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3 steps to secure buy-in for your sustainability strategy

GreenBiz

Gaining support from a range of stakeholders is necessary to deliver on sustainability goals and achieve scalable change.

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Revealed: Ads Urging Canadians to Oppose Climate Laws Paid for by Gas Industry

DeSmogBlog

A national industry group representing gas producers is quietly paying for digital advertisements urging Canadians to “speak up” to their elected officials against laws addressing climate change and public health, DeSmog can reveal. “Voice of Energy” is a new ad campaign and website featuring photos of diverse and well-dressed young people, explainers making the case for natural gas while downplaying its massive contribution to climate change, and videos urging viewers to join in an effort to “p

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Central banks, financial supervisors are failing to integrate environmental risk, WWF warns

GreenBiz

A recent analysis finds obvious environmental and social risks remain unaccounted for in many countries' central banking and supervision regulation.

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Cash and luxury travel: how US utilities keep fossil fuels in new homes

The Guardian: Energy

Utilities give rewards to house builders to install and promote gas appliances in homes – and enlist celebrity chefs to extoll the fossil fuel Dozens of US gas utilities, serving more than 35 million customers, offer builders and contractors incentives to keep fossil fuels in buildings, the Guardian has found. Washington state’s NW Natural offers builders $2,000 for each new single-family home they equip with gas appliances, while Texas’s Corpus Christi Gas offers $1,000.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Massive 1500 MW wind project gets planning approval, first in NSW in nearly three years

Renew Economy

A 1500 MW wind project, to be built with an 800 MW battery, has won planning approval in NSW, the first wind project to do so since early 2021. The post Massive 1500 MW wind project gets planning approval, first in NSW in nearly three years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australian Government Announces Shortlisted Applicants for the $2 Billion Hydrogen Headstart Program

FuelCellsWorks

Hydrogen Headstart is the government’s largest investment in renewable hydrogen to date. It was announced in the 2023-24 budget. Headstart will catalyse Australia’s hydrogen industry. The Program takes advantage of.

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Hanwha Successfully Operates Gas Turbine With 100% Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

Hanwha group companies have successfully operated a medium-to-large-scale gas turbine solely on 100% hydrogen fuel, based on their world-class technology. Hanwha Impact and Hanwha Power Systems announced on Dec. 20.

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Ultra-thin lithium strips show great promise as anode material for enhanced lithium ion batteries

TechXplore

A research team led by scientists from Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, has used the Australian Synchrotron in developing a novel strategy for the scalable production of high-performance, thin, and free-standing lithium anodes for lithium-ion batteries with enhanced cycling stability and electrochemical properties.

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Shropshire Council Joins Hydrogen Valley Consortium

FuelCellsWorks

Shropshire Council has signed up to be part of the Hydrogen Valley Consortium to improve the nation’s energy security and reduce carbon. The Hydrogen Valley is being delivered in collaboration.

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Major Milestone for Western Grid Integration

NRDC onEarth

FERC approves day-ahead market option in a vital step toward integrating the western electricity grid

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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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Scaling energy communities for a more optimal energy market design

Smart Energy International

Dr Ana Trbovich, cofounder of Grid Singularity and the Energy Web Foundation, reports on a new study on the financing of energy communities. External financial support is generally only required for energy communities until two regulatory-related conditions are met. One is that the red tape surrounding the establishment and operation of energy communities is reduced to the level of accepting terms for a digital app, with local service providers offering turnkey solutions for renewable energy ins

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European Space Agency: Green Hydrogen for Ariane 6 and More

FuelCellsWorks

The start of a more sustainable production facility to create hydrogen fuel for Ariane 6 – Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket – is underway. Ariane 6 uses liquid hydrogen and liquid.

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Switzerland expected to add 1.5GW of new solar capacity in 2023

PV Tech

Swissolar expects 1.5GW of new solar capacity to be installed in Switzerland in 2023, an increase of almost 40% over the prior year.

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HyET Hydrogen and Baker Hughes Sign Strategic Collaboration Agreement

FuelCellsWorks

Arnhem, the Netherlands– HyET Hydrogen, a leader in cutting-edge hydrogen technology solutions, and Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration agreement in the field.

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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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Tesla alum’s Blue Innovations Group unveils R30 electric boat

Charged

St. Petersburg, Florida is known as a boater’s paradise (and of course, the epicenter of EV journalism), so John Vo, the former Global Head of Manufacturing at Tesla, saw it as the perfect site for his new electric boat company, Blue Innovations Group (BIG). Only about a year after setting up shop in the suburb of Pinellas Park , the company unveiled its flagship product, the R30, a 30-foot electric cabin cruiser.

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White hydrogen spotting becomes artificial intelligence’s latest mission

Hydrogen Fuel News

Researchers have developed a model to help identify underground sources of naturally occurring H2. Ohio State University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence model capable of scanning the surface of the Earth for signs that white hydrogen reserves are hidden below. The deep learning algorithm was used to spot possible indicators that these natural H2 deposits were present.

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CDP Reactor Successfully Commissioned Paving Way for First Hydrogen Early Q1 2024

FuelCellsWorks

Highlights Reactor successfully commissioned to full operating temperature and pressure CDP ready to receive feed gas with first hydrogen production targeted for early Q1 CY2024 CDP performance test program building.

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After a brutal 2023, offshore wind looks to overcome growing pains

Canary Media

ATLANTIC OCEAN — Three huge blades spin hypnotically overhead, illuminated by the morning sun shining through cotton-ball clouds. Our vessel cruises over gentle waves past the yellow foundation of a 600-foot-tall wind turbine, one of five rising from the waters off the coast of Rhode Island.

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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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Neoen wins 104.4MWp solar PV projects in French government tender

PV Tech

Neoen has been awarded four solar projects with a total capacity of 104.4MWp from the French government’s Energy Regulation Commission (CRE).

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CarMax adds a Freightliner electric semi to its logistics fleet

Charged

CarMax, a major national retailer of used cars, has begun pilot operation of its first electric semi-truck. The company is using a Freightliner eCascadia as a vehicle hauler in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The truck can transport up to seven vehicles at a time, and has a range of around 230 miles, which enables it to efficiently service CarMax’s stores in the region.

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Australia opens South Australia-Victoria tender for firm renewables through Capacity Investment Scheme

Energy Storage News

The Australian government has announced that the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) South Australia-Victoria tender is now open for bids.

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Green Battery and Volt Carbon developing battery anodes made with high-grade graphite

Charged

Green Battery Minerals and Volt Carbon Technologies are working together to develop battery anodes made with high-grade graphite. Testing of graphite refined from Green Battery’s Berkwood property confirmed its suitability for lithium-ion batteries, and now Volt has begun battery anode development using Green Battery graphite. Using the super-jumbo flake graphite concentrate derived from rock samples provided by Green Battery, Volt’s Scarborough facility successfully executed a dry separation pr

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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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Siemens Energy Poised to Partner with Oklo on Aurora Nuclear Reactor

POWER Magazine

Siemens Energy may be poised to become a crucial equipment and consulting partner for Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse, a liquid metal-cooled fast nuclear reactor. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) Oklo unveiled […] The post Siemens Energy Poised to Partner with Oklo on Aurora Nuclear Reactor appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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American automakers are losing the race to make more fuel-efficient vehicles

The Verge: Energy

Cars, trucks, SUVs, and other vehicles drive in traffic on the 405 freeway through the Sepulveda Pass in Los Angeles, California, on August 25th, 2022. | Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images The US saw record gains in fuel efficiency last year, but it still falls short of what’s needed to meet fast-approaching deadlines. Thanks to their love of large vehicles, American automakers have fallen behind their competitors when it comes to getting more miles per gallon of gas.

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Angola quits Opec oil cartel after Saudi Arabia clashes

Financial Times: Energy

Africa’s second-biggest oil producer exits group after row over production targets

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Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right?

The Guardian: Energy

The figure is based on an Institute of Public Affairs report, but its extrapolations have been described as ‘ridiculous’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Wind and solar farms are popping up in renewable energy zones and designated development areas around Australia. Within those zones, it can feel as though new projects are everywhere: on your property or your neighbour’s, on the hills into town.

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China’s BYD set to announce Hungarian electric vehicle factory

Financial Times: Energy

Group to invest in car plant in bid to dominate European EV industry by end of decade

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Queensland to ban oil and gas drilling in Lake Eyre basin rivers and floodplains

The Guardian: Energy

Steven Miles has delivered on two of the environment movement’s most pressing concerns within a week of being sworn-in as premier The Queensland government will ban new oil and gas developments in the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre basin’s rivers and floodplains – belatedly delivering on a nine-year-old election commitment to reinstate protections for the state’s pristine channel country.

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Harmonising Asia-Pacific’s energy transition horizons: Huawei unleashes the power of digital

Energy Storage News

The Asia-Pacific region's transition away from fossil fuels requires a combination of digital innovation and environmentally-friendly energy technologies, writes Nicolas Ma of Huawei.

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Wind turbines generate more than half of UK’s electricity due to Storm Pia

The Guardian: Energy

Clean energy record set after windfarms generate 21.8GW in half an hour on Thursday morning Business live – latest updates The blustery weather brought by Storm Pia has helped Britain’s windfarms set a new clean energy record, with wind turbines generating more than half of the country’s electricity. Windfarms generated 21.8 gigawatts (GW) of electricity between 8am and 8.30am on Thursday, according to RenewableUK, a not-for-profit renewable energy trade association, citing figures from National

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At Stake in ‘24: Playing climate offense to scale up and phase out

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 21 – The transition to a low-carbon economy is a “mega force,” as BlackRock declares in its 2024 outlook. How quickly. The post At Stake in ‘24: Playing climate offense to scale up and phase out appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Five gold rings? I’d rather have silver

Financial Times: Energy

Demand for rare metals is likely to soar over the next 10 years

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