The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft just signed a deal to revive the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. If approved by regulators, the software maker would have exclusive rights to 100 percent of the output for its AI data center needs. Constellation, the owner of the Three Mile Island plant, announced a power purchase agreement with Microsoft earlier today, which should see the site coming back online in 2028, assuming regulators approve it.

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The data centers that train the large language models behind AI consume unimaginable amounts of energy, and the stakes are high for big tech companies to ensure they have enough power to run those plants. That’s why Microsoft is now throwing its weight behind nuclear power. The tech giant on Friday signed a major deal […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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POWER Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Microsoft has announced a deal to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. It’s the latest move by a technology company to use nuclear power to provide […] The post Microsoft Would Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Power AI appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Texas-headquartered power conversion technology company Ideal Power , developer of the B-TRAN bidirectional semiconductor power switch, is collaborating with its third global automaker on the use of B-TRAN-enabled contactors to potentially replace electromechanical contactors in the automaker’s EVs. Contactors play a critical role in isolating the battery, inverter and onboard charger to ensure safety when an EV is off or being serviced, acting as high-voltage cutoff switches.

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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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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Blended finance is rebounding, but this time with a twist. Commercial investors are stepping up to drive some of the biggest blended-finance funds. The post The Call: How commercial investors are streamlining blended fund structures (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Australian mining company Renascor Resources has completed equipment trials for its planned purified spherical graphite (PSG) manufacturing facility in South Australia. The trials produced graphite of the quality required for lithium-ion battery anodes across all targeted product specifications up to 99.99% carbon—compared with the anode industry standard of 99.95% carbon.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

UK-headquartered EO Charging has agreed to potentially integrate US-based InductEV ’s inductive high-power wireless charging technology into its EV charging suite for depot-based commercial fleets. The companies will work together to evaluate the joint commercialization of their technologies to offer fleet operators a seamless and cost-effective means to keep their vehicles powered during routine operations.

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Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A coalition of battery storage developers, including Zenobē, Eelpower, Harmony Energy and Field, has penned a letter to the UK government and National Grid Electricity System Operator (National Grid ESO).

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Manufacturing innovation cluster Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) is investing C$40 million ($29.7 million) in five new advanced manufacturing projects involving 10 companies under its Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Value Chain Program. One of the pairs is battery materials developer Nano One Materials and professional services company Worley Chemetics, which will receive C$2.8 million.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

California's Hydrogen Dilemma: Clean Energy Goals vs. Fuel Shortages Key Points: - California is facing a critical shortage of hydrogen fuel for its growing fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles. - To address this, a plan for a new grey hydrogen plant is under consideration, raising environmental concerns. - The state’s clean energy ambitions clash with the need for.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

How Fuerteventura’s Hydrogen Vision is Changing the Energy Game In a bold move toward energy autonomy and sustainability, the Canary Islands are setting a precedent for isolated regions worldwide through the adoption of green hydrogen fuel. The island of Fuerteventura, in particular, is spearheading this initiative with the support of IR Maxoinversiones, a company that has been pivotal in the region’s fuel transport and distribution sector since 2007.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Pennsylvania plant was site of most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in US history in 1979 A nuclear reactor at the notorious Three Mile Island site in Pennsylvania is to be activated for the first time in five years after its owners, Constellation Energy, struck a deal to provide power to Microsoft’s proliferating artificial intelligence operations.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Hyamtec: Revolutionizing Hydrogen Production with Ammonia Cracking Technology In a significant stride towards sustainable energy solutions, AFC Energy has announced the launch of Hyamtec, the UK’s newest hydrogen company. Positioned at the forefront of ammonia cracking technology , Hyamtec is set to transform the landscape of hydrogen production and storage, leveraging next-generation ammonia cracking advancements to deliver on-demand hydrogen at unprecedented efficiency and cost-effectiv

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Researchers used a detailed mathematical model to demonstrate that the construction sector in the UK and Europe could almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060. This could be achieved through using state-of-the-art energy efficiency technologies to renovate existing properties and construct new ones.

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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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Financial Times: Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Energy source is enjoying a renaissance as the world looks to slash emissions and feed rapidly growing demand

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Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A recent fire event at a large-scale battery storage project owned by California utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) was dealt with effectively and in an exemplary manner.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

rPlus Energies has broken ground on the Green River Energy Center, a 400 MW solar PV and 400 MW battery storage project in Eastern Utah. The project is expected to supply power to PacifiCorp under a PPA. Sundt Construction is the EPC contractor for the project, with EliTe Solar supplying the solar modules and Tesla providing the battery storage system.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Seven-Fold Pipeline Surge and Investment Spike Demand Accelerated Action In a rapidly evolving landscape, the global clean hydrogen sector is experiencing remarkable hydrogen growth and maturation, signaling a transformative shift in the energy industry. According to the Hydrogen Insights 2024 report , co-authored by the Hydrogen Council and McKinsey & Company, the clean hydrogen project pipeline has increased seven-fold since 2020, reaching an impressive 1,572 projects by May 2024.

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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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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This week, as business and government leaders, investors and campaigners gather for New York Climate Week, DeSmog is relaunching its big agriculture series, which will scrutinise the power of food and farming companies. Agriculture used to play second fiddle to energy when it came to global warming, considered as a nice-to-have. But as global heating continues apace, emissions associated with food are rising fast.

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Canary Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

California just took a big step to reduce carbon pollution from its buildings — though the state didn’t go as far as advocates wanted.

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PV Tech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

According to Alight, the portfolio facility is thought to be the first of its kind in the Nordics, with the first three projects already financed.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Hydrogen-Powered Cars Lag: Under 6,000 Sold Globally in 2024’s First Half Key Points: Fewer than 6,000 hydrogen-powered cars were sold worldwide in the first half of 2024. Sales figures highlight challenges in the adoption of hydrogen vehicles. The low numbers reflect ongoing issues with infrastructure and market readiness. Efforts are needed to boost adoption and support.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alternus Clean Energy has terminated its Membership Interest Purchase and Sales Agreement (MIPSA) with C2 Taiyo Fund I to acquire 80MW in solar installations across eight U.S. states. The company says the agreement, originally announced in May, was terminated due to the seller’s failure to meet the required closing conditions and fundamental changes in the portfolio of assets planned to be acquired.

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Terra Infirma

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

With agriculture being responsible for 11% of the UK’s carbon emissions, declining biodiversity and polluted water courses, is there a Sustainable alternative to modern industrial agriculture? Doug Wanstall of Beyond Zero joins me to explain how regenerative agriculture works, how he is funding projects via voluntary carbon credits and what the forthcoming UK carbon code is intended to do.

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BloombergNEF

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Global demand for liquefied natural gas is expected to climb by 5% in the upcoming winter from a year earlier, to hit 218 million metric tons. The post Global LNG Winter Outlook 2024-25: Slightly Bullish Start appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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PV Tech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

BNZ has secured a €166 million (US$185.4 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for 700MW of new solar capacity in Europe.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Four protesters against North Sea oil and gas licences have charges of criminal damage thrown out Four Greenpeace activists who staged a “No new oil” protest on the roof of Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire manor house have had charges of criminal damage thrown out. The activists said “justice and common sense” had prevailed after a judge on Friday ruled the evidence against them was “tenuous” and they had no case to answer.

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PV Tech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Local PV manufacturers in South Africa are talking with tier one producers to collaborate on local facilities for the South African market.

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Financial Times: Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Trading house to announce as early as next week that head of gas, power and renewables will succeed Jeremy Weir

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PV Tech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Hoymiles has started commercial operations at its first overseas factory, a manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A ban on exporting offshore gas was lifted in WA this week, and the Greens say two of the ‘biggest winners’ were the massive resources companies Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Western Australian gas companies Mineral Resources and Woodside gave more than $20,000 to WA Labor while it was considering changes to its domestic gas policy that allowed more gas to be exported from the state.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The GeoTHERM 2025 Expo & Congress , Europe’s leading trade fair for geothermal, is shaping up to be a great success again with the entire exhibition space now fully booked even before the deadline of early bird booking. A special highlight for this year’s event is the Start Up Area, which provides a platform for young and innovative companies to be highlighted. “The rapid sell-out of the exhibition area demonstrates the immense interest and confidence of the industry in Geo

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Every week, I host 'The KJ Show,' which offers a mix of breaking news and practical advice on how the energy industry affects the consumer. During this fast-paced show, I combine weekly energy updates with conversations with leaders in the energy efficiency community. After each show, I'll share it here with the Energy Central Community in case you were unable to join me live.

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