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Biogas in the city: UK developer plans urban plants

Envirotec Magazine

Renewables developer Dark Green Group has said it plans to be the first company in the UK to build a fleet of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants in urban locations. It is developing up to 12 AD plants over the next five years, on urban industrial sites, which together could process over 700,000 tonnes of organic waste per year and power up to 80,000 homes with green gas.

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From Engines to Electrolyzers: Bosch’s Bold Hydrogen Vision

Hydrogen Fuel News

Bosch’s Groundbreaking Advances in Hydrogen Technology and Future Transportation Outlook Major Milestones in Hydrogen Investments Bosch is making decisive strides in hydrogen technology, emerging as a key player in the global energy transition. By 2026, Bosch plans to invest nearly 2.5 billion in hydrogen solutions, leveraging its technology expertise and scalable production capabilities.

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Untapped potential: Construction materials could store billions of tons of CO₂ annually

TechXplore

Construction materials such as concrete and plastic have the potential to lock away billions of tons of carbon dioxide, according to a new study by civil engineers and Earth systems scientists at the University of California, Davis and Stanford University.

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Greens attack Woodside proposal to bury CO2 from WA gas project under pristine reef

The Guardian: Energy

Party labels plan for offshore carbon capture and storage near Scott Reef nothing but greenwashing and calls on Albanese government to extend public consultation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Woodside Energy has proposed burying 4m tonnes of CO2 a year from its multibillion-dollar Browse project in undersea storage off the coast of Western Australia.

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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 chatbot tool helps explore issues around antimicrobial resistance

Envirotec Magazine

A prototype AI chatbot tool has been developed to help pull together vital human, animal and environmental health information to support the global response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is when microorganisms that cause infections, such as bacteria and viruses, change over time and no longer respond to antibiotic medicines. It makes serious conditions such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria more difficult to treat and increases the risk of severe illness, disease spread and death.

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Inside Singapore’s $735M Hydrogen Project Backed by Billionaire Anthoni Salim

Hydrogen Fuel News

$735M Hydrogen-Ready Power Plant on Jurong Island Marks a Clean Energy Breakthrough PacificLight Power, a key player in Singapore’s energy sector, has taken major strides toward clean energy with its $735 million hydrogen-ready power plant project. This new facility, slated for completion by 2029, will be located on Jurong Island and represents the largest hydrogen-compatible natural gas power plant in Singapore.

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Electrokinetic rare earth mining technique gets upscaled to industrial levels

TechXplore

A team of metallurgists and geochemists at Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, working with a mechanical engineer from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has improved their previous electrokinetic mining technique by scaling it up to industrial levels. In their paper published in Nature Sustainability, the group describes the changes they made to their system, and the results of testing they conducted at a mine.

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Brighton installs one of the largest real-time air quality sensor networks in the UK

Envirotec Magazine

Air quality technology firm EarthSense has announced that its Zephyr monitors have been rolled-out in locations across Sussex to create one of the largest networks of real-time air quality sensors in the UK for Brighton & Hove City Council. Fifty EarthSense Zephyr sensors have been placed in various locations across Sussex, including 40 in Brighton & Hove, and in the Horsham and Newhaven areas.

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US Army Deploys First Hydrogen-Powered Nanogrid at White Sands Missile Range

Hydrogen Fuel News

Advanced Hydrogen Solutions for Off-Grid Power The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), in collaboration with partners at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), unveiled its first operational hydrogen-powered nanogrid in December 2024. This cutting-edge innovation leverages renewable energy technologies to replace traditional diesel generators, providing a quieter, more sustainable power source for remote operations.

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EDP Brings 300 MW of Solar Power Online in Southern California

POWER Magazine

Renewable energy developer EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) said two solar farms with a combined 300 MW of generation capacity are now operating in Kern County, California. The two-phase […] The post EDP Brings 300 MW of Solar Power Online in Southern California appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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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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Key Capture Energy completes ITC transfer and construction on two 100MW Texas BESS projects

Energy Storage News

US battery storage developer Key Capture Energy (KCE) has begun commercial operations for two 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Texas.

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Supply chain collaboration key to UK clean power ambition

Envirotec Magazine

The entire supply chain must work together to ensure a successful energy transition, suggest the authors. The success of the UKs energy transition will rely on collaboration between businesses to maintain a robust supply chain, according to energy specialist Aggreko, discussing the launch of its latest research. “Rebalancing the Energy Transition” reports that CEOs in the UK cite supply chain issues as the main risk to the energy transition, followed by lack of investment and access

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Inside Cranfield University’s Groundbreaking Hydrogen Aviation Hub

Hydrogen Fuel News

Cranfield University’s Role in Advancing Hydrogen in Aviation Technology A New Era in Aviation Fuel Research Cranfield University , renowned for its aerospace research and expertise, has made significant strides towards the goal of sustainable aviation through hydrogen technology. With the launch of the Cranfield Hydrogen Integration Incubator (CH2i), backed by 69 million in funding, the institution solidifies itself as a leader in hydrogen-enabled aviation research.

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Innovative smart window technology balances heat and visibility control

TechXplore

Smart windows are becoming a key focus in the push for energy-efficient buildings and sustainable architecture. These windows can dynamically adjust their properties to control light and heat, improving comfort while reducing energy costs.

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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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Stena RoRo takes delivery of hybrid vessel Guillaume de Normandie

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Swedish roll on/roll off cargo and passenger vessel supplier Stena RoRo has taken delivery of hybrid ship Guillaume de Normandie from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai), which it has long-term chartered to the French shipping company Brittany Ferries. The vessel will be powered by multi-fuel engines as well as a 12 MWh hybrid package, allowing it to operate at speeds of up to 17.5 knots on batteries.

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Europe’s biggest supercomputer launches, to assist with decarbonization

Envirotec Magazine

A new supercomputer, said to be the most powerful in Europe, has been completed and launched by Italian oil multinational Eni, which will use it to assist with things like improving the accuracy of geological and fluid dynamic studies for CO2 storage, creating more efficient batteries, and optimizing the biofuels supply chain. The system, named HPC6 (for High Performance Computing) provides a peak computational power of 606 PFlop/s, or over 600 quadrillion mathematical operations per second.

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Rudong County’s Solar-Hydrogen Park is Saving 151,000 Tons of Coal Annually

Hydrogen Fuel News

China’s Rudong Marine Solar PV and Hydrogen Storage Project Begins Operation The Rudong marine solar photovoltaic (PV) and hydrogen storage project in Rudong County, Jiangsu Province, China, marks a pivotal step in renewable energy innovation. Developed by Guohua Energy Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy), this large-scale renewable energy park has now commenced operations, linking to the grid on December 31, 2024.

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Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: Organic solar cells for space

TechXplore

Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based, or organic, materials could outperform conventional silicon and gallium arsenide for generating electricity in the final frontier, a study from the University of Michigan suggests.

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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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Cubico Sustainable Investments submits wind-plus-storage sites for Australian government approval

Energy Storage News

Cubico Sustainable Investments Australia has submitted two wind-plus-storage projects to the Federal government under theEPBC Act.

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CATL’s new Bedrock Chassis for EVs can withstand high impacts

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Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has launched the CATL Bedrock Chassis, a skateboard chassis that can withstand 120 km/h frontal impacts without catching fire or exploding. The battery-centered design uses cell-to-chassis integration technology, which directly integrates the battery cells into the chassis and allows for a shared structural design. Based on the decoupling of the chassis from the upper body, the Bedrock Chassis can absorb 85% of the vehicle’s collision energy, compared to a

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H2Terminals and China National Energy Group Partner to Develop Major Green Hydrogen Projects

Hydrogen Fuel News

LONDON, January 9, 2025 – H2Terminals Limited, a pioneering force in green hydrogen marine technology, today announced a significant strategic partnership with China National Energy Group’s subsidiary Longyuan Environmental Protection Co Ltd. and. Yangzhou Pingbuqingyun Hydrogen Tech Ltd (Hidrogen), marking a major advancement in international green hydrogen infrastructure development.

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Exploring quinone-based carbon capture: A promising path to safer CO₂ removal

TechXplore

Carbon capture, or the isolation and removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during industrial processes like cement mixing or steel production, is widely regarded as a key component of fighting climate change. Existing carbon capture technologies, such as amine scrubbing, are hard to deploy because they require significant energy to operate and involve corrosive compounds.

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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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Flatiron Energy gets ISO green light for 1.2GWh indoor BESS in Boston, Massachusetts

Energy Storage News

System operator ISO New England has given the go-ahead for a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS located in Boston, Massachusetts under development by Boulder, Colorado-based developer and IPP Flatiron Energy.

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April event will focus lighting manufacturers on cutting carbon

Envirotec Magazine

Lighting and electrical manufacturers are invited to gather at a special event to share insights and learnings on cutting their carbon emissions. The Net Zero Lighting 2025 conference “which made its hugely successful debut in 2024” is set to be held again on Thursday 29 April 2025. Taking place at the Coin Street Conference Centre in London, the event “will unite industry leaders, sustainability experts, and key stakeholders from both the lighting sector and beyond to discus

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Colorado to award $17.3 million in grants to deploy 172 new EV fast charging ports

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The state of Colorado has announced $17.3 million in new grant awards through the Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) Plazas program to install 172 new fast-charging ports at 29 locations across the state. The grants will be funded from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program and the states Community Access Enterprise (CAE). The NEVI-supported grant awards aim to fill charging gaps along Colorados federally designated alternative fuel corridors, and the Colorado Energy Office

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How hard is it to prevent recurring blackouts in Puerto Rico? A novel framework for grid resiliency

TechXplore

Researchers at MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) have shown that using decision-making software and dynamic monitoring of weather and energy use can significantly improve resiliency in the face of weather-related outages, and can also help to efficiently integrate renewable energy sources into the grid.

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A robust, innovative approach to BESS fire safety with immersion cooling technology

Energy Storage News

EticaAG is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of a patented immersion cooling battery energy storage system (BESS) technology.

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Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels

TechCrunch: Climate

Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has raised 115 million ($119 million) as it looks to expand coverage to additional sectors. Founded in 2017, Xocean has built a fleet of remotely-controlled USVs that can remain offshore for long periods of […] 2024 TechCrunch.

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Ascend Elements to increase US lithium carbonate production

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US battery materials manufacturer Ascend Elements is commissioning a new lithium carbonate recovery line at its battery recycling facility in Covington, Georgia in 2025 to start producing 99% pure lithium carbonate (LiCO) recovered from used lithium-ion batteries. The company plans to produce up to 3,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate annually. Its Hydro-to-Cathode direct precursor synthesis technology produces new cathode material from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional

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Agrivoltaics paired with sheep production makes nearly 100% of land grazable

TechXplore

While herding sheep is an age-old adage for leadership, breeding and raising sheep is where the money is, according to a new study led by Western University.

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Eolus sells 100MW/400MWh BESS to California utility SCP

Energy Storage News

The North American division of Swedens Eolus Vind has agreed to sell the 100MW/400MWh Pome battery energy storage system (BESS) project.

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Constellation Moves to Acquire Calpine in $16.4B Deal, Forming Competitive Generation Goliath

POWER Magazine

Competitive generation giant Constellation has agreed to acquire Calpine Corp. in a $16.4 billion deal that is set to create the largest producer of clean and reliable energy in the […] The post Constellation Moves to Acquire Calpine in $16.4B Deal, Forming Competitive Generation Goliath appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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