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AEMO reports surge in grid registrations for wind, solar and battery projects

Renew Economy

The rate of grid registrations for wind, solar and battery projects has surged in the last six months, with the capacity of projects given the go-ahead to connect to the grid double that of the previous 12 months. New data released by the Australian Energy Market Operator shows that with 1.7 gigawatts (GW`) of new […] The post AEMO reports surge in grid registrations for wind, solar and battery projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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FuelCell Energy’s SOEC System: The Largest Electrolyzer Tested at INL

Hydrogen Fuel News

Pioneering Hydrogen Production with FuelCell Energy’s SOEC Technology FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) continues to push the boundaries of clean energy with its innovative Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) technology. Currently undergoing testing at the renowned U.S. Department of Energys Idaho National Laboratory (INL) , the system represents a significant leap forward in hydrogen production , efficiency, and its ability to complement nuclear energy.

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New battery innovation focuses on the texture of metal to improve performance

TechXplore

To create the new batteries needed for electric vehicles, mobile devices and renewable energy storage, researchers have explored new materials, new designs, new configurations and new chemistry.

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Activated carbon: An unsung hero of industrial purification?

Envirotec Magazine

Activated carbon has an incredible ability to adsorb impurities (i.e., they adhere very readily to the surface) and this makes it indispensable for engineering and manufacturing operations, suggests CPL/Puragen Activated Carbons, in an article exploring the application of such materials, and the possibilities they present What is activated carbon? It is a highly purified form of carbon, in which the material has an exceptionally large surface area and presents an intricate network of microscopic

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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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Freyr solidifies US solar pivot with cancellation of Georgia battery factory plan

Energy Storage News

NYSE-listed firm Freyr has cancelled its plans for a battery manufacturing plant in Georgia, US, following its pivot to becoming a US solar company.

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Microsoft Buying Power From Three EDP Renewables’ Solar Projects

POWER Magazine

Technology giant Microsoft is buying nearly 400 MW of power from three new utility-scale solar projects in Illinois and Texas. EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) on Feb. 10 said […] The post Microsoft Buying Power From Three EDP Renewables’ Solar Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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UK halves subsidies for Drax and says it must use 100% sustainable wood

The Guardian: Energy

North Yorkshire power plant has been criticised for burning wood pellets sourced from US and Canadian forests Business live latest updates The UK government has halved subsidies for the Drax power station and ordered it to use 100% sustainable wood after sustained criticism over its business model. The large power plant in North Yorkshire would play a much more limited role in future, the government said.

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Tesla inks MoU for Megapack re-manufacturing facility in Western Australia

Energy Storage News

Tesla has inked an MoU with the Western Australian government to develop a battery re-manufacturing facility in Collie.

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Faster and higher-quality production of lithium superionic conductors for all-solid-state batteries

TechXplore

Dr. Ha Yoon-Cheol's team at KERI's Next Generation Battery Research Center has developed an "enhanced coprecipitation method" that enables faster and higher-quality production of lithium superionic conductors for all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). ASSB replaces the "electrolyte," which transfers ions between the anode and cathode, with a solid instead of a liquid, significantly reducing the risk of fire or explosion.

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United Kingdom Hands Billions More in Subsidies to Drax for Tree-Burning Bioenergy

NRDC onEarth

The decision will give Drax 2 billionabout $2.5 billionmore in subsidies while limiting its generation to 50 percent.

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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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Pork gelatin powers biodegradable robot arm for delicate tasks

TechXplore

A team of engineers at Westlake University, Zhejiang Normal University and Shaoxing University, all in China, has tested the possibility of making some robot parts biodegradable. In their project, published in the journal Science Advances, the group made some robot components using cotton cellulose films and pork gelatin.

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IEEE publishes recommended practice for stationary storage battery management systems

Energy Storage News

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has published information and recommendations for battery management systems (BMS) in stationary energy storage applications.

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Building Zambian homes with local materials delivers benefits that imports don't

TechXplore

People spend up to 90% of their lives in buildings. How these are designed and built has a profound influence on our economies and how we live and work.

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Predatory Delay: How Dirty Money Stops Clean Energy

Terra Infirma

I started the Net Zero Business Podcast because I was bored I felt my learning had plateaued, and realised that talking to lots of interesting people would bring fresh ideas and concepts across my bows. It hasn’t disappointed. Take last week’s episode with Michael Liebreich , I picked up loads of nuggets, but one phrase that stood out during the editing was ‘predatory delay’ A quick google shows that it was coined in 2018 by Alex Steffen and it means deliberately slowing

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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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Green hydrogen is a clean fuel, but South Africa's not ready to produce it: Energy experts explain why

TechXplore

Every day, millions of engines and factories burn fossil fuels, releasing carbon dioxidea greenhouse gas that traps heat in Earth's atmosphere and contributes to climate change. Now imagine a clean fuel that does not pollute and produces only water as waste. That's the promise of green hydrogen, which is made by using solar and wind power to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

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Modo: ‘Big question mark’ over large-scale BESS commissioning schedules in Australia’s NEM

Energy Storage News

Modo Energy's Wendel Hortop tells Energy-Storage.news that over 4GW of utility-scale BESS on the NEM will be in commercial operation by 2025.

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Using smart technologies and artificial intelligence in food packaging can reduce food waste

TechXplore

Food insecurity is one of humanity's most pressing challenges, impacting more than 2 billion people worldwide.

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Tesla’s Deliveries Fall By Double Digits

R-Squared Energy

It’s hard to believe it was ever a controversial take, but a little over two years ago, I argued that Teslas market share was poised to decline due to Elon Musk’s behavior. I cited a range of factorsfrom intensifying competition and supply chain challenges to a less-discussed (at that time), but equally important, variable: Elon Musks controversial acquisition of Twitter.

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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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There isn't enough 'sustainable' aviation fuel to make a dent in our emissions, and there won't be for years

TechXplore

The UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has described so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a "game changer." As she announced government support for a series of airport expansions, she said that the fuel "can reduce carbon emissions from flying by 70%.

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China launches pricing reform for grid-connected renewable power

PV Tech

Pricing for new solar and wind projects in China will be determined by the market rather than set at a fixed tariff under new reforms.

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Anti-renewable billboard ad pulled under pressure from industry

Renew Economy

Outdoor advertising agency pulls controversial anti-renewables ad authorised by Advance Australia after push-back from industry. The post Anti-renewable billboard ad pulled under pressure from industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Electric vehicles yield fewer non-exhaust emissions than non-electric, study finds

TechXplore

No exhaust means no emissions, right? Not quite. It is commonly known that while electric vehicles do not produce tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions while driving, they do create debris from tire and brake abrasion. However, the degree to which they do and how that compares to internal combustion engine vehicles was largely unknown until the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's Hesham Rakha investigated it.

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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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Paul Scherrer Institute develops protective coating to improve battery performance

Charged

A research team at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has developed a new sustainable process and cathode surface coating that can be used to improve the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries. Initial tests of high-voltage batteries using this method indicate it could be used to make lithium-ion batteries for EVs more efficient.

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Are Solar Shingles the Future of Installations?

Mosaic

Solar roofs are an emerging technology that replaces traditional roofing with solar shingles. By integrating solar panels into roofing materials, homeowners can benefit from solar energy and an upgraded roof at the same time. The technology has been gaining attention in recent years as a new, advantageous option for homeowners to choose solar. Products like GAFs Timberline Solar Roof and Teslas Solar Roof are the main powerhouses behind this innovation but can solar shingles really be the futur

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A New Paradigm for Power Grid Operation

POWER Magazine

Power grids operate like an intricate ballet of energy generation and consumption that must remain perfectly balanced at all times. The grid maintains a steady frequency (60 Hz in North […] The post A New Paradigm for Power Grid Operation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Berrybank lightning strike could be the new normal for wind farms, says expert

Renew Economy

Lightning strikes on wind farms are becoming more common, says consultant Rosie Barnes. The post Berrybank lightning strike could be the new normal for wind farms, says expert appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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JinkoSolar launches patent case against LONGi in Australia

PV Tech

Chinese module manufacturer JinkoSolar is suing rival producer Longi in Australia for alleged infringement of technology patents.

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Will it or won’t it? South Australia hedges bets on world-leading green hydrogen plan

Renew Economy

South Australia premier refuses to commit funds for what would be a world-leading green hydrogen electrolyser and power plant. The post Will it or won’t it? South Australia hedges bets on world-leading green hydrogen plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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TMEIC begins operations at Texas inverter manufacturing plant

PV Tech

Japanese industrial electric and automation technology company Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) has begun operations at its inverter manufacturing plant in Texas, US.

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Software, Hardware, Innovation All Needed to Upgrade the Power Grid

POWER Magazine

Enhancing the transmission and distribution of electricity is a priority to ensure a reliable and resilient power supply, as demand increases and grid challenges mount. Providing more electricity to meet The post Software, Hardware, Innovation All Needed to Upgrade the Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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How to get the most out of your electric vehicle in the winter

Canary Media

Canary Medias Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Andrew Garberson isnt worried about his electric vehicle handling cold winters.

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BP shares jump after activist hedge fund Elliott takes stake

Financial Times: Energy

Investor could push for board changes and sale of assets, say analysts

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