Wed.Dec 04, 2024

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Exploring the effects of offshore wind farms on ocean life

Envirotec Magazine

An ambitious new project aims to explore the consequences of floating offshore wind farms (FLOW) on life throughout the marine food chain. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is participating in the work, and offers more detail here. The FRONTLINE project will employ state-of-the-art technologies – including autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), satellite remote sensing, digital video aerial surveys and seabird and fisheries tracking – to investigate how the rapid expansion of FLOW and clim

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Peter Dutton vows to scrap offshore wind zone, “rip up contracts” and sink $10 billion project

Renew Economy

Peter Dutton vows to scrap the NSW Hunter region offshore wind development zone and the $10 billion project that would be built there. The post Peter Dutton vows to scrap offshore wind zone, “rip up contracts” and sink $10 billion project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Four UK nuclear power plants to stay open longer than planned

Envirotec Magazine

Hartlepool nuclear power station (image credit: user:geni , CC BY-SA 4.0 license ). EDF has opted to continue generating power at four nuclear plants, in a bid to boost UK energy security and clean power targets. The French-owned energy firm announced the decision on 3 December, which will see extensions to the lifetimes of all four generating Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor stations.

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Baseload power generators not needed to guarantee supply, say science and engineering academies

Renew Economy

Group of science and engineering academies agree that baseload power plants not required to support a renewables dominated grid, and are likely to make it more expensive. The post Baseload power generators not needed to guarantee supply, say science and engineering academies 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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Seafood product replaces plastic pallets with fibre-based solution

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainable and fibre-based packaging solutions firm DS Smith is replacing plastic pallets for canned products with corrugated cardboard in collaboration with Denmark’s largest industrial producer of shellfish and seafood, Vilsund Blue A/S. In collaboration with Vilsund Blue A/S, the DS Smith team of expert designers sought an innovative solution to eliminate the use of plastic and applied their unique and industry-first Circular Design Metrics (CDM) tool to rate and compare the circularity of p

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Two First Nations-backed solar farms cleared to help power Pilbara and its huge iron ore mines

Renew Economy

Two First Nations-backed solar projects cleared for construction in the Pilbara, to power mining and industry and give back to Indigenous communities. The post Two First Nations-backed solar farms cleared to help power Pilbara and its huge iron ore mines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Scientists produce world's first carbon-14 diamond battery with potential lifespan of thousands of years

TechXplore

Scientists and engineers from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have successfully created the world's first carbon-14 diamond battery.

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Gillard-chaired fund snaps up Neoen’s wind, solar and battery assets in Victoria in billion-dollar deal

Renew Economy

A new energy transition fund chaired by Julia Gillard beats off other big players to snap up Neoen's wind, solar and battery assets in Victoria. The post Gillard-chaired fund snaps up Neoen’s wind, solar and battery assets in Victoria in billion-dollar deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ARRAY and RP Construction Services Notch 6 GW of Solar Projects

Solar Industry

Solar tracker specialist ARRAY Technologies says it has deployed more than 6 GW of solar projects in North America through its partnership with RP Construction Services (RP), a value-added distributor of solar construction materials. The ARRAY and RP teams have worked together since 2009 to serve solar developers and contractors across a range of portfolios and projects.

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Meta jumps aboard the nuclear-powered data center bandwagon

TechCrunch: Climate

Meta wants nuclear power developers to help it build 1 to 4 gigawatts of new electricity generating capacity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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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North Dakota Carbon Capture Project in Limbo After Canada Group’s Exit

POWER Magazine

A Canada-based energy group reportedly has withdrawn from a $2 billion carbon capture project in North Dakota. Project Tundra, which aimed to capture carbon dioxide from flue gas from two […] The post North Dakota Carbon Capture Project in Limbo After Canada Group’s Exit appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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US adds 8.6GW of operating solar capacity in Q3 2024, produces cells for the first time in five years

PV Tech

The US added 8.6GW of new solar capacity in the third quarter of this year and began solar cell manufacturing for the first time since 2019.

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Seawater desalination advance could benefit billions of people

TechXplore

A novel approach to make seawater evaporate faster than freshwater has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in desalination technology that will benefit billions of people worldwide.

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New initiative launched to advocate for geothermal heating and cooling in the US

ThinkGeoEnergy

GeoExchange , the non-profit trade association for the geothermal heat pump industry in the United States, has just launched Mission Geo , a multi-faceted outreach and advocacy initiative to boost awareness, understanding, and adoption of geothermal heating and cooling through ground source heat pump technology. Mission Geo will provide information and insights to promote the advantages and benefits of ground source heat pump technology to builders and contractors, architects and designers, dril

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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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New York contracts 2.3GW of renewables

PV Tech

The contracts are spread across 23 large-scale renewables projects, 19 of which are solar PV projects with a combined 1.5GW capacity.

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Boral unveils new tech to cut emissions in cement used for wind turbine foundations

Renew Economy

Carbon-reducing technology known as the chlorine bypass will be used at Boral's cement kiln, including product destined for wind turbine foundations. The post Boral unveils new tech to cut emissions in cement used for wind turbine foundations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GPG Australia secures AU$2.3 billion financing for renewable energy portfolio

PV Tech

Australia’s Global Power Generation (GPG) has secured an AU$2.3 billion (US$1.49 billion) financing facility to support the development of its 1.8GW renewable energy and storage portfolio.

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Shell signals no new offshore wind projects

Financial Times: Energy

Oil major to pull back from renewable generation business but will continue to develop existing pipeline

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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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Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy scraps “first of its kind” battery project because it is too small

Renew Economy

A battery project hailed as a "first of its kind" when unveiled two years ago has been scrapped by iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy - because it is too small. The post Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy scraps “first of its kind” battery project because it is too small appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Donut Lab offers modular EV development platform

Charged

Donut Lab, a subsidiary of electric motorcycle company Verge Motorcycles, has created a modular electric vehicle development platform for applications on land, sea and air. The platform provides manufacturers with a library of compatible components they can use to produce EVs such as supercars, buses, drones or SUVs that are light and affordable to manufacture.

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Only China can now lead the world on climate

Financial Times: Energy

As far as global environmental concerns go, the US has an irretrievably split personality

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Bee killing pesticides polluting the vast majority of English rivers

Envirotec Magazine

A new analysis of the latest official data from the Environment Agency has uncovered widespread river pollution linked to toxic neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics), known for their harmful effects on bees. The data suggests a slight increase in the proportion of rivers affected over the past two years. These findings emerge as the government considers granting a controversial ‘emergency’ authorisation for the use of a banned bee-killing pesticide on sugar beet crops.

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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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Enphase launches residential power control product amid shifting inverter market

PV Tech

A shift towards residential energy storage has seen Western inverter manufacturers lean into more complex, digital energy management products.

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How the world’s biggest offshore wind company was blown off course

Financial Times: Energy

Denmark’s Ørsted was once seen as a model for how oil and gas giants could go green.

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pv.index: ‘slight uptick’ in European module prices expected for December, says sun.store

PV Tech

As solar panel prices continue their downward trend in November, module prices are expected to face a ‘slight uptick’ in December, according to the latest pv.index report.

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These high-tech windows fight climate change – and will save you money

Canary Media

When the founders of LuxWall look through a window, they see money. Windows offer sometimes-stunning views and natural light, but they also create a structural vulnerability that lets heat escape in winter and sneak in during summertime.

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The POWER Interview: Growth in Renewables Brings Opportunities for Energy Storage

POWER Magazine

Energy storage technologies have become more important to the power generation sector, in part because of their ability to support the deployment of renewable energy resources. Battery energy storage systems, […] The post The POWER Interview: Growth in Renewables Brings Opportunities for Energy Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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UNSW develops novel eco-friendly, high-performance organic battery that could be key to future

Renew Economy

UNSW scientists see huge promise in new material developed for a high-performance organic battery that avoids the pitfalls of lithium-ion. The post UNSW develops novel eco-friendly, high-performance organic battery that could be key to future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Lake Tahoe to link 14 ski resorts with Candela P-12 electric hydrofoil ferry

Charged

Lake Tahoe, the largest Alpine lake in North America, became a transportation hub after the 1848 California Gold Rush. Mail delivery then took place via a sailboat that visited each community, and steamboats began plying the river in 1863. The advent of automobiles in the 20th century diminished the steamers’ popularity, but the pendulum might swing back to greenwater transit after FlyTahoe launches its first Candela P-12 electric hydrofoil boat.

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3MW of Clean Energy in a 40’ Container? Ricardo Just Made It Happen

Hydrogen Fuel News

Ricardo Achieves Milestone in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Innovation Ricardo, a global leader in clean energy solutions, has reached a significant milestone in its development of a high-powered, multi-stack hydrogen fuel cell module. Originally developed as part of the Sustainable Hydrogen Powered Shipping (sHYpS) project to accelerate maritime decarbonization, the versatile fuel cell module demonstrates potential for a wide range of applications beyond its initial purpose.

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Heirloom Carbon raises $150M to remove CO2 from the air using rocks

TechCrunch: Climate

The startup is betting that by building bigger and capturing more carbon, it can bring down the cost to remove each metric ton of CO2. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Danfoss Power Solutions launches motor for electric off-highway and marine applications

Charged

Danfoss Power Solutions has introduced its Editron EM-PMI540B electric motor for electric or hybrid drivetrains in demanding applications such as off-highway machinery and marine vessels. Based on synchronous reluctance-assisted permanent magnet technology, the EM-PMI540B functions as both a motor and a generator. It offers efficiency of approximately 96% and non-stop continuous power for as long as the duty cycle requires.