Friday Briefing: Tapping the power of DERs, and not a total eclipse of the BESS
Energy Storage News
APRIL 12, 2024
This Friday Briefing takes a look at how residential battery storage and other DERs can be a force for the greater grid.
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How To Yield Results From Your Cleantech Award
Michael Grossman
APRIL 12, 2024
Climate solutions are a new frontier. That’s why third-party validation is critical to scaling a cleantech company. It’s a sign to potential investors and beta testers they should give your company a second look if they haven’t already found you. Time Magazine and Biofuels Digest recently named their most impactful and promising greentech companies and industry influentials.
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EU Battery Passport ‘will help reduce procurement and recycling costs’
Energy Storage News
APRIL 12, 2024
The forthcoming introduction of the European Union (EU) Battery Passport could result in a 2-10% reduction in procurement costs, according to the consortium tasked with its implementation.
Nexamp nabs $520M to build community solar across the US
Canary Media
APRIL 12, 2024
Nexamp , a community solar developer and project owner, has secured a whopping $520 million to install solar arrays around the nation in one of the largest capital raises to date for this growing sector.
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.
Fluence to build 35MW/100MWh BESS for Engie in the Netherlands
Energy Storage News
APRIL 12, 2024
Battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Fluence will provide 35MW/100MWh of its technology to utility and IPP Engie for a project in the Netherlands.
Chart: Which US states generate the most solar and wind energy?
Canary Media
APRIL 12, 2024
Renewable energy is surging remarkably in the U.S., with solar and wind power installations springing up across the country. A new report from Climate Central tracks the meteoric growth of these clean energy sources over the past decade, painting a clear picture of which states are emerging as renewable powerhouses.
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With the mosaHYc Project, Engie Takes a First Step in Its Objective of 700 km of Hydrogen Transport Networks by 2030 in Europe
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 12, 2024
The ENGIE Group is delighted with the launch of mosaHYc, a cross-border hydrogen pipeline conversion project between France and Germany. GRTgaz, owned 60/40 with Caisse des Dépôts, announced the final.
Climate Authority says 75 pct cut in emissions “achievable” as Australia mulls 2035 target
Renew Economy
APRIL 12, 2024
Climate Change Authority says up to 75 pct emissions cuts by 2035 are achievable, but any more could risk economic and social disruption. The post Climate Authority says 75 pct cut in emissions “achievable” as Australia mulls 2035 target appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Japan’s 1st Hydrogen and Bio Fuel Hybrid Passenger Ship ‘Hanaria’ Starts Service in Kitakyushu
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 12, 2024
TOKYO– Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that the hybrid passenger ship ‘Hanaria‘, which uses hydrogen and biodiesel as fuels, started service in Kitakyushu.
Hydrogen Car Innovation Hits the Track at Spa-Francorchamps
Hydrogen Fuel News
APRIL 12, 2024
MissionH24 and Alpine Alpenglow Leading the Hydrogen Car Charge The TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is poised to mark a technological milestone in auto-racing history on May 11, 2024. Two hydrogen race cars , one electric, the other with a combustion engine, are set to showcase the thrilling potential of clean energy on one of the world’s most storied racetracks.
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
MOL Inaugurates the Largest Green Hydrogen Plant of the Region
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 12, 2024
MOL produces 1600 tonnes of green hydrogen per year using electricity from renewable sources The plant will reduce carbon dioxide emissions of the Danube Refinery by 25 000 tonnes With.
Sandia turns its focus on underground hydrogen storage
Hydrogen Fuel News
APRIL 12, 2024
Could repurposed petroleum reservoirs be used to store clean H2? As the world decarbonizes and focuses on options such as clean H2, locating hydrogen storage options has become an important goal to ensure sustainable and reliable energy to meet global demands. Many different options are being considered, among which now include the empty petroleum reservoirs.
Hydrogen and Battery Electric: NREL Analysis Shows Snapshot of the Clean Supply Chain of the Future
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 12, 2024
Vast amounts of worldwide emissions can be traced back to the supply chains that provide us with the goods we need. Some studies estimate that they generate up to two-thirds of.
CleanFiber wants to turn millions of tons of cardboard boxes into insulation
TechCrunch: Climate
APRIL 12, 2024
The startup has raised $28 million to help fund a nationwide expansion of its cardboard-based cellulose building insulation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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.
Carnegie Mellon University’s Shawn Litster Sub-awardee on $50M of New DOE Hydrogen Projects
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $750 million in funding for 52 projects(opens in new window) to dramatically reduce the cost of clean hydrogen and reinforce American leadership in the growing.
Grid concerns and domestic manufacturing boost top of Dutch solar industry ahg
PV Tech
APRIL 12, 2024
PV Tech Premium spoke with analysts about the rejection of phasing out the net metering scheme and the subsidy for manufacturing modules and batteries.
Xcel, UND Say Midwest Hydrogen ‘Hub’ at Risk From Tax Credit Rules
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 12, 2024
A $1 billion federal grant could be in limbo in part because of limits on when companies can receive a hydrogen production tax credit for using nuclear and wind to.
Thames Water shareholders backed away over regulator’s debt demands
Financial Times: Energy
APRIL 12, 2024
Investors calculated that it would take £8bn of fresh equity to comply with Ofwat conditions
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.
Breitling Takes Flight Towards a More Sustainable Future Announcing a Partnership With Climate Impulse, Bertrand Piccard’s Pioneering Green Hydrogen-Powered Airplane Adventure
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 12, 2024
Geneva, Switzerland– Breitling, the Swiss luxury watchmaker known for its pioneering spirit in aviation, proudly announces its partnership with Climate Impulse, the latest endeavor of Swiss explorer and climate advocate.
Draft published on guidelines for geological risk assessment of geothermal in Germany
ThinkGeoEnergy
APRIL 12, 2024
The Federal Association of Natural Gas, Petroleum, and Geoenergy (BVEG) of Germany and the German Scientific Society for Sustainable Energy Sources, Mobility and Carbon Cycles (DGMK) have published the final draft of the new guidelines for the geological risk assessment of deep geothermal projects. The full guide (in German) can be accessed at the BVEG website.
Korea’s national hydrogen refueling network has been declining for years
Hydrogen Fuel News
APRIL 12, 2024
Data recently released by an auto association said the H2 station infrastructure is drooping. The hydrogen refueling infrastructure throughout South Korea, and which has been used by fuel cell vehicle drivers, has been declining for the last three years, according to a local automobile association. The number of stations is still growing, but more slowly In March 2024, the number of hydrogen refueling stations in South Korea had climbed to 203.
Webinar – High-res seismic fault extraction for geothermal, 18 April 2024
ThinkGeoEnergy
APRIL 12, 2024
Registration is currently open for a webinar to be hosted by the Australian Geothermal Association on “Finding flow and mitigating induced seismicity in geothermal projects through Hi-res Seismic Fault Extraction.” Attendance is free for all. The details of the event are as follows: Date: 18 April 2024, 5:30 to 6:30 PM AWST Speaker: Ralf Opperman, Director, OPPtimal Resource Solutions Registration: Register via this link Geothermal energy has the potential to play a very important
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?
Growth in oil use slows, IEA says, as prices hit $90 a barrel
Financial Times: Energy
APRIL 12, 2024
Paris-based group trims forecasts, in sharp divergence with producers’ cartel Opec
GDC launches 5-year plan for geothermal development in Kenya
ThinkGeoEnergy
APRIL 12, 2024
Kenya’s state-owned geothermal developer Geothermal Development Company has launched its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan that outlines the company’s goals, initiatives, and vision for the next five years. The Strategic Plan was officially launched in a special event with GDC’s Board of Directors and top officials in attendance, as well as the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Hon.
Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal
The Guardian: Energy
APRIL 12, 2024
Company is fighting Dutch court ruling that says it must emit 45% less CO2 by 2030 than in 2019 Shell has argued that it “lobbies for, not against, the energy transition” on the final day of its appeal against an important climate ruling. The fossil fuel company is fighting the decision of a Dutch court in 2021 that forces it to pump 45% less planet-heating CO 2 into the atmosphere by 2030 than it did in 2019.
London elections: Sadiq Khan launches 10-point climate plan
Business Green
APRIL 12, 2024
Mayor of London launches updated plan for 'greening' London today, as Labour looks to bolster climate credentials
Rio Tinto’s increasing copper exposure will add colour to its stock
Financial Times: Energy
APRIL 12, 2024
Miner’s future is not nearly as anaemic as it may seem
Scottish firms selected for offshore renewables supply chain accelerator
Business Green
APRIL 12, 2024
Scheme delivered by ORE Catapult in tandem with Energy Transition Zone to help new offshore wind market entrants achieve scale
Open source generative ML model unveiled for energy system planning
Smart Energy International
APRIL 12, 2024
Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed an open source, publicly available generative machine learning model to simulate future energy-climate impacts to assist energy system planning. Known as the Super-Resolution for Renewable Energy Resource Data with Climate Change Impacts (Sup3rCC), the open source model uses generative machine learning to produce downscaled future climate data sets that are available to the public at
Maxeon new TOPCon bifacial Performance 7 module targets distributed generation
PV Tech
APRIL 12, 2024
Solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has launched a n-type TOPCon module for distributed generation projects.
EV roaming hub aims to democratise fleet charging
Smart Energy International
APRIL 12, 2024
Helsinki-headquartered software company SolidRoam has built an EV roaming hub that connects EV charging, aiming to simplify EV fleet charging and management and open public-private collaboration. Calling it a scalable, flexible and modular software, SolidRoam says the technology democratises the charge hub, connecting EV charging providers through a single connection point.
Dominion Energy Virginia launches RFP for solar and BESS projects
PV Tech
APRIL 12, 2024
Dominion Energy has announced that it is seeking proposals for the acquisition of new solar, onshore wind and BESS projects in Virginia.
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