How Melting Ice Affects People and the Planet
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Across the world, thawing landscapes, seascapes, and freshwater reserves are reshaping environments and lives for the communities that rely on them.
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Navigating Great British Energy: Report advises government on getting to cheap and clean energy
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Aberdeen, where GB Energy will be headquartered. The UK Government can secure the future of Great British Energy (GBE) by offering cut-price power and key materials for the UK’s clean energy supply chains, according to a new report from Stonehaven, commissioned by Project Tempo. Sitting as a central recommendation is how GBE can go further when working to invest in domestic clean energy supply chains, boosting energy security and creating skilled jobs.
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Study disproves idea that weather-dependent renewable energy systems are more prone to blackouts
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Wind turbines and photovoltaics (PVs) are becoming increasingly widespread worldwide, which could contribute to reducing air pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions. To produce energy, however, these renewable energy solutions rely on specific weather conditions (e.g., the presence of wind and sufficient hours of sunlight).
Consignment caveats: From liquids to lithium-ion batteries, competent storage requires care
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
A succession of fires in recent years has sharpened people’s awareness of the need to handle lithium-ion batteries correctly. It’s just one of many situations where the storage and handling of a material can’t be left to chance, as Envirotec discovered in conversation with Paul Smith of Emtez, an expert in the area. “Every material that a company stores or handles will present its own set of moral, environmental, and legal obligations”, explains Paul, who describes his own firm as a specialist i
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.
UK maps out pathways to clean grid by 2030: Three-fold increase in wind and solar, and no new nuclear
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
New pathways to clean power outlined by UK grid operator including three fold increase in wind and solar, and a reduction in nuclear. The post UK maps out pathways to clean grid by 2030: Three-fold increase in wind and solar, and no new nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Persistence is key: Unpacking the PFAS remediation conundrum
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Historic landfills are the most frequent location of PFAS contamination of UK land, in a recent Environment Agency report. Technologies are available to remove and destroy PFAS, the only doubt is whether they can be deployed within budget and in a sustainable way. There is clearly an appetite for new and better ways of doing it. The price tag is unprecedented: remediation costs alone (i.e., to remove PFAS completely from the environment) would exceed global GDP, in one estimation recently aired.
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Moment Energy plans to mass-produce grid storage from used EV batteries
Canary Media
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Plenty of visionaries have extolled the benefits of putting old electric-car batteries to work instead of throwing them away. Moment Energy is bringing something new to this concept: large-scale manufacturing. In late October, the startup won a $20 million grant from the U.S.
Google is opening an AI hub in oil-rich Saudi Arabia
TechCrunch: Climate
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The new AI hub will support research into Arab language AI models and “Saudi-specific AI applications.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
General Motors to invest $625 million in new Lithium Americas JV
Charged
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
General Motors (GM) has entered into a new investment agreement with Lithium Americas to establish a joint venture (JV) to fund, develop, construct and operate the Thacker Pass lithium carbonate project in Humboldt County, Nevada. GM will provide $430 million of direct cash funding and a $195 million letter of credit facility to support the construction of Phase 1 of Thacker Pass alongside a conditional commitment for a $2.3 billion US Department of Energy (DOE) loan announced earlier this year.
Vanadium flow battery hopeful says long duration vanadium storage can compete with li-ion on costs
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Australian long duration energy storage hopeful says it can deliver a grid-scale vanadium flow battery with up to eight hours of storage capacity that can compete, on costs, with current lithium-ion batteries. The post Vanadium flow battery hopeful says long duration vanadium storage can compete with li-ion on costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
24M Technologies reports battery separator innovations that can reduce battery fires
Charged
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Lithium-ion battery technology developer 24M has released new testing data for its Impervio battery separator. The testing was related to the issue of battery-fire risk in EVs, energy storage systems and consumer applications. The company’s Impervio battery separator was designed to reduce the risk of overcharging that can cause metallic dendrite formation and internal shorts, which can result in a battery fire and/or explosion.
Desert Technologies to build 5GW solar cells and modules plant in Saudi Arabia
PV Tech
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Solar PV infrastructure company Desert Technologies intends to build a solar cell and module assembly plant in Saudi Arabia.
Electric aircraft startups are having a topsy-turvy week
Canary Media
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The emerging world of electrified air travel has experienced big highs and lows in the past few days. Late last week, the Vermont-based startup Beta Technologies announced that it landed $318 million in Series C equity capital to produce and commercialize its all-electric aircraft and battery charging systems.
‘We can go further than five years’: CATL on Tener BESS and its ‘zero-degradation’
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
CATL is the world's largest lithium-ion manufacturer, and a major player in BESS too, and made headlines earlier this year when it claimed five years of 'zero degradation' for its new grid-scale product Tener.
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.
“Not always a great quality:” Leading wind developer may switch from western to Chinese turbines
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
One of Australia's leading wind farm developers may switch to Chinese made turbines, saying it is not happy with quality, service and prices of western suppliers. The post “Not always a great quality:” Leading wind developer may switch from western to Chinese turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Queensland government pulls plug on world’s largest pumped hydro project
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The newly elected Queensland government has pulled the plug on what would have been the world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage project (PHES) with a capacity of 120GWh.
Eku seals funding for $400 million ACT big battery after landing unique revenue deal
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Eku Energy has achieved financial close on its big ACT battery after doing a revenue share deal with the government and securing debt funding. The post Eku seals funding for $400 million ACT big battery after landing unique revenue deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How Hyundai’s Hydrogen K3 Tank is Redefining Military Stealth
Hydrogen Fuel News
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Hyundai’s K3: The Future of Combat Vehicles Takes Shape In a major advancement in military technology, Hyundai Rotem has lifted the curtain on the K3, the world’s first hydrogen-powered battle tank. This innovative vehicle, dubbed the Main Battle Tank, promises to redefine warfare with its cutting-edge features, including quiet operation and a low thermal signature, aimed at enhancing stealth and sustainability in combat scenarios.
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.
Bulgaria and Romania grant Recovery and Resilience funding to gigawatts of energy storage
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Bulgaria has revealed the results of its recent tender for its support scheme for renewables and storage, with winning projects needing to come online in the next 18 months.
Turbine shut downs at Victoria wind farm part of “staged maintenance,” says Squadron
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Squadron Energy confirms 15 turbines currently out of action at Murra Warra 1 wind farm in Victoria as part of "staged maintenance" to replace failed bearings. The post Turbine shut downs at Victoria wind farm part of “staged maintenance,” says Squadron appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Unlocking the potential of green hydrogen: A key to America’s clean energy future
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The US government's launch of the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program, with a staggering $7 billion investment, marks a critical moment for the green hydrogen industry.
DNA probes will be deployed in Antarctic krill project
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Antarctic Krill, the small crustaceans crucial to the Southern Ocean ecosystem (image credit: © Uwe Kils_Wikipedia). A new project launched on 1 November aims to protect the Southern Ocean ecosystem by focusing on Antarctic krill, a keystone species. Rising ocean temperatures are causing the krill’s habitat to shrink meaning it is now essential to understand how they are adapting to climate change, say the researchers.
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?
Saudi Arabia begins qualification for 8GWh battery storage tender
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s government entity tasked with procuring electricity generation projects has commenced the qualification process for a 2GW/8GWh battery storage tender.
TIME names InductEV’s wireless EV charging solution a 2024 Best Invention
Charged
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
InductEV , a pioneer in inductive wireless vehicle charging, today announced that its technology solution has been named as a TIME Best Invention for 2024. TIME’s editors selected the Pennsylvania-based company’s technology for its annual list of 200 groundbreaking inventions, based on a number of factors, including originality, efficacy, ambition and impact.
How a box on a roof helped Transaera land $8.2 million in funding
TechCrunch: Climate
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The company has been toiling for seven years, developing a novel air conditioning technology and searching for a beachhead market. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Big Oil’s dirty legacy in Nigeria
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Who will clean up the environmental mess when Shell and others pull out of the Niger Delta?
Rincon Power launches energy-dense contactor for EVs
Charged
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Rincon Power has introduced its RXX50 Series compact, energy-dense contactor for electric vehicles, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) and aviation applications. The 500 A contactor offers a 3 MW interrupt rating (1,000 VDC/3,000 A), fast-break actuation technology and a hermetic ceramic seal with gas fill rated up to 170° C. The RXX50 operates in a -40° C to 85° C range.
UK pays more than EU for gas as winter looms
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
High transmission costs and global shortage of LNG push gap over European prices to widest since late 2021
BP dumps 18 early stage hydrogen projects as it retreats to oil and gas
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
BP is dumping 18 hydrogen projects and pausing two biofuels refineries, as it focuses on more profitable fossil fuels. The post BP dumps 18 early stage hydrogen projects as it retreats to oil and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Lukoil plans to sell Bulgarian refinery to Qatari-British consortium
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Deal expected to conclude by end of year in sign of Moscow’s diminishing influence on Balkan energy networks
Blending finance for climate adaptation, biodiversity and water solutions
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Capital doesn’t easily flow to where it’s most needed, as the failed negotiations at last week’s COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia put. The post Blending finance for climate adaptation, biodiversity and water solutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Southern Water at risk of debt default in event of further credit downgrades
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Bond issue documentation shows UK utility under pressure over high financing costs
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