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Innovative Liquid Hydrogen Storage Systems Set to Revolutionize Energy Sector

FuelCellsWorks

Liquid hydrogen is currently transported and stored using ball storage devices. However, these are not optimal for large-scale use. A European consortium led by the Federal Institute for Materials Research.

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Nuclear ranks last on list of good investments by big institutions

Renew Economy

The vast majority of investors do not see nuclear power as a good investment, with less than one in 10 exploring this technology, new survey finds. The post Nuclear ranks last on list of good investments by big institutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solutions to Empower Global Energy Workforce and Boost Operational Effectiveness

POWER Magazine

Ubiquitous and secure access to business applications is critical to the energy industry. Compatibility with existing infrastructures and enabling remote workers with strong access management and control has made virtual […] The post Solutions to Empower Global Energy Workforce and Boost Operational Effectiveness appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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A town like Alice. How a complex, isolated solar grid could provide blueprint for rest of Australia

Renew Economy

Alice Springs' complex isolated grid could provide roadmap on how to manage system and regulatory change as well as technology in the transition to renewables. The post A town like Alice. How a complex, isolated solar grid could provide blueprint for rest of Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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Climate-conscious investors put nuclear dead last on list of desirable Australian ventures

The Guardian: Energy

Fewer than one in 10 investors exploring new investments in the technology, with most preferring renewables Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Nuclear energy ranks last on the list of climate technologies that big institutional investors want exposure to, according to a survey of climate conscious investors with $37tn under management.

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Sodium and flow batteries to be trialled for long duration solar shift in remote microgrids

Renew Economy

Two long duration battery technologies will be tested on remote microgrids in trial of how alternatives to lithium can be used to integrate solar in off-grid communities. The post Sodium and flow batteries to be trialled for long duration solar shift in remote microgrids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Malaysian giant plans to build up to 2GW Australian wind and solar in five years

Renew Economy

Malaysian infrastructure giant turns its focus to renewables, with plans to build up to 2GW of wind and solar projects within five years. The post Malaysian giant plans to build up to 2GW Australian wind and solar in five years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Chinese panels power Czech distributor to top of FT 1000 ranking

Financial Times: Energy

Raylyst Solar is Europe’s fastest-growing company after bet on Chinese renewable energy tech

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Final blade arrives to complete biggest wind farm in NSW

Renew Economy

Less than a year after the Rye Park wind farm began generation from its enormous turbines, the last of 198 blades has arrived at the NSW site. The post Final blade arrives to complete biggest wind farm in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Surge in WA emissions puts Australia’s net zero targets in doubt

The Guardian: Energy

Exclusive: State’s 2024 total on track to reach about 20% above 2005 levels, modelling obtained by Guardian Australia shows Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Western Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising with little sign that the main power grid can decarbonise rapidly, leaving other states to make bigger cuts if Australia’s legislated carbon reduction goals are to be met.

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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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If we’re going to electrify everything, we’ll need finance that works for everyone

Renew Economy

To achieve net zero, we need an exit plan for everyone where no home is left behind on spiralling price rises and the unplanned decline of the fossil energy system. Here's what we propose. The post If we’re going to electrify everything, we’ll need finance that works for everyone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Water companies told to install monitors on 7,000 sewage pipes

Financial Times: Energy

Pollution from emergency overflow pipes into canals, coastal waters and rivers has not always been recorded until now

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Squadron curries favour with locals through ownership offer for wind projects

Renew Economy

Squadron Energy to set up a fund to allow members of the local community to invest in two wind farms in central New South Wales. The post Squadron curries favour with locals through ownership offer for wind projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Oilfield services group SLB says it has no plans to leave Russia

Financial Times: Energy

Company has resisted pressure to follow its two biggest rivals in pulling out in response to Ukraine war

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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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Labor’s offshore gas bill labelled ‘a betrayal’ by First Nations activists

The Guardian: Energy

Leaders with responsibilities for sea country on way to Canberra to lobby against legislation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government is facing major blowback over changes to its offshore gas bill , which the crossbench and environment groups have labelled “window dressing” that fails to prevent new rules watering down First Nations consultation.

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Green investment trusts face vote on future as shares slide

Financial Times: Energy

Sector has suffered from the impact of high inflation over the past two years

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ARENA funds microgrid trials for sodium-sulfur, zinc-bromine LDES tech in Western Australia

Energy Storage News

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is funding trial deployments of two different non-lithium battery technologies at microgrids in Western Australia.

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The world is warming faster than scientists expected

Financial Times: Energy

Fossil fuel groups and investors cannot afford to ignore the warnings

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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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Mitie: UK firms feeling overwhelmed by the volume of sustainability reporting

Business Green

Study finds almost half of sustainability decision makers reporting to at least three different ESG frameworks, fuelling sense of 'legislation lethargy'

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Volkswagen quits Australian auto industry lobby over emissions standards

Charged

As regular Charged readers know, when it comes to EVs, legacy automakers tend to follow two tracks—while preparing for the transition, and telling the media about how committed they are to electrification, they simultaneously participate in trade groups that actively lobby against emissions standards and other pro-EV regulations. Volkswagen Australia has broken with this trend—the business unit has distanced itself from the policies of Australia’s auto industry trade group, the Federal Chamber o

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Sustainable Fuels for Shipping by 2050

Energy Central

Sustainable Fuels for Shipping by 2050 The biggest transformation in the history of shipping is here. Shipping is the ‘engine room’ of the global economy, transporting more than 80% of world trade. With such a large economic impact comes an equally heavy environmental footprint – around 2% of global emissions, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of Japan.

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Einride opens 65-plug heavy-duty EV charging site near California ports

Charged

Freight mobility company Einride has opened a charging hub for heavy-duty EVs in Lynwood, California. Einride’s Smartcharger Station has 65 chargers, and can charge up to 200 vehicles a day. The site was built in collaboration with charging infrastructure developer Voltera. The charging station, which is strategically located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach along I-710, currently serves Einride’s connected electric fleets, including routes for global shipping giant A.P.

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Hydrom Advances Green Hydrogen in Oman: Two New Projects Awarded

FuelCellsWorks

With a Total of Five Projects Now Underway, Oman's Green Hydrogen Sector Boasts Over $30 Billion Investment and an Annual Production of 750 KTPA

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It is time to tax polluting private jets

Business Green

Taxing private jets could raise billions for sustainable forms of travel that would benefit people and business, writes Patriotic Millionaires' Julia Davies

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Startup Offers AI Tool to Access NRC’s ADAMS Library

Energy Central

Startup Offers AI Tool to Access NRC’s ADAMS Library NRC Says TerraPower Construction License Application for Its Advanced Reactor Needs Work Google, Microsoft, and Nucor Set Clean Tech Plan Romania To Invest in First SMR Power Plant in 2025 France Awards Grants for Molten Salt Reactor R&D Blue Laser Fusion Ink $37.5M Series Seed Funding Round Startup Offers.

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'Major milestone': Liverpool Bay CO2 storage pipeline wins planning consent

Business Green

Approval for new and repurposed gas pipelines to transport CO2 captured from industrial sites across North West England and Wales hailed as 'significant step' for HyNet CCS cluster

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FortisBC - FortisBC welcomes decision that will increase access to Renewable Natural Gas

Global Renewable News

Statement from Doug Slater, vice president, Indigenous relations and regulatory affairs:We are pleased that the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) has approved key elements of our Revised Renewab.

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Why do care workers pay more in fuel tax than private jet owners?

Business Green

Taxing private jets could raise billions for sustainable forms of travel that would benefit people and business, writes Patriotic Millionaires' Julia Davies

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Tenaska Inc. - Tenaska's Longleaf CCS Hub to Support Carbon Reduction in South Alabama

Global Renewable News

Tenaska, a private U.S. energy company with over 35 years of experience, today (March 22) officially announced the Longleaf CCS Hub, a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project planned for Mobile Count.

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Study: Demand for steel from offshore wind industry could outstrip dwindling UK production

Business Green

UK offshore wind sector's demand for steel could lead to price spikes on international market, consultancy Newton warns

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Tadek Ocean - Ocean engineering firm Tadek delivers floating wind study for Marine Power Systems

Global Renewable News

UK ocean engineering specialist Tadek has delivered a sector-leading study on floating offshore wind platforms for developer Marine Power Systems. The report assesses through-life performanc.

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CDP: At least $77bn under threat from supply chain water risk

Business Green

Study finds half of large corporate buyers not addressing water-related supply chain risks, despite potential for huge financial impacts

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Green Mountain Power - Green Mountain Power Named to Fast Company's 2024 Most Innovative Companies in the World

Global Renewable News

GMP joins companies Open AI, Beyonce's Parkwood Entertainment, and the National Women's Soccer League, and is honored in the Energy sector for groundbreaking resiliency work benefitting all GM.