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Hydrogen in Your Home? A Sneak Peek at the Residential Energy Technology

Hydrogen Fuel News

Scotlands First Hydrogen Homes Open, Leading the Transition to Clean Energy The unveiling of Scotland’s first hydrogen homes marks a crucial step forward in the nation’s ambition to achieve net-zero emissions. Known as the H100 Fife project, this groundbreaking initiative is set to transform the way hundreds of households cook and heat their homes, using hydrogen as a clean and carbon-free energy source.

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Global Cost of Renewables to Continue Falling in 2025 as China Extends Manufacturing Lead: BloombergNEF

BloombergNEF

New York/ London, February 6, 2025 The cost of clean power technologies such as wind, solar and battery technologies are expected to fall further by 2-11% in 2025, breaking last years record. According to a latest report by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF), new wind and solar farms are already undercutting new coal and gas […] The post Global Cost of Renewables to Continue Falling in 2025 as China Extends Manufacturing Lead: BloombergNEF appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Los Angeles case study: how to prepare the grid for electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks

Charged

Los Angeles is a hub of freight activityand (not coincidentally) the home of the worst ozone pollution in the nation. Electrifying trucks in La-la Land will deliver an outsize benefit in emissions reduction. The city needs many more chargers suitable for medium- and heavy-duty EVs, and managed charging, which maximizes the number of trucks that can charge for a given grid connection, will be a critical part of the ecosystem.

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Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.

Grist

The poor things cant help it, but cows are really gassy, and thats really bad for the planet: Microbes in their guts produce methane a greenhouse gas up to 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide which comes out as burps. Consequently, livestock is responsible for 30 percent of humanitys methane emissions. But its not just bovine belching that makes agriculture drive so much warming.

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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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BrightNight kicks off permitting for 4GWh BESS and solar project in Wasco County, Oregon

Energy Storage News

BrightNight has kicked off the permitting process for one of its hybrid solar and BESS projects located in Wasco County, Oregon.

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Buy Liquid Green Hydrogen On-Demand? Plug Power Makes It Possible

Hydrogen Fuel News

Plug Power Pioneers Flexibility with the First Spot Pricing Program for Green Hydrogen Plug Power, a leader in green hydrogen solutions, has changed how the green hydrogen market works by introducing the first-ever spot pricing program for liquid green hydrogen. This move is a major step towards making the market more dynamic and adaptable. With a growing push for sustainable energy solutions, Plug’s innovative approach offers buyers new opportunities and streamlined access to this clean e

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Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station

The Guardian: Energy

Billions of pounds from energy bill payers to run out in 2027 but could be extended as soon as Monday Green campaigners fear ministers are poised to award billions of pounds in fresh subsidies to Drax power station, despite strong concerns that burning trees to produce electricity is bad for the environment. Drax burns wood to generate about 8% of the UKs green power, and 4% of overall electricity.

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Batteries won't cut it—we need solar thermal technology to get us through the night

TechXplore

Australia's transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there's a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system.

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First lab-grown meat treats go on sale in the UK — for dogs

TechCrunch: Climate

Cultivated chicken doggie snacks have gone on sale at a U.K. pet food retailer, Pets at Home. The retailer also happens to be a major investor in Meatly, the startup producing the meat ingredient contained in dog food brand The Pack’s Chick Bites, as the slaughter-free, low carbon treats are billed. (Other ingredients in the […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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Electricity-producing slime could power floors, shoes and more

TechXplore

University of Guelph (U of G) researchers have developed a slime-like material that produces electricity when compressed. When the team studied their prototype using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, they discovered the material has an array of potential applications.

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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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Orgs demand action to mitigate AI’s environmental harm

TechCrunch: Climate

A group of more than 100 organizations has published an open letter calling on the AI industry and regulators to mitigate the tech’s harmful environmental impacts just days before leading industry CEOs, heads of state, academics, and nonprofits descend on Paris for a major AI conference. The letter, which bears the signatures of prominent advocacy […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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Potentia Energy to secure energy storage assets in Australia as part of 1.2GW acquisition

Energy Storage News

Potentia Energy, a joint venture co-owned by Enel Green Power and INPEX, is set to secure several battery energy storage system (BESS) assets across Australia as part of a 1.2GW portfolio acquisition.

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Huge solar and battery project to help propel South Australia towards 100 pct net renewables and beyond

Renew Economy

Carlyle-backed Amp Energy lands first of its kind finance for a major solar and battery project that will help propel South Australia to net 100 per cent renewables by 2027. The post Huge solar and battery project to help propel South Australia towards 100 pct net renewables and beyond appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Stryten and Largo finalise formation of vanadium flow battery joint venture Storion Energy

Energy Storage News

Largo has announced the successful closing of the previously announced transaction between its subsidiary, Largo Clean Energy Corp. and Stryten Critical E-Storage to establish joint venture Storion Energy.

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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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Rio Tinto turns to big batteries to underpin green smelters, as firmed renewables eclipse gas and coal

Renew Economy

Rio Tinto is looking to add battery storage to contracted wind and solar to power its giant smelters in Australia, saying they have no future with coal generation because of high costs and emissions. The post Rio Tinto turns to big batteries to underpin green smelters, as firmed renewables eclipse gas and coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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EDF Renewables puts Desert Quartzite solar-plus-storage project into action in California, US

Energy Storage News

EDF Renewables North America has begun operations on a 375MW/600MWh solar-plus-storage project in California, US.

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UK to quicken rollout of mini-nuclear reactors

TechXplore

Britain's Labour government on Thursday said changes to planning laws will speed up the country's rollout of mini-nuclear reactors aimed at providing cheaper and cleaner energy.

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New German BESS revenue indexes shed light on market and trading strategies

Energy Storage News

The start of 2025 has seen new and updated BESS revenue indexes launched for Germany and other European markets, by optimiser enspired and consultancies Clean Horizon, Aurora Energy Research and LCD Delta.

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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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Woodside’s claim that gas displaces coal not borne out by evidence – instead it displaces renewables

Renew Economy

Woodside boss repeats claim that Australian gas exports are helping to displace coal in Asia. But this is not what the evidence suggests. The post Woodside’s claim that gas displaces coal not borne out by evidence instead it displaces renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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2,400MWh wind-plus-storage site in Tasmania, Australia, granted ‘Major Project’ status

Energy Storage News

A 350MW wind-plus-storage site in Tasmania, Australia, which features a 600MW/2,400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), has been granted Major Project status by the states government.

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Construction starts on first giga-scale battery project in South Australia

Renew Economy

Danish energy giant begins construction of the first giga-scale battery project in Australia's most advanced renewable energy state. The post Construction starts on first giga-scale battery project in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar duck curve becoming prominent in Europe, says IPP Econergy

Energy Storage News

ESN Premium hears from independent power producer (IPP) Econergy about its expansion from solar into BESS across Europe.

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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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Water Utility Groups Seek to Dismantle Public Health Protections

NRDC onEarth

What happened to the American Water Works Association? Progress is in jeopardy and generations are poised to be poisoned by lead and other toxic chemicals.

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The PPA model is broken – here’s how we fix it

Energy Storage News

Power purchase agreements (PPAs) have increasingly shown their limitations, and energy storage and flexibility resources can offer a solution, writes John Diklev, founder and CEO of Sweden-based optimiser and flexibility asset operator Flower.

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Alternative to studded winter tires reduces airborne particles by 20%

TechXplore

On icy roads, studded winter tires can save livesbut they pulverize pavement and fill the air with dangerous, inhalable particles. A new Swedish study, published in Tribology International, shows that both road wear and airborne particles could be reduced by as much as 20% if studs were made instead with an alternative hard metal.

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Killing Queensland hydrogen project is a spectacular own goal by LNP at the worst possible time

Renew Economy

In pulling support for the CQ-H2 green ammonia export project, Queenslands LNP has chosen tantrum over trade, politics over partnership, ideology over economic sense. The post Killing Queensland hydrogen project is a spectacular own goal by LNP at the worst possible time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How workplaces can better support the growing number of EV drivers

TechXplore

A new study from the University of California San Diego has developed an innovative computational tool that can help institutions to better design electric vehicle (EV) charging networks by focusing on how real drivers use their cars and charge them.

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Tesla inks deal with WA to build megapack servicing plant next to huge Collie battery

Renew Economy

WA Labor signs MOU with Tesla to build a battery "remanufacturing facility" next to Neoen's huge Collie big battery as the coal town continues its shift to clean energy. The post Tesla inks deal with WA to build megapack servicing plant next to huge Collie battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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European solar module price rise heralds ‘new pricing balance’

PV Tech

Solar module prices in Europe have risen after months of decline, driven by price increases from Chinese manufacturers and a tight supply of popular modules in the European market.

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Hydrogen Engine Project | Promise of Steam Injection

Energy Central

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Tracking the EV battery factory construction boom across North America

TechCrunch: Climate

A wave of automakers and battery makers foreign and domestic have pledged to produce North Americanmade batteries before 2030. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Does Congress Really Want More Lead Leaching into Drinking Water?

NRDC onEarth

New map illustrates that repealing EPAs drinking water rule would leave tens of millions without certain common sense protections from this dangerous toxic

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