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Deeper, longer, cleaner: Big batteries extend domination of California’s evening demand peaks
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2024
California's big batteries remain top supplier in evening demand peaks for more than three hours, extending their dominance of the grid powering the world's fifth biggest economy. The post Deeper, longer, cleaner: Big batteries extend domination of California’s evening demand peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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DOE to Issue RFP for $2.7 Billion for Domestic Uranium Supply
Energy Central
MAY 19, 2024
DOE to Issue RFP for $2.7 Billion for Domestic Uranium Supply Nuclear Startup Atomic Canyon Partners with ORNL on AI Models NRC Working on AI but Use Cases Need Definition Oklo Signs MOU with Atomic Alchemy to Collaborate on Isotope Production BN-1200 Plans Clear Environmental Hurdle First Terrapower Advanced Reactor On Schedule But Fuel is a Concern DOE to Issue RFP for $2.7.
Plans unveiled for massive $3.5 billion wind and solar powered green iron project for Queensland
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2024
Investment giant backs plans to convert Gladstone ore into green iron using hydrogen created from state's massive wind and solar resources and tapping in to federal "Made in Australia plan. The post Plans unveiled for massive $3.5 billion wind and solar powered green iron project for Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
How to avoid hidden costs of fleet electrification (Webinar)
Charged
MAY 19, 2024
To successfully electrify fleets, it’s crucial to implement adaptable electrical infrastructure that addresses current and future needs. Selecting and integrating the appropriate EV charging infrastructure today is vital to avoid the expensive renovations of tomorrow. Join this webinar at the next Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure, presented by Eaton, to learn more about: Comprehensive infrastructure requirements for fleet electrification Right-sizing electrical systems for present a
Ausgrid installs third solar-soaking community battery backed by federal funding
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2024
Network company switches on community battery in Sydney suburb of North Epping, its third to be underpinned by federal government funding. The post Ausgrid installs third solar-soaking community battery backed by federal funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Big polluters will be forced to come clean on emissions under proposed rule change
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2024
Draft planning changes will force developers of projects like coal mines to provide "robust and consistent information" on potential greenhouse gas emissions. The post Big polluters will be forced to come clean on emissions under proposed rule change appeared first on RenewEconomy.
European utilities cut renewable targets as high costs and low power prices bite
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 19, 2024
Trend of scaling back and reviewing plans highlights difficult economics of transitioning away from fossil fuels
Rules should ensure households have the financial freedom not to choose gas
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2024
If governments won't ban new gas connections for fear of limiting consumer choice, they must ensure all new gas connected homes can be easily and cheaply electrified. The post Rules should ensure households have the financial freedom not to choose gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
UK water companies lash out at ‘labyrinthine’ regulatory system
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 19, 2024
Industry lobby group criticises Ofwat for ‘slow’ and ‘inflexible’ processes that delay vital infrastructure
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
A 441MW wind farm opposed by David Littleproud joins queue for federal green tick
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2024
A 441MW wind farm being proposed for development in the central west region of NSW has joined the queue of projects seeking the all-clear from the federal environment minister. The post A 441MW wind farm opposed by David Littleproud joins queue for federal green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Protectionism will ‘haunt’ renewable energy industry, says China solar executive
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 19, 2024
Chinese companies and officials hit back against US and European trade barriers
Brookfield targets Forrest’s Windlab renewable developer after Origin snub
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2024
Brookfield reportedly looking at Andrew Forrest's Windlab to boost its ambitious Australian renewable project plans. The post Brookfield targets Forrest’s Windlab renewable developer after Origin snub appeared first on RenewEconomy.
MasterChef Australia fans being deceived by ‘renewable gas’ campaign, climate advocates tell watchdog
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 19, 2024
Comms Declare asks ACCC to investigate show sponsor Australian Gas Network for alleged greenwashing Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A climate communications group has asked the Australian consumer watchdog to investigate claims made about “renewable gas” by one of the sponsors of Network Ten’s MasterChef.
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.
Biden’s pollution rules throw up barrier to US natural gas projects
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 19, 2024
Tighter air quality standards follow a pause on new licences for terminals and tougher EU emissions rules
I gamified Australia’s power industry – and learned just how weird and perverse it can be | Nick Miller
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 19, 2024
If we knew the price of power at any time of day, we could stack the deck in our favour. That was the theory, anyway For a year I paid the real price for solar and I hated it – and loved it. I eventually had to stop because I was starting to more-than-slightly obsess about it. For a while it was worse than my Candy Crush addiction, and it ended the same way.
'Game changing' green shipping corridors plotted for Irish Sea
Business Green
MAY 19, 2024
Partnership between Peel Ports and NatPower Marine aims to provide charging infastructure for ships at eight ports in the UK and Ireland
A lot of hot air: the pros and cons of heat pumps | Letters
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 19, 2024
Readers respond to an article weighing up the relative costs of heat pumps and gas boilers for home heating I had heat pumps installed in my 100-year-old seafront house in 2009, with air-to-air systems – outside units connected with highly controllable indoor heaters – in three of the four flats. Why are systems like this – relatively cheap to install and run, and easy to manage, requiring no plumbing because they don’t use radiators – so often ignored?
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.
Forestry England to rewild 8,000 hectares of land to support wildlife and tree health
Business Green
MAY 19, 2024
Agency announces plan to deliver four new 'wild areas' in a bid to make them 'the most valuable places for wildlife across England'
Tata agrees Port Talbot deal with National Grid despite union criticism
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 19, 2024
New furnaces will be powered by electricity from 2027 but up to 2,800 workers will be made redundant Tata Steel has reached a deal with the UK’s electricity grid to start supplying the energy for new furnaces in south Wales from 2027, as the company moves ahead with its plan despite union opposition. The agreement with the National Grid’s electricity supply operator (ESO), the company that controls how energy is moved around Great Britain, will provide hundreds of millions of megawatts of power
Losing altitude: Study reveals business flights down nearly four million on pre-pandemic levels
Business Green
MAY 19, 2024
Number of flights taken for business purposes in 2023 was 29 per cent lower than 2019 levels, New Economics Foundation analysis finds
SwitchedOn Podcast: Energy rebates and missed opportunities
Renew Economy
MAY 19, 2024
Why a $300 one-off energy bill rebate misses an opportunity for permanent bill relief. The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Energy rebates and missed opportunities appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Is Saudi Arabia Still Interested in a 3-Way Deal for Nuclear Energy?
Energy Central
MAY 19, 2024
In a talk given at the Hudson, OH, public library on 05/16/24, Washington Post reporter David Ignatius addressed the question of whether Saudi Arabia is still interested in a three-way, three nation, deal that includes US support for its nuclear energy related ambitions. He called the plan a “three bank pool shot.
How flood-proof is your business?
Business Green
MAY 19, 2024
With heavy rainfall and rising sea levels increasing the frequency and intensity of floods, businesses need to take stock of how prepared they are, writes AECOM’s Robert Spencer
U.S. Department of Energy - LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to Plug Power to Produce and Liquify Clean Hydrogen Fuel
Global Renewable News
MAY 19, 2024
Today (May 14), the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment to Plug Power Inc.
Sarawak forest carbon projects face pushback over Indigenous land rights
Eco-Business
MAY 19, 2024
Communication and baseline setting for local community impact has been a key challenge despite almost two years of engagements, said project developer SaraCarbon, whose carbon project is the state's first in line for Verra certification.
European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity - ENTSOG and ENTSO-E publish their joint electricity and hydrogen Interlinked Model 2024 progress report for public consultation
Global Renewable News
MAY 19, 2024
ENTSOG and ENTSO-E have today (May 7) published their Interlinked Model (ILM) 2024 progress report. This report delivers a dual assessment methodology for electricity and hydrogen. The report also inc.
Singapore's world-first integrated waste and water treatment facility hit by construction delays
Eco-Business
MAY 19, 2024
The Tuas Nexus plant promises to cut the carbon footprint of waste and water treatment and boost recycling rates. The delay could affect plans to cut food waste and puts pressure on Singapore's ageing incinerators, industry watchers say.
World Green Building Council - Masdar City joins WorldGBC's Middle East and North Africa network as Regional Partner
Global Renewable News
MAY 19, 2024
The World Green Building Council's (WorldGBC) Middle East and North Africa (MENA) network continues to grow, as we welcome our newest Regional Partner, Masdar City.Joining the MENA network'.
‘One less mouth to feed’: Climate disasters linked to child marriage in Bangladesh
Eco-Business
MAY 19, 2024
Anecdotes from crisis-hit families underscore the economic and social consequences of floods, storms and cyclones.
Holcim US - Hagerstown Plant Accelerates Net Zero Journey Through Investments in Alternative Thermal Energy Capacity
Global Renewable News
MAY 19, 2024
Highlights $11 million investment to increase plant's alternative thermal energy use to 45 percent New state-of-the art co-processing system to produce 58,000 tons per year of engineered.
Nepal worries about its most dangerous glacial lake
Eco-Business
MAY 19, 2024
Despite earlier mitigation measures, the ‘critically dangerous’ Tsho Rolpa glacial lake has expanded further, with 6,000 households facing an imminent threat.
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