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Amazon, Google and Microsoft signal growing interest in nuclear, geothermal power

GreenBiz

Rising demand from artificial intelligence is forcing big technology companies to look beyond wind and solar for clean energy.

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Nikola Launches Alberta’s First Commercial Hydrogen Fueling Station in the Edmonton Region

FuelCellsWorks

Decarbonizing Alberta’s busiest highway, kickstarting the expansion of Western Canada’s hydrogen fueling network. EDMONTON METROPOLITAN REGION– Today marks a significant milestone in the 5,000 Hydrogen Vehicle Challenge as Blackjacks Roadhouse unveils Alberta’s first.

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130+ Organizations Urge Accountability on Forest Protection

NRDC onEarth

In a joint statement to international leaders , groups from around the world call for global accountability as essential to delivering on forest commitments.

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California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days

Renew Economy

California extends its run of reaching a peak of more than 100 per cent renewables to 17 out of the last 18 days. The post California extends 100 pct renewables streak to 17 out of last 18 days appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Geothermal is the hottest thing in clean energy. Here’s why

Canary Media

Earth’s interior contains an inexhaustible supply of heat, its many layers continuously warmed by the furnace-like core of our planet. For millennia, humans have tapped into this abundance for cooking food and keeping warm.

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This week in climate policy: 4 stories you should follow

GreenBiz

A bill to repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund moves forward in the U.S. Congress, 16 states sue to block the Biden administration’s LNG export pause, and more.

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Hydrogen Industry Pleads for Easier Path to US Tax Credits

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WASHINGTON– Some companies planning to use new U.S. tax credits to deploy hydrogen projects urged the Treasury Department this week to ease proposed environmental requirements, warning that they could hinder.

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Queensland unveils renewable zone roadmap to connect 22GW of wind, solar and transition from coal

Renew Economy

Queensland unveils roadmap to create 12 renewable energy zones to support 22 GW of new wind and solar and its 80 pct renewables target. The post Queensland unveils renewable zone roadmap to connect 22GW of wind, solar and transition from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Biden admin invests $6B to cut carbon from steel, cement — and snacks

Canary Media

U.S. factories making industrial essentials like steel, aluminum, cement, chemicals — and even household staples like ice cream and mac and cheese — are about to get a whole lot cleaner.

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Why Bayer and the Gates Foundation are using CRISPR to reduce food's climate impact

GreenBiz

Gene editing technology can help create the next generation of climate-resistant crops.

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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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Daimler Truck North America delivers first electric Freightliner eM2 box trucks

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Daimler Truck North America ( DTNA ) has announced that its electric Freightliner eM2, which went into series production at its Portland, Oregon, facility at the end of last year, is now being distributed to US customers. PITT OHIO , a transportation and supply chain management company based in Pittsburgh, is the first to deploy the medium-duty EVs.

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ITM power and sumitomo complete installation of first of its kind demonstration electrolyser in japan

FuelCellsWorks

ITM Power is pleased to announce a milestone in its collaboration with Sumitomo Corporation. ITM Power is pleased to announce a milestone in its collaboration with Sumitomo Corporation: the delivery.

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Biggest solar and battery project in NSW waved through by Plibersek

Renew Economy

Federal government waves through plans for what could be biggest solar farm in NSW, and biggest battery in the country. The post Biggest solar and battery project in NSW waved through by Plibersek appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Ohio greenlights massive solar, storage and agrivoltaics project

Canary Media

The Ohio Power Siting Board has given the go-ahead to what will be one of the largest solar farms in the United States, despite the opposition of local governments and citizens.

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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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Why H&M is turning away from polyester recycled from bottles

GreenBiz

The fashion industry has found a circular solution to its textile recycling problem.

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VinFast founder launches EV charging operator V-Green

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Vietnamese automaker VinFast has been on a roll lately—the company plans to expand to 50 countries in 2024, and is working on EV manufacturing plants in the US, India and Indonesia. Some boosters are calling the upstart “the next Hyundai.” Now VinFast founder Pham Nhat Vuong has announced the establishment of V-Green, a new company with a mission to develop a charging network to support VinFast vehicles, and to greatly increase the number of EV charging stations in Vietnam.

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Stadler’s Hydrogen-Powered Train FLIRT H2 Achieves a New Guinness World Records Title

FuelCellsWorks

Stadler is proud to announce that the FLIRT H2 has been entered into the Guinness World Records database for the longest distance of 1,741.7 miles (2,803 kilometers) achieved by a.

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Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables

Renew Economy

The owners of the largest gas plant in South Australia have been hit with a heavy fine for the role it played in a major blackout in early 2017, when it sat idle and failed to comply with market rules. The post Gas plant owner hit with big fine for sitting idle in major blackout first blamed on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Surge of new oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals

The Guardian: Energy

World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds The world’s fossil-fuel producers are on track to nearly quadruple the amount of extracted oil and gas from newly approved projects by the end of this decade, with the US leading the way in a surge of activity that threatens to blow apart agreed climate goals, a new report has found.

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Lego invests $2.4 million in direct-air capture carbon removal

GreenBiz

Toymaker signs 9-year deal with Climeworks of Switzerland.

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MAN rolls out battery repair centers across Europe

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Over the next two years, MAN Truck & Bus , headquartered in Munich, Germany, plans to establish battery repair centers in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland and the UK. Two of the facilities, in Hanover-Laatzen, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain, are already in operation. MAN is ramping up electric truck production as it plans to begin deliveries of its next-generation eTruck this year.

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Innovative Liquid Hydrogen Storage Systems Set to Revolutionize Energy Sector

FuelCellsWorks

Liquid hydrogen is currently transported and stored using ball storage devices. However, these are not optimal for large-scale use. A European consortium led by the Federal Institute for Materials Research.

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Nuclear ranks last on list of good investments by big institutions

Renew Economy

The vast majority of investors do not see nuclear power as a good investment, with less than one in 10 exploring this technology, new survey finds. The post Nuclear ranks last on list of good investments by big institutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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AI is accelerating the energy transition, say industry leaders

Financial Times: Energy

The technology is transforming all areas of the sector, with new roles generated and more traditional, lower-skilled jobs at possible risk

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Homes need to electrify. New building codes will make that harder

Canary Media

Building codes are an often-overlooked tool in fighting climate change. But last week, a little-known nonprofit group that sets building codes used across most of the U.S. decided to make them a lot less helpful in that fight — largely to serve the interests of the fossil gas industry.

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Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle delivered to Coastal Waste & Recycling

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US truck maker Mack Trucks , a subsidiary of Volvo , has delivered a Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle to Florida-based Coastal Waste & Recycling. Nextran Truck Centers will provide service and support. Coastal Waste & Recycling is also piloting Volvo Construction Equipment’s CE EC230 Electric 23-ton excavator. The Mack LR Electric features two-stage regenerative braking and four nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) lithium-ion batteries with 376 kWh total capacity.

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UK to Launch Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles for Farming and Construction, Embracing Clean Energy Transition

FuelCellsWorks

Greener construction and farming vehicles set to improve sustainability by reducing emissions from the tailpipe. hydrogen-powered diggers and tractors could be a regular sight on Great Britain’s roads thanks to.

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Farmers double the value of back paddocks with renewable power deals

Renew Economy

Some farmers are getting almost double the value of back paddocks in land deals struck with renewable energy and storage developers. The post Farmers double the value of back paddocks with renewable power deals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Brief: Smarter catalytic capital

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Catalytic Capital How smarter targeting of capital gaps can make catalytic capital more effective. Some. The post The Brief: Smarter catalytic capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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US energy storage market ‘shattered’ previous deployment records in Q4 2023

Energy Storage News

According to Wood Mackenzie, energy storage deployment numbers in the US broke records for three successive quarters with previous records “shattered” to finish the year.

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JR Energy Solution opens foundry in Korea to make electrodes using Enevate’s silicon battery tech

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JR Energy Solution (JR ES) has opened an electrode foundry in South Korea to make electrodes using Enevate ‘s silicon-dominant battery technology. JR ES manufactures lithium-ion battery electrodes and offers battery cell makers and other partners custom electrodes and cell solutions. Enevate claims its silicon-dominant battery enables charging speeds up to 10 times faster than those of traditional graphite-based lithium-ion batteries.

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Plug Power: A Call to Boldly Support the Hydrogen Sector

FuelCellsWorks

Plug Power calls on the European Union to take inspiration from the tremendous success of the first Hydrogen Bank Auction to take a bolder step in supporting the hydrogen sector.

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“Lights out:” Gina Rinehart-backed gas company warns of “death knell” without taxpayer funds

Renew Economy

Gina Rinehart-backed gas company wants Australian government to stop reducing demand for gas and to include it in capacity investment scheme. The post “Lights out:” Gina Rinehart-backed gas company warns of “death knell” without taxpayer funds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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‘Golf ball-sized’ hailstorms damage Fighting Jays solar project; Array launches hail tracking software

PV Tech

Hailstorms have hit the 350MW Fighting Jays solar project, raising questions about the solar industry’s ability to respond to extreme weather.