October, 2024

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Impact Groups Address Insufficient Draft Environmental Impact Report for Dangerous Wood Pellet Project

NRDC onEarth

Today, Golden State Natural Resources released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on its industrial-scale wood pellet project proposal. The project would include two industrial-scale wood pellet plants, one in the central Sierras and another in Northern California, as well.

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Grazing sheep among solar panels could produce higher quality wool, study finds

Renew Economy

The combination of solar farming and sheep grazing does not have a negative affect on wool production, and could even improve the quality of wool produced, new study finds. The post Grazing sheep among solar panels could produce higher quality wool, study finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Norway’s Equinor Admits It “Over-Reported” Amount of Carbon Captured At Flagship Project for Years 

DeSmogBlog

This story is the fifth part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has admitted over-reporting the performance of a flagship carbon capture and storage project by about 30 percent due to defective monitoring equipment, underscoring risks associated with plans to scale the technology as a climate solution, DeSmog can reveal.

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Student develops award-winning method to desalinate water

TechXplore

Tayia Oddonetto was an undergraduate student when her professor inspired her to solve water scarcity. "During class, the professor said that if someone discovered how to turn brine, water with a high salt concentration, into something of value, it'd be revolutionary for the planet," said Oddonetto. "At that moment, I told myself I was going to be the one who found the solution for brine, and that thought has never left me.

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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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Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online

POWER Magazine

The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently said its research shows data centers, buildings filled […] The post Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Carbon Mapper Releases First Emissions Detections from the Tanager-1 Satellite

Planet Pulse

Tanager-1 is made possible by the Carbon Mapper Coalition , a philanthropically-funded effort to develop and deploy satellites designed to detect and track methane and CO2 super-emitters at a level of granularity needed to support direct mitigation action. Tanager-1 combines Planet’s cutting-edge agile aerospace and smallsat bus technology with the state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer design developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). ### PUBLISHED ARTICLE FROM CARBON MAPPER Pasadena,

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Ontario’s huge nuclear debt and other things Dutton doesn’t understand about cost of electricity

Renew Economy

Ted O’Brien and Peter Dutton don’t seem know much about electricity costs and pricing. Contrary to their claims, Australian consumers actually pay less than their Ontario counterparts. The post Ontario’s huge nuclear debt and other things Dutton doesn’t understand about cost of electricity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Telegraph Ramps Up Anti-Climate Coverage During Labour’s Early Months

DeSmogBlog

Columnists at The Telegraph newspaper repeatedly attacked the new Labour government’s climate policies during its first 100 days in office, DeSmog can reveal. A DeSmog analysis of over 1,600 opinion pieces and editorials from The Telegraph’s website found that 94 percent of those written about environmental issues were anti-green – attacking or undermining climate science, policy and technological solutions, or environmental activists.

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Reliably estimating the capacity of household systems to store the excess electricity generated by photovoltaics

TechXplore

The use of photovoltaics (PVs) to generate household electricity is on the rise, as a growing number of individuals worldwide are now choosing to power their home using solar panels. To store the excess energy generated by solar panels on sunny days and re-use it at night and on cloudy days, one requires additional energy technologies known as home storage systems.

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Europe’s SMR Alliance Endorses Nine Nuclear Projects in Push for 2030s Deployment

POWER Magazine

The European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) has identified nine SMR projects it will support as its first batch of project working groups (PWGs). The effort marks a significant […] The post Europe’s SMR Alliance Endorses Nine Nuclear Projects in Push for 2030s Deployment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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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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Stop pushing heat pumps or face major backlash, green energy magnate tells Labour

The Guardian: Energy

Party donor Dale Vince warns that urging homeowners to switch to clean-power technology risks political storm bigger than Ulez The government risks a huge political backlash if it keeps pushing the public to install heat pumps to replace their boilers, one of Britain’s leading green entrepreneurs has warned. Dale Vince , a major Labour donor and renewable energy advocate, called on Keir Starmer to rethink national programmes, championed by Boris Johnson , pushing the technology.

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New Analysis Indicates Truck Makers are Manufacturing a False Crisis

NRDC onEarth

Despite public promises to embrace zero-emission trucks, some manufacturers are quietly sabotaging the shift to cleaner vehicles, putting public health at risk.

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One ship load of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 100 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race

Renew Economy

One container ship of solar PV modules can make the same amount of electricity as 100 ships of coal, according to the IEA's latest report. The post One ship load of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 100 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Jordan Peterson’s Online Class Compares Climate Activists to Mass Shooters

DeSmogBlog

The killers who committed horrific mass shootings in Norway, New Zealand and Texas are examples of “extreme environmentalists” who want to reduce the Earth’s population to conserve resources, according to a class taught at Peterson Academy , the new online school from conservative influencer Jordan Peterson. These mass shooters are “people who don’t rely on persuasion, or government action, but instead take matters into their own hands and start to kill the members of the human race at least in

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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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Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%

TechXplore

A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. The group has published a paper describing their new technique on the arXiv preprint server.

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Google Bets Big on Nuclear: Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers

POWER Magazine

In a deal that marks the first corporate agreement to deploy multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the U.S., Kairos Power and Google have signed a Master Plant Development Agreement […] The post Google Bets Big on Nuclear: Inks Deal with Kairos Power for 500-MW SMR Fleet to Power Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Matt Kean lambasts ‘wild fantasy’ of former Coalition colleagues to extend coal power and build nuclear plants

The Guardian: Energy

Climate Change Authority chair says Peter Dutton’s energy policy would drive up electricity bills and deter investment in renewables Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Extending the life of ageing coal-fired power stations before nuclear plants can be built is a “wild fantasy” that would deter near-term investment in renewables and push up power bills, according to Matt Kean, the Climate Change Authority chair.

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Getting from Here to There: Scaling Up Climate Finance for the NCQG

NRDC onEarth

Explore a new model illustrating potential pathways to scale up international climate funding for the Paris Agreement's new collective quantified goal on climate finance

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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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One shipment of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 10 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race

Renew Economy

One container ship of solar PV modules can make the same amount of electricity as 100 ships of coal, according to the IEA's latest report. The post One shipment of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 10 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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From Cars to Kitchens: Toyota’s Hydrogen Cartridges Transform Energy Use

Hydrogen Fuel News

Unveiling Toyota’s Portable Hydrogen Cartridges: A New Era in Sustainable Energy Toyota is set to showcase its groundbreaking portable hydrogen cartridges for the first time in Japan, October 15th to the 18th, at the Japan Mobility Bizweek event. These innovative cartridges are crafted to revolutionize the future of hydrogen energy by providing a swappable power source for next-generation fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

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UK loses 1.4GW of power in interconnector trip, battery storage keeps lights on

Energy Storage News

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) from several firms helped the energy system recover after the NSL interconnector, which connects the UK and Norway, suddenly stopped exporting power to the UK. At 8:47am local time, 8 October, Norwegian power exports via the North Sea plummeted from 1.

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Hurricane Helene underscores need for more solar-battery microgrids

Canary Media

For years, Duke Energy has studied the threats that climate change poses to its power grid. It has produced tomes forecasting the risk to its power lines, substations, and power plants from fires, heat waves, and floods.

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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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DOE Releases $900M to Spur Gen III+ Nuclear SMR Deployment, Targets Two ‘First Mover’ Projects

POWER Magazine

A $900 million funding opportunity released by the Department of Energy (DOE) on Oct. 16 seeks to spur “first mover” teams that could deploy the first two Gen III+ light […] The post DOE Releases $900M to Spur Gen III+ Nuclear SMR Deployment, Targets Two ‘First Mover’ Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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New protective layer could extend zinc battery lifespan by several orders of magnitude

TechXplore

The transition to renewable energy requires efficient methods for storing large amounts of electricity. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new method that could extend the lifespan of aqueous zinc-ion batteries by several orders of magnitude. Instead of lasting just a few thousand cycles, they could now endure several hundred thousand charge and discharge cycles.

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Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets

Renew Economy

Network operators want consumers to pay more for gas pipeline access, because they fear accelerated switch to all electric homes will leave their assets stranded. The post Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DHL and Diageo North America Integrate Nikola Hydrogen Trucks into US Fleet

Hydrogen Fuel News

DHL and Diageo Roll Out Hydrogen-Powered Trucks from Nikola DHL Supply Chain, a leader in contract logistics, in partnership with Diageo North America, a prominent premium drinks company, has announced the integration of two hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks into their U.S. fleet. These Class 8 trucks, developed by Nikola Corporation, will be deployed at the Diageo campus in Plainfield, Illinois, using a HYLA modular refueler.

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‘Money in Exchange for Silence’: Behind Neom’s Green Image, Western Firms Cash in on Saudi Commitment to Oil

DeSmogBlog

The video opens with the voice of a child. “Since the beginning, we’ve changed things,” she says. “It’s in our genes. It’s what makes us human.” The viewer zooms through stages in human development — agriculture, science, air travel, space flight. A dramatic musical score rises steadily in volume. “Now, we have a chance to change everything,” the narrator intones, as the camera comes to rest on a blank canvas.

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SB Energy inaugurates 900MW Texas PV cluster with Google data centre PPA

PV Tech

SB said the "Orion Solar Belt", located in Milam County, northwest of Houston, is expected to qualify for the domestic content bonus credit included under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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Amazon Backs Massive Nuclear SMR Deployment: 5 GW with X-Energy, Agreements With Energy Northwest, Dominion

POWER Magazine

In yet another major set of deals spearheaded by a tech giant in support of nuclear power development, Amazon will back the deployment of 5 GW of new X-energy small […] The post Amazon Backs Massive Nuclear SMR Deployment: 5 GW with X-Energy, Agreements With Energy Northwest, Dominion appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Solar farms don't hurt nearby property values, new research finds

Canary Media

A newly published study examining property values near dozens of large Midwest solar farms has found no significant negative impact — and even a slight positive effect — from the projects, according to the data.

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First stage of Australia’s biggest battery project switched on, well ahead of schedule

Renew Economy

Neoen formally opens first stage of what will be Australia's biggest battery, soaking up rooftop solar and helping ease the last coal generators out of the grid. The post First stage of Australia’s biggest battery project switched on, well ahead of schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Static electricity could help run air conditioners

TechXplore

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications.