Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

A visit to OL3 in 2020 (image credit: IAEA Imagebank , CC BY 2.0 license ). A leakage of reactor coolant has occurred at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the west coast of Finland, according to the operator of the plant, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) in a 10 March statement. Around 100m 3 of reactor coolant* was reported to have leaked from the reactor Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) in connection with the filling of the reactor pool.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 10, 2025

Solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Canadian Solar has secured battery supply agreements and long-term service agreements through its subsidiary e-Storage for two US BESS projects developed by Aypa Power, in the ERCOT and California markets.

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TechXplore

MARCH 14, 2025

Agrivoltaic systems, which combine solar power generation with agricultural practices, offer a promising solution to the growing demand for both renewable energy and food production. By integrating solar panels with crops, these systems not only address the land use conflict between agriculture and energy production, but they also provide important benefits such as reducing crop water stress and offering protection against extreme weather events.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 12, 2025

Observing Water Molecules Splitting in Real Time For the first time, scientists have directly observed water molecules as they split into hydrogen and oxygen, revealing a surprising and critical detail about the process. Just before they separated, the molecules performed an unexpected maneuver by flipping 180 degrees. This movement, while tiny, has vast implications for clean energy production, as it plays a pivotal role in why splitting water takes more energy than theoretical models suggest.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

Shops on Buchanan Street, Glasgow in 2024 (image credit: Graeme J Baty / Shutterstock.com). Scottish businesses are feeling the squeeze from rising energy costs, with nearly nine in ten (88%) saying it has impacted them and 62% reporting a significant impact. New research* conducted by Diffley Partnership and Stratcom UK commissioned by Octopus Energy suggests a stark reality for businesses across Scotland.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

We hear from startup Volklec which, like another European battery company Elinor, will build its batteries with a Chinese technology and manufacturing partner. They both say this will get around the challenges that ultimately doomed Europe's first wave of battery startups, with Northvolt today declaring bankruptcy in Sweden.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 14, 2025

Toyota Unveils Ambitious Vision for a Hydrogen-Powered Society at the 2025 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Seminar Toyotas long-standing commitment to hydrogen power took center stage at the 2025 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Seminar in Long Beach, California, where the automaker presented its roadmap for advancing a hydrogen-powered society. The strategy, which emphasizes technological advancements, infrastructure development, and collaboration, was framed as a key pillar in Toyotas multi-pathway approach to a

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

Collecting clothing for recycling (image credit: Getty Images/Maskot). More systematic waste prevention strategies are needed to achieve regional and national sustainability goals in Scandinavia, according to a new report. It outlines practical measures to strengthen the circular economy in the Nordics, with a particular focus on waste prevention and reuse.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

Ensuring high levels of system performance and availability are top priorities for battery storage professionals, and data plays a key role.

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed an innovative solar-powered method to transform sewage sludgea by-product of wastewater treatmentinto green hydrogen for clean energy and single-cell protein for animal feed.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 10, 2025

Nickel Silicide Nanowires Revolutionize Microbial Fuel Cells Advancements in green energy continue to drive innovative solutions, and recent research into microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offers a promising leap forward. Scientists have developed a new approach using nickel silicide nanowires as anode materials to greatly enhance the performance of MFCs.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

The quantity of aviation fuel spilled from the Stena Immaculate is not yet known (note: image shown is generic). Speculation was continuing on the morning of Wednesday 12 March into the cause and likely impacts of the North Sea collision. The 183-m oil tanker Stena Immaculate had been anchored off Withernsea, near Kingston-upon-Hull, when she was struck by the container ship MV Solong at a speed of around 18 knots (33 km/h) at 9.48am on Monday.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 10, 2025

Renewco Power and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure will develop and build a pipeline of BESS projects in Spain. Renewco, a developer, will bring the battery energy storage system (BESS) project portfolio to ready-to-build (RTB) status while Atlantica will invest in, build and manage the portfolio once operational. The pair are targeting a deployment of 2.

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TechXplore

MARCH 14, 2025

A researcher from VUB has developed a system that can predict wind turbine failures caused by early component malfunctions. He specializes in condition monitoring, a technique that uses data from turbine sensors and artificial intelligence to track the machine's condition. "If operators can anticipate that a specific component is about to fail, they can replace it during regular maintenance, preventing turbine downtime," says Dr.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 13, 2025

Two major players in the hydrogen industry are making significant moves to bolster the global hydrogen economy. Hyundai Motor Company is building a new hydrogen fuel-cell plant in South Korea, while Plug Power is set to commence operations at its new liquid hydrogen plant in Louisiana. These latest developments represent critical advancements in hydrogen technology and infrastructure, reflecting each company’s commitment to sustainable energy solutions.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

A product for the removal of micro-pollutants from wastewater is the Overall Winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2025. Aurea from consulting engineers Royal HaskoningDHV was developed in the Netherlands, and its selection for this award followed an independent review led by jury chairman Professor Cees Buisman, Scientific Director of Wetsus, a European centre of excellence for sustainable water technology.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 13, 2025

Carlyle Portfolio Company-owned developer Copia Power has closed a US$1.71 billion debt facility to fund construction of its Maricopa Energy Centre Projects.

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TechXplore

MARCH 13, 2025

A team of researchers has made an advancement in the field of multifunctional energy harvesting. Their latest study advances in understanding the photovoltaic effect in ferroelectric crystals.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 8, 2025

Discovering Natural Hydrogen in France On May 15, 2023, researchers from France announced the discovery of a massive natural hydrogen reserve in the Moselle region’s Lorraine mining basin. This deposit, estimated at 46 million tons, has drawn attention as one of the world’s most significant finds of “ white hydrogen ” to date.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

Ross McLory (left) Head of Business Development for Industrial and Commercial at SSE Energy Solutions and Donald MacBrayne, Business Development Manager at Scottish Water Horizons (image credit: Iain Ferguson, The Write I). A new strategic partnership between SSE Energy Solutions and Scottish Water Horizons aims to develop low-carbon district heat networks across Scotland, accelerating the country’s journey toward net zero.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

IPP Clearway Energy Group has closed financing and started construction on its 1,280MWh Honeycomb battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in Utah, US.

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

Demand for lithium is rising due to its use in batteries for mobile devices, cars and clean energy storage. Securing access to natural deposits of the mineral is now a matter of strategic importance, but lithium can be found elsewhere in nature.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 10, 2025

Morocco’s Green Hydrogen Vision Morocco is stepping into the global spotlight with its ambitious green hydrogen projects, recently approved with a staggering investment of $32.5 billion. The government has partnered with six national and international companies to develop projects that will produce green ammonia, industrial fuels, and steel. These initiatives are making headlines as they signal a significant shift towards sustainable energy solutions in North Africa.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 14, 2025

Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood addressed the ZEHID progress summit in London on 6 March. Plans for 54 new charging hubs to power zero emission lorries have been announced. The Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrations (ZEHID) programme, delivered by Innovate UK in partnership with the Department of Transport, is deploying hundreds of zero-emission HGVs alongside a network of new charging and fuelling stations in a bid to transform the UKs freight industry.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 13, 2025

Samsung SDI will supply energy storage systems (ESS) to US energy holding company and project developer-owner NextEra.

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TechXplore

MARCH 13, 2025

In a megascience-scale collaboration with French researchers from College de France and the University of Montpellier, Skoltech scientists have shown a much-publicized problem with next-generation lithium-ion batteries to have been induced by the very experiments that sought to investigate it. Published in Nature Materials, the team's findings suggest that the issue of lithium-rich cathode material deterioration should be approached from a different angle, giving hope for more efficient lithium-

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 12, 2025

Germany Ends Subsidy Schemes for Green Vehicles, Raising Key Questions About Future Mobility Germanys surprising decision to cut subsidies for climate-friendly commercial vehicles and alternative drives for buses is making waves in both the transport and energy sectors. Spurred by a pressing budget crisis, this move has forced stakeholders to pause and reassess plans for a greener future.

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Charged

MARCH 10, 2025

EV charging hardware manufacturer Wallbox has taken a step towards the day that EV drivers will be able to use the batteries in their vehicles to provide backup power for their homes and to save money on their electric bills. The company is now taking pre-orders for its new bidirectional DC charger, the Quasar 2, for eligible Kia EV9 owners and lessees.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 13, 2025

Reported locally, Cornish Lithium announced having received planning permission to develop the UKs first commercial geothermal lithium production facility at its Cross Lanes Lithium Projec t, marking a significant step in the countrys efforts to establish a domestic lithium supply. The project, located near Chacewater, will utilize direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology to recover lithium from geothermal waters while returning the water undergrounda method designed to minimize environmental

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TechXplore

MARCH 13, 2025

An international team of researchers affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel cross-linker additive that significantly addresses the longstanding stability issues associated with organic solar cells, also known as organic photovoltaics (OPVs).

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 14, 2025

Sinopec’s Bold Advances in Hydrogen Fuel Revolutionize Clean Energy Sinopec , Chinas largest oil refiner, is driving significant change in the energy sector with its ambitious strides in hydrogen fuel and green energy initiatives. From expanding its infrastructure to committing billions of dollars toward sustainability, Sinopec is setting the stage for a cleaner, more sustainable future.

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