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Start-up aims to give sailing waste a second life

Envirotec Magazine

Biotechnology sees plastic sails transformed into synthetic vanilla flavouring Waste textiles from sailing boats could be given a new lease of life as a result of a research project upcycling plastic fibres from sails into new chemicals such as vanillin – the compound used in cosmetics and food products for a vanilla flavour and smell. Around 2,000 tonnes of polyethene terephthalate (PET) sails used by the marine sector worldwide are decommissioned or damaged beyond repair every year, with the m

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Germany achieves stunning increase in solar installations and output

Renew Economy

The expansion of solar photovoltaic systems in Germany continues to grow as more companies and private households opt for solar energy. The post Germany achieves stunning increase in solar installations and output appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Churches are going solar and saving big thanks to the climate law

Canary Media

Linda Cleveland knew that getting solar panels on the roof of the Watts-Willowbrook Church of Christ was more than just a way for her congregation to save on electric bills. It would further its broader community mission too.

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Development plans lodged for NEM’s biggest battery project and neighbouring solar farm

Renew Economy

Development application lodged for what will be the biggest battery on Australia's main grid, along with a massive solar farm. The post Development plans lodged for NEM’s biggest battery project and neighbouring solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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How ‘world’s first oil town’ is wrestling with fossil fuel legacy

The Guardian: Energy

Cop29 host Baku has cleaned up since its Black City days – but this summit needs to do more than whitewash the facade of a petrostate Just a few miles from the site of the next UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a district that for more than a century was known as Black City. Every house and factory was thickly stained with soot, from the oil that was extracted and refined here, by the shores of the Caspian Sea.

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An average 100 million native animals killed or injured each year from land clearing, mostly for beef farms

Renew Economy

New report shows an average of 100 million native animals are displaced, injured or killed from land clearing in Queensland and NSW every year, including more than one thousand koalas, mostly for beef farming. The post An average 100 million native animals killed or injured each year from land clearing, mostly for beef farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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AI won’t use as much electricity as we are told, and it’s not a reason to slow transition to renewables

Renew Economy

Back in 1999, Forbes magazine ran a piece headlined, Dig more coal -- the PCs are coming. The naysayers are at it again. The post AI won’t use as much electricity as we are told, and it’s not a reason to slow transition to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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UK Civil Aviation Authority Launches Hydrogen Working Group for Aviation

FuelCellsWorks

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has initiated a strategic move to further the adoption of hydrogen as a sustainable aviation fuel by forming a new working group.

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New tender seeks 400 megawatts of new wind as W.A. seeks to fast track renewables with new scheme

Renew Economy

Tender launched for 400 MW of new wind capacity, as W.A. flags higher payments for new generation and storage as it seeks to accelerate switch away from coal. The post New tender seeks 400 megawatts of new wind as W.A. seeks to fast track renewables with new scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Commission Approves €998 Million Dutch State Aid Scheme to Support Renewable Hydrogen Production

FuelCellsWorks

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €998 million Dutch scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen. The measure aims to contribute to the development.

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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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Pioneering Australian “solar upcycling” start-up strikes deal with Italian energy giant

Renew Economy

Emerging Australian solar recycling outfit Elecsome has inked another promising deal with another big energy market player. The post Pioneering Australian “solar upcycling” start-up strikes deal with Italian energy giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Submersible data loggers monitor the meteorological effects on freshwater macroinvertebrates through time

Envirotec Magazine

Six Tinytag Aquatic 2 data loggers measure the water temperature of River Frome and River Piddle in Dorset to assess macroinvertebrate communities This post includes sponsored content. Inspired by the Environmental Change Network, with freshwater and terrestrial sites spread out all over the UK, freelance Freshwater Biologist John Davy-Bowker set up the River Lab Long Term Monitoring (RLLTM) project in Dorset.

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South Pasadena, California completely electrifies its police fleet

Charged

The South Pasadena Police Department has completely replaced its gasoline-powered vehicles with EVs. The city’s fleet of 20 new Teslas will rely on a bank of 34 new EV chargers installed at South Pasadena City Hall. As part of the project, the City Hall, Police Station and Fire Station buildings will be backed up by a solar PV system with battery storage, adding power resilience in the event of an outage.

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Panasonic Begins Demonstration Using Heat From Pure Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generators as a Heat Source for an Absorption Chiller (Air Conditioning Equipment)

FuelCellsWorks

Resolving the challenge of the temperature gap between the maximum hot water output by fuel cell generators and the minimum temperature of heat sources required to operate absorption chillers.

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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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China Starts Construction of More Reactors as Part of Rapid Nuclear Buildout

POWER Magazine

Updated data from the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) shows the country has 55 nuclear reactors in operation, ranking third globally behind the U.S. and France. The CNEA said China […] The post China Starts Construction of More Reactors as Part of Rapid Nuclear Buildout appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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What is Ruthenium Oxide and How it Powers a Breakthrough in Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel News

Dive into the world of hydrogen with a groundbreaking discovery Picture a material so innovative that it can harness sunlight and water, two abundant resources, and seamlessly convert them into hydrogen, a clean and sustainable energy source. This is the realm of ruthenium oxide, a catalyst developed by scientists at Oregon State University , making waves in the fight against climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Cell-level improvements in BESS technology ‘translate into LCOS savings for customers’

Energy Storage News

The benefits of advances in cell technology, which improve the performance and lifetime of battery storage systems, can be directly passed onto customers.

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Mercedes-Benz Unleashes Hydrogen-Powered Beasts

Hydrogen Fuel News

In a groundbreaking development for the automotive industry, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks and Mörtlbauer Baumaschinen Vertriebs GmbH have successfully unveiled two prototypes equipped with hydrogen combustion engines. These pioneering vehicles, which include a Unimog and a crawler, are part of the ambitious “WaVe” project funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

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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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Palantir and Green Energy Pioneer TES Forge Long-Term Partnership to Drive Global Decarbonization

FuelCellsWorks

BRUSSELS & DENVER– Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR, “Palantir”), a leading builder of AI systems for the modern enterprise, and Tree Energy Solutions (“TES”), a global leader in the production of.

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Q&A: Breaking new ground in hail impact analysis

Solar Power World

KISTERS recently introduced a new hail sensor, HailSens IoT. What follows is a Q&A with Edgar Wetzel, global head of R&D at KISTERS, about the product and how it can be used in the solar industry. Can you tell us about HailSens IoT and what makes it so special? Edgar Wetzel: HailSens IoT is really… The post Q&A: Breaking new ground in hail impact analysis appeared first on Solar Power World.

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China Boosts Hydrogen Vehicles with $41bn Subsidy Scheme

FuelCellsWorks

China has launched a substantial ¥300 billion ($41 billion) incentive program aimed at encouraging the replacement of fossil-fuel vehicles with new energy

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Gold H2 is ready to unlock major milestone with its proprietary biotech

Hydrogen Fuel News

The company has announced its tech is available for pilot demos. Gold H2, a pioneering company in the energy sector that specializes in the production of Gold Hydrogen®, has revealed that its proprietary biotechnology, Black 2 Gold Technology (B2G), is ready for pilot demonstrations and is now available to select gas and oil owners and operators for this purpose.

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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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Thailand Explores Cooperation With Saudi Arabia in Renewable Energy, Green Hydrogen

FuelCellsWorks

Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said that relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia go beyond bilateral cooperation to regional and international collaboration, focusing on three key areas for which the.

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Renewables overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity

The Guardian: Energy

Report finds 13 member states generated more energy from wind and solar power than coal and gas for first time in 2024 Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found. Power generation from burning coal, oil and gas fell 17% in the first six months of 2024 compared with the same period the year before, according to climate thinktank Ember.

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H2 Core AG Starts Delivery of First Hydrogen Systems From Total Order With a Volume of Around EUR 30 Million

FuelCellsWorks

H2 Core AG starts delivery of first hydrogen systems from total order with a volume of around EUR 30 million Capacity expansions implemented, production of 50 AEM Flex 120 started.

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Costly climate ‘solutions’ look like more pollution in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

The Guardian: Energy

Corporations and politicians are pushing carbon capture despite big questions over its value as residents in the southern ‘petrostate’ fear the worst It was a muggy morning in late April when a handful of local residents and grassroots organizers huddled in a church parking lot to strategize, before knocking on doors with information about the latest environmental threat facing St Rose, a predominantly Black community in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”.

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Freeport East Welcomes Million-Pound Funding for International Green Hydrogen Project

FuelCellsWorks

Freeport East has welcomed significant investment in an international green hydrogen project to drive decarbonisation in the maritime sector. The Hydrogen Zero Emission Maritime (HyZEM) project will receive £1.44 million.

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Toyota Mirai drivers file class-action lawsuit against the automaker

Hydrogen Fuel News

Owners and lessees of the hydrogen car haven’t all been satisfied with their experience A number of people who own and lease the Toyota Mirai hydrogen car have filed a class action lawsuit against the automaker as a result of their dissatisfaction with their experience with the vehicle. The lawsuit alleges that the automaker misled customers According to the lawsuit , the automaker misled Toyota Mirai customers when it came to the reality of owning the hydrogen powered vehicle.

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Hydrogen Refueling Solutions Announces Strategic Partnership Agreement for the Industrial Piping Business Between HRS and ECM Technologies

FuelCellsWorks

Grenoble–HRS, French designer and manufacturer, and European leader in hydrogen refueling stations, is proud to announce the signing of an exclusive framework contract for complex piping forming services on behalf.

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Monarch Tractor raises $133 million in Series C funding for electric tractor

Charged

Monarch Tractor , creator of the MK-V electric tractor, has raised $133 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Astanor and HH-CTBC Partnership, with additional support from At One Ventures, PMV and The Welvaartsfonds. Monarch will use the new funds to further develop its AI product offering and expand its operational footprint domestically and globally, while enabling its path to profitability.

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Green Marine UK’s Hydrogen CTV (Crew Transfer Vessel) Retrofit Initiative – Project Verdant – Awarded ‘Approval in Principle’ by Rina

FuelCellsWorks

Green Marine UK’s ambitious project demonstrates potential to dramatically reduce vessel emissions servicing and maintaining offshore wind farms – reducing CO2 and NOx by up to 30% and 40% respectively.

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Nala Renewables acquires 34MW Lithuanian PV portfolio from Green Genius

PV Tech

Global power platform Nala Renewables has acquired a 34MW PV portfolio in Lithuania from Lithuanian renewable power developer Green Genius.

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