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40+ courses on renewable energy transitions, technology and financing

GreenBiz

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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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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‘World’s first’ large-scale semi-solid BESS connects to grid in China

Energy Storage News

A 100MW/200MWh project using semi-solid batteries has been connected to the grid in Zhejiang, China, reportedly the first project of its scale in the world.

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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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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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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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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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Firm showcases “next-level CHP control” at World Biogas Expo

Envirotec Magazine

Gen-C says its complete CHP support service allows operators to optimise their asset. CHP support experts Gen-C will showcase their range of engine control and optimisation solutions at the World Biogas Expo in July. Covering four key areas – parts, controls, upgrades, and asset supply – Gen-C and its network of engine partners will be on hand to explain to biogas plant operators how to cut CHP downtime, increase operational efficiency and “take full control of their own engine”.

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Supreme Court ruling on the Chevron deference won’t change corporations’ climate obligations, for now

GreenBiz

Federal agencies now have less power to drive climate policy.

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Study ranks feasibility of converting 245 US coal plants to nuclear

TechXplore

An assessment ranks the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S. into advanced nuclear reactors, providing valuable insights for policymakers and utilities to meet decarbonization goals, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers.

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Mercom: 90% of India’s 219MWh BESS fleet is paired with solar PV generation

Energy Storage News

India’s cumulative battery energy storage system (BESS) installations stood at 219.1MWh at the end of March 2024, according to Mercom India.

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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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Data Centers Gobbling Up Existing Nukes Threatens Grid Decarb Goals

NRDC onEarth

Diverting existing clean power will increase pollution

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Greece national wildfire monitoring system provides a model for other countries – and for companies in fire-ravaged regions

GreenBiz

Orbital thermal imaging technology promises to aid not only Greece’s firefighters, but also major U.S. utilities like PG&E.

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Scientists design method to lessen reliance on air conditioning

TechXplore

Scientists say they have found a way to cool buildings that will reduce dependence on energy-hungry air conditioners.

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Powin to supply 880MWh BESS to DTE’s Michigan coal plant site project

Energy Storage News

Powin will supply 880MWh of its BESS technology for a project developed by US utility DTE Energy in Michigan, US.

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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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Microplastic pollution in landfill leachate: A few drips of progress?

Envirotec Magazine

The microplastic pollution that turns up in landfill leachate has received much less attention than the stuff appearing in wastewater, and there seem to be far fewer studies exploring it. Envirotec comes across a recent summary of the situation. The avenues by which microplastics find their way into landfills are obviously numerous, with the toxic load receiving a notable fillip from the events of 2020, and an estimated 129 billion face masks and 65 billion gloves finding their way into waste st

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Lego sets stricter emissions reductions requirements for suppliers

GreenBiz

The toymaker’s partners will need to share reduction targets starting in 2026.

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Study evaluates tax credits' role in blue hydrogen production costs

TechXplore

A new analysis by University of Wyoming researchers examines the impact of current federal economic incentives on large-scale, blue hydrogen production technologies and estimates the expected outcomes in long-term expenses as those hydrogen production pathways evolve.

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The Mobility House bringing ‘second life’ optimisation experience to large-scale BESS expansion in Germany

Energy Storage News

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) specialist The Mobility House is moving into large-scale BESS project development and optimisation in Germany, starting with a 750MW project.

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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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The rise of automation in Italian forklift manufacturing: enhancing efficiency and reshaping industry standards

Envirotec Magazine

This article contains sponsored content. Italy, known for its rich industrial heritage and technological prowess, is making significant strides in the field of automation, particularly in forklift manufacturing. As the global market demands increased efficiency, reliability, and innovation, Italian forklift manufacturers are embracing cutting-edge technologies to stay competitive.

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Amazon cut emissions 3% in 2023, enabled by renewable energy purchases

GreenBiz

The company’s emissions are up 34.5 percent since 2019.

Energy 346
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Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components

TechXplore

Rechargeable solid-state lithium batteries are an emerging technology that could someday power cell phones and laptops for days with a single charge. Offering significantly enhanced energy density, they are a safer alternative to the flammable lithium-ion batteries currently used in consumer electronics—but they are not environmentally friendly.

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‘Europe can still diversify energy storage supply chain away from one country’

Energy Storage News

While Chinese companies dominated the square footage at ees Europe / Intersolar Europe in Munich last month, some project developers are still keen on prioritising products made closer to home.

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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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BNG deal completed in Braintree District

Envirotec Magazine

The land management scheme includes nature areas and farming (image credit: Spains Hall Estate). Essex farm Spains Hall Estate has completed what is believed to be the first off-site Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) deal in Braintree District in north west Essex. A developer working in Braintree District secured the required off-site habitat units from a local pioneering nature recovery project after maximising the on-site compensation they could achieve.

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The Hawaii seabed mining ban doesn’t spell the end of EV batteries

GreenBiz

A growing US recycling marketplace is taking its place

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New material paves the way to on-chip energy harvesting

TechXplore

Researchers from Germany, Italy, and the UK have achieved a major advance in the development of materials suitable for on-chip energy harvesting. By composing an alloy made of silicon, germanium and tin, they were able to create a thermoelectric material, promising to transform the waste heat of computer processors back into electricity.

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Engie starts building 800MWh BESS in Belgium, one of Europe’s largest

Energy Storage News

Multinational utility and IPP Engie has launched construction on a 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium.

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New toolkit and grants aim to help tackle litter across the UK

Envirotec Magazine

The environmental charity Hubbub has launched Neatstreets.org.uk a new website to help local authorities and other organisations combat litter using a range of tried and tested ideas. Artwork for posters and bins, audience insights and ideas for litter interventions are among the free tools available on the site which is seemingly designed to guide organisations on how to deliver a successful litter campaign in their local area.

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Circular Fashion Index awards failing grades to apparel brands

GreenBiz

Clothes are complicated to make, difficult to recycle and have low resale value — and that’s holding back the industry’s green credentials.

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Fusion power could transform how we get our energy—and worsen problems it's intended to solve

TechXplore

Harnessing energy from nuclear fusion—the combining of nuclei, which lie within atoms—could be instrumental in the shift towards a decarbonized global energy system. As issues of climate change and energy security are becoming increasingly salient, the promise of an apparently "clean," "abundant" and "safe" energy source, such as fusion, is ever more appealing.

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Eneos Renewable Energy to retrofit BESS at solar PV plant with Japanese government support

Energy Storage News

Eneos Renewable Energy will add energy storage to an existing solar PV power plant in southern Japan, after successfully applying for subsidies to support the project’s cost.

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Thoughts on control valve selection

Envirotec Magazine

Control valves are used to control the pressure and flow of fluids and gases. By Al Gunnarson, VP of Sales and Marketing, Warren Controls. The advent of online sizing and selection tools has transformed the process of selecting valves, providing a more efficient and accurate way to determine the best valve for each application. These tools consider varying flow requirements, pressure differentials, and fluid compatibility across different applications within a facility.

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Amazon to suppliers: We will ‘prioritize’ those who tell us their emission reduction plans

GreenBiz

The $2.1 trillion e-commerce giant offers its highest-emitting suppliers free tips and guidance, based on its playbook.

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