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New Environment Agency excavation unearths Roman taste for oysters

Envirotec Magazine

The new sea defences and mudflats under construction between Outstrays and Skeffling A Roman oyster processing site has been uncovered during the building of a major coastal re-alignment scheme in the North-East of England. The scheme will alter the location of existing flood defences so that new habitats can be created for wildlife, explains the Environment Agency (EA).

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Hyundai to Launch the World’s First Hydrogen Supercar in 2026

FuelCellsWorks

The radical Hyundai N Vision 74 concept will evolve into the world’s first road-legal hydrogen supercar and serve as a halo car for the South Korean brand. It will likely.

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Mountain Valley Ruptures, Yet Claims It's Gas Ready

NRDC onEarth

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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Renewables and storage still cheapest option, nuclear too slow and costly in Australia – CSIRO

Renew Economy

Final GenCost report confirms nuclear too slow and costly for Australia, and integrated renewables remain by far the lowest cost and quickest option. The post Renewables and storage still cheapest option, nuclear too slow and costly in Australia – CSIRO appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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

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GM now says it has solved its battery pack production issues, and EV demand is healthy

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US automakers just can’t seem to make up their minds about EVs. Last fall, GM and Ford gave the anti-EV crowd (which includes many of their dealerships ) an early Christmas present, announcing that they would push back EV production plans in response to slower sales (actually a slower rate of increase in sales). In fact, part of the EV sales slowdown that the automakers were trumpeting may have had more to do with supply than demand—in GM’s case, the company wasn’t able to build enough Ultium EV

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CSIRO puts cost of new nuclear plant at $8.6bn as Coalition stalls on policy details

The Guardian: Energy

Report finds nuclear energy more expensive than renewable alternatives and calculates costs for large-scale reactors for first time Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Electricity from nuclear power in Australia would be at least 50% more expensive than solar and wind, according to a report from the CSIRO that has for the first time calculated costs for large-scale reactors.

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Horizon Power goes renewables-first in latest remote standalone power tender

Renew Economy

The WA remote power provider says fossil fuel is out and renewables are in for five towns in the north. The post Horizon Power goes renewables-first in latest remote standalone power tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hyundai Motor Drives Sustainable Clean Logistics in U.S. With Vision for Hydrogen Society

FuelCellsWorks

Hyundai Motor joins its third straight Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo to share its hydrogen vision, HTWO, and introduce its U.S. hydrogen commercial vehicle business At its press conference, Hyundai Motor.

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The True Power of the Climate Movement Is Now to Admit Our Own Powerlessness

DeSmogBlog

Six years ago, I gave a public lecture at Churchill College Cambridge, called This Civilisation is Finished. Many students were in the audience. It’s far and away the most viral climate talk I’ve ever given. What explains its success? I’m quite certain that the most significant factor is that I began the talk with the following words: “Your leaders have failed you.

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NYC deploys 60 more electric buses, adds more charging infrastructure

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New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has introduced 60 new electric buses that will operate in routes in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn. The MTA currently operates 15 electric buses on routes in Manhattan. It expects to start receiving its next order of 205 electric buses in late 2025, and is also negotiating an option to secure another 265 e-buses at 6 depots starting in 2027, which would bring electric buses to a total of 11 depots.

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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.

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Testing on ‘world’s largest’ 10MWh concrete thermal energy storage unit complete

Energy Storage News

EPRI, Southern Company and Storworks have completed testing of a concrete thermal energy storage pilot project at a gas plant in Alabama, US, claimed as the largest of its kind in the world.

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Australia can learn from the American experience with nuclear power

Renew Economy

Nuclear power has no business case or operational need in Australia’s energy future. No one who understands energy markets would claim otherwise. The post Australia can learn from the American experience with nuclear power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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First Batch of Green Energy Buses With Yuchai Xingshunda Hydrogen Fuel Cells Launched

FuelCellsWorks

SINGAPORE— China Yuchai International Limited(“China Yuchai” or the “Company), one of the largest powertrain solution manufacturers through its main operating subsidiary in China, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (“Yuchai”), announced that 50.

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Pierre Poilievre Voted Against Environment and Climate 400 Times, Records Show

DeSmogBlog

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

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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.

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The Brief: MacArthur Foundation’s John Palfrey is long on the inclusive economy

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! On this International Biodiversity Day, dig into the pending shareholder proposals on biodiversity, deforestation and deep sea mining, the. The post The Brief: MacArthur Foundation’s John Palfrey is long on the inclusive economy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Urgent Deployment of Existing Technology Can Get World Close to Net Zero, BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2024 Shows

BloombergNEF

• The study details how the world can still meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and achieve net zero by mid-century • BNEF’s updated Net Zero Scenario traces the route to keeping the world on track for well below two degrees of warming and net zero by 2050, but time is running out to […] The post Urgent Deployment of Existing Technology Can Get World Close to Net Zero, BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2024 Shows appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Deeper, longer, cleaner: Big batteries extend domination of California’s evening demand peaks

Renew Economy

California's big batteries remain top supplier in evening demand peaks for more than three hours, extending their dominance of the grid powering the world's fifth biggest economy. The post Deeper, longer, cleaner: Big batteries extend domination of California’s evening demand peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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SwRI’s H2-Ice Consortium Demonstrates Ultra-Low Emissions From Hydrogen-Fueled Heavy-Duty Engine

FuelCellsWorks

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully completed development of a hydrogen-fueled Class-8 demonstration vehicle, built as part of its industry-supported H2-ICE consortium. The central focus of the demonstration includes development.

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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?

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Ferrari, NXP and University of Bologna open E-Cells Lab to advance EV battery cell research

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E-Cells Lab, a research center for electrochemistry within the University of Bologna, has been opened in collaboration with Ferrari and semiconductor firm NXP to advance knowledge of the materials and chemical and physical properties of lithium-ion battery cells. The University of Bologna is providing a dedicated space with equipment to conduct advanced analyses.

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Arevon, CenterPoint Energy break ground on 228MW Indiana PV plant

PV Tech

US renewable energy developer Arevon Energy has broken ground on a 228MW solar PV project in Indiana alongside utility CenterPoint Energy.

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Now Form Energy is using its battery tech to clean up iron and steel

Canary Media

Form Energy launched in 2017 to tackle one of the biggest problems hindering the clean energy transition: how to cheaply store renewable energy for days on end.

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Plans unveiled for massive $3.5 billion wind and solar powered green iron project for Queensland

Renew Economy

Investment giant backs plans to convert Gladstone ore into green iron using hydrogen created from state's massive wind and solar resources and tapping in to federal "Made in Australia plan. The post Plans unveiled for massive $3.5 billion wind and solar powered green iron project for Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hyundai Motor and Plus Announce Collaboration to Demonstrate First Level 4 Autonomous Fuel Cell Electric Truck in the U.S.

FuelCellsWorks

Hyundai Motor and Plus collaboration aims to enhance road safety and freight efficiencies by demonstrating benefits of XCIENT Fuel Cell truck equipped with Plus’s Level 4 autonomous driving software Hyundai.

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Microgrids and EV infrastructure: A comprehensive guide to DER design and operation (Webinar)

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Join this webinar at the June Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure, presented by XENDEE, to learn more about: How distributed energy resources (DER)-powered EV fast charging stations can take the burden off local utility operators Case studies on charging stations and understanding new Microgrid Fast Charging Station design capabilities How modeling platforms can help designers, developers, and financiers deliver bankable, reliable microgrids Reserve your spot—it’s free!

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Australia: An ‘exciting and unique’ BESS market, says Waratah Super Battery provider Powin

Energy Storage News

Energy-Storage.news speaks with Danny Lu of Powin about some of the system integrator’s thoughts on the Australia market and delivery of the Waratah Super Battery.

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The Brief: Tapping trillion-dollar opportunities in the global mass market

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Returns on Inclusion Billions of low and middle-income consumers represent trillions in impact investment opportunities. The post The Brief: Tapping trillion-dollar opportunities in the global mass market appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Eraring coal closure delayed two years, possibly four, “to keep the lights on”

Renew Economy

NSW secures deal to extend life of Australia's biggest coal generator by two years. The post Eraring coal closure delayed two years, possibly four, “to keep the lights on” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Bosch Estimates That the ‘Hydrogen Economy’ Could Generate Revenues of €5 Billion a Year by 2030

FuelCellsWorks

This is affirmed by the president of the group in Spain and Portugal, Javier González Pareja. Bosch cuts its revenue in Spain by 3.8% in 2023 due to the saturation.

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Gelion develops high-energy-density lithium-sulfur cell

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Australian battery manufacturer Gelion has fabricated a 395 Wh/kg lithium-sulfur 9.5 Ah pouch cell. Gelion had previously produced 1.0 Ah cells using the OXIS Gen2 cell technology it acquired from Johnson Matthey, providing specific energy of 245 Wh/kg. Reaching 395 Wh/kg aligns with independent modelling projections for the energy density of a larger cell format, the company said.

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Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is at risk, advocates warn

Canary Media

Leer este artículo en español In Puerto Rico, residents are flocking to rooftop solar and backup batteries in search of more reliable, affordable — and cleaner — alternatives to the central power grid. Fire stations, hospitals, and schools continue adding solar-plus-battery systems every year.

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California startup proposes 24/7 renewable PPA with 100-hour thermal energy storage system

Energy Storage News

Startup Photon Vault Inc proposal in response to a request for information (RFI) from Microsoft, Google and Nucor, while unsuccessful, offered what it claimed could be a first for California.

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Bowen says Australia could make 20 per cent of its solar panel needs

Renew Economy

After visiting SA solar companies 5B and Tindo, energy minister says Australia should be able to supply 20% of its own PV demand if the Sunshot policy goes to plan. The post Bowen says Australia could make 20 per cent of its solar panel needs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Montréal–Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport Sign With Airbus and ZeroAvia for Hydrogen Hubs at Canadian Airports

FuelCellsWorks

Montreal, Canada– Airbus and ZeroAvia have signed three respective Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Canada’s three busiest airports, Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Vancouver International.

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