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South Australia wind farm open for public view after winning infrasound court case

Renew Economy

Tilt Renewables has slashed the number of turbines for its South Australia wind project, but bigger machines mean its capacity will be little changed. The post South Australia wind farm open for public view after winning infrasound court case appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Report: Universal Hydrogen Discontinues Operations Amid Financial Struggles

FuelCellsWorks

Seattle Times is reporting that Universal Hydrogen, a company dedicated to developing hydrogen-fueled aircraft systems, has ceased operations. The startup exhausted around $100 million (approximately $100 million) in investor capital.

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Australia inches towards renewable targets as most advanced wind and solar state goes backwards

Renew Economy

In the last financial year, the share of renewables in the main grid inched forward - but in South Australia it actually went backwards. But the pipeline is bigger! The post Australia inches towards renewable targets as most advanced wind and solar state goes backwards appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A Plea to the Next Government From Young People: We Need Spaces to Learn the Difficult Truth About Climate, Together

DeSmogBlog

Labour, which is likely to win the next general election, has just published its disappointing manifesto. While we should not look to the next government for an answer to climate breakdown, it is especially unfortunate that Labour is backing out of preexisting promises to provide adequate climate education. If the leaders of today cannot provide the far-sighted direction we need, let’s at least make sure those of us who are to inherit this tormented world have the tools to navigate it.

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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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Australia’s biggest wind turbines and 4-hour battery proposed near Tasmania green hydrogen hub

Renew Economy

Plans to install eight megawatt turbines and a huge four-hour battery are seeking green light to help power Tasmania's nation-leading green hydrogen plans. The post Australia’s biggest wind turbines and 4-hour battery proposed near Tasmania green hydrogen hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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I saw firsthand just how much fracking destroys the earth | Rebecca Solnit

The Guardian: Energy

We’ve been making short-term decisions about our planet for a long time. The consequences are horrific to behold The slashing rain turned the dirt roads into muddy creeks, the bus’s wipers shoved the torrent back and forth across the windshield, and Don Schreiber handled the wheel like Sandra Bullock in Speed as he wisecracked from under a big gray moustache.

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SECI launches 1,000MW/2,000MWh standalone BESS tender, India’s biggest to date

Energy Storage News

Solar Energy Corporation of India is tendering for BESS resources with aggregate output and capacity of 1,000MW/2,000MWh.

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Baby it’s cold inside: here’s how to warm up your chilly old Australian home

The Guardian: Energy

Retrofitting for better energy efficiency often doesn’t require dramatic structural change. Simple steps can make a big difference Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast If you own or rent one of Australia’s 6m-plus homes built 30 years ago or more , the words “ coldest start to winter ” can be especially depressing.

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Chargeway Plus app allows EV drivers to remotely access real-time battery info and charging status

Charged

Oregon-based Chargeway came to our attention back in 2017,when it introduced a handy system that uses colors and numbers to identify different types of EV charging plugs in order to make selecting the appropriate EV charger easier for drivers. Now the company has launched its Chargeway Plus connected EV features in North America, allowing EV drivers in the US and Canada to connect their vehicles to the Chargeway mobile app for access to real-time battery info, charging status and more.

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DOE Announces $2.7 Billion Boost to US Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain

Energy Central

DOE Announces $2.7 Billion Boost to Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain Diablo Canyon Wins $400 Million Loan BWXT Awarded Phase Two of Microreactor Evaluation Contract for State of Wyoming ARC-100 CEO and Some Staff Out as Firm Misses Key Milestones Terrestrial Energy Receives Gain Award From INL Fusion Energy Bill Passes Congress, Heads to President’s Desk FIA Launches.

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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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SwitchedOn podcast: How this community cut fossil fuels and slashed energy bills

Renew Economy

ClearSky Solar is a community initiative that helps businesses divest from fossil fuels by linking community investors to local solar projects that need financing. The post SwitchedOn podcast: How this community cut fossil fuels and slashed energy bills appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Sirius Aviation eVTOL | Hydrogen fuel cells range 1,150 miles

Energy Central

I already shared updates on Sirius, here is more from other outlets [link] Sirius Aviation, in partnership with BMW Designworks, has today offered the first look at the inside and out of its upcoming CEO Jet, a winged eVTOL with 28 ducted fans that's powered.

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243MWp solar-plus-storage project wins NSW tender; Octopus Australia secures approval for 80MW hybrid PV project

PV Tech

AEMO Services has signed a long-term energy service agreement to secure green energy from the 243MWp Maryvale solar-plus-storage project.

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US sought Congo mines deal for Swiss trader Mercuria

Financial Times: Energy

Plan includes relaxing sanctions on Israeli billionaire to counter Chinese control of critical minerals

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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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What the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Chevron Doctrine means for climate policy

Impact Alpha

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with. The post What the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Chevron Doctrine means for climate policy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Donaldson’s new Dual-Stage Jet battery vent provides higher degassing rates

Charged

Filtration specialist Donaldson makes a range of battery venting systems—safety systems designed to allow gases to escape from an EV battery pack during an emergency situation. Launched at the recent Battery Show in Germany, the company’s Dual-Stage Jet is a new design that provides enhanced pressure equalization and ingress protection under normal operating conditions to allow gases to escape at rates of approximately 100 liters/second at 100 mbar when necessary.

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Microgrid at Marine air base will test long-duration energy storage viability

Smart Energy International

ESS Tech, a manufacturer of long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, announced that it will participate in a utility-scale microgrid project at a Department of Defense (DoD) base. The Rapid Integration and Commercialization Unit (RICU) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is a living laboratory for testing how leading LDES technologies can be integrated into utility-scale microgrid applications.

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Zurich and Aon launch insurance scheme to boost hydrogen development

Financial Times: Energy

New facility is aimed at smaller projects that would otherwise struggle to find cover

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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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'Serious errors': Campaigners urge FAO to retract study downplaying emissions savings from low meat and dairy diets

Business Green

UN agency report contains understates the climate benefits of lower-meat diets and must be retracted, campaigners claim

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Pipeline battle shows how legal strife is clogging US energy development

Financial Times: Energy

Williams set to escalate dispute with rival Energy Transfer through lawsuit for ‘anti-competitive’ actions

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Universal Hydrogen | wound up

Energy Central

Not a very good news on the efforts of aviation industry to make flights carbon neutral. Universal Hydrogen, a startup of hydrogen aviation, has been wound up owing to dried up funding.

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EU carbon market expansion to raise diesel prices

Financial Times: Energy

Motorists set to pay an extra 50 cents a litre from 2031, estimates show

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European Investment Bank - Spain: EIB and CEPSA sign €285 million loan to finance the construction of a second-generation biofuels plant

Global Renewable News

Highlights Plant in Andalusia region to make biofuels from organic waste like used cooking oil or agricultural waste, supporting the circular economy. Biofuels to be used in sectors that are d.

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The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam podcast review — 16 carats of intrigue, greed and epic deceit

Financial Times: Energy

The tale of a jackpot hidden in the Indonesian jungle has been told before but a mind-blowing theory adds a new shine

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Energy Development Corporation - Macquarie confers ESG Award for Social Impact to EDC

Global Renewable News

Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the Philippines' premier 100% renewable energy firm, was bestowed an ESG Leadership Excellence Award for Social Impact by its shareholder, Mac.

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OVO Energy and Volkswagen offer new EV buyers '10,000 free miles'

Business Green

Companies offer £212.

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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland - SEAI urges consumers to check energy labels and make informed decisions when purchasing energy products

Global Renewable News

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is urging consumers to check energy labels before purchasing products. This will ensure they make well-informed purchase decisions, reduce their.

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Malaysian development bank's funding of Vietnam coal plant casts shadow over climate pledges

Eco-Business

Just as Malaysia commits to phase out coal power locally, a government-owned development bank has agreed to finance the Song Hau 2 coal plant in Vietnam, jeopardising its neighbour’s JETP aid package and undermining climate goals.

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PureSky Energy - PureSky Energy Announces the Operational Launch of Gouverneur NY Solar II Community Solar Farm in Gouverneur, NY

Global Renewable News

PureSky Energy, a leader in sustainable energy solutions, is excited to announce the operational launch of a new community solar farm project in Gouverneur, NY, marking PureSky's eightee.

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Walking our way towards more sustainable cities

Eco-Business

By making walkability a central component of how we design our cities, we can create vibrant, inclusive and environmentally sustainable urban landscapes.

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. - MHI Invests in e-Zinc to Advance Long-duration Energy Storage in Zinc Metal

Global Renewable News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today (June 28) that it has invested in e-Zinc, Inc. (e-Zinc) a long-duration energy storage technology startup headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The.

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Coal use in Indonesia and the Philippines reaches record levels

Eco-Business

Rising consumption of the fossil fuel comes despite high-profile commitments and international aid to scale back coal dependence. New data reveals the struggle both countries face amid rising energy demand to fuel their growing economies.

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Greenpower Park - Greenpower Park Calls on Next Government to Boost UK Battery Industry with Support to Attract Vital Overseas Investment

Global Renewable News

Highlights The next Government needs to take urgent action to attract global battery manufacturers to the UK Securing battery cell supply is vital for the future of the UK's competitivenes.