Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A wind farm in Hesse, Germany. Flagging wind generation has triggered a scramble for power in north and central Europe as prices soar and conventional power is used to fill the gap (story: Montel News). With wind generation in Germany at its lowest level since 2014, the country was producing 700 MW of power from oil-fired units in early November – the country’s highest output in four weeks, according to data from Montel Analytics.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A proposed wind and solar green hydrogen hub in Western Australia will match the country's entire main grid in terms of capacity. Will it get environmental approvals? The post Australian wind and solar project sized at remarkable 70 gigawatts – as big as the country’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A new partnership aims to help develop a residual waste strategy for Scotland and build capacity within the country’s waste management system. The initiative is hosting an event in Edinburgh on 14 November. Andrew Murdoch, Managing Director of J & M Murdoch and Son, and Chair of RMAS, is one of the key figures behind Resourcing Scotland. Resourcing Scotland launched on 11 November, and says it will bring together leading Scottish waste management industry groups and the nation’s 32 local aut

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Rooftop solar meets more than 80 per cent of generation in landmark moment in W.A., which hosts the world's largest isolated grid. The post Rooftop solar delivers 80 pct share of generation in landmark moment in world’s biggest isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Calderdale (image credit: puffin11uk , CC BY 2.0 license ). Plan identifies £2bn Net Zero pathway for Calderdale, says tech company IES A low carbon future for the West Yorkshire borough of Calderdale has been set out in an ambitious new plan that identifies the key priorities needed for the borough to reach its net zero by 2038 target and how that transition can benefit local people.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The biggest battery storage tender to be held in Australia will open this week, with more than 4 GW and 16 GWh sought. The post Australia’s biggest ever battery storage tender to open this week appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

NSW has closed a controversial planning loophole that allowed "vexatious neighbours" to block new wind farms, in welcome updates to the state's Renewable Energy Planning Framework. The post Big win for wind industry as planning changes tighten rules on “phantom dwellings” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

South Korean chemical company LG Chem has published a paper in the scientific journal Nature Communications about the development of a temperature-responsive material capable of suppressing thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. The paper, “ Thermal Runaway Prevention through Scalable Fabrication of Safety Reinforced Layer in Practical Li-ion Batteries ,” reports on the work of the company’s Platform Technology R&D team, under its CTO division.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Latest data shows that G20 countries alone provided $A1.7 trillion of fossil fuel subsidies in 2022, and Australia gets a mixed review. The post Annual global fossil fuel subsidies jump to $1.7 trillion – just in the G20 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Maryland-based EV charging infrastructure and services provider Blue Whale EV has partnered with Canada-headquartered SWTCH Energy , an EV charging provider focused on multi-tenant buildings, to deliver scalable, turnkey EV charging services tailored for multifamily, commercial, workplace and municipal properties in North America. The partnership’s first project will be an installation at Prospect Bay Country Club and Golf Course in Grasonville, Maryland.

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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

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Zen Energy lands a new equity investor that will provide capital for two Australian battery storage projects and give it a launchpad into the north Asia market. The post Garnaut’s Zen plans to supercharge battery storage projects after landing new Taiwan investor appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Qwant, France’s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining forces on a joint venture to develop their own European search index. The pair hopes this move will help drive innovation in their respective search engines — including and […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Households can expect to start paying more for their annual gas bills, as authorities move to "smooth" out the cost of the gas network death spiral being wrought by the electrification of everything. The post Regulator agrees to “smooth” cost of gas network death spiral as electrification reality dawns appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Though General Galactic is focused on producing methane, the company isn’t necessarily looking to displace the fuel from heating and energy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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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Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

[I will soon send out some of my thoughts post-election that I’ve been posting on LinkedIn, but thought everyone could use some good news. Here were 2 clean-tech transition stories I posted right before the election.] EU Emissions Dropped 8% in 2023 EU Emissions Down 37% since 1990 Cynicism is very chic in sustainability circles right now. I know that it likely comes from a place of (well-earned) panic about emissions continuing to rise and the accelerating biodiversity crisis.

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Fossil fuels Transportation Biodiversity Education 78

PV Tech

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Between fiscal years 2022 and 2024, India increased its import of solar modules by 23-fold, primarily to the US, according to a new report from the IEEFA and JMK Research.

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round (around $11.7M) to step up production by building its first industrial deployment (A.K.A first-of-a-kind or FOAK) plant. Currently, Tozero’s pilot plant processes nine tonnes of lithium-ion battery […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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PV Tech

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Global Solar Council announced that it will launch the International Solar Finance Group at the COP29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan

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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.

Sustainability

Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

UK EV charging network Be.EV , majority-owned by Octopus Energy Generation , has installed a new nine-bay DC fast charging hub in Parkway Central Retail Park, which is located on a main road between Sheffield city center and the M1 motorway, and is used by an average of 66,000 vehicles per day. The hub features Kempower chargers with charging speeds of up to 150 kW, and infrastructure that can accommodate future expansion to up to 20 charging bays.

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Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

FT analysis shows that firms regularly hide leakages of the deadly greenhouse gas — despite this being one of the easiest climate fixes there is

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The tender process for consultancy services for the construction of a geothermal power plant at the Chachimbiro site in Ecuador has entered the prequalification stage. Applications for this step will be accepted until 4 January 2025. The Ecuadorian Government, through the Electric Corporation of Ecuador (CELEC), is seeking to engage with a qualified consultant to carry out the engineering, support/provision/supervision/inspection of drilling services, construction and commissioning of a wellhea

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Grist

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Nine months ago, the oceans became bathwater. As historically hot sea temperatures forced corals to expel the microorganisms that keep them alive, the world endured its fourth mass coral bleaching event , affecting more than half of all coral reefs in dozens of countries. As the temperatures continued to climb, many died. It was an early taste of what would become a year marked by the consequences of record-breaking heat.

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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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PV Tech

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Plans to develop the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), a 70GW solar and wind mega-project, have progressed with the project having been submitted to Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

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Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Resolute Mining says Terence Holohan and other executives were in Bamako to discuss claims made against company

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Though General Galactic is focused on producing methane, the company isn’t necessarily looking to displace the fuel from heating and energy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of action Keir Starmer will announce a stringent new climate goal for the UK on Tuesday, the Guardian can reveal, with a target in line with the advice given to the government by its scientists and independent advisers. The UK will pledge to cut emissions by 81% compared with 1990 levels by 2035, a target in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

German mobility products manufacturer ZF announces that it has produced a total of 250 million units of its electric parking brake (EPB), a technology that the company pioneered nearly 25 years ago by introducing the motor-on-caliper brake. ZF says the EPB improves fuel economy by reducing weight in the brake system and enables advanced functions when integrated with other vehicle systems.

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Electricity Technology 80

Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Georgia Power has inaugurated the first battery energy storage system (BESS) project the US utility company has built to own and operate.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Kensa's sustainability director explains how the firm navigated tight timelines and the cost-of-living crisis to deploy hundreds of heat pumps at an Essex housing estate

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PV Tech

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) in Australia yesterday (11 November) granted approval for the 320MW Middlebrook solar-plus-storage project in Tamworth.

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Energy Energy 71

Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Rosebank and Jackdaw projects to be scrutinised in key case for future offshore fossil fuel projects

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Fossil fuels 101

Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Wärtsilä has carried out more large-scale fire tests on its battery storage units, which the system integrator claimed closely resemble real-life 'worst-case scenario’ conditions.

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Batteries 68