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Energisation underway at 1,680MWh Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales, Australia

Energy Storage News

Energisation has begun at Waratah Super Battery, the energy storage project contracted as a ‘giant shock absorber’ for the grid in New South Wales, Australia.

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Researchers say chemical cocktail of micropollutants amplified the effect of algal toxins causing mass fish mortality on the River Oder in 2022

Envirotec Magazine

International research team say they have identified more than 120 organic micropollutants and investigated their role in damaging aquatic organisms Tonnes of dead fish, mussels and snails were seen floating on the River Oder (Germany) in early August 2022. It soon became clear what was causing the environmental disaster in the German-Polish border river: a mixture of excessive salinity, high water temperatures, low water levels and excessive inputs of nutrients and wastewater triggered a bloom

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CA Legislature Passes Major Clean Buildings Win

NRDC onEarth

Senate Bill 1221 (Senator Min) is a climate bill that will help put gas in the past, all while saving California households money on their energy bills.

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The massive new projects propelling South Australia towards 100 per cent net renewables

Renew Economy

A raft of big new projects will propel South Australia to its target of 100 per cent net renewables by 2027, showing the world that it can be done with wind, solar and storage. The post The massive new projects propelling South Australia towards 100 per cent net renewables 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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Fire at battery storage facility in California triggers evacuation order

Energy Storage News

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued by local authorities in Escondido, California, after a fire broke out at a battery energy storage system (BESS) facility.

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The country’s biggest electric school bus fleet will also feed the grid

Canary Media

When Ritu Narayan, CEO and co-founder of Zum , looks at the 74 electric school buses and chargers her startup has deployed at a former industrial site in East Oakland, California, she sees a future where clean transportation and a clean and reliable grid come together.

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Spanish energy giant starts building new solar and big battery hybrid project in Queensland

Renew Economy

Spanish energy giant starts construction on its biggest solar project in Australia, to be paired with a big battery to help dodge negative prices. The post Spanish energy giant starts building new solar and big battery hybrid project in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Georgia Power secures Tesla battery supply agreement for 2GWh BESS portfolio

Energy Storage News

Georgia Power has secured a battery and equipment supply agreement (BESA) with Tesla for a 500MW/2,000MWh BESS portfolio made up of four projects of varying sizes under development by the investor-owned utility (IOU).

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Endolith is using ‘Olympic caliber’ copper microbes to address the copper shortage

TechCrunch: Climate

The stealthily operating startup thinks it can narrow the gap by helping miners extract more copper from their mines. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Chart: The UK is about to stop using coal to produce electricity

Canary Media

The country that once boasted the world’s first coal-fired power plant is now set to eliminate the highly polluting fossil fuel from its power grid. In late September, the United Kingdom will shutter the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, the country’s last operational coal-fired power plant.

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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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First of 444 Tesla megapacks installed at Melbourne’s giant battery project

Renew Economy

Installation of the first of 444 Tesla Megapack battery systems is underway at one of the biggest grid-scale batteries in Australia. The post First of 444 Tesla megapacks installed at Melbourne’s giant battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hydro-Québec’s EVLO to deploy 300MWh of BESS in Virginia

Energy Storage News

The energy storage system integration arm of Canadian utility Hydro-Québec, EVLO, will deploy 300MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Virginia, US.

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Oxylus Energy strikes “beautiful balance” to make e-fuels for aviation and shipping

TechCrunch: Climate

Flexible green methanol, which is made without fossil fuels, could rid carbon pollution from a range of industries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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C-BATT commercializing silicon-carbon composite battery anode material

Charged

C-BATT, a joint venture between US lithium-ion battery components producer X-BATT and carbon and graphite products manufacturer CONSOL Innovations—a wholly owned subsidiary of US-headquartered CONSOL Energy—has launched the next phase of development and commercialization of Obsidia, its tunable silicon-carbon composite battery anode material made with domestically sourced carbon.

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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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Wind and solar dominated South Australia overtakes Tasmania as Australia’s most renewable state

Renew Economy

South Australia has overtaken Tasmania as the country's most renewable state, and achieved this with wind and solar rather than hydro. The post Wind and solar dominated South Australia overtakes Tasmania as Australia’s most renewable state appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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2,047MWh of energy storage in Australia reaches financial commitment in Q2 2024

Energy Storage News

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) of Australia has revealed that six large-scale energy storage projects totalling 573MW/2,047MWh reached financial commitment in the second quarter of 2024.

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BNEF expects 592GW of solar PV installs globally in 2024

PV Tech

In its 3Q 2024 Global PV Market Outlook, the commodity market research firm BNEF has revised its target for solar PV additions in 2024 to reach 592GW.

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Shining light on how solar power and farming can coexist

Science Daily: Renewable Energy

Scientists have developed a new tool to help identify optimal photovoltaic (PV) materials capable of maximizing crop growth while generating solar power.

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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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“Turning point:” Share of coal in Australia’s main grid falls below 50 pct for first time

Renew Economy

The share of coal power falls below 50 per cent average for whole week, for the first time in what industry observers are hailing as a "turning point." The post “Turning point:” Share of coal in Australia’s main grid falls below 50 pct for first time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Augmentation and end-of-life era arrives with 3GWh of US grid-scale BESS now 4+ years old

Energy Storage News

Augmentation and end-of-life disposal look set to grow in significance in the next few years in the US, with nearly 1.5GW/3GWh of BESS projects now four years old or more.

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Solar PV achieves winter 2024 record generation as South Australia runs on 100% renewable energy

PV Tech

From 26 August to 1 September, Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) saw the highest rooftop and utility-scale solar PV contribution across the 2024 winter period.

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Solar-Plus-Storage Project Brings New Energy to California

POWER Magazine

Clearway Energy’s Daggett Solar + Storage power plant in San Bernardino County is a model for producing renewable energy, and taking advantage of existing infrastructure, at the site of a closed thermal The post Solar-Plus-Storage Project Brings New Energy to California appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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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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Six new big battery projects emerge as winners of first capacity tender

Renew Economy

Six new big battery projects named as winners of the federal government's first auction under the Capacity Investment Scheme. The post Six new big battery projects emerge as winners of first capacity tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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UBS Asset Management’s 1GWh BESS portfolio in Texas gets financing through major banks

Energy Storage News

UBS Asset Management has secured financing for a 730MW/1,049MWh battery storage portfolio in Texas via two commercial banks.

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Trina Solar posts record 34GW module shipments in H1 2024, while revenues fall

PV Tech

Trina Solar has published its results for the first half of 2024, which include module shipments of 34GW and total revenue of US$6.05 billion.

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Climate Denial Funder Pumps Another £30,000 into Tory Leadership Race

DeSmogBlog

Conservative Party leadership candidates have received tens of thousands in donations from a funder of the UK’s main climate science denial group. The latest register of MPs’ interests shows that James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat each received £10,000 in August from Lord Michael Hintze , a Tory peer who is one of the few known funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF).

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Latest battery storage tender swamped by offers and six times over subscribed

Renew Economy

First CIS auction for battery storage in Western Australia more than six times over-subscribed. The post Latest battery storage tender swamped by offers and six times over subscribed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Wärtsilä joins 5MWh club with latest BESS product

Energy Storage News

System integrator Wärtsilä has launched a 5MWh, 20-foot container battery energy storage system (BESS) product.

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Southwest and Archer plan air taxi network in California using eVTOL aircraft

Charged

Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have announced a partnership to develop plans for electric air taxi networks that will use Archer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at California airports where Southwest has a presence. The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies specifies that the service will utilize Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft, which is currently under development.

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Report Says China, India Account for Nearly All New Coal-Fired Generation

POWER Magazine

Research from a group that tracks fossil fuel and other energy projects shows that just 15 countries, led by China and India, account for 98% of coal-fired power plants under […] The post Report Says China, India Account for Nearly All New Coal-Fired Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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World-first 20MW offshore wind turbine installed in China

Renew Economy

Mingyang Smart Energy completes installation of a 20MW offshore wind turbine, the world's largest. The post World-first 20MW offshore wind turbine installed in China appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Sungrow signs supply deal with UK developers for 1.7GWh BESS project

Energy Storage News

PV inverter and battery energy storage system (BESS) provider Sungrow has signed an agreement with two major developers to supply BESS systems for an upcoming UK storage project.

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