‘World’s largest’ 30MW flywheel energy storage project connects to grid in China
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
A project in China, claimed as the largest flywheel energy storage system in the world, has been connected to the grid.
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What the Newest Energy Jobs Report Says About the Clean Energy Economy
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Market forces and government incentives are creating a growing number of renewable energy jobs.
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Nuada picks up innovation award at Carbon Capture Canada 2024
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Nuada, the firm behind an innovative carbon capture approach, combining metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and vacuum swing technology, has picked up the “Innovation in CCUS Technology” award at Carbon Capture Canada 2024 – Canada’s national CCUS convention. “This recognition highlights the significant strides we have made in pushing the boundaries of carbon capture technology,” said an announcement from the group. “We are proud to have been selected as the
Team proposes AI-powered approach to establishing a 'carbon-neutral energy city'
TechXplore
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
A joint research team has developed key technologies to realize "Urban Electrification" using artificial intelligence (AI). Their findings have been published in the journal Sustainable Cities and Society.
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.
GE Vernova to provide 1GWh BESS to Quinbrook ‘Supernode’ project in Queensland, Australia
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions provider GE Vernova has been selected to deliver the BESS for Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners’ 250MW/1,000 MWh energy storage project in Queensland, Australia.
Flooded Again: Visualizing Repeated Flooding Across the U.S.
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of households have faced multiple damaging floods. Federal, state, and local action is needed to reduce risk now and into the future.
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Microsoft wants Three Mile Island to fuel its AI power needs
The Verge: Energy
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft just signed a deal to revive the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. If approved by regulators, the software maker would have exclusive rights to 100 percent of the output for its AI data center needs. Constellation, the owner of the Three Mile Island plant, announced a power purchase agreement with Microsoft earlier today, which should see the site coming back online in 2028, assuming regulators approve it.
California SDG&E battery fire was ‘well managed,’ caused minimal impact
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
A recent fire event at a large-scale battery storage project owned by California utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) was dealt with effectively and in an exemplary manner.
Sustainable TP is on a Roll, But Charmin Stays Rough on Forests
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
NRDC’s latest tissue scorecard shows P&G has been left behind by top competitors embracing greater sustainability for forests.
£16 million funding for biotech firm offering sustainable omega-3
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Biotechnology firm MiAlgae has secured £14 million in funding to advance its operations and scale production. The company says it has successfully reached commercial-scale of its sustainable marine Omega-3 product, NaturAlgae, at its demonstrator site in Scotland. Over the past 30 years, the global aquaculture industry has expanded more than fivefold to help feed the growing world population.
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
Affordable nuclear? Dutton’s plan would add nearly $1,000 a year to the power bill of a family of four
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
A major new report finds the Coalition's nuclear plan would add $665 to the average household's annual electricity bill, while a family of four would pay nearly $1,000 more a year. The post Affordable nuclear? Dutton’s plan would add nearly $1,000 a year to the power bill of a family of four appeared first on RenewEconomy.
UK’s Electricity System Operator ‘underusing’ battery storage to solve network constraints
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
A coalition of battery storage developers, including Zenobē, Eelpower, Harmony Energy and Field, has penned a letter to the UK government and National Grid Electricity System Operator (National Grid ESO).
NRDC Map Reveals Lead Pipe Locations in Specific Communities and Water Systems Nationwide
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
In a stark visual reminder of the threat to public health from dangerous lead water pipes, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today released a map based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data revealing the specific communities and water systems.
Decarbonization efforts slowing, says Boston Consulting survey, which details the rewards of progress
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Corporate progress on decarbonization has slowed over the past year, according to new analysis from consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group released on 18 September. However, for those who are making progress, there are substantial benefits, report the authors. The report “Boosting Your Bottom Line Through Decarbonization” surveyed 1,864 executives with a brief to oversee their company’s emissions measurement, reporting, and reduction initiatives.
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.
South Australia joins Denmark in elite club of two, “pushing the boundaries” of renewable energy integration
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
IEA report lists South Australia alongside Denmark as the only other energy system in the world successfully managing significant volumes of surplus variable solar and wind – and facing huge challenges in the final leg. The post South Australia joins Denmark in elite club of two, “pushing the boundaries” of renewable energy integration appeared first on RenewEconomy.
BESS developer-integrator On.Energy acquires 480MWh ‘distributed’ utility-scale California portfolio
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
System integrator and project developer On.Energy has acquired nine in-development battery energy storage projects, which will play into California’s CAISO market.
NRDC’s Issue with Tissue Shows Procter & Gamble Fails Sustainable Toilet Paper Test
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
American bathrooms are stocked with toilet paper and tissues sourced from the Canadian boreal forest, one of the world’s largest and most ecologically important intact forests. For the sixth year in row, Procter & Gamble failed the toilet paper sustainability.
The UK’s first carbon capture pilot on an energy-from-waste facility goes live
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The pilot is installed at enfinium’s Ferrybridge-1 EfW facility in Knottingley. UK energy-from-waste (Efw) operator enfinium has launched the UK’s first carbon capture pilot at an EfW site, the group announced on 16 September. The launch is described as a milestone for the sector and for the group’s plans to deploy Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology across its UK facilities to generate carbon removals at scale.
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.
Peter Dutton is about to talk nuclear at CEDA. Will he be fact checked by Chris Uhlmann?
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Peter Dutton is due to explain his nuclear power policy at a CEDA event next week. Will he finally be fact-checked? The post Peter Dutton is about to talk nuclear at CEDA. Will he be fact checked by Chris Uhlmann? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Avantus in permitting for 500MW solar and BESS facility in Imperial County, California
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The planning department in Imperial County, California, has progressed a solar-and-storage project from developer Avantus, which could total 500MW of solar and 500MW of BESS.
BlackRock and Microsoft plan $30bn fund to invest in AI infrastructure
Financial Times: Energy
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Nvidia and Abu Dhabi-backed MGX will join effort as energy-intensive tech strains power and data grids
Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI
TechCrunch: Climate
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The data centers that train the large language models behind AI consume unimaginable amounts of energy, and the stakes are high for big tech companies to ensure they have enough power to run those plants. That’s why Microsoft is now throwing its weight behind nuclear power. The tech giant on Friday signed a major deal […] © 2024 TechCrunch.
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?
Potential renewables hits record 102.5 pct of grid demand in sign of the future
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Level of potential renewables, including curtailed wind and solar, hits new record as two big batteries flex their muscles for the first time and set new charging and discharging peaks. The post Potential renewables hits record 102.5 pct of grid demand in sign of the future appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Queensland Hydro awards major contracts for 2GW pumped hydro energy storage project
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) developer Queensland Hydro has revealed a flurry of contracts today (17 September) to help progress the development of its 2GW Borumba project in Australia.
Switching California from gas to electricity, one neighborhood at a time
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Over the next few years, residents of select California neighborhoods may start getting phone calls and mailers from gas utilities and community organizers offering an unexpected proposition: Would you like to ditch gas and switch to all-electric appliances instead?
What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research
Grist
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Twenty years ago, a team of U.K. scientists sounded the alarm on a then-underappreciated problem: the breakdown of plastic litter into small, even microscopic, fragments. While many previous reports had documented the buildup of plastic bottles and bags in the natural environment, much less attention had been paid to what the scientists dubbed “microplastics.
Two-thirds of new-build homes don’t have solar: Report calls for policy to plug holes in rooftop rollout
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Australia could double its rooftop solar by 2030, but to do so will require new homes to be built with solar, solar on social housing, and businesses to start installing. The post Two-thirds of new-build homes don’t have solar: Report calls for policy to plug holes in rooftop rollout appeared first on RenewEconomy.
VPPs and mobile battery storage: What are the keys to success?
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
ESN Premium speaks with representatives of Lunar Energy and Nomad Power Systems, respectively targeting the tricky VPP and mobile power markets with energy storage-backed solutions.
Nikola and Tom’s Truck Center Lead the Charge with New Station
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Tom’s Truck Center Ushers in a New Era with First Hydrogen Refueling Station in Santa Fe Springs, LA County Tom’s Truck Center has made a groundbreaking move by opening the first hydrogen refueling station onsite at a commercial truck dealership. This significant event took place at their Santa Fe Springs location in Los Angeles County, marking an important milestone in California’s push towards a hydrogen-powered future.
Coalition’s nuclear power plan will add $665 to average power bill a year, report warns
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Opposition disputes costings in study and accuses authors of cherrypicking ‘worst-case scenario projects’ from around the world Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition’s plan for seven nuclear power plants would lift power bills for average households by $665 a year based on estimated costs of six overseas nuclear projects, according to an Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis report.
Rooftop solar makes record high contribution to grid on same day home battery push announced
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Another spring day in Australia, another renewable energy record – this time, a new all-time high for the maximum contribution of rooftop solar to the mix of electricity in NSW. The post Rooftop solar makes record high contribution to grid on same day home battery push announced appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EDP and Dominion Energy sign deal for 340MWh BESS in Virginia
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has secured a long-term contract with Dominion Energy to develop an 85MW/340MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Virginia, US.
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