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Making sense of the system: Highlights from the Corry Review

Envirotec Magazine

The Corry Review recommends a number of changes in the way environmental regulation operates in the short term, and declares itself a hiking of aspirations for both economic growth and the natural world. Its a juggling act that successive governments have attempted to pull off. Titled Delivering Economic Growth and Nature Recovery: An Independent Review of Defras Regulatory Landscape , the 64-page document, produced by economist Dan Corry, sets out 29 recommendations intended to have a system le

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With affordable materials, researchers pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity

TechXplore

Researchers at Northwestern University have expanded the potential of carbon capture technology that plucks CO2 directly from the air by demonstrating that there are multiple suitable and abundant materials that can facilitate direct air capture.

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Farms vanishing around towns and cities, CPRE report reveals

Envirotec Magazine

More than 1,700 farms on the outskirts of English towns and cities have disappeared since 2010, according to a groundbreaking report published by CPRE, the countryside charity. The report reveals that productive agricultural land surrounding urban areas land that could feed local communities and provide environmental benefits is rapidly being lost from farming.

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Strain 'trick' improves perovskite solar cells' efficiency

TechXplore

Researchers at EPFL have found a way to dramatically reduce energy loss and boost efficiency in perovskite solar cells by incorporating rubidium using lattice straina slight deformation in the atomic structure that helps keep rubidium in place.

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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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National Geothermal Month attempts to clear the fog surrounding “a vital component of the clean energy transition”

Envirotec Magazine

A geothermal power plant in Salton Sea, California. April is National Geothermal Month, with trade associations supporting the seemingly vastly under-utilised 1 renewable energy form undetaking a worldwide effort to highlight its transformative potential and promote unified messaging. While geothermal energy has provided a bonanza in parts of the world where such resources are highly accessible and near the Earth’s surface (notably in Iceland ), its use elsewhere has been much more restric

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Dangerous by design: Runaway miniature battery makes safety testing more accessible and affordable

TechXplore

Overheating batteries are a serious risk, in the worst cases leading to fires and explosion. A team including researchers from the University of Tokyo has developed a simple, cost-effective method to test the safety of lithium-ion batteries, which opens up opportunities for research into new and safer batteries for the future. The work is published in Nature Energy.

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TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear Power Project: Where Things Stand Today

POWER Magazine

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has for many years been evaluating emerging nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, as part of technology innovation efforts aimed at developing the energy system […] The post TVAs Clinch River Nuclear Power Project: Where Things Stand Today appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Recycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics

TechXplore

A new method to recycle wind turbine blades without using harsh chemicals resulted in the recovery of high-strength glass fibers and resins that allowed Washington State University researchers to repurpose the materials to create stronger plastics.

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Zonal electricity pricing plan could add £3bn a year to GB bills, report finds

The Guardian: Energy

Research finds proposal may also drive up cost of building new windfarms as developers need higher subsidies to offset cost Plans to overhaul England, Wales and Scotlands electricity market risk piling an extra 3bn on to household energy bills every year until the 2040s, according to the governments own clean power adviser. New research has found that moving ahead with a plan to divide the national electricity market into different pricing zones could drive up the cost of building new windfarms

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New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: report

TechXplore

The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India.

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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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Conagra Brands & Bloom Energy Partner To Bring Revolutionary Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology To The Clean Energy Market

Hydrogen Fuel News

In Early 2024, Conagra Brands and Bloom Energy launched an unprecedented partnership to install state-of-the-art solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology at its Findlay,Ohio food facilities. The decision is aimed at increasing the production of green energy and reducingcarbon emissions while relieving pressure on existing electricity transmission systems.

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Blue Whale Materials partners with Call2Recycle for Li-ion battery recycling in North America

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Lithium-ion battery recycling firm Blue Whale Materials (BWM) has formed a strategic partnership with Call2Recycle, a battery stewardship organization in North America. BWMs sorting and recycling facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma will receive and process batteries brought into Call2Recycle’s national network, which collects spent batteries across the US.

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Clearway Energy Group and AIP strike US$200 million equity deal for Texas BESS

Energy Storage News

AIP Management has agreed to acquire an equity stake from Clearway Energy Group, in Pine Forest, a 300MWac solar PV and 200MW/400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Texas, US.

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40MW solar PV plant in Western Australia deemed country’s best-performing solar asset in March

PV Tech

According to research from Rystad Energy, the 40MW Greenough River solar PV plant in Western Australia was the country’s best-performing utility-scale solar asset in terms of AC capacity factor for the second month running.

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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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Invinity to deploy part government-funded 20.7MWh flow battery project in UK

Energy Storage News

Invinity Energy Systems has been given the green light to deploy a 20.7MWh vanadium redox flow battery system in the UK, the largest in the country.

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Carbon-capture technology could help the UK rival global competitors in race to produce clean fuel from air

TechXplore

A unique carbon capture technology developed by researchers at the University of Surrey could offer a more cost-effective way to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and turn it into clean, synthetic fuel.

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Australia: Queensland grid secures new battery discharge record

Energy Storage News

Queensland, Australia, achieved a new battery discharge record on 30 March 2025, with a maximum instantaneous battery discharge of 474.1MW at 17:55.

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These small sensors can detect fires at utility-scale solar sites before they spread

Solar Power World

As utility-scale solar proliferates across the United States, project operators must contend with monitoring the landmass hosting these sprawling PV arrays. The footprint of grid-tied solar is increasing, and, separate to that, so is the spread of wildfires stoked by a warming climate, consuming acres of land in regions experiencing historically less precipitation.

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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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“Australia is the place to be:” Italian and Japanese energy giant seal deal for renewable expansion

Renew Economy

Italian and Japanese joint venture declares Australia is the "place to be" for renewables after sealing deal for control of local wind and solar developer. The post “Australia is the place to be:” Italian and Japanese energy giant seal deal for renewable expansion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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WakeSMART to Showcase Energy-Efficient IT Solutions at the Sustainable Facilities Forum

Green Technology

WakeSMART to Showcase Energy-Efficient IT Solutions at the Sustainable Facilities Forum Sacramento, CA Raptor Technicals WakeSMART Software, a leading energy management solution for IT operations, will be featured at the Green Technology Sustainable Facilities Forum on May 15th in Sacramento. This annual event brings together sustainability leaders, facility managers, and public sector decision-makers to explore innovative solutions for creating more energy-efficient and environmentally respons

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Wind and solar push renewables share closer to 50 pct despite record level of negative prices

Renew Economy

Wind and solar farm output jumped 12% in March quarter from the same period last year, and helped send market prices into negative territory more often. The post Wind and solar push renewables share closer to 50 pct despite record level of negative prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Greenlane and Volvo partner to offer charging for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks

Charged

Commercial EV charging network developer Greenlane Infrastructure (a joint venture whose owners include Daimler Truck North America) has partnered with Volvo Trucks North America to integrate Greenlanes charging network into the Volvo Open Charge service. Greenlane is Volvos first Charge Point Operator (CPO) partner in the North American market. Greenlane will enable real-time access to Volvos Open Charge network, providing Volvo customers with access to public charging, centralized billing and

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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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Coalition leans on absurd gas definition for fossil subsidy bonanza

Renew Economy

Election Watch: The Coalition has resorted to claiming that gas is solid, to appease a fuming fossil gas industry. It is not working. The post Coalition leans on absurd gas definition for fossil subsidy bonanza appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Danfoss Editron ED3 onboard charger and ePTO now available for off-highway electric vehicles

Charged

Danfoss Group has announced that it now offers the Editron ED3 for off-highway electric vehicles. Its three-in-one functionalityAC charger, DC ePTO, and AC ePTOis designed to reduce complexity and streamline machine design and integration. The ED3 enables rapid overnight and opportunity charging for heavy-duty electric machinery using readily available AC chargers, the company said in making the announcement.

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Italy starts consultation in incentive scheme for geothermal heating

ThinkGeoEnergy

As announced by the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE), consultation is currently ongoing for Italy’s FER-T Ministerial Decree, which will set a new incentive mechanism for large-scale energy projects from renewable thermal sources, including geothermal. Comments, observations, and recommendations from stakeholders and other interested parties can be sent until 21 April 2025.

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Aptera takes its solar-powered EV on the road

Charged

Apteras solar-powered EV isnt for every driverthe car guys may scoff at its sci-fi styling, while the more practically minded may find its lack of cargo space to be a deal-killer. However, its a historic vehicle, and the EV industry is following the companys progress closely, because the vehicle is designed to be the most efficient possible with current technology.

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Secure, Sustainable Document Management for the Public Sector

Green Technology

SyTech Solutions: Secure, Sustainable Document Management for the Public Sector As public sector organizations face increasing demands for transparency, compliance, and sustainability, the importance of secure and efficient document management has never been greater. For attendees at the upcoming Sustainable Facilities Forum on May 15, SyTech Solutions offers vital services that help schools, colleges, and government agencies responsibly manage their recordsfrom document scanning and hosting to

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PLN calls for local government support for Atadei geothermal project, Indonesia

ThinkGeoEnergy

Representatives from PT PLN (Persero) Nusa Tenggara Development Main Unit (Unit Induk Pembangunan Nusa Tenggara / UIP Nusra) held a meeting with officials of the Lembata Regency Government in Indonesia, who confirmed their support for the Atadei geothermal power project. The Atadei geothermal prospect is located in the Lembata Regency, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

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Canadian pet supply chain adds Volvo electric trucks to its fleet

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Volvo Trucks North America announced that Pet Valu, a Canadian retailer of pet food and supplies, has added its first two Volvo VNR Electric trucks to its fleet. Volvos VNR series features an Adaptive Loading feature that adjusts its axle position to reduce friction and save fuel. The new trucks are each equipped with a six-battery configuration, allowing them to travel distances of up to 275 miles (442 km) on a single charge.

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AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance: The Future of Reliability in Power Plants

POWER Magazine

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the energy sector, helping power plant operators optimize efficiency, reduce emissions, and prevent costly equipment failures. By analyzing vast amounts of real-time data, AI models […] The post AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance: The Future of Reliability in Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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FLO’s X6 home EV charger

Charged

Quebec-headquartered FLO is both a charging network operator and an EV charging hardware provider. The company offers a full range of chargers, from commercial DC fast chargers all the way down to Level 2 chargers for home use. The FLO Home line of residential chargers includes three models: the 50-amp X3 and X6, and the 80-amp X8. All offer smart features such as the ability to schedule charging and to restrict access, and to receive real-time charging status notifications.

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BP’s low-carbon mobility team axed as company reverts to oil and gas

Financial Times: Energy

Executive tells staff it is not commercially viable for group to keep unit dedicated to low-emissions vehicles

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