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How AI is fuelling the climate crisis, not solving it

Energy Transition

‘Artificial intelligence will make it easier to combat climate change.’ That’s the bold claim made by billionaire and self-proclaimed climate problem–solver Bill Gates. But Gates – a well-known advocate of geoengineering – is not alone in promoting the idea that technology can be our saviour. Seden Anlar reports.

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Goldman Sachs-backed developer Gridstor builds 440MWh Texas BESS project

Energy Storage News

Gridstor, a US-based developer and operator of grid-scale battery storage systems, has kicked off construction of its first project in the Texas ERCOT market.

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Over 1,000 Hyundai hydrogen buses sold since 2019

Hydrogen Fuel News

The automaker has a target of selling 21,200 units before the close of 2030 Korean automaker Hyundai has announced that it has reached an important milestone after having sold more than 1,000 of its hydrogen buses since the Elec City FCEV model first launched back in 2019. The vehicle was the first H2-powered city public transport model in the world Earlier this month, the company shared that as of the close of September, it had actually sold 1,032 of the 180kW hydrogen buses.

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Thermal runaway still the biggest topic in battery storage insurance, says kWh Analytics

Energy Storage News

Specialist renewable energy insurance company kWh Analytics considers thermal runaway to still be the single most important risk that energy storage system developers must consider.

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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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ProLogium and FEV Group showcase silicon composite anode for EVs

Charged

Lithium ceramic battery (LCB) developer ProLogium Technology has introduced a new silicon composite anode battery, which Germany’s FEV Group is using to develop a next-generation battery pack. According to the companies, the new battery system can reduce vehicle weight, increase energy efficiency, and improve charging speed. The system offers energy density of 749 Wh/L, and ProLogium expects to increase that figure to 823 Wh/L by the end of 2024.

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COP29: Pledge to increase global energy storage capacity to 1.5TW by 2030

Energy Storage News

World leaders attending COP29 next month have been encouraged to sign a pledge to collectively increase global energy storage capacity to 1,500GW by 2030.

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Singapore could expand SE Asia’s biggest BESS and flow battery, launches VPP push

Energy Storage News

Singapore’s government and Energy Market Authority have announced power sector and grid enhancements, including a possible expansion of Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage plant.

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CleanCapital Collaborates with EDF Renewables on Community Solar

Solar Industry

CleanCapital has added a 6.4 MW solar project, Warrior, to its portfolio, located at WM’s closed Mohawk Valley Sanitary Landfill in Frankfort, N.Y. The project is set to provide clean energy to low-income subscribers within the Expanded – Solar For All community solar program. This project, acquired last August, marks the latest addition to CleanCapital’s Adirondacks portfolio.

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Toyota, Lexus drivers in New York City to get free EV charging in deal with Revel Transit 

Charged

Toyota Motor and Revel , an operator of an EV taxi service and a network of high-speed charging stations, have signed an agreement that will give owners of Toyota and Lexus EVs complimentary access to Revel’s DC fast charging network in New York City. The agreement runs through October 14, 2027. Revel, which began life as the operator of a moped-sharing service using dockless EV mopeds in 2018, currently has four high-volume stations in the Big Apple, all of which offer both NACS and CCS plugs.

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Qcells Sells Southern Wisconsin Solar Project

Solar Industry

Qcells has sold the Ursa Solar Project, formerly named Langdon Mills Solar, to We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) and Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE). This project is a 200 MW solar PV project, located in Colombia County, Wis. Qcells is developing the project, as well as self-performing all EPC services. In addition, the company is slated to supply solar panels with its Q.ANTUM technology.

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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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New thermal interface material could cool down energy-hungry data centers

TechXplore

A new cooling technology could change how heat is managed in electronic devices—from tiny semiconductors to massive data centers.

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Impact Groups Address Insufficient Draft Environmental Impact Report for Dangerous Wood Pellet Project

NRDC onEarth

Today, Golden State Natural Resources released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on its industrial-scale wood pellet project proposal. The project would include two industrial-scale wood pellet plants, one in the central Sierras and another in Northern California, as well.

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Corporate funding for energy storage grows 15% to US$17.6 billion in first nine months of 2024

Energy Storage News

A total of US$17.6 billion was invested in the energy storage industry across 83 announced deals in the first nine months of the year, according to comms and market intelligence firm Mercom.

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Increasing the efficiency of hydropower plants with utility-scale batteries

TechXplore

Utility-scale batteries can revolutionize how we harness renewable power. Coupled with wind and solar, these batteries could increase the reliability of green energy by storing excess energy during times of high generation and low demand. Then, utilities can tap the stored energy when demand increases.

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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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Recent Deals – 22 October 2024

CleanTech Group

Laser-powered weeding devices, long-duration iron-air batteries, and carbon negative construction materials derived from captured CO2: Recent Deals worth looking at Agriculture & Food. The post Recent Deals – 22 October 2024 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Hyperstrong targets Australian C&I market with new energy storage deal

Energy Storage News

Hyperstrong has inked a new deal with solar and energy-storage-as-a-service provider Tesseract ESS to explore opportunities in the Australian market.

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A national indicator for a just energy transition: Researchers create method to quantify vulnerability

TechXplore

The Energy Transition Vulnerability Index (ETVI) quantifies the vulnerability of nations to adverse impacts of transitioning away from fossil fuels. The COP28 agreement has called for all countries to wind down the use of fossil fuels to combat climate change—but the agreement stipulates that these transitions should not disproportionately harm historically marginalized and vulnerable stakeholders.

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Cost of ACT’s 100 per cent renewable energy scheme goes negative – again!

Renew Economy

Cost of the ACT's 100 per cent renewable scheme has gone negative again - the fourth time that consumers have received a pay pack as higher bills affect the rest of the country. The post Cost of ACT’s 100 per cent renewable energy scheme goes negative – again! 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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The gas crisis is not over yet

TechXplore

Policy and luck have bought Europe a reprieve from the heights gas prices reached between the winters of 2022 and 2023, but prices are climbing again and the global gas market remains precariously balanced.

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Union slams “false hope” in nuclear push, warns energy jobs at risk

Renew Economy

Nuclear energy is a dangerous distraction from the real decisions facing Australia, the Electrical Trades Union warns members ahead of the Queensland election. The post Union slams “false hope” in nuclear push, warns energy jobs at risk appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Landfill methane is a big climate problem. Here are some easy solutions.

Canary Media

A few relatively simple policy fixes could cut the amount of planet-warming methane released by U.S. landfills in half in the next 25 years, according to research published on Tuesday.

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The best renewable projects should not be just about price, and being responsible should not be a pipe dream

Renew Economy

How do buyers and sellers of renewable energy assess whether projects will deliver positive social and environmental outcomes? The post The best renewable projects should not be just about price, and being responsible should not be a pipe dream 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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Big Ag Is Using  ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ to Mask Business-as-Usual

DeSmogBlog

During September’s Climate Week in New York City, the world’s major food companies lined up to share their pro-nature credentials, claiming that they are embracing “regenerative agriculture” practices that will reduce their massive carbon footprint. However, a new report finds that multinational food and ag companies – such as Cargill, Bayer and Unilever – which are using the term, have barely changed how they do business.

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Maxeon’s world-leading solar tech faces hard road ahead

Canary Media

Just a few months ago, Singapore-based solar manufacturer and longtime solar technology leader Maxeon was issuing press releases about the new jobs it would create at a massive $1.9 billion solar cell and panel factory in New Mexico that was to be backed by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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US Department of Treasury includes solar ingots and wafers in 25% tax credit

PV Tech

In its final ruling, domestic manufacturing of solar ingots and wafers have been included with a 25% tax credit under Section 48D of the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit rules.

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What Are Microreactors and How Soon Could We See One in Operation

POWER Magazine

Microreactors are a class of very small modular reactors targeted for non-conventional nuclear markets. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports a variety of advanced reactor designs, including gas, liquid-metal, […] The post What Are Microreactors and How Soon Could We See One in Operation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Solar LCOE continues to decrease globally – Wood Mackenzie

PV Tech

The average global LCOE for fixed-axis solar PV systems in 2024 reached US$66/MWh, ranging from US$28/MWh to US$117/MWh.

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The Brief: Building demand for $27 billion in clean energy capital

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Deploy! Wanted: Big supply of green projects to stoke demand for $27 billion in clean. The post The Brief: Building demand for $27 billion in clean energy capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Cement startup Furno lands $20M grant to build low-carbon micro-kilns in Chicago

TechCrunch: Climate

Furno’s micro-kilns promise to reduce pollution and eliminate transportation costs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Alight Energy, 3Flash to build 120MW solar project in Finland

PV Tech

Alight Energy and 3Flash have announced plans to build a 120MW solar project in the Finnish town of Loviisa.

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Ameresco to Install Thin Film PV Solution for London Stadium

Solar Industry

Ameresco has been awarded a contract to implement a thin film PV solution atop the London Stadium. The £3.5 million contract includes comprehensive O&M services for its 25-year duration, with the installation projected to generate 0.85 million kWh annually. The company says there are unique challenges posed by the London Stadium’s membrane roof, as energy generation would be restricted if conventional framed solar PV arrays were used due to weight restrictions, high wind loading and c

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Spanish giant to add big battery to Queensland solar farm as PV operators choose to go hybrid

Renew Economy

Spain-based developer to add a big battery to an existing solar farm in Queensland marking its first hybrid solar and storage project in Australia. A second one will soon follow. The post Spanish giant to add big battery to Queensland solar farm as PV operators choose to go hybrid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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