Raising the Bar: India’s Push to Increase Ambition on Climate Finance
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
What does India expect and what to expect from India at the upcoming climate finance negotiations in Baku
Thu.Nov 07, 2024
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Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options
POWER Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […] The post Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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Tesla Megapacks arrive as former coal site transforms into big Queensland battery
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The first batch of Tesla Megapacks has arrived at the site of one of Queensland’s biggest batteries yet, that is being built at a former coal generation hub south of Brisbane to store excess solar energy and help balance the local grid. The 250 MW, two-hour (500 MWh) Swanbank Battery is being developed by Queensland […] The post Tesla Megapacks arrive as former coal site transforms into big Queensland battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New York City’s East 34th Street Heliport plugs into the future with Archer and Joby Aviation
Charged
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
New York City’s East 34th Street Heliport in midtown Manhattan is going electric. The news was revealed when the operator of the heliport, Atlantic Aviation, a fixed-base operator with over 100 locations, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced a renewal of the heliport’s five-year lease. The Big Apple will serve as a launch market for both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines as their partnerships with electric aircraft manufacturers Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation , r
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.
Ulysses is using robots to restore seagrass populations
TechCrunch: Climate
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Seagrass punches above its weight. The marine plant only occupies 0.1% of the ocean floor but can be credited with supporting marine ecosystems of plants and fish, filtering ocean water and capturing quite a bit of carbon. Seagrass is also being destroyed, due to climate change and other factors, with meadows reducing 7% globally each […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
Alinta signs early contractor deal for first multi-billion dollar pumped hydro project
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Alinta signs early contracting deal for proposed multi-billion dollar pumped hybrid project in NSW. The post Alinta signs early contractor deal for first multi-billion dollar pumped hydro project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Nuclear waste management could add billions to electricity supply costs
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Handling and storing nuclear waste could add significant costs to Australia's future energy bills, an inquiry has heard. The post Nuclear waste management could add billions to electricity supply costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
UK COP29 ‘Partners’ Include Firm With Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Clients
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The UK’s pavilion at this year’s flagship climate conference is being co-sponsored by an industrial software firm that has worked for some of the world’s biggest polluters, DeSmog can reveal. This year’s conference will begin next week (11 November) in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the new UK government has vowed to be an international climate leader, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband both set to attend the talks.
Plugged In: The future of sustainable luxury is being sewn by BIPOC designers (video)
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
ImpactAlpha’s “Plugged In” series explored the intersection of sustainable fashion and luxury, highlighting the role of BIPOC designers in driving innovation and ethical. The post Plugged In: The future of sustainable luxury is being sewn by BIPOC designers (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
AllSource Analysis Transforms Planet Data Into Actionable Intelligence for Governments and Enterprises
Planet Pulse
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
In today’s world, governments and enterprises are constantly confronted with conflict, natural disasters, and unexpected challenges. To respond effectively, they require rapid and accurate data interpretation. AllSource Analysis meets this need by integrating satellite data, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and human expertise into finished geospatial intelligence.
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
Glint Solar grabs $8M to help accelerate solar energy adoption across Europe
TechCrunch: Climate
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Solar energy is booming, which is good news for Glint Solar. The Norwegian software-as-a-service startup has built a platform that’s helping energy giants and large solar developers such as E.ON, Recurrent Energy, and Statkraft cut the time it takes to plan and pre-design solar installations to accelerate the transition to renewables. Glint’s software pulls in data […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
Storm disruption to power supply ‘demonstrates need for long-duration energy storage’ in New South Wales, Australia
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The government of New South Wales has signed a land lease agreement for a long-duration advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project.
Liebherr and STRABAG test hydrogen wheel loader for the construction sector
Charged
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
In a project that recently started at the Kanzelstein quarry in Gratkorn, Austrian construction company STRABAG is carrying out a two-year trial of German-Swiss construction machinery manufacturer Liebherr’s large hydrogen-powered wheel loader. A hydrogen filling station is being built to refuel the wheel loader directly at the quarry. Energy supplier Energie Steiermark will supply hydrogen for the filling station.
Exergy to supply power plants for 46-MW Maren Maras geothermal projects in Türkiye
ThinkGeoEnergy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Exerg y has signed an agreement with Maren Maras Elektrik Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. for the supply of two new geothermal power plants in Türkiye. These projects are the 33-MWe Emir GPP and the 13-MWe Nezihe Beren 2 GPP, both located in the Aydin region. Commissioning of the two power plants is expected by November 2025. The contract was signed on October 4 by Exergy International’s Managing Director Luca Pozzoni and Kipa?
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.
Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers
POWER Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
On Dec. 22, 2008, a major dike failure occurred on the north slopes of the ash pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Kingston Fossil Plant. The failure resulted in […] The post Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Experts in Germany express support for Geothermal Acceleration Act
ThinkGeoEnergy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Experts from utility companies and civic organizations expressed their support for the draft law to accelerate the approval procedures for geothermal plants, heat pumps, and heat storage facilities , and to amend other legal framework conditions for the climate-neutral expansion of heat supply. The draft law was discussed in hearing by the Committee on Climate Protection and Energy on the 4th of November 2024.
Energy China to start construction on 1GW Iraq PV power plant
PV Tech
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The China Energy International Engineering Co. (Energy China) is about to embark on a milestone 1GW solar project in Iraq.
Unveiling the Hidden Culprit: Hydrogen’s Role in Battery Degradation
Hydrogen Fuel News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
In a world increasingly dependent on electronic devices, rechargeable batteries have become indispensable. Powering everything from our smartphones to laptops, these batteries are the backbone of modern technology. However, despite their reusable nature, they possess a finite lifespan that has puzzled scientists and consumers alike. A groundbreaking study by researchers at Stanford University has shed light on an unexpected contributor to this decline: hydrogen.
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.
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday, in what plant officials said was a step toward beginning the cleanup of hundreds of tons of melted fuel debris.
Land deal signed for deep storage to create Broken Hill mini grid, but network rules still stand in the way
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Land deal signed for long duration compressed air storage facility at Broken Hill that the government says will avoid future outages. But it still needs some rule changes to get going. The post Land deal signed for deep storage to create Broken Hill mini grid, but network rules still stand in the way appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Electric vehicles in Africa: What's needed to grow the sector
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting, and even death. Vehicle emissions also contribute to global warming.
'UK first' battery powered train slashes fuel costs by up to 50 per cent
Business Green
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Transpennine network trial confirms battery tech can reduce fuels costs by half and allow intercity trains to travel through stations in zero emission mode
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?
Why founders shouldn’t chase massive TAMs
TechCrunch: Climate
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Not every investor will be impressed by a founder’s massive prospective TAM, short for total addressable market. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Developing environmentally friendly wood fiber boards
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
NIBIO's wood scientists are keen to contribute to a circular economy. By systematically improving the various links in the wood material value chain—from the trees in the forest to finished wood products—the goal of the wood researchers is for residual materials from one production to be used as raw materials in the production of another product.
Offshore wind project wins court appeal over rejected licence in Gippsland
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
One of Australia's first offshore wind projects has been given a lifeline after a court ordered a review of its rejected bid for a key licence. The post Offshore wind project wins court appeal over rejected licence in Gippsland appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Researchers drive solid-state innovation for renewable energy storage
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are developing a formula for success—by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team's goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced intermittently, enabling their broader use as reliable energy sources for the electric grid.
Researchers drive solid-state innovation for renewable energy storage
Science Daily: Renewable Energy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Scientists are developing a formula for success -- by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team's goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced intermittently, enabling their broader use as reliable energy sources for the electric grid.
New South Wales, Australia, secures highest generation allocation in CIS tender
PV Tech
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
New South Wales, Australia, has secured the highest allocation of energy generation in the upcoming Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender, standing at 7.1GW.
Grid-scale energy storage growth deemed ‘essential’ to Australia’s NEM by regulator
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) said increased energy storage capacity will be essential to manage daily and seasonal variations in output on the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners launches Australian subsidiary eyeing 6GW of solar PV and wind
PV Tech
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Danish renewable energy investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched a new Australian subsidiary, with eyes to deliver 6GW of new solar PV and wind energy in the next 10-years.
Data analytics ‘predict anomalies weeks before they escalate into safety or downtime issues’ at BESS sites
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The energy storage industry is seeing a significant shift “toward deeper integration of battery analytics into daily operations,” the CEO of ACCURE has said.
Waste heat from London sewers eyed to warm UK parliament
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
London landmarks including the UK parliament could be warmed by low-carbon heat powered by the River Thames, the London Underground train system and even the sewer network under new government plans.
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