$10 billion Bezos Earth Fund director: ‘Next wave’ in green finance is climate adaptation
GreenBiz
JUNE 20, 2024
Two key areas for climate investment are resilience to warming temperatures and phasing down fossil fuels, says Paul Bodnar
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CA Climate Bond Must Invest in Resilient Food & Farming Infrastructure
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 18, 2024
In the coming days, the Senate and Assembly must work together to craft a climate bond that includes substantial investments in food and farming infrastructure.
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Nuclear engineer dismisses Peter Dutton’s claim that small modular reactors could be commercially viable soon
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 20, 2024
Hugh Durrant-Whyte says 2045 is a realistic timeframe, adding it was likely to be ‘more expensive than anything else you could possibly think of’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia would need “many decades” to develop the regulations and skills to operate a nuclear power plant, and the experience gained at the existing Lucas Heights facility won’t help much, according to New South Wales’ chie
Dutton’s plan to nuke Australia’s renewable energy transition explained in full
Renew Economy
JUNE 20, 2024
The Coalition's nuclear plan is more about the destruction of an existing industry - wind and solar - than the creation of a new one. Here's why. The post Dutton’s plan to nuke Australia’s renewable energy transition explained in full appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
New Commercial Vehicle Compatible Hydrogen Filling Station at Augsburg Freight Center Supplies Fuel for QUANTRON Trucks
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 17, 2024
Tyczka Hydrogen GmbH opens a truck compatible hydrogen filling station in the heart of the freight & logistics center (GVZ) in Gersthofen near Augsburg QUANTRON and Tyczka are working together.
Vermont Becomes Second State to Take Big Steps for Bees
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 18, 2024
The Vermont legislature enacted a bill curbing the use of bee-toxic neonic pesticides on the first day of Pollinator Week.
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Is David Littleproud prepared to switch off rooftop solar to jam nuclear into the grid?
Renew Economy
JUNE 17, 2024
The Coalition says it wants nuclear and more rooftop solar. It can't have both, so will it be reaching into the home to switch off your rooftop PV? The post Is David Littleproud prepared to switch off rooftop solar to jam nuclear into the grid? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Labour’s Shadow Decarbonisation Minister Received Sponsorship from Gas Industry Lobbyists
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 21, 2024
Sarah Jones, Labour shadow minister for industry and decarbonisation, accepted sponsorship for a fundraising event from a public affairs company that represents BP and British Gas, DeSmog can reveal. Jones’s register of interests shows that she received food and drink worth £2,500 on 10 May from Beyond 2050, a pro-hydrogen PR firm that represents some of the UK’s biggest gas producers and distributors.
By the Numbers: How Are U.S. Fisheries Doing?
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 17, 2024
Here is our breakdown of the NOAA’s 2023 Status of Stocks report, which shows more progress is needed to ensure healthy and resilient fisheries.
Mississippi just got its first utility-scale wind farm
Canary Media
JUNE 18, 2024
Wind energy development has long been stuck in the doldrums in the southeastern United States. Until very recently, nine states in the region had installed precisely zero megawatts of commercial wind capacity, even as turbines spread across every other U.S. state. Mississippi, however, has just bucked that trend.
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.
Wind and solar power half the cost of coal and gas, one-third the cost of nuclear, says Lazard
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 Coalition’s nuclear power plan offers the worst of all energy worlds: higher emissions and higher electricity costs | Malcolm Turnbull
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 18, 2024
If the first episode of Australia’s climate wars was a tragedy, the second is an expensive and dangerous farce, writes Malcolm Turnbull Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Back in the early years of the climate wars , the opponents of renewables would argue that coal-fired generation was cheaper and, in any event, global warming was a hoax.
Sea Turtle Week Highlights a Need to Safeguard Ocean Habitat
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 21, 2024
The Blake Plateau is home to several sea turtle species and requires greater protection.
Plug Receives Industry Certification for its High-Powered Stationary System
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 20, 2024
Third-Party Validation Will Fast Track Implementation of Back-Up Power, EV Charging and Prime Power Solutions for Customers LATHAM, N.Y.– Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen.
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.
Nuclear plan is fiscal irresponsibility on an epic scale and rank political opportunism
Renew Economy
JUNE 18, 2024
It beggars belief that opposition leader Peter Dutton proposes nationalising a nuclear public debt bomb and detonating it at the heart of energy policy in this country. The post Nuclear plan is fiscal irresponsibility on an epic scale and rank political opportunism appeared first on RenewEconomy.
‘Floatovoltaic’ solar panels on lakes could unlock lots of clean energy
Canary Media
JUNE 17, 2024
This story was first published by Grist. A reservoir is many things: a source of drinking water, a playground for swimmers, a refuge for migrating birds. But if you ask solar-power enthusiasts, a reservoir is also not realizing its full potential.
Coalition to impose ‘cap’ on renewable energy investment, Nationals leader says
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 17, 2024
David Littleproud claims Australia doesn’t need ‘large-scale industrial windfarms’ like the planned offshore zone south of Sydney Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast 1 David Littleproud has claimed Australia doesn’t need “large-scale industrial windfarms” like the planned offshore zone south of Sydney , adding the Coalition will “cap” federal government investment into renewable energy if elected.
Key Milestone Achieved for European Hydrogen Network Development
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 19, 2024
Today marks a crucial development in European energy collaboration, with 37 infrastructure companies finalizing agreements in Brussels for the establishment of the European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen (ENNOH).
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?
Australia’s biggest solar farm has a highly profitable first quarter
Renew Economy
JUNE 15, 2024
Australia's biggest solar farm enjoyed a highly profitable first quarter of the year. The post Australia’s biggest solar farm has a highly profitable first quarter appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The ADVANCE Act—Legislation Crucial for a U.S. Nuclear Renaissance—Clears Congress. Here’s a Detailed Breakdown
POWER Magazine
JUNE 20, 2024
The U.S. Senate has passed the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, sweeping legislation that seeks to promote U.S. nuclear leadership, accelerate advanced nuclear technology […] The post The ADVANCE Act—Legislation Crucial for a U.S. Nuclear Renaissance—Clears Congress. Here’s a Detailed Breakdown appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Norway is investigating massive hydrogen cargo ship possibilities
Hydrogen Fuel News
JUNE 19, 2024
A new project aims to retrofit a huge LNG vessel with H2 fuel cells Norway has focused on a new hydrogen cargo ship conversion project and is funding the effort, which will take an existing LNG-powered multipurpose vessel and retrofit it to operate on the power from fuel cells. The funding will come from the Norwegian government’s ENOVA fund ENOVA is intended to support initiatives created to accelerate decarbonization in the country.
Hy2gen Norge Announces Name Change to Hy2gen Nordic, Expanding Across the Nordic Region
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 18, 2024
Hy2gen Norge, a subsidiary of Hy2gen AG, is changing its name to Hy2gen Nordic. This change signifies the company’s strategic expansion beyond Norway into other Nordic countries. Hy2gen is a.
Swedish startup promises “massless” carbon fibre battery for wind blades, EVs and aircraft
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.
Peter Dutton vows to override state nuclear bans as he steps up attack on PM
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 21, 2024
Opposition leader tells Liberal party officials that state premiers ‘won’t stop us’ and labels Anthony Albanese a ‘child in a man’s body’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton has vowed a Coalition government would override the states’ legislated ban on nuclear power, telling party officials on Saturday that state premiers “won’t stop us”.
Hydrogen bikes need only seconds to refuel
Hydrogen Fuel News
JUNE 19, 2024
Recharging time has been a challenge for some ebike riders, but H2 could overcome that The majority of ebikes currently being ridden are battery electrics, but hydrogen bikes are starting to move into the radar and are drawing attention due to some of their notable conveniences. Ebikes are becoming increasingly popular, and this trend is expected to continue Hydrogen bikes are typically lighter than battery electrics, simply because they don’t need the larger battery to power them, and th
Volkswagen Surprises With This Fuel: The Brand’s Secret Project That No One Was Expecting
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 17, 2024
Hydrogen is the fuel of the future, surpassing even EVs in interest. However, there are still brands that have yet to be able (or willing) to join this revolution in.
Australia’s first floating wind farm edges closer with feasibility licence awarded to 2GW project
Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
An up to 2GW offshore wind project proposed for the New South Wales Hunter region, has been awarded a feasibility licence by the federal government. The post Australia’s first floating wind farm edges closer with feasibility licence awarded to 2GW project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Oceans group takes UK government to court over oil and gas licences
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 18, 2024
Issuing licences in the North Sea without accounting for environmental impact was unlawful, Oceana UK says A marine conservation group has initiated legal action against the UK government, claiming the Conservatives’ decision to issue North Sea oil and gas licences without taking into account their impact on the environment was unlawful. Oceana UK , part of an international conservation organisation, said that in issuing 82 licences, Claire Coutinho, the secretary of state for energy security, a
Ensuring Sustainable Urban Development and Protecting Biodiversity with the Government of New South Wales
Planet Pulse
JUNE 19, 2024
Earlier this year, the Australian government of New South Wales (NSW) designated $100 million towards housing development and biodiversity protection. This allocation is set to enhance the existing programs run by the government of NSW, such the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan. This 35-year plan aims to enable needed housing development in Western Sydney while protecting areas of high biodiversity value across the landscape – including the home of the largest koala population in the Syd
UBC Launches Innovative Green Hydrogen Fueling Station
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 19, 2024
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has inaugurated the Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED), a pioneering green hydrogen fueling station that serves both light and heavy-duty vehicles, powered by solar.
Works begin on second stage of Golden Plains wind farm – largest in Southern Hemisphere
Renew Economy
JUNE 18, 2024
Part two of the 1.3GW Golden Plains Wind Farm is underway after the massive project locked in finance from CEFC and other Australian and global lenders. The post Works begin on second stage of Golden Plains wind farm – largest in Southern Hemisphere appeared first on RenewEconomy.
What hydrogen car options are available in the US in 2024?
Hydrogen Fuel News
JUNE 15, 2024
What can American drivers buy if they’re committed to a vehicle powered by H2? The concept of a hydrogen car has been growing in appeal, with automakers moving in and out – and back in again – of projects to develop, design and manufacture these vehicles. That said, if you live in the United States, what options are available to you if you’d like to give one of these H2-powered vehicles a try?
Indian engineers warn of prolonged blackouts amid searing heatwave
The Guardian: Energy
JUNE 18, 2024
Increasing use of fans, air coolers and air conditioners is placing ‘serious’ strain on grid in north of country Engineers in India have warned of the possibility of prolonged power outages in the north, where a heatwave has brought misery for millions of people. Demand for electricity has soared due to fans, air coolers and air conditioners being run constantly, placing a strain on the grid in Delhi and elsewhere in the north.
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