Wed.Jan 08, 2025

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From Engines to Electrolyzers: Bosch’s Bold Hydrogen Vision

Hydrogen Fuel News

Bosch’s Groundbreaking Advances in Hydrogen Technology and Future Transportation Outlook Major Milestones in Hydrogen Investments Bosch is making decisive strides in hydrogen technology, emerging as a key player in the global energy transition. By 2026, Bosch plans to invest nearly 2.5 billion in hydrogen solutions, leveraging its technology expertise and scalable production capabilities.

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Key Capture Energy completes ITC transfer and construction on two 100MW Texas BESS projects

Energy Storage News

US battery storage developer Key Capture Energy (KCE) has begun commercial operations for two 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Texas.

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Inside Cranfield University’s Groundbreaking Hydrogen Aviation Hub

Hydrogen Fuel News

Cranfield University’s Role in Advancing Hydrogen in Aviation Technology A New Era in Aviation Fuel Research Cranfield University , renowned for its aerospace research and expertise, has made significant strides towards the goal of sustainable aviation through hydrogen technology. With the launch of the Cranfield Hydrogen Integration Incubator (CH2i), backed by 69 million in funding, the institution solidifies itself as a leader in hydrogen-enabled aviation research.

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How hard is it to prevent recurring blackouts in Puerto Rico? A novel framework for grid resiliency

TechXplore

Researchers at MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) have shown that using decision-making software and dynamic monitoring of weather and energy use can significantly improve resiliency in the face of weather-related outages, and can also help to efficiently integrate renewable energy sources into the grid.

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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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A robust, innovative approach to BESS fire safety with immersion cooling technology

Energy Storage News

EticaAG is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of a patented immersion cooling battery energy storage system (BESS) technology.

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'Cold-expanding' materials may solve lithium-ion battery winter woes

TechXplore

Most solids expand as temperatures increase and shrink as they cool. Some materials do the opposite, expanding in the cold. Lithium titanium phosphate is one such substance and could provide a solution to the problem of steeply declining performance of lithium-ion batteries in cold environments.

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Lithium-sulfur batteries: Study uncovers key degradation insights

TechXplore

Lithium-sulfur batteries have a number of advantages over conventional lithium batteries: they use the abundant raw material sulfur, do not require the critical elements cobalt or nickel, and can achieve extremely high specific energy densities. Prototype cells are already achieving up to 500 Wh/kg, almost twice as much as current lithium-ion batteries.

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Stockholm construction site uses 50% electric construction equipment

Charged

Construction vehicles and equipment are rapidly going electric, and Volvo Construction Equipment is a major purveyor of electric equipmentso its not surprising to find that a construction site in Stockholm is a testing ground for sustainable construction technologies. A construction site in Slakthusomrdet, a former meat-packing district in central Stockholm that has recently been rejuvenated as a trendy nightlife destination, has reached a milestone: 50% of its operations are now performed by el

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An AI tool may help optimize methane storage solutions

TechXplore

A new approach harnesses machine learning to search for materials to store methane, helping accelerate the adoption of methane as a cleaner alternative fuel for vehicles. The University of Michigan-led study is published in Physical Review Materials.

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Solaris wins tender for up to 45 articulated electric buses for Liège, Belgium

Charged

Bus manufacturer Solaris has won a tender for 45 Urbino 24 electric buses to be integrated into the transport network of the city of Lige. An initial order of 18 units, 5 of which are to be delivered in 2025 and the remainder in 2026, was secured by Oprateur de transport de Wallonie-TEC, which manages transport in Lige. Powered by two electric axles, the buses are equipped with Solaris High Energy batteries with a total capacity of approximately 800 kWh.

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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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US solar power generation holds steady even during extreme fire seasons

TechXplore

New research from Colorado State University shows that while wildfire smoke increasingly covers large parts of the U.S. it does not have much of an impact on overall, long-term solar power generation activity.

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Millions of federal acres to soon open to solar construction out west 2025 Trends in Solar

Solar Power World

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has expanded the scope of potential solar development on federal lands, opening several more western states to gigawatts of PV deployment. In January 2024, the Dept. of the Interior issued an update for the Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, also known as the Western Solar Plan, which formalized the… The post Millions of federal acres to soon open to solar construction out west <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:6

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Advanced membrane technology offers superior treatment for high-salinity wastewater

TechXplore

A research team led by Prof. Wan Yinhua at the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an innovative mix-charged nanofiltration (NF) membrane featuring horizontal charge distribution, designed specifically for wastewater treatment.

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Two power station owners to get more than £12m for three hours of electricity

The Guardian: Energy

Uniper and a subsidiary of Vitol able to charge 50 times recent market price to ensure supply during evening peak Two gas power station owners will be paid more than 12m to supply just three hours of electricity on Wednesday evening after freezing weather led to some of the highest market prices since the energy crisis began. Britain faced surging power prices after the grid operator warned it would need power plants to fire up in the early evening to have enough electricity to power homes and b

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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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Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source, but big engineering challenges stand in the way

TechXplore

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.

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Arverne headquarters in Pau, France to be equipped with geothermal system

ThinkGeoEnergy

Drilling work has started for a geothermal heating and cooling system that will be integrated into the Biotope building, the future headquarters of industrial company Arverne Group in Pau, France. The system will harness geothermal energy from a shallow borefield which will provide heating and cooling for 2700 square meters of office space. The project is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2025.

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Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money

TechXplore

As snowflakes gently settled on his balcony solar panels on a cold winter's day, Berliner Jens Sax checked his smartphone to see how much electricity they were generating.

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Bluetti has two new flagship energy storage kits for the home and beyond

The Verge: Energy

Two Apex 300 units with several expansion batteries. | Image: Bluetti Bluetti just took the wraps off its EnergyPro 6K and Apex 300 energy storage systems. The EnergyPro 6K is a fixed whole-home backup solution, while the modular Apex 300 is designed to provide portable power when at home, at an off-grid cabin, at a job site, or during an RV trip. Both systems can scale in capacity and power to support your individual needs.

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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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BESS to bolster community energy resiliency in Victoria, Australia, with new funding

Energy Storage News

Western Australia and Victorias AusNet have provided financial aid to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the energy transition and community energy resiliency.

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185MW solar-plus-storage site to supply Las Vegas Strip following US$340 million financing

PV Tech

Energy generation and storage developer Estuary Power has closed a US$340 million financing package for a 185MW solar-plus-storage project being constructed in Lincoln County, Nevada, US.

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Grenergy raises US$324 million for Phase 4 of ‘world largest’ solar-plus-storage project in Chile

Energy Storage News

Grenergy has raised financing for the fourth phase of a solar-plus-storage project in Chile set to feature 11GWh of battery storage capacity when completed.

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New York to make major greenhouse gas emitters pay for past pollution

Canary Media

New York state will soon force major oil and gas companies to pay up for mounting climate damages caused by the burning of their products over the last two decades.

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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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Year in Review: LG Energy Solution Vertech on domestic manufacturing and industry growth

Energy Storage News

Jaehong Park, CEO of LG Energy Solution Vertech takes part in the first of our annual series of industry Q&A articles reflecting on the year just gone and looking to the year ahead.

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Nuclear energy groups race to develop ‘microreactors’

Financial Times: Energy

Companies vie to create small plants for deployment to sites from data centres to oil platforms

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Gridware’s boxes literally listen to power lines to find outages

TechCrunch: Climate

Gridware's sensors listen for sounds that the companys software has been trained to identify as different hazards to the grid. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Scotland to host 3 biggest battery energy storage systems in Europe

Financial Times: Energy

Investment by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners comes as boost to SNP government before next years elections

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Solar Power World’s 2025 solar + storage trends

Solar Power World

The United States solar + storage industry is experiencing growth and innovation in some segments but stagnation in others as it enters a new year. Both small- and large-scale energy storage continues to break records, with California leading the way in both markets. New rules making it easier to develop solar power on public lands… The post Solar Power World’s 2025 solar + storage trends appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Why Los Angeles is burning in January

Grist

Harel Dor and Finn OBrien were just finishing up dinner at a restaurant in Pasadena, California on Tuesday evening, when a friend texted them about an evacuation warning. A severe windstorm had spread what became the Eaton fire to the hills behind their home. Driving back up the house it was already feeling apocalyptic, with downed trees and visibility getting worse, Dor said.

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Trina Solar sets 25.44% fully passivated HJT solar module efficiency record

PV Tech

Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar has set a 25.44% module efficiency record with a solar total passivation (TOPAS) heterojunction (HJT) PV module.

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Shell flags weaker gas production

Financial Times: Energy

Oil major warns of significantly lower trading in gas and chemicals units as hedging contracts expire

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Waaree begins trial production at 5.4GW Indian solar cell facility

PV Tech

Indian solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies has started trial production at its 5.4GW cell production facility in Chikhli, Gujarat.

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Constellation Energy in talks to buy Calpine in big US power sector deal

Financial Times: Energy

Takeover talks come amid surge in demand linked to rollout of artificial intelligence technologies

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