Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Green technology company, Eco Clarity, has been recognised for its groundbreaking FOG (fat, oil and grease) management solution by scooping the prestigious innovation award at the National Drainage Awards in London on 27 November. Sustainable solution The judges praised Eco Clarity’s breakthrough service and technology, which collects problematic FOG waste and converts it into a sustainable source of renewable energy.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Survey finds just 26 pct of women think nuclear power would be good for Australia. That compares to 51 pct of men, but only one in three males willing to live near one. The post Women strongly opposed to nuclear power, just one in three men willing to live near one appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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CleanTech Group

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Tokamak fusion systems, reusable modular orbital vehicles, and an AI-powered platform that optimizes protein development: Recent Deals worth looking at Agriculture & Food. The post Recent Deals – 3 December appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Australian solar innovator SunDrive has passed a major milestone on the road to commercialising its homegrown copper-based PV technology. The post “Concrete proof:” SunDrive marks major milestone on path to bring low-cost solar cells to market 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.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The U.S. added a record-breaking 9.3 GW of new solar module manufacturing capacity in the third quarter, including five new or expanded factories in Alabama, Florida, Ohio and Texas. Total U.S. solar module manufacturing capacity is now nearly 40 GW. The latest U.S. Solar Market Insight Q4 2024 report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie shows that at full capacity, U.S. solar module factories can produce enough equipment to meet nearly all demand for solar in

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Queensland company PowerCap is set to produce sodium batteries from 2025. The post Australia storage start up says it is ready to produce lower cost sodium batteries from 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Spanish energy giant Naturgy raises $2.3 billion to expand Australian portfolio as it commissions its latest wind project. The post Spain’s Naturgy raises $2.3 billion for Australian renewables portfolio as new wind farm comes online appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

New vanadium redox flow battery technology from Invinity Energy Systems makes it possible for renewables to replace conventional generation on the grid 24/7, the company has claimed.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Survey finds 25 percentage point gender gap across all age brackets on whether nuclear power would be positive for the country, with majority of men saying it would Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New data points to a stark gender split in attitudes towards nuclear energy, with women much more likely to say they don’t support it or think the risks are too great.

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Canary Media

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Mega-utility Duke Energy is about to knock down a coal plant that has run west of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1957. Soon the company will build its largest grid battery on that spot, part of an unprecedented energy-storage construction spree.

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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

Renew Economy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

New report by CSIRO suggest electrolyser manufacturing by Australian companies could be worth $2.9 billion a year - by 2050. The post Australia could build a $3 billion industry making hydrogen electrolysers, CSIRO says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NRDC onEarth

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A new report documents widespread “neonic” pesticide contamination in Minnesota waters, with dire implications for aquatic life.

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TechCrunch: Climate

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The system should remove more carbon dioxide than the electricity used by the datacenter would produce. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Trying to improve the efficiency of solar cells to become independent from fossil energy sources is a major goal of solar cell research. Physicists now combine perovskite with organic absorbers to form a record-level tandem solar cell.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Future Made in Australia Bill 2024 Aims to Fast Track Green Hydrogen Industry Australia is taking a significant step toward solidifying its position in the global renewable energy market with the introduction of the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2024. The bill, announced by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, outlines a clear framework for incentivizing renewable hydrogen production and supporting critical minerals industries.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

EDF extends life of reactors to ‘boost energy security’ and bridge gap before new Somerset project starts up Four of Britain’s oldest nuclear power plants will continue running for more than a decade longer than initially planned to help bridge a gap before the delayed Hinkley Point nuclear station starts up. The owner of Britain’s nuclear plants, the French energy company EDF, said it had agreed to extend the lifetime of its reactors yet again to “boost energy security and reduce dependence on

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Charged

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei and automaker Honda Motor have agreed to collaborate on the production of lithium-ion battery separators in Canada. The two companies plan to convert E-Materials Canada into a joint venture, to be tentatively renamed Asahi Kasei Honda Battery Separator, in which Honda Canada will acquire a 25% stake. Honda will invest a total of approximately C$417 million ($300 million) in the venture.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Battery energy storage developer Eku Energy has completed the construction of the second-largest battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Australian state of Victoria.

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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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Canary Media

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Grain Belt Express , a $7 billion transmission line project that’s been more than a decade in development, has won conditional approval for a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee.

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Charged

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Researchers at Tennessee Tech University are set to receive a $4.8-million grant from the U S Department of Energy to help improve the nation’s EV battery recycling ecosystem. The grant is part of a $45-million federal initiative supporting projects at eight businesses or institutions, including General Motors, Caterpillar and Siemens. Tennessee Tech University’s project aims to develop a mobile preprocessing hub that can be taken to local collection sites, allowing EV owners to have batteries s

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POWER Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized how industries operate, and data centers have become the nerve center of this transformation. From streaming services to real-time collaboration tools, the […] The post Balancing Growth and Sustainability: Power Challenges for Data Centers in the Age of AI appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Charged

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Electric long-distance heavy-duty trucking is uneconomical compared to diesel trucks in terms of total cost of ownership (TCO), measured in $/mile. TCO parity is expected to be quite far out in the future, closer to 2030, in the current scenario. Join this webinar , where we will discuss a novel approach to lower the TCO for long-haul electric trucks meaningfully, thereby advancing TCO parity much sooner.

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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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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Energy-Storage.news hears from the CEO of American Energy Storage Innovations (AESI), about its BESS technology, battery cell strategy, manufacturing in East Asia and the "shocking" price of manufacturing in the US and buying US-made cells.

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Charged

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Sponsored by Ampace. As the world moves steadily toward sustainability, Ampace’s debut at EICMA 2024 in Milan marks a milestone for the e-mobility sector, showcasing its newest Kun-Era series battery technology. EICMA, one of the world’s largest motorcycle and bicycle trade shows, is the premier event for industry leaders to unveil innovations and discuss emerging trends.

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TechCrunch: Climate

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, the startup's automated system hopes to protect everything from neighborhoods to vineyards in coming fire seasons. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved an application from Consumers Energy Co. for a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Voyager Energy Storage LLC for a 100MW/400MWh battery energy storage facility.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The State of New York has executed contracts for a number of solar projects through the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) 2023 Tier 1 Renewable Energy Standard solicitation. “New York continues to foster competitive opportunities for the clean energy industry to thrive,” says Gov. Kathy Hochul. “We are delivering on our commitment to make New York more prosperous by harnessing the benefits of a growing clean energy economy, increasing family sustaining jobs and

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POWER Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Facebook parent Meta wants to find developers that can provide nuclear reactors to support electricity demand from the tech company’s data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) efforts. The group said […] The post Tech Giant Meta Seeking Nuclear Power to Support Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 3, 2024

As global energy demands rise and the climate crisis intensifies, the need for sustainable and efficient energy solutions has never been more urgent. Yet, investments often flow into approaches with diminishing returns or those exacerbating environmental challenges. It’s time to rethink how and where we allocate our capital in the energy sector.

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POWER Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of power generation, companies are increasingly integrating smart grids and artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations. This transition, while promising enhanced efficiency and reliability, also […] The post Watt’s Up with Cyber and AI? Navigating Legal Currents in Power Generation and Smart Grids appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Since the 2000s global emissions have continued to rise and Earth has gotten hotter. Scientists increasingly recognize that limiting warming to the Paris Climate Agreement goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius or even 2°C above preindustrial temperatures will require more than drastically cutting emissions—it will involve pulling hundreds of billions of tons of carbon dioxide out of the.

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TechCrunch: Climate

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, the startup's automated system hopes to protect everything from neighborhoods to vineyards in coming fire seasons. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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