Renew Economy
JUNE 16, 2024
Latest levelised cost of energy report from US investment firm Lazard finds large-scale solar and wind significantly cheaper than coal and gas. Nuclear, meanwhile, just keeps getting more expensive. The post Wind and solar power half the cost of coal and gas, one-third the cost of nuclear, says Lazard appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 16, 2024
This forest is our home, our existence and our children’s future. Politicians who can’t resist selling it for oil cash will feel the strength of the Waorani people In 2019 I helped lead a movement that defeated the Ecuadorian government’s plans to auction half a million acres of Waorani territory in the Amazon to oil companies. We showed in court that the government had violated its legal obligation to obtain free, prior and informed consent from Indigenous communities.
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Renew Economy
JUNE 16, 2024
Massless batteries may allow wind turbines to store their own excess energy in blades, or make battery-powered planes a reality. The post Swedish startup promises “massless” carbon fibre battery for wind blades, EVs and aircraft appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 16, 2024
Unease and anger are rising over proposals to build country’s first facility on Kilifi coast, home to white sand beaches, coral reefs and mangrove swamps Kilifi County’s white sandy beaches have made it one of Kenya’s most popular tourist destinations. Hotels and beach bars line the 165 mile-long (265km) coast ; fishers supply the district’s restaurants with fresh seafood; and visitors spend their days boating, snorkelling around coral reefs or bird watching in dense mangrove forests.
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
Renew Economy
JUNE 16, 2024
Telstra will no longer buy carbon credits and instead invest directly in decarbonisation, a move Andrew Macintosh says others should consider. The post Telstra dumps offsets and “carbon neutral” claims: Whistleblower says others should do the same appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Financial Times: Energy
JUNE 16, 2024
Washington proposal would ease restrictions on Israeli tycoon Dan Gertler imposed over alleged corrupt dealing
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Financial Times: Energy
JUNE 16, 2024
Smartphone battery leader says new material will boost energy storage for smaller gadgets first
Ideas 4 Sustainability
JUNE 16, 2024
Coastal areas are dynamic environments where land meets the sea. This creates unique ecological zones that are rich in biodiversity and essential to human livelihoods. But they are also very vulnerable to climate change. The governance of these regions is thus of paramount importance.
Charged
JUNE 16, 2024
APM Terminals Elizabeth, a division of shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, is dipping its corporate toe into electrification. The company will invest $5 million in its Electrification Pilot Project, including a $1.4 million Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant from the EPA. The DERA grant has facilitated the replacement of seven diesel terminal tractors with new Mafi T 230e Electric-Terminal-Tractors (eTTs), which support both plug-in and wireless charging.
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.
Smart Energy International
JUNE 16, 2024
Entergy is touting the success of a grid modernisation and reliability task force that significantly improved power grid reliability in the utility’s New Orleans service territory. Entergy claims reliability improved by 24% from 2019 to 2023 due to $150 million of investments. The effort was part of an 8-year plan to bolster reliability in Louisiana, which was hit by four hurricanes between 2020 and 2021.
Charged
JUNE 16, 2024
Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging North America, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz Group and MN8 Energy, is moving ahead with its planned $1-billion investment in public EV charging. As part of this investment, Mercedes-Benz HPC announced plans to deploy Alpitronic ’s Hypercharger 400 throughout its network. Manufactured in Wisconsin, the Hypercharger 400 offers charging power levels up to 400 kW, and support for a wide range of output voltages.
Financial Times: Energy
JUNE 16, 2024
Operators say they will be unable to make money if allowances are scrapped
Energy Central
JUNE 16, 2024
Sweden’s Vattanfall Taps Two Finalists for SMR New Build Finland Ready to Consider New Nuclear Reactors Including SMRs Estonia’s Parliament Adopts Nuclear Energy Legislation Favorable to SMRs France Announces Plans to Build Eight More New Nuclear Reactors National U.S. Survey Shows Record High Support for Nuclear Energy Sweden’s Vattanfall Taps Two.
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.
Financial Times: Energy
JUNE 16, 2024
Small number of big groups could lift supplies of metal vital for clean energy transition, according to Freeport CEO
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
Green hydrogen developer Meld Energy has received approval from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to construct a £250 million, 100 megawatt green hydrogen production facility at Salten.
Energy Central
JUNE 16, 2024
Brisbane | Funding for zero-emission flight [link] [link] Hydrogen Aviation
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
IEA report in support of new G7 initiative lays out key energy investments needed to achieve Africa's energy and climate goals, and how to finance themMeeting growing energy demand in Afri.
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?
Financial Times: Energy
JUNE 16, 2024
President’s top energy adviser Amos Hochstein says fuel costs ‘still too high for many Americans’
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) supports greater clarity on the siting of renewable energy and energy storage in Ontario, as expressed in a joint letter issued yesterday (June 6).
CleanTechnica
JUNE 16, 2024
How High-Voltage Direct Current Lines Could Better Connect Solar and Wind to the Current Grid Comparing the Routes: HVAC Versus HVDC It is a question on the minds of grid planners throughout the United States: How can we tap into the nation’s best renewable resources at the lowest cost? That. [continued] The post On the Road to Increased Transmission: High-Voltage Direct Current appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today (June 4) announced a 55-megawatt (MW) agreement with Constellation (NASDAQ: CEG) to purchase zero-emission, renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity u.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 16, 2024
In the early stages of global advancement, KIER led efforts to exchange cutting-edge technology and policy information, pinpointing collaboration opportunities to harness key strengths. To address the variability of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has joined forces with industry, academia, and.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
Highlights Latest analysis from SolarPower Europe reveals that, in 2023, Europe installed 17.2 GWh of new battery energy storage systems (BESS); a 94% increase compared to 2022. This marks the t.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 16, 2024
There’s no other way to put it: GM has struggled badly in its transition to EVs. But recent developments have led me to believe that GM may be better positioned than it appears to be: if I’m right, and if GM does not mess up, it may well be one. [continued] The post Opinion: A Window Of Opportunity Is Opening For General Motors appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
Last week, the Labour Party released their strategy for energy in the run-up the election in July, which was the first glimpse of the specifics of the opposition party's' energy plan.The B.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 16, 2024
Solar power companies are on track to provide more energy to the world than oil and gas soon says Bloomberg. The post Goodbye Big Oil, Hello Big Solar appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed free data sets to estimate how much energy any building in the contiguous U.S. will use in 2100. These data sets provide planners a way to.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 16, 2024
Fossil fuels have damaged our world and continue to do so. None represents the impact more than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, after which federal and state agencies came together to form the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council. The Trustees studied the effects of the. [continued] The post Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Projects Continue In Florida appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today (June 5) launched Visible Geology, a free web application to teach earth science students how the earth works - in 3D.Visible Geology offers an imme.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 16, 2024
From about 2010, the population of three-wheeled internal combustion engine vehicles has been growing in Tanzania. These three-wheelers are used as taxis and have become an integral part of Tanzania’s transport ecosystem. One of the major original equipment manufacturers in the internal combustion engine three-wheeler market is the Indian firm. [continued] The post Bolt, TRÍ, & Watu Partner to Empower Drivers with Electric Three-Wheeler Pilot Program in Tanzania appeared first on CleanTechn
Global Renewable News
JUNE 16, 2024
By Amanda Peterson Corio, Global Head of Data Center Energy and Briana Kobor, Head of Energy Market InnovationElectricity powers every aspect of our society. As electrification, industri.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 16, 2024
As concrete month draws nearer to a close, it’s time to look at an option not previously explored, continuing to use limestone but bolting on carbon capture and paying for waste disposal in permanent sequestration sites. After fifteen years of assessing carbon capture technologies, pilots and proposals, this is one. [continued] The post Cement Is One Of Few Industries Where Carbon Capture May Be Competitive In Niches appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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