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Leading U.S. Coal Producer Developing Solar, Energy Storage at Former Mines

POWER Magazine

A leading U.S. coal producer is partnering with a major developer of renewable energy projects to put solar energy and battery storage installations on reclaimed mine lands in Illinois and […] The post Leading U.S. Coal Producer Developing Solar, Energy Storage at Former Mines appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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The Art of Steel Meets Hydrogen Innovation in the Hyundai Initium SUV

Hydrogen Fuel News

The HFN team was thrilled to be on the ground at the 2024 LA Car Show, where automotive innovation was on full display. Amid the packed halls and dynamic displays, Hyundai emerged as one of the most talked-about brands, unveiling two standout vehicles: the sleek Ioniq 9 and the groundbreaking hydrogen-powered SUV concept, the Hyundai Initium. Hyundai’s commitment to innovation, especially in hydrogen technology, made a major impression, offering attendees a glimpse into the future of sustainable

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Alternatives to PFAS in Textiles and Agriculture

CleanTech Group

How Did PFAS Get in the Water and Soil? As reported in September’s What are PFAS? blog, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are. The post Alternatives to PFAS in Textiles and Agriculture appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Philippines president breaks ground at world’s largest solar and battery storage power plant

Energy Storage News

Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr attended as construction began on what is thought to be the world’s largest power plant to combine solar PV and battery storage.

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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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NREL’s free analysis tool helps fleets calculate TCO for EVs

Charged

Commercial vehicle fleets will electrify sooner or later—the savings from lower maintenance and energy costs are substantial, and growing. However, the math behind a transition to EVs can be quite complicated. EVs are less standardized than diesel vehicles, and their total cost of ownership (TCO) can vary based on a wide array of factors, from battery sizes to electricity prices to charging times.

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A Dirty Detour: How Industry Pushback Puts EV Infrastructure At Risk

NRDC onEarth

Regulatory certainty drives infrastructure readiness; supporting ACT ensures utilities can plan for and meet growing ZEV demand.

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Oregon Acts on Carbon Cap-and-Trade But by Administrative Rule

NRDC onEarth

Add Oregon to the list of states adopting greenhouse gas reduction regulations aimed at reducing emissions statewide.

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Can a building be net positive for the environment? Regenerative design expert David Cheshire explains how

Terra Infirma

Most of our Sustainability efforts focus on making things “less bad”, but can we go past zero and start making our society good for the environment? David Cheshire of AECOM joins me on the podcast to dig into what a net positive building would look and feel like and how it would work (make sure you watch/listen to the end as David requested an addendum to cover an issue he felt he didn’t explain fully).

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Lasers could help cut CO2 emissions from Maine’s paper and pulp mills

Canary Media

This story was first published by Energy News Network. A Massachusetts university is developing technology that aims to use lasers to drastically cut emissions and energy use from Maine’s paper and pulp industry. Worcester Polytechnic Institute recently received a $2.75 million U.S.

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SEC, Wirsol and Edify see 1.4GWh of Australian solar-plus-storage projects progress

Energy Storage News

Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) and developers Wirsol and Edify Energy have seen a collective 1.4GWh of solar-plus-storage projects progress this week in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia.

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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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J&V Energy enters the Philippines utility-scale solar market with 180MW acquisition

PV Tech

Taiwan-headquartered developer J&V Energy has entered the utility-scale solar PV sector in the Philippines by acquiring a 180MW power plant in General Santos.

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Northvolt chief resigns a day after battery maker collapses into bankruptcy

Financial Times: Energy

Europe’s best-funded start-up raised $15bn but was left with just $30mn in cash

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Chart: Green industrial projects are stuck in limbo

Canary Media

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. Over 700 facilities for making low-carbon materials and fuels are in development or are operating globally.

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Is a Modular Data Center the Answer to Tech Industry’s Land and Energy Crisis?

POWER Magazine

The digital age is fundamentally dependent on data centers, which serve as the backbone of our technological infrastructure. Without them, the digital world as we know it would not exist. […] The post Is a Modular Data Center the Answer to Tech Industry’s Land and Energy Crisis? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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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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The Future of Energy: 5 Battery Innovations in 2024/2025

Energy Central

As the world transitions to renewable energy, 2024 has been pivotal in advancing sustainable battery technology. Several promising innovations and trends are helping reshape the industry, making it possible to eliminate widespread dependence on fossil fuels to power everyday life. 1. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries The rise of electric vehicles (EVs) has underscored the need for improved.

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Tauhara geothermal power plant, New Zealand starts full capacity operations

ThinkGeoEnergy

The 174-MW Tauhara geothermal power plant by Contact Energy in New Zealand has officially been opened, a culmination of three and a half years of construction and an investment of $924 million. Earlier this year, Contact Energy announced the completion of a 30-day test of the power facility, thus supplying power to the grid albeit at a reduced capacity.

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SEC Charges Senior Executives Alleging Bribery Involving Adani Green, Azure Power

Solar Industry

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani, executives of Adani Green Energy, as well as Cyril Cabanes, an executive of Azure Power Global, for conduct arising out of a bribery scheme. According to the SEC’s allegations, the scheme was orchestrated to enable the two renewable energy companies to capitalize on a multi-billion-dollar solar energy project that the companies had been awarded by the Indian government.

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EDF secures financial close for three Oasis 1 BESS projects in South Africa, totalling 1GWh+

Energy Storage News

France-headquartered IPP and utility EDF has secured financial close for the second and third of a three-project BESS portfolio in South Africa, projects that won long-term contracts under the country's BESIPPPP scheme.

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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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‘An AI Fukushima is inevitable’: scientists discuss technology’s immense potential and dangers

The Guardian: Energy

Experts are optimistic about energy and drug production breakthroughs but also fear its potential misuse When better to hold a conference on artificial intelligence and the countless ways it is advancing science than in those brief days between the first Nobel prizes being awarded in the field and the winners heading to Stockholm for the lavish white tie ceremony?

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Macquarie-backed Eku Energy breaks ground on the Australian Capital Territory’s biggest BESS

Energy Storage News

Energy storage developer Eku Energy has started constructing a 250MW/500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

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Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, co-founder and CEO resigns

TechCrunch: Climate

The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Bain Capital Double Impact bets on sustainable agriculture with buyout and merger

Impact Alpha

Bain Capital Double Impact, the impact vertical of private equity firm Bain Capital, has made its first foray into sustainable agriculture. The investment. The post Bain Capital Double Impact bets on sustainable agriculture with buyout and merger appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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Sustainability Expo London

Energy Central

The Sustainability Expo, Olympia, London - 5th-6th February 2025! Where innovation meets sustainability, this two day event, joint in partnership with TechEx Global, hosts 500 sustainability and 7,000+ sector professionals through its co-located events, providing attendees an unparalleled opportunity to explore both sectors under one roof! Discover speaking sessions and panel.

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Apollo impact & climate funds make industrial contractor play

Impact Alpha

Private markets giant Apollo Global Management has invested in an industrial construction company from its impact and climate funds. The funds have acquired. The post Apollo impact & climate funds make industrial contractor play appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)

Energy Central

Overview This course is intended for those in business, commercial and strategically focused roles within the energy sector; in particular those responsible for environmental matters, business sustainability and business transformation in areas such as oil & gas, hydrogen and industrial energy usage. Attendees will leave with a clearly explained and independent perspective.

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Fear of institutionalization in affordable housing: Is it misguided?

Impact Alpha

Over the past two decades, affordable housing has rapidly grown as an asset class, attracting institutional investors who recognize its stability and long-term. The post Fear of institutionalization in affordable housing: Is it misguided? appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)

Energy Central

Overview This course is intended for those in business, commercial and strategically focused roles within the energy sector; in particular those responsible for environmental matters, business sustainability and business transformation in areas such as oil & gas, hydrogen and industrial energy usage. Attendees will leave with a clearly explained and independent perspective.

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Argonne develops new dual-gradient cathode design for Li-ion batteries

Charged

The DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory has developed a new design that aims to improve the performance and reduce the costs of lithium-ion batteries. Argonne researchers say the new ​“dual-gradient” design for the battery’s cathode increases energy storage capacity, stability and lifespan while reducing costs. In 2012, Argonne researchers developed a novel nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode material to increase energy density and durability.

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Energy Storage

Energy Central

Overview Energy storage differs from other energy technologies in the breadth and complexity of its addressable market and revenue opportunities. This training course provides a comprehensive, business-focused analysis of these opportunities, allowing attendees to analyse, understand and segment them. While naturally focusing on battery storage, we also cover the variety of competing.

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RedEarth to manufacture bidirectional V2G-capable chargers in Australia

Charged

Just a few days ago, the Australian government announced the approval of a new standard that will allow EV owners to begin using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Queensland-based RedEarth Energy Storage has wasted no time—it has signed a deal with ambibox to produce the German company’s bidirectional V2G-capable EV chargers at its manufacturing facility in Darra, Queensland.

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Energy Storage

Energy Central

Overview Energy storage differs from other energy technologies in the breadth and complexity of its addressable market and revenue opportunities. This training course provides a comprehensive, business-focused analysis of these opportunities, allowing attendees to analyse, understand and segment them. While naturally focusing on battery storage, we also cover the variety of competing.

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Toshiba and MIKROE develop automotive gate driver board for brushless motors

Charged

Toshiba Electronics Europe has teamed up with development tools supplier MikroElektronika (MIKROE) to integrate its TB9083FTG gate-driver IC into the Brushless 30 Click, a compact add-on board for precise and reliable control of brushless DC (BLDC) motors in automotive applications. Toshiba’s TB9083FTG has been designed in accordance with ISO 26262 (2nd edition) and integrates nine gate drivers, including six for driving MOSFETs to control BLDC motors in the 1000 W range or below.