'Mission 2025': Corporations, mayors call for more ambitious national climate plans
GreenBiz
JUNE 25, 2024
The next round of climate plans due under the Paris Agreement can galvanize the green economy, business leaders and mayors argue.
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Households to be “driving force” of energy transition with solar, batteries and EVs
Renew Economy
JUNE 25, 2024
Households - and their rooftop solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles - will be driving force of the green energy transition, and will could mean less need for grid scale investments. The post Households to be “driving force” of energy transition with solar, batteries and EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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ESG can make or break a merger: Here’s what dealmakers are looking for
GreenBiz
JUNE 25, 2024
Miscalculating climate risk — or being unprepared for legal changes — can reduce M&A prices.
AEMO locks in renewables and storage to replace coal, as Australia urged to go faster
Renew Economy
JUNE 25, 2024
AEMO planning blueprint confirms that renewables and storage the cheapest and smartest way to replace coal, and nuclear would be too slow and costly. But is the rapid transition quick enough? The post AEMO locks in renewables and storage to replace coal, as Australia urged to go faster appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Plug Reaches 7.5 GW in BEDP Contracts for Global Electrolyzer Projects
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Company’s BEDP Offering Propels Growth of Electrolyzer Business. LATHAM, N.Y.– Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions for the green hydrogen economy, has achieved a.
It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 25, 2024
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.
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Kazakhstan Leverages Planet Data for Agriculture, Resource Management, and Disaster Response
Planet Pulse
JUNE 25, 2024
Spanning over a vast expanse of 2.7 million square kilometers, Kazakhstan stands as the world’s largest landlocked country–a colossal landmass characterized by its diverse geography, ranging from bustling urban centers, to sprawling steppes and rugged mountain ranges. For authorities tasked with monitoring land use and environmental change, both the scale of the country and the diversity of its environments present a considerable challenge.
Hyzon Realigning Company Strategy to Focus on Core North American Markets and Refuse Industry
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Company reviewing international markets for consolidation while advancing strategic alternatives assessment. BOLINGBROOK, Ill– Hyzon (Hyzon or the Company), a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of high-performance hydrogen fuel cell systems.
Next-generation geothermal will soon power Southern California's grid
Canary Media
JUNE 25, 2024
California already gets some of its clean electricity from geothermal power plants, which harness the heat and steam found naturally near the earth’s surface.
MAN Cryo Supplies Fuel System for World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Superyacht
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Newbuilding features below-deck liquid-hydrogen tanks and vaporization system in other industry first MAN Cryo has supplied a liquid-hydrogen gas-fuel supply system to a 118.8 m superyacht constructed by Feadship, the.
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.
New Greens senator, former head of Greenpeace Australia, wants more climate ambition
Renew Economy
JUNE 25, 2024
Australia must heed Pacific calls for a more ambitious climate strategy as the region faces an existential threat, a former environmental lawyer turned Greens senator says. The post New Greens senator, former head of Greenpeace Australia, wants more climate ambition appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Toyota Showcases Hydrogen-Powered GR Yaris at 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Focus on future potential for internal combustion engines with European-built, hydrogen-powered GR Yaris Race, rally and road cars to show the breadth of Toyota’s multi-path technologies towards delivering ultimate carbon.
Don’t stop now: Forrest’s Squadron urges speedy green switch as ISP signals end of baseload
Renew Economy
JUNE 25, 2024
Squadron Energy says AEMO's plan for the national grid reinforces the need to roll out new solar and wind capacity "at speed" – and the huge risks if we don't. The post Don’t stop now: Forrest’s Squadron urges speedy green switch as ISP signals end of baseload appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Government of Canada Launches the First Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
As countries around the world race to seize the economic opportunities associated with a net-zero future, the Government of Canada is taking bold action to ensure Canadian workers and industry.
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.
Rolls-Royce Spearheads Groundbreaking Hydrogen Engine Project
Hydrogen Fuel News
JUNE 25, 2024
In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable energy solutions, Rolls-Royce has launched the Phoenix project, a collaborative initiative involving five companies and research institutes. The project aims to develop the technologies necessary for a highly efficient, first-of-its-kind hydrogen combustion engine to power combined heat and power (CHP) systems.
Pure Hydrogen Cancels Capital Raise, Eyes Growth
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Pure Hydrogen Corporation Limited has decided to terminate its recent capital raising efforts, citing unfavorable revised terms. The company remains financially stable and is focusing on advancing its hydrogen hub.
Bosch facility in Portugal puts geothermal heat pump system into operation
ThinkGeoEnergy
JUNE 25, 2024
The facility of Bosch under the Car Multimedia division in Braga, Portugal has installed a geothermal heating and cooling system as part of a wider initiative to eliminate the use of natural gas as an energy source at the site. This is a major step in reducing the carbon footprint of the Braga facility, which is the largest Bosch company in Portugal and the main private employer in Braga.
Dubai: RTA and Swaidan Partner to Trial Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Bus
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an agreement with Swaidan Trading Company to trial an environmentally friendly hydrogen bus in Dubai’s climate and operational conditions. The agreement was.
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?
The Brief: How the EU’s carbon border tax will shift global trade
Impact Alpha
JUNE 25, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Policy Corner How Europe’s import carbon tax can boost global prosperity, not hurt it. Climate. The post The Brief: How the EU’s carbon border tax will shift global trade appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
HYDS Becomes New Owner of Green Hydrogen Production Initiative at Fjord Base
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Hydrogen Solutions AS (HYDS) has acquired a 33 percent stake in HyFuel AS. An investment decision of a 20MW green hydrogen production plant is planned in Q1 2025 together with.
The U.S. Data Center Energy Train Wreck
Energy Central
JUNE 25, 2024
The U.S. and the world are using innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to use data more efficiently, along with an increasing demand for electricity. This article will describe the upcoming data center electricity supply shortfall, and potential train wreck in the U.S. Current Data Center Electricity Demand: Globally, data centers consume 1-2% of overall energy.
ExxonMobil Adds Air Liquide to World’s Largest Low-Carbon Hydrogen Project
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Agreement aims to advance low-carbon hydrogen market, driving toward a cleaner energy future Enables transportation of low-carbon hydrogen from ExxonMobil’s facility through Air Liquide’s existing pipeline network Air Liquide supplies.
Worker-owned ‘conglomerate’ Obran Cooperative gets a boost from Acumen America investment
Impact Alpha
JUNE 25, 2024
Worker ownership is becoming more common, as worker-owned cooperatives — and investment funds looking to support them — multiply. Less so: worker-owned holding. The post Worker-owned ‘conglomerate’ Obran Cooperative gets a boost from Acumen America investment appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Charbone Hydrogen is More Than Doubling its Phase 1 Electrolyzer Capacity to Power Up Green Hydrogen Production at the Sorel-Tracy, Quebec Plant
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Company now gearing up and actively enhancing its supply chain of fully integrated electrolyzers with capacities up to 2.5 MW, 5.0 MW and 10.0 MW for all of its projects.
Honda and Mitsubishi form EV joint venture
Charged
JUNE 25, 2024
Japanese automotive manufacturers Honda Motor and Mitsubishi have announced plans to establish a new 50/50 joint venture (JV) company called ALTNA in July 2024. The new JV is based on an agreement the two companies signed in October 2023 to collaborate on new EV businesses. ALTNA will combine Honda’s control and connected technologies for EVs and batteries and Mitsubishi’s power-generation knowledge, which includes battery storage systems and smart charging operations.
Regulators Must Clear the Runway for U.S. Clean Hydrogen to Take Off – Report Finds
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
Report from Troutman Pepper law firm says transparency on tax credits, and standards for hydrogen certification, are needed to unlock clean hydrogen’s ceiling Domestic manufacturing, infrastructure investment, and export markets.
Coal push damps hopes of China’s climate ambition
Financial Times: Energy
JUNE 25, 2024
Momentum behind net zero pledges could be fading as Beijing prioritises economic growth and energy security
VINSSEN Deploys Innovative Marine Class Approved Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for Commercial Maritime Use
FuelCellsWorks
JUNE 25, 2024
VINSSEN Co., Ltd, a maritime decarbonization technology specialist focused on hydrogen fuel cells and supporting systems, has successfully passed BV’s rigorous performance tests, a key step towards demonstrating the feasibility.
Doping 3D perovskites could be way to add durability, efficiency
Renew Economy
JUNE 25, 2024
Researchers say they have a possible solution for perovskite solar cell instability that could jettison the technology from lab to market: a new way of designing the cell itself. The post Doping 3D perovskites could be way to add durability, efficiency appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Daimler Buses and ESWE Verkehr open electrified e-bus depot
Charged
JUNE 25, 2024
Daimler Buses has delivered an electric bus fleet for the German transport company ESWE Verkehr in Wiesbaden and supplied a total of 120 battery-electric eCitaro buses since the start of the project in 2019. Daimler Buses supervised all construction measures and oversaw the installation of a total of 120 charging stations. The company deployed charged management technology and oversaw the installation of an electrical substation for converting the current from medium to low voltage.
Federal decision on contested Hunter Valley wind farm with state approval delayed again
Renew Economy
JUNE 25, 2024
A 335 MW wind farm cleared for development by NSW is now waiting on federal environmental approval, after a decision on the project was delayed for a second time. The post Federal decision on contested Hunter Valley wind farm with state approval delayed again appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Commercial green hydrogen and ammonia production to become a reality in Canada
Hydrogen Fuel News
JUNE 25, 2024
The country is set to get its first production facility with the help of McDermott. McDermott, a Houston-based, fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry, is set to construct Canada’s first commercial green hydrogen and ammonia production facility. The facility will be located in Central Newfoundland and is part of the Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corporation (EVREC) project.
Big Oil under pressure to recalibrate green transition goals
Financial Times: Energy
JUNE 25, 2024
Some producers have started to row back on low-carbon strategies amid high fossil fuel demand and investor concerns
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