What to Expect in the EPA’s New Lead in Tap Water Rule
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The EPA will soon issue a major new rule to control lead in tap water. We expect it will finally take a big step toward addressing this public health scourge.
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If Peter Dutton has a better understanding of the cost of building nuclear, then let’s see it
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 3, 2024
IEEFA's recent research on the cost of building nuclear is detailed and extensively referenced, with the methods laid out transparently. Dismissing it as "cherry-picked" and "nonsense" is not good enough. The post If Peter Dutton has a better understanding of the cost of building nuclear, then let’s see it appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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DOE Finalizes $1.52B Palisades Loan for First-Ever U.S. Nuclear Plant Recommissioning
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Marking the first-ever revival of a nuclear power plant in the U.S., the Department of Energy (DOE) on Sept. 30 finalized a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to Holtec International to […] The post DOE Finalizes $1.52B Palisades Loan for First-Ever U.S. Nuclear Plant Recommissioning appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Michigan bets on EVs to revive its economy — and hopes jobs will follow
Canary Media
OCTOBER 2, 2024
DETROIT — In 1913, Henry Ford unveiled the moving assembly line at his Highland Park plant, reducing the time it took to make a Model T from 12 hours to 93 minutes and igniting a revolution in modern manufacturing.
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
California Becomes First State to Ban “Sell By” Dates on Packaged Foods
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 660, which bans the use of consumer-facing “Sell By” dates and requires the use of standardized food date labeling terminology, reducing consumer confusion and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of food waste
Last coal power station in UK shuts down, bring coal era to end after 143 years
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The UK was the first country to build a coal fired power station and has now become the first major economy to exit coal power. The post Last coal power station in UK shuts down, bring coal era to end after 143 years appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Our response to the B.C. NDP energy plan
Clean Energy Canada
OCTOBER 3, 2024
VICTORIA — Mark Zacharias, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the energy-related aspects of the B.C. NDP’s platform : “During his almost two years as premier, David Eby has taken the province’s energy future seriously with a thoughtful approach to planning, affordability, and economy-building. “Compared to other parties, the NDP’s recent energy strategy has the clearest sense of direction and alignment with our changing reality—both its many op
Oil and gas waste disposal is endangering drinking water sources
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The oil and gas industry generates massive volumes of dangerous wastewater each day: In 2021, U.S. wells created almost 1.1 trillion gallons.
Australia’s oldest wind turbine faces final spin, will be dismantled after nearly 40 years or service
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
The Breamlea wind turbine was built in 1987 but owner Barwon Water says the parts no longer exist to keep it operational. The post Australia’s oldest wind turbine faces final spin, will be dismantled after nearly 40 years or service appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Getting Into Gear for Net Zero: BNEF’s Energy Transition Factbook 2024
BloombergNEF
OCTOBER 1, 2024
BloombergNEF has published a new edition of its Energy Transition Factbook. This flagship report identifies major trends – and offers critical solutions – in the transition to a net-zero world by showcasing progress made in three sectors: clean power, electrified transport and industry. The post Getting Into Gear for Net Zero: BNEF’s Energy Transition Factbook 2024 appeared first on BloombergNEF.
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.
Southern California Edison and Ford to reward EV drivers for grid support
Charged
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Ford Motor has teamed up with Southern California Edison (SCE) to compensate EV owners for participating in the utility’s Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP), which aims to enhance grid resilience that also advances vehicle-to-grid integration (VGI). Ford is supporting participation in ELRP through its California Power Response program, which uses its managed charging solution to help reduce load on the grid during times of peak demand by sending power from car batteries to the grid.
California Climate & Energy Update
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
California is making strides in reducing emissions while the economy continues to grow. Check out some of the state’s recent wins!
Solar and wind less than half the cost of fossil fuels as price falls continue
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
When compared to fossil fuel and nuclear options, solar PV’s global costs in 2023 were 56 per cent lower, while onshore wind’s costs were even lower. The post Solar and wind less than half the cost of fossil fuels as price falls continue appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Lignite Coal Power CCS Project in North Dakota Gets First Tranche of $350M Federal Funding
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Project Tundra, a demonstration project that seeks to capture an average of 4 million tons of carbon dioxide from flue gas from two lignite-fired units at the 705-MW Milton R. […] The post Lignite Coal Power CCS Project in North Dakota Gets First Tranche of $350M Federal Funding appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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.
Chart: More and more rooftop solar buyers are adding home batteries
Canary Media
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Canary thanks Clean Energy Counsel for its support of the column. Batteries are all the rage — especially among homeowners who are going solar.
Engineers develop solar-powered lithium extraction from brine
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A team of engineers at Nanjing University, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a new way to extract lithium from briny water.
A multi-billion dollar solar sheep rental industry is taking shape in Australia
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Solar grazing is a multi-billion dollar industry in the US. Australian farmers are beginning to think about how it might work here, too. The post A multi-billion dollar solar sheep rental industry is taking shape in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Space-Based Solar Power for U.S. Energy Independence
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Space-based solar power (SBSP) could prove transformative to global energy demand by providing price-efficient, continuous clean energy from orbit (Figure 1). Recent developments, including low-cost space access, mass-produced satellites, robotics, […] The post Space-Based Solar Power for U.S. Energy Independence appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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?
BESS could save EU €9 billion a year in gas costs by 2030, says Ember
Energy Storage News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The EU could save €9 billion a year in gas costs by deploying BESS to capture excess wind and solar, according to think tank Ember.
Green subsidies may have hidden costs, experts warn
Science Daily: Renewable Energy
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Government subsidies for business practices and processes should be approached with caution, even when they seem to be environmentally friendly, writes a group of scientists and economists. They argue that subsidies can alter market pressures, leading to unintended consequences that not only perpetuate harmful subsidies over time but also diminish the overall effectiveness of those intended to promote environmental sustainability.
Renewable records tumble for second day in a row, pushing fossil fuels to new lows
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The instantaneous share of renewable energy in Australia’s main grid has reached new highs for the second day in a row, steadily nudging out fossil fuels in preparation for the day that coal generation might be switched off completely, as occurred in the earlier today. As Joshua Hill writes here, the last coal-fired power generator […] The post Renewable records tumble for second day in a row, pushing fossil fuels to new lows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New research unlocks potential of electrochemical separation for water treatment and resource extraction
TechXplore
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed novel technology called electrochemical ion pumping (EIP) that could revolutionize the treatment of water and resource extraction.
Stellae Energy announces geothermal power project in Vanuatu
ThinkGeoEnergy
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Stellae Energy , a UK-based Green Energy Solutions and Assets company, is pleased to announce the signing of a detailed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Vanuatu in the Western Tropical Pacific. The MOU aims to explore and develop economic, sustainable geothermal power projects harnessing volcanic geothermal energy resources in partnership with the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology and Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management and t
The $20B US ‘green bank’ program just funded its first project
Canary Media
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund , the national green bank program created by the Inflation Reduction Act, has gotten off to a slow start — but the money has started to flow. In April, a handful of nonprofit consortiums were selected to administer the $20 billion program.
Coal generators are learning how to shut down for solar in significant boost to renewable switch
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The owner of one of Australia's biggest coal generators has shut down one of its units for six hours in a trial to see how the technology can dance around the huge and growing solar duck curve. The post Coal generators are learning how to shut down for solar in significant boost to renewable switch appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Victoria fast-tracks 360MW solar-plus-storage project under new scheme in Australia
PV Tech
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The 360MW Mortlake solar-plus-storage project in Victoria, Australia, is the latest large-scale renewable energy project to be fast-tracked for development by the state government.
THE BIG PICTURE: Hydrogen Cofiring at U.S. Gas Power Plants (Infographic)
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2024
While natural gas power accounted for 43% of total U.S. power generation in 2023, several state and federal policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions are bolstering interest in hydrogen […] The post THE BIG PICTURE: Hydrogen Cofiring at U.S. Gas Power Plants (Infographic) appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Germany’s mixed record disappoints the climate conscious
Energy Transition
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Despite a record rollout of renewables, expectations for a notably greener Germany have not been met. Environmental think tanks and NGOs are taking their gripes to court to make the German government comply with German law – and the coalitions’ own promises. Paul Hockenos reports.
Australia’s largest operating wind farm sends first power to Sunshine State grid
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The largest operating wind farm in Australia has marked a significant milestone with the first export of renewable energy to the national electricity market. The post Australia’s largest operating wind farm sends first power to Sunshine State grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australia: Origin withdraws from hydrogen race to focus on renewable energy and energy storage
PV Tech
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Australian utility Origin Energy announced its intention to withdraw from hydrogen and focus on renewable energy and energy storage, citing “uncertainty around the pace and timing of development of the hydrogen market".
Innovative Gas-Fired Power Station Supports Taiwan’s Need for More Energy
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A GE Vernova-led project, completed in just 10 months, is helping Taiwan’s efforts for a more reliable power supply, along with supporting the integration of renewable energy resources in the country. Taiwan The post Innovative Gas-Fired Power Station Supports Taiwan’s Need for More Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Eco-Friendly at 200km/h: Meet China’s New Hydrogen Train
Hydrogen Fuel News
OCTOBER 2, 2024
China’s CINOVA H2: A Leap in Green Rail Transport China has made a groundbreaking advancement in sustainable rail transport with the debut of its CINOVA H2 hydrogen-powered high-speed train. Showcased at the InnoTrans 2024 trade fair in Berlin, Germany, this innovative train represents a significant step in the global pursuit of greener transportation solutions.
Solar car parks: Australia’s great untapped PV potential
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Putting solar PV shades over available outdoor car parks in Australia could generate 34 TWh of electricity a year, and help charge the growing number of EVs. The post Solar car parks: Australia’s great untapped PV potential appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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