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CATL to supply Grenergy 1.25GWh BESS for ‘world’s largest energy storage project’ in Chile

Energy Storage News

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has secured a 1.25GWh energy storage supply agreement with CATL for its Oasis de Atacama project in Chile.

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Video: The benefits and challenges of dry electrode coating technology for EV batteries

Charged

The dry electrode process is transforming battery manufacturing by eliminating solvents and streamlining production. Unlike the traditional wet slurry method, the dry electrode coating process relies on the use of special binders that can form an electrode coating without being dissolved in a solvent, such as fluoropolymer binders with Teflon from specialty chemical company Chemours.

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Electrifying ships could be cost effective by 2035, study says

TechXplore

Retrofitting a portion of the US shipping fleet from internal combustion engines to battery-electric systems could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be largely cost effective by 2035, according to a new study from Berkeley Lab researchers recently published in Nature Energy.

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Solaris to deliver 30 electric buses to Dutch transport operator

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Polish bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach will supply Arriva, a private transportation company operating in the Netherlands, with 26 Urbino 12 electric buses and four articulated Urbino 18 electric buses for service in the West-Brabant region. Equipped with central traction engines, the buses are based on a modular drive system architecture that eliminates the so-called engine tower.

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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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Machine learning method for early fault detection could make lithium-ion batteries safer

TechXplore

The safe use of lithium-ion batteries, such as those used in electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems, critically depends on condition monitoring and early fault detection. Failures in individual battery cells can lead to serious issues, including fires.

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Three French transit operators order hydrogen and battery-electric buses from Iveco Bus

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Italian bus manufacturer Iveco Bus, a brand of Iveco Group , has received three new contracts in France for a total of 31 hydrogen fuel cell buses and 20 battery electric buses. Cannes Lérins Urban Community has ordered twelve GX 337 H2 LINIUM BRT hydrogen fuel cell buses, Lorient Agglomération has ordered nineteen GX 337 H2 LINIUM buses, and Grand Reims Mobilités has ordered twenty GX 437 ELEC LINIUM BRT battery-electric buses, with an option for an additional nine.

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Construction commences on stage two of Origin’s 2GWh Eraring BESS in New South Wales, Australia

Energy Storage News

Australian utility Origin Energy yesterday (30 October) confirmed it had started construction on the second phase of its 2.1GWh Eraring battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia.

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Placement strategy is key to getting most out of EV charging stations

TechXplore

Cornell engineers have come up with a solution to a tricky problem: where to install charging stations for electric vehicles so they're convenient for drivers and profitable for investors. The findings are published in the journal Applied Energy.

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Bigger batteries, better service: EVE Energy begins mass production of 600Ah+ energy storage cells this year

Energy Storage News

Tier-1 battery manufacturer EVE Energy will be the first to mass-produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells with more than 600Ah capacity for stationary applications.

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Study highlights misalignment of gas infrastructure planning and decarbonization goals

TechXplore

Reforming the regulation of gas distribution systems will be crucial to aligning future energy demand with decarbonization goals and protecting consumers, concludes a new study by Oeko Institut and the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP).

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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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Australian regulator orders Brookfield to divest assets for Neoen takeover to be approved

Energy Storage News

Canadian asset manager Brookfield will be required to divest French IPP Neoen’s operational assets and six development projects in Victoria, Australia, which includes the 350MW/450MWh Victoria Big Battery.

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Offshore wind industry says 'misinformation' from foes is a strong headwind it must fight

TechXplore

The U.S offshore wind energy industry says it needs to fight back against disinformation being spread by opponents of wind farms.

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Hydro-Quebec’s EVLO to use Hithium DC block for 25-year warranty BESS solution

Energy Storage News

EVLO, the battery storage subsidiary of Canadian utility Hydro-Quebec, has signed a Master Supply Agreement (MSA) with China’s Hithium.

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Brazil’s Largest Floating Solar Plant to Employ 97k Optimizers

Solar Industry

Solar development company Apollo Flutuantes has chosen to deploy 97,200 Tigo Energy optimizers, including the Tigo TS4-X-O MLPE line, in what the company calls Brazil’s largest floating solar plant. The project, scheduled for completion next December, will be located on the Lajeado Hydroelectric Power Plant reservoir in Tocantins. The project, designed and installed by Apollo Flutuantes, includes high-albedo platforms that optimize light reflection to maximize backside energy output of th

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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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Ormat puts 320MWh California BESS online, moves to monetise its 40% tax credit

Energy Storage News

IPP Ormat Technologies has put an 80M/320MWh BESS in California into commercial operation, and will now leverage the investment tax credit (ITC) for which it is eligible.

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LRE Commences Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar

Solar Industry

Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its 179 MW White Wing Ranch solar project in Yuma County, Ariz. Verizon Communications has supported the development of White Wing Ranch through a long-term PPA. White Wing Ranch is located on 1,400 acres of privately-owned land and is set to deliver energy to the bulk electric grid via the 500 kV Hoodoo Wash Switchyard.

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Heating project in Prague to harness geothermal from subway tunnel

ThinkGeoEnergy

The City Council of Prague in the Czech Republic has approved a plan that proposes the utilization of geothermal energy from a subway tunnel to provide heating and cooling for new buildings in the Nové Dvory neighborhood. Since the geothermal system will be part of the subway construction, there will be no drilling needed for the project. Seventeen separate blocks of buildings will be built on an area of about 200,000 square meters in the Nové Dvory neighborhood.

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Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets

Renew Economy

Network operators want consumers to pay more for gas pipeline access, because they fear accelerated switch to all electric homes will leave their assets stranded. The post Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Hundreds of New Yorkers got free batteries to help clean up the grid

Canary Media

A network of more than 300 solar-powered homes started supplementing the New York grid this summer — the result of an unusual partnership that could unlock more localized clean energy for the state.

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Australia’s land is already 1.5°C hotter and faces intense fire season, ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise

Renew Economy

What is climate change doing to the world's driest inhabited continent? Latest CSIRO and BoM report checks in on the worsening impacts of global warming on Australia's environment and communities. The post Australia’s land is already 1.5°C hotter and faces intense fire season, ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Unique AD/CVD case brings extra taxes to imported solar racking Aluminum extrusions from 14 countries are now subject to additional trade costs.

Solar Power World

Domestically manufactured solar racking and mounts may experience a boon thanks to recently enacted trade duties on a range of aluminum products imported from countries around the world. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce in October placed antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on aluminum extrusions imported from 14 countries. After nearly 13 months of review, these… The post Unique AD/CVD case brings extra taxes to imported solar racking <br><span style='color:#404040;fo

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German coal use plunges nearly 40 per cent in 2024, despite nuclear exit

Renew Economy

Consumption of hard coal in power plants to generate electricity fell by 39 per cent in 2024, despite the closure of the last nuclear plants last year. The post German coal use plunges nearly 40 per cent in 2024, despite nuclear exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Virtual power plants offer faster deployment for data centres needs, says Sunrun

PV Tech

With talks of repowering nuclear power plants in the US for data centres, VPPs can be an immediate alternative to cover data centres needs.

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Former Coalition minister and Nationals boss emerge as chair and CEO of solar and hydrogen hopeful

Renew Economy

A combined hydrogen and solar project is up for public consideration in the federal green queue, proposed by a company featuring several former key players in the LNP. The post Former Coalition minister and Nationals boss emerge as chair and CEO of solar and hydrogen hopeful appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Corning to build solar wafer manufacturing plant in Michigan

PV Tech

Materials science firm Corning has unveiled plans to build a solar wafer manufacturing plant in the US, according to a local news outlet.

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Australia’s biggest hydrogen project wins federal green tick

Renew Economy

The federal government has cleared its state counterpart's plan for a massive 250 MW electrolyser and 200 MW hydrogen power plant at Whyalla. The post Australia’s biggest hydrogen project wins federal green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Alberta’s Oil Sands Operators Still Won’t Pay for Their Own Cleanup

DeSmogBlog

In a scathing 2023 report , University of Calgary researchers summed up provincial oversight of the oil patch with the following opening sentence: “Alberta policy on inactive and orphan oil and gas wells is a massive regulatory failure characterized by a historical lack of transparency, excessive regulatory discretion, and regulatory capture…” That storied tradition apparently continues with recent news that the Alberta government will not seek to increase the security posted by oil sands mining

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Australia’s NEM to add 150GW of solar PV, wind and energy storage by 2043

PV Tech

UK-based research group Cornwall Insight has projected that Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) will add 150GW of solar PV, wind and energy storage capacity by 2043.

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RedoxBlox raises $31M to commercialize its energy storage ‘booster’

Canary Media

Many of the world’s hardest-to-decarbonize industries face a similar challenge: how to obtain the white-hot heat their operations need — without using fossil fuels.

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Southern Company Is Promoting ‘Propaganda’ Disguised as Research — With Help From a Major Media Company

DeSmogBlog

As I was writing about the first local government to sue a gas utility for climate deception , I received a message in my LinkedIn inbox from another major power provider — Southern Company, a utility holding company heavily invested in gas throughout the South. The message promised “exclusive insights” about the clean energy transition, and it took me to a page titled “Why Net Zero isn’t Zero-Sum” on the website of The Atlantic, the Pulitzer Prize-winning magazine.

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The Brief: Wealthy families warm to climate investing

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! October’s edition of ImpactAlpha Latin America drops later today. Opt-in to the speciality newsletter, at no additional cost. ¡Disfruta! The post The Brief: Wealthy families warm to climate investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Hala Systems and Planet: A Partnership for Civilian Protection

Planet Pulse

In conflict zones around the world, the protection of civilians and assets is a critical challenge. Hala Systems , a technology company specializing in innovative solutions for early warning and civilian protection, is at the forefront of addressing this issue. Hala Systems, with the support of Planet imagery, is creating a resilient, data-informed future for civilian protection in conflict zones.