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Toyota report grapples with energy storage challenge in logistics

Envirotec Magazine

A hydrogen fuel cell forklift truck from Toyota at the opening of a new hydrogen fuelling station at Teesside International Airport in January (image credit: Toyota UK). A report from logistics specialist Toyota Material Handling (UK) indicates priorities and directions for the logistics industry, given the required trajectory of emissions reduction.

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Carbon Mapper Releases First Emissions Detections from the Tanager-1 Satellite

Planet Pulse

Tanager-1 is made possible by the Carbon Mapper Coalition , a philanthropically-funded effort to develop and deploy satellites designed to detect and track methane and CO2 super-emitters at a level of granularity needed to support direct mitigation action. Tanager-1 combines Planet’s cutting-edge agile aerospace and smallsat bus technology with the state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer design developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). ### PUBLISHED ARTICLE FROM CARBON MAPPER Pasadena,

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UK government cap-and-floor scheme aims to boost renewable energy storage

Envirotec Magazine

Ffestiniog pumped storage scheme in North Wales. The Department for Net Zero and Energy Security (DESNZ) has confirmed the go-ahead of a scheme intended to stimulate investment in the UK’s long-duration energy storage (LDES) sector. Announced on 10 October, DESNZ said the Long Duration Electricity Storage investment support scheme will “boost investor confidence and unlock billions in funding for vital projects” “This could see the first significant long duration energy storage

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Call for Australia to make wind turbine towers as well as solar PV and battery storage

Renew Economy

Australia could create thousands of jobs and transition workers out of the fossil fuel industry if wind towers were produced at home, a research group says. The post Call for Australia to make wind turbine towers as well as solar PV and battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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The First Gas Utility Sued for Climate Deception

DeSmogBlog

This article by ExxonKnews is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. For the first time, a gas utility could be on the hook for its role in deceiving the public about the climate crisis. Multnomah, Oregon, has added NW Natural — Oregon’s oldest and largest supplier of “natural” gas, also known as fossil or methane gas — to the list of defendants in a lawsuit that seeks to make fossil fuel companies pay $52 billion for their role in the deadly 2021

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Big batteries have already put an end to minimum demand shocks in Australia’s most vulnerable grid

Renew Economy

The growth of rooftop solar is creating new headaches for the market operator in terms of minimum demand. But the first big battery in the country's most vulnerable state may have already fixed the problem. The post Big batteries have already put an end to minimum demand shocks in Australia’s most vulnerable grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Ikea owner takes another slice of Australia’s biggest wind project

Renew Economy

Ikea owner signs up for another stake in Australia's biggest wind project as production ramps up. The post Ikea owner takes another slice of Australia’s biggest wind project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Plug Power Partners with AGA to Build World’s Largest Green Ammonia Facility

Hydrogen Fuel News

Plug Power Advances Global Hydrogen Solutions with Strategic Partnerships Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) is making significant headway in the global green hydrogen sector through strategic partnerships and impactful projects. The company has recently secured a pivotal framework agreement with Allied Green Ammonia in Australia, a move aimed at establishing one of the largest green ammonia facilities globally.

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Scientists improve catalytic converter efficiency to cut harmful pollution from hydrogen engines

TechXplore

Hydrogen-burning internal combustion engines offer great promise in the fight against climate change because they are powerful without emitting any earth-warming carbon. They can power heavy-duty trucks and buses and are suited for off-road and agricultural equipment and backup power generators, providing cleaner alternatives to diesel engines.

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Green vs. White Hydrogen: The Economic Gamechanger in America’s Oil States

Hydrogen Fuel News

Alaska and Texas Eye New White Hydrogen Energy Frontier As the world pivots towards sustainable energy solutions, Alaska and Texas, two of America’s largest oil-producing states, are now setting their sights on hydrogen as the next frontier in energy production. Hydrogen, particularly in its “white” form, presents a potential gold rush for these states, promising to reshape the energy landscape much like oil once did.

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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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Severe Solar Storm Threatens Power Grid Amid Hurricane Helene, Milton Recovery

POWER Magazine

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a G4-level severe geomagnetic storm watch, urging the North American power grid to prepare for a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) […] The post Severe Solar Storm Threatens Power Grid Amid Hurricane Helene, Milton Recovery appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Scope3 starts tracking the carbon footprint of AI

TechCrunch: Climate

The startup, which already monitors the climate impact of digital advertising, is expanding to include artificial intelligence. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JinkoSolar, ACWA Power sign 3GW TOPCon module supply deal for Saudi Arabian projects

PV Tech

JinkoSolar has signed a supply deal with Saudi Arabian power developer ACWA Power to provide 3GW of TOPCon PV modules.

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BaCta is using engineered bacteria to grow natural rubber and slash CO2 emissions

TechCrunch: Climate

The synthetic biology and precision fermentation space is a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity these days. But it’s not every day you come across a startup that’s using genetic engineering to produce natural rubber — a substance that’s challenging to reproduce in a lab because of how long its polymer is. Paris-based baCta has a proof […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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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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D3Energy Powers Utah Water Utilities with Floating Solar

Solar Industry

D3Energy has cut the ribbon on what it calls Utah’s first floating solar array, which the company developed at the Signal Hill Water Treatment Plant. Operated by Mountain Regional Water, the 600kW system, developed in collaboration with Ameresco, is expected to offset 90% of the plant’s power. The project utilizes Ciel & Terre’s Hydrelio floating system. “Water treatment plants, like Signal Hill, are ideal candidates for floating solar due to the large, often unused

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Streamlining solar cell structure and fabrication for more affordable energy

TechXplore

A new fabrication technique for substantially enhancing the prospects of commercializing perovskite solar cells through improved stability, reliability, efficiency and affordability is underway at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK).

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Eaton, Lunar Energy Collaborate on Residential Energy Storage and Solar Installations

Solar Industry

Power management company Eaton has collaborated with Lunar Energy, with the aim of simplifying the installation and maximizing the functionality of home energy storage and solar systems. The company hopes that the integration of its AbleEdge smart breakers with the Lunar System will make it easier for installers and homeowners to deploy solar and storage, manage loads, optimize costs and extend the life of the solar battery system.

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Bill Gates-Backed Group Secures Funding for New Wind Energy Project

POWER Magazine

A startup company whose investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the group led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, said it has received about $14 million in new funding in support of […] The post Bill Gates-Backed Group Secures Funding for New Wind Energy Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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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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AI data centers tackle the sustainable energy challenge

Impact Alpha

After decades of stable demand, global electricity usage is on a sharp upward swing. US electricity demand could soar an average of 9%. The post AI data centers tackle the sustainable energy challenge appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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3 Steps for Utility Companies to Get Started with Undergrounding

POWER Magazine

The U.S. electric grid is under more strain than ever to support exponential electricity demand due to artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, electric vehicles, and hotter temperatures. Its infrastructure is […] The post 3 Steps for Utility Companies to Get Started with Undergrounding appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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“All over the shop:” State Coalition leaders join push to stymie renewables, prop up fossil fuels

Renew Economy

State Coalition parties seem determined to stop renewables, with Victoria re-heating a decade-old wind buffer plan and Queensland vowing to burn coal for as long as it can. The post “All over the shop:” State Coalition leaders join push to stymie renewables, prop up fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Investing in Green Hydrogen 2024: Tackling Green Hydrogen’s Growing Pains

CleanTech Group

The momentum behind green hydrogen has notably decelerated, with developers being hit with some hard home truths. Far fewer projects have taken the. The post Investing in Green Hydrogen 2024: Tackling Green Hydrogen’s Growing Pains appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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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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Nissan’s LFP battery production receives Japanese government certification

Charged

Nissan Motor has received certification for its development and mass production of in-vehicle, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in Japan. Nissan intends to establish a base in Japan by strengthening the supply chain of storage batteries, a Japanese government policy, and promoting the use of EVs fitted with LFP batteries, the company said.

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Hypersaline brine produced by fracking has left us in a pickle, but new process could help dry it up

TechXplore

Seemingly miraculous innovations have made it possible to slake the ever-growing thirsts of our industrial society. Need more energy? Frack it from deep-bedded rocks. Fresh water? Desalinate ocean flows. Precious metals? Leach them from low-grade ores that were previously unminable.

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Impact Observatory Leverages Planet Data and AI to Deliver Insights to U.S. Local and National Government

Planet Pulse

Traditionally, identifying patterns of change on land has been expensive, complex, and labor-intensive, making it difficult to scale to the vast amount of available satellite imagery. To address this challenge, Planet partner Impact Observatory has developed AI-powered geospatial monitoring tools that help decision-makers understand risks and anticipate changes at unprecedented speed and scale. “Impact Observatory works with the U.S. government and with state and local governments, to help

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What the EPA’s New Federal Water Rule Means for Chicagoans

NRDC onEarth

Chicago is required to replace its lead pipes within about 20 years instead of 50+ years.

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RWE files Colorado permit application for 200MW standalone Tesla Megapack BESS

Energy Storage News

RWE has submitted a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application with a local authority in Colorado to construct a 200MW standalone BESS using Tesla 2XL Megapacks.

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'Climate change is to blame': England suffers one of its worst harvests on record

Business Green

Analysis of provisional data suggests overall volumes of key crops such as wheat, barley and oil seed rape were hit severely by record winter rainfall

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SLB makes breakthrough in sustainable lithium production demo

Charged

Oilfield services company SLB (aka Schlumberger), has proven its lithium production process at scale at its demonstration plant in Clayton Valley, Nevada. The Nevada demonstration plant integrates direct lithium extraction (DLE), concentration and conversion technologies to produce lithium from brine 500 times faster than conventional methods while using only 10% of the land, as well as less water and chemical reagents, according to the company.

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EDF reportedly seeking up £4bn from investors to finish Hinkley Point C

The Guardian: Energy

French energy firm reported to be in talks over potential investment to cover ballooning cost of nuclear project The French energy company EDF is reportedly in talks with investors to raise up to £4bn to finish the delayed Hinkley Point C project in Somerset, Britain’s first new nuclear reactors in a generation. The utilities company, owned by the French state, has approached investors to help cover the ballooning cost of constructing the nuclear plant , which is understood to have reached almos

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Can wind propulsion technology really help power modern ships?

Renew Economy

Wind propulsion technology today is as far removed from 18th century sailing ships as today's Formula 1 cars are from 18th century horse-drawn carts. The post Can wind propulsion technology really help power modern ships? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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COOLBat project develops lightweight EV battery enclosures

Charged

Researchers from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU have teamed up with partners in the COOLBat joint research project to develop next-generation battery enclosures for EVs. The COOLBat project focuses on making lighter enclosures to reduce power consumption and increase driving range by combining individual systems, packing more functions into a smaller installation space and using new heat-conductive materials and bio-based flame-retardant coatings.