Fri.Jul 26, 2024

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Jupiter Power puts Energy Vault BESS project into commercial operation in ERCOT

Energy Storage News

Jupiter Power has completed and put into commercial operation a BESS project provided by technology firm and system integrator Energy Vault in the ERCOT, Texas market.

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Trial begins with heavy-duty liquid hydrogen truck

Envirotec Magazine

Vinyl producer INEOS Inovyn has begun customer trials with “Europe’s first heavy-duty liquid hydrogen truck” “Hydrogen is a game-changing energy solution that will transform truck transportation and help us achieve a zero-emission future,” said Wouter Bleukx, Business Director Hydrogen at INEOS Inovyn. “As both a major producer and consumer of low-carbon hydrogen, INEOS is in a unique position to help drive this change.

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India: 630MW awarded in dispatchable renewables tender, Sterling & Wilson 1GWh EPC contract

Energy Storage News

The latest Firm Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) tender, hosted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), has selected winners.

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PJM Makes the Case for a Reliable, Carbon-Free Future

NRDC onEarth

A new PJM report found that a system powered by 93 percent carbon-free electricity could still be reliable by 2035.

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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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BESS arbitrage revenue in Australia’s NEM records 97% year-on-year increase amid volatility

Energy Storage News

AEMO says the NEM has seen energy trading revenues for battery energy storage systems (BESS) rise 97% year-on-year (YoY) to AUS$25.4 million.

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Developing the tools to restore UK seagrass

Envirotec Magazine

A new Welsh nursery is at the forefront of a mission to restore the UK’s lost seagrass meadows, says the group behind it. The project aims to equip organisations and communities with the tools to bring back biodiversity and support CO2 removal from the atmosphere by restoring these habitats. As much as 92% of the UK’s seagrass meadows has been lost since 1936.

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Compostable packaging often isn’t the easy win it’s marketed as

Envirotec Magazine

The Closed Loop label A new multi-trial study appears to find significant improvements in the disposal of certified compostable packaging when people are given clear instructions and consistent labelling. Independent environmental and behaviour change expert Hubbub – which completed the study with the University of Sheffield – warns that compostable packaging is not a silver bullet and should only be used in specific circumstances.

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Climate hero or villain? Fossil fuel frenzy challenges Norway’s green image

The Guardian: Energy

As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, the Nordic nation is a paradox The average Norwegian, better known for loving nature than destroying the planet, is more likely than anyone else to drive to work in an electric car and warm their home with a heat pump. When they turn on the kettle in the morning or charge their phone at night, Norwegians plug into an electricity grid that runs almost entirely on renewables.

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Key Scottish sectors warned of doubling of drought events by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

Scottish river in low flow (image credit: Paul Glendell). New research appears to find that the number of water scarcity events in Scotland could double by 2050, presenting a need for key industries to do more to adapt. The research, led by The James Hutton Institute, focused on how climate change is impacting water availability for the farming and whisky sectors, which could be left increasingly high and dry.

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CTE to Lead 1,000-Bus Initiative as DOE Signs $12.6 Billion Agreement for California’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Project

FuelCellsWorks

Berkeley, CA – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the signing of a landmark $12.6 billion agreement, including up to $1.2 billion from the DOE and $11.4 billion in.

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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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EV Fill Up Savings 2024 Update

Energy Innovation

With a significant uptake in electric vehicles (EVs) hitting the road, drivers will need to learn a new skill: determining how much it costs to fill up their EV. Unlike gasoline prices that are clearly displayed on roads nationwide, most people don’t know the cost of electricity in their state or city, let alone what a kilowatt hour is. Most EV fill up calculators require users to enter this information or enter the battery size of their vehicle.

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Chart: Steelmaking is starting to go electric

Canary Media

Most planned new steelmaking capacity will use lower-emissions electric arc furnace technology rather than the historically dominant but emissions-intensive basic oxygen furnaces, per a new report from the nonprofit Global Energy Monitor.

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Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engines Have Role to Play in Decarbonization

FuelCellsWorks

It’s becoming increasingly likely that the internal combustion engine (ICE), which has served the transport industry so well for 100-plus years, will continue to be a key enabler in the.

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Can Florida’s orange growers survive another hurricane season?

Grist

Oranges are synonymous with Florida. The zesty fruit can be spotted adorning everything from license plates to kitschy memorabilia. Ask any Floridian and they’ll tell you that the crop is a hallmark of the Sunshine State. Jay Clark would be quick to agree. He’s 80 and a third-generation grower working land his family has owned in Wauchula since the 1950s.

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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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Department of Energy Announces $52 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants—Including $3.4 Million for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Projects

FuelCellsWorks

Projects for R&D supporting clean hydrogen and fuel cell applications The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced its list of selectees for the second release of FY 2024 Phase I.

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Toyota’s Bold 2028 WEC Plan: Hydrogen Hypercar to Shake Up Le Mans Racing Scene

Hydrogen Fuel News

Toyota’s Game-Changing Entry of Hydrogen Hypercar In a landmark move for sustainable motorsport, Toyota plans to enter a hydrogen-combustion Hypercar contender in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) alongside its existing GR010 HYBRID. The announcement follows a recent extension of regulations allowing current Le Mans Hypercars and LMDh prototypes to race until 2028, while also phasing in a new class of vehicles powered by hydrogen.

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Green economy could generate 3.3m jobs across Africa by 2030 – report

The Guardian: Energy

Policymakers and funders are being urged to invest in training a workforce to serve the industries of the future A greener economy could bring millions of jobs to some of the largest countries in Africa, according to a new report. Research by the development agency FSD Africa and the impact advisory firm Shortlist predicts that 3.3 million jobs could be generated across the continent by 2030.

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Did you know PepsiCo is making Lay’s and Ruffles potato chips from green hydrogen?

Hydrogen Fuel News

3,000 tons of low-carbon potato chips have been produced in Spain. Fertilizers made with green hydrogen and used to grow potatoes for PepsiCo’s popular potato chip brands, Lay’s and Ruffles, have produced 3,000 tons of potato chips at the company’s plant in Burgos, Spain. The first of these chips are already being sold on the Spanish market.

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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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Energy tech startup Greenely grabs €8M to reach more households and support Europe’s energy transition

TechCrunch: Climate

The energy transition is a marathon, not a sprint. But opportunities for acceleration are growing. Swedish startup Greenely* has just spotted one. It’s closing an €8 million Series A funding round to expand its energy management platform into neighbouring Nordic countries (so around $8.7M at current exchange rates). The energy tech startup is serving around […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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H2 amphibious aircraft could take flight with new JEKTA and ZeroAvia partnership

Hydrogen Fuel News

ZeroAvia to provide fuel cell PGS tech to JEKTA aircraft. The Switzerland-based developer of the PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft, JEKTA, has chosen ZeroAvia as its partner to determine the potential of an H2 amphibious aircraft. As part of the new deal between the two companies, ZeroAvia, a British/American hydrogen-electric aircraft developer will provide its fuel cell power generation system (PGS) technology to JEKTA’s electric amphibious flying boat design.

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CF Industries Announces Emissions Reduction Project at Yazoo City, MS, Facility

FuelCellsWorks

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF), the world’s largest producer of ammonia, today announced that it is moving forward with a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at its Yazoo.

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California, Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hubs Secure First Tranche of $7B Federal Awards

POWER Magazine

The California Hydrogen Hub and the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub have garnered a combined $57.5 million in the first tranche of funding under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) $7 billion […] The post California, Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hubs Secure First Tranche of $7B Federal Awards appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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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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Green Hydrogen: Inpex Dives Into Australian Renewables With $1.25 Billion Investment by 2030

FuelCellsWorks

Japan’s Inpex commits $1.25 billion to renewable energy projects in Australia, including the Quorn Park Hybrid Project, as part of its strategy to support the Ichthys project’s decarbonization and establish.

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WoodMac: Solar PV trackers hit 92GW of shipments in 2023

PV Tech

Wood Mackenzie’s ‘Global solar PV tracker market share’ report highlights that the top ten vendors accounted for 90% of the global market share in 2023.

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Evia Energy and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Partner on Airport Infrastructure

FuelCellsWorks

Evia Energy, an affiliate of Evia Aero GmbH, and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited today agreed to partner in the development of airport infrastructure to enable both electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft.

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Ed Miliband says Labour will honour pledge of £11.6bn in overseas climate aid

The Guardian: Energy

Energy secretary seeks to reestablish UK as a global leader on the climate crisis with meeting of Cop presidents Labour will honour a pledge of £11.6bn in overseas aid for the climate crisis, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, told an unusual meeting of Cop presidents past and present on Friday, as he sought to reestablish the UK at the heart of international climate discussions.

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Macquarie takes full ownership of Britain’s gas network

Financial Times: Energy

World’s biggest infrastructure investor buys remaining stake in National Gas

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Green Ammonia From Norway: EnBW Launches Marketing Process for Volumes From the SkiGA Project

FuelCellsWorks

Karlsruhe– It is a project that sends a signal for the future decarbonization of industrial processes: EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) is starting to market 100,000 metric tons of green.

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EU signs strategic EV raw materials partnership with Serbia

Charged

The EU and the Republic of Serbia have signed an agreement launching a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and EVs. The partnership aims to support the development of new local industries and jobs along the electric vehicle value chain. It builds on a Stabilization and Association Agreement that came into force in September 2013 and is in line with EU’s New Growth plan for the Western Balkans, advancing Serbia’s integration within the EU’s s

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Advanced Biomass Electrolysis Technology to Tackle the Toughest Problems in Climate

FuelCellsWorks

I Hydrogen from Cambridge Cohort 4 have secured a £470k Innovate UK grant.

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Australia ends attempts to revive uranium mining in national park

Financial Times: Energy

Minority investors in Rio Tinto-owned project ‘devastated’ by non-renewal of licence to tap huge deposits

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Air Liquide: H1 2024 Results: Strong Margin Improvement and Major Projects to Prepare the Future

FuelCellsWorks

PARIS– Commenting on the results in the first half of 2024, François Jackow, Chief Executive Officer of the Air Liquide Group, stated: “Air Liquide once again delivereda very solid financial performance in.

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