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Smart Energy Transition Policymaking Needs Better Mineral Demand Data

NRDC onEarth

Sparse nation-level insights and inconsistent scenario designs leave U.S. policymakers ill-equipped to make responsible decisions on energy transition minerals.

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Agreement finally reached to switch on Broken Hill battery, nearly 10 days after storm blows down power lines

Renew Economy

Ten days after Broken Hill was isolated when storms below down transmission lines - and a day after Renew Economy asked what's going on - the local big battery will finally start doing what it is supposed to do. The post Agreement finally reached to switch on Broken Hill battery, nearly 10 days after storm blows down power lines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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SunHydrogen Launches Large-Scale Hydrogen Module Testing

Hydrogen Fuel News

Large-Scale Hydrogen Module Testing for Low Cost Green Hydrogen Production This week marks a significant milestone for SunHydrogen, Inc. (OTCQB: HYSR) as the company announces the official commencement of initial fabrication and testing of its large-scale green hydrogen modules. This development is integral to the company’s mission to produce renewable hydrogen through its innovative technology.

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RUSA, Ameresco Partner on Solar Adoption for Public Utilities

Solar Industry

Ameresco has partnered with the Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA), with the aim of bolstering the resilience, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of RUSA’s key facilities, including its main office, Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and Natural Treatment System (NTS). Under the collaboration, Ameresco will oversee the design, construction and integration of solar PV systems across RUSA’s facilities, building on a comprehensive Technical Energy Audit conducted to identify energy-sa

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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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US finalises 45X advanced manufacturing tax credit for batteries, solar

Energy Storage News

The US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have finalised the rules and process for the 45X advanced manufacturing tax credit, which effectively provides a subsidy to domestic clean energy technology manufacturing, including batteries.

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Scout Motors unveils EV Terra truck, Traveler SUV concepts, including Harvester range extender

Charged

Heavy on heritage and light on details, the launch event showed Scout’s concepts for an EV 4×4 that’s every bit the equal of Jeep or Bronco. Scout Motors, the startup electric-truck maker owned by Volkswagen, took the wraps off concepts for its first two 4×4 models outside Nashville on Thursday evening. The Terra truck and the Traveler SUV share most design and interior cues, with the truck riding on a longer wheelbase.

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Paired Power’s EV chargers let customers mix and match solar, storage and grid power

Charged

The challenges involved in getting EV chargers hooked up to the grid are well-known to Charged readers. Various off-grid solutions are available, but the best approach may be a flexible one—using some combination of onsite generation, battery storage and grid power, according to what’s available and what’s needed for the application. Paired Power offers a pair of microgrid-based products.

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Clean energy is on the ballot in these utility regulator races

Canary Media

The presidential election may well decide the future of the United States' ambitious new clean energy agenda, but a handful of smaller, less-discussed races will have a more immediate and direct impact on the energy transition in several different states.

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Vast lithium reserves discovered in Arkansas, says USGS 

Charged

Researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) say they have located high concentrations of lithium brine in the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas. Dating back to the Jurassic period, the Smackover Formation is a relic of an ancient sea that left an extensive, porous and permeable limestone geologic unit that extends under parts of Arkansas , Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida The team of scientists, led by Dr.

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Twelve Case Studies Survey the Business Opportunities in Curbing Nature Loss

BloombergNEF

Shifting the financial flows of the real economy away from activities that are damaging to nature and toward less harmful alternatives presents the most promising and immediate avenue for nature-related investment. The post Twelve Case Studies Survey the Business Opportunities in Curbing Nature Loss appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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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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Arctech Lands 2.3 GW Saudi Solar Project

Solar Industry

Arctech has inked a supply agreement for its 1P single-axis solar tracking system, SkyLine II, with China Energy Engineering Group. Under this agreement, Arctech is expected to supply 2.3 GW of the solar trackers for the PIF4-Haden project owned by ACWA Power. This latest deal raises Arctech’s MEA portfolio to 15 GW. The project site is characterized by its desert landscapes and high wind events.

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Are customers who install solar panels more likely to electrify their homes?

Energy Central

By Ahmad Faruqui[1] The answer to that question is an unqualified yes. Why is that? Because electric rates are at an all-time high in California. For one of the two large investor-owned utilities in the state which serves 5.5 million electric customers in northern California, the least expensive rate, which is charged during the off-peak period, has.

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Ameren Missouri Expands Community Solar Program

Solar Industry

Ameren Missouri is moving forward with building a third solar facility to meet growing demand from customers for community solar. This latest site, recently approved by the Missouri Public Service Commission, is part of Ameren Missouri’s Community Solar program. The energy center will be located alongside the existing Montgomery Community Solar Center in New Florence, an hour west of St.

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Chart: Heavy industry is the world's biggest decarbonization challenge

Canary Media

Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Canary thanks Clean Energy Counsel for its support of the column.

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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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Daimler Truck delivers Freightliner eCascadias to Reyes Beverage Group for California operations

Charged

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), headquartered in Portland, Oregon, has delivered 20 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors to the Golden Brands—East Bay and Harbor Distributing—Huntington Beach warehouses of Reyes Beverage Group (RBG), a Chicago-headquartered nationwide distributor of alcoholic beverages. Nine more of the vehicles are scheduled to be delivered to RBG’s Gate City Beverage San Bernardino warehouse later this year.

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New AI model could make power grids more reliable amid rising renewable energy use

TechXplore

As renewable energy sources such as wind and solar become more widespread, managing the power grid has become increasingly complex. Researchers at the University of Virginia have developed an innovative solution: an artificial intelligence model that can address the uncertainties of renewable energy generation and electric vehicle demand, making power grids more reliable and efficient.

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WisdomTree Hit with $4 Million Penalty for Misleading Investors on Fossil Fuel Holdings

DeSmogBlog

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week fired a shot over the bow at Wall Street companies that promise to help investors avoid putting their money into fossil fuels and tobacco — but steer funds towards those companies anyway. In a little-noticed settlement , the SEC fined investment adviser WisdomTree $4 million for claiming that three of its investment funds were fossil- and tobacco-free — when in reality, they were loaded up with investments in oil, natural gas, and tobacco co

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How the Energy Transition Will Reshape Business: Opportunities, Risks, and Regulations

Energy Central

The conversation around energy is at a crucial inflection point, driven by a potent mix of geopolitics, technological innovation, and public awareness of climate issues. As we face challenges ranging from escalating conflict in the Middle East to the pressures of climate change, the energy transition—our collective move from fossil fuel reliance to clean, sustainable power—has.

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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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Blackouts and water rationing as South American drought worsens

Financial Times: Energy

Bogotá limits water use and Quito schedules daily power cuts to cope with historically low rainfall

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3D smart energy device integrates radiative cooling and solar absorption

TechXplore

A research team led by Professor Bonghoon Kim from DGIST's Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering has developed a "3D smart energy device" that features both reversible heating and cooling capabilities. Their device was recognized for its excellence and practicality through its selection as the cover article of the international journal Advanced Materials.

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Nuclear power and coral reefs: World Bank explores expanding its remit

Financial Times: Energy

A window into the development bank’s meeting in Washington this week

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UK and Australia deepen green ties with climate and clean energy alliance

Business Green

Keir Starmer and Anthony Albanese confirm net zero pact and discuss free trade agreements between the two nations on the sidelines of this week's Commonwealth Summit

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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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Next-generation solar cells become more powerful with silver-doping technology

TechXplore

A team of researchers has significantly improved the performance of kesterite (CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells. They developed a new method for doping silver (Ag) in solar cells to suppress defects that hinder cell performance and promote crystal growth, thereby dramatically increasing efficiency and paving the way for commercialization. The work is published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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Hyundai Auto Canada selects Lithion for EV battery recycling

Charged

Hyundai Auto Canada has chosen Lithion to collect electric vehicle batteries and modules for recycling from more than 250 Hyundai and Genesis dealers and distributors across Canada. The multi-year agreement follows an initial agreement between the two companies signed in 2021, which was aimed at validating Lithion’s extraction technology that is designed to recover 98% of the minerals contained in batteries.

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Electric Truck Charging Site Solutions: Voltera’s Latest Expansion

Green Living Guy

Electric Truck Charging Site: A Power Play for Sustainable Trucking October 2024 – Voltera, a leader in electric vehicle and truck charging site solutions. Now it unveils two new charging sites in California. This expansion marks a significant milestone in the state’s push for cleaner transportation. Strategic Locations Fuel the Future The new electric truck.

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Global Briefing: German government approves €19bn plan for national hydrogen network

Business Green

China talks up its manufacturing plans, Ireland appoints a Just Transition Commission, and NatWest sets out European solar investment strategy

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Report: Fusion energy could play a major role in the global response to climate change

TechXplore

For many decades, fusion has been touted as the ultimate source of abundant, clean electricity. Now, as the world faces the need to reduce carbon emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change, making commercial fusion power a reality takes on new importance.

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AES Andes puts 211MW solar, 650MWh BESS Chile project into operation

Energy Storage News

The South American Andes regional arm of utility and IPP AES has started commercial operations on a project in Chile pairing 211MW of solar and a 130MW/650MWh BESS.

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EUROPE ROUND-UP: EIB backs Croatian project, Sonnedix advances Polish facility, Sunrock to partner with BMW

PV Tech

The EIB has backed a solar plant in Croatia, Sonnedix advanced a project in Poland and Sunrock will build rooftop installations in Germany.

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Syncarpha Capital Completes Sixth Maine Community Solar Project

Solar Industry

Syncarpha Capital ’s Belfast Solar I community solar project has received Permission to Operate, as of earlier this month. The project is located adjacent to the Belfast Municipal Airport and delivers energy directly to Central Maine Power (CMP), benefiting CMP customers through the state’s Net Energy Billing Program. Spanning 13 acres, the project consists of three fixed-tilt, ground-mounted arrays with a total 4.6 MW capacity.

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European gas prices hit peak for year on Norwegian production outage

Financial Times: Energy

Increase highlights continuing vulnerability of market to supply disruptions

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DTE Energy Begins Operating Sauk Solar

Solar Industry

DTE Energy ’s largest solar project, the 150 MW Sauk Solar park, is now operational. Located in central Michigan’s Branch County, the project comprises 347,000 solar panels and is three times the size of DTE’s second largest solar park in Lapeer. It is also the first of six new solar parks to come online as DTE continues to build renewable energy projects through its CleanVision MIGreenPower program.

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