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Green Ammonia Production Emerges as Key Sustainable Energy Strategy

Hydrogen Fuel News

Ammonia production has been quietly feeding almost half the world for decades—but now, it’s on the verge of a major eco-friendly makeover. The long-standing Haber-Bosch process , vital as it is, comes with a serious carbon cost, making up around 1.5% of global CO₂ emissions. With sustainability in mind, innovators across the globe are working hard to reinvent how we make green ammonia using cleaner, smarter nitrogen fixation methods.

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Women Leading the Plastic-Free Future: Innovators, Changemakers, and Trailblazers

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Women Leading the Plastic-Free Future: Innovators, Changemakers, and Trailblazers Plastic Free July isn’t just about skipping straws and bringing your own bags. It’s about system change, and women are at the forefront. Women around the world are transforming how we design, use, and reuse materials. They’re rejecting the linear “take-make-waste” model and building a regenerative, circular future in its place.

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HYScale Project Demonstrates PFAS-Free Electrolysers for Scalable Green Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen Fuel News

HYScale , an EU-backed initiative, has taken a major step forward in the world of green hydrogen by rolling out a 100 kW PFAS-free electrolyser that also ditches critical raw materials. Developed in collaboration with CENmat , Bekaert , DLR , and CNR , this system not only supports the EU’s climate ambitions, but also hits an important milestone—delivering a €400/kW capital cost target.

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Go-Ahead Group implements BetterFleet’s EV charge management system at UK bus depots

Charged

Public transport operator Go-Ahead Group is rolling out BetterFleet’s EV fleet charge management and operations platform across its national electric bus fleet in the UK. Go-Ahead will implement BetterFleet’s SaaS platform for over 1,000 EVs in operation at 20 bus depots, and has contracted to expand to more than 1,500 units at 30 depots by the end of 2025.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Global Hydrogen Mobility Alliance Launched to Push Fuel Cell Technology Across EU Mobility Sectors

Hydrogen Fuel News

Hydrogen infrastructure in Europe just got a major boost, and it’s not from a lone voice shouting into the wind—it’s from a full-blown chorus. As of July 1, 2025 , some of the biggest names in autos and energy have joined forces to officially launch the Global Hydrogen Mobility Alliance. Their mission? Put hydrogen at the heart of the EU’s clean mobility playbook—especially in areas where batteries struggle to deliver.

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Quinbrook powers 373MW UK solar PV plant, country’s ‘largest’

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These Countries Are Electrifying their Bus Fleets the Fastest

The City Fix

In cities around the world, people are embracing electric buses, which provide a quieter, smoother ride without the harmful pollution from traditional gas and diesel buses. For example, bus riders in Pune, India, will skip boarding a diesel bus to wait for an electric.

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Protium’s 100 Green Hydrogen Deliveries Signal Major Progress in UK Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen Fuel News

Protium just hit a major milestone—its 100th shipment of green hydrogen has officially left the Pioneer 1 site in Baglan, South Wales. That’s 3,681 kilograms of clean, zero-emission fuel delivered to customers across the transport , construction , and event industries. Not bad for a facility that’s one of the few fully operational commercial green hydrogen production sites in the UK.

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Climeworks raises further $162m in support of carbon removal plans

Business Green

Direct air capture start-up takes total funds raised to date past the $1bn mark, as it secures this year's largest carbon removal investment round

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European Parliament Pushes for Cleaner Hydrogen Future with RFNBO Rule Revisions

Hydrogen Fuel News

In June 2025 , a group of 55 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called on the European Commission to rethink its approach to the current rules for Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBOs). Their message? The regulations are too rigid and could end up excluding a lot of countries from supplying low-carbon hydrogen to the EU. That, they say, could scare off investment and hurt Europe’s competitiveness on the global stage.

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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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Grab Launches EV Taxis in Manila, Next Up Singapore

CleanTechnica

Ride-hailing giant Grab is adopting electric vehicles into its taxi fleet in the Philippines and Singapore. Earlier last month, Grab launched its fully electric taxi service, “GrabTaxi Electric,” in collaboration with EV Taxi Corp. The country’s first fully electric, on-demand taxi fleet was given the go-signal by the Philippines Land Transportation.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Poised to Power Indonesia’s Industrial Zones with New Joint Feasibility Study

Hydrogen Fuel News

PT Krakatau Chandra Energi (KCE) , Air Liquide Indonesia , and HDF Energy are teaming up on a big idea. The three companies kicked off a Joint Feasibility Study to see how hydrogen fuel cell technology could power up Indonesia’s industrial zones—cleanly and reliably. The goal? To figure out if hydrogen can become a real, scalable alternative to coal for energy-hungry industries.

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Tough fuel cell can stabilize power grid by making and storing energy in extreme industrial conditions

TechXplore

To build a modern-day electrical grid with the flexibility and resilience to handle ebbing and flowing energy sources like solar and wind power, West Virginia University engineers have designed and successfully tested a fuel cell that can switch between storing or making electricity and also generate hydrogen from water.

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Recycler Redwood builds 63MWh second-life EV battery microgrid for AI data centre

Energy Storage News

Ex-Tesla CTO’s battery recycling and materials company Redwood Materials has launched a new business unit to repurpose second-life EV batteries for energy storage.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Rooftop solar is being held back by lack of government-backed price for selling surplus energy

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Longevity power. (Words: renewable energy consultancy Longevity Power ). The ongoing lack of a government-backed guaranteed price for selling back surplus clean power to the UK energy grid is discouraging businesses, property firms and commercial landlords from installing solar PV systems at their properties and holding back the expansion of solar across the country.

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Pioneering community wind farm adds battery and home-grown smarts to dodge negative prices

Renew Economy

The first community wind farm to be built on Australia’s main grid will use smart bidding software originated at the University of Adelaide to help it survive and thrive in an increasingly volatile electricity market. The post Pioneering community wind farm adds battery and home-grown smarts to dodge negative prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Tesla Closes Out Q2 2025 With A Bang… Or Was That General Motors?

CleanTechnica

Tesla is banking on the electric Tesla Semi class 8 heavy duty truck to help breathe new life into the company's EV sales after disappointing results for Q2. The post Tesla Closes Out Q2 2025 With A Bang… Or Was That General Motors? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Lithuania: Ignitis Group invests €130 million in large-scale BESS portfolio

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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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Ignis Energy signs deep drilling contract for geothermal sites in Türkiye

ThinkGeoEnergy

Ignis H2 Energy Inc. (Ignis Energy) has announced the signing of a drilling contract with Turkish company GEOPET Drilling Services for the drilling of 2+2 deep geothermal wells in Türkiye. The first two wells will be drilled in the licensed areas of Ignis Energy in Kaynarpinar (Bingöl) and Güzelkent (Mus), with each well targeting a depth of around 3000 meters.

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Spongy material and the sun's power remove salt from seawater

TechXplore

Most of Earth's water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they require large amounts of energy. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic cover to turn saltwater into freshwater.

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Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermal power plant in Indonesia now fully operational

ThinkGeoEnergy

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (IDX: PGEO) has officially announced that the 55-MW Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermal power plant in South Sumatra, Indonesia is now fully operational. This comes after passing the 72-hour Unit Rated Capacity (URC) testing of the facility and being declared operationally feasible through the issuance of an Operational Eligibility Letter (SLO). “We are grateful that the generation of the Lumut Balai Unit 2 PLTP can now be started fully and consistently.

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Terra CO2 cements $124M Series B to slash concrete’s carbon footprint

TechCrunch: Climate

The startup said that it’ll be using the new funding to build a massive facility near Dallas capable of pumping out 240,000 tons of its supplementary cementitious material (SCM) annually.

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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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Rare-earth recovery separates materials well enough to make new magnets from them

Envirotec Magazine

Dr Miloslav Polášek of IOCB Prague, and Kelsea Grace Jones, PhD student (image credit: Tomáš Belloň/IOCB Prague). A Czech group has developed a new method of separating the rare earth elements, or lanthanides, which are widely used in the electronic, medical, automotive, and defense industries. The seemingly unique method allows metals such as neodymium or dysprosium to be purified from used neodymium magnets.

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Report: An accelerated renewable energy rollout could unlock $20tr in global savings

Business Green

Research by the UN Development Programme alongside Octopus Energy and the University of Denver explores wider benefits from accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels

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Anaergia - Anaergia S.r.l. to Supply Capital Equipment for Co-Digestion to Biomethane System in Livorno, Italy

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How pumped hydro could help get South Australia all the way to 100 pct renewables

Renew Economy

South Australia could benefit from pumped hydro energy storage as it tracks towards 100% average solar and wind in 2027. And it has some Class A sites. The post How pumped hydro could help get South Australia all the way to 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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JA Solar, Jinko, Trina and LONGi engage in efficiency race as Aiko accelerates mass production

PV Tech

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UK approaches 10GWh of operational grid-scale BESS

Energy Storage News

There is now 9.8GWh of large-scale BESS online in the UK, according to the latest data from Solar Media Market Research’s ‘Battery Storage: UK Pipeline & Completed Assets Database’ report.

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Europe EV Sales Report — King Volkswagen Rules in a Fast Growing (+34% YoY) EV Market

CleanTechnica

EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 305,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in May. That’s up 34% year over year (YoY), its fastest growth rate since August 2023. The 2025 growth rate is also accelerating, now at +24% YoY, or 1.4 million units, which means that after. [continued] The post Europe EV Sales Report — King Volkswagen Rules in a Fast Growing (+34% YoY) EV Market appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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'New benchmark': 373MW Cleve Hill site becomes UK's largest operational solar farm

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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?