Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A technology that converts low-temperature waste heat into electricity has earned the Institute of Physics (IOP) Business Innovation Award for FeTu, the Elland-based green energy business behind the approach. The award celebrates FeTus success in translating physics research into a viable commercial enterprise with a product that the IOP judges described as a revolutionary heat engine.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Korean Researchers Pioneer Advanced Testing of New Biohydrogen System A groundbreaking scientific achievement has been reported by Professor Chiyoung Park of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST. Alongside Professor Hyojung Cha from Kyungpook National University, Dr. Parks team has successfully developed a supramolecular fluorophore nanocomposite fabrication technology.

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BloombergNEF

DECEMBER 10, 2024

New York, December 10, 2024 Battery prices saw their biggest annual drop since 2017. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). Factors driving the decline include cell manufacturing overcapacity, economies of scale, low metal and component prices, […] The post Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Prices See Largest Drop Since 2017, Falling to $115 per Kilowatt-Hour: BloombergNEF appe

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 11, 2024

New analysis shows that Coalition nuclear plan would result in more coal, more gas, higher wholesales, and higher emissions. The post More coal, more gas, higher prices, higher emissions: What Coalition’s nuclear plan will do to the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The analysis was carried out by technology firm BMA (Business Modelling Applications). The cost of meeting Britains net zero targets in 2050 could be nearly 300 billion less than official projections, according to new analysis drawing on the computer model used by Whitehall. The savings over the period to 2050 equivalent to 415 for every household every year would come about from a greater use of home-grown renewable green gas in the energy mix.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Revolutionizing Hydrogen Vehicles with Swappable Hydrogen Cartridges Hydrogen-powered vehicles have long been recognized as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel cars. Yet, their adoption has been hindered by the complexity and cost of recharging infrastructure. Tecnovelero SL, a Spanish startup specializing in innovative urban mobility solutions, is redefining this narrative with its flagship product, the Virante car.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 11, 2024

New research finds a clear case of price gouging by Australias two biggest energy retailers, where households pay more than double the price of big business for the same amount of electricity. The post “Ripping off customers:” Energy utilities force households to pay more than double than business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2024

As heavy industry and transport sectors race to decarbonize, low-carbon hydrogen emerges as a promising zero-emission fuel, offering an alternative to battery electric vehicles for heavy transport while powering hard-to-abate industries from steel manufacturing to chemical production. Green hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced using renewable electricity, distinguishing it from hydrogen made using fossil fuels.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Pink Hydrogen News Nel Secures 5M Deal for Koreas First Nuclear-Powered Project Nel , a leader in hydrogen technology, has secured a 5 million deal with Samsung C&T Corporation and its Engineering Construction Group. The agreement involves 10MW of alkaline electrolyser systems for South Korea’s first nuclear-powered hydrogen project. This innovative initiative aims to produce pink hydrogenhydrogen generated using excess energy from nuclear power plantsmarking a significant step in dive

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Lithium metal, a next-generation anode material, has been highlighted for overcoming the performance limitations of commercial batteries. However, issues inherent to lithium metal have caused shortened battery lifespans and increased fire risks. KAIST researchers have achieved a world-class breakthrough by extending the lifespan of lithium metal anodes by approximately 750% using only water.

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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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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A week after Peter Dutton pledges to scrap offshore wind zones and "rip up contracts," federal Labor declares new development zone capable of hosting 20 of capacity. The post Bowen declares new offshore wind capable of hosting 20 GW, despite being shrunk and push out to sea appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

QuantCube Technology and French space agency, CNES, have announced the successful delivery of a flood warning and risk mapping prototype, the SCO FloodDAM Digital Twin. The prototype, which can detect, monitor, assess and predict the financial and socio-economic risks related to flood events, harnesses continental water data from earth observation data, in-situ ground sensors and drone data.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

From Sunlight to Hydrogen PowerA Sneak Peek at Panasonic’s 100% Renewable Energy Factory Panasonic Corporation has completed the installation of a groundbreaking demonstration power generation system at Panasonic Manufacturing UK Ltd. (PMUK) in Cardiff, Wales. This innovative initiative retrofits the 50-year-old manufacturing plant with cutting-edge green technologies, enabling the facility, which manufactures microwave ovens and other products, to operate entirely on renewable energy.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 8, 2024

National science agency dismisses argument nuclears economics have not been adequately considered in new draft report Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The CSIRO has rejected Coalition arguments that nuclear power plants could be developed in Australia in less than 15 years and that their long operating life would make them cheaper than other options.

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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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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Awarding of contracts to two big wind farms in South Australia means it is on track to become the first big grid in world to reach 100 pct net renewables with variable wind and solar. The post CIS auction wins ensure South Australia will be first grid in world to reach 100 pct net wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2024

AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with “Polly” What’s described as the world’s first fully automated acoustic ‘panoramic’ landscape monitoring system, which can report in real-time on the landscape of natural sounds in a given area, is being developed by bioacoustics firm AgriSound. The firm suggests the system could vastly facilitate the study of biodiversity in areas of land such as farms, allowing them to be monitored for pollinator activity, or forests foc

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Rapid Refueling, Zero Downtime The Hydrogen Advantage for Transit Clean Energy (NASDAQ: CLNE), a prominent provider of environmentally friendly fuel solutions, has secured a contract to design and construct an advanced hydrogen fueling station for the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) in California. The station is a critical step in RTA’s drive to transition its fleet to zero-emission vehicles, aligning with a broader commitment to sustainable and clean public transportation.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Austin Energy , the electric utility company of Austin, Texas, is partnering with Exceed Energy Inc. for a 5-MW first-of-its-kind geothermal pilot project near the Nacogdoches biomass facility. According to the company’s release, the pilot is expected to start producing electricity by 2025. With new technology and exciting opportunities to scale up energy production, the geothermal effort has the potential to change the energy landscape in Texas and create a more reliable pathway to a clea

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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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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Coalition should be pleased with the CSIRO nuclear costings, because they ignore construction risk and recent cost blowouts. It's why Dutton is happy for the taxpayer to hold the can. The post CSIRO’s nuclear costings have recklessly ignored construction risk, and the taxpayer will pay appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Edda Sif Pind Aradttir, CEO at Carbfix, with Conor Hamill, co-CEO of Nuada Nuada and Carbfix have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on delivering integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions aimed at reducing emissions in key sectors, including cement, lime, steel, waste-to-energy, and bioenergy. “By uniting Nuadas innovative carbon capture technology with Carbfixs transformative and permanent underground CO mineralization method, this partnership offers in

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

bp Ventures and EIP Back Oxford Flow with $25M to Transform Energy Systems Oxford Flow, a leader in cutting-edge valve technology, has raised $25 million in Series C funding, co-led by bp Ventures and Energy Impact Partners (EIP). This investment will enable the company to grow its team, scale up production, and bring its patented innovations to a global market.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power everything from electric vehicles to wearable devices. But new research from Case Western Reserve University suggests that a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative may lie in zinc-based batteries.

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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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DECEMBER 9, 2024

The bit mover in the CSIRO's GenCost report was the plunging cost of battery storage. One major battery project may already be doing much better. The post Plunging cost of big batteries: Latest gigawatt scale project may set new price benchmark appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Autonomous profiling float deployed in the ocean (image credit: University of Southampton). A new 2.5 million project led by the University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has set its sights on improving our understanding of how the ocean breathes’, storing heat and greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Ocean scientists will deploy sensors onboard high-tech floats to provide unprecedented detail on how the ocean breathes through mixing tiny turbulent movements tha

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2024

An alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of renewables projects across Australia and using them to spruik nuclear power Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The entrance is marked by an AI-generated image of a dead whale, floating among wind turbines. On the first floor of the East Maitland Bowling Club, dire warnings are being shared about how offshore wind may impact the Hunter region but also a feeling of not being consulted, of

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Global average lithium-ion battery prices have fallen 20% to US$115 per kWh this year, going below US$100 for electric vehicles (EVs), BloombergNEF said.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 9, 2024

South Australia set two significant records on this week, showcasing how solar and battery storage are a pigeon pair of complementary technologies balancing the grid. The post South Australia delivers a “pigeon pair” of solar and battery milestones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Image credit: mouli choudari , CC BY 2.0 license New research, released today (13 December) by Wildlife and Countryside Link, reveals that overstretched and under-resourced English Local Authorities have been struggling to meet legal deadlines to consider the nature recovery action they need to take and the policies to support this. Coinciding with these findings, nature groups including RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, Friends of the Earth and the Woodland Trust are launching a new Wilder By Design c

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Charged

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Daimler Truck has begun series production of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 at its plant in Wrth am Rhein, Germany. Mercedes-Benzs third electric truck model after the eActros 300/400 and the eEconic, the eActros 600 is designed for long-haul applications. It boasts up to 500 km of range, depending on the specific application and ambient conditions. Its three battery packs, each with 207 kWh, provide a total installed capacity of 621 kWh.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has verified with Energy-Storage.news that the PSC voted unanimously 3 December, to certify utility Georgia Powers plans to build 500MWs of battery energy storage systems (BESS) across four locations.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The Coalition responded to the latest CSIRO GenCost report by attacking the authors. Chris Bowen was not impressed. The post “It makes my blood boil:” Bowen fumes as Dutton leads new attack on CSIRO integrity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2024

New analysis published by Montel Analytics appears to show that power prices could jump by 50% across Europe if countries fail to meet their stated goals for decarbonisation. This highlights just how crucial the expansion of renewable energy is for the affordability of power in the coming decades. The latest update to Montel Analytics EU Energy Outlook show that average European power prices could reach approximately 100/MWh by 2060 if the expansion of renewable energy is delayed and the use of

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