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Rooftop solar meets 80 pct of state’s electricity demand – in middle of winter

Renew Economy

Rooftop solar helps push minimum operational demand to record low levels in the middle of winter, in a challenge to "baseload" coal and the Coalition's nuclear fantasies. The post Rooftop solar meets 80 pct of state’s electricity demand – in middle of winter appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second globally for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction

The Guardian: Energy

Coal and gas exports expected to remain roughly at current level until at least 2035 with 4.5% of emissions linked to Australia, report finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s coal and gas exports cause more climate damage than those from any other country bar Russia, according to a new study that argues the country is undermining a global agreement to transition away from fossil fuels.

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Huge methane plume from Queensland coal mine explosion underlines case for rapid closure

Renew Economy

Just over a month ago, the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland exploded, causing a massive methane plume and doing more damage in an hour that 10,000 tree saplings could offset in 10 years. The post Huge methane plume from Queensland coal mine explosion underlines case for rapid closure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Oxford, UK, reveals ‘breakthrough’ ultra-thin perovskite solar cell

PV Tech

Scientists at the University of Oxford last week (9 August) revealed a breakthrough in solar PV technology via an ultra-thin material that can be applied to “almost any building” and deliver over 27% conversion efficiency.

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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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One of Australia’s oldest wind farms could nearly double capacity by “repowering” with bigger turbines

Renew Economy

Plans to "repower" an ageing wind are seeking the all-clear from the federal environment minister, in what would be a significant first for Australia's wind industry. The post One of Australia’s oldest wind farms could nearly double capacity by “repowering” with bigger turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Forty per cent of Biden’s major IRA manufacturing projects delayed or paused

Financial Times: Energy

FT research shows that $84bn of initiatives announced in first year of the IRA and Chips Act have experienced slowdowns

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European gas traders shun Ukraine storage after Russian attacks

Financial Times: Energy

Increased risk and lack of price incentives diminish appeal of the country’s facilities

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Huge solar farm and big battery seeks federal green tick

Renew Economy

Plans to build a 600MW solar farm and two-hour big battery have joined the queue for assessment under the federal EPBC Act. The post Huge solar farm and big battery seeks federal green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Labour go-ahead for march of the pylons promises to spark conflict

The Guardian: Energy

A scheme transporting Scotland’s green power to England is likely to be controversial despite lengthy consultations Within weeks, work is expected to begin on a 121-mile (195-kilometre) clean energy “superhighway” designed to channel green electricity from Scotland’s rich renewable resources to the north of England. The industry regulator Ofgem is expected to give the green light for work to begin on the first section of the multibillion-pound high-voltage cable project, Eastern Green Link (EGL)

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Australian battery maker opens first facility in Victoria, lands federal funds for expansion

Renew Economy

Li-S Energy is making a powerful, lightweight battery for aviation and eVtol craft and plans to make as many parts in Australia as possible. The post Australian battery maker opens first facility in Victoria, lands federal funds for expansion 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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Call to end nuclear power ban brings heated reaction in Australia

Financial Times: Energy

Opposition wants to change law and build new plants but critics say focus should remain on renewable energy

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Australia is doubling down on fossil fuel exports, and helping to blow global carbon budgets

Renew Economy

Australia’s global fossil fuel carbon footprint is three times larger than its domestic footprint. Around 80% of the damage is done overseas. The post Australia is doubling down on fossil fuel exports, and helping to blow global carbon budgets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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On the front line of the battle against illegal Amazon gold mining

Financial Times: Energy

Brazil’s Lula government is ramping up action against criminals in the vast Yanomami indigenous reserve

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TransiT Hub: Researchers to pioneer use of digital twins to help decarbonise transport systems

Business Green

Project backed by scores of leading businesses launches new hub to explore how to optimise road, rail, air, and maritime networks

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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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From the power of renewables to the wisdom of animals — notable new books on the environment

Financial Times: Energy

The latest climate writing offers important messages on ways to wean the world off fossil fuels and protect its wildernesses

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Joby Rolls Third Aircraft Off Production Line

Energy Central

Joby announced it has rolled its third production prototype aircraft off the company’s pilot production line in Marina, CA, with four aircraft expected to be in active flight test during the next quarter. Two of Joby’s battery-electric production prototype aircraft in Marina, California, with the company’s hydrogen-electric technology demonstrator in flight.

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First Gen - First Gen vying for 797-MW Laguna hydropower complex

Global Renewable News

First Gen Corp. of the Lopez Group is betting on another hydropower asset, this time the 796.64-megawatt (MW) Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in Laguna. In an intervi.

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Green Hydrogen & Ammonia | Daures, Namibia

Energy Central

Green Hydrogen & Ammonia | Daures, Namibia News from the Namibian Economist that Green Ammonia is anticipated this month (below) prompts a visit to the archive and an article published in December 2022 Engagements with Namibia, including her government and key investors at Paris and more recently Johannesburg has been met with.

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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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First Gen - ThermaPrime buys 3 rigs for EDC

Global Renewable News

Lopez-led ThermaPrime Drilling Corp. (ThermaPrime) is acquiring three more geothermal drilling rigs to support the geothermal expansion program of another Lopez-led firm, Energy Development Corp. (EDC.

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Pathways to commercial Lift Off, Clean Hydrogen | D o E

Energy Central

Pathways to commercial Lift Off, Clean Hydrogen | D o E Key messages of the Clean Hydrogen Liftoff report: PTC reduces production costs to kick-start the transition from high carbon intensity (CI) to low CI hydrogen for existing uses In addition to industrial/chemicals use cases, transportation use cases will be critical for market lift-off DOE H2Hubs and open.

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Geothermal Technologies Office - Cracking the Code: Microseismicity Findings Point to Improved Geothermal Extraction

Global Renewable News

New research around microearthquakes is shaking things up for the geothermal community. Using machine learning, Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) researchers have uncovered a connection betwe.

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Quality Jobs and Investing in the American Workforce | Clean Hydrogen, D o E

Energy Central

Quality Jobs and Investing in the American Workforce | Clean Hydrogen, D o E

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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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British International Investment - UK backing enables new Africa-focused climate fund to achieve $200 million first close

Global Renewable News

Highlights The Helios Climate, Energy Access, and Resilience (CLEAR) Fund has achieved its first close. CLEAR Fund has secured approximately $200 million in anchor investment from eight le.

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Pro-coal arguments in Asean are based on false assumptions and unproven solutions

Eco-Business

Energy systems that rely on coal are not inherently secure as commodity market fluctuations can challenge affordability, while tripling solar and wind capacity in Asean would only negligibly impact system operations.

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Canadian Energy Centre - New carbon capture projects to proceed in Alberta as investment in emissions reduction grows

Global Renewable News

By Deborah Jaremko and Cody CionaThe recent announcements that two new carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Alberta will proceed sends the signal that the province is a prime location for.

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‘Critical turning point’ for coal poses risks for China’s state power firms, says report

Eco-Business

China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are investing in low-carbon sources and helping push the country’s energy transition towards a “critical turning point” where coal power starts to decline, a new report finds.

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European Investment Bank - InvestEU: EIB signs €50 million green loan with Matrix Renewables to deploy 5 new solar photovoltaic plants in Spain

Global Renewable News

Highlights The loan will support the design, construction, and operation of 5 new solar photovoltaic plants with an installed capacity of 240 MW in the regions of Castilla León and Extremadura.

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My father’s hidden talent with power lines | Brief letters

The Guardian: Energy

Derbyshire skylines | Roadside pylons | Unbreakable glasses | Penis proximity | Apostrophe’s useful In the 1970s and 80s, my father was a wayleave officer surveyor for the East Midlands Electricity Board. The joy of his job was to plan the route of the power lines round the base of hills, along valleys, through woodland or underground so as few as possible would be visible ( Letters, 9 August ).

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European Investment Bank - Spain: EIB and Haizea sign €35 million green loan boosting European wind energy sector component manufacturing

Global Renewable News

Highlights The investment will promote innovation, digitalisation and the roll-out of advanced manufacturing technology for the development of renewable energy technologies in the wind sector.

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In Gaza, keeping the internet on can cost lives but also save them

Eco-Business

The internet is a lifeline for Gazans as Israel's offensive continues; tech activists, engineers work to keep people connected.

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Australian Renewable Energy Agency - Robotics and software funding to drive down solar costs

Global Renewable News

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today (July 31) committed over $3.2 million in funding to two solar projects that will help achieve ARENA's vision of ultra low-cost solar. .

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The Self-Driving Startup Everyone Forgot About: “We’ve actually dramatically accelerated our autonomy progress.”

CleanTechnica

Waymo, Cruise, Tesla, Baidu, Zoox — there are a handful of companies that get quite a big bulk of the attention when it comes to self-driving vehicle development. However, there’s another company that has been progressing nicely and often goes under the radar (no pun intended). That would be Nuro. [continued] The post The Self-Driving Startup Everyone Forgot About: “We’ve actually dramatically accelerated our autonomy progress.” appeared first on CleanTechnica.