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AI to enable autonomous underwater robots to perform precision offshore wind farm repairs

Envirotec Magazine

One of the underwater robot undergoing trials in Heriot Watt Universitys wave tank facility. Technology could reduce the use of large maintenance vessels in wind farm repairs, reducing fuel consumption by 97%. That’s according to the National Robotarium – an innovation hub based at Heriot Watt University’s Edinburgh campus – which is supporting the development of new artificial intelligence and control systems that could allow underwater robots to operate autonomously and

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Student develops award-winning method to desalinate water

TechXplore

Tayia Oddonetto was an undergraduate student when her professor inspired her to solve water scarcity. "During class, the professor said that if someone discovered how to turn brine, water with a high salt concentration, into something of value, it'd be revolutionary for the planet," said Oddonetto. "At that moment, I told myself I was going to be the one who found the solution for brine, and that thought has never left me.

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Green Gravity, Glencore to explore 2GWh energy storage project at copper mine in Mount Isa, Australia

Energy Storage News

Australian startup Green Gravity has commenced studies to develop a 2GWh gravitational energy storage project in Northwest Queensland, Australia.

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Electrochemical reactor could make direct air capture more energy efficient

TechXplore

Rice University researchers have developed an electrochemical reactor that has the potential to drastically reduce energy consumption for direct air capture, the removal of carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.

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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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Zeus signs first dealer agreement to distribute Class 5 electric trucks

Charged

Zeus Electric Chassis, a Minnesota-based electric truck chassis-cab manufacturer, has signed a dealer agreement, its first, with One Stop Truck & Equipment of Sacramento, California, to distribute Class 5 electric work trucks. Zeus offers a Class 5 electric chassis paired with the conventional pickup-style cab that is dominant in the work truck sector.

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Emidat is building a tool to clean up construction by automating environmental reporting

TechCrunch: Climate

Fixing the climate crisis is a vast, world-sized puzzle. But one particularly large piece of this ginormous conundrum is construction and real estate — which collectively amount for around 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Enter Munich-based data startup Emidat, which has built a software platform for automating the generation of validated Environmental Product Declaration […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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HILOS is making footwear more sustainable without skimping on style

TechCrunch: Climate

When people imagine what 3D printing is, they might think of plastic knickknacks and miniature figurines that teenagers make in their high school libraries. For HILOS (Human Innovation Lab Operating System), 3D printing means creating footwear that’s chic, low-waste, and runway ready. “Brands are overproducing 20% because they don’t know what size and styles are […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Safe wind power: How early detection of loose bolts could prevent disasters in future turbines

TechXplore

2023 was a record year for wind energy, with more than 1,051 gigawatts of installed capacity and generating 10% of the world's electricity. This milestone marks a crucial step forward in the transition to a more sustainable future, by reducing dependence on fossil fuels and mitigating climate change.

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2024 Startup Battlefield Top 20 Finalists: HILOS

TechCrunch: Climate

Unifies deep tech with sustainable craft to offer a software and manufacturing platform to design and launch 3D-printed footwear made locally, on-demand, without end-of-life waste. Subscribe for more on YouTube: [link] Follow TechCrunch on Instagram: [link] TikTok: [link] X: tcrn.ch/x Threads: [link] Facebook: [link] Bluesky: [link] Mastodon: [link] Read more: [link] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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As global warming rises, offshore hydrogen hubs could be renewable energy carriers

TechXplore

Though fall began on September 22, it still feels like summer for many in Texas and across the United States. Each year, summer temperatures occur earlier and last longer—a problem experienced across the globe. According to the U.N., the Earth is already about 1.1°C warmer than in the late 1800s and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

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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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UK battery storage revenues forecast to rebound after ‘challenging period,’ Cornwall Insight says

Energy Storage News

Data from UK consultancy Cornwall Insight shows that profits for battery storage units in the country will rebound by 2026 after “an extended period of underperformance”.

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World's first green energy island sails into cost storm

TechXplore

At a shipyard on the North Sea, workers in luminiscent vests are building dozens of massive, hollow concrete boulders, each the size of an apartment block.

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New Mexico county issues US$190 million revenue bond for Aypa Power’s Sun Lasso BESS

Energy Storage News

A county authority in New Mexico, US, has approved an industrial revenue bond (IRB) to support the development of a BESS project from Blackstone-owned developer-operator Aypa Power.

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Energy consumption in train systems: A focus on temperature management

TechXplore

The drive system of a rail vehicle is the largest energy consumer in operation, followed by the systems for temperature management of the passenger compartment and the drive system—regardless of the type of train propulsion. Batteries or fuel cells must be maintained at an optimal operating temperature in electrically powered trains without energy supply via overhead lines or third rails.

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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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FERC approves CAISO interconnection queue reforms despite protests from developers

Energy Storage News

Changes to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) interconnection process have been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) following months of scrutiny.

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Kent County Community Solar Projects Break Ground in Delaware

Solar Industry

Two new solar projects in Kent County, Del., developed by Chaberton Energy , are beginning construction and expected to start generating electricity for subscribers in the surrounding communities next year. The projects, owned and operated by Pivot Energy, are expected to generate 10 MW when completed. The 5.7 MW Crestone solar farm in Harrington, Del. is situated on a 25-acre project site owned by three sisters carrying out the wishes of their late father who purchased the land decades ago, say

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Low Carbon sells 6GW Dutch BESS portfolio to S4 Energy

Energy Storage News

Castleton Commodities International LLC (CCI) subsidiary S4 Energy has acquired Netherlands BESS development platform LC Energy, and its 6GW pipeline of projects, from developer Low Carbon.

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Volatus Aerospace Completes Drone Solar Farm Inspection

Solar Industry

Volatus Aerospace has completed a drone solar farm inspection project, spanning 2,250 acres, covering 400 MW of capacity and 762,750 solar panels across 16 solar fields and one substation. The company utilized RGB and infrared drones in combination with handheld thermal cameras to collect data. It then applied AI-powered software to process and analyze the data.

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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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Ontario’s huge nuclear debt and other things Dutton doesn’t understand about cost of electricity

Renew Economy

Ted O’Brien and Peter Dutton don’t seem know much about electricity costs and pricing. Contrary to their claims, Australian consumers actually pay less than their Ontario counterparts. The post Ontario’s huge nuclear debt and other things Dutton doesn’t understand about cost of electricity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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SolarBank to Develop New York Community Solar Project

Solar Industry

SolarBank plans to develop a 7.2 MW ground-mount community solar power project, known as the North Main project, on a site located in Wyoming County, N.Y. The project has secured a site lease and has an interconnection study underway. If the project’s interconnection study is successful, the company intends to continue working on completing the permitting process and securing the necessary financing for the project’s construction.

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Big batteries lead renewable charge as record 45 gigawatts of new capacity seeks grid connection

Renew Economy

AEMO reports significant increase in the capacity of new wind, solar and storage projects seeking a grid connection, with the total now exceeding 45 gigawatts for the first time. The post Big batteries lead renewable charge as record 45 gigawatts of new capacity seeks grid connection appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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‘Green bank’ launches $250M effort to electrify California’s port trucks

Canary Media

Electric trucks, which are cleaner and cheaper to operate than diesel options, could be a win for both the planet and trucking companies. The only problem? Smaller trucking companies still face steep upfront barriers to going electric, including high price tags, uncertain charging access, and few financing options.

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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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One ship load of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 100 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race

Renew Economy

One container ship of solar PV modules can make the same amount of electricity as 100 ships of coal, according to the IEA's latest report. The post One ship load of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 100 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Verano Energy starts construction on 200MW solar project in Argentina

PV Tech

Verano Energy started construction on a 200MW solar park in Argentina, while YPF Luz will use a new tax regime (dubbed RIGI) on a 305MW PV plant in Mendoza.

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Roll out the PV: CSIRO opens flexible solar facility

Renew Economy

Solar cells could be printed out like newspapers after Australia's leading science organisation opened a $6.8 million facility dedicated to flexible solar technology. The post Roll out the PV: CSIRO opens flexible solar facility appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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AEMO: Australia’s NEM surpasses 45GW of renewable energy projects in grid connection process

PV Tech

The Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO) has signalled that solar PV, energy storage and wind projects looking to connect to the National Electricity Market (NEM) at the end of Q3 2024 surpassed 45GW.

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One shipment of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 10 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race

Renew Economy

One container ship of solar PV modules can make the same amount of electricity as 100 ships of coal, according to the IEA's latest report. The post One shipment of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 10 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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PowerX partners with Mercedes-Benz to build EV charging network in Japan

Charged

Tokyo-headquartered PowerX, a manufacturer of EV charging infrastructure, will lead the rollout and operation of charging stations for Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging Japan, a soon-to-be-established wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz Group that is developing its EV charging network in Japan. PowerX will manufacture and deliver its Hypercharger units and will also oversee charging station development, from site selection to operations.

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South Australia’s biggest battery hits construction milestone two weeks ahead of schedule

Renew Economy

The battery project that will be South Australia's biggest once up and running has reached mechanical completion two weeks early. The post South Australia’s biggest battery hits construction milestone two weeks ahead of schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Brief: Lessons from a sustainable agriculture bankruptcy

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! Join us today at SOCAP24 in San Francisco for the premiere of ImpactAlpha’s documentary: “Equity and ownership: Napoleon Wallace. The post The Brief: Lessons from a sustainable agriculture bankruptcy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Origin begins construction of four-hour battery addition to help replace Australia’s biggest coal generator

Renew Economy

Origin says it has begun construction on the second stage of the giant two gigawatt hour battery that will help replace Australia's biggest coal generator. The post Origin begins construction of four-hour battery addition to help replace Australia’s biggest coal generator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Paving the way for harvesting and storing solar energy efficiently

Science Daily: Renewable Energy

Approximately 50 percent of global final energy consumption is dedicated to heating. Yet, the utilization of solar power in this sector remains relatively low compared to fossil energy sources. An inherent problem limiting the widespread usage of solar energy is the intermittency of its direct availability. A promising solution comes in the form of molecular solar energy storage systems.