Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

Ultrafine particles, UFPs, the smallest particles that contribute to air pollution ( and still a challenge to measure ), hinder the function of mitochondria in human olfactory mucosa cells, according to a new study, findings that appear to clarify some of the adverse health effects believed to be linked to exposure. Led by the University of Eastern Finland, the study appeared to show that traffic-related UFPs impair mitochondrial functions in primary human olfactory mucosa cells by hampering oxi

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 13, 2024

Australia's biggest coal generator celebrates success of its first big battery, and says waiting for nuclear to replace its coal assets will put it out of business. The post AGL hails performance of first big battery, says waiting for nuclear would put it out of business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

Hermetia illucens, the black soldier fly. An Australian group is proposing using genetically engineered black soldier flies ( Hermetia illucens ) to address worldwide pollution challenges and produce valuable raw materials for industry, including the USD $500 billion global animal feed market. In a paper published on 24 July in the journal Communications Biology , scientists at Macquarie University outline a future where engineered flies could transform waste management and sustainable biomanufa

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Canary Media

AUGUST 13, 2024

DALTON, Ga. — Growing up in Cartersville, Georgia, Lisa Nash saw what happens to communities when factory jobs disappear. It was the 1980s and corporations were offshoring production to reduce costs and raise profits.

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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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

Mechanical engineers Nathan Ortiz, left, and Professor Sameer Rao of the University of Utah have developed the prototype device (image credit: Dan Hixson, University of Utah). Existing technologies for atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) are saddled with numerous downsides associated with size, cost and efficiency. But new research has yielded insights that could improve efficiencies and bring the world one step closer to tapping the air as a culinary water source in arid places.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 13, 2024

Labor introduces Future Made in Australia bill, but Coalition says it will oppose it and the Greens want guarantees fossil fuels won't be funded. The post Coalition says no to Future Made in Australia bill as Greens question fossil fuel funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 13, 2024

The biggest single wind project in Australia - at least for now - has obtained its registration and entered the grid management system.nn- The post Australia’s biggest wind farm enters grid management system after delays and cancellations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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FuelCellsWorks

AUGUST 13, 2024

Wales & West Utilities (WWU) has announced it will lead a project to further develop an electrolyser, which can produce green hydrogen from highly contaminated industrial wastewater sources. Working with.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 13, 2024

AGL snaps up battery and solar project developers with more than eight gigawatts of capacity in development. The post Coal giant AGL snaps up battery and solar developers with pipeline of more than eight gigawatts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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FuelCellsWorks

AUGUST 13, 2024

Forbes–Nikola has had a rocky few years. It’s worked to survive the reputational harm and share price crash that resulted from the lies of its founder (that earned him a.

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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

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 13, 2024

Mounting solar on walls and over highways could help reshape the grid, cut costs, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels and nuclear. The post The future of solar could be over our highways and up our walls appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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FuelCellsWorks

AUGUST 13, 2024

ITM Power announce the signing of a contract for the REFHYNE II project. We are pleased to announce that we have signed a contract for the REFHYNE II project, following.

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Energy Storage News

AUGUST 13, 2024

The 12th and final turbine unit of a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in Hebei, China, has been put into full operation, making it the largest operational system in the world.

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PV Tech

AUGUST 13, 2024

India added around 12.2GW of new solar capacity in the first half of the year, according to figures from JMK Research.

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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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Canary Media

AUGUST 13, 2024

Tritium , the insolvent Australia-based manufacturer of EV charging equipment, has found a buyer for its assets — India’s largest EV charger manufacturer Exicom. The acquisition provides hope that a major provider of fast-charging equipment for the U.S.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 13, 2024

Wireless internet supports the daily activities of countless people worldwide, ranging from their professional communications to internet browsing and the streaming of movies or TV series. This spiking demand for wireless internet access goes hand in hand with greater power consumption, which in turn contributes to carbon emissions worldwide.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 13, 2024

Essential Energy says it could connect more than 8GW of large-scale renewables “right now” using the existing NSW electricity distribution network. But the rules prevent it from doing so. The post Faster, fairer, cheaper: Regional network says renewables gap could be filled quickly, if the rules allowed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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FuelCellsWorks

AUGUST 13, 2024

Solaris has won a prestigious order from the French market in recent days. The producer will deliver eight articulated hydrogen buses to the city of Belfort. The 18-meter buses will be equipped with a state-of-the-art hydrogen system, which, combined with.

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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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

Image credit: Elena Alex Ferns / Shutterstock.com. University of British Columbia researchers say they have uncovered surprising insights into the Vancouver region’s “smellscape” using data from the Smell Vancouver app. Analyzing 549 reports from one year of app data, they discovered that “rotten” and “chemical” odours dominated, making up about 65 per cent of submissions.

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TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 13, 2024

The startup is proposing to use wells stretching thousands of feet as batteries, storing water under pressure to generate electricity later. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Renewable Energy Anerobic Digester facility at UC Davis. A perennial problem with anaerobic digesters is the tendency to produce ammonia, which can introduce complications when it comes to finding a suitable destination for digestate. Scout Mata and Katie Hetrick discuss nutrient recovery initiatives being undertaken at the University of California (Davis) with an anaerobic digestion facility called the Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digester, or READ.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Splitwaters and Oriana Power form new partnership. Splitwaters, a US-based company specializing in innovative electrolyzers and balance of plant equipment for green hydrogen production, is working together with Oriana Power, an India-based leading commercial and industrial solar manufacturer, to develop renewable hydrogen and e-fuel (e.g., green methanol, e-methanol, and green ammonia) facilities in India.

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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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FuelCellsWorks

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) has initiated a demonstration plant in Germany that produces green hydrogen from industrial wastewater, leveraging biotechnological processes. The Fraunhofer Institute for.

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Energy Storage News

AUGUST 13, 2024

A huge buildout of transmission infrastructure is needed for decarbonisation, and transmission-connected batteries have a big role to play, writes EDF Renewables UK's Matthew Boulton.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 13, 2024

RWE and Westfalen Group are building a hydrogen refueling station. A new hydrogen station, which will be located in Lingen, Germany, is being built by RWE and Westfalen Group. RWE, a multinational energy company, will own the station while Westfalen, a producer and seller of industrial gases and services, will be responsible for its operations. This partnership marks the first joint undertaking by these two German companies.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 13, 2024

Seawater electrolysis holds immense promise as a means to decarbonize the global energy sector. However, challenges such as anode corrosion by chloride ions, unwanted chloride oxidation reactions, and the high cost of catalysts have hindered direct seawater electrolysis.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Challenges Facing California’s EV Charging Infrastructure California, a pioneer in the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), faces formidable challenges in expanding its EV charging infrastructure. With an ambitious target to have 7 million electric cars on its roads within the next seven years, the state must build public charging stations at an unprecedented pace.

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Energy Storage News

AUGUST 13, 2024

State-owned energy company Stanwell has today (13 August) announced it has started construction on its 300MW/1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the coal-fired Stanwell Power Station in Queensland, Australia.

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FuelCellsWorks

AUGUST 13, 2024

Emerging Aerospace Company Continues to Exceed Innovation Milestones for Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft and Space Vehicles TULLAHOMA, Tenn.–Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories, Inc. (GTL), an aerospace engineering research and development company, has announced breakthrough results for its.

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Charged

AUGUST 13, 2024

Off-grid charging solutions are a hot topic, and they’re not just for remote sites that have no grid access. Some customers choose an off-grid solution that incorporates solar power and energy storage in order to avoid the long lead times that are often required to get a new utility interconnection, and/or to offer a backup power source in case of a power outage.

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FuelCellsWorks

AUGUST 13, 2024

First Hydrogen-Powered Vessels of Their Kind Windcat entrusts Anglo-Eastern with the technical and crewing management of their first CSOV As part of CMB.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Dell name is synonymous with technology and innovation, so perhaps it’s not surprising that a member of that famous computing family is working to solve the challenge of making […] The post The POWER Interview: Using Home Batteries to Support the Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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