Wed.Jun 26, 2024

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Investors and activists demand an end to funding for lobby groups that oppose climate legislation

GreenBiz

They’re asking why companies with net-zero goals support the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which often opposes federal climate legislation.

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Dutton compares wind turbines to 5G towers as he declares “huge support” for renewables

Renew Economy

Peter Dutton reportedly compares wind turbines to 5G towers as Coalition insists it is really a "huge" supporter of renewables, despite Nationals plan to bring them to a stop. The post Dutton compares wind turbines to 5G towers as he declares “huge support” for renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Preserving biodiversity to safeguard the planet and human prosperity

GreenBiz

Sponsored: In restoring the world’s declining biodiversity—an overlooked crisis—business, especially agriculture, must lead by example and nurture nature the same way it has nurtured us.

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Major Donor to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Owns Russian Assets

DeSmogBlog

One of the biggest donors to Nigel Farage ’s anti-net zero Reform UK during the general election campaign has significant Russian business interests, DeSmog can report. Natural resources investor David Lilley donated £100,000 to Reform on 10 June – a week after Farage announced that he was returning as the party’s leader. Lilley’s donation was the third largest to Reform during the campaign so far.

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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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Why Lime uses big electric trucks to haul its small electric scooters

GreenBiz

The company cut emissions by 16% with modular scooters and switching its operational fleet to electric trucks.

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Australia will not come close to net zero by 2050 under Coalition’s nuclear plan

Renew Economy

Under the Coalition’s plan for nuclear power, emissions from the electricity sector in 2050 would be nearly 19 times higher than under Labor’s plan The post Australia will not come close to net zero by 2050 under Coalition’s nuclear plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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HDF Energy Receives Up to EUR 172 Million in Public Funding for Its High-Power Hydrogen Fuel Cell Industrial Project

FuelCellsWorks

Bordeaux– HDF Energy (Hydrogène de France), manufacturer of high-power fuel cells and d eveloper of large-scale hydrogen infrastructure , announces that the European Commission has approved French financial support for.

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Renewable and battery developers hope new connection rules will eliminate delays and cost blowouts

Renew Economy

New rules on the connection process for wind, solar and battery projects - the subject of numerous delays, cost blowouts and contractor failures, have finally been unveiled. The post Renewable and battery developers hope new connection rules will eliminate delays and cost blowouts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Argus Launches Index for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Products in Northeast Asia

FuelCellsWorks

LONDON– Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched an index to assist companies trading low-carbon hydrogen products distributed to key markets in northeast Asia. The Argus Japan Korea.

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Worldwide support for climate change action is “stunning”

Energy Central

Yesterday’s topic discussed the faction of the population that continues to deny climate change. Largely falling along political lines, the opposition against actions to neutralize global warming seems counterproductive. A new UN poll illustrates that in many countries it may also be politically unwise. Except perhaps in the U.S. where the results indicate that the polarization runs.

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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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Gold Hydrogen Begins 2D Seismic Survey for Ramsay Project to Enhance Natural Hydrogen Exploration

FuelCellsWorks

Ramsay 2D regional seismic survey commenced over the Company’s flagship Ramsay Project, within PEL 687 on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The seismic survey will be over approximately 650.

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Just how bad are gas appliances for your health?

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. Canary thanks EnergySage for its support of the column.

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Subsidy Delays Hamper Spain’s Green Hydrogen Industry, Iberdrola Says

FuelCellsWorks

MADRID– Spain has the right conditions to be a global leader in green hydrogen but the development of the industry is being hindered by the slow allocation of subsidies, Jorge.

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Volkswagen to invest up to $5 billion in Rivian over the next 2 years, companies will share software

Charged

The Volkswagen Group will invest up to $5 billion in US EV maker Rivian in a complex deal under which the two companies will form an equally controlled joint venture to share EV architecture and software. As reported by Reuters , Volkswagen will immediately invest $1 billion in Rivian through a convertible note, and also pledges to invest $2 billion more in Rivian stock—a billion each in 2025 and 2026—subject to the startup hitting certain milestones, and to provide a $1-billion loan in 2026.

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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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Air Products Membrane Solutions Breaks Ground on $70 Million Expansion of Its Missouri Manufacturing and Logistics Center

FuelCellsWorks

Expansion Driven by Growing Interest in Energy Transition Technologies in the Biogas, Aerospace and Marine Industries Air Products (NYSE:APD), the global leader in the production of gas separation and purification.

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Fuel-free spinning machine to help ease more solar into Top End grid

Renew Economy

Ageing gas fired power station to have one of its units converted into a syncon to help accommodate more solar on the Top End grid. The post Fuel-free spinning machine to help ease more solar into Top End grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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EU Approves €265M for H2 Green Steel’s AB’s Large-Scale Green Steel Plant in Sweden

FuelCellsWorks

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €265 million Swedish measure made available in part through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’) to support H2GS AB.

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Lodestone Energy to build 220MW agriPV project in New Zealand

PV Tech

Lodestone Energy has announced a partnership with the Haldon Station farm to build a 220MW agriPV project on New Zealand’s South Island.

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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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First power sent to grid from Italian giant’s newest solar farm in Victoria

Renew Economy

New solar farm in northern Victoria has sent its first bursts of power to the grid, although it may not be fully operational until 2025. The post First power sent to grid from Italian giant’s newest solar farm in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Brief: New Ventures is going big by going niche in Latin America

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! The June edition of our specialty newsletter, ImpactAlpha Latin America, is out later today. As an ImpactAlpha subscriber, you. The post The Brief: New Ventures is going big by going niche in Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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JERA Completes Successful Ammonia Co-Firing Tests at Hekinan Power Station

FuelCellsWorks

JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) hereby announces that demonstration testing of fuel ammonia substitution at Hekinan Thermal Power Station Unit 4 has concluded today. Together with IHI Corporation (“IHI”) and the.

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The benefits of longer-duration storage and energy project co-location: Ireland’s first 4-hour grid-scale BESS

Energy Storage News

Statkraft's Rory Griffin writes about the challenges and opportunities encountered in developing Ireland’s first-ever 4-hour duration battery storage project, which is co-located with a wind farm.

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Goldenstone Acquisition Limited. And Infintium Fuel Cell Systems, Inc. Announce Definitive Business Combination Agreement

FuelCellsWorks

Infintium’s advanced hydrogen fuel cell technologies for material handling vehicles bring carbon-free and clean power source to major automotive, industrial, and retail companies Corporate net zero commitments expected to propel.

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Building a Better Grid—Infrastructure Upgrades Require Ingenuity, Innovation, and Investment

POWER Magazine

The need for more reliability and resilience of power delivery, both in the U.S. and worldwide, has utilities and grid operators looking for solutions to the challenge of bolstering the […] The post Building a Better Grid—Infrastructure Upgrades Require Ingenuity, Innovation, and Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Solar giants produce more useful energy than Big Oil, and fossil fuel spending is going to waste

Renew Economy

The world's biggest solar panel makers now produce vastly more useful energy than Big Oil. The post Solar giants produce more useful energy than Big Oil, and fossil fuel spending is going to waste appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Unlocking geothermal potential with AI and data science

ThinkGeoEnergy

Geothermal power has emerged as a promising solution in the pursuit of cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. However, maximizing the potential of geothermal energy requires strategic planning and advanced technologies. One such technology that is transforming the way to approach geothermal power plant development is Enovate ’s Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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AFC Energy’s Ammonia Cracker Integration Boosts Engine Combustion Efficiency

FuelCellsWorks

AFC Energy, a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, is pleased to announce that Dr. Mike Rendall, Chief Technology Officer of the Company’s Fuel Conversion Division, is today presenting.

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Rinehart gas project expansion approved by Plibersek, sparks koala death fears

Renew Economy

Environmentalists to protest approval of expansion of Gina Rinehart coal seam gas field in same region that a solar farm was rejected just weeks ago. The post Rinehart gas project expansion approved by Plibersek, sparks koala death fears appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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“Stellantis Production in the UK Could Stop,” Says UK Boss

FuelCellsWorks

ZEV mandate targets have the Vauxhall parent company concerned about the future. Stellantis UK boss MariaGrazia Davino has confirmed that UK production is being threatened by the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate.

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Michigan utility Consumers Energy signs 100MW BESS PPA with developer Jupiter Power

Energy Storage News

Consumers Energy, one of eight investor-owned utility (IOU) companies in the US state of Michigan, has signed a 100MW battery storage deal with developer Jupiter Power.

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Planning for a Reliable and Resilient Electric Power Grid

POWER Magazine

In the U.S., regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) are responsible for overseeing the reliable operation of the high-voltage transmission system within their respective regions. In other […] The post Planning for a Reliable and Resilient Electric Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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California utility SCE seeks approval for 750MW of energy storage resource adequacy contracts

Energy Storage News

SCE is seeking approval from the California Public Utilities Commission of two new RA agreements covering 750MW of nameplate battery storage capacity.

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Mitigating EMP and GMD Risks for Power Grid Resilience

POWER Magazine

Risks posed by geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events add challenges to an already complex power system environment. But they remain crucial to address. How prepared is the […] The post Mitigating EMP and GMD Risks for Power Grid Resilience appeared first on POWER Magazine.