Microsoft launches initiative to counter 30% rise in Scope 3 emissions since 2020
GreenBiz
MAY 15, 2024
The company’s carbon footprint is growing because of demand for its new data centers.
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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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How Lowe's is using supplier education to tackle Scope 3 emissions
GreenBiz
MAY 13, 2024
The home improvement giant has doubled the number of suppliers reporting emissions
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.
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
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
How Texas became the hottest grid battery market in the country
Canary Media
MAY 13, 2024
On the warm spring night of April 28, Houston had a problem. Denizens of the most populous region in Texas were cranking up air conditioning to beat the early burst of summery heat.
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.
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.
“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.
Symbio, in Partnership With Michelin, Presents Its First Hydrogen-Powered Heavy-Duty Truck at Act Expo 2024
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 16, 2024
Two years after announcing the “H2 Central Valley Express” project, Symbio unveils a hydrogen-fueled, regional-haul Class 8 truck developed and integrated by Symbio in California and outfitted with next-generation EV specific.
U.S. Exceeds 5M Solar Installations Says SEIA
Solar Industry
MAY 15, 2024
The United States has exceeded 5 million solar installations, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, coming eight years after the country reached its one million installation milestone in 2016. The data further revealed that over half of all domestic solar installations have come online since 2020 and 25% have come online since the Inflation Reduction Act became law.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Plug Signs 3 GW BEDP Contract With Allied Green Ammonia for Electrolyzer Project in Australia
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 16, 2024
Supporting its growth targets, Plug brings its total BEDP global contracts to 7.5 GW. LATHAM, N.Y– Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions for the.
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?
Union urges Labour not to ban new North Sea licences without plan for jobs
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 16, 2024
Unite launches bid to persuade Keir Starmer to invest more in north-east Scotland The UK’s oil and gas workers risk becoming “the coal miners of our generation,” Unite’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, has warned, urging Labour not to ban new North Sea licences without a clear plan to safeguard jobs. Unite is launching a billboard campaign in six Scottish constituencies aimed at persuading Keir Starmer to commit more investment to north-east Scotland, the centre of the offshore oil and gas ind
Institutional investors seek bigger stakes in climate assets in private markets
Impact Alpha
MAY 17, 2024
The California Public Employees Retirement System, or CalPERS, this week announced it would allocate more than $25 billion to green private markets assets. The post Institutional investors seek bigger stakes in climate assets in private markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Spoor uses AI to save birds from wind turbines
TechCrunch: Climate
MAY 16, 2024
Wind is the largest source of renewable energy in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, but wind farms come with an environmental cost as wind turbines can wreak havoc on bird populations. Meet Spoor, the startup using AI to help wind farms mitigate that risk. Spoor is a software that uses machine […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
“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.
JERA, Japan’s Largest Power Company to Invest Billions to Secure a Supply of Seven Million Tons of Hydrogen and Ammonia by 2035
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 17, 2024
JERA Co. Inc., Japan’s leading power company, has unveiled an ambitious strategy to invest more than $6 billion to secure seven million tonnes of hydrogen supply by 2035. This investment.
Toshiba introduces motor control driver IC with built-in microcontroller and gate driver
Charged
MAY 17, 2024
Toshiba Electronics has launched a motor control driver IC that implements a gate driver and a CPU core together for driving three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motors and permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) more efficiently. The TB9M003FG is the first device in Toshiba’s Smart Motor Control Driver (SmartMCD) family, designed for applications including electric pumps, fans, body control and thermal management systems in automotive.
Apex Clean Energy secures US$150 million for ERCOT projects with Q3 COD
Energy Storage News
MAY 15, 2024
Renewable energy developer and operator Apex Clean Energy has completed a US$150 million financing with First Citizens Bank for two ERCOT, Texas battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
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
Big batteries given more freedom on the grid to store solar for evening demand peaks
Renew Economy
MAY 16, 2024
New reforms will streamline the connection and market operations of Australia's rapidly growing fleet of big battery projects. The post Big batteries given more freedom on the grid to store solar for evening demand peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Snam: Five Winning Startups Selected to Participate in Decarbonisation Nexus, the Third Edition of HyAccelerator
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 17, 2024
San Donato Milanese (Milan)– Snam has chosen the five winning startups for the third edition of HyAccelerator, a global corporate accelerator focused on hydrogen and decarbonisation technology. This project intends.
Electrada and Holman team with Red Bull to offer comprehensive fleet electrification
Charged
MAY 16, 2024
Cincinnati-based EV charging station developer and contractor Electrada has entered into an agreement with California-headquartered Red Bull Distribution, a subsidiary of Austrian energy drink maker Red Bull, to provide the charging infrastructure for electrification of Red Bull’s fleet. The program was initiated through Electrada’s partnership with Holman , a US-based automotive services company.
Puerto Rico: Regulator approves 360MW plan to accelerate battery storage deployments
Energy Storage News
MAY 14, 2024
Puerto Rico Electricity Board (PREB) has approved a plan to accelerate the adoption of battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in the US island territory.
Study highlights geothermal potential for industrial heat in Bay of Plenty, NZ
ThinkGeoEnergy
MAY 15, 2024
A new report prepared by GNS Science and the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA) shows that large-scale energy users in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand can benefit greatly from harnessing geothermal energy for process heating. Not only will businesses reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by switching to geothermal, but will have cost savings within only a few years.
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.
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.
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