Tue.Dec 10, 2024

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The Hydrogen Car That Swaps, Stabilizes, and Simplifies – Meet the Virante

Hydrogen Fuel News

Revolutionizing Hydrogen Vehicles with Swappable Hydrogen Cartridges Hydrogen-powered vehicles have long been recognized as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel cars. Yet, their adoption has been hindered by the complexity and cost of recharging infrastructure. Tecnovelero SL, a Spanish startup specializing in innovative urban mobility solutions, is redefining this narrative with its flagship product, the Virante car.

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Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Prices See Largest Drop Since 2017, Falling to $115 per Kilowatt-Hour: BloombergNEF

BloombergNEF

New York, December 10, 2024 Battery prices saw their biggest annual drop since 2017. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). Factors driving the decline include cell manufacturing overcapacity, economies of scale, low metal and component prices, […] The post Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Prices See Largest Drop Since 2017, Falling to $115 per Kilowatt-Hour: BloombergNEF appe

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Acoustic landscape monitoring suggested as a game-changer for biodiversity improvement

Envirotec Magazine

AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with “Polly” What’s described as the world’s first fully automated acoustic ‘panoramic’ landscape monitoring system, which can report in real-time on the landscape of natural sounds in a given area, is being developed by bioacoustics firm AgriSound. The firm suggests the system could vastly facilitate the study of biodiversity in areas of land such as farms, allowing them to be monitored for pollinator activity, or forests foc

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Georgia Power receives unanimous approval on 500MW BESS projects across the state

Energy Storage News

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has verified with Energy-Storage.news that the PSC voted unanimously 3 December, to certify utility Georgia Powers plans to build 500MWs of battery energy storage systems (BESS) across four locations.

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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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Stabilizing ligand enables 22% efficiency in all-inorganic perovskite cells

TechXplore

An international team of physicists, chemists and electronic engineers reports that a stabilizing ligand enables all-inorganic perovskite cells with an efficiency of up to 22%. In their study, published in the journal Nature, the group came upon the idea of introducing para-toluenesulfonyl hydrazide (PTSH) as a stabilizing ligand to promote the formation of films during the crystallization process.

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On.Energy: Fully integrated BESS developer poised for rapid growth in the US market

Energy Storage News

The US battery storage market is in a rapid growth phase and becoming increasingly competitive, creating an increasing need for sophisticated technologies and a deeper understanding of markets.

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Origin energises the first stage of the 2.8GWh Eraring BESS in Australia

Energy Storage News

Australian utility Origin Energy has confirmed that the first stage of the Eraring battery energy storage system (BESS) has been energised.

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Nextracker Delivers First U.S.-Manufactured Solar Trackers

Solar Industry

Nextracker says it has shipped and delivered the industrys first U.S.-manufactured solar trackers in the United States, which are expected to achieve 100% domestic content value for solar trackers under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The first project to receive these domestic content trackers is SB Energys Pelicans Jaw project. The 570 MW solar and 954 MWh storage project is currently under construction by SOLV Energy.

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Seasonal geothermal cold storage pilot implemented in Bochum, Germany

ThinkGeoEnergy

A pilot project that provides industrial cooling using seasonal subsurface storage will be deployed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Energy ( Fraunhofer IEG ) and Voltavision at Voltavision’s new battery testing facility in Bochum, Germany. The MissElly project The pilot is part of the “MissElly” project, which had a feasibility phase that ran until 2023 and was funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia using funds from the European Regi

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Grid-forming hybrid BESS and supercapacitor project connects to grid in China

Energy Storage News

A large-scale hybrid project has been connected to the grid in China, combining BESS and supercapacitor technology to provide numerous services to the grid including black start.

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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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Chalcogenide perovskites: The next frontier in solar technology?

TechXplore

For decades, silicon has been the backbone of the solar industry, but it's nearing its theoretical efficiency limit of 29.4%. To push beyond this cap, scientists are turning to tandem solar cells, which have layered materials to capture more sunlight. However, finding the right companion materials is a daunting task due to defects that hinder their efficiency.

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Huawei to provide 4.5GWh BESS for Philippines Terra Solar project

Energy Storage News

China-headquartered electronics firm Huawei has secured a supply agreement to provide a 4.5GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for the Meralco Terra Solar project in the Philippines.

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Novel green solvent could help scale up fabrication of perovskite-based tandem solar cells

TechXplore

In recent years, engineers have been trying to develop alternative photovoltaic (PV) technologies that could be more affordable and scalable than silicon-based solar cells, while also exhibiting good power-conversion efficiencies and retaining these efficiencies over time.

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‘Contender for technology dominance’, but ‘5-7 years behind LFP’: Industry reacts to BYD’s sodium-ion BESS news

Energy Storage News

We get the reaction from other BESS suppliers, consultancies, research firms, optimisers, investors and IPPs to BYD launching a BESS using sodium-ion battery cells, a technology many see as a potential competitor to lithium-ion.

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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 design for fuel cell electrolytes advances net-zero carbon goals

TechXplore

A research group led by Atsushi Noro at Nagoya University in Japan has announced a novel design concept for fuel cell electrolytes, utilizing a phosphonic acid polymer with hydrocarbon spacers. This innovative concept allows fuel cells to operate effectively under high-temperature (above 100C) and low-humidity conditions, addressing crucial barriers to their broader use.

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Southern California Edison seeks regulatory approval for 620MW of BESS resource adequacy

Energy Storage News

Investor-owned utility (IOU) Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking regulatory approval of resource adequacy (RA) contracts covering 620MW of BESS capacity across three projects.

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Optimizing network topology for safer, high-performance batteries

TechXplore

With rising greenhouse gas emissions, the urgency of addressing global warming and climate change has intensified, prompting a global shift towards renewable energy. The development of rechargeable batteries is essential for this effort.

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CIS auction wins ensure South Australia will be first grid in world to reach 100 pct net wind and solar

Renew Economy

Awarding of contracts to two big wind farms in South Australia means it is on track to become the first big grid in world to reach 100 pct net renewables with variable wind and solar. The post CIS auction wins ensure South Australia will be first grid in world to reach 100 pct net wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Innovative models slash offshore wind energy costs by 9%

TechXplore

Offshore wind turbines face higher wind speeds than onshore turbines and face strong ocean currents, requiring more robust designs and significantly higher capital costs. While they generate more energy due to stronger winds, these increased costs result in a higher levelized cost of energy (LCOE).

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CSIRO’s nuclear costings have recklessly ignored construction risk, and the taxpayer will pay

Renew Economy

The Coalition should be pleased with the CSIRO nuclear costings, because they ignore construction risk and recent cost blowouts. It's why Dutton is happy for the taxpayer to hold the can. The post CSIRO’s nuclear costings have recklessly ignored construction risk, and the taxpayer will pay appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Stellantis, Chinese firm CATL plan $4bn battery plant in Spain

TechXplore

Car giant Stellantis and Chinese manufacturer CATL said Tuesday they would build a $4.3-billion factory to make electric vehicle batteries in Spain, the latest bid to boost Europe's troubled EV drive.

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Google kicks off $20B renewable energy building spree to power AI

TechCrunch: Climate

Google signed a deal with Intersect Power and TPG Rise Climate to spin up enough carbon-free power to drive several gigawatt-scale data centers. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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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Investigating sodium superionic conductors for solid-state sodium batteries

TechXplore

Life would be easier if batteries charged in seconds, stored more energy, lasted longer, and were overall safer to use. As such, highly efficient solid-state batteries are currently a hot topic in the field, with many car companies even promising to offer them in future vehicles.

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Six Companies Tapped for $2.7 Billion LEU Push to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply

POWER Magazine

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected six companies to compete for 10-year contracts totaling $2.7 billion to supply low-enriched uranium (LEU) to support the nations nuclear power fleet. […] The post Six Companies Tapped for $2.7 Billion LEU Push to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Phosphorus project finds alternatives to chemical treatment

Envirotec Magazine

Findings were shared by speakers at United Utilities ALT-P project day on 17 September 2024. A major collaborative study into alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works has delivered promising results, with one new method already in use by a UK water company. The ALT-P project was led by United Utilities, with project partners Southern Water, Wessex Water, University of Portsmouth, Power & Water, Kolina, Hydro Industries and Evergreen.

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How China’s ‘Hydrogen Into Ten Thousand Homes’ Initiative Is Taking Off

Hydrogen Fuel News

Hygreen Energy Delivers 25-Megawatt Electrolyzer System for Hydrogen Production in China Hygreen Energy, a global leader in hydrogen technology and electrolyzer manufacturing, has announced the successful delivery of a 25-megawatt electrolyzer system to Huadian Weifang Power Generation Co., Ltd., marking the largest hydrogen production initiative in the region to date.

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Quharity Burn returned to natural state to boost biodiversity and flood resilience

Envirotec Magazine

A 500-metre stretch of the Quharity Burn has been restored to return the river to its historical course using nature-based solutions implemented on the Kinnordy Estate near Angus. Funded by NatureScots Nature Restoration Fund, the design phase of the project began in September 2022, with nature-based designs being developed by RSK Group company CBEC eco-engineering.

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AEMO dials back forecasts for home battery uptake, VPP participation, as push for rebate grows

Renew Economy

Australian Energy Market Operator promises to reexamine uptake and impact of consumer energy resources and refresh its range of energy transition scenarios, ahead of new Integrated System Plan. The post AEMO dials back forecasts for home battery uptake, VPP participation, as push for rebate grows appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A new wave of desalination startups argues that deeper is better

TechCrunch: Climate

Advances in robotics and seabed electrification have enabled a trio of startups to pursue deep sea reverse osmosis. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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NSW gets lion share as 19 solar, wind and hybrid projects win Australia’s biggest renewable tender

Renew Economy

Neoen, Edify, Lightsource bp, newcomer Elgin Energy and Andrew Forrest share most of the spoils of the largest wind and solar tender ever held in Australia. The post NSW gets lion share as 19 solar, wind and hybrid projects win Australia’s biggest renewable tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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EDP Renewables commissions 103MW Italian solar portfolio

PV Tech

EDP Renewables has commissioned a 103MW solar portfolio in Italy, pushing its European solar portfolio over 700MW of operating capacity.

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Two major wind farms power up in Victoria, adding 300MW new renewables capacity

Renew Economy

Two new wind farms officially launched in Victoria, capable powering 208,000 homes across the state and bringing its cumulative wind energy capacity up over 4.7GW. The post Two major wind farms power up in Victoria, adding 300MW new renewables capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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