Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Rachel Reeves arrives at 10 Downing Street in July 2024 (image credit: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com). Labour Budgets have obviously been an artefact of distant memory for some time, recalling an era of iPods and Amy Winehouse (when QR codes and Taylor Swift were barely even a glimmer in the world’s eye). Certainly, the decisions facing the incoming government seem to have been of a different order of complexity even to those Alistair Darling grappled with in March 2010.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

How AmmPower and FuelCell Energy’s Partnership Enhances Efficiency In a significant development in the clean energy sector, Canadian technology firm AmmPower has announced a strategic collaboration with FuelCell Energy. This partnership aims to pilot distributed ammonia production through the integration of AmmPower’s modular ammonia production units with FuelCell Energy’s advanced solid oxide electrolyzer systems.

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TechCrunch: Climate

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For startups that hope to save the world, or at least make it a better place, balancing impact with profit can be tricky. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A 100MW thermal solar and molten salt energy storage system in Xinjiang, China, is set to be completed and grid-connected by the end of the year, part of a project which has deployed conventional solar PV.

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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.

Canary Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Canary thanks Clean Energy Counsel for its support of the column. Texas installed more solar capacity than any other state in 2023.

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A double-header of large-scale solar and storage project news from Arizona, US, with PPAs between Recurrent Energy and utility APS, and developer Avantus selling a co-located project to D. E. Shaw.

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A company that makes 3D-printed concrete anchors and foundations for marine energy projects has been awarded US government funding for its subsea pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) technology.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a recent interview with Charged , Jonah Leason, the Electrification Product Manager at Parker Hannifin, described the strategy behind the design of its next-generation Global Vehicle Inverter (GVI). The new GVI is designed to support the electrification needs of heavy-duty vehicles by integrating seamlessly with Parker’s Global Vehicle Motors (GVMs).

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Canary Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

After decades of stagnation, the U.S. is beginning to see new growth in domestic manufacturing, driven by investments in breakthrough industrial technologies in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If these pumps use underground warmth, how can it be used for cooling a building in the summer? Geothermal heat pumps are very trendy right now, using warmth from just under the surface of the earth to help keep a home or business at a comfortable temperature. The popularity is further driven by decarbonization The technology from geothermal heat pumps makes it possible to replace appliances that are powered by fossil fuel, keeping a home or business comfortable in both the summer and the winter

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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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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Researchers at the Department of Energy ’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have made a thin, flexible, solid-state electrolyte that may double energy storage for EVs. Using a polymer to make a strong yet springy thin film, the scientists are developing flexible, durable sheets of solid-state electrolytes that may allow scalable production of solid-state batteries that have electrodes with higher energy density.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Despite ongoing efforts to curb CO2 emissions with electric and hybrid vehicles, other forms of transportation remain significant contributors of greenhouse gases. To address this issue, old technologies are being revamped to make them greener, such as the reintroduction of sailing vessels in shipping and new uses for hydrogen in aviation. Now, researchers have used computer modeling to study the feasibility and challenges of hydrogen-powered aviation.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

US-based battery materials manufacturing technology company Sylvatex (SVX) has received $1.4 million in total project funding from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The original award included $500,000 of funding under the TINA Topic W, or Supporting Entrepreneurial Energy Discoveries (SEED), program. Supplemental funding of $982,000 for an additional two-year project will allow SVX to continue the development of competitive, domestically produced batt

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Terra Infirma

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In this week’s episode of the pod, I explain why standard Sustainability messaging often falls flat (it’s all down to how our brains work) and explain why my Green Jujitsu approach works much better with audiences who ‘don’t get it but might’ Our on demand Udemy course on Green Jujitsu can be found here – Udemy sets the fee and it is usually dirt cheap.

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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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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nigerian automaker Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing has introduced its first line of locally-produced EVs. The company offers four models, equipped with features like electric steering, front airbags and fully air-conditioned interiors, as well as automated rear-view mirrors and remote-control locking systems with sensors. The five-seater Innoson IVM Link offers an estimated 201-230 km of range on a full charge.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The world’s largest advertising and public relations firms continue to get the majority of their work from major polluters, a new report has found. Known as the “Big Six,” WPP , Omnicom , Interpublic Group (IPG), Publicis , Dentsu , and Havas — operating as holding companies — dominate the ad and PR industry through their hundreds of subsidiary agencies.

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PV Tech

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Estonian independent power producer Sunly has started construction on three utility-scale solar PV parks in Latvia.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Battery materials and technology company NOVONIX and UK-based ICoNiChem Widnes, which produces cobalt and nickel salts, have signed a collaboration agreement to develop nickel-based cathode active materials (CAM). The two-year project, with a total budget of C$515,686 ($373,687) between the two companies, aims to further improve the sustainability of NOVONIX’s technology by incorporating recycled metal feedstock, such as cobalt and nickel carbonates and oxides, into the process.

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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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Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Sum raises questions over state-owned company’s ability to help meet 2030 target for decarbonisation

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The ability to remotely control EV chargers turns EVs into energy assets (like power plants or energy storage facilities) that can participate in energy markets. In addition to energy markets, which allow generation and storage capacity to be traded, some regions also have capacity markets , which facilitate the trading of future generation and storage capacity.

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Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Cheaper commodities and weaker refining margins hit earnings after bumper performances in 2022 and 2023

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

DESNZ figures for September reveal another bumper month for applications to grant scheme, as Autumn Budget confirms plans to increase funding for scheme

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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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Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Increase driven by rising costs of keeping power stations on stand-by for when renewables produce less

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Summary Update on the COPs ROBIN FARRELL November 1, 2024 As we enter November and with COP 29 just under 2 weeks away, a brief run down of the recent CBD COP16 and the equally recent COP13 / MOP36 event in Bangkok. Also the upcoming UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh (2-13 December) – the biennial forum for reviewing progress to combat desertification. #COP13.

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Financial Times: Energy

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Critical minerals rush spurs demand and study finds loss of one in three tree species

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Primergy Solar has closed on $225 million in project financing for its Valley of Fire (VoF) portfolio. The financing includes a $125 million tax credit sale for the Gemini Solar + Storage project and a $100 million revolving credit facility from Rabobank for the continued development of the other VoF projects. The VoF portfolio includes the Gemini Solar + Storage project, commissioned earlier this year, and five additional projects in Nevada, Colorado and Arizona totaling 2.65 GW of solar and 1

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This week's edition of Quick Hits highlights a broad array of subjects including: Why throwing soup at art masterpieces might be an effective strategy Another potential milestone for China The on-going dangers global coral reefs are facing, and Elon Musk’s recurring bouts with foot-in-mouth disease. #elon #elonmusk #tesla #coralreef #hydrogen #hydrogenpower.

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

H&M Group has signed a VPPA with Lightsource bp for its 125 MW Second Division solar project, currently under construction in Brazoria County, Texas. “Considering fashion’s environmental impact, we see great value in moving away from just using certificates to contributing to more clean energy,” says Ulrika Leverenz, head of Green Investment, H&M Group.

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PV Tech

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Swiss-based solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has registered a net loss of CHF317 million (US$365 million) in the first half of 2024, a nearly fivefold increase from H1 2023 when it had a net loss of CHF65 million.

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Join Climate Group and the Energy Efficiency Hub for a pre-COP29 webinar aimed at achieving the ambitious goal of doubling global pace of energy efficiency progress in buildings by 2030. Current global building renovation rates are far below what is required to meet EU and international climate commitments. Building renovation is a complex and capital-intensive process requiring collaboration.

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Energy Innovation

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. The research synopsis below comes from AGCI Executive Director James C. Arnott. A full list of AGCI’s updates is available online. Mangroves, like these pictured in Singapore’s Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, are often considered a biodiverse-rich ecosystem that also affords climate protection.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

ImpactAlpha’s deal news coverage for the week: Agrifood investing. Delhi-based Arya.ag raised $19.8 million from the US International Development Finance Corp. to connect. The post The Week’s Dealflow: November 1, 2024 appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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