Mon.Jan 27, 2025

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Balancing sustainability and noise in air source heat pumps

Envirotec Magazine

Acoustic enclosures help to trap the sound produced by the external unit, and are typically made from sound-absorbing materials such as timber. Hope Denton, Acoustic Solutions Specialist at Jacksons Fencing, writes The UK has set ambitious targets to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and one key technology in achieving this goal is air source heat pumps (ASHP).

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Two New Papers Reveal Startling Human Health Risks from Neonicotinoid Pesticides

NRDC onEarth

Data obtained from the EPA show that there are significant health risks associated with neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly for children and pregnant women.

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Suburb-wide electrification trials to be rolled out across Australia in bid to fuel transition away from gas

The Guardian: Energy

Project providing subsidies to install solar batteries and electric appliances part of Labor deal with crossbenchers Suburb-wide electrification trials are set to be rolled out across the country under an intervention designed to help spark the household transition from gas. The climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, has formally directed the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) to consider funding more pilots like Electrify 2515, a community-led initiative to electrify 500 homes

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Piezoelectric promise: Study explores hydraulic energy harvesting during water treatment

Envirotec Magazine

Under hydraulic pressure, piezoelectric current pulses and the interface electric field generate ROS and dielectrophoretic forces (Fdep), contributing to the degradation and repulsion of diverse pollutants. Dielectrophoretic forces, Fdep, describe the motion force of particles due to the action of a nonuniform electric field on the particles induced dipole (image credit: Qiancheng Xia et al).

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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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Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough

Renew Economy

Forrest says if Fortescue can stop burning fossil fuels by 2030, the rest of the world should follow by 2040, even if detractors call it woke. And he hints at hydrogen breakthrough. The post Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Analysts warn of capacity concerns as EVs set to total 5% of UK power demand by 2030

Envirotec Magazine

The UKs ambitious target to increase electric vehicle (EV) sales to 80% of all new car purchases by 2030 could result in them accounting for up to 5% of total power demand, according to energy analysts at Montel, though there are concerns whether capacity buildout will be adequate. As the UK government works towards a carbon-free grid by the end of the decade, the expected rise in EV adoption presents both opportunities and challenges for the nations energy infrastructure.

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Deep learning, real-time monitoring and more: The recycling trends for 2025 according to TOMRA

Envirotec Magazine

Terry Keyworth is Country Manager UK and Ireland and Segment Director Metal at TOMRA Recycling, a global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions. As we embark on a new year, a pressing question arises: What are the defining trends that will shape the future of our industry? Terry Keyworth of TOMRA Recycling provides valuable insights into the key trends in sorting and recycling.

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ARENA to send more funds to home electrification, solar and batteries in deal with cross bench

Renew Economy

Chris Bowen uses ministerial powers to direct ARENA to consider funding solar panels and home batteries following a deal with crossbenchers on Labor's Future Made in Australia legislation. The post ARENA to send more funds to home electrification, solar and batteries in deal with cross bench appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Clean Energy Cluster to support Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain

Envirotec Magazine

A new Clean Energy Cluster organisation was launched on 22 January by Scottish Renewables at its Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow, which the group said was “set to supercharge the growth of Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain” The trade group said the cluster “will promote growth in the thriving supply chain of Scotlands offshore wind sector, with membership to include organisations based in or working across Scotland, from the Borders to the Highlands and Islands

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FERC: Solar dominated US energy capacity additions in November 2024

PV Tech

Solar PV accounted for almost all of the new US electricity generation capacity added from January through November.

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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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Why the latest draft feed-in solar tariffs are wrong, and not fair

Renew Economy

Allowing energy retailers to sell PV output for 26 to 35 cents/kWh to a buyer a few streets away from a generator that has been paid virtually nothing is yet another serious energy market design failure. The post Why the latest draft feed-in solar tariffs are wrong, and not fair appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Investor-led AI standards can lift developing economies from algorithm takers to makers 

Impact Alpha

In the AI race, investor-led standards and investment strategies will play a role in ethics and wealth creation in the developing world. Over. The post Investor-led AI standards can lift developing economies from algorithm takers to makers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Lydian can make aviation fuel wherever there’s CO2 and electricity

TechCrunch: Climate

Replacing inexpensive fossil fuels is a tall hurdle, but Lydian thinks it has cracked the problem. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Australian researchers claim world record PV efficiency for kesterite solar cell

Renew Economy

Australian researchers claims world record efficiency for a kesterite solar cell, which they say could deliver long-term improvements in PV technology. The post Australian researchers claim world record PV efficiency for kesterite solar cell appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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NineDot closes US$65 million for 20 New York BESS projects

Energy Storage News

Energy storage developer NineDot has announced the closing of a US$65 million equipment financing supporting the purchase of up to 100MW/400MWh of batteries for use in up to 20 battery storage projects across New York City, New York, US.

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German demand soars for Russian LNG via European ports

Financial Times: Energy

Deals from hubs such as Dunkirk show difficulty of tracing Russian gas after Berlin eschewed direct shipments

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“We’re going to miss the bus” if we wait for nuclear, says new chief scientist

Renew Economy

New chief scientist endorses CSIRO GenCoset report and says Australia will "miss the bus" if it waits for nuclear energy, as the Coalition wants to do. The post “We’re going to miss the bus” if we wait for nuclear, says new chief scientist appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Honeywell’s new Battery Safety Electrolyte Detector is designed for sealed portable Li-ion battery packs

Charged

Honeywell has released a new electrolyte detector specifically designed for sealed portable lithium-ion battery packs. The new Battery Safety Electrolyte Detector (BES LITE) is designed for non-automotive applications that require a cost-effective, low-profile, small-footprint battery safety sensor, including battery energy storage systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers, and portable battery applications.

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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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Why we don't need to worry too much about the latest grid battery fire

Canary Media

The fire that ripped through what was once the worlds largest standalone grid battery on January 16 left clean energy fans and foes alike wondering how it happened and whats preventing another disaster.

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Washington state condo tower makes ready to install 312 EV charging stations

Charged

Bellevue Towers, a residential condominium community in Bellevue, Washington, has completed the infrastructure to enable the installation of 312 additional EV chargers, addressing a significant demand from its residents. The property has a significant waitlist of residents who wish to install individual chargers. EV [charging] is quickly becoming a high-demand amenity, says Ed Anderson, President of the Board at Bellevue Towers.

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Middle East becomes fastest-growing renewables market outside China

Financial Times: Energy

UAEs Masdar and Saudi Arabias Acwa Power lead build out of huge solar farms

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Microchip introduces switches for automotive and embedded computing

Charged

Microchip Technology , a US-based provider of embedded control and processing products has announced sample availability of its new PCI100x family of Switchtec PCIe Gen 4.0 switches. The PCI1005 is a packet switch that expands a single host PCIe port to as many as six endpoints. The PCI1003 device enables multi-host connectivity through Non-Transparent Bridging (NTB), and is fully configurable to support 4-8 ports.

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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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Floating solar has massive potential in the US

Canary Media

When we think of solar, we tend to picture shimmering expanses of panels spread across farmland or mounted on rooftops. But how about attached to a raft, floating atop a reservoir?

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MP Materials establishes rare earth magnet production in the US

Charged

MP Materials produces specialty materials that are vital inputs for the EV and renewable energy industries ( see our feature article from March 2024 ). The company is expanding its manufacturing operations downstream to provide a full supply chain solution from raw materials to magnetic products. Now MP Materials says it has reached a pivotal milestone in restoring the US rare earth magnet supply chain.

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How DeepSeek’s efficient AI could stall the nuclear renaissance

TechCrunch: Climate

The startups and power producers that are betting big on new nuclear are vulnerable to an energy efficient AI model. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Brief: Impact practitioners on the perils and possibilities of artificial intelligence

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! This Weeks Call: Unlocking impact and climate alpha in Brazil. With US climate policy in retreat, Latin Americas. The post The Brief: Impact practitioners on the perils and possibilities of artificial intelligence appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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UK on course to miss 2030 clean power targets

Financial Times: Energy

Research by Cornwall Insight is blow to government, which has made decarbonising electricity system a key goal

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Battery production systems made in Europe

Charged

Sponsored by Schuler. After acquiring the Italian Sovema Group, Schuler is gradually establishing itself as a system supplier in the field of battery production. The first successful large-scale projects show that the strategy is working. Schuler passed an important milestone as a supplier for gigafactories with the construction of a formation line for a large German battery cell manufacturer.

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Researchers discover new way to store hydrogen using lignin jet fuel

Science Daily: Renewable Energy

An international team of scientists has discovered a way to store and release volatile hydrogen using lignin-based jet fuel that could open new pathways for sustainable energy production. In a new study scientists demonstrated that a type of lignin-based jet fuel they developed can chemically bind hydrogen in a stable liquid form. The research has many potential applications in fuels and transportation and could ultimately make it easier to harness hydrogen's potential as a high energy and zero

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PHYTEC and PIONIX release EVCS-Cube development kit for EV charger manufacturers

Charged

Germany-based PHYTEC, which produces embedded components for industrial electronics, and EV software charging firm PIONIX have introduced the EVCS-Cube, a development kit for EV charging systems. EVCS-Cube combines PHYTECs phyVERSO-EVCS charger controller and PIONIXs BaseCamp operating system, which is based on the open-source firmware stack EVerest.

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Contractors named for new 12GWh pumped hydro storage project

Renew Economy

Contractors named for early works on potential 12 GWh pumped hydro project - assuming the state government is still interested in long duration storage for renewables. The post Contractors named for new 12GWh pumped hydro storage project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nel Hydrogen Latest Order Highlights How H2 Can Deliver Bottom-Line Benefits for US Steel Industry

Hydrogen Fuel News

Nel Hydrogen Secures Key Order to Help Grow Green Hydrogen in US Steel Industry Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of the Norwegian company Nel ASA, recently announced a firm order valued at approximately $7 million for two containerized PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) MC500 electrolysers. These advanced units, each with a capacity of 2.5 MW, will be deployed at a new steel mill in the United States.