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EDP Brings 300 MW of Solar Power Online in Southern California

POWER Magazine

Renewable energy developer EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) said two solar farms with a combined 300 MW of generation capacity are now operating in Kern County, California. The two-phase […] The post EDP Brings 300 MW of Solar Power Online in Southern California appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission plans to bury micro-reactors to power data centers

TechCrunch: Climate

Deep Fission's small modular reactors would be lowered on cables down a 30-inch, one-mile deep borehole. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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10-Year Deal to Shape Europe’s Hydrogen Economy—Inside the Major Partnership

Hydrogen Fuel News

Hydrogen Transport Collaboration to Bridge Nordic Countries and NW Europe Provaris Energy, in partnership with Uniper Global Commodities and Norwegian Hydrogen, has signed a key conditional term sheet to establish a green hydrogen supply chain from the Nordics to North-Western Europe. This agreement sets the stage for a binding sale and purchase agreement (SPA), with a target completion date of June 2025.

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Idaho Power seeks regulatory approval of 100MW additional BESS after offtake agreement with Savion falls through 

Energy Storage News

Idaho Power is seeking approval from the state regulator to deploy an additional 100MW of BESS to plug the gap left within its portfolio following the cancellation of a deal with IPP Savion.

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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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New robotic tools handle toughest tasks on utility solar sites 2025 Trends in Solar

Solar Power World

Installing huge utility-scale solar projects usually requires large field crews performing tedious tasks hundreds of times across many acres of land. New AI and robotics inventions are simplifying some of these job duties, sometimes replacing human workers altogether. Companies like Moog Construction, the AES Corporation and Ozzie’s have all released new solutions that take over… The post New robotic tools handle toughest tasks on utility solar sites <br><span style='

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Ascend Elements to increase US lithium carbonate production

Charged

US battery materials manufacturer Ascend Elements is commissioning a new lithium carbonate recovery line at its battery recycling facility in Covington, Georgia in 2025 to start producing 99% pure lithium carbonate (LiCO) recovered from used lithium-ion batteries. The company plans to produce up to 3,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate annually. Its Hydro-to-Cathode direct precursor synthesis technology produces new cathode material from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional

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ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

Energy Central

BACKGROUND: Atmosphere which comprises nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon etc. and a layer that surrounds a planet has different layers – troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere. This atmosphere of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.93% argon and 0.04% carbon dioxide protects us from harmful UV radiation emitted by the Sun. Atmosphere that scatters the sunlight.

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🌏 $30bn and 14% fall as market finds new normal in ‘24

Climate Tech VC

Happy New Year 🎉 We’re glad to be back in your inbox after a little R&R over the holiday break, and we’ve got one last gift for you: our 2024 Climate Tech Investment Trends report, live now. 👉 Access it here : Our brand new report tracking venture capital and growth investment in climate tech over the past year. It’s our fourth (!

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Jackery’s Solar Roof announced alongside a fast car charger and new solar generator

The Verge: Energy

A house fitted with Jackerys Solar Roof using curved terra-cotta red panels and a HomePower ES battery backup system installed outside. | Image: Jackery Jackery is expanding its lineup of energy products for home use and outdoor adventures at CES 2025 with the launch of its new Solar Roof tiles, a mid-sized solar generator, and a high-powered charger for vans, pickups, and RVs that can keep its giant portable batteries at the ready.

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WEX partners with Qmerit for EV charger installation at fleet drivers’ homes

Charged

Global commerce platform WEX has formed a partnership with EV charger installation provider Qmerit to streamline the installation of chargers at the homes of commercial fleet drivers. Qmerit will provide end-to-end home EV charging installation and integration services from its national network of more than 23,000 electricians. WEX EV At-Home provides access to WEXs fleet management software portal using a single WEX credit line and unified billing and now also includes Qmerits charger installat

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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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Big buildings are a climate problem. These policies aim to fix that.

Canary Media

Hulking, aging buildings pose a huge climate problem for the United States biggest cities and innovative laws meant to address that challenge are coming into full force this year. In the U.S.

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Octopus Energy’s software platform is emerging from parent’s shadow

Financial Times: Energy

Kraken now has over 60mn accounts and forecasts that it will win tens of millions more

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German testing agency finds EV batteries last longer than expected

Charged

One of the beloved bugaboos bruited by EV boo-birds is that EV batteries will quickly wear out. Now that there are significant numbers of high-mileage EVs on the road, this deceitful dirge has been definitively debunked. Car and Driver (among many other sources) estimates that a typical EV battery should last between 10 and 20 years (the average new car in the US is expected to last 12.5 years).

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Tackling gender inequality will uplift sustainability efforts

Business Green

Partner Insight: Equans' head of DEI and wellbeing, Dr Helen Woolnough, highlights the vital connection between gender equality and sustainability, focusing on the importance of systemic change, inclusive leadership, and empowering women to drive progress toward global goals like net zero and the UN Sustainable Development Goals We've all heard the adage ‘ignorance is bliss'.

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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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New York utility Con Edison launches RFP for bulk energy storage projects

Energy Storage News

Consolidated Edison Company (ConEd) and Orange and Rockland utilities (O&R) have issued a joint Request for Proposals (RFP) for bulk energy storage and dispatch rights in New York, US.

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'Local action means big impact': New campaign to highlights potential for localised climate action

Business Green

Carbon Copy's new campaign, delivered in partnership with WWF-UK, The Carbon Literacy Project, and Climate Emergency UK, aims to boost local climate and nature initiatives

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Toyota Sequoia 1794 Edition 2025: Test Drive Results

Green Living Guy

A Texas-Sized Leap in SUV Evolution The 2025 Toyota Sequoia 1794 Edition roars onto the scene, redefining the full-size SUV landscape. This mild hybrid behemoth doesn’t just turn heads; it revolutionizes the driving experience. With its cowboy-chic aesthetics and cutting-edge technology, the Sequoia 1794 Edition proves that size and efficiency can coexist harmoniously.

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Lightsource bp, Acen Australia progress 550MW of solar-plus-storage in New South Wales

Energy Storage News

Global solar developer Lightsource bp and Acen Australia have seen each of their respective solar-plus-storage projects in New South Wales, Australia, totalling 550MW of generation capacity, progress.

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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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Western Australia awards AU$16 million to clean energy projects

PV Tech

The Western Australian government has awarded AU$16 million in funding to bolster clean energy projects, including solar PV and BESS projects.

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Navigating the rigid world of energy storage warranties

Energy Storage News

Valentin Lorscheid and Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies of ACCURE Battery Intelligence propose ways in which BESS warranties can be reformed as the industry matures.

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'A record-breaking year': NESO confirms grid reached lowest carbon intensity on record in 2024

Business Green

Flurry of clean power records announced, as last coal power station closes and wind energy generation surges

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Hithium, Samsung C&T claim 10GWh pipeline for global BESS project partnership

Energy Storage News

Chinese battery manufacturer Hithium and Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction (Samsung C&T) have penned a new agreement targeting around 10GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity globally.

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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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Energy storage in Turkey: 80GW Capacity Planned by 2030

EnergyTrend

Energy storage in Turkey: 80GW Capacity Planned by 2030 AccorditoEmbassyoftheRepublicofTurkey,Turkeyhasintroducedanumberofincentivesandregulationstoachieveitsgoalof80gigawatt-hours(GWh)ofenergystorageby2030.

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R.Power secures grant for 254MWh Romania BESS

Energy Storage News

Developer and IPP R.Power has received 15 million (US$15.6 million) in non-reimbursable state financing to build a 2-hour BESS project in Romania.

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Press Release: FUTURE OF CARBON POLICY FORUM FEATURED A “RACE” OF SEDANS TO SEMIS & THE GIULIANI CLEAN ENERGY AWARD

Low Carbon Prosperity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lee Keller Call or text: 206.799.3805 lee@thekellergroup.com FUTURE OF CARBON POLICY FORUM FEATURED A RACE OF SEDANS TO SEMIS & THE GIULIANI CLEAN ENERGY AWARD (Auburn, WA) January 7, 2025 Clean & Prosperous Institutes 7 th Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum showcased the states latest advancements in clean energy while featuring a race of electric vehicles, from sedans to semis, around the Pacific Raceways track in Kent.

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Toshiba to supply power plant equipment for Patuha 2 geothermal project, Indonesia

ThinkGeoEnergy

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has received an order to supply a steam turbine and a generator from PT Inti Karya Persada Tehnik (IKPT), the EPC contractor for the Patuha Geothermal Power Plant Unit 2 in West Java, Indonesia, operated by state-owned PT Geo Dipa Energi (Geo Dipa). Just less than a month ago, a consortium of IKPT and PT Wasa Mitra Engineering (WME) was awarded the EPC contract for the Patuha Unit 2 geothermal power plant , which is expected to be

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IRENA: Grid infrastructure and energy storage key to energy transition

PV Tech

The deployment of grid infrastructure and energy storage is a key element to avoid delaying global energy transition, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

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The EV Surge: Powering Towards 2030's Grid Challenges

Energy Central

As we race toward a sustainable future, the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is becoming one of the most transformative shifts in the transportation and energy sectors. By 2030, EVs could make up 33% to 50% of new car sales in the U.S., a remarkable leap from just 7% in 2022. However, this rapid transition brings with it a pressing question: Is our electricity grid ready for the surge?

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Deriva commissions 140MW Spanish Peaks Solar portfolio in Colorado

PV Tech

US renewable project developer Deriva Energy has commissioned its 140MW Spanish Peaks Solar portfolio in the US state of Colorado.

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National oil companies and the global methane opportunity

EDF + Business

By Paasha Mahdavi and Andrew Howell At the UNs annual climate conference, held last month in Azerbaijan, world leaders took the stage to promise a bold transition away from fossil fuels. But behind the scenes, the conferences chief executive a leader of Azerbaijans national oil company, Socar was brokering oil deals. The controversy reveals a paradox at the heart of climate diplomacy: recent hosts such as the United Arab Emirates last year and Azerbaijan this year acknowledge the reality of cl

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Enstall completes Schletter acquisition

PV Tech

Dutch-based rooftop solar mounting solutions provider Enstall has completed the acquisition of PV mounting systems firm Schletter.

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Generational Shift—Data Centers Bring Change to Energy Landscape

POWER Magazine

Deals involving the data center sector are occurring regularly, as tech companies make moves to ensure they have a reliable supply of power for their energy-intensive operations. Several generation types, […] The post Generational ShiftData Centers Bring Change to Energy Landscape appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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