RWE to deploy grid-forming BESS in Netherlands
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Germany-headquartered utility and IPP RWE will build a 7.5MW/11MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Netherlands with grid-forming inertia capabilities.
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The Plastics Industry’s Latest Deception: “Mass Balance”
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Mass balance “recycled” plastic credit schemes are misleading.
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Actis invests in ‘world’s largest’ solar and storage project in Philippines
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Infrastructure investor Actis has entered a strategic partnership with the companies behind a 3.5GW solar, 4.5GWh BESS project in the Philippines, one of the largest in the world.
EVs Already Reduce Electricity Rates—and They Can Do Even More
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates.
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.
Allegro Energy attracts multi-million investment in water-based redox flow battery tech
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Allegro Energy, an Australian-based developer of water-based redox flow battery energy storage solutions, has attracted AU$17.5 million (US$11.67 million) in Series A funding from investors including Origin Energy, Melt Ventures and Impact Ventures.
Water leaders talk environmental scrutiny and infrastructure needs in new podcast
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Helen Wakeham is the EA’s director of water. The Environment Agency’s director of water, Helen Wakeham, has discussed plans to increase scrutiny of water companies in England and Wales in a new water sector podcast. Targeted recruitment campaigns, more site inspections and enhanced digital systems will drive better performance from the industry, Wakeham told the WiseOnWater Podcast: Conversations in Flow, from media specialist WiseOnWater and technology company Xylem UK & Ireland.
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AQE 2024 will be “the largest air quality & emissions event in over 20 years”
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
AQE 2024, the Air Quality and Emissions show will take place on 9 and 10 October at the NEC in Birmingham, with the most exhibitors and most expansive conference program of any AQE or MCERTS event since 2002, as the organizers explain. The health effects of air pollution, combined with the climate effects of greenhouse gases, are increasing public, media and political attention on the measurement of air quality and emissions.
VIDEO: The Energy Storage Supply Landscape: a Guide to BESS Procurement
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Energy-Storage.news is proud to present our sponsored webinar with consultancy Clean Energy Associates (CEA), in which executives discussed how to approach the complex, constantly evolving question of BESS procurement.
Protecting just 0.7% of world’s land could help save a third of most unique and endangered species
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Red bellied lemur in Madagascar, one of the EDGE species identified in the study (image credit: ZSL Rikki Gumbs). Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world’s land mass could help protect one third of the world’s threatened and unique tetrapod (four-limbed vertebrate) species, new research by Imperial College London, On the Edge, and ZSL appears to show.
World’s largest uranium miner warns Ukraine war makes it harder to supply west
Financial Times: Energy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Pull towards Russia and China grows stronger, says boss of Kazatomprom
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
Uncollected waste and open burning leading causes of plastic pollution crisis
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Burning-off plastic to retrieve copper from old cables, near Nairobi’s Mathare area (image credit: Meena Kadri , CC BY-NC-ND-2.0 license). A new study attempts to shine a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in what’s described as the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds researchers used AI to model waste management in more than 50,000 municipalities around the world.
Telstra signs up to buy half the output from big Riverina solar farm, sheep not included
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A 260MW, under construction solar farm that will graze sheep among its panels has landed a deal to sell 50% of its energy output to Telstra. The post Telstra signs up to buy half the output from big Riverina solar farm, sheep not included appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The solar pump revolution could bring water to millions of Africans but it must be sustainable and fair | Alan MacDonald
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Solar power could enable 400m Africans without water to tap into groundwater aquifers. However, we must ensure smaller projects do not lose out in the rush for new technology It’s a truly dreadful irony: for many of the 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who lack access to even a basic water supply, there is likely to be a significant reserve in aquifers sitting just a few metres below their feet.
“Significant milestone:” Power flow testing begins at massive Forrest-backed wind farm
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Squadron Energy marks the latest milestone for what will be one of Australia's biggest wind farms – for a time, at least. The post “Significant milestone:” Power flow testing begins at massive Forrest-backed wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
New online tool launched to help investigate river health in Oxford
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Oxford Rivers Portal, a website and map that helps people understand the health of the Thames and its tributaries in Oxfordshire and make informed choices about safer river conditions, has been launched today (9 September) by environmental charities the Rivers Trust and Thames21 and research institute the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).
Energy transition must deliver cheaper power and green jobs, “can’t be about Teslas in teal seats”
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Every household should be able to upgrade their home and reap the power bill savings for years to come, regardless of their economic status, a forum has been told. The post Energy transition must deliver cheaper power and green jobs, “can’t be about Teslas in teal seats” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NYC looks to kick its curbside EV charging plans into second gear
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Perhaps the only thing harder than finding a spot to park a car in New York City is finding a spot to charge a car.
Hills of Gold wind farm wins state development consent – and fight for more turbines
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The hotly contested wind farm has been cleared for development by the Independent Planning Commission with enough turbines to ensure the project is commercially viable. The post Hills of Gold wind farm wins state development consent – and fight for more turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Multi-gigawatt green hydrogen project in Western Australia shelved due to lack of government support
PV Tech
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Due to a lack of state government support, Australian mineral exploration company Province Resources has shelved its multi-gigawatt solar and wind-powered green hydrogen project in Western Australia, HyEnergy.
Greenpeace vessel to be equipped with Hexagon Purus Maritime hydrogen fuel system
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The H2 unit will be used for powering a nearly 250-foot vessel along with wind and solar Hexagon Purus subsidiary Hexagon Purus Maritime , of Ålesund, Norway, has announced the receipt of an order to provide a compressed hydrogen fuel system that will be used for a new Greenpeace vessel. The system will be delivered to the Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain It was the Freire Shipyard that made the order for the hydrogen fuel system, and that will be using it in the 250-foot Greenpeace vessel in
“Pretty massive:” Melbourne retail upstart to roll out its smart solar battery tech in the UK
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Amber Electric has signed a deal to collaborate with UK's third biggest energy provider in what it describes as a "huge vote of confidence" in its home battery automation tech. The post “Pretty massive:” Melbourne retail upstart to roll out its smart solar battery tech in the UK appeared first on RenewEconomy.
RE+ 2024: Solar Power World’s coverage of the industry’s top tradeshow
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. solar industry’s biggest tradeshow heads back to Anaheim this year, and the Solar Power World team will be there to cover all the new products and big news announcements. Our editors will be looking for solar panel technology advancements, updated inverter specs, new mounting systems, battery developments, bidirectional EV chargers and so much more.… The post RE+ 2024: Solar Power World’s coverage of the industry’s top tradeshow appeared first on Solar Power World.
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?
The Brief: How business schools help students make real world impact with student-led funds
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Back to School Business-school funds give MBA students a jump on careers in and out. The post The Brief: How business schools help students make real world impact with student-led funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Northvolt to cut jobs and sell off unit to survive EV chill
Financial Times: Energy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Swedish battery maker has been grappling with factory problems and slowing growth in European EV take-up
Manchester retailer to host fast EV charging hub with 15 bays
Charged
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Stockport, UK, outlet of France-headquartered sporting goods retailer Decathlon is opening a new 15-bay ultra-rapid EV charging hub, installed by UK charging network Be.EV. Located in the town of Stockport, which is part of Greater Manchester, the site receives up to 20,000 visitors per week, and is minutes from the busy M60 motorway. Decathlon celebrated the opening of the site with promotional offers and test drives of electric bikes, Octopus EVs and a Porsche Taycan.
Managing seasonality impacts and optimising O&M planning to secure favorable insurance terms
PV Tech
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The increase in frequency, severity and range of severe weather events is having a growing impact on renewable projects year-round.
Beam Global acquires power electronics manufacturer Telcom
Charged
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Beam Global , the maker of an innovative solar-powered off-grid EV charging solution, has acquired Belgrade-based Telcom, which engineers and manufactures specialized power electronics, including inverters, charge controllers, power supplies and LED lighting. The acquisition of Telcom will enable Beam to replace third-party power electronic components with in-house engineered and manufactured solutions.
Business school ‘evergreen’ funds propel students into impact careers that go beyond investing
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
At Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Professor William Towns pushes his students to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. “Somebody might end up. The post Business school ‘evergreen’ funds propel students into impact careers that go beyond investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
ION Storage System’s new solid-state battery achieves consumer electronics battery lifecycle requirements
Charged
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
ION Storage Systems , a Maryland-based manufacturer of solid-state batteries (SSBs), has reached a milestone towards commercialization by achieving 800 cycles in its SSB cells. ION cells cycle without compression or volume change, a key SSB adoption barrier. ION’s SSB requires no compression, swell budget, extensive cooling system or heavy fire barriers.
Study evaluates the economics of geothermal hybrid power plants
ThinkGeoEnergy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A new study done by a group of researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) looks at the technical and commercial viability of geothermal hybrid power plants. The study specifically analyzes scenarios for a geothermal-natural gas hybrid plant, as wel as a “triple-hybrid” plant that combines natural gas, solar thermal, thermal energy storage, and geothermal.
Researchers pioneer cathode homogenization approach to enhance all-solid-state lithium batteries
Charged
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Researchers at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from international institutions, have introduced a cathode homogenization strategy for all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASLBs). Researchers have developed a solution: a cathode homogenization strategy utilizing a zero-strain material, Li 1.75 Ti 2 (Ge 0.25 P 0.75 S 3.8 Se 0.2 ) 3 , or (LTG 0.25 PSSe 0.2 ).
Net Metering Reform: Premature or Long Overdue?
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The growth of distributed energy resources (DERs) has significantly increased over the past decade as the U.S. moves to decarbonize the electric grid. Growth has been possible by incentivizing the […] The post Net Metering Reform: Premature or Long Overdue? appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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