Fri.Nov 03, 2023

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Most companies are fumbling their 2025 plastic waste targets

GreenBiz

The world is off track to tackle plastic pollution. Here's what business must do now, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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Full steam ahead for electric freight trains

Canary Media

Electricity is taking over the transportation sector, with batteries replacing fossil-fuel engines in a growing number of passenger cars, big-rig trucks, school buses , delivery vans, speedboats and ferries. Yet one category in particular is only just starting to get on board with battery power: freight trains.

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Understanding the new nature and biodiversity frameworks for companies

GreenBiz

Leads of the new mechanisms for evaluating nature impacts and setting targets break down the differences between them and why your company needs both.

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South Africa’s Standard Bank faces dilemma over pipeline decision

Financial Times: Energy

Also in today’s newsletter, a new can of worms is opening up for board directors

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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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How will the world rule on plastic? Read this draft treaty's fine print

GreenBiz

Governments around the world are securing their travel visas, rallying their best nerds and sharpening their pencils for the next big United Nations meeting on plastic pollution.

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Michigan House passes Clean Energy Future Bills, Putting the State on the Path to 100% Clean Energy

NRDC onEarth

The bills would make Michigan a national leader on clean, carbon-free and renewable energy while also providing Michiganders with more affordable utility bills

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China Has Over 400 Hydrogen Stations, the Most in the World

FuelCellsWorks

A hydrogen filling station that has started operations. Lijun Jiang, vice president of the China Renewable Energy Society, spoke at the SNEC 8th (2023) International Energy Storage Technology, Equipment and.

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Chart: Which clean energy sector is creating the most new jobs?

Canary Media

Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Since the Inflation Reduction Act passed into law last August, both domestic and foreign companies have rushed to set up shop or expand operations in the U.S.

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The scientist who warned the US about climate change says it’s worse than we thought. Again.

Grist

A new study published by legendary climate scientist James Hansen and a global team of researchers has found that the planet might breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warming target by the end of the decade and surpass the 2 degrees C target by 2050. The new research adds to the urgency of conversations about climate change, just weeks before leaders all over the world are expected to travel to Dubai to meet for the United Nation’s annual climate change conference, COP28.

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HIF Global’s First Commercial Shipment of Green Hydrogen-Based E-fuel Sets Sail From Chile to Porsche in the UK

FuelCellsWorks

Porsche will receive 24,600 liters of synthetic gasoline in England, produced by the Chilean company in Magallanes. Punta Arenas, Chile– The first commercial export of carbon-neutral fuel has begun its.

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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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This EV startup was going to revolutionize how cars were made – now, it’s on life support

TechCrunch: Climate

Arrival set out eight years ago to make electric vehicle production “radically more efficient.” So far, its plan to forgo the gigafactory for local microfactories has proved anything but. Arrival trumpeted how its automated microfactories would simultaneously churn out electric vans for UPS, cars for Uber drivers and buses for the U.K., Italy and California. […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Roadworks project in France uses 100% electric equipment

Charged

The advantages of electric construction equipment are compelling—on paper—but the construction industry is conservative by nature, and companies will insist on extensive real-world testing before committing to major orders. Electric construction equipment is being put to the test in France, where Vinci Construction subsidiary Emulithe and equipment provider Fayat are carrying out what they say is the “world’s first” roadworks project to use 100% electric equipment.

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Emerson to host free Hydrogen Days for industry professionals in Hannover

FuelCellsWorks

Attendees will discover innovative hydrogen solutions and learn how to optimize operations across the value chain November 7-8, 2023. Emerson will host Emerson Hydrogen Days from November 7-8, 2023, in.

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As others cry the blues, Hyundai announces record profit, keeps EV plans on track

Charged

While some legacy automakers whine that they can’t make a profit on EVs, and others cling to 20th-century tech such as hybrids and hydrogen, Hyundai is getting on with the business of selling EVs—and making a tidy profit, thank you. Hyundai Motor, which includes the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands, recently posted third-quarter financial results. The Korean automaker announced a record Q3 operating profit of $2.8 billion, up an eye-popping 146 percent from Q3 2022.

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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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California’s ‘largest’ commercial solar carport breaks ground at Six Flags theme park

PV Tech

A 12.37MW solar carport and energy storage system, built by US developer DSD Renewables and commercial solar EPC company Solar Optimum, has broken ground at California theme park Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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Preventing catastrophic failure in lithium ion batteries

TechXplore

In a recent study published in Advanced Energy Materials, a team of ANSTO scientists, led by Prof. Vanessa Peterson, used neutron scattering techniques to understand the formation of harmful lithium structures in rechargeable lithium ion batteries (LIBs).

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California solicits applications for $40 million in NEVI EV charging grants

Charged

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has announced a competitive solicitation for up to $40,500,000 in grant funds for DC fast EV charging infrastructure projects. Interested parties can submit applications for grants before the deadline of January 26, 2024. (The CEC’s application page contains a lengthy list of documents explaining how to apply.) The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the CEC have partnered to create California’s Deployment Plan for the National Elec

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Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell car sales rose this year in Q3

Hydrogen Fuel News

That said, they weren’t growing enough to stop the company from stepping back. Toyota recently announced that it was shifting its focus away from its hydrogen fuel cell car for the passenger vehicle market and would be concentrating on the commercial market instead. The company’s United States market exists essentially exclusively in California.

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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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Leoni launches next-generation EV charging cables

Charged

Leoni , a supplier of wiring systems, has optimized its EV charging cables to be easier to use and consume less resources. Leoni has introduced new AC charging cables using LEONI EcoSense Nxt and LEONI EcoSense technologies. The LEONI EcoSense Nxt+ product line has been power-optimized. The cables are designed to carry the highest available current level for each application, decreasing the conductor cross-section.

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Monolithically integrated photo battery achieves competitive voltage

TechXplore

Networked intelligent devices and sensors can improve the energy efficiency of consumer products and buildings by monitoring their consumption in real time. Miniature devices like these being developed under the concept of the Internet of Things require energy sources that are as compact as possible in order to function autonomously.

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Solar and storage most sought energies in updated IRP from Arizona utilities

PV Tech

A look into several utilities updated IRP in Arizona, as they target to increase solar and storage operational capacity in next 15 years.

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NOVONIX and SandboxAQ collaborate on AI solutions for EV batteries

Charged

NOVONIX , a battery materials and technology company, and SandboxAQ, an enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that combines artificial intelligence (AI) with quantum analysis (AQ), will collaborate to predict the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries. The companies will combine SandboxAQ’s AI-driven chemical simulation software and NOVONIX’s Ultra-High Precision Coulometry (UHPC) technology and battery cell prototyping and testing capabilities to predict cell life.

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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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Archigas Honored as Finalist With Important German Award

FuelCellsWorks

Wiesbaden / Rüsselsheim am Main-– It’s done: Archigas landed on the podium of the “Hessen Champions 2023” as a finalist! More than 60 companies competed for the prestigious German award.

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Reduced revenues in Philippines lower Scatec’s Q3 power production income

PV Tech

Norwegian independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has posted a weakened financial results for the third quarter of 2023, with year-on-year power production and profit dropping by 7.8% and 71.6% respectively.

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Croatia approves EUR 30 million grant for geothermal research

ThinkGeoEnergy

Croatia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has approved the allocation of grants amounting to EUR 29,828,555.70 to finance the project “Preparation and research of geothermal potential in the context of centralized heating.” The funding was approved through the measure C1.2. R1-12 Incentive for energy efficiency, heating, and renewable energy sources for the decarbonization of the energy sector.

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Bridging the best of both electrolyte worlds for a better lithium-ion battery

TechXplore

Lithium-ion batteries powered the device on which these words appear. From phones and laptops to electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries are critical to the technology of the modern world—but they can also explode. Comprising negatively and positively charged electrodes and an electrolyte to transport ions across the divide, lithium-ion batteries are only as good as the limitations of their components.

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Not enough geothermal resources for the city of Flensburg, Germany

ThinkGeoEnergy

After an extensive evaluation of the subsurface data in Flensburg, Germany, Innargi has come to the conclusion that the geothermal resource does not have enough potential for heating at the current state of technology. After an extensive evaluation of the subsurface data in Flensburg, Germany, Innargi has come to the conclusion that the geothermal resource does not have enough potential for district heating at scale.

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Bill Gates: There are amazing climate technologies — getting them out is the challenge

Financial Times: Energy

Billionaire explains the rationale behind his Breakthrough fund investments in more than 100 nascent companies

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Is NASA Closer to Making Electric Flight a Reality?

Energy Central

I’ve written about solid state batteries as a potential long-term replacement for lithium-ion. The focus has been on ground-based EVs, but NASA has other ideas. They are developing s solid-state sulfur selenium battery that could make electric flight a reality. The EPA estimates that commercial air travel accounts for 10% of U.S. transportation emissions and 3% of our total GHG.

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An eco-friendly solar-driven protocol solves water-oil separation

TechXplore

The discharge of nuclear wastewater from Japan has drawn concern and condemnation from countries around the world. As a result, the issue of marine pollution is once again in the spotlight. Among the traditional marine environmental problems, oil pollution is one of the most serious types.

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Demystifying the Hydrogen Business Model for Electrolysis

Energy Central

Demystifying the Hydrogen Business Model for Electrolysis The green hydrogen economy is early in its development, with 700MW electrolyser capacity installed globally in 2022. This is expected to grow significantly, reaching between 175-420GW by 2030.1 The UK’s government recognises the economic opportunity, aiming to produce 10GW low carbon hydrogen by 2030 – with green.

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Green ammonia for the hydrogen economy

TechXplore

Research in the International Journal of Exergy has looked at how a novel small-scale power-to-ammonia (P2A) system might be a useful tool in the move to a hydrogen economy. The work considers the energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness of this system compared with conventional systems. Ultimately, chemical analysis shows the potential of green ammonia as a hydrogen-storage medium, and thus an energy carrier.