Wed.Nov 22, 2023

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ExxonMobil’s $10 billion plan to boost plastics production in China

GreenBiz

A new climate agreement with the U.S. disregards China’s plans to increase plastics production.

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EPR schemes will harm recycling sector if not designed correctly, says industry group

Envirotec Magazine

EPR schemes must be designed in such a way that they do not disrupt existing efficient markets, otherwise they will do more harm than good to the recycling industry, according to a new position paper on extended producer responsibility (EPR) published by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), a global federation of recycling industries, on 20 November.

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Behind Amazon’s plan to restore 4 billion liters of water

GreenBiz

Amazon is investing in 13 international water restoration projects in a quest to become ‘water positive’ by 2030.

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Comment: sizing up the opportunity for European circular start-ups

Envirotec Magazine

Ukrainian firm S.Lab picked up the 2023 Green Alley Award for a sustainable alternative to expandeed polystyrene packaging (image credit: Green Alley Awards). By Jan Patrick Schulz, CEO of Landbell and initiator of Europe’s largest Circular Economy Prize, the Green Alley Award. Europe has long been a welcoming home to sustainable minded companies.

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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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Here's a 'significant step' to halve food waste by 2030

GreenBiz

New data from the Consumer Goods Forum is designed to help tackle the industry's food waste mountain.

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Bowen dumps RET for 32 GW of auctions in massive policy shift to supercharge renewables

Renew Economy

Chris Bowen will let the long-standing renewable energy target die, choosing instead a massive auction program seeking 32GW of new capacity to meet 82 pct renewable target. The post Bowen dumps RET for 32 GW of auctions in massive policy shift to supercharge renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Chinese-made wind farms could become a new sabotage risk

Financial Times: Energy

These turbines cost less than half the average price of those manufactured elsewhere

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Australia’s “second most advanced” offshore wind farm gets major boost

Renew Economy

Flotation Energy’s 1.5GW Seadragon offshore wind project, proposed for Gippsland waters, awarded major project status by the federal government. The post Australia’s “second most advanced” offshore wind farm gets major boost appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Heat-pump water heaters are a winner for the climate — and your wallet

Canary Media

Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power.

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Bowen has put a rocket under big renewables. Small-scale market must be next

Renew Economy

This is exactly the kind of bold policy needed to rapidly transform Australia’s energy market while ensuring reliability and affordability. Can we apply it to consumer energy, too? The post Bowen has put a rocket under big renewables. Small-scale market must be next appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Solaris Hydrogen Buses in Yet Another City. Solaris Urbino Hydrogen Head to Wa?Brzych, Poland

FuelCellsWorks

Solaris Bus & Coach will deliver state-of-the-art hydrogen buses to the city of Wałbrzych. The contract covers the delivery of 20 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses, including an option to purchase an additional 25 vehicles. Wałbrzych is thus yet another Polish.

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NSW just got three huge batteries for next to nothing – time now to dump Coalkeeper 2.0

Renew Economy

NSW will get three big new batteries at little or no cost to consumers. It's been urged to go out and get more, and end the costly idea of paying to keep the Eraring coal generator open. The post NSW just got three huge batteries for next to nothing – time now to dump Coalkeeper 2.0 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Anglo American’s high-stakes bet on a new way to feed the world

Financial Times: Energy

The mining group plans to invest $9bn in a Yorkshire mine that will produce a fertiliser mineral for which there is currently little demand

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Researchers manufacture the first back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells

TechXplore

The University of Ottawa, together with national and international partners, has achieved a world first by manufacturing the first back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells. The cells, with a size twice the thickness of a strand of hair, have significant advantages over conventional solar technologies, reducing electrode-induced shadowing by 95% and potentially lowering energy production costs by up to three times.

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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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Could Honda’s latest hydrogen fuel cell system be a multi-use marvel?

Hydrogen Fuel News

Honda is showing off new hydrogen tech this week at the Brussels Expo. At the start of the 2023 European Hydrogen Week in Brussels, Honda unveiled its next-generation Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stack Module, and it’s not your average fuel cell system. This H2 drivetrain doesn’t put all its eggs in one basket. Honda designed this latest H2 system to be exceptionally durable and versatile to serve multiple uses.

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Using AI as a guide for the better manufacturing of perovskite solar cells

TechXplore

Tandem solar cells based on perovskite semiconductors convert sunlight to electricity more efficiently than conventional silicon solar cells. In order to make this technology ready for the market, further improvements with regard to stability and manufacturing processes are required.

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Hitachi Energy Unveils New Hydrogen Power Generator

FuelCellsWorks

Hydrogen-powered generator provides megawatts of power and heat for hard-to-decarbonize applications such as construction sites, remote venues, data centers, and hospitals. Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing.

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Chinchilla big battery connects to the grid near Australia’s biggest coal unit

Renew Economy

One of a suite of new big batteries to soon join the grid in Queensland has been registered and officially connected, with work on commissioning to start soon. The post Chinchilla big battery connects to the grid near Australia’s biggest coal unit 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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Henkel’s high-performance battery sealing technology

Charged

Sponsored by Henkel. Delivering Innovtion, Expertise and Reliability For Battery Manufacturers Globally After decades building a reputation for performance and reliability among global OEMs and component suppliers, Henkel has expanded its broad portfolio of adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings to serve EV manufacturers with innovative solutions across the EV segment.

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How to ensure Bowen’s underwriting scheme doesn’t create another Snowy 2.0 debacle

Renew Economy

Federal Labor's move to underwrite 32GW of renewables and storage is nothing short revolutionary. But abandoning market-based mechanisms carries its own serious risks. The post How to ensure Bowen’s underwriting scheme doesn’t create another Snowy 2.0 debacle appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Europe’s solar industry reacts to EU’s Net Zero Industry Act vote

PV Tech

Parliament’s decision has been met with both approval and some trepidation by representatives in the European solar industry. It will now pass to negotiations with the European Council to clarify its specifics.

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Old and new energy react warmly to Bowen’s underwriting plan – but some still want gas

Renew Economy

Energy industry reacts warmly to Bowen's huge underwriting plans, although there are still questions about transmission, social licence and households. And some still want gas. The post Old and new energy react warmly to Bowen’s underwriting plan – but some still want gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Göteborg Energi conducts V2G projects with Volvo Cars, Polestar and others

Charged

Göteborg Energi , the municipally-owned power company of the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, is collaborating with several entities to explore the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) potential of EVs. The company is working with Volvo Cars to investigate bidirectional charging for home use, and how homeowners can contribute power to the local grid from their EV batteries.

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‘Recycled’ Tools Could Be Key to UK Hydrogen Transformation

FuelCellsWorks

The UK’s net zero efforts hang in the balance, according to a recent scientific report. According to Toni Miszewski, a managing director at energy technology consultancy AnTech, boosting hydrogen storage.

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Daimler’s RIZON electric trucks achieve full homologation in the US 

Charged

Daimler Truck , which launched electric truck brand RIZON in May, says its Class 4 and 5 medium-duty models have received full US homologation, which is the process of certifying that a vehicle complies with the technical and legal requirements to be deemed roadworthy and safe for public use. RIZON has received certification from the EPA and California Air Resource Board (CARB) Executive Orders.

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FutureCoal CEO Suggests ‘Cancel Coal’ Mantra Is Short-Sighted, Abated Coal Solutions Must Be Part of Energy Transition

POWER Magazine

Speaking at the 5th annual India Coal Conference in New Delhi, FutureCoal CEO Michelle Manook said, “Government and finance policies, which embrace a ‘cancel coal’ mantra, are short-sighted and undermine […] The post FutureCoal CEO Suggests ‘Cancel Coal’ Mantra Is Short-Sighted, Abated Coal Solutions Must Be Part of Energy Transition appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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ABI Research: tech advances to drive six-fold increase in EV battery production by 2030

Charged

New research from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research finds that global EV battery output production could increase by nearly six times to 2,585 GWh by 2030. This EV battery surge will strain raw material supply. ABI predicts that lithium and cobalt consumption for EV batteries will grow by 5.3 times and 3.2 times, respectively, from 2022 to 2030, but average EV battery cobalt content will drop 44% by 2030 owing to its volatile and controversial supply chain.

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2,800MWh of battery storage projects win New South Wales firming infrastructure tender

Energy Storage News

Three large-scale battery storage projects and one virtual power plant were the winners of a recent competitive tender held on behalf of the government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

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The advantages of dynamic power sharing EV chargers for fleets (Webinar)

Charged

In this session at the Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure, we will discuss a high-power 600 kW charging solution that allows dynamic allocation of power via four independent plugs for fleet charging. The charger architecture and software solutions will be explained in detail, showing the advantage when compared to individual chargers. The availability of different connector outputs will also be presented as seen from a worldwide DCFC supplier, with the objective of making it easier for inve

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Greenvolt nears commissioning of 5MW/5MWh BESS at Portugal biomass plant

Energy Storage News

Renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) Greenvolt is close to bringing a 5MW/5MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) online at its biomass plant in Coimbra, Portugal.

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‘You can walk around in a T-shirt’: how Norway brought heat pumps in from the cold

The Guardian: Energy

Device installed in two-thirds of households of country whose experience suggests switching to greener heating can be done When Glen Peters bought a heat pump for his home in Oslo he wasn’t thinking about the carbon it would avoid. Convenience played a role; a fireplace was too much of a hassle – the effort of having to buy, prepare and store the wood – and the wall-mounted radiators are too dusty.

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Indian residential rooftop solar potential could reach 32GW with subsidy

PV Tech

India’s residential rooftop solar potential could reach 32GW, representing huge potential growth as the installed capacity is only 2.7GW now.

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