Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Renewables growth from 2015-2025 is on track to cut Australia’s electricity sector emissions by nearly 40% in a decade, equivalent to emissions from all the nation’s cars, commercial vehicles and planes. The post “Quiet revolution:” Wind and solar slash electricity emissions by 40 pct in just 10 years appeared first on RenewEconomy.
POWER Magazine
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
While the past year has marked stunning triumphs for nuclear energy, experts caution that high costs, regulatory bottlenecks, and the need for market alignment remain major hurdles on the path to a true The post Can Nuclear’s Big Recent Wins Propel a True Global Revival? appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Australia's likely first offshore wind project has cut its turbine numbers as the machines get bigger, but has also raised the blade gap to the ocean floor to protect birds. The post Australia’s leading offshore wind project slashes turbine numbers and lifts blade gap to protect sea birds appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Colorado's governor has released a new vision for reducing emissions from transportation, with a focus on expanding transportation options for all residents.
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
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Victoria's SEC emerges as buyer of Victoria solar and battery project that was named a winner of its VRET tender but never got built. The post Victoria’s SEC to build state’s first government owned solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
TechCrunch: Climate
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
A community-owned battery energy storage system (BESS) in Australia could earn up to AU$250,000 per year, writes GridBeyond Australia's solar, storage and EV regional director Stace Tzamtzidis.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The federal government has pushed through EPBC approval for a Victoria solar and big battery project in Victoria in just 20 days. The post Victoria solar farm and battery project gets federal approval in just 20 days appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Charged
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The Canadian government is investing 18.6 million Canadian dollars ($13.3 million) in EV chargers across the country. “The installation of these chargers will help EV drivers get to where they need to go with confidence and ease,” Natural Resources Canada said. The funds will be given to multiple organizations that will use them to install over 1,600 Level 2 and DC fast chargers in Toronto and across Canada.
Canary Media
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Texas may be the country’s oil and gas heartland, but it’s also the nation’s most dynamic market for clean energy. That’s made the state an epicenter for utility-scale wind, solar, and battery development — and, potentially, for “virtual power plants” that can turn homes and businesses into grid resources.
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
Charged
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Electrical measurement technology firm LEM has designed an automotive-grade residual current monitoring (RCM) type B sensor for bidirectional onboard EV chargers (OBCs). The new RCM type B sensor is designed to enable EV system engineers to progress towards transformer-less OBCs in a single unit while speeding up design architecture as it is ISO26262 Automotive Safety Integrity Level B (ASIL B) ready.
Hydrogen Fuel News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Toyota to Test Hydrogen-Electric Hybrid Van in Australia Toyota Motor Corporation has announced its plans to embark on public road tests for a new hydrogen-electric hybrid HiAce van in Australia next spring. This initiative marks a significant step in the evolution of clean energy vehicles , potentially positioning the HiAce as one of the world’s first commercial vehicles powered by both a hydrogen engine and an electric motor.
Charged
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri has taken delivery of eight electric EV Star passenger vans manufactured by GreenPower Motor, a company that produces a variety of high-floor and low-floor electric medium- and heavy-duty buses, shuttles and vans. This more than doubles the august institution’s fleet of five EV Star vans, which it acquired two years ago.
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
London Stock Exchange-listed Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) has secured a US$80 million increase in debt facilities for its battery storage projects.
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.
Charged
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Sweden-headquartered EV charger manufacturer GARO reports that a recent survey of 500 EV owners in the UK found that they would be willing to pay £10-20 more per charge to reduce waiting and charging times by up to 15 minutes. The percentages of those willing to pay more were 55% in Cardiff, 49% in Northern Ireland, and 17% in southwestern England.
POWER Magazine
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
A collaboration between startup Atomic Canyon and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory allowed construction of a sentence-embedding model using 53 million pages of Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents The post Artificial Intelligence Has Entered the Nuclear Industry and Its Early Benefits Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Charged
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Industrial technology manufacturing company Littelfuse has expanded its range of Ultra Junction X4-Class 200 V Power MOSFETs with low on-state resistance for battery energy storage and power supply applications. The IXTN400N20X4 and IXTN500N20X4 have around two times higher current ratings and a 63% RDS(on) reduction than existing X4-Class MOSFETs, according to the company, making them ideal for applications where minimizing on-state losses is essential.
Energy Innovation
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Manufacturing is an often-overlooked source of climate pollution, and smart policies can help clean it up while helping businesses stay competitive in the global marketplace. The post Five Smart Policies Can Turbocharge U.S. Manufacturing appeared first on Energy Innovation.
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.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Spanish energy giant says it received "strong interest" in green bonds issued to help underwrite the expansion of its renewables portfolio in Australia. The post Iberdrola raises $750m in green bond to drive Australia renewables and green hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The Guardian: Energy
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe, says Greenpeace Ukraine’s power network is at “heightened risk of catastrophic failure” after Russia’s missile and drone attack on Sunday, Greenpeace has warned, raising fears about the safety of the country’s three operational nuclear power stations.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The lion’s share of private capital in Africa goes to just six or seven countries. XSML has spent the last 15 years trying. The post Private investors warm to small business investments in Africa’s most underserved markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Melbourne-based shared solar pioneer secures $3.8m to drive local manufacturing of its SolShare technology, which helps unlock solar for apartment residents. The post Shared solar trailblazer wins federal funding to scale up manufacturing on home soil appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
BloombergNEF
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Chinese EV manufacturers captured 89% of Brazil's EV sales, owing to demand growth, no political trade barriers, and the strategic focus on emerging markets, solidifying their first-mover advantage. The post Did You Spot a New EV in Brazil? It’s Probably Chinese appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
System integrator NHOA Energy will provide Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica with 140MW/105MWh of BESS for two separate storage-as-transmission projects on the Balaeric Islands.
CleanTech Group
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Off-grid energy storage monitoring, feedstock-agnostic battery recycling, and permanent carbon removal using organic waste: Recent Deals worth looking at Agriculture & Food Elicit. The post Recent Deals – 19 November appeared first on Cleantech Group.
PV Tech
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Chinese solar manufacturer DAS Solar has planned to build a 3GW module assembly plant in France and begin operations in 2025.
Energy Central
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
From 1952 to 2023, energy company BP released its benchmark publication detailing trends in energy production and consumption during the previous year, the Statistical Review of World Energy. This summer marks the second edition the production has been maintained by the Energy Institute, which released the 2024 edition this month. The report is backward-looking, so this year’s report.
POWER Magazine
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
This is indeed an extraordinary time to be in nuclear energy. Case in point: Over the past few months, we have seen an announcement between Microsoft and Constellation Energy to restart the Three Mile Island The post Nuclear Energy Comeback Action Is at the State Level appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Solar Industry
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Adapture Renewables has commenced commercial operation of Rivanna Solar, a 14.6 MW project in Charlottesville, Va. This is the company’s first project in Virginia and within the Dominion Energy and PJM territories. “Rivanna Solar will contribute to Virginia’s goal of using clean power to meet surging demand for energy from rapidly growing data center capacity,” says Zack Zoller, VP of Engineering, Procurement and Construction at Adapture Renewables. “Having successfully navigated de
Greentown Labs
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The year-long accelerator is accepting applications from BIPOC founders developing climatetech solutions Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech incubator in North America, and Browning the Green Space (BGS), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in clean energy and climatetech, are accepting applications from BIPOC-led climatetech startups for Year 3 of the Advancing Climatetech and Clean Energy Leaders Program
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
With the opening of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender 3 in Australia last Wednesday (13 November), one major question from the state allocations presented in the market briefing was why Queensland had been granted no capacity.
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
BAKU – A carbon capture and storage (CCS) company owned by an oilfield giant was given the opportunity to address the UK’s pavilion at COP29, DeSmog can reveal. The firm in question, SLB Capturi, is 80 percent owned by the world’s largest offshore drilling firm SLB, which operates in more than 120 countries and employs more than 100,000 people. SLB Capturi appeared on a panel at a UK pavilion event hosted and sponsored by the software company AVEVA, which has over 600 oil and gas customers, incl
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