PJM’s Capacity Auction: The Real Story
NRDC onEarth
AUGUST 22, 2024
Fossil fuel un-reliability and PJM’s failure to speedily connect new clean resources to the grid are to blame for the 2025/26 auction price spike.
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Chart: Almost all new US power plants are carbon-free
Canary Media
AUGUST 23, 2024
Zero-carbon energy is just about the only form of energy the U.S. is building anymore. In the first half of this year, developers and power plant owners built 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of electricity generation capacity, per the U.S.
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A near 100 per cent renewable grid is readily achievable and affordable
Renew Economy
AUGUST 22, 2024
Three years of daily simulations show that very close to 100% renewable electricity is feasible for Australia’s main grid at reasonable cost, using just several hours of battery storage. The post A near 100 per cent renewable grid is readily achievable and affordable appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australian government approves AAPowerLink project to export solar to Singapore
PV Tech
AUGUST 20, 2024
Renewable energy developer Sun Cable has secured approval from the Australian government for the Australian element of its Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) interconnector.
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
Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy Advances, Challenges Remain
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 23, 2024
Canada’s clean hydrogen strategy is developing with new projects and increased government support, but familiar challenges plague the industry. Canada unveiled its clean hydrogen strategy in 2020 and in a.
BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 22, 2024
The BBC has produced dozens of films and articles for oil and gas companies, agricultural giants, fossil fuel states, and high-emission transport firms in recent years, DeSmog can reveal. Experts say the BBC has been “greenwashing” the image of companies and countries contributing to global emissions by trumpeting their dubious climate credentials and promoting their favoured solutions to the crisis.
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China Approves 11 New Nuclear Reactors, Including Fourth-Generation Design
POWER Magazine
AUGUST 20, 2024
State-run China Energy News reported that officials on August 19 approved construction of 11 nuclear reactors across the country, part of a wave of new reactors that could see China […] The post China Approves 11 New Nuclear Reactors, Including Fourth-Generation Design appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Australia’s Urgent Lack of Hydrogen Skills Addressed by New Swinburne Micro-Credentials
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 23, 2024
Swinburne University of Technology is addressing the immediate skills gaps across the burgeoning hydrogen industry. The university worked with industry to develop a suite of 11 micro-learning modules. The program.
Kemi Badenoch Accepts £10,000 From Chair of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 19, 2024
Conservative Party leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch received £10,000 towards her campaign from the chair of a climate science denial group, DeSmog can reveal. Neil Record , a millionaire Tory donor and founder of the investment firm Record Financial Group, is chair of Net Zero Watch (NZW), the campaign arm of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF).
“Purely phenomenal:” AEMO says world is watching as rooftop PV leads surge to 100pct renewables
Renew Economy
AUGUST 21, 2024
AEMO says world is watching as Australia leads in the penetration of wind and solar in the grid and addresses the engineering challenges. The post “Purely phenomenal:” AEMO says world is watching as rooftop PV leads surge to 100pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Urgent Scale-Up of Clean Technologies Needed to Keep Australia on Net-Zero Trajectory
BloombergNEF
AUGUST 18, 2024
•BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook: Australia details how the country can still meet decarbonization targets and net-zero commitment by mid-century •$2.4 trillion investment and spending required for BNEF’s Net Zero Scenario, only 12% more than the baseline Economic Transition Scenario •290 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity installed by 2050, power demand grows 2.5-fold Sydney, 19 […] The post Urgent Scale-Up of Clean Technologies Needed to Keep Australia on Net-Zero Trajectory appeared
Construction Begins on Long-Duration Energy Storage and Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project in California
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 23, 2024
Last week, Energy Vault’s new microgrid storage tank for Pacific Gas and Electric Company was delivered to the Calistoga Resiliency Center (CRC). The CRC is a hybrid long-duration energy storage (LDES).
Huge EV battery recycling facility comes online in Ohio
Canary Media
AUGUST 23, 2024
A big facility for recycling lithium-ion batteries is now operating in Central Ohio, where workers are busy salvaging and repurposing the metals and minerals needed to drive the clean energy transition.
“Energy transition in real time:” Texas grid hits demand records, and for solar and battery storage
Renew Economy
AUGUST 21, 2024
The Texas grid has many similarities to Australia, and this week it dealt with record demand in a searing heatwave with no problems, thanks to solar and battery storage. The post “Energy transition in real time:” Texas grid hits demand records, and for solar and battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Australian government approves renewables link to Singapore with up to 42GWh energy storage
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 21, 2024
Renewable energy developer Sun Cable has secured approval from the Australian government for the Australian element of its Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) interconnector.
Dutch Government Announces Groundbreaking €1 Billion Hydrogen Subsidy Auction for October
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AUGUST 21, 2024
The Dutch government is launching a significant €1 billion subsidy auction in October to promote green hydrogen projects, aiming to bridge the investment and operating cost gap compared to grey.
Researchers discover Offgrid PV-driven hydrogen fuel cell system is superior to standalone solar-plus storage
Hydrogen Fuel News
AUGUST 20, 2024
Fuel cells could be the cheaper option for energy and storage. A team of researchers at the University of Applied Sciences in Germany compared an offgrid PV-electrolyzer fuel cell system with a standalone solar-plus-storage counterpart to see which one had better economic performance. The research, which was carried out in Niger, revealed that decentralized PV-driven hydrogen had lower levelized cost of energy and levelized cost of storage compared to the PV-battery system.
Victoria lays out plan for 95 pct renewables, with no coal, not much gas and a big lift in demand
Renew Economy
AUGUST 20, 2024
Victoria lays out plan to reach its target of 95 pct renewables target by 2035, by which time it expects to close the last of its coal fired generators, relegated gas to a minor support role. The post Victoria lays out plan for 95 pct renewables, with no coal, not much gas and a big lift in demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
TVA Boosts Nuclear Funding with $150M for SMR Development at Clinch River
POWER Magazine
AUGUST 22, 2024
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA’s) board of directors has approved an additional $150 million for the public power utility’s $200 million New Nuclear Program to boost continued design work and […] The post TVA Boosts Nuclear Funding with $150M for SMR Development at Clinch River appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Toyota’s Fuel Cell R&D and Production Plant Starts Operation in Beijing
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 23, 2024
On August 20, Huafeng Fuel Cell Co., Ltd. (FCTS) and United Fuel Cell System Research and Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (FCRD) officially commenced production at their new plant in the.
GM supports Celadyne’s efforts to develop heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cells
Hydrogen Fuel News
AUGUST 22, 2024
Not just any fuel cell is fit for industrial use. Two US companies, automotive giant General Motors (GM) and Celadyne Technologies, a developer of hydrogen fuel cells (HFCs), have teamed up to further the large-scale adoption of hydrogen solutions. Specifically, GM is collaborating with Celadyne to develop durable, heavy-duty HFCs for heavy-duty industrial applications, including for energy use and heavy-duty trucks.
Renewable records season arrives early as solar pushes sunshine state to new highs
Renew Economy
AUGUST 22, 2024
The unseasonably warm weather is causing renewable energy records to tumble early, driven by surge in solar output in Australia's most coal dependent state. The post Renewable records season arrives early as solar pushes sunshine state to new highs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EIA: US added 12GW of solar PV in H1 2024
PV Tech
AUGUST 22, 2024
According to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) latest report “Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory”, solar PV accounted for 59% of all additions.
Nikola Corporation Awarded Sourcewell Cooperative Contract
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 19, 2024
Cooperative purchase program allows public agencies to more easily purchase Arizona-assembled Class 8 zero-emission trucks PHOENIX– Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions,
Pension funds in pro-ESG ‘blue’ states outperform those in anti-ESG ‘red’ ones — to the tune of $159 billion
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 21, 2024
Pension funds in red states with an “anti-ESG” stance, including those with laws that ban ESG criteria when investing or using taxpayer dollars, have left $159 billion on the table over 12 years, a new study shows. The post Pension funds in pro-ESG ‘blue’ states outperform those in anti-ESG ‘red’ ones — to the tune of $159 billion appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Australian flow battery pioneer put into administration after failing to find backers
Renew Economy
AUGUST 22, 2024
Australian flow battery pioneer Redflow placed in administration after failing to find backers for its first megawatt-hour scale storage. The post Australian flow battery pioneer put into administration after failing to find backers appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australia could save thousands of bats a year with simple tweak to wind turbines, study says
The Guardian: Energy
AUGUST 20, 2024
Raising the wind speed at which turbines start spinning could prevent tens of thousands of bat deaths each year, researchers find Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australian wind farm operators are being urged to embrace a simple measure used overseas that scientists say could dramatically reduce the number of bats killed by turbines.
HydrogenXT’s Financing Agreement With Carbonix Helps Launch Groundbreaking Avenal Project
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 23, 2024
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IAEA: Aging Nuclear Fleet Warrants Reactor Life Extensions, Much More New Capacity
POWER Magazine
AUGUST 22, 2024
While global nuclear power capacity has remained at a consistent level over the past decade, newly released data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggests that more than two-thirds […] The post IAEA: Aging Nuclear Fleet Warrants Reactor Life Extensions, Much More New Capacity appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Sun Cable: Plibersek approves first stage of world’s biggest solar and battery project
Renew Economy
AUGUST 20, 2024
Updated: Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek gives approval for first stage of Sun Cable, with enough solar and battery storage to provide 4 GW of continuous power to Darwin. The post Sun Cable: Plibersek approves first stage of world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
World’s 1st geothermal direct use cement project sets model for sustainable industry
ThinkGeoEnergy
AUGUST 22, 2024
Established in 1987, Steam S.r.l. (“STEAM”) has nearly 40 years of experience in geothermal engineering and consulting. Their latest assignment in Kenya showcases the potential of geothermal energy to revolutionize high-emissions industrial processes and contribute to global climate goals. Project Background: Geothermal as a Business Strategy As reported a few months ago , Steam has been chosen by Karsan & Sons’ (KRSL) for their NDOVU NAKURU Cement project in Kenya’s Menengai field.
Balfour Beatty Launches Innovative Hydrogen Trial in Glasgow
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 23, 2024
As part of our Connect Roads M77/Glasgow Southern Orbital project, we’ve retrofitted three vehicles with hydrogen hybrid technology and established Scotland’s first construction hydrogen hub. Working collaboratively with ULEMCo, Logan.
Chemical firm Chemours opens Battery Innovation Center to develop EV battery tech
Charged
AUGUST 23, 2024
Industrial chemicals firm Chemours, the maker of such well-known products as Freon and Teflon, is also a player in battery technology. Now the company has opened a new laboratory facility, the Chemours Battery Innovation Center (CBIC) at its Discovery Hub in Newark, Delaware. The CBIC will support the testing and scaling of Chemours’s next-generation EV battery technologies.
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