Tue.Dec 24, 2024

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6 charts that show how the grid is getting cleaner

Canary Media

The year has ended, but the energy transition keeps chugging along. In 2024, clean energy deployments reached new heights in the U.S., with Texas and California proving that huge amounts of solar and batteries can drastically reduce grid problems in the face of extreme weather and soaring electricity demand.

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Modules, R&D and globalisation complexities: Tongwei Solar on challenges in 2024 and potential in 2025

PV Tech

As the year comes to an end, PV Tech speaks to Tongwei Solar's Qiu Xin about the companys performance in 2024, and its plans for 2025.

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Eni fires up €100mn supercomputer in race to find oil and gas reservoirs

Financial Times: Energy

Italian energy giant switches on the worlds most powerful machine outside the US

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Ammonia Breakthroughs Could Turn the Tide for Green Shipping

Hydrogen Fuel News

Redefining the Waves with Green Shipping Technologies Maritime transport is vital to the worlds economy, enabling international trade, commerce and facilitating the movement of goods and resources across the whole globe. However, the shipping sector is estimated to be the source of 3% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted worldwide since it is still based on the exploitation of cheap and low-grade fossil fuels such as heavy fuel oil (HFO) and marine diesel oil (MDO).

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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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De Beers amasses biggest diamond stockpile since 2008 financial crisis

Financial Times: Energy

Chinese demand has slumped as competition from lab-grown alternatives has increased

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AMEA Power picks Trinasolar to supply BESS for Africa’s largest single-site solar PV plant  

Energy Storage News

Developer AMEA Power will collaborate with Trinasolar and Energy China ZTPC to install battery storage at a 500MW solar PV plant in Egypt, Africa.

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South Africa: BESIPPPP Window 2 winners revealed

Energy Storage News

The Department of Electricity and Energy of South Africa has announced the successful bidders for the second round of its Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP).

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7.5GWh! LG Energy Solution Signs Another U.S. Energy Storage Project

EnergyTrend

7.5GWh! LG Energy Solution Signs Another U.S. Energy Storage Project AccordingtoChuneng.BJX,onDec.21,theU.S.subsidiaryofSouthKoreancompanyLGEnergySolutionannouncedthatithadsignedanagreementwithU.S.newenergyinvestorExcel.

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Government proposes tweaks to ZEV Mandate and 2030 fossil fuel car phase-out

Business Green

Government consults on options to allow sale of plug-in hybrid EVs until 2035, and to offer more wriggle room to help manufacturers meet ZEV mandate sales targets

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CGN Launches Construction of Laos’ First 1 GW Solar PV Project

EnergyTrend

CGN Launches Construction of Laos First 1 GW Solar PV Project AccordingtoPeople'sDaily,onDecember18,localtimeinLaos,CGNsPhaseI1GWSolarPVProjectfortheNorthernLaosInterconnectedCleanEnergyBaseofficiallycommencedco.

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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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2024 – The Year in Review - "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.", Charles Dickens

Energy Central

The year 2024 was a year of growing awareness of the societal effects of “Net Zero by 2050” and of growing resistance to elements of government energy and climate policies intended to achieve “Net Zero by 2050” The governments of several developed nations realized that, while they had established goals to be achieved on the path to Net Zero, they had no actual.

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Indonesia's Largest Optical Energy Storage Project! Yongfu won the big bid of Indonesia's over 1 billion yuan optical storage general contracting project

EnergyTrend

Indonesia's Largest Optical Energy Storage Project! Yongfu won the big bid of Indonesia's over 1 billion yuan optical storage general contracting project AccordingtoYongFu,onDecember22,YongfusharesreceivedtheNoticeofAwardfortheprojectof200MWacmountainphotovoltaicand80MW/80MWhenergystoragesysteminMorow.

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Fast Wildfires

Energy Central

Recently, I read a really important research article in Science. This was from a huge study regarding wildfires in the US from 2001 to 2020. Although I summarized much of this report (when printed, this article was 20 pages long, and that was without supplemental material), I tried to capture the essence of this article’s most important findings.

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'Climate villains' that made headlines in 2024

Eco-Business

Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the spotlight for working with fossil fuel giants. Here's a list of what could have steeredthe world closer to climate disaster this year.

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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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Clean Hydrogen Gets a Boost with Hazer Group’s $6.2M Grant

Hydrogen Fuel News

Clean Energy Milestone Achieved with Hazers Government Support Hazer Group Ltd, a forward-thinking Australian company specializing in clean energy innovations, has secured $6.2 million in funding from the Western Australian Governments Lower Carbon Grants Program. This grant, which comes in stages with an initial payment of approximately $2 million, aims to accelerate the commercialization of Hazers technology.

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Liebreich: Generative AI – The Power and the Glory

BloombergNEF

This year will go down in history as the year the energy sector woke up to AI. Every energy conference offers multiple sessions on the subject, and they are standing room only. Last years Electricity Market Report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) contained not one single mention of data centers, this years report had a whole section on them.

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US Department Of Energy releases energy storage strategy and roadmap

Energy Storage News

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released its draft Energy Storage Strategy and Roadmap (SRM), a plan providing strategic direction and opportunities to optimise DOEs energy storage investments ahead of the incoming Trump administration.

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Bitcoin Is Going to Be the Nail in Our Climate Coffin

CleanTechnica

I realize that this article is not going to be popular with everyone. Bitcoin is a kind of tech financial fantasy, whereby many tech fans have come to the conclusion that we can live in some kind of financial utopia divorced from inflation and economic woes if we follow this. [continued] The post Bitcoin Is Going to Be the Nail in Our Climate Coffin appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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If You Have An Electricity Outlet Where You Park, An Electric Car Is More Convenient Than A Gas Car!

CleanTechnica

When I read the beginning of Carolyn Fortuna’s article a few days ago about the US tax credit for EVs being at risk and why now is the time to jump in and buy an electric car, it hit me again that most people don’t realize how much more convenient. [continued] The post If You Have An Electricity Outlet Where You Park, An Electric Car Is More Convenient Than A Gas Car!

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What Are The Implications Of $66/kWh Battery Packs In China?

CleanTechnica

The Power Construction Corporation of China drew 76 bidders for its tender of 16 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to reports. Bids averaged $66.3/kWh, with 60 bids under $68.4/kWh. The tender, covering supply, system design, installation guidance, 20-year maintenance, and safety features, targets. [continued] The post What Are The Implications Of $66/kWh Battery Packs In China?

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Tesla Still Looking for Buyers

CleanTechnica

With a week to go in 2024, it’s clear Tesla still has inventory ready to find a home. For one, if you go to your nearest Tesla delivery center, you’re likely to see quite a few new Teslas lined up based on reports we’ve gathered. Additionally, Tesla is still pushing. [continued] The post Tesla Still Looking for Buyers appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Battery Technology News From Sionic, Group14, And Paraclete

CleanTechnica

Battery news is always welcome, but much of it seldom filters down into commercial production. Today, silicon anodes are in the news. The post Battery Technology News From Sionic, Group14, And Paraclete appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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Eversource Transitions From Gas Company To Geothermal Company In Framingham

CleanTechnica

Framingham, Massachusetts is the first city in the US where a gas utility is now offering geothermal services to its customers. The post Eversource Transitions From Gas Company To Geothermal Company In Framingham appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Only 1% of EV Drivers Would Go Back to a Gas Car*

CleanTechnica

A new survey of electric vehicle owners around the world finds that only 1% of electric vehicle owners would buy a pure gas-powered (or diesel-powered) car for their next vehicle. The survey comes from the Global EV Drivers Alliance (GEVA), and this is GEVA’s first survey on the topic. (Hat. [continued] The post Only 1% of EV Drivers Would Go Back to a Gas Car* appeared first on CleanTechnica.