Renew Economy
MAY 12, 2024
Government subsidies to fossil fuel producers have risen sharply in the past year, triggering calls for the Commonwealth to scrap the concessions. The post Australian fossil fuel producer subsidies jump 31 pct to $14.5 billion appeared first on RenewEconomy.
TechCrunch: Climate
MAY 12, 2024
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Renew Economy
MAY 12, 2024
Expensive filters imposed on wind, solar and battery projects weakened rather than strengthened the grid. Politicians want to make the same mistake with their obsession for "baseload". The post Harmony on the grid: Wind, solar and battery projects made to pay for sins they could not commit appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 12, 2024
Among world’s top 60 banks those in US are biggest fossil fuel financiers, while Barclays leads way in Europe The world’s big banks have handed nearly $7tn (£5.6tn) in funding to the fossil fuel industry since the Paris agreement to limit carbon emissions, according to research. In 2016, after talks in Paris, 196 countries signed an agreement to limit global heating as a result of carbon emissions to at most 2C above preindustrial levels, with an ideal limit of 1.5C to prevent the worst impacts
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.
Renew Economy
MAY 12, 2024
A ruling that effectively charges wind and solar farms for twice actual transmission losses represents a large risk to developers of new generation assets, and consumers. The post A rule change on transmission losses for wind and solar farms could save billions for consumers appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 12, 2024
Trends show increase in funding for companies examining expansion of LNG capacity
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Financial Times: Energy
MAY 12, 2024
With one more careful push, the bloc could wean itself off Moscow’s gas entirely
Renew Economy
MAY 12, 2024
The next tender for long duration storage and the first auction of access rights to one of the state's biggest renewable energy zones will commence this month. The post NSW seeks a gigawatt of long duration storage, and access rights to 4GW in new renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 12, 2024
Wave of class action lawsuits come after regulators claim the industry conspired to curb production
Renew Economy
MAY 12, 2024
Hadean wins a grant for a UK project backed by French nuclear giant EDF, and follows a separate demo project at Port Kembla this year. The post French nuclear giant taps CSIRO spinout Hadean to build an electrolyser demo appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
POWER Magazine
MAY 12, 2024
Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing “persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations” late on Friday. PJM initially issued a GMD warning […] The post Historic Solar Storm Spurs PJM to Extend Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 12, 2024
Ardersier near Inverness aims to become distribution hub for North Sea wind power
Smart Energy International
MAY 12, 2024
US-based Evergreen Waste Services has taken delivery of the first of five ordered Mack LR Electric models, planning to use bi-directional charging when available during off-peak hours and push power back to the power grid during peak hours. According to the company in a release, the announcement marks the battery-electric vehicle (BEV) as the first fully electric Class 8 refuse vehicle in operation in the State of Delaware.
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 12, 2024
Investors might think they impede returns but FT research shows they do not mean underperformance
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.
Smart Energy International
MAY 12, 2024
AutoGreenCharge has been introduced by Energy Web as a decentralised application for auto and charging companies and electric vehicle (EV) drivers to decarbonise e-mobility. The intent of AutoGreenCharge is to calculate the sustainability of charging sessions and match the non-renewable portion with verified energy attribute certificates. In 2023, electric vehicles used approximately 110TWh of electricity – comparable to the annual electricity consumption of the Netherlands – and this figure is
Energy Central
MAY 12, 2024
Terrestrial Energy Inks MOU with Schneider Electric for Data Centers Posted on May 11, 2024 by djysrv Terrestrial Energy Inks MOU with Schneider Electric for Data Centers OPG Expects Nuclear Construction on 1st SMR to Start in 2025 Aalo Atomics and DOE sign Siting MOU at INL NANO Nuclear Energy Announces Initial Public Offering Radiant Inks MOU with Idaho.
Ideas 4 Sustainability
MAY 12, 2024
Ecosystem restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been damaged, degraded or destroyed, mostly due to human activities. Restoration activities hold immense promise for addressing pressing environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss or climate change.
Energy Central
MAY 12, 2024
Note to readers - This past month has seen a flurry of sometimes fluffy press releases about startups, IPOs, and other kinds of investments in nuclear energy as well as P.T. Barnum type publicity stunts related to startups. None of this is a surprise in any industry that is on the cusp of potentially rapid growth. I originally posted a short version of this essay on Linkedin a few months.
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.
Business Green
MAY 12, 2024
Christian Aid report claims leading avocado growing regions in Mexico, Spain, South Africa, Burundi, and Chile are being 'smashed' by climate impacts
Energy Central
MAY 12, 2024
Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), a developer of an advanced micro reactor and nuclear fuel recycling company, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the new ticker symbol “OKLO,” effective at market open 05/10/24. This milestone follows the completion of its business combination with AltC Acquisition Corp. on 05/09/24. Oklo has received $306 million in gross.
Business Green
MAY 12, 2024
ECIU claims poor yields caused by extreme winter weather are set to cut UK self-sufficiency across all farming sectors
Global Renewable News
MAY 12, 2024
By Stephen Whitfield, Senior EditorAs drilling contractors continue to learn about and help to scale geothermal drilling, IADC is looking to facilitate that process. The IADC Geothermal Committee.
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?
Business Green
MAY 12, 2024
CBI proposes new innovation credit, lower corporation tax rates on clean tech profits, and enhanced super-deduction rate to catalyse green investment
Global Renewable News
MAY 12, 2024
The Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) plan to refurbish its R.H. Saunders Generating Station in Cornwall, the second largest hydroelectric station in Ontario. This.
Financial Times: Energy
MAY 12, 2024
One of the more niche climate cooling solutions, SRM works on the principle that the Earth can be cooled by reflecting some of the Sun’s rays back into space.
Global Renewable News
MAY 12, 2024
Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge or the Company) (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) today (May 10) published its 2023 Sustainability Report. This report provides an overview of the Company's strategy and approach on.
Eco-Business
MAY 12, 2024
Climate change is altering the chemistry of West African waters, and local harvesters are paying the price.
Global Renewable News
MAY 12, 2024
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) today announced the completed installation of energy-efficient LED lights at N.
Eco-Business
MAY 12, 2024
The expectation for Indian politicians to 'be with the people' now encompasses standing with them through their lived experiences of climate change.
Global Renewable News
MAY 12, 2024
Intelligent power management company Eaton is helping Endurant Energy deploy 10 battery storage projects in New York City. With a combined capacity exceeding 150-megawatt hours (MWh), the energy stora.
CleanTechnica
MAY 12, 2024
Like a lot of countries on the African continent, Ethiopia has an exceptionally low motorisation rate. Ethiopia has a population of 126 million people, but the total number of vehicles registered in Ethiopia is around 1.2 million. Most of these vehicles are over 20 years old. According to reports and. [continued] The post Ethiopia Shows Us Just How Fast The Transition To Electric Mobility Can Happen In Africa appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Global Renewable News
MAY 12, 2024
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) wishes to congratulate seven member companies who have been selected by Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) as part of the p.
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