January, 2025

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Comment: PM’s ridicule of fish protection at Hinkley is no laughing matter

Envirotec Magazine

A 3d model of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, which is currently under construction in Somerset (image credit: gov.uk ) A statement issued by Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of the Rivers Trust on 24 January. It is very disappointing that the Prime Minister was so disparaging and dismissive about the need for acoustic fish deterrents on the water intakes for the new nuclear power station being built at Hinkley by EDF.

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Are Our Public Lands on the Chopping Block Again?

NRDC onEarth

Another assault on America's natural heritage puts cultures, wildlife, tourism, and our climate at risk.

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From Engines to Electrolyzers: Bosch’s Bold Hydrogen Vision

Hydrogen Fuel News

Bosch’s Groundbreaking Advances in Hydrogen Technology and Future Transportation Outlook Major Milestones in Hydrogen Investments Bosch is making decisive strides in hydrogen technology, emerging as a key player in the global energy transition. By 2026, Bosch plans to invest nearly 2.5 billion in hydrogen solutions, leveraging its technology expertise and scalable production capabilities.

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Eco-friendly aluminum battery lasts 10,000 cycles with minimal loss

TechXplore

Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support the push toward sustainable, clean energy. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have designed a cost-effective and environment-friendly aluminum-ion (Al-ion) battery that could fit the bill.

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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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Reefer trailer refrigeration unit powered by solar, battery and regeneration

Charged

Powered semi-trailers, which carry batteries and electric motors to take some of the load of the tractor, are emerging as a cost-effective way to extend the range of an electric semi (or improve the fuel efficiency of a legacy tractor). Now a three-way partnership is testing a related conceptusing electricity to power the refrigeration unit in a reefer trailer.

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Renewables break record for share of Australia’s main energy supply in December quarter, data reveals

The Guardian: Energy

Australian Energy Market Operator also reports coal-fired power plants contribution fell below 50% for the first time Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Renewable power reached a record share of Australias main electricity supply in the December 2024 quarter, with the contribution of coal-fired generation dipping below 50% for the first time, the Australian Energy Market Operator said.

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Two New Papers Reveal Startling Human Health Risks from Neonicotinoid Pesticides

NRDC onEarth

Data obtained from the EPA show that there are significant health risks associated with neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly for children and pregnant women.

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SunHydrogen Breaks Ground with 1m² Green Hydrogen Panel Technology

Hydrogen Fuel News

1m Hydrogen Panel Achieves Milestone in Clean Technology SunHydrogen , a company pioneering renewable hydrogen production, recently unveiled its groundbreaking 1m green hydrogen panel demonstration. Conducted on December 11, 2024 , at their Coralville, Iowa laboratory, the test marked a leap forward in clean energy solutions. The technology showcased its ability to produce hydrogen from sunlight and water, even under subfreezing conditions, highlighting its robustness and flexibility.

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Big batteries boost profits and charge past gas to become second biggest player in evening peaks

Renew Economy

The growth of big battery projects – fuelled by falling costs and growing needs – is one of the dominant features of the Australian green energy transition, and with each passing quarter their impact on the grid is becoming increasingly obvious. It has now emerged that big batteries have already become the second biggest player […] The post Big batteries boost profits and charge past gas to become second biggest player in evening peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Data center power demand will double over the next five years

TechCrunch: Climate

Data centers are expected to continue growing at a breakneck pace, doubling their power demand by 2029, according to a new report from JLL. The industrys expansion, fueled by the rapid growth of AI alongside the continued expansion of cloud-based services, is testing the limits of the energy sector. Some experts think that half of […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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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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Flow batteries are the future of renewable energy and Australia could be a world leader – if there’s funding | Maria Skyllas-Kazacos

The Guardian: Energy

Within a decade, Australia could become a globally competitive battery maker just as demand for energy storage grows As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australias grid, we will need ways to store it for later. We can store electricity in several different ways, from pumped hydroelectric systems to large lithium-ion battery systems. We can also use flow batteries.

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Report reveals shocking scale of litter problem in England

Envirotec Magazine

Over 90% of places surveyed across England blighted by litter, says Keep Britain Tidy Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy released a report on 29 January that appears to expose the alarming scale of Englands litter problem – or “crisis”, indeed – and its disproportionate impact on the nations most deprived communities. The report, drawing on a decade of on-the-ground research combined with public opinion data, unveils growing concern over the worsening impact of litte

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Momentum builds to stop big biomass in California

NRDC onEarth

Nearly 50,000 people, elected officials, and over 185 organizations call on California to reject GSNR's wood pellet production and export project.

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Inside Singapore’s $735M Hydrogen Project Backed by Billionaire Anthoni Salim

Hydrogen Fuel News

$735M Hydrogen-Ready Power Plant on Jurong Island Marks a Clean Energy Breakthrough PacificLight Power, a key player in Singapore’s energy sector, has taken major strides toward clean energy with its $735 million hydrogen-ready power plant project. This new facility, slated for completion by 2029, will be located on Jurong Island and represents the largest hydrogen-compatible natural gas power plant in Singapore.

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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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Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave

Renew Economy

Wind and solar set new output records in NSW and across the main grid amid the latest heatwaves to sweep the eastern states. The post Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Chart: The biggest clean energy projects built in the US last year

Canary Media

Canary Medias chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Clean energy projects in the U.S. have gone through a growth spurt in recent years, with the average installation of solar panels, wind turbines, or batteries now way bigger than it used to be.

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Greens attack Woodside proposal to bury CO2 from WA gas project under pristine reef

The Guardian: Energy

Party labels plan for offshore carbon capture and storage near Scott Reef nothing but greenwashing and calls on Albanese government to extend public consultation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Woodside Energy has proposed burying 4m tonnes of CO2 a year from its multibillion-dollar Browse project in undersea storage off the coast of Western Australia.

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Hidden threats to soil apparent from sewage sludge research

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Zoe Schaeffer/unsplash. Recent research from The James Hutton Institute suggests that hidden threats from the agricultural use of contaminated sewage sludge could be contributing to already diminished poor soil health. Treated sewage sludge products (or biosolids) are the byproducts of wastewater treatment and are commonly used in agriculture as a cost-effective source of nutrients and organic matter.

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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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Rural America Is Already on Board with Clean Energy

NRDC onEarth

Gutting it wouldnt just jeopardize our climate goals but also the growing workforce in the heartland and beyond.

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Hydrogen Aviation Takes Flight: Safran, Air Liquide, and Turbotech Showcase Engine Breakthrough

Hydrogen Fuel News

Successful Ground Demonstration Marks Major Progress A hydrogen-fueled gas turbine engine developed through the collaborative efforts of Safran, Air Liquide, and Turbotech has successfully completed its ground demonstration for aviation. This achievement represents a critical step in demonstrating how hydrogen can serve as a clean propulsion solution for light aircraft.

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Rio Tinto says wind and solar make economic sense, but LNP stands in way of its plans to save smelters

Renew Economy

Rio Tinto boss says renewables are essential for the future of its assets. But the new Queensland LNP state government may stand in its way. The post Rio Tinto says wind and solar make economic sense, but LNP stands in way of its plans to save smelters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Helion raises $425M to help build a fusion reactor for Microsoft

TechCrunch: Climate

Helion's unorthodox approach to fusion power and relative secrecy has earned it plenty of fans and critics. But dont count its investors among the naysayers. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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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Suburb-wide electrification trials to be rolled out across Australia in bid to fuel transition away from gas

The Guardian: Energy

Project providing subsidies to install solar batteries and electric appliances part of Labor deal with crossbenchers Suburb-wide electrification trials are set to be rolled out across the country under an intervention designed to help spark the household transition from gas. The climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, has formally directed the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) to consider funding more pilots like Electrify 2515, a community-led initiative to electrify 500 homes

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Balancing sustainability and noise in air source heat pumps

Envirotec Magazine

Acoustic enclosures help to trap the sound produced by the external unit, and are typically made from sound-absorbing materials such as timber. Hope Denton, Acoustic Solutions Specialist at Jacksons Fencing, writes The UK has set ambitious targets to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and one key technology in achieving this goal is air source heat pumps (ASHP).

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New review highlights human health risks from microplastic exposure

NRDC onEarth

A recently published review I co-authored concludes exposure to microplastics is suspected to harm human reproduction and digestive and respiratory health

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Europe Just Said Yes to JCB’s Hydrogen Combustion Engine. Here’s Why That Matters

Hydrogen Fuel News

JCB Secures Certification for Worlds First Hydrogen Combustion Engine JCB , a global leader in construction equipment manufacturing, has reached a critical milestone in its pioneering efforts to develop sustainable technology. The company has secured certification from various European licensing authorities for its hydrogen combustion engine, making it the first construction equipment manufacturer to achieve this breakthrough.

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Renewables thrive as grid demand soars, and coal states suffer from repeated outages

Renew Economy

Underlying demand and renewable output hit record levels in December quarter, but repeated fossil fuel failures and lack of transmission cause high prices in coal dependent states. The post Renewables thrive as grid demand soars, and coal states suffer from repeated outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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UK energy storage slows down as Ireland pipeline gains traction

Energy Storage News

The UK saw a slowdown in both BESS installations and submitted applications in 2024, while applications in Ireland grew by capacity, writes PV Tech Research analyst Charlotte Gisbourne.

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Heat pumps keep widening their lead on gas furnaces

Canary Media

Heat pumps just keep getting hotter. The ber-efficient, emissions-free appliance looks almost certain to have outsold gas furnaces in 2024 and by a bigger margin than ever.

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Biogas in the city: UK developer plans urban plants

Envirotec Magazine

Renewables developer Dark Green Group has said it plans to be the first company in the UK to build a fleet of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants in urban locations. It is developing up to 12 AD plants over the next five years, on urban industrial sites, which together could process over 700,000 tonnes of organic waste per year and power up to 80,000 homes with green gas.

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Can FAIR Plans Help Build a More Resilient Future?

NRDC onEarth

FAIR plans, aka Fair Access to Insurance Requirements plans, are state-mandated property insurance plans that provide coverage to individuals and businesses.

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Biden Administration Advances Hydrogen Tax Credits in Clean Energy Push

Hydrogen Fuel News

Hydrogen Tax Credits Backing Nuclear Power The Biden administration has unveiled new regulations that clarify tax credit eligibility for hydrogen production, aiming to bolster clean energy innovation and retain the economic viability of nuclear power plants. The new guidelines, central to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), represent a major step in combating climate change by incentivizing technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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