Microsoft will buy enough U.S.-made solar panels to power 1.8 million homes
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2024
The deal will fund 12 gigawatts from Qcells over the next eight years.
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Canary Media
JANUARY 17, 2024
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Sustainable investors more likely to engage on climate policy, MIT Sloan analysis suggests
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2024
MIT Sloan School of Management working paper challenges the idea that sustainable investing detracts from work on climate policy.
Ark progresses plan for solar farm next to world’s largest eight-hour battery
Renew Economy
JANUARY 17, 2024
With plans locked in for a battery that could be the largest of its kind in the world, Ark Energy is seeking approval for a 500MW solar farm to go with it. The post Ark progresses plan for solar farm next to world’s largest eight-hour battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
These startups are teaming up to decarbonize cement and concrete
Canary Media
JANUARY 17, 2024
Cement and concrete are essential building blocks of modern society — and they’re both extremely carbon-intensive to produce.
Sunshine State milestone as Queenslanders install one million solar rooftops
Renew Economy
JANUARY 17, 2024
Clean Energy Regulator data shows Queensland reached one million rooftop solar installations in 2023, beating out every other state in the country. The post Sunshine State milestone as Queenslanders install one million solar rooftops appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Home battery boom: Solar batteries double to more than one million in Germany
Renew Economy
JANUARY 17, 2024
New data shows Germany's market for home and commercial battery storage systems grew by over 150 per cent in 2023 – and that's with "market barriers." The post Home battery boom: Solar batteries double to more than one million in Germany appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Increasing extreme heat is hurting Kansas farmers’ bottom line
EDF + Business
JANUARY 17, 2024
During the summer of 2023, Kansas endured a historic heat wave with temperatures soaring above 110°F in some areas. As climate change continues to intensify, the frequency and severity of extreme heat are projected to increase. Are Kansas farmers at risk of losing money in the face of these extreme growing conditions? A new study by EDF, Kansas State University and Cornell University aimed to answer this question by examining the impacts of extreme heat over the last four decades.
Ikea Group Sets Sights on World’s Largest Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Hub in Baltic Sea
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 17, 2024
Ingka Investments and OX2 Propose 3.1GW Offshore Green Hydrogen Production Facility, Eyeing 370,000 Tonnes Annual Output and Marine Environmental Revitalization OX2 and Ingka Investments apply for permit to construct the.
Using AI to develop a battery that uses less lithium
TechXplore
JANUARY 17, 2024
A team of AI researchers at Microsoft working with colleagues from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has used AI to develop a battery that uses less lithium. Together, they have published a paper describing their work on the arXiv preprint server.
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
Federal funding jump-starts great green hydrogen hope, the “stalled” Bell Bay hub
Renew Economy
JANUARY 17, 2024
One of Australia's greatest green hydrogen hopes, singled out by the IEA for delays, will get underway this year after a federal and state funding boost. The post Federal funding jump-starts great green hydrogen hope, the “stalled” Bell Bay hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Aleph Farms’ cultivated beef process receives blessing from Israeli government
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 17, 2024
Gaining regulatory approval is a feat that has taken cultivated meat companies years to achieve. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Carnegie deploys wave powered barge concept in WA waters
Renew Economy
JANUARY 17, 2024
Carnegie Clean Energy has deployed a demonstration of its wave powered barge concept in waters offshore from the company's WA headquarters. The post Carnegie deploys wave powered barge concept in WA waters appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Amazon finds utility approvals to be the biggest EV charging infrastructure bottleneck
Charged
JANUARY 17, 2024
Many fleets are going electric, but to the best of our knowledge, none are doing so on the same scale as Amazon. The company says it’s now operating some 10,000 of the delivery trucks that it co-developed with Rivian , and it hopes to roll out 100,000 electric trucks by 2030. Building the trucks appears to have been the easy part. Amazon and Rivian took only two years to progress from an idea to putting trucks on the streets—an impressive feat indeed.
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.
Clean Hydrogen Partnership Launches € 113.5 Million Call For Projects Across the Whole Hydrogen Value Chain
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 17, 2024
The Clean Hydrogen Partnership is launching a new hydrogen research call for proposals today, 17 January 2024. A total of € 113.5 million will be made available through Horizon Europe.
Reencle teases a hungrier, quieter home composter — for a price
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 17, 2024
If the upcoming smart composter works as advertised, it'll help households reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from food waste, while generating nutrient-rich fertilizer for gardens. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
COO of Universal Hydrogen Addresses H2GP Students
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 17, 2024
This week Horizon Educational were delighted to host Arnaud Namer, COO of Universal Hydrogen, for a weekly ‘Tech Chat’ with H2GP students. These weekly Tech Chats form an important part of the.
New studies indicate that battery-electric aircraft with 800 km range could be practical
Charged
JANUARY 17, 2024
Several companies are working on battery-electric aircraft , but electric aviation is a tougher nut to crack than electric cars, for physical reasons. It simply takes a lot more energy to keep an aircraft aloft than it does to propel a vehicle along a road, and every additional pound of battery weight takes a steep toll on an e-aircraft’s range and/or payload.
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.
Portrait-oriented solar modules perform better on certain roofs
Solar Power World
JANUARY 17, 2024
Commercial rooftop solar projects in the United States tend to use racking that places photovoltaic panels in landscape orientation. It’s the popular option for maximizing a solar project’s power density within the parapets of a commercial rooftop. Installing modules in landscape minimizes the height of an array and reduces inter-row shading and spacing between solar… The post Portrait-oriented solar modules perform better on certain roofs appeared first on Solar Power World.
Phoenix completes purchase of Proterra’s electric transit vehicle business
Charged
JANUARY 17, 2024
Proterra’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection took the EV industry by surprise, but the blow was softened by the company’s plan to sell off its business units: Proterra Powered (powertrain and battery technology); Proterra Transit (electric buses); and Proterra Energy (charging infrastructure). In November, the Volvo Group was selected as the winning bidder for Proterra Powered.
Private 5G/4G cellular networks gain popularity as grids modernise
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 17, 2024
It’s estimated that private cellular networks for utilities will account for nearly $2 billion in cumulative infrastructure spending between 2023 and 2026. This is according to the latest report from ResearchAndMarkets.com, which shows private 5G/4G cellular networks – also referred to as NPNs (Non-Public Networks) in 3GPP terminology – are rapidly gaining popularity across a diverse range of vertical industries.
Exolum to Construct a Green Hydrogen Production Plant and Refuelling Station in the Tees Valley
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 17, 2024
Exolum is going to construct a green hydrogen production plant and refuelling station at its Riverside terminal in Stockton-on-Tees as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Ecosystem project. –.
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?
Porsche hasn’t given up on hydrogen fuel cell car technology
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 17, 2024
The automaker’s parent company might not be looking into H2, but this brand is still looking into it. While Porsche continues to look into alternatives to gasoline and diesel by researching synthetic fuels, it hasn’t given up on hydrogen fuel cell car technology as a potential option in its future. The German luxury sportscar company appears to be keeping itself open to a range of potential options.
India to Subsidise 550,000 T/Yr Green Ammonia Output
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 17, 2024
India is planning to subsidise 550,000 t/yr of ammonia production based on hydrogen made from renewable power or biomass over three years through a competitive tender. Producers could get subsidies.
Hydrogen startups to get a boost thanks to Hyperfuel Labs
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 17, 2024
The new venture launched a world-first platform for hydrogen solutions. In an effort to help support hydrogen startups seeking to test, validate, scale up and commercialize their innovative hydrogen solutions, Hyperfuel Labs – a new venture founded by MIT and Harvard alumni – has announced the launch of its industrial-scale testbed and first-of-a-kid accelerator for young H2 companies.
Powin and Hithium in 5GWh LFP supply deal
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Lithium-ion manufacturer Hithium will supply 5GWh of LFP battery cells to system integrator Powin over a three year period.
Immediate climate threat on corporate agenda at Davos
Renew Economy
JANUARY 17, 2024
Aussie startup reports "buzz of potential" for innovators at this year's meeting as quest to find sustainable ways of doing business gets urgent. The post Immediate climate threat on corporate agenda at Davos appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Navier partners with Stripe to offer electric boat commute to far-flung employees
TechCrunch: Climate
JANUARY 17, 2024
Electric boat startup Navier has landed the first official pilot program for its hydrofoiling watercraft, partnering with Stripe to bring passengers from San Francisco’s outskirts to the downtown area. Stripe will pay Navier to shuttle employees from Larkspur, where a number of them are concentrated, to its office near Oyster Point. An hour’s drive at […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
The US and EU take different approaches to the threat of Chinese EV imports
Charged
JANUARY 17, 2024
Governments in North America and Europe are seriously concerned about China’s growing dominance of the EV industry. Chinese automaker BYD recently surpassed Tesla as the world’s leading seller of EVs, and it’s only one of several Chinese-owned brands that are already selling cars in the US and the EU. However, the world’s #2 and #3 auto markets differ in terms of their response to the threat from #1.
Burnham and Panasonic Join Forces in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pact to Speed up Greater Manchester’s Net Zero Transition
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 17, 2024
Greater Manchester signs new exploratory partnership agreement with Panasonic to tackle carbon emissions through deployment of innovative green technology Mayor of Greater Manchester signs agreement alongside representatives from Panasonic, SSE.
Carbon Brief offers a raft of resources to debunk misinformation about EVs
Charged
JANUARY 17, 2024
Here at Charged , we don’t devote much time to debunking anti-EV misinformation—the enemies of the future flood the zone with FUD 24/7, and responding to even a fraction of it might leave no time for anything else. However, a recent article in Carbon Brief is so comprehensive and well-researched that we just had to bring it to your attention. In “ Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles ,” author Simon Evans addresses some of the most common myths about EVs.
KORE Power launches ‘Made in USA’ DC Blocks for LFP and NMC battery chemistries
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 17, 2024
US-based lithium-ion battery and energy storage system (ESS) manufacturing startup KORE Power has launched two new DC Block products.
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