Arizona: Tucson Electric Power to build second 200MW/800MWh BESS project
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 15, 2024
Utility Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will own and operate another 200MW/800MWh BESS project in southeast Tucson, Arizona, US.
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Anglo-Scottish electricity superhighway receives £3.4 billion
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
EGL2 will connect Peterhead (pictured) with Drax in North Yorkshire. Around 430km of the cable will be under the North Sea. A £3.4 billion funding package has been awarded to build a proposed new subsea and underground 500km cable between Scotland and Yorkshire which could power up to 2 million homes, and expedite the delivery of energy generated via offshore wind in the North Sea.
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California city green lights Arevon’s 800MWh BESS, finds ‘less than significant’ impact on surroundings
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 15, 2024
IPP Arevon has been given the green light for the construction and operation of a standalone 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Los Angeles County, California through the California Environmental Equality Act (CEQA) review process.
Breathing in Harm: The Toll of Freight Pollution in California
NRDC onEarth
AUGUST 15, 2024
Diesel trucks, making up just 6 percent of vehicles in California, are responsible for a disproportionate amount of harmful emissions, severely impacting communities near freight routes like those in the Inland Empire.
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.
VIDEO: Empowering Australia’s battery energy storage assets through market participation
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 15, 2024
Energy-Storage.news is proud to present our sponsored webinar with optimiser Gridbeyond, where executives provided a deep dive into battery storage's role in the Australian energy market.
Solvent recycling boost at Veolia’s Garston plant
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
Resource management company Veolia has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston, Liverpool, facility to 86,000 tonnes a year. Effective recycling of these used solvents, waste paint thinners and solvent-based paint, will create new products as an alternative to virgin solvents, says the firm, so that they can be used again in industries including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, paint, agrochemicals and cement manufacture.
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Beer importation company pays over £400,000 for failing to register with a recycling scheme
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
A Budvar Budweiser bottling plant in the Czech Republic (image credit: ako photography / Shutterstock.com) Bristol-based beer importer Budweiser Budvar UK has contributed more than £400,000 to a national environmental charity after failing to register as a producer of packaging. According to the Environment Agency, the company should have registered in 2004 under regulations on packaging waste and taken steps to ensure the waste was recovered and recycled.
‘Lacking information’: Chile regulator kicks back Colbun’s 800MW pumped hydro project environmental review
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 15, 2024
Chile utility Colbun has faced a setback with its 800MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project, after its environmental impact assessment (EIA) process was terminated early having been deemed to have not provided enough information.
Microbes conquer the next extreme environment: the home microwave
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
Radiation-resistant microbiome inside microwaves resembles that on solar panels Since the industrial revolution, microbes have successfully colonized one novel type of habitat after another: for example marine oil spills, plastic floating in the oceans, industrial brownfields, and even the interior of the International Space Station. However, it turns out that one extreme environment harbouring a specialized community of highly adapted microbes is much closer to home: inside microwaves.
PG&E: California’s largest electricity provider on the many roles of energy storage
Energy Storage News
AUGUST 15, 2024
Paul Doherty, principal communications executive at PG&E discusses the California utility’s adoption of energy storage and the many roles it plays for the grid.
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
Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across the region, says the group behind it. The satellite survey of mosses, lichens and algae across the continent will form a baseline for monitoring how Antarctica’s vegetation responds to climate change.
Australia lays ground for reaching 100 pct renewables with new engineering roadmap
Renew Economy
AUGUST 15, 2024
AEMO updates roadmap to solve engineering challenges to allow it the grid to run for periods on renewables only, with no burning of fossil fuels. The post Australia lays ground for reaching 100 pct renewables with new engineering roadmap appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Form Energy set to build world’s biggest battery in Maine
Canary Media
AUGUST 15, 2024
New England states are attempting to make good on their climate pledges while addressing some very real concerns about the long-term stability of the region’s electrical grid. The Department of Energy awarded $389 million in grant funding last week to strengthen that system.
Fleet Drivers Call For More Hydrogen Investment
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 15, 2024
Growing interest in other alternative fuel options beyond electric. Hydrogen’s Potential in Fleet Management: The survey highlights a strong belief among respondents that vehicle manufacturers should invest as much in.
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.
Shovels ready as Engie reaches financial close on 250MW solar farm
Renew Economy
AUGUST 15, 2024
The solar farm was approved in 2019 when Neoen owned it and is now expected to be finished in 2026. Neighbours will get rebates on their bills. The post Shovels ready as Engie reaches financial close on 250MW solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Drought now biggest risk to UK nature reserves, says conservation charity
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
Fenland in Cambridgeshire: Improving peatland stores in fenland areas can improve resilience to drought. A new report, Embracing Nature , published on 14 August by The Wildlife Trusts, identifies drought as the current leading threat to their nature reserves for the first time. The Wildlife Trusts, who are among the UK’s largest landowners with 2,600 nature reserves covering nearly 100,000 hectares (ha), also point to pollution, invasive species and habitat fragmentation as high risks.
Fortescue kicks off works on green metals project after completing biggest hydrogen hub
Renew Economy
AUGUST 15, 2024
Fortescue starts work on green metals plant that will make first green iron in Pilbara, as green hydrogen hub provides fuel for coaches and haul trucks. The post Fortescue kicks off works on green metals project after completing biggest hydrogen hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Packaging materials usage snapshot profiles mixed progress
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
Domestic recycling of aluminium packaging has remained static over the 2015-2022 period, while waste exports grew rapidly. Product manufacturers’ use of packaging materials has decreased since 2019, says a new report from environmental compliance scheme Valpak. And in 2021, more plastic waste was recycled domestically than exported, for the first time.
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.
Climate group creates satellite to track methane “super emitters” from space
Renew Economy
AUGUST 15, 2024
Major sources of an environmentally damaging gas will be scrutinised from above when a group of climate experts launches a satellite with SpaceX. The post Climate group creates satellite to track methane “super emitters” from space appeared first on RenewEconomy.
In Arizona townhouse project, an EV charger in every garage
Charged
AUGUST 15, 2024
A townhouse community in Peoria, Arizona, has installed EV chargers in every garage. Haven Townhouses at P83, which opened in 2007 and rents one-, two- and-three-bedroom townhouses, has installed a total of 163 Wallbox Pulsar Plus charging stations at the complex, a spokesperson told Charged. The Pulsar Plus, which is controlled via the myWallbox app, provides management of smart functions in the charger, not in the cloud.
Europe’s number of hydrogen buses increases yet again thanks to Solaris
Hydrogen Fuel News
AUGUST 15, 2024
More hydrogen-powered buses to be delivered to Germany and France. Solaris Bus & Coach, one of Europe’s top providers of hydrogen buses, will be delivering more of its state-of-the-art Urbino hydrogen-powered buses to Germany and France, with both deliveries expected to be completed in 2025. Supplying more H2 buses to Germany. For Germany, Solaris will be supplying the hydrogen buses to REVG Kerpen, marking the first ever collaboration between Solaris and REVG Kerpen.
Celtic Sea Power Wins £887K Grant for Innovative Offshore Hydrogen Venture in Wales
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 15, 2024
Celtic Sea Power receives £887,000 ($1.14 million) from Innovate UK for an offshore hydrogen production project in Wales. The project, Milford Haven: Hydrogen Kingdom, aims to establish a regulatory framework.
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?
Vineyard Wind 1 cleared to resume some construction after blade failure
Canary Media
AUGUST 15, 2024
Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in Massachusetts, will resume limited construction following a monthlong pause, its developer announced.
Why Insurance is the Secret Weapon for Businesses Diving into the Hydrogen Industry
Hydrogen Fuel News
AUGUST 15, 2024
How Businesses are Entering the Hydrogen Industry with Insurance Support The transition to a low-carbon economy is in full swing, and businesses are increasingly looking at hydrogen as a key element in achieving net-zero emissions. However, as with any emerging industry, the hydrogen sector presents unique challenges, particularly when it comes to risk management and insurance.
Autonomy and Decentralisation Are the Keys to Green Power Supply: “Ostermeier H2ydrogen Solutions GmbH” and “Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH” Power Up in the New “Energy Park” of Ulm University of Applied Sciences
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 15, 2024
Germany`s unique scientific project is researching the interaction of different sustainable energy systems. Proton Motor’s hydrogen fuel cell system “HyModule® S8” has ben integrated into the electrolysis plant of ostermeier.
74MWp solar PV project in the Philippines begins operations
PV Tech
AUGUST 15, 2024
Singaporean renewables energy company Nexif Ratch Energy (NRE) has confirmed the start of commercial operations at a 74MWp solar PV project in Camarines Sur, South Luzon, the Philippines.
New rules change game for EVs and home batteries, but won’t give power to the people
Renew Economy
AUGUST 15, 2024
New rules seek to help consumers get more out of their energy assets – but miss a major opportunity to boost competition in the retail sector. The post New rules change game for EVs and home batteries, but won’t give power to the people appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Ørsted Halts Swedish e-Fuels Project Amid Market Delays, Continues Focus on Renewable Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 15, 2024
Danish energy giant Ørsted has discontinued its FlagshipONE green hydrogen-to-methanol project in Sweden due to slower market development, incurring significant financial losses but reaffirming its commitment to renewable hydrogen.
3V Infrastructure launches to offer EV charging at long-dwell properties
Charged
AUGUST 15, 2024
EV charging firm 3V Infrastructure has been formed in the US, with a mission to build and operate Level 2 EV chargers in long-dwell properties such as multifamily housing and hotels, reducing costs for real estate portfolio owners and managers. The company has a funding commitment of up to $40 million from an affiliate of Greenbacker Capital Management.
Ronn Inc. Signs Hydrogen Development Partnership Agreement With Tobique First Nations
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 15, 2024
SCOTTSDALE, A– RONN Inc (OTC PINK:RONN) announced that the Company has officially forged a strategic partnership with the Tobique First Nation to develop hydrogen production and infrastructure, with an initial.
Are US green hydrogen projects being planned for the wrong locations?
Hydrogen Fuel News
AUGUST 15, 2024
A recent report underscored that 1 in 5 of the projects will be located in water-stressed places The US federal government is pouring billions of dollars into the production of green hydrogen for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but concerns have arisen regarding the locations in which many of those production hubs are being developed.
Stillwater Critical Minerals Collaborates with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with Funding from the US Department of Energy for Geologic Hydrogen Production at Stillwater West
FuelCellsWorks
AUGUST 15, 2024
VANCOUVER, BC — Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp. (TSXV:PGE)(OTCQB:PGEZF)(FSE:J0G) (the “Company” or “Stillwater”) is collaborating with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (“Berkeley Lab”), with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) via.
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