MW/90MWh BESS project in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, set to come online in 2026.