6 ways banks can drive EV adoption — and grab a big slice of the growing industry pie
GreenBiz
MAY 7, 2024
Accelerating the growth of the electric vehicle market requires capital to fund manufacturing, infrastructure and innovation.
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How long does it take to build a nuclear reactor? We ask France
Renew Economy
MAY 7, 2024
French regulators finally give permission to fuel up the country's first nuclear plant in decades, some 12 year late and more than four times over budget. The post How long does it take to build a nuclear reactor? We ask France appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Rethinking the EV battery journey
GreenBiz
MAY 7, 2024
Sponsored: EV battery materials are driving cutting-edge innovation and promising a more sustainable future for all.
Looming power grid rules could make or break the US energy transition
Canary Media
MAY 7, 2024
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has spent two years working on what could be the most important nationwide transmission grid reform in decades. Next week , it plans to finally announce its decision — and the implications for the clean energy transition are huge.
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.
From solar to EVs: Five green tech supply chains that could deliver $215 billion boost to Australia
Renew Economy
MAY 7, 2024
BZE report says Australia could reap $215 billion if it moved into supply chains and manufacturing for solar, wind, batteries, heat pumps and commercial EVs. The post From solar to EVs: Five green tech supply chains that could deliver $215 billion boost to Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
DOE Unveils Comprehensive Strategy to Propel Clean Hydrogen Development
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 7, 2024
Multi-Year Program Plan sets ambitious cost reduction targets and outlines detailed R&D initiatives to advance the U.S. hydrogen economy. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies.
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US adds 100,000 clean energy manufacturing jobs since IRA, over one quarter solar
PV Tech
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US companies have announced more than 100,000 jobs in clean energy manufacturing since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Battery storage is dramatically reshaping the California grid, and finally moving it away from gas
Renew Economy
MAY 7, 2024
Big batteries are reshaping the California grid, allowing more solar, less gas, and turning an ugly solar duck curve into the intended swan. The post Battery storage is dramatically reshaping the California grid, and finally moving it away from gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Honda is looking to hydrogen fuel cells to solve the EV e-waste problem
Hydrogen Fuel News
MAY 7, 2024
E-waste is already an issue overwhelming global recycling, and EVs will soon be adding to it Hydrogen fuel cells have already been defining themselves as an important part of the effort to decarbonize energy, industry, transport, and a number of other industries, and now Honda is looking to the technology to help overcome the challenge of e-waste. Electronic waste is a substantial problem worldwide The electronic waste stream from countries around the world has already overwhelmed the capacity o
Huge mineral mapping project to help turn Australia into ‘renewable superpower’
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MAY 7, 2024
Albanese announce landmark $566 million 10-year funding for mapping project to identify areas of critical mineral and rare earth deposits for clean energy transition. The post Huge mineral mapping project to help turn Australia into ‘renewable superpower’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?
Grist
MAY 7, 2024
When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to pluck them off the rocks and put them in buckets and keep them as pets and then re-release them,” Wood said. “And I knew that species really well.” It wasn’t until years later that Wood learned that those snails were teeming with parasites.
The first new US aluminum plant in decades plans big emissions cuts
Canary Media
MAY 7, 2024
This story was originally published by Grist. Aluminum is a crucial raw ingredient in the fight against climate change. But to ensure that the transition off fossil fuels is a clean one, the industry needs a serious makeover. A new federally funded “green smelter” could help make that happen.
Origin hires retiring National Party MP to help “thread the needle” of shift to renewables
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MAY 7, 2024
Australia's biggest utility names retiring NSW National Party MP as its new senior government relations manager to help manage progress of giant renewable projects in NSW The post Origin hires retiring National Party MP to help “thread the needle” of shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Integrated solar roofs – how effective are they?
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 7, 2024
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Smartly Energy. Solar power technology has come a long way since it was first introduced as a way to generate renewable energy. Gone are the days when homeowners had to deal with bulky, unsightly solar panels propped up on their roofs. People can now install integrated solar roofs, which blend discreetly and seamlessly into existing roof tiles.
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.
Ilmatar submits application for 450MW Swedish PV project
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MAY 7, 2024
Finnish energy company Ilmatar plans to build a 450MW solar PV project in the county of Halland, southwest Sweden.
Stellantis: New Hydrogen Ram Trucks Will Be Made in Mexico
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MAY 7, 2024
Stellantis will soon begin offering hydrogen-powered versions of its biggest RAM Trucks in North America — and they’ll be coming from Mexico. Stellantis expects to dramatically expand its hydrogen-powered vehicle.
Daloopa trains AI to automate financial analysts’ workflows
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MAY 7, 2024
Daloopa, a startup building AI to extract info from financial reports and investor presentations, has raised cash in a new funding round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Toyota hydrogen headquarters opens in California
Hydrogen Fuel News
MAY 7, 2024
The automaker has established the “H2HQ” for its North American hydrogen business. The newly established H2HQ (hydrogen headquarters) facility will take care of research and development (R&D), commercialization, and sales for fuel cells and other Toyota hydrogen-related products and technology. The facility, which is located in Gardena, near the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, reaffirms Toyota Motor North America’s (TMNA) commitment to support a hydrogen economy
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.
Neoen gets final approval for contested NSW wind farm, with conditions
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MAY 7, 2024
NSW Independent Planning Commission approves its second wind farm this year, this time the Thunderbolt project in New England. The post Neoen gets final approval for contested NSW wind farm, with conditions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Luxfer Gas Cylinders Awarded Grant From Alberta Innovates for Innovative 700 Bar Type 4 Hydrogen Cylinder Development
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MAY 7, 2024
RIVERSIDE, Calif.– Luxfer Gas Cylinders, a division of Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR), a global industrial company innovating niche applications in materials engineering, today announced it has been awarded a.
Italy bans solar on agricultural land
PV Tech
MAY 7, 2024
The Italian government has banned solar PV installations on agricultural land in a move that the nation’s solar trade association said would cost Italy €60 billion (US$64.5 billion).
After a $20M Series A funding, Germany’s Insempra plans eco-friendly lipid production
TechCrunch: Climate
MAY 7, 2024
Insempra plans to turn oil yeast in lipids on an industrial scale using yeast fermentation factories. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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?
Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Climate Conspiracy Theories
DeSmogBlog
MAY 7, 2024
The broadcasting regulator Ofcom will not be opening an investigation into GB News after one of its guests spread misinformation about climate action, DeSmog can reveal. Appearing on the Neil Oliver Show on 14 April, journalist Jasmine Birtles made a series of outlandish claims about climate action leading to mass deaths. She claimed a “depopulation agenda” exists that seeks to “remove seven and a half billion people from the world”.
New Way and Hyzon Unveil North America’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Refuse Truck at Waste Expo
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 7, 2024
The Class 8 fuel cell-powered electric refuse collection vehicle heads next to Recology in California to showcase its zero-emissions and operational capabilities. LAS VEGAS– New Way Trucks, a privately held.
India tenders 70GW of renewable energy in FY 2024, half from solar PV
PV Tech
MAY 7, 2024
India has more than trebled utility-scale renewables tender capacity to 69.8GW in fiscal year 2024, 48% of which from solar PV.
Metacon and Siemens Enter Into Collaboration for the Manufacture of Systems for Green Hydrogen Production
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MAY 7, 2024
Metacon AB (publ) and Siemens AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a partnership with the aim of accelerating the manufacturing of hydrogen production systems in Sweden,
ROUNDUP: Ambri for sale, Varta leads sodium-ion initiative, ESS Inc completes airport project
Energy Storage News
MAY 7, 2024
Here's news in brief from around the world in energy storage with liquid metal battery maker Ambri, a German government-funded sodium-ion initiative, and ESS Inc’s iron flow battery project at Amsterdam.
Department of Energy Awards $5 Million to Avium to Further Develop High-Performing Electrolyzer Stacks
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Avium’s award will advance the development of high-performing hydrogen electrolyzers that operate at efficiencies far beyond existing systems, accelerate the commercialization of low-cost, high-efficiency alkaline water electrolyzer stacks, and strengthen.
How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs
Charged
MAY 7, 2024
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Forrest Criticizes U.S. Legislative Changes for Endangering Arizona Hydrogen Project
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 7, 2024
Andrew Forrest, founder of Fortescue, accuses U.S. legislative changes of jeopardizing a significant green hydrogen project in Arizona, criticizing the influence of the fossil fuel lobby. Forrest expressed his disillusionment.
Allego to supply fast EV chargers to Ford’s European dealerships
Charged
MAY 7, 2024
International EV charging network Allego , headquartered in the Netherlands, plans to supply high-power EV chargers with capacities of up to 400 kW to hundreds of Ford dealerships across Europe. Deployment of the technology to Ford’s public BlueOval Charge Network, which includes 600,000 charging points across 36 European countries, is expected to begin this year.
Solaris Urbino 18 Hydrogen Will Compete for the Bus of the Year Title
FuelCellsWorks
MAY 7, 2024
The next edition of Bus Euro Test, one of the key competitions in the bus industry, started today in Prague. The aim of the competition is to select the best city bus for 2025. Five candidates will compete for the prestigious title.
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