TechXplore

MAY 24, 2025

Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at VU Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies, has published an opinion piece about the results of a simple study he conducted involving the possible amount of electricity used by AI companies to generate answers to user queries. In his paper published in the journal Joule, he describes how he calculated past and current global electricity usage by AI data centers and how he made estimates regarding the future.

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Energy Storage News

MAY 9, 2025

Georgia Power has begun construction on 765MW of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Georgia, US.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 20, 2025

The developers of noise cameras insist there’s a case for them, and the public seem to agree. So far, a number of localities worldwide are either trialling the technology or moving to the implementation phase of issuing fines to the public. Why isn’t it taking off in the UK? Seemingly more than two-thirds of UK motorists back the use of noise cameras to implement penalty fines for noisy vehicles. 1 Theyve been trialled in a handful of places, with Londons borough of Kensington and Ch

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Renew Economy

MAY 28, 2025

Siemens wins highly lucrative contract to install seven syncons - huge spinning machines that do not burn fuel - to support rollout of wind and solar projects in NSW. The post Seven massive spinning machines to support grid in first major renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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NRDC onEarth

MAY 19, 2025

Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of construction materials is critical to achieving full building decarbonizationand states can lead the way.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 23, 2025

A Reform UK mayor who claims net zero madness is bankrupting Britain has called for investment in an offshore wind project to boost growth in the local economy. Dame Andrea Jenkyns , who was elected as Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the 1 May local elections, has been a vocal opponent of climate action and renewable energy projects, vowing to oppose new solar farms and electricity pylons in her county.

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Energy Storage News

MAY 21, 2025

Installed battery storage capacity in California, US has grown from 771MW in 2019 to more than 15,500MW as of 31 January, 2025.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

One of the water courses sampled in the study. A pilot study has reportedly succeeded in offering a better understanding of contamination sources in national waterbodies, providing water companies with the capability of identifying and mitigating inputs of faecal pollution in UK rivers. WRc Senior Water Science Microbiology Consultant Daisy Allen said the study undertaken by Water Research Centre (WRc) and ADAS Biotechnology has quantified concentrations of human-specific faecal genetic markers

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Renew Economy

MAY 13, 2025

South Australia - regarded as the world's most advanced renewable grid - has added a seventh big battery, with seven more to join soon as they finish construction. The post South Australia, the world’s most advanced renewable grid, adds seventh big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Grist

MAY 5, 2025

For much of the 20th century, winter brought an annual ritual to Princeton, New Jersey. Lake Carnegie froze solid, and skaters flocked to its glossy surface. These days, the ice is rarely thick enough to support anybody wearing skates, since Princetons winters have warmed about 4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970. Its a lost tradition that Grace Liu linked to the warming climate as an undergrad at Princeton University in 2020, interviewing longtime residents and digging through newspaper archives to

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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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DeSmogBlog

MAY 30, 2025

Reform UK s policies to scrap net zero would cost more than 60,000 jobs and wipe 92 billion off the UK economy, according to a new study. Nigel Farage s party which took control of 10 councils in the recent local elections this week claimed that the government could save 45 billion every year by ditching climate policies. However, analysis by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) published today suggests that Reforms policies would cost jobs and investment, and could raise household energy bills.

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TechXplore

MAY 4, 2025

Solar cells based on perovskites, materials with a characteristic crystal structure first unveiled in the mineral calcium titanate (CaTiO3), have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional silicon-based photovoltaics. A key advantage of these materials is that they could yield high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), yet their production costs could be lower.

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Energy Storage News

MAY 7, 2025

The pipeline of grid-scale BESS projects with planning approval in the UK has now reached 58,270MW/121,645MWh in capacity. Thats according to the latest data from Solar Media Market Researchs Battery Storage: UK Pipeline & Completed Assets Database report.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 29, 2025

Offshore platform and wind generators at Rampion wind farm off the coast of Brighton, Sussex. A recently published study from the University of Aberdeen presents a new approach to evaluating the ecological impacts of offshore activities. By integrating a dynamic ecosystem model with a comprehensive ecosystem services database, the team, which includes researchers from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, aims to accurately forecast the environmental consequences of fisheries displacement and broader

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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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Renew Economy

MAY 8, 2025

New report from the IEA reveals that Australia's methane emissions are wildly underreported. The bubble's going to pop - so why not shift to honest reporting. The post What happens when Australia’s methane bubble pops? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Canary Media

MAY 5, 2025

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grists weekly newsletter here. Around the world, farmers are retooling their land to harvest the hottest new commodity: sunlight.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 23, 2025

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) pressure group, which campaigns against clean energy policies, is being investigated by the charities regulator. The Good Law Project (GLP), a legal advocacy group, yesterday announced that it had been successful in forcing the Charity Commission to open a regulatory compliance case against the IEA. A Charity Commission spokesperson told DeSmog: We can confirm that, following an internal review, we have opened a regulatory compliance case to assess potenti

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TechXplore

MAY 25, 2025

U.S. consumer demand for renewable energy continues to grow, with more solar panel capacity installed in 2024 than in 2023, which saw more than in 2022. But U.S. trade policy is in flux, and high tariffs have been imposed on imported solar panels, which may cause shortages.

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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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Energy Storage News

MAY 8, 2025

IPP Northland Powers 250MW/1,000MWh Oneida Energy Storage project in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada, has entered commercial operations.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 18, 2025

A race is on to reverse-engineer the nose, and more broadly, the entire olfactory system, which is incredibly complex, still not fully understood, and extremely underutilized by technology, compared to sight and sound. Quite apart from the novel possibilities opened up by being able to “design” scent, or give robots “a sense of smell”, the results could reshape fields like environmental monitoring, as Envirotec discovers.

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Renew Economy

MAY 22, 2025

Analysis finds emissions from Woodsides Burrup Hub gas expansion would be greater than the combined emissions from all of Australias coal power stations. The post New legal challenge emerges as Woodside gas plan declared worse than all Australia’s coal plants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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altenergymag

MAY 29, 2025

Stäubli has signed an agreement to establish a new manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India, dedicated to producing renewable energy connectors. This expansion marks Stäubli’s commitment to delivering high-value solutions tailored to the growing demands of the Indian renewable energy market.

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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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TechCrunch: Climate

MAY 12, 2025

The material has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio thats ten-times better.

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TechXplore

MAY 10, 2025

Thin film solar cells such as CdTe and CIGSe have gained significant attention due to their low production cost and excellent power conversion efficiencies (PCE). Nevertheless, toxicity and scarcity of constituent elements restrict their widespread usage.

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Energy Storage News

MAY 14, 2025

California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has announced its intent to return the Elkhorn battery energy storage system (BESS) to service by 1 June.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 18, 2025

The North Sea Transition Authority requires all carbon capture and storage sites to have a comprehensive Measurement, Monitoring and Verification strategy, but microbial monitoring is not yet included in these frameworks. A new research project aims to explore how microbes in deep underground storage sites could impact the success of carbon capture and storage (CCS).

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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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Renew Economy

MAY 24, 2025

NSW is pitching state's first "urban" renewable energy zone in the Illawarra, in a new approach to the transition that focuses on rooftop PV, home batteries and EVs. The post NSW pitches first “urban” renewable zone based around rooftop PV, batteries and EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Canary Media

MAY 16, 2025

Gas stoves increase the chances of getting cancer, with nearly double the risk for kids than for adults. That's the stark top-line finding of a recent study by a team of researchers from Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; and other organizations.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 1, 2025

Green hydrogen has officially moved past the hypeits now a central piece of energy strategies from Spain to Australia, and all the way to the United States. Three continents, multiple sectors, and one common mission: move away from fossil fuels and build an energy future thats clean, efficient, and built to last. Spains $1.7 Billion Pivot: Giving Old Infrastructure New Life Lets kick things off in Spain , where energy giant Enagas and investment firm CIP (Cipresa) are putting down a massive $1.7

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TechXplore

MAY 22, 2025

Separating crude oil into products such as gasoline, diesel, and heating oil is an energy-intensive process that accounts for about 6% of the world's CO2 emissions. Most of that energy goes into the heat needed to separate the components by their boiling point.

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Energy Storage News

MAY 6, 2025

Alternative technologies to lithium-ion are unlikely to oust the incumbent anytime soon, writes Anh Vu of Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

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