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Regulations are fueling the sustainability agenda, experts say

GreenBiz

Legislation on sustainability, followed by disclosure standards, is viewed by experts as the most significant positive development in the last year, according to a GlobeScan/ERM survey.

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Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand signs MoU to assess energy storage system feasibility

Energy Storage News

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand will assess the feasibility of energy storage business models in partnership with a subsidiary of state-owned oil & gas company PTT Group.

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Lab creates world's first anode-free sodium solid-state battery

TechXplore

UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering Prof. Y. Shirley Meng's Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion has created the world's first anode-free sodium solid-state battery.

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DCEEEW publishes framework for 500MW/2,000MWh CIS tender in Western Australia

Energy Storage News

A market brief on the first tender to be held in Western Australia under the nationwide Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) for renewables and energy storage has been published.

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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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How to increase the rate of plastics recycling

TechXplore

While recycling systems and bottle deposits have become increasingly widespread in the U.S., actual rates of recycling are "abysmal," according to a team of MIT researchers who studied the rates for recycling of PET, the plastic commonly used in beverage bottles. However, their findings suggest some ways to change this.

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Engie withdraws local planning application for 1GWh California BESS and heads to state regulator

Energy Storage News

After failing to obtain local approval for the construction of a 250MW/1,000MWh standalone BESS, Engie is pursuing state approval via the CEC.

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HyperStrong showcased new ESS innovations at the smarter E Europe 2024

Energy Storage News

HyperStrong shares updates on its latest products and international expansion, from the ees / the smart E Europe trade show in Munich, Germany.

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Indonesia launches first EV battery plant

TechXplore

Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry.

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Cero to oversize next UK solar-storage project amidst co-location challenges, BESS en route to first

Energy Storage News

Construction is underway on Cero Generation's first solar and storage project in the UK, Larks Green, while its second one will differ substantially on the size of the grid connection.

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Phosphorus removal options explored in collaborative trials

Envirotec Magazine

A project site visit at Woolton Treatment Works. Alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works are being explored in an innovation project led by United Utilities. The ALT-P project, for which Spring Innovation is the knowledge-sharing partner, received funding through Ofwat’s inaugural Water Breakthrough Challenge in 2021.

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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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Batteries the key as cell prices plunge and wind and solar ramp up towards 50 pct share

Renew Economy

Australia's main grid is heading to 50 per cent renewables in two years, and batteries are moving from a sideshow to centre stage as cell prices plunge. The post Batteries the key as cell prices plunge and wind and solar ramp up towards 50 pct share appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Landmark sewage ruling means water companies could face legal challenges over spills

Envirotec Magazine

A landmark Supreme Court judgment on 2 July could open up new legal avenues for water companies to be sued for sewage dumping incidents. The ruling, described as a “sensational victory” by campaigners, follows a hearing in March 2023 in which United Utilities said the canal’s owners, the Manchester Ship Canal Company, were not entitled to seek damages for the release of untreated water into its extent, citing the 1991 Water Industry Act, which seemed to specify that only regulators can see

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Accelerating PV and energy storage – a special report

PV Tech

PV Tech, Energy-Storage.news and Huawei have published a special report on some of the latest BESS technologies and their many applications.

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Google’s emissions soar 48% over 5 years due to AI

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com. Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have soared 48 per cent over the past five years with its artificial intelligence (AI) products relying on energy-intensive data centres. The group labelled “increases in data centre energy consumption and supply chain emissions” as the primary driver behind the rise, with total emissions reaching 14.3 million metric tons, according to its annual environmental report.

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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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Right wing media serves up more nonsense about blackout warnings and nuclear

Renew Economy

The AFR and other right wing media still describe AEMO forecasts as blackout warnings to argue against wind and solar. But in nuclear dominated Ontario, the shortfall forecasts are even more dramatic. The post Right wing media serves up more nonsense about blackout warnings and nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Supreme Court decision threatens Biden’s ‘whole of government’ climate plan

Canary Media

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the 40-year-old legal precedent known as the “Chevron doctrine” will have far-reaching consequences across the federal government.

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From daytime irrigation to selling surplus energy: Optimizing the use of solar energy in irrigation communities

TechXplore

Irrigation faces the challenge of making its activity more sustainable, both environmentally and economically. In this context, energy self-sufficiency is proposed as a path to follow for the agriculture of the future.

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Hyundai’s Hydrogen Rises: Nexo Leads the Charge With 40,000 Global Sales!

FuelCellsWorks

Hyundai Motor’s cumulative global Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) sales have surpassed 40,000 units, combining personal and commercial vehicles. Hyundai’s efforts to expand its hydrogen car line are gradually bearing fruit.

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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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Household batteries are now being marshalled to deliver very fast response to grid security issues

Renew Economy

Although distributed energy resources are expected to be able to play in the new very fast frequency control market, it wasn't easy hooking them in. The post Household batteries are now being marshalled to deliver very fast response to grid security issues appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Liebherr Premiere: First Large Wheel Loader With Hydrogen Engine and First Hydrogen Filling Station in Salzburg

FuelCellsWorks

World’s first prototype large wheel loader with hydrogen engine presented at the Liebherr plant in Bischofshofen Opening of the first hydrogen filling station in the state of Salzburg Hydrogen-powered combustion.

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Groundbreaking Hydrogen-hybrid research vessel gets AIP

Hydrogen Fuel News

Glosten’s CCRV design has been given ABS approval. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) to Glosetn, an American naval architecture and marine engineering company, for the design of UC San Diego’s new hydrogen-hybrid Costal-Class Research Vessel (CCRV). Designed to meet multiple regulatory requirements.

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New Alloy Promises to Revloutionize Hydrogen Combustion Engines – Popular Mechanics

FuelCellsWorks

This material withstands extreme heat, resists corrosion, and enhances performance. For combustion engines to use 100 percent hydrogen, they need components that can withstand high temperatures and corrosive environments. Scientists.

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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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Distributed energy can be a big win for the next government

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Nuno Marques). With the political parties pussyfooting around net zero claims ahead of the general election, a more robust approach to accelerating the roll-out of solar is critical to driving confidence around achieving decarbonisation goals without burdening the taxpayer, writes renewable energy specialist AMPYR Distributed Energy. We are witnessing a ‘solar revolution’ in the UK, according to energy think tank Ember. 1 Rooftop deployment is seemingly booming, with more than 190,

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Hydrogen Trial Launched at Italian Steel Plant to Cut Carbon Emissions and Promote Green Technology

FuelCellsWorks

Tenova with TenarisDalmine and Snam for Hydrogen Testing in a nation first The companies will collaborate to test hydrogen in the steel industry to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors July 3 marks.

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Bramble Energy’s hydrogen tech gets closer to transforming the transportation sector

Hydrogen Fuel News

The company has reached a significant milestone in the HEIDI project. Bramble Energy, a UK-based technology company specializing in renewable energy semiconductor manufacturing, announced it has reached a significant milestone in the Hydrogen Electric Integrated Drivetrain Initiative (HEIDI) project. Preventing nearly 6 million tons of CO2 emissions.

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France Announces Hydrogen Pipeline Construction Tender

FuelCellsWorks

France’s Ministry of Industry and Energy has issued a tender for the supply and installation of stainless steel pipelines for hydrogen transport, marking a pivotal advancement in the nation’s hydrogen.

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Real Revitalization (Part 1): Parity buys back the block to drive community revival without displacement in West Baltimore

Impact Alpha

Editor’s note: In this series on neighborhood revitalization strategies, ImpactAlpha’s Roodgally Senatus takes us on a visual tour of three strategies that are. The post Real Revitalization (Part 1): Parity buys back the block to drive community revival without displacement in West Baltimore appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Cepsa and PreZero Spain Partner to Produce Green Hydrogen and Biofuels From Recovered Waste

FuelCellsWorks

The agreement provides for the joint development of plants for biomethane produced from organic waste. The first plant, with an expected capacity of up to 100 GWh, will be located.

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Volkswagen to launch European-made entry-level EVs

Charged

German automaker Volkswagen has announced a program to promote entry-level electric mobility by introducing compact EVs to the European market priced at around €20,000. The cars are scheduled to launch in 2027. The company says work is already underway on the Electric Urban Car Family, and Volkswagen’s Brand Group Core is set to offer EVs for under €25,000 as early as the end of 2025.

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iMOVE Project Completes Study on Hydrogen Fuel Viability for Heavy Vehicles

FuelCellsWorks

The iMOVE project Investigating the viability of hydrogen fuel for heavy vehicle use, with Transport for NSW, ARRB, and Mov3ment is complete and the final report, Hydrogen Powered Heavy Vehicle.

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Seven Chinese PV companies join forces on unification of n-type module size standards

PV Tech

Seven Chinese module manufacturers have joined forces to standardise the dimensions of n-type PV modules and the position of mounting holes.

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Portugal, Spain Work to Remove Hydrogen Pipeline Hurdles

FuelCellsWorks

LISBON– Portugal and Spain are working to remove the obstacles to constructing an underwater green hydrogen pipeline by 2030 as part of their vision to become renewables superpowers, their energy.

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