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Closure risk for hundreds of UK biogas plants, says ADBA

Envirotec Magazine

Hundreds of small green gas plants in the UK are set to close by 2031 with the loss of 2 terawatt hours of clean electricity to the grid – enough clean electricity to power around 500,000 homes. 1 The closures are apparent from a survey of members undertaken by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the organisation representing green gas in the UK.

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Leading U.S. Coal Producer Developing Solar, Energy Storage at Former Mines

POWER Magazine

A leading U.S. coal producer is partnering with a major developer of renewable energy projects to put solar energy and battery storage installations on reclaimed mine lands in Illinois and […] The post Leading U.S. Coal Producer Developing Solar, Energy Storage at Former Mines appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Australia’s only wind turbine tower maker to close shop, prompts Coalition to ignore its own history

Renew Economy

News Australia's only wind turbine tower manufacturer has decided to pack it in has been packaged by the Murdoch media and Coalition as a renewables embarrassment for Labor. History tells a different story. The post Australia’s only wind turbine tower maker to close shop, prompts Coalition to ignore its own history appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Art of Steel Meets Hydrogen Innovation in the Hyundai Initium SUV

Hydrogen Fuel News

The HFN team was thrilled to be on the ground at the 2024 LA Car Show, where automotive innovation was on full display. Amid the packed halls and dynamic displays, Hyundai emerged as one of the most talked-about brands, unveiling two standout vehicles: the sleek Ioniq 9 and the groundbreaking hydrogen-powered SUV concept, the Hyundai Initium. Hyundai’s commitment to innovation, especially in hydrogen technology, made a major impression, offering attendees a glimpse into the future of sustainable

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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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Future Google supplier Kairos gets approval to build two small nuclear reactors

TechCrunch: Climate

The reactors are scaled down versions of what Kairos hopes to ultimately build to supply Google with electricity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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NRC Approves Construction of First Electricity-Producing Gen IV Reactor in the U.S.

POWER Magazine

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has taken a historic step by voting to issue construction permits for Kairos Power’s 70-MWth Hermes 2, a “low power” advanced test facility comprising two […] The post NRC Approves Construction of First Electricity-Producing Gen IV Reactor in the U.S. appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Community batteries: A win-win for Australia’s renewable energy transition and economy

Energy Storage News

A community-owned battery energy storage system (BESS) in Australia could earn up to AU$250,000 per year, writes GridBeyond Australia's solar, storage and EV regional director Stace Tzamtzidis.

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Nuclear startups face new competition as energy giant Enel enters the ring

TechCrunch: Climate

The new endeavor could put additional pressure on small modular reactor (SMR) startups that have struggled to build power plants. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Can Nuclear’s Big Recent Wins Propel a True Global Revival?

POWER Magazine

While the past year has marked stunning triumphs for nuclear energy, experts caution that high costs, regulatory bottlenecks, and the need for market alignment remain major hurdles on the path to a true The post Can Nuclear’s Big Recent Wins Propel a True Global Revival? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Big batteries and EVs to the rescue again as faults with new nuclear plant cause chaos on Nordic grids

Renew Economy

Europe's newest and most powerful nuclear reactor – delivered more than a decade late and nearly four times over budget – is proving a headache for grid operators now it's finally up and running. The post Big batteries and EVs to the rescue again as faults with new nuclear plant cause chaos on Nordic grids 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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Larger, 1MW/100MWh ‘Sand Battery’ set for commissioning in 2025

Energy Storage News

Construction is underway on a 100MWh thermal energy storage project in Finland, using the same 'Sand Battery' technology as a 8MWh system which came online in 2022.

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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 joins growing group of electric 3-row crossover SUVs

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With 300 miles of range in every model and US-built, Hyundai’s biggest EV takes it upmarket. On Wednesday, just before the Los Angeles auto show, the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 battery-electric crossover made its global debut. The premiere was held at the Goldstein Residence, an early 1960s residence with expansive views set into a hillside in LA’s Beverly Crest neighborhood.

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Large Solar-Plus-Storage Project Comes Online in California

POWER Magazine

Renewable Energy developer, owner and operator Arevon Energy on Nov. 21 announced the start of operations at its Vikings Solar-plus-Storage Project in Imperial County, California, near Holtville. The $529 million […] The post Large Solar-Plus-Storage Project Comes Online in California appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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“Quiet revolution:” Wind and solar slash electricity emissions by 40 pct in just 10 years

Renew Economy

Renewables growth from 2015-2025 is on track to cut Australia’s electricity sector emissions by nearly 40% in a decade, equivalent to emissions from all the nation’s cars, commercial vehicles and planes. The post “Quiet revolution:” Wind and solar slash electricity emissions by 40 pct in just 10 years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Element Energy commissions ‘world’s largest’ second life BESS at 53MWh, partners with LG ES Vertech

Energy Storage News

Second life energy storage and BMS firm Element Energy has commissioned the largest project in the world using repurposed EV batteries, it claimed, with LG Energy Solutions (ES) Vertech revealed as a system integration partner going forward.

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Fish Farming Industry is Using ‘Misleading’ Figures to Downplay its Role in Overfishing, New Research Finds

DeSmogBlog

Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food sector – one that proponents have long argued can help conserve wild fisheries. The argument goes that farming seafood instead of catching it will provide respite to over-fished species at sea. Farmed fish themselves also need to eat, however. And some of the world’s most valuable species, like salmon and trout, are fed on fish from the ocean.

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Google Nest spinout picks Texas for 1GW virtual power plant

Canary Media

Texas may be the country’s oil and gas heartland, but it’s also the nation’s most dynamic market for clean energy. That’s made the state an epicenter for utility-scale wind, solar, and battery development — and, potentially, for “virtual power plants” that can turn homes and businesses into grid resources.

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World’s largest onshore wind turbine powers up for first time

Renew Economy

The world’s largest onshore wind turbine, a 15MW behemoth capable of powering 160,000 households with blades nearly the length of the MCG, has been powered up. The post World’s largest onshore wind turbine powers up for first time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Philippines president breaks ground at world’s largest solar and battery storage power plant

Energy Storage News

Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr attended as construction began on what is thought to be the world’s largest power plant to combine solar PV and battery storage.

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We’ve been here before: Defending long-term value amidst political backlash

Impact Alpha

Even before election day, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing, and therefore long-term just and sustainable value creation, has been under threat from. The post We’ve been here before: Defending long-term value amidst political backlash appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Ampion Expands Community Solar to Three More States

POWER Magazine

Ampion Renewable Energy announced it is expanding its community solar programs to Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia, bringing the company’s portfolio under management to about 1.5 GW. Ampion notes that […] The post Ampion Expands Community Solar to Three More States appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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“Beyond poles and wires:” Transgrid signs contract with big batteries to boost capacity on constrained grid

Renew Economy

Transgrid signs contract with local big batteries to boost network capacity without the need for new poles and wires. The post “Beyond poles and wires:” Transgrid signs contract with big batteries to boost capacity on constrained grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Australia: State election sees Queensland miss allocation for CIS tender 3

Energy Storage News

With the opening of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender 3 in Australia last Wednesday (13 November), one major question from the state allocations presented in the market briefing was why Queensland had been granted no capacity.

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The biggest grid storage project using old batteries is online in Texas

Canary Media

Cleaning up the grid will require installing a lot of batteries to store renewable energy. Startup Element Energy has delivered a powerful proofpoint for a new way to do that more cheaply without sacrificing safety.

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Lectron cranks out 12,000 units per week of its NACS-to-CCS EV charging adapter

Charged

Since Tesla opened up its Supercharger network, demand from drivers of other brands of EVs has been massive. So massive that Lectron , a provider of portable chargers, adapters and charging stations for all charging standards, has ramped up production of its NACS-to-CCS adapter to as many as 12,000 units per week. “Our expanded production guarantees that every EV driver with a compatible vehicle can access the largest fast charging network in the US,” said Lectron CEO Christopher Maiwald.

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Farmers and communities to reap billions each year for hosting wind and solar projects, report finds

Renew Economy

New report says total payments to landowners for hosting wind and solar projects will hit $1 billion a year by 2030 and at least $8 billion a year by 2050. The post Farmers and communities to reap billions each year for hosting wind and solar projects, report finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How to bridge differences and build a thriving future

Impact Alpha

Imagine if we could inspire all kinds of people – including those who have been left feeling voiceless and powerless – to join. The post How to bridge differences and build a thriving future appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Turning carbon emissions into methane fuel

Science Daily: Renewable Energy

Chemists have developed a novel way to capture and convert carbon dioxide into methane, suggesting that future gas emissions could be converted into an alternative fuel using electricity from renewable sources.

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Massachusetts offers Electrify Your Rideshare EV rebate program for ride-share and taxi drivers to go electric

Charged

The state of Massachusetts wants to ”Electrify Your Rideshare” if you are a taxi or ride-sharing app driver in the Commonwealth. Ride Clean Mass will now offer drivers rebates of up to $6,500, in addition to any other local, state and federal incentives that the driver is eligible to receive. “Our mission is to put more EVs on the road, reduce greenhouse gases and improve air quality while supporting the drivers who need it most,“ the program says Ride Clean Mass.

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Australia’s leading offshore wind project slashes turbine numbers and lifts blade gap to protect sea birds

Renew Economy

Australia's likely first offshore wind project has cut its turbine numbers as the machines get bigger, but has also raised the blade gap to the ocean floor to protect birds. The post Australia’s leading offshore wind project slashes turbine numbers and lifts blade gap to protect sea birds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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EU-funded geothermal heat pump and cooling systems project kicks off

ThinkGeoEnergy

On 19-20 November 2024, the EU-funded GEOSYN project (“Geothermal Synergy: enhancing industrial energy efficiency through steam high-temperature heat pumps and heat-powered cooling systems with operational flexibility and public trust”) officially began with a productive and inspiring kick-off meeting in the Toscana region in Italy. The GEOSYN is a Horizon Europe project coordinated by APRE (Agenzia Per La Promozione Della Ricerca Europea) with the scientific coordination of UNIFI (University of

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How ‘catalytic warehousing’ can help stand up emerging fund managers and accelerate climate investing

Impact Alpha

How can we meet the world’s need for impact financing when emerging fund managers face strong headwinds raising capital — in particular for. The post How ‘catalytic warehousing’ can help stand up emerging fund managers and accelerate climate investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.