Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The idea of green shipping corridors – referring to specific trade routes where the feasibility of zero-emission shipping is catalysed by public and private action – has gained currency in recent years, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall.” This is the conclusion drawn by a report from the concept’s originator, the Global Maritime Forum (with the Getting to Zero Coalition), the “Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors 2

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Construction begins on the biggest battery in the ACT, as plans also emerge for an even bigger battery at Hazelwood, near the shuttered coal fired power station. The post Construction to begin at giant battery in ACT, as plans unveiled for even bigger battery at Hazelwood appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The UK’s Department of Science, Innovation and Technology is calling on cutting-edge innovators to enter the second Manchester Prize. This year, the Manchester Prize is rewarding UK-led breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that will accelerate action towards the UK’s world-leading target to decarbonise the electricity grid to deliver green power by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.

Building Energy Monitoring 130

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 130

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

News Australia's only wind turbine tower manufacturer has decided to pack it in has been packaged by the Murdoch media and Coalition as a renewables embarrassment for Labor. History tells a different story. The post Australia’s only wind turbine tower maker to close shop, prompts Coalition to ignore its own history appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser. The Berlin Electrolyser Conference takes place on 26- 27 November, with this, 7th edition of the event, focusing on safety-oriented design. While many existing electrolyser technologies are ready for scale-up, there are still numerous critical challenges to overcome to achieve cost reductions and to scale up installation worldwide.

Hydrogen 130

Hydrogen Packaging Transportation Technology 130

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

New research shows that LNG imports to the EU from major suppliers are nearly as polluting as the heavy fuel oil companies are trying to replace. The post LNG imports are a lot dirtier than previously thought, and little better than heavy fuel oil appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Pollution 131

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Zeppelins could have an advantage over road transport for wind and solar projects. It's an intriguing vision, but it comes with some big unanswered questions as well. The post “Wild idea:” Could zeppelins really be used to air-ship huge wind turbine parts? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transportation 92

Transportation 92

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Sonichem has found a way to extract lignin – “nature’s glue” – from trees. A team of researchers in Scotland is supporting a clean tech startup to transform low-value co-products from the forestry sector into eco-friendly alternatives to chemicals found in everyday items. Sonichem says its ambition is to reduce the reliance on petrochemical-derived ingredients in industries such as cosmetics, packaging and pharmaceuticals.

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Startups Biotechnology Logging Patents 130

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Imagine if we could inspire all kinds of people – including those who have been left feeling voiceless and powerless – to join. The post How to bridge differences and build a thriving future appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Investment 104

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A £2 billion funding package has been awarded to build a proposed new subsea and underground 196km cable between Scotland and the north of England which is intended to help boost energy security, cut bills and hit Government green targets. Flagged by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) as an essential element in achieving the Government’s Clean Power 2030 ambition, Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) is a high voltage electricity superhighway able to transport 2 gigawatts of homegrown wind genera

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Electricity Packaging Transportation Energy 130

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

Energy

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food sector – one that proponents have long argued can help conserve wild fisheries. The argument goes that farming seafood instead of catching it will provide respite to over-fished species at sea. Farmed fish themselves also need to eat, however. And some of the world’s most valuable species, like salmon and trout, are fed on fish from the ocean.

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Building Energy Monitoring Seafood Africa Demand 100

ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

On 19-20 November 2024, the EU-funded GEOSYN project (“Geothermal Synergy: enhancing industrial energy efficiency through steam high-temperature heat pumps and heat-powered cooling systems with operational flexibility and public trust”) officially began with a productive and inspiring kick-off meeting in the Toscana region in Italy. The GEOSYN is a Horizon Europe project coordinated by APRE (Agenzia Per La Promozione Della Ricerca Europea) with the scientific coordination of UNIFI (University of

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Cooling Policy Europe Technology 101

Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Hydrogen Powered Sea Trial Set to Revolutionize Marine Industry The maritime industry is on the brink of a significant transformation as it takes decisive steps toward reducing its carbon footprint. Compact Syngas Solutions, a pioneer in waste-to-hydrogen technology, is set to supply 200kg of hydrogen to power a groundbreaking 40-day sea trial. This trial represents one of the first instances of a cargo vessel being powered by hydrogen, marking an essential milestone in the pursuit of sustainabl

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Waste Waste Hydrogen Innovation 98

ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Seequent , The Bentley Subsurface Company, has announced a strategic partnership with the International Geothermal Association (IGA) to boost geothermal energy’s role as a sustainable and reliable renewable energy source. “Geothermal energy has been overlooked as a reliable and sustainable energy source. It is uniquely positioned to provide this, and partnerships like this are essential to accelerating its growth.

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Technology Sustainability Demand Innovation 98

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.

Transportation

PV Tech

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Swedish solar developer OX2 has been contracted by Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) in Australia to deliver a 100% state government-owned 119MW solar-plus-storage project.

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Government Electricity Batteries Energy 94

TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The reactors are scaled down versions of what Kairos hopes to ultimately build to supply Google with electricity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Electricity Nuclear Power Startups 93

Canary Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Cleaning up the grid will require installing a lot of batteries to store renewable energy. Startup Element Energy has delivered a powerful proofpoint for a new way to do that more cheaply without sacrificing safety.

Batteries 91

Batteries Startups Energy Energy 91

ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Speaking at the 2024 EGS Symposium in Jakarta, Director General of New Renewable Energy (EBTKE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Eniya Listiani Dewi stated that the Indonesian Government is undertaking efforts to reduce the permit processing time for geothermal projects from 18 months to just 5 days. Eniya explained that this change will be made possible by using the Online Single Submission (OSS) facility for permit application, as well as by reducing the requirements for

Geothermal power 90

Geothermal power Investment Government Energy 90

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.

Sustainability

TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The new fund swims against the prevailing currents in its sector, where funds that invest in hardware or a mix of hardware and software tend to dominate. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Investment Energy Energy 89

Terra Infirma

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Yesterday, I attended the North East Recycling Forum (NERF) Annual Conference in the impressive setting of Durham Town Hall (see pic). I love this event as there’s always an impressive roster of speakers and I’ve known some of the regulars for twenty years so it is good to catch up. The keynote speaker this year was Harriet Lamb, CEO of the Waste & Resources Action Plan (WRAP) who spoke at length on the circular economy.

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Waste Waste Demand Recycling 83

PV Tech

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Lenny Tinker, PV program manager at the US DOE SETO, writes how the use of AI and machine learning can help improve solar PV performance.

Technology 96

Technology 96

Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Swedish industrial technology company Hexagon has developed a new battery cell design suite that combines its multi-physics material simulation and metrology software and Fraunhofer ITWM’s electrochemical simulation technology. Hexagon’s new battery design software integrates Fraunhofer ITWM’s Battery and Electrochemistry Simulation Tool (BEST) solver into Hexagon’s Digimat material behavior modeling software, which is part of its HxGN Digital Materials suite.

Batteries 93

Batteries Lithium Technology Carbon 93

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?

Carbon

Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Move in effect bans state-owned bank from global financial system in blow to payments for Moscow’s war effort

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Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Demak Polymers, part of Italian industrial and automotive manufacturing company Demak Group , has received International Automotive Task Force (IATF) 16949:2016 certification, a key benchmark for quality standards in the automotive industry. “We are thrilled to receive the IATF certification, which solidifies our position as a trusted partner in the automotive industry,” said Maurizio Gastaldi, CEO of Demak Group.

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Automotive 92

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Australia has just joined a new coalition at the UN climate talks, one that rules out new coal power in our energy system and promises to encourage others to do the same in the run up to next year’s critical mitigation summit in Brazil. This is a critical step in our country’s energy future, and […] The post Dealer lecturing addicts? Australia backs coal power ban but continues to sell the stuff appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Energy 65

Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

EV charging network EVgo is expanding its longstanding partnership with Meijer, a Midwest grocery retailer, to bring more public EV charging infrastructure to Meijer store locations throughout its six-state footprint. EVgo plans to deploy up to 480 new DC fast charging stalls at Meijer properties across Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

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Retail Sustainability 87

TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Batteries 89

Batteries Startups Lithium Transportation 89

Canary Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Late last year, Virgin Atlantic ran a radio spot in the United Kingdom touting a noteworthy environmental achievement: The British airline was about to fly a plane on “100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.

Aviation 74

Aviation Sustainability 74

Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

With 300 miles of range in every model and US-built, Hyundai’s biggest EV takes it upmarket. On Wednesday, just before the Los Angeles auto show, the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 battery-electric crossover made its global debut. The premiere was held at the Goldstein Residence, an early 1960s residence with expansive views set into a hillside in LA’s Beverly Crest neighborhood.

Electricity 80

Electricity Batteries Demand Technology 80

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

AER says bidding behaviour of some electricity market participants - peaking plants and big batteries - during high-price events might not be in the best interests of consumers. The post Bad for consumers: Regulator pings generators and batteries for multiple “rebids” in high priced events appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Batteries 60

Batteries Electricity Policy 60

Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

US semiconductor supplier Microchip Technology has introduced a portfolio of IGBT 7 devices in different packages, multiple topologies and current and voltage ranges for power applications in More Electric Aircraft (MEA) as well as solar inverters and commercial and agricultural vehicles. The lower on-state IGBT voltage (Vce), improved antiparallel diode (lower Vf) and increased current capability can enable lower power losses, higher power density and higher system efficiency, according to the

Electric vehicle 80

Electric vehicle Electricity Packaging Aviation 80

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Gas lobby hoorays the proposed South Australia capacity scheme that would include existing gas generators, but renewables industry laments a backward step, and lack of demand side action. The post Gas lobby hoorays South Australia capacity payment plan as clean energy industry fears backward step appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy 71

Energy Energy Demand Policy 71