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Closure risk for hundreds of UK biogas plants, says ADBA

Envirotec Magazine

Hundreds of small green gas plants in the UK are set to close by 2031 with the loss of 2 terawatt hours of clean electricity to the grid – enough clean electricity to power around 500,000 homes. 1 The closures are apparent from a survey of members undertaken by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the organisation representing green gas in the UK.

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Big batteries and EVs to the rescue again as faults with new nuclear plant cause chaos on Nordic grids

Renew Economy

Europe's newest and most powerful nuclear reactor – delivered more than a decade late and nearly four times over budget – is proving a headache for grid operators now it's finally up and running. The post Big batteries and EVs to the rescue again as faults with new nuclear plant cause chaos on Nordic grids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Consumer group calls on government to act on communal heating bills

Envirotec Magazine

Households connected to communal or district heat networks are often paying twice as much for their heat as those with their own gas boiler, points out Heat Trust, an organization that bills itself as a consumer champion for heat networks. The group has urged the government to take action to lower the cost of heat and has recently met the new heat networks minister, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, to set out the two reforms needed to bring down heat prices.

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World’s largest onshore wind turbine powers up for first time

Renew Economy

The world’s largest onshore wind turbine, a 15MW behemoth capable of powering 160,000 households with blades nearly the length of the MCG, has been powered up. The post World’s largest onshore wind turbine powers up for first time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Long-life oxygen sensors reflect a reimagining of the problem

Envirotec Magazine

The reimagined oxygen sensors meet the requirements of a wide range of different industrial monitoring requirements, says Alphasense. Gas sensor technology firm Alphasense says it has launched a completely redesigned version of its LFO2 oxygen sensor, described as a new generation of long-life oxygen sensor that “reflects a step forward in balancing precision, sustainability, and adaptability to meet modern sensing needs” The long-life LFO2 sensors are said to result from a reimagine

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Milestone: World’s biggest isolated grid hits new wind and solar penetration record of 85.7 pct

Renew Economy

Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System, regarded as the biggest isolated grid in the world, hit a new penetration record for wind and solar power over the weekend, a new peak of 85.7 per cent. The milestone was noted on LinkedIn by the state’s co-ordinator of energy, Jai Thomas, referring to data displayed on the […] The post Milestone: World’s biggest isolated grid hits new wind and solar penetration record of 85.7 pct appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Do we really need a rooftop solar button – and are households treated fairly with PV, batteries and EVs?

Renew Economy

New study will gather real life data on how rooftop solar and other consumer energy assets are being integrated into the grid – what's working and what isn't. The post Do we really need a rooftop solar button – and are households treated fairly with PV, batteries and EVs? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Massachusetts offers Electrify Your Rideshare EV rebate program for ride-share and taxi drivers to go electric

Charged

The state of Massachusetts wants to ”Electrify Your Rideshare” if you are a taxi or ride-sharing app driver in the Commonwealth. Ride Clean Mass will now offer drivers rebates of up to $6,500, in addition to any other local, state and federal incentives that the driver is eligible to receive. “Our mission is to put more EVs on the road, reduce greenhouse gases and improve air quality while supporting the drivers who need it most,“ the program says Ride Clean Mass.

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Solar leads as China adds 210GW of new renewable capacity so far in 2024

Renew Economy

China has installed 210GW worth of renewable energy through the first three quarters of 2024, with renewables now taking a 35 per cent share of total grid output. The post Solar leads as China adds 210GW of new renewable capacity so far in 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Vietnam Will Keep Coal-Fired Power Plants Running at High Levels Next Year

POWER Magazine

Vietnamese government officials said the country expects its coal-fired power plants will operate at significant levels in 2025 to support increased demand for electricity across the country. The government on […] The post Vietnam Will Keep Coal-Fired Power Plants Running at High Levels Next Year appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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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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EnergyCo seeks new CEO after James Hay decides on shift to government

Renew Economy

EnergyCo, the authority charged with the rollout of the NSW government's renewable energy zones and its infrastructure, is seeking a new CEO. The post EnergyCo seeks new CEO after James Hay decides on shift to government appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Delta to provide EV chargers for IZIVIA FAST charging network at McDonald’s outlets in France   

Charged

Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Delta Electronics has announced its selection by France-headquartered EV charging network IZIVIA FAST to supply approximately 800 units of its 200 kW DC UFC 200 series EV charger for deployment at McDonald’s restaurant car parks throughout France. Each charger’s capacity can be divided into two 100 kW units for simultaneous charging of two EVs.

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Uniper Picks Electric Hydrogen’s Tech For 200-MW Green Hydrogen Project

POWER Magazine

German energy company Uniper has selected Electric Hydrogen as its exclusive partner to design a 200-MW electrolyzer plant for the large-scale electrolysis within Uniper’s Green Wilhelmshaven project in Northern Germany. […] The post Uniper Picks Electric Hydrogen’s Tech For 200-MW Green Hydrogen Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Move over, data centers. US steel mills need lots of clean power too.

Canary Media

The United States is the world’s fourth-largest steel producer, and today, most of the country’s primary steel is made using coal in scorching-hot furnaces. For steelmakers to shift away from these polluting facilities , they’ll need to use huge amounts of clean energy and adopt cutting-edge technologies.

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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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Entergy Louisiana Eyes 2.2 GW of New Gas-Fired Generation to Support Data Center Demand

POWER Magazine

A filing with the Louisiana Public Service Commission shows that Entergy plans to build more than 2 GW of natural gas-fired power generation in the state, including a 1,500-MW facility […] The post Entergy Louisiana Eyes 2.2 GW of New Gas-Fired Generation to Support Data Center Demand appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say

The Guardian: Energy

Scientists say goal to keep world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is not going to happen despite talks at Cop29 in Baku The internationally agreed goal to keep the world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is now “deader than a doornail”, with 2024 almost certain to be the first individual year above this threshold, climate scientists have gloomily concluded – even as world leaders gather for climate talks on how to remain within this boundary.

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Rooftop solar PV provides 107.5% of grid demand in South Australia

PV Tech

Rooftop solar PV in South Australia broke the 100% grid demand contribution on Sunday afternoon, peaking at 107.5%.

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Shipload of turbine blades arrives at WA port, to help power remote gold mine

Renew Economy

A shipload of wind turbine blades is on its way the site of a remote gold mine in Western Australia to help power it alongside a 528 5B Maverick solar arrays. The post Shipload of turbine blades arrives at WA port, to help power remote gold mine 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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Boston-based Pure Lithium acquires cathode materials provider Dimien

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Boston-based lithium metal battery technology company Pure Lithium has acquired the assets of private US vanadium cathode materials company Dimien. The purchase aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of Pure Lithium’s lithium metal vanadium (LVO) battery. Dr. Brian Schultz, Dimien founder and CEO, will become Pure Lithium’s VP of Business Development and Technology, and other Dimien team members will also join the company.

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Toyota’s Hydrogen-Powered GR Corolla Roars into Fuji

Hydrogen Fuel News

Toyota’s Hydrogen Car, The GR Corolla Takes Center Stage at ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2024 Toyota Motor Corporation is set to make waves at the upcoming ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2024, showcasing their innovative #32 ORC ROOKIE GR Corolla H2 Concept. Taking place from November 16 to 17, the event will see Toyota’s hydrogen-powered GR Corolla, which runs on liquid hydrogen, in action at the Super Taikyu Final Fuji.

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Renesas Electronics announces an 8-in-1 proof of concept EV eAxle

Charged

Renesas Electronics , a semiconductor solutions company, has unveiled an 8-in-1 proof of concept for electric vehicle eAxle systems. The proof of concept was developed in partnership with Nidec , a Japanese motor manufacturer that makes “everything that spins and moves.” An eAxle is a drive unit that integrates into an axle structure the main components necessary to propel a vehicle using an electric motor as the main power source.

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Aquila Clean Energy connects 210MW of solar PV to Spanish portfolio

PV Tech

Independent power producer (IPP) Aquila Clean Energy has connected 210MW of solar PV across five projects in Spain.

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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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Queensland government joins cornerstone investors in backing of major climate tech fund

Renew Economy

Queensland Investment Corporation joins a Big Four bank and federal green bank in latest fundraising round for Australia's largest dedicated climate technology fund. The post Queensland government joins cornerstone investors in backing of major climate tech fund appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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SRP and EDP Renewables Announce New Energy Storage System to Support Increasing Energy Demand

POWER Magazine

Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), have entered into an agreement to provide 200 MW of new energy […] The post SRP and EDP Renewables Announce New Energy Storage System to Support Increasing Energy Demand appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Blue Earth issues $11 million sustainability-linked loan to Namibian hospital

Impact Alpha

A debt investment for healthcare access in Southern Africa exposes the impact considerations investors face in different geographies and sectors. Switzerland-based Blue Earth. The post Blue Earth issues $11 million sustainability-linked loan to Namibian hospital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Massachusetts passes climate bill, includes siting and permitting reform

PV Tech

The US state of Massachusetts has passed a bill that aims to simplify the siting process and permitting for clean energy projects.

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Here’s a regulation that business leaders support: Scrubbing supply chains of deforestation

Impact Alpha

This month, the European Parliament faced a pivotal vote and decided to delay the European Union Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, by a year. The post Here’s a regulation that business leaders support: Scrubbing supply chains of deforestation appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

JBS – the world’s largest meat company, with a net revenue of $3.1 billion in the second quarter of 2024 alone – is seeking more funding to combat climate change. The company’s global CEO Gilberto Tomazoni complained in September that “currently, only four percent of climate change investment is directed toward agriculture and food systems” , going on to laud agriculture’s “tremendous potential to capture carbon” and estimating the bill for transformation at $300 to $350 billion.

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Westinghouse, Radiant Secure $5M for Microreactor Tests at INL’s Pioneering DOME Testbed

POWER Magazine

Westinghouse and Radiant Industries have secured a $5 million Department of Energy (DOE) award to advance their microreactor designs for testing at the Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) testbed at […] The post Westinghouse, Radiant Secure $5M for Microreactor Tests at INL’s Pioneering DOME Testbed appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Agreement signed to deliver geothermal for district heating in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark

ThinkGeoEnergy

Vestforbrænding and Innargi have entered an agreement to establish geothermal energy for district heating in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark. The plan is to establish a 26-MW geothermal heating facility corresponding to the heating demand of 10,000 households. The new agreement follows up on a previous engagement between the two companies to evaluate the feasibility of geothermal heating in Copenhagen.

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Countries Discuss the HFC-23 Blind Spot and More at 36th Montreal Protocol Meeting

NRDC onEarth

The meeting concluded with multiple important decisions that will help advance protection of the ozone layer and our climate.

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The Brief: Economic populism, state-level experiments and disruptive innovation in the era ahead

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Today’s Call: New Narratives Economic populism, disruptive innovation and other impact investing strategies for the era. The post The Brief: Economic populism, state-level experiments and disruptive innovation in the era ahead appeared first on ImpactAlpha.