Mountain Valley Ruptures, Yet Claims It's Gas Ready
NRDC onEarth
MAY 17, 2024
On May 1, Mountain Valley suffered a major rupture during safety testing. But it still wants to start flowing gas next week.
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Nuclear option costs ‘six times more’ than renewables, study finds
Renew Economy
MAY 17, 2024
Building nuclear reactors would cost six times more than wind and solar power firmed up with batteries, according to a report released on Saturday by the Clean Energy Council. The post Nuclear option costs ‘six times more’ than renewables, study finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Pierre Poilievre Voted Against Environment and Climate 400 Times, Records Show
DeSmogBlog
MAY 17, 2024
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has voted against the environment and climate nearly 400 times during his 20-year career as a Member of Parliament, according to House of Commons voting records analyzed by DeSmog. That includes voting “nay” to bills crafted to hold mining companies accountable for environmental damage, move Canada closer towards achieving its climate targets, create high-quality jobs in low-carbon industries nationwide and align Canadian laws with the United Nations
Hydrexia and Lestari Form Strategic Partnership for Hydrogen Development
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 13, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia and SHANGHAI— Hydrexia Holding Limited (Hydrexia), a leading integrated hydrogen solution provider in China and Lestari H2GaaS Sdn Bhd (LHSB), a renewable energy and hydrogen technology commercialization arm of Petroliam Nasional Berhad.
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
EPA’s New Rules for Drinking Water Right-to-Know Reporting Are a ‘Mixed Bag’
NRDC onEarth
MAY 16, 2024
Regulation forcing water utilities to publicly disclose contamination makes modest improvements but fails to explicitly ban false or misleading statements.
World’s biggest grids could be powered by renewables, with little or no storage – if we are smart enough
Renew Economy
MAY 15, 2024
If the world learned to be smarter and more efficient, it could go fully renewable with little or no storage. But that's not the way markets are designed. The post World’s biggest grids could be powered by renewables, with little or no storage – if we are smart enough appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Giengen an Der Brenz in Southern Germany Welcomes Its First Green Hydrogen Refuelling Station
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 17, 2024
Serving trucks, buses, cars and light commercial vehicles. Giengen an der Brenz– Mint Hydrogen, a developer and operator of green hydrogen refuelling stations, inaugurated its first refuelling location on the.
Battery storage failure incident rate dropped 97% between 2018 and 2023
Energy Storage News
MAY 16, 2024
Battery storage failure incidents have dramatically decreased in frequency in the last few years, but the industry still needs to be more transparent and share data when incidents occur.
Battery storage is about to overtake global capacity of pumped hydro
Renew Economy
MAY 13, 2024
Battery storage is often dismissed as an "immature" technology, not ready for a renewables dominated grid. But within a year it is likely to overtake pumped hydro, and still has big advances ahead. The post Battery storage is about to overtake global capacity of pumped hydro appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Guardrails for Climate, Protecting Our Future
NRDC onEarth
MAY 16, 2024
House Farm Bill threatens to undermine historic investments.
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.
Intelligent Energy Unveils New Hydrogen Fuel Cell to Unlock a Zero-Emission Future for Passenger Cars
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 16, 2024
British company’s fuel cell is a commercially-viable, turnkey solution UK’s first engine-shaped fuel cell system developed for passenger car market At 157kW, the stack is more powerful than passenger car.
B.C.’s extended heat pump program meets the moment
Clean Energy Canada
MAY 13, 2024
VICTORIA — Evan Pivnick, clean energy program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the announcement of B.C.’s extended heart pump program. “The cost of living in B.C. is feeling higher than ever, and the energy bills British Columbians pay for fossil fuels are no small part of this. That is why today’s announcement of up to $255 million in joint federal and provincial funding to help make heat pumps more accessible is such welcome news.
Giant Queensland zinc mine plans behind the meter wind farm to slash crippling gas power costs
Renew Economy
MAY 16, 2024
One of the world's biggest zinc mines says gas power is too expensive and too volatile, and is adding wind power to its solar farm to cut costs and stabilise prices. The post Giant Queensland zinc mine plans behind the meter wind farm to slash crippling gas power costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
America Exceeds Five Million Solar Installations Nationwide
POWER Magazine
MAY 16, 2024
The U.S. has officially exceeded five million solar installations, marking a significant achievement in the nation’s clean energy transition. This milestone comes just eight years after the U.S. reached one […] The post America Exceeds Five Million Solar Installations Nationwide appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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.
Piasecki Targets First Crewed Flight of Hydrogen-Powered Helicopter This Fall
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 14, 2024
Piasecki Aircraft said it is on schedule to achieve its first crewed test flight of a hydrogen-powered helicopter this fall. The flight will be carried out using Piasecki’s hydrogen coaxial.
ACP: US adds 4.6GW of solar in Q1 2024, total installed capacity reaches 100GW
PV Tech
MAY 14, 2024
The US added 4.6GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2024, bringing the total installed capacity to over 100GW, according to the ACP.
How the South Pole research station could run on 100% renewable energy
Renew Economy
MAY 14, 2024
American researchers say renewable energy could almost completely replace diesel at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, resulting in millions of dollars in savings and a two-year payback. The post How the South Pole research station could run on 100% renewable energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Oil Companies Use Paid News Media Partnerships to Protect ‘Social Licence to Operate’, Documents Show
DeSmogBlog
MAY 15, 2024
Oil major BP considers deals to place paid-for content in trusted media brands as key to influencing the Washington power players who set U.S. energy policy, according to internal company documents. The communications provide a rare unvarnished glimpse into the strategic value the oil industry places on multi-million-dollar sponsorship deals with outlets such as the Washington Post, The New York Times, Reuters , the Financial Times, and Politico.
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?
Horizon Achieves Scientific Breakthrough in new AEM Technology: It’s a Game-Changer for the Cost of Green Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 13, 2024
Singapore– After close to 20 years of scientific research into both fuel cell and electrolyser membranes, Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies is announcing a scientific breakthrough in Anion Exchange Membrane technology.
Landmark transmission reform could dramatically speed US energy transition
Canary Media
MAY 13, 2024
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a sweeping reform to transmission grid planning, one that proponents say is a major, much-needed win for the effort to transition the country’s power sector away from fossil fuels.
“World leaders” South Australia and California agree to collaborate on final stretch to 100 pct renewables
Renew Economy
MAY 15, 2024
Two of the world's leading renewable energy states – both with grids that regularly achieve periods of 100 per cent solar and wind supply – to collaborate on some of the final pieces of the energy transition puzzle. The post “World leaders” South Australia and California agree to collaborate on final stretch to 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Scientists generate heat over 1,000 degrees Celsius with solar power instead of fossil fuel
Science Daily: Renewable Energy
MAY 15, 2024
Instead of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want to use heat from the sun. The proof-of-concept study uses synthetic quartz to trap solar energy at temperatures over 1,000 C (1,832 F), demonstrating the method's potential role in providing clean energy for carbon-intensive industries.
24 Hours of Le Mans: The Ligier JS2 RH2 Hydrogen Powered Prototype Racecar, An Illustration of the Sustainable Future of Motorsport
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 13, 2024
Racing performance: The Ligier JS2 RH2 passes high-speed tests at over 280 km/h. The robustness and continued performance of the hydrogen systems have been validated over a distance of more.
The Nature Tech Alliance: Planet, ERM, Salesforce, and NatureMetrics Launch Initiative to Measure Biodiversity and Report on Impact
Planet Pulse
MAY 14, 2024
We are proud to announce the formation of the Nature Tech Alliance, a new initiative poised to help companies tackle urgent biodiversity challenges. Planet, ERM, Salesforce, and NatureMetrics are pioneering this global alliance to transform how global corporations measure and manage their impact. The Nature Tech Alliance, formed at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos, aims to accelerate and scale the assessment, management, and disclosure of biodiversity impacts, and dependencies on
“Picking losers:” Choosing nuclear over renewables and efficiency will make climate crisis worse
Renew Economy
MAY 14, 2024
Energy expert Amory Lovins says "all of the above" rhetoric is about picking losers rather than winners, and if anyone cares about climate crisis they would not choose nuclear over renewables or energy efficiency. The post “Picking losers:” Choosing nuclear over renewables and efficiency will make climate crisis worse appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Microsoft’s AI obsession is jeopardizing its climate ambitions
The Verge: Energy
MAY 15, 2024
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers a speech during an event called Microsoft Build: AI Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 2nd, 2024. | Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP via Getty Images Microsoft’s producing a lot more planet-heating pollution now than it did when it made a bold climate pledge back in 2020. Its greenhouse gas emissions were actually around 30 percent higher in fiscal year 2023, showing how hard it could be for the company to meet climate goals as it simultaneously races to be a le
China’s First 100-Kilogram Vehicle-Mounted Liquid Hydrogen System Was Successfully Developed
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 13, 2024
China Launches “Track 1000” Liquid Hydrogen System to Boost Heavy Truck Range New System Aims to Transform Hydrogen Transport with Extended Range and Cost Efficiency On May 10, in Beijing,
Why heat-pump water heaters could soon take off
Canary Media
MAY 15, 2024
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Planning on replacing your water heater in the next few years?
Australian fossil fuel producer subsidies jump 31 pct to $14.5 billion
Renew Economy
MAY 12, 2024
Government subsidies to fossil fuel producers have risen sharply in the past year, triggering calls for the Commonwealth to scrap the concessions. The post Australian fossil fuel producer subsidies jump 31 pct to $14.5 billion appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Accion raises $152.5 million to upgrade emerging market financial institutions
Impact Alpha
MAY 15, 2024
Before the fintech boom, microfinance, rural finance, and small business finance agencies were the key channels of financial inclusion for hundreds of millions. The post Accion raises $152.5 million to upgrade emerging market financial institutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Plug to Revolutionize Middle-Mile Delivery With Class 6 Fuel Cell Electric Truck Integration
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 15, 2024
LATHAM, N.Y.– Plug Power Inc., a global leader in hydrogen solutions for the green hydrogen economy, has announced its latest innovation: the integration of a Class 6, medium-duty fuel cell.
GB News Owner Hires Tory Kingpin’s Oil and Gas Linked Lobbying Firm
DeSmogBlog
MAY 14, 2024
One of the major backers of broadcaster GB News is now employing a leading right-wing lobbying company that has ties to polluting interests. The UK register of lobbyists shows that since January, the influential CT Group has been representing the Legatum Institute , a think tank funded by the Dubai-based investment firm Legatum Group, which co-owns GB News.
Harmony on the grid: Wind, solar and battery projects made to pay for sins they could not commit
Renew Economy
MAY 12, 2024
Expensive filters imposed on wind, solar and battery projects weakened rather than strengthened the grid. Politicians want to make the same mistake with their obsession for "baseload". The post Harmony on the grid: Wind, solar and battery projects made to pay for sins they could not commit appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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