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Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 predicted by IEA report

Envirotec Magazine

Renewables are on course to meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, according to a new IEA report, with solar as the leading approach. Due to supportive policies and favourable economics, the world’s renewable power capacity is expected to surge over the rest of this decade, with global additions on course to roughly equal the current power capacity of China, the European Union, India and the United States combined, according to a new IEA report on 9 October.

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A Big Potential Win for Childhood and Environmental Health

Andrew Winston

Some great news in childhood and environmental health: A new EPA rule requiring utilities to remove all lead water pipes in 10 years The industry says, unsurprisingly, it will cost a lot — the EPA estimates it will take about $45 billion over a decade. For fun, let’s double that and call it about $10 billion per year. That’s less than the $12B Americans spend on Halloween annually ($3.6B just on candy), and the $11B the US oil and gas industry spent just on exploration last yea

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Shredding is unappreciated microplastics source

Envirotec Magazine

Line for washing shredded PET plastic at a recycling facility. Australian researchers have identified a new, or previously overlooked, culprit in the release of microplastics into the environment: The shredding process used to recycle plastics. The group say they have also developed a preventative measure to reduce its impact on the environment. Professor Faisal Hai , Director of The University of Wollongong’s Strategic Water Infrastructure Lab, and Dr Michael Staplevan, who recently compl

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Hithium launches desert-specific BESS solution, plans Saudi Arabia factory

Energy Storage News

Hithium has launched a battery storage solution for use in desert conditions and plans to build a 5GWh production plant in Saudi Arabia.

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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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Hyundai Recalls Nexo Models Amidst Hydrogen Leak Concerns

Hydrogen Fuel News

Hyundai Recalling Nexo Models Due to TPRD Defect Hyundai Motor America announced a recall for certain 2019-2024 Nexo models due to a defect in the thermally activated pressure relief device (TPRD). This component, crucial for managing hydrogen gas pressure within the vehicle’s storage tank, may break, leading to a potential hydrogen gas leak. Such a leak poses a significant fire risk, especially when the vehicle is parked.

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Lack of regulation slowing down BESS growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Energy Storage News

A lack of regulation and policy regarding BESS is challenging the growth of the technology in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Few BESS suppliers offering products for grid-forming, enduring BESS projects, developer says

Energy Storage News

While there is much more variety in the BESS supply landscape today, there are relatively few suppliers able to offer products for 'grid-forming, enduring infrastructure assets', developer and operator Dais Energy's CEO said.

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New York officials call for big oil to be prosecuted for fueling climate disasters

The Guardian: Energy

Oil majors’ conduct can constitute reckless endangerment due to fossil fuels’ affect on global heating, advocates claim New York state prosecutors could press criminal charges against big oil for its role in fueling hurricanes and other climate disasters, lawyers wrote in a new prosecution memorandum that has been endorsed by elected officials across the state.

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Lightsource bp Indiana Solar Project Goes Online

Solar Industry

Lightsource bp ’s 188 MW Honeysuckle solar project in St. Joseph County, Ind. has entered commercial operation. “With our project partners, we are supporting the rapidly growing U.S. solar manufacturing sector, local unions and investing in rural America,” says Emilie Wangerman, COO of Lightsource bp USA. “Honeysuckle Solar showcases these and other quantifiable benefits Americans are deriving from the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Big Tech's power demands mean nuclear is getting a fresh look from electricity providers

TechXplore

Nuclear power is garnering renewed attention amid growing demand for power and cleaner energy.

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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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Wärtsilä to supply its Quantum High Energy technology for 300MWh BESS in South Australia

Energy Storage News

Technology provider and system integrator Wärtsilä has been selected to provide its Quantum High Energy storage technology for a 300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia.

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Researchers unlock 'silicate magic' for safer, cheaper, and more efficient batteries

TechXplore

The world is rapidly transitioning to renewable power, but there are shortcomings. Solar power falls at night, and wind power recedes and ascends irregularly. New technologies need to be developed that can store energy from the electrical grid when there's a surplus and deploy it when there's not enough.

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Germany’s latest Innovation Tender for hybrid renewables picks 587MW of solar-plus-storage

Energy Storage News

The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 587MW of solar-plus-storage in its latest Innovation Tender.

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More Jobs, Lower Costs - Solar for Schools Grants Opening Soon

NRDC onEarth

DCED Guidelines Now Available

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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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Australia: New South Wales proposes 28GWh by 2034 long-duration energy storage target

Energy Storage News

Penny Sharpe, the New South Wales energy minister, has announced plans to legislate a new long-duration energy storage (LDES) target for the Australian state of 28GWh by 2034.

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Federal Labor has great energy policy achievements, but they can’t sell them

Renew Economy

Labor has a whole list of great energy policy achievements, but it doesn't appear capable of selling them. We look at what they have done, and what they should do. The post Federal Labor has great energy policy achievements, but they can’t sell them appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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‘Reduce minimum project size’: UK long-duration support scheme analysis and reaction

Energy Storage News

We take a look at the UK government's latest proposal for its long-duration energy storage (LDES) cap-and-floor scheme, how it's different from the initial one, and get the views of LDES technology firm RheEnergise.

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How a clean energy simulator is helping build a better grid

TechXplore

Say you want to study something big—like a community power grid, a massive pipe system, or roadways crisscrossing the entire United States—but none of it exists, at least not yet. How do you study these invisible labyrinths to make sure they will be safe and efficient?

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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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NextEra, Primergy, Spearmint seek Minnesota regulator’s approval for 300MW of BESS projects

Energy Storage News

Three US-based independent power producers (IPPs) are currently seeking permission from the Minnesota PUC to construct new renewable energy facilities incorporating battery storage.

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Gold giant to biggest off grid solar farm yet as it combines renewables to slash remote mine diesel costs

Renew Economy

Australian off-grid power specialist to deliver its biggest solar farm yet, as part of plans to power a remote Western Australia gold mine with more than 70% renewables. The post Gold giant to biggest off grid solar farm yet as it combines renewables to slash remote mine diesel costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Commercial close for Scatec and CIP/EDF tender-winning South Africa BESS projects

Energy Storage News

The government of South Africa has signed commercial close agreements for two large-scale BESS projects totalling 720MWh, allowing project backers Scatec and a consortium of CIP and EDF to proceed with construction.

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Primergy Secures Additional $350M for Ash Creek Solar Project

Solar Industry

Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $350 million in tax equity financing for the 408 MW Ash Creek Solar project in Hill County, Texas. This brings the total capital raised for the Ash Creek Solar project to nearly $1 billion, says the company. Earlier this year, Primergy announced $588 million in project financing for construction of the project and secured a long-term power purchase agreement with Microsoft.

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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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Wind and solar developers warn of market crash as Tasmania chases windfalls gains for old hydro assets

Renew Economy

Wind and solar industry warns the market for renewable energy certificates could crash if Tasmania succeeds in its push for changes that could deliver windfall gains to its old hydro assets. The post Wind and solar developers warn of market crash as Tasmania chases windfalls gains for old hydro assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Engineers unveil breakthrough in ultra-clean biofuel technology

Science Daily: Renewable Energy

Researchers have unveiled a pioneering method for the efficient combustion of biofuels, using a revolutionary Swirl Burst (SB) injector to burn glycerol/methanol blends with near-zero emissions. This new technology enables ultra-clean combustion for fuels that are typically difficult to burn due to their high viscosity.

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Aspen Power Completes Two Maine Solar Projects

Solar Industry

Aspen Power has completed two community solar sites in Corinth and Prospect, Maine, which together deliver 8.5 MW of capacity. The projects consist of 17,000 ground-mounted solar arrays across 50 acres. “These projects are more than just construction milestones for Aspen Power; they’re tangible steps toward a cleaner, more sustainable future for Maine,” says Jorge Vargas, CEO of Aspen Power.

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A new demo plant will repurpose mining waste and also capture CO2

Canary Media

Travertine Technologies , a Colorado-based climate tech company, is building a multi-million dollar demonstration plant alongside a metals refining facility near Rochester, New York. The plant will recycle discarded gypsum to make sulfuric acid while removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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Oil Companies Insist Carbon Capture Is Safe – So Why Are Albertans Saddled with the Risks?

DeSmogBlog

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been hyped by industry groups like the Pathways Alliance as a credible solution to help decarbonize the Alberta oil industry, despite several studies questioning both the effectiveness and the economics of storing carbon dioxide underground. But there may be a simpler way to assess whether this is a real effort or just PR smoke and mirrors.

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‘Community action’: Oxfordshire’s Low Carbon Hub on its local renewable energy projects

The Guardian: Energy

Community energy group hopes for local electricity trading as part of its ‘better system’ of supply and ownership In the shadow of the Didcot power station in Oxfordshire, a small group of people sat around a kitchen table and thought “let’s replace it” with green community energy. That was in 2011. Now, in 2024, that little group has become the Low Carbon Hub with 1,773 members and 55 renewable energy installations around Oxford, including two hydroelectric dams on the River Thames.

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The Brief: What new GEMs data does – and doesn’t – tell us about lending risks in emerging markets

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! It was great to see so many of you on our lively Call yesterday. Thanks to Ruth Gao, Jazmin. The post The Brief: What new GEMs data does – and doesn’t – tell us about lending risks in emerging markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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California Community Choice Aggregators ink solar and storage offtake deals

PV Tech

The capacity comes from the Arica solar PV and Victory Pass solar-plus-storage projects in Riverside County, California.

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New venture promises to slash power costs using solar, battery storage and “radical transparency”

Renew Economy

A new company offering solar and battery storage "as a service" for commercial and industrial customers has launched under the leadership of former SwitchDin CEO Andrew Mears. The post New venture promises to slash power costs using solar, battery storage and “radical transparency” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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BNZ signs first VPPA for Spanish solar portfolio

PV Tech

BNZ has signed its first virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA), with the European subsidiary of packaging supplier Ardagh Group.

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