BESS could save EU €9 billion a year in gas costs by 2030, says Ember
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The EU could save €9 billion a year in gas costs by deploying BESS to capture excess wind and solar, according to think tank Ember.
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Engineers develop solar-powered lithium extraction from brine
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A team of engineers at Nanjing University, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a new way to extract lithium from briny water.
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Developer in Ireland submits application for Europe’s first multi-day iron-air battery project
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Developer FuturEnergy Ireland has announced its intentions to build Europe’s first iron-air battery energy storage system (BESS).
New research unlocks potential of electrochemical separation for water treatment and resource extraction
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed novel technology called electrochemical ion pumping (EIP) that could revolutionize the treatment of water and resource extraction.
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.
Flow Power: ‘Solar-plus-storage projects are an upcoming trend in the Australian PPA market’
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Flow Power's chief operating officer, Byron Serjeantson, believes solar-plus-storage projects represent an upcoming trend in Australia's PPA market.
New technique streamlines early-stage battery development
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
From current on-road vehicles to future electrified aircraft, the safety and reliability of energy storage systems is critical across battery applications. Before entering the market, all battery systems undergo thorough reviews and certifications to confirm they operate safely in both routine and extreme conditions, including fluctuating temperatures, repeated charging and discharging, and a full range of driving cycles.
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Using artificial intelligence to reduce risks to critical mineral supply
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Australia risks losing its world-leading advantage in critical and rare minerals used for clean energy, electric vehicles and batteries for solar energy, unless it embraces artificial intelligence in the mining sector, according to research from Monash University and the University of Tasmania.
Japan: Eku breaks ground on first BESS, Gore Street completes fundraising
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Eku Energy has begun its first battery storage project in Japan, while Gore Street Capital has raised funding for the country’s first energy storage-dedicated fund.
Cool roofs could have saved lives during London's hottest summer
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the 2018 record-setting hot summer had the city widely adopted cool roofs, estimates a new study by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter.
Econergy first to start building large-scale BESS project in Poland, IPP claims
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Econergy will soon start construction on a 50MW BESS project in Poland, the first of that scale to reach this stage in the market, the Israel-based IPP claimed.
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
High costs slow widespread use of heat pumps in UK, study shows
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The high cost of installing heat pumps for home heating could slow down people widely adopting the technology and leave government targets missed, research suggests. There has been a little to no reduction in the average installation cost of the green heating systems over the past decade in the UK, a study shows. The study is published in the journal Applied Energy.
Frontier misses out on AEMO Reserve Capacity Credits for Western Australia solar-storage hub
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Frontier Energy will pursue alternative funding solutions after missing out on Reserve Capacity Credits (RCCs) from the AEMO for its 360MWh Waroona Renewable Energy Hub in Western Australia.
China drives record growth in renewable energy jobs: report
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A record 2.5 million jobs were created in the renewable energy sector in 2023, most of them in China, the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Labor Organization said on Tuesday.
Plastic packaging innovators spotlighted at the 2024 RECOUP Awards
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Plastic recycling charity RECOUP received a record number of entries for its annual awards, which showcase the work being done throughout the plastics value chain in re-use, recycling, and re-design. Several initiatives that facilitate these activities in consumer product packaging won awards. The event concluded with a conference that summarized the broader outlook.
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.
Where leading countries stand in the transition to renewable heating, road transport and electricity
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The sluggish rate of progress made in the energy transition is putting the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 at risk. On the positive side, with early warning indicators guiding timely and targeted interventions, we can accelerate progress across several domains.
The $20B US ‘green bank’ program just funded its first project
Canary Media
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund , the national green bank program created by the Inflation Reduction Act, has gotten off to a slow start — but the money has started to flow. In April, a handful of nonprofit consortiums were selected to administer the $20 billion program.
Developing a data-driven approach for digitalized, sustainable battery cell production
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The further development and evolution of existing storage systems is a key prerequisite for the energy transition. The Center for Digitalized Battery Cell Manufacturing (ZDB) at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA and acp systems AG have joined forces to commission a winding system for cylindrical battery cells featuring flexible formats and design.
Getting Into Gear for Net Zero: BNEF’s Energy Transition Factbook 2024
BloombergNEF
OCTOBER 1, 2024
BloombergNEF has published a new edition of its Energy Transition Factbook. This flagship report identifies major trends – and offers critical solutions – in the transition to a net-zero world by showcasing progress made in three sectors: clean power, electrified transport and industry. The post Getting Into Gear for Net Zero: BNEF’s Energy Transition Factbook 2024 appeared first on BloombergNEF.
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.
Soda production process eliminates CO₂ emissions
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Fraunhofer researchers and their partners have developed an innovative and eco-friendly method of producing soda, essential for a wide range of industries, in the Green Soda project. The process is based on bipolar electrodialysis of brine. Ion exchange processes and the addition of carbon dioxide result in green soda. The technology will also help to strengthen manufacturing in Germany as an industrial location.
Using antimatter to detect nuclear radiation
Science Daily: Renewable Energy
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Discerning whether a nuclear reactor is being used to also create material for nuclear weapons is difficult, but capturing and analyzing antimatter particles has shown promise for monitoring what specific nuclear reactor operations are occurring, even from hundreds of miles away. Researchers have developed a detector that exploits Cherenkov radiation, sensing antineutrinos and characterizing their energy profiles from miles away as a way of monitoring activity at nuclear reactors.
Coal extension and public power retailer set battle lines for Queensland’s energy election
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Early campaign moves suggest energy will be a key policy battleground in the Queensland election – and that Labor and the Coalition will divide the state down party lines over climate and renewables. The post Coal extension and public power retailer set battle lines for Queensland’s energy election appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Microsoft’s Step into the Hydrogen Trend for Green Data Centers
Hydrogen Fuel News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Microsoft Pioneers Green Hydrogen Trial in Dublin Microsoft is breaking new ground in sustainable energy with its latest initiative to trial zero-emissions green hydrogen at its data center in Dublin, Ireland. Partnering with ESB, this innovative pilot program will see hydrogen fuel cells deployed to deliver up to 250kW of power to the data center’s power control and administration building over an eight-week period.
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?
Space-Based Solar Power for U.S. Energy Independence
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Space-based solar power (SBSP) could prove transformative to global energy demand by providing price-efficient, continuous clean energy from orbit (Figure 1). Recent developments, including low-cost space access, mass-produced satellites, robotics, […] The post Space-Based Solar Power for U.S. Energy Independence appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Battery hopeful licks its wounds after missing out on capacity credits as grid shortfall erased
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Aspiring renewables and storage company to be chaired by former WA premier says it "shocked and surprised" to miss out on a lucrative state capacity contract, but intends to have another go with federal scheme. The post Battery hopeful licks its wounds after missing out on capacity credits as grid shortfall erased appeared first on RenewEconomy.
THE BIG PICTURE: Hydrogen Cofiring at U.S. Gas Power Plants (Infographic)
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2024
While natural gas power accounted for 43% of total U.S. power generation in 2023, several state and federal policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions are bolstering interest in hydrogen […] The post THE BIG PICTURE: Hydrogen Cofiring at U.S. Gas Power Plants (Infographic) appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Acceleron Fusion has raised $15M to take another stab at cold fusion, filing reveals
TechCrunch: Climate
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Where most startups aim to recreate the superheated, super-pressurized conditions inside of a star, Acceleron takes a different approach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Innovative Gas-Fired Power Station Supports Taiwan’s Need for More Energy
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A GE Vernova-led project, completed in just 10 months, is helping Taiwan’s efforts for a more reliable power supply, along with supporting the integration of renewable energy resources in the country. Taiwan The post Innovative Gas-Fired Power Station Supports Taiwan’s Need for More Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Direct ocean capture may be the next frontier for carbon removal
TechCrunch: Climate
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Amsterdam-based Brineworks, a company specializing in seawater electrolysis technology, says its innovative method is expected to cost under $100 per ton of CO2 at scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Factorial develops Solstice solid-state battery with customer Mercedes-Benz
Charged
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Factorial has launched an all-solid-state battery developed with customer Mercedes-Benz to extend EV driving range. Solstice incorporates a dry cathode design for more efficient production. It delivers specific energy of up to 450 Wh/kg while reducing vehicle weight and increasing efficiency, which can extend EV range by up to 80%, according to the company.
Offshore hydrogen “energy islands” could save Germany €4 billion per year – report
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Germany can achieve annual savings of up to €4.3 billion ($A6.4 billion) by establishing offshore hydrogen production on two energy islands, a report says. The post Offshore hydrogen “energy islands” could save Germany €4 billion per year – report appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Oil prices surge as Iran missile attack prompts supply fears
Financial Times: Energy
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Barrage sends Brent crude up amid concerns of wider war in critical energy region
Jackson Generation Pioneers North America’s First M501JAC Gas Turbines
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The Jackson Generation plant, a 1.2-GW combined cycle power plant in Elwood, Illinois, debuted North America’s first M501JAC gas turbines. Developed by J-POWER USA, the facility has emerged as a model for The post Jackson Generation Pioneers North America’s First M501JAC Gas Turbines appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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