Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies Centre (REACT) was announced on 7 October, one of five new centres to share in £25m from a new UKRI programme intended to support the innovation necessary for net zero. Described as the UK’s first sustainable electronics centre, REACT aims to address both the environmental and economic challenges of achieving net zero in the electronics arena, while promoting the adoption of green technologies.

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POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In a deal that marks the first corporate agreement to deploy multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S., Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement […] The post Google Bets Big on Nuclear: Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2024

An Airly Orbital on a car roof. AI and air quality expert Airly launched ‘Airly Orbital’ on 9 October – a compact, low-power device with built-in GPS and cellular communications to allow mobile air quality monitoring. “Traditional air quality monitors are fixed in one location,” explains Airly CEO Wiktor Warchalowski. “But air quality does not just change all the time; it also changes spatially, so we developed Airly Orbital to provide air quality practitioners with the ability to effectively hu

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TechCrunch: Climate

OCTOBER 14, 2024

With the deal, Google joins Microsoft and Amazon in turning to nuclear power to satiate its thirst for electricity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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

Energy

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The common wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) migrates westwards at a speed of around 5 kilometres per year and northwards at around 0.1 kilometres per year, says the research (image credit: Petr Harant). Surprising westward shifts in the distribution of plants are explainable, according to new research , by nitrogen pollution, and to a lesser extent climate change.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A US study estimates the total climate pollution from LNG was 33% greater than that from coal over a 20-year period. This should have major ramifications for emissions policy Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The claim that Australian gas exports are “clean” and needed to drive the transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions has become an article of faith for significant parts of the country’s industry, media and political classes – often repeated, only occasionall

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BloombergNEF

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Competition among automakers and battery manufacturers is driving innovations in batteries for lower cost and better performance. BloombergNEF expects a variety of companies to bring battery breakthroughs to the market throughout this decade. The post New Lithium Battery Technology Set to Disrupt Storage Market appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Plans to build more than a gigawatt of solar on sugar cane farming land in north Queensland have been cleared for construction by the local council. The post Solar proposal gets green light to build “de facto renewable energy precinct” in north Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar Industry

OCTOBER 14, 2024

SolarBank plans to develop a 7 MW ground-mount solar power project, known as the Stauffer project, on a site located in Lancaster County, Pa. This project is in addition to the recently announced 13.8 MW project, both of which are part of a portfolio expected to total 24.8 MW. In March, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 1842, enabling the potential development of community solar projects in the state.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Danish renewable energy company Ørsted and US utility Salt River Project (SRP) have confirmed that their 300MW solar-plus-storage project in Pinal County, Arizona, has commenced operations.

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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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Energy Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Oct 12, 2024, written by Germán & Co. "Esperpento" by Germán & Co. Happy Sunday to everyone… The term (1) —esperpento— aptly encapsulates the harsh realities of contemporary existence. We underestimate the underlying causes of natural disasters, such as the hurricanes devastating Florida and the persistent wildfires.

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Canary Media

OCTOBER 14, 2024

One of California’s biggest sources of methane pollution — its massive dairy industry — operates almost entirely without regulation. In fact, not only do the state’s largest dairies face no penalties for emitting methane, they can actually profit handsomely from those emissions.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Sweden's OX2 follows up its 2023 purchase of a large solar portfolio in Australia with the acquisition of a gigawatt scale wind and battery project. The post Sweden’s OX2 makes first move into wind power in Australia with purchase of gigawatt scale project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Financial Times: Energy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Tech group signs deal with Kairos Power to build up to seven small facilities to meet its energy needs

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Nikola’s (NKLA) 19th US Dealership Launches in California In Nikola news headlines today, the zero emission truck manufacturer has recently expanded its sales and service locations to nineteen across the United States. The latest addition is the “Next Generation Truck” (NGT) division of GTS Group in Fontana, Southern California. This new dealership will not only offer Nikola’s innovative trucks but also assist customers in accessing local, state, and federal incentives.

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POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Chinese state-owned manufacturer Dongfang Electric announced the company has completed production of a 26-MW offshore wind turbine, continuing a trend of ever-more-powerful turbines from that country. The turbine’s nacelle, shown […] The post Offshore Wind Milestone: China’s Dongfang Unveils 26-MW Turbine appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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TechCrunch: Climate

OCTOBER 14, 2024

To cut direct air capture's costs, the startup has developed a material that, in a two-step process, absorbs carbon dioxide and transforms it into another compound. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Energy crisis panel warns country is ‘dangerously unprepared’ and must shift away from gas quickly Britain is at risk of experiencing a repeat of the sharp increase in energy costs which has fuelled the continuing cost of living crisis because it relies too heavily on gas, according to an expert panel of industry leaders. The Energy Crisis Commission has warned that the UK is still “dangerously underprepared” for another crisis because it continues to rely on gas for its power plants and home he

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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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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Preparatory work is set to begin at a plot of land in the Lahe district in the city of Hanover, Germany, for a geothermal project to be developed by Eavor GmbH (Eavor). Surveys for explosive ordnance and a preliminary subsoil investigation will start within October 2024, with extensive seismic surveys expected to be carried out by spring of 2025. The drill site is then to be prepared by autumn 2025 for planned drilling by mid-2026.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Swedish-based developer OX2 has acquired a proposed 1GW onshore wind farm in Western Australia, which includes plans for a 100MW co-located battery energy storage system (BESS).

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Canary Media

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In 2024, global carbon emissions will peak — reaching their highest levels ever — then, they’ll begin to decline.

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Solar Industry

OCTOBER 14, 2024

BrightNight has closed on a $260 million tax-equity financing commitment, including deferred contributions, for the 300 MW Box Canyon Solar Project, jointly owned with Cordelio Power and located in Pinal County, Ariz. J.P. Morgan, through one of its affiliates, and Capital One will provide the tax-equity financing for the project. The financing is structured as a partnership flip to monetize production tax credits.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Rapidly rising property values across the US work against lower-income families on at least two fronts. Higher prices mean higher rents. And the. The post Unlocking and preserving broad-based ownership to make housing more affordable appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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PV Tech

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Construction of the cell plant in Ethiopia is expected to start in November 2024, with the start of production aimed at the end of the first quarter of 2025.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Inquiry told the emerging green hydrogen sector is "frustrated" by delays to the introduction of a mechanism to track and verify emissions associated with hydrogen, renewable electricity and other resources. The post Green hydrogen guarantee of origin scheme urgently needed, inquiry told appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Canary Media

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The power needs of Google’s insatiable data centers might eventually be met by small modular nuclear reactors — emphasis on might and eventually.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Developer and optimiser Ingrid Capacity and investor BW ESS have commissioned a 211MW/211MWh BESS portfolio in Sweden, the largest in the Nordics, they claimed.

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Energy Transition

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Tough decisions lie ahead for the UK government as it tries to decarbonise electricity generation by 2030. Several key decisions have been made but much remains unknown, particularly on reform of the electricity market and the detail of collaboration with the EU. Ros Taylor reports. At the end of September 2024, the UK’s last coal-fired power station shut down.

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PV Tech

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The world will need to invest US$1.5 trillion per year until 2030 to meet the target of tripling clean power capacity by 2030.

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Terra Infirma

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I’ve recently started facilitating Sustainable Business seminars with students at Newcastle Business School. One of the main things I’m getting out of it is being forced out of my usual routine and into activities I wouldn’t normally dabble in. On Friday, we were using Climate Interactive’s En-ROADS model which allows you to play with global carbon policies to see how you can limit average climate emissions.

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PV Tech

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Burdekin Shire Council has permitted construction on a proposed gigawatt-scale multi-staged solar PV development in Queensland, Australia.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Author’s note: As an undergraduate studying economics and entrepreneurship, I was surprised to discover that very few people were leveraging the power of. The post Stuck in the mud: When impact gets complicated appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Listen here: [link] At what point does an EV’s lifetime CO2 emissions break even with those of an ICE vehicle? Some say it's under 10K miles, others over 100K miles—and both can be right, depending on the factors considered. In this episode of "5.

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