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Lies, damned lies and Coalition energy economics: Dutton’s latest nuclear claim slammed

Renew Economy

Dutton's latest claim that the Coalition's nuclear policy will cut electricity bills by 44% has been slammed as "either dangerously ill-informed" or a lie and new modelling shows why. The post Lies, damned lies and Coalition energy economics: Dutton’s latest nuclear claim slammed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Oil demand to remain at current levels until at least 2040, Vitol says

Financial Times: Energy

Commodity traders forecast indicates energy transition will be slower than anticipated

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“Huge moment:” Major push to harness home PV, batteries and EVs on world’s biggest isolated grid

Renew Economy

WA awarded more than $20 million to create "Australia's first live DER marketplace," in race to integrate the state's huge rooftop solar resource before the end of the decade. The post “Huge moment:” Major push to harness home PV, batteries and EVs on world’s biggest isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Electric Vehicle Sales Could Help Global Transport Emissions Peak 25 Years Faster Than Expected

Energy Innovation

The post Electric Vehicle Sales Could Help Global Transport Emissions Peak 25 Years Faster Than Expected appeared first on Energy Innovation.

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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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Wind farm objections: In Germany, one group of protesters averaged 64 complaints per person

Renew Economy

German region received 440,000 complaints against wind projects. Most came from a single group, with one person writing 565. The post Wind farm objections: In Germany, one group of protesters averaged 64 complaints per person appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Geopolitical tensions fuel ‘pretty crazy’ demand for Greenland’s miners

Financial Times: Energy

The territory is a treasure trove of minerals and metals, but its forbidding terrain makes it one of the hardest places to mine

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Lull in wind power becalms subsea cable industry

Financial Times: Energy

Politics has created choppy waters for the sector

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“Putting fatter lines on poles:” Consultation begins on renewable zone for nation’s coal hub

Renew Economy

Community consultation has begin on the creation of the Hunter-Central Coast renewable energy zone, which is featuring an upgrade of existing network capacity rather than new transmission lines, and which could emerge as a model for future plans. The state government has said the Hunter-Central Coast REZ will be the first in Australia to focus […] The post “Putting fatter lines on poles:” Consultation begins on renewable zone for nation’s coal hub appeared first on RenewE

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Western Australia’s Labor eyes 500MWh vanadium BESS pledge ahead of state election

Energy Storage News

Western Australias Premier Roger Cook of the Labor Party has pledged to invest AU$150 million (US$92.4 million) into a 500MWh 10-hour duration vanadium battery energy storage system (BESS) should it be re-elected in the upcoming state election.

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Goldwind promises improved eagle detection at new Tasmania wind project

Renew Economy

Bird protection will be front of mind for Goldwind after four key species found at its proposed Bashan wind farm site in Tasmania. The post Goldwind promises improved eagle detection at new Tasmania wind project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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AEMO: Grid-scale BESS in Australia’s NEM nets AU$70 million in Q4 2024

Energy Storage News

Estimated net revenue, covering both energy and FCAS markets, for grid-scale batteries on the NEM reached AU$69.5 million in Q4 2024.

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Know your NEM: The jaw tightens as wind and solar gets ready to overtake coal and gas

Renew Economy

Wind and solar are not far from overtaking coal and gas in Australia's main grid. But market volatility is affecting prices. Are they being manipulated? The post Know your NEM: The jaw tightens as wind and solar gets ready to overtake coal and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australia’s NEM ‘outdated and stalling investment’ in renewable energy, says Clean Energy Investor Group

PV Tech

Australia-based Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG) has suggested that the outdated National Electricity Market (NEM) design is stifling investment in large-scale renewable generation projects in Australia.

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Net zero: Are there any reasons for optimism in 2025?

Business Green

Whatever the White House does, it won't change the market fundamentals driving the net zero transition, writes Beverley Cornaby, director of the UK Corporate Leaders Group

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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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Bacton | Hydrogen

Energy Central

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Cold fusion claims that don’t bear scrutiny | Letters

The Guardian: Energy

Dr Philip Thomas responds to a letter claiming that cold fusion could be a viable alternative to fossil fuels I was disappointed to see a letter promoting a pseudo-scientific fringe theory ( Cold fusion may be a viable energy alternative to end reliance on fossil fuels, Letters, 28 January ). Many scientists have tried and failed to reproduce Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Ponss initial report of cold fusion.

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Lightbridge and Oklo Partner on Fuel Fabrication

Energy Central

Lightbridge and Oklo Partner on Fuel Fabrication Poland’s PGE in Joint Venture with ZE PAK for KHNP APR1400 Reactor CORE POWER Plans to Bring Floating Nuclear Plants to US Ports Expansion Of Test Program for MOX Fuel For VVER Reactors Helion Fusion Scores $450M with New Investors China Sets Nuclear Fusion Record With Plasma for 1,000 Seconds US NRC adds.

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Stardust Power starts construction of US battery-grade lithium refinery

Charged

Stardust Power, a US-based developer of battery-grade lithium products, has broken ground on the construction of a lithium refinery at the Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The project will be developed in two phases. The first phase will focus on building a production line capable of producing up to 25,000 metric tons per year. The second phase will add a second production line, bringing the total capacity to 50,000 metric tons per year.

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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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Scotland’s offshore wind risks ‘stalling of momentum’, warns minister

Financial Times: Energy

Kate Forbes says bureaucratic hurdles and transmission charges restrict competitiveness

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UK Civil Aviation Authority expands hydrogen aircraft innovation support

Business Green

Aviation industry regulator announces beefed up support for firms looking to develop innovative hydrogen-powered aircraft and infrastructure

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Ocean Power Technologies - Ocean Power Technologies Secures $2 Million in Purchase Orders for PowerBuoys® in Latin America

Global Renewable News

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NYSE.

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'Still very white': How the UK environmental sector lags behind on racial diversity

Business Green

Despite record numbers of green organisations disclosing data on the racial diversity of their workforce, RACE Report shows sector still falls short of national average for workplace diversity

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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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Green Therma - Green Therma and Aalborg Forsyning Announce Partnership on the Geothermal Heat4Ever Solution in Aalborg

Global Renewable News

Green Therma, a company with an innovative technology solution within renewable geothermal energy, collaborates with Aalborg Forsyning to establish the first Heat4Ever project. The project is expect.

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Battersea building becomes 'largest in UK' to achieve Passivhaus standard

Business Green

London accommodation block for over 850 students developed by Urbanest recognised for energy efficient and low carbon construction and design approaches

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Teverra - Department of Energy Supports Teverra's AI-Driven Technology to Unlock Billions in Annual Savings for Clean Energy Well Drilling

Global Renewable News

Teverra LLC, a pioneering company in subsurface energy technology, is thrilled to announce its receipt of a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to advance its revolutionary Drilling.

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From carbon tax to fuel subsidy cuts: What’s next for Malaysia’s sustainability agenda in 2025?

Eco-Business

The country is expected to leverage its Asean presidency to drive cooperation in the regional carbon markets. At home, Malaysia is looking to drive down emissions through a climate bill, energy sector reform and fuel subsidy cuts.

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International Hydropower Association - Pumped Storage Hydropower Toolkit launches: Delivering policy solutions

Global Renewable News

The International Hydropower Association (IHA)has today (Jan 28) launched a toolkit for pumped storage hydropower (PS)development. This toolkit details the barriers for delivering policy solutio.

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From carbon tax to fuel subsidy cuts: What’s next for Malaysia’s sustainable development agenda in 2025?

Eco-Business

The country is expected to leverage its Asean presidency to drive cooperation in the regional carbon markets. At home, Malaysia is looking to drive down emissions through a climate bill, energy sector reform and fuel subsidy cuts.

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European Investment Bank - EIB Group achieves record results in 2024, targets €95 billion in investments for 2025

Global Renewable News

Highlights The EIB Group supported a record of over 100billion in new investment for Europe's energy security in 2024. A record of nearly 60% of all EIB Group financing supported the gre.

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Degradation changes forest’s carbon storage, tree profile: study

Eco-Business

In highly deforested landscapes and degraded forests, large-seeded big trees are losing out to opportunistic, fast-growing species, a recent study has found.

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - EBRD finances Baltica 2, the largest wind farm in the Baltic Sea

Global Renewable News

Highlights EBRD lends 200 million for the construction of Baltica 2, the second and the largest offshore wind farm in Poland Baltica 2 to add 1.5 GW of renewable capacity to Polish.

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Cambodia’s LNG plans face energy security and cost issues

Eco-Business

The country should approach gas-fired power development with caution, write the authors of a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

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