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New strategy significantly extends lithium-ion battery life by suppressing oxygen release

TechXplore

A research team has developed a strategy to enhance the durability of lithium-rich layered oxide (LLO) material, a next-generation cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This breakthrough, which significantly extends battery lifespan, was published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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Biggest projects in the energy storage industry in 2024

Energy Storage News

Following similar pieces the last two years, we look at the biggest energy storage projects, lithium and non-lithium, that we've reported on in 2024.

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What Makes Spain’s New Hydrogen Train a Milestone for Global Transport?

Hydrogen Fuel News

FCH2RAIL Project Successfully Concludes with a Promising Future for Hydrogen Trains The FCH2RAIL project has reached a significant milestone, marking the completion of a four-year initiative to develop and demonstrate hydrogen-powered train technology. This ambitious project, which brought together leading companies and research institutions, tested the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered train on the railway networks of Spain and Portugal.

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6 charts that show how the grid is getting cleaner

Canary Media

The year has ended, but the energy transition keeps chugging along. In 2024, clean energy deployments reached new heights in the U.S., with Texas and California proving that huge amounts of solar and batteries can drastically reduce grid problems in the face of extreme weather and soaring electricity demand.

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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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Cryptographic protocol enables secure data sharing in floating wind energy sector

TechXplore

Floating wind power offers enormous potential for deepwater offshore energy development. However, the management and secure exchange of data between stakeholders represents a key challenge for its evolution.

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AMEA Power picks Trinasolar to supply BESS for Africa’s largest single-site solar PV plant  

Energy Storage News

Developer AMEA Power will collaborate with Trinasolar and Energy China ZTPC to install battery storage at a 500MW solar PV plant in Egypt, Africa.

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Snowy Hunter gas project hit by more delays and blowouts, with total cost now more than $2 billion

Renew Economy

Snowy blames bad weather for yet more delays to controversial Hunter gas project, now expected to cost more than three times its original estimate. The post Snowy Hunter gas project hit by more delays and blowouts, with total cost now more than $2 billion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste—researchers are finding new ways to recycle it

TechXplore

In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing a javelin, for instance, has almost doubled since 1908, when the sport was introduced. Athletes have got betterbut so has their equipment.

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Residents in Texas county file lawsuit against developers over proposed 100MW BESS project

Energy Storage News

Residents in Van Zandt County, Texas, have filed a lawsuit seeking damages and an injunction over the construction of a lithium-ion BESS.

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The clean energy transition, in 10 charts

Canary Media

Canary Medias chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Canary thanks Clean Energy Counsel for its support of the column. Every day, Canary Media documents the clean energy transition with words and at least once a week, we do it with charts.

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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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StarPlus Energy receives loan commitment to build battery factories in Indiana

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StarPlus Energy has received a conditional commitment from the Department of Energy s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) for a loan of up to $7.54 billion to help finance the construction of up to two lithium-ion battery cell and module manufacturing plants in Kokomo, Indiana. StarPlus Energy is a joint venture between FCA US, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis, and Samsung SDI.

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France's most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream

TechXplore

France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays, budget overruns and technical setbacks.

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Eos and FlexGen partner for zinc-based BESS solutions

Energy Storage News

Eos Energy Enterprises has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with FlexGen Power Systems to develop a fully integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) solution using Eos zinc batteries and Flexgens Energy Management System (EMS).

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2024 was a fantastic year for energy storage

Canary Media

Energy storage used to be the cute companion nipping at the heels of solar and wind. Now its increasingly a main attraction, reshaping both the power grid and the automotive industry, and 2024 was easily the sectors biggest year yet.

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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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Why Recovering Lost Heat Could Change Everything About Carbon Reduction

Hydrogen Fuel News

Waste Heat Recovery Technology Poised to Redefine Energy Efficiency As global efforts to reduce carbon emissions intensify, waste heat recovery is emerging as a critical technology with profound implications for energy efficiency and climate action. Capturing heat that would otherwise dissipate into the environment offers an opportunity to boost industrial efficiency, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and advance the global transition to net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century.

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Study explores microbial methods for hydrogen production from waste

TechXplore

As the world grapples with rising energy consumption and escalating environmental crises, the need for sustainable energy solutions has never been more urgent. Microbial hydrogen production is emerging as a promising renewable energy pathway, offering a clean, high-energy-density alternative that can be sourced from a wide variety of feedstocks.

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US DOE offers US$584.5 million to Convergent for solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico

Energy Storage News

The US Department of Energys (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has committed US$584.5 million to Convergent Energy and Power to build solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Puerto Rico.

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Lyten to acquire lithium-metal battery manufacturing assets from Cuberg

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San Jose-headquartered Lyten , a manufacturer of advanced materials and sulfur-lithium batteries, plans to acquire manufacturing assets from San Leandro-headquartered Cuberg, including its lithium-metal battery manufacturing facility and cell-making equipment. Lyten plans to convert the facility to lithium-sulfur battery production and to invest up to $20 million in 2025 to expand its full Bay Area production capacity to as much as 200 MWh.

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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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Build it and they will come: Transmission is key, but LNP make it harder and costlier

Renew Economy

Transmission remains the fundamental building block to decarbonising the grid. But the LNP is making it difficult to do on time and within costs. The post Build it and they will come: Transmission is key, but LNP make it harder and costlier appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Heat waves and bushfires can be a dangerous mix for the electricity grid: How to shore up supplies

TechXplore

The Australian summer has started to unleash its power. On Monday, the Victorian town of Walpeup reached 47.1C, and towns in Queensland, western New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory all hit temperatures above 45C.

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American Battery Factory partners with China’s KAN Battery to pilot LFP cell manufacturing

Energy Storage News

American Battery Factory (ABF) has partnered with KAN Battery to pilot a line of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells.

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Pope Francis goes green with a pearly white Mercedes-Benz electric Popemobile

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Pope Francis has repeatedly urged the people of the world to accept the science of climate change and work to protect the environment. When it comes to his personal ride, this pope practices what he preacheshe recently took delivery of a battery-electric Popemobile from Mercedes-Benz. The Vatican says it plans to convert all of its vehicles to emission-free models by 2030.

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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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Restructuring Gameplan as Doosan Pivots Towards Hydrogen Leadership

Hydrogen Fuel News

Doosan Corporation Advances Hydrogen Technology Through Business Consolidation Doosan Corporation, a global industrial leader, has recently unveiled plans to consolidate its hydrogen technology efforts. This step is part of a broader strategy to position itself as a significant player in the hydrogen energy sector, responding to the growing global focus on clean energy.

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Quiz: How well do you remember 2024’s clean energy news?

Canary Media

Its the holiday season, a time for joy, relaxation and testing yourself on how well you remember the biggest clean energy developments of the year. Naturally. So take our handy quiz below to find out what you do and dont recall from a year chock full of news.

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India: SECI launches 500MWh BESS tender with Viability Gap Funding in Kerala

Energy Storage News

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a 150MW/500MWh battery storage solicitation in Kerala.

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ChargePoint and GM to install hundreds of new EV fast charging stations with the latest bells and whistles

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ChargePoint and GM have announced a collaborative effort to install hundreds of ultra-fast charging ports at strategic locations across the US under the GM Energy brand. The new EV charging stations will feature ChargePoints latest innovations. Many will support the new Omni Port system, which allows vehicles with CCS or NACS charging ports to seamlessly charge at any charger, with no need for adapters.

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Coal-Fired Delaware Plant Will Close Two Years Early

POWER Magazine

Officials with PJM Interconnection said a coal-fired power unit in Delaware can be closed two years ahead of schedule. The grid operator this month announced the Indian River Unit 4, […] The post Coal-Fired Delaware Plant Will Close Two Years Early appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Hyzon Motors Issues WARN Act Notice Amid Financial Challenges

Hydrogen Fuel News

Financial Woes and Policy Uncertainty Pushes Hyzon Motors Hyzon Motors, a US based heavy duty hydrogen fuel cell truck manufacturer, recently announced a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) notice. This decision affects employees at the companys Bolingbrook, Illinois, and Troy, Michigan facilities, alongside its remaining workforce in these states.

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Bankability, procurement, patents and optimisation: Energy-Storage.news Guest Blog picks from 2024

Energy Storage News

As the year draws to a close, we look back at some of the brilliant Guest Blog contributions published on Energy-Storage.news in the last 12 months.

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Mining firm Fortescue orders $400 million worth of electric mining equipment from China’s XCMG

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Australian mining company Fortescue has placed a $400-million order with Chinese heavy equipment maker XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). The sale, which includes over 100 pieces of electric equipment, is the largest single export deal in XCMGs history. The massive contract includes a wide range of battery-electric heavy equipment, including electric wheel loaders, dozers, semi-trucks and graders, which will be delivered to Fortescues mining operations in Pilbara, Australia, in stages b

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Module price drop and supply chain vulnerabilities: sun.store on the European solar market

PV Tech

As the year comes to an end, PV Tech speaks to sun.store's Agata Krawiec-Rokita about the companys 2024 performance and 2025 prospects.

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If climate tech is dead, what comes next?

TechCrunch: Climate

Climate tech is about a decade old, and people are itching for a rebrand. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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