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Learn how to drive the adoption of renewable energy with courses that provide everything from a big-picture understanding of the energy transition and justice considerations to the details of energy generation and storage technologies and financing.

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Bring your WEEE collection ideas…

Envirotec Magazine

Small Electricals Recycling banks were installed in seven locations across the Scottish Highlands in ILM Highland’s project (image credit: ILM Highland). Material Focus has reopened its Electricals Recycling Fund, offering £750,000 of funding to support projects that make it easier for people to reuse and recycle small household electricals. Previous rounds of funding have provided £1.8 million to fund over 40 UK projects, some of which are described here.

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Offshore Wind Turbines Offer Path for Clean Hydrogen Production

FuelCellsWorks

NREL Researchers Identify Promising Locations off US Coastlines for Installation of Technology. Using electricity generated by offshore wind turbines as one pathway to split water to produce clean hydrogen may.

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South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solar

Renew Economy

South Australia locks in funding deal with Canberra to ensure it can become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net renewables via wind, solar and storage. The post South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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AI data centers are undermining climate solutions

GreenBiz

The scrutiny of data centers has intensified because of tech company secrecy, energy consumption and societal impacts on customers, policymakers and communities.

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In a first, a solar microgrid will directly power an industrial plant

Canary Media

For half a century, a sprawling lot in Ravenswood, West Virginia, was home to a giant aluminum smelter. But in 2009, Century Aluminum idled the facility then permanently closed it six years later, and the 2,000-acre site became an empty expanse along the bending banks of the Ohio River.

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Giant Brisbane battery trebles in size after Origin extends deal for life beyond baseload

Renew Economy

The already giant Supernode battery project in the north of Brisbane is to treble in size after the developer Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners extended its off-take deal with Australia’s biggest utility, Origin Energy. The first stage of the battery – sized at 250 MW and 520 MWh – is already under construction after the two companies […] The post Giant Brisbane battery trebles in size after Origin extends deal for life beyond baseload appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Data Centers Gobbling Up Existing Nukes Threatens Grid Decarb Goals

NRDC onEarth

Diverting existing clean power will increase pollution

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The US is about to get its first solar-covered canal

Canary Media

The first canal-based solar project in the U.S. is nearing completion on tribal lands south of Phoenix, Arizona. Native Americans have been using canals to irrigate the Gila River Valley for thousands of years , starting with the Huhugam people.

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Plug Completes 13 Hydrogen Refueling Station Deployments Over Last Two Years in Europe

FuelCellsWorks

Installations Support Range of Material Handling and Mobility Applications, Highlighting Company’s Unparalleled Execution Capabilities SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. — Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions for.

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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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No room for nuclear: AGL says flexibility is key as it switches from coal to renewables in a decade

Renew Economy

AGL outlines plans for renewables, storage and industry at its Hunter Hub targeted by Coalition for nuclear, and says flexible generation is they key The post No room for nuclear: AGL says flexibility is key as it switches from coal to renewables in a decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Whataburger app becomes unlikely power outage map after Houston hurricane

TechCrunch: Climate

Fast-food chain Whataburger’s app has gone viral in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which left around 1.8 million utility customers in Houston, Texas without power. Hundreds of thousands of those people may remain without power for days as Houston anticipates a heat wave, with temperatures climbing into the mid-90s. Amid frustrations with the local utility […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Biden admin offers $1.2B loan to expand US battery supply chain

Canary Media

Companies have invested more than $100 billion in U.S. electric vehicle and battery manufacturing since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed two years ago. A long list of components go into those EVs and batteries — and the more of them that can be produced in the U.S., the better.

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Hyundai Launches Pilot Test for Mighty Fuel Cell Light-Duty Truck in New Zealand

FuelCellsWorks

Hyundai Motors New Zealand is set to initiate a year-long pilot test of the new Mighty Fuel Cell (FCEV) light-duty hydrogen truck, marking another significant step towards green transportation solutions.

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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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New big battery breaks habit, goes for morning stretch and takes state to new record

Renew Economy

The newly connected Broken Hill battery has helped NSW beat a short-lived record for battery charging and discharging. The post New big battery breaks habit, goes for morning stretch and takes state to new record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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‘All of Our Tricks Worked’: Spoof ExxonMobil Ad Nails Just How Easy It’s Been for Big Oil

DeSmogBlog

This article was first published in Common Dreams and is reprinted here. A new parody ExxonMobil advertisement released Tuesday by a group founded by Adam McKay — the Academy Award-winning writer and director of the blockbuster doomsday climate comedy Don’t Look Up — mocks humanity for letting Big Oil get away with causing one of the biggest existential threats of all time. “There’s a world we all want to live in again.

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Weatherization can keep you cool this summer — and warm next winter

Canary Media

Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to update their homes for a clean electric future. Canary thanks EnergySage for its support of the column. Bennie Tillman Jr.

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ITM Power Signs a 500MW Capacity Reservation With a Global Industrial Customer

FuelCellsWorks

ITM is pleased to announce that it has signed a 500MW capacity reservation with a global industrial customer. This reservation secures future production capacity for the manufacturing of our state-of-the-art.

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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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UK Labour to double onshore wind, triple solar power, and quadruple offshore wind by 2030

Renew Economy

Peter Dutton seizes on UK Labour's commitment to nuclear. What he didn't mention is that its wind and solar plans are even more ambitious than Australia's Labor government. The post UK Labour to double onshore wind, triple solar power, and quadruple offshore wind by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind

TechXplore

A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.

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San Francisco launches world's first commercial hydrogen ferry

Canary Media

Most ferries in the United States run on diesel fuel, with groaning engines that spew harmful emissions into waterfront communities. But in San Francisco, passengers on the city’s newest vessel will find the trip to be much quieter and cleaner as they zip around the bay.

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Hydrogen Buses to Power Sarawak Metro’s KUTS Project

FuelCellsWorks

KUCHING– Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd will procure 55 additional hydrogen buses for its ambitious Kuching Urban Transport System (KUTS) project. These buses will serve as the feeder bus network as.

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Fossil fuel industry’s anti-climate and anti-renewables playbook goes back 57 years – they are still hard at it

Renew Economy

New report analyses deep origins of the fossil fuel industry's fight against climate action and renewables, and the key players in Australia. The post Fossil fuel industry’s anti-climate and anti-renewables playbook goes back 57 years – they are still hard at it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Highly efficient and stable solar cells can now be mass produced like printing newspapers

TechXplore

Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have developed highly efficient, printable and stable perovskite solar cells to achieve carbon neutrality and promote sustainable development.

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Analyst Says Nuclear Industry Is ‘Totally Irrelevant’ in the Market for New Power Capacity

POWER Magazine

Nuclear power has consistently provided about 19% to 20% of total annual U.S. electricity generation since 1990. It provides significant amounts of electricity in many other countries as well. According […] The post Analyst Says Nuclear Industry Is ‘Totally Irrelevant’ in the Market for New Power Capacity appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Germany Awards Tender to Fertiglobe for Green Ammonia From Egypt

FuelCellsWorks

BERLIN– Germany has awarded a tender to buy 259,000 tons of green ammonia between 2027 and 2033 from UAE-based Fertiglobe, Germany’s Economy Ministry said, marking the first in a round.

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Concrete foundations and first turbines up as S.A.’s biggest wind farm poised to start production

Renew Economy

Concrete pours and first turbines complete at the largest wind project in South Australia, and the first to connect to grid in more than two years. The post Concrete foundations and first turbines up as S.A.’s biggest wind farm poised to start production appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Lithium-ion batteries have a forever chemical problem

The Verge: Energy

A broken cellphone with a rechargeable battery lies in a collection container for hazardous materials at a waste sorting facility. | Photo by Jens Büttner / picture alliance via Getty Images Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in everyday gadgets, electric vehicles, and to store renewable energy could be a growing source of the “forever chemicals” that pollute soil and waterways, new research suggests.

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Clearway Begins Repowering of Texas Wind Farm

POWER Magazine

Clearway Energy Group on July 8 said it has closed financing and begun a repowering project for the California-based company’s Cedro Hill wind farm in Webb County, Texas. Clearway said […] The post Clearway Begins Repowering of Texas Wind Farm appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Throwback Thursday: Mitsubishi Power Delivers First Shipment of Equipment to ACES Delta Hub for Clean Hydrogen Production at One of the Largest Systems in Construction

FuelCellsWorks

The integrated technology is key to facilitating the deployment of utility-scale green hydrogen in the U.S. and to achieving global decarbonization goals LAKE MARY, Fla.– Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. has.

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Greek developer puts gigawatt-scale Australian solar and battery portfolio up for sale

Renew Economy

Greek giant formerly known as Mytilineos puts Australia renewables assets up for sale, including eight solar farms and 2.8GW development pipeline with battery storage and hydrogen projects. The post Greek developer puts gigawatt-scale Australian solar and battery portfolio up for sale appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nikola beats predictions on Q2 deliveries of hydrogen fuel cell trucks

Hydrogen Fuel News

The H2-powered vehicle maker recently reported on its deliveries for the second quarter of this year Nikola recently announced that its deliveries of hydrogen fuel cell trucks exploded by 80 percent during the second quarter of this year when compared to the first. This indicates a considerable demand for H2-powered trucking While some have guessed that this may also reflect a move away from battery-powered rigs, it is definitely too early to tell whether that is in fact true.

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V2G backs up Australia’s grid during extreme weather emergency

Smart Energy International

During a major storm event that eventually cut power to tens of thousands of homes, a fleet of EVs was able to feed power back into Australia’s electricity grid via a V2G system, according to research from The Australian National University (ANU). According to Dr Bjorn Sturmberg, lead author of the study ‘Vehicle-to-grid response to a frequency contingency in a national grid – successes and shortcomings’, it’s the first time in the world this type of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) response to