Wed.Aug 07, 2024

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Funding for US grid upgrades includes US$147 million for 8.5GWh ‘multi-day’ battery storage

Energy Storage News

A disused paper mill in Maine, US, will host a ‘multi-day’ battery storage system as part of a major project to reinforce and upgrade the electricity grid in New England.

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Green hydrogen could power the future of passenger and freight transportation

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Green hydrogen is emerging as an important potential solution for decarbonizing transportation, but new energy efficiency findings indicate that it should be used strategically in heavy-duty road, rail, aviation and marine transportation, a University of Michigan study shows.

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Philippines: Renewable energy policies and rural electrification drive battery storage push

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Energy-Storage.News Premium reports back from an in-depth discussion of battery storage in the Philippines with panellists including DOE Assistant Secretary Mario C. Marasigan.

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Researchers fabricate calcium carbonate concrete blocks strong enough for construction use

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Researchers led by a team at the University of Tokyo have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air into new blocks strong enough to build a house with.

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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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Ambri, Nilar, AMTE: A look at recent bankruptcy events in the ESS battery space

Energy Storage News

Delays in product development, high commodity prices and investors pulling out were behind some of the most recent bankruptcies in the ESS battery technology space, which include Nilar, AMTE and Ambri.

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Green hydrogen study highlights strategies for offshore production

TechXplore

As the U.S. faces significant challenges in scaling up production of hydrogen in cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways, a new Cornell study outlines strategies to meet up to 75% of the nation's future hydrogen demand by harnessing offshore wind energy.

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How the plastic mountain of waste from health care could be recycled

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Single-use health care items—everything from gloves and blood bags to surgical equipment—have become a growing environmental problem worldwide. Their use has increased sharply in recent years, and there are currently no methods for recycling such plastic medical waste.

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Shell Energy signs UK’s first single-asset BESS tolling agreement for 330MWh project

Energy Storage News

BW ESS and its partner Penso Power have signed the first long-term tolling agreement for a single battery energy storage system (BESS) asset in Great Britain with Shell Energy Europe.

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US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says

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The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to a report by an energy think tank released Thursday.

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Electricity from large solar arrays with batteries now cheaper than from fossil plants in Germany

Renew Economy

Electricity from large ground-mounted solar PV systems combined with batteries has become cheaper than that generated from fossil power sources in Germany, researchers say. The post Electricity from large solar arrays with batteries now cheaper than from fossil plants in Germany appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Miami-Dade plans to build the biggest waste-to-energy facility in the country

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The aging incinerator that burned down last year in Doral, Florida, processed half of Miami-Dade's trash, forcing the county to ship the garbage some 100 miles north.

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Treasure, not trash: Solar panels have huge value beyond first use

Renew Economy

The SEC's head of stewardship explains why solar recycling is not a waste management story, but a story of reuse and recovery that will be critical to the shift to renewables. The post Treasure, not trash: Solar panels have huge value beyond first use appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New fossils reveal an ice-free Greenland. It’s bad news for sea level rise.

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Late on a Saturday afternoon in June 2022, Andrew Christ was on the verge of a discovery at the University of Vermont. A postdoctoral researcher studying the interactions between glaciers and landscapes at the time, Christ was rinsing a sample taken from the bottom of a 30-year-old ice core from the center of Greenland’s ice sheet — a mere 30 grams of mucky slush left behind from glaciers grinding against bedrock.

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Global wind capacity set to double by 2030, but will fall short of COP28 climate goals

Renew Economy

Global wind energy capacity expected to more than double by 2030, but is not on track for COP28 targets. Australia amongst a host of countries falling short. The post Global wind capacity set to double by 2030, but will fall short of COP28 climate goals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Defense Department focuses on green hydrogen to power fuel cell vehicles

Hydrogen Fuel News

The US Army is in the midst of a demo of a new renewable H2-powered rescue truck The US Army is testing a new type of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the form of a rescue truck with a massive 1,500-mile range between refuelling. The key now is to find a source of renewable H2 to keep its operation clean The main thing that the fuel cell vehicles require to be considered truly clean is green hydrogen.

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Plibersek gives green tick to Australia’s first renewable energy zone, with conditions

Renew Economy

Transmission infrastructure for Australia's first renewable energy zone has been given the all clear by the federal environment minister. The post Plibersek gives green tick to Australia’s first renewable energy zone, with conditions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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University of Nottingham Launches £5.3 Million Programme to Enable Cryogenic Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Flight

FuelCellsWorks

The University of Nottingham has kicked-off a £5.3 million programme of research to support the development, manufacture and test of a revolutionary cryogenic hydrogen-electric propulsion system. This is part of.

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Victoria’s newest big battery project energised ahead of schedule

Renew Economy

Victorian transmission company AusNet says it has successfully energy the feeder into the substation for the Rangebank battery project ahead of schedule. The post Victoria’s newest big battery project energised ahead of schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Raven SR’s Spanish Waste-to-Hydrogen Facility Declared “A Project and Investment of Regional Interest”

FuelCellsWorks

The first European hub for converting organic waste into sustainable hydrogen via unique Steam/CO2 Reforming technology. PINEDALE, Wyo– Raven SR is pleased to announce its waste-to-hydrogen production facility planned for Zaragoza, Spain has.

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Say Goodbye to Propane: The Future of BBQ is Grilling with Water!

Hydrogen Fuel News

Hydrogen BBQ Innovation Set to Revolutionize Outdoor Cooking In a groundbreaking development for outdoor cooking enthusiasts, ION Fuel has unveiled its latest innovation—a hydrogen-powered BBQ system that promises to elevate both the taste of grilled food and environmental sustainability. The company’s pioneering technology is poised to disrupt the traditional fuel supply chain, offering a cleaner, more efficient alternative to conventional gas grills.

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Wood to Deliver Pre-FEED for Shell’s Pioneering Blue Hydrogen Project in Oman

FuelCellsWorks

Shell has selected Wood to deliver pre-FEED services for Oman’s innovative ‘Blue Horizons’ project. The project will produce low carbon blue hydrogen and ammonia for local and international markets and will capture.

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Networks make pitch to soak up solar, share PV, plug in more EVs and lower cost of renewable shift

Renew Economy

Distributed networks call for regulatory and tariff changes to allow them to plug in more EVs, share solar and play bigger role in renewable transition. The post Networks make pitch to soak up solar, share PV, plug in more EVs and lower cost of renewable shift appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Riversimple to Develop Hydrogen Electric Supercar With Winning Design From Students at Coventry University

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Riversimple is developing this car to draw attention to the crisis of vehicle weight. No zero-emission car with a 400-mile range is available at much less than 2,000kg. The UK-based.

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Canada and Germany partner in $430 million hydrogen fuel deal

Hydrogen Fuel News

The countries have already each announced a commitment of over $200 million Canada has announced a new commitment to hydrogen fuel made with Germany, in which the countries will be working together for the clean energy. The deal is worth a total of $430 million (CAD $600 million) The announcement was made by Canada’s Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson.

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ALBA, the Hydrogen-Powered Training Vessel, Completes First Bunkering at 350 Bar

FuelCellsWorks

ALBA, the Lycée Maritime Bastia’s new electro-hydrogen training vessel, has successfully completed its first hydrogen refueling at 350 bars, marking a significant milestone in the vessel’s testing phase. This event.

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From SiC to Thin SiC: pushing power diodes to the next level

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Sponsored by TTI. Nowadays, Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) are regular headline grabbers in the technical press. This is because devices constructed using these wide bandgap technologies are superior to their silicon counterparts across many critical metrics and open up new, previously unfeasible applications. This white paper describes the structure and applications of SiC diodes and explains their advantages over silicon devices.

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Enapter Dispatches AEM Electrolyser to Czech Republic

FuelCellsWorks

Another large-scale AEM Electrolyser container has left the Enapter Campus. After successful pre-commissioning, our latest AEM Nexus 1000 has been dispatched to our customer Unigranit in the Czech Republic. Powered by renewable.

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What is Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE): Types & Features

Charged

Sponsored by Advantech USA. What is EVSE: Meaning Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) refers to the infrastructure and components essential for charging electric vehicles (EVs). Often known as charging stations, charging docks, or simply chargers, EVSE provides power supplies to recharge electric vehicle batteries. This comprehensive system includes charging stations, connectors, cables, and control systems, all meticulously designed to deliver electricity safely and efficiently to EVs.

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Sunfire: Green Hydrogen: The Hidden Star of Paris 2024!

FuelCellsWorks

Did you know that the Paris 2024 Olympic Games aim to be the most sustainable Games in history? And that green hydrogen is set to play a pivotal role in.

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Tesla teams up with Sunrun to create first virtual power plant in Texas

Renew Economy

American clean technology giants Sunrun and Tesla announced this week that they will partner to create a virtual power plant with over 150 Sunrun customers in Texas. The post Tesla teams up with Sunrun to create first virtual power plant in Texas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Innovative Hydrogen Usage in Ceramic Manufacturing: H2frit Project Advances With Equipment Installation at Esmalglass Plant

FuelCellsWorks

The National Association of Ceramic Frit, Glaze and Colour Manufacturers (ANFFECC) is set to begin pilot tests in September to replace natural gas with hydrogen in ceramic frit production at.

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New Denso and JERA Partner to Harness Waste Heat for High-Efficiency Hydrogen with SOEC Tech

Hydrogen Fuel News

Joint Effort to Utilize Waste Heat In a groundbreaking collaboration, Japanese automotive supply giant Denso has partnered with JERA, Japan’s largest power generation company, to develop high-efficiency hydrogen generation technology using Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC). This partnership aims to transform the landscape of sustainable energy by leveraging waste heat to produce green hydrogen.

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