California Code Takes Another Step Toward Clean Buildings
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The 2025 building code will save Californians money, increase comfort, and reduce the state’s dependency on fossil fuels.
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Chart: Texas plans to build the most clean energy of any state
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Canary Media’s 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.
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Investigations underway after turbine blade parts detach at Golden Plains wind farm
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Investigations underway after small turbine blade parts detached and fell from turbines at the 756MW stage one of Golden Plains wind farm. The post Investigations underway after turbine blade parts detach at Golden Plains wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Toronto Politician Moves to Ban Misleading Fossil Fuel Ads on Transit
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A Toronto city councillor today published a motion proposing to restrict false and misleading advertising from oil and gas lobby groups on public transit, DeSmog can report. The motion recommends that the Toronto Transit Commission, more commonly known as TTC, decline any new ads from the Pathways Alliance and Canada Action , two of Canada’s most prominent fossil fuel marketing organizations.
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
Clean Public Transportation Is Taking Indian Country the Extra Mile
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Indigenous People are the most likely racial demographic in the United States to lack daily transportation options. Can clean public transit help bridge this gap?
A new green aluminum plant could bring jobs — and clean energy — to Kentucky
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
ASHLAND, Kentucky — When John Holbrook first started working as a pipefitter in the early 1990s, jobs were easy to come by in his corner of northeastern Kentucky. A giant iron and steel mill routinely needed maintenance and repair work, as did the coal “coking” ovens next to it.
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In the debate over carbon pricing, we mustn’t lose sight of the big picture
Clean Energy Canada
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
VICTORIA —Mark Zacharias, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the announcement by Premier David Eby about changes to the provincial consumer carbon price: “B.C. was a leader in putting carbon pricing in place in 2008. It did so because carbon pricing was seen to be the most cost-effective and efficient way to drive down emissions, lessening the costly impacts of climate change while also encouraging households to adopt cleaner solutions.
Fracking Loopholes Remain, with More Sick Families in Communities
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The science is clear that oil and gas production harms both the environment and human health.
US solar manufacturing capacity has quadrupled thanks to climate law
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
The U.S. solar manufacturing industry is going through an unprecedented growth spurt. In the two years since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed, domestic capacity for producing solar modules has nearly quadrupled, according to the U.S.
Prime farmland goes up for sale, with option to reap the harvest from 13 wind turbines
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A Victorian farm hosting 13 wind turbines from the Mortlake South wind farm is up for sale – and the turbines are a key selling point. The post Prime farmland goes up for sale, with option to reap the harvest from 13 wind turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Solar Fence Lights: A Comprehensive Buying Guide
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Solar Fence lights can be used for pier lighting too. It’s easy to add fence lights to make your outdoor space look great. This guide will help you choose the right solar fence lights material, like metal (which is the best), and find the right style. Make sure the adapter fits the fence before you buy. To make your outdoor lighting look good, match the fence lights to any wall lights you have.
The Plastics Industry’s Latest Deception: “Mass Balance”
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Mass balance “recycled” plastic credit schemes are misleading.
Here’s a blueprint for building virtual power plants in every state
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Rooftop solar, backup batteries, electric vehicles, and smart thermostats and appliances are all crucial to the energy transition in their own right.
Victoria’s biggest solar farm cleared for construction in “heart of the Latrobe Valley,” huge battery included
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A massive solar farm proposed for Victorian coal country has been given the green light by the state planning department, with provisions for an equally massive four-hour battery. The post Victoria’s biggest solar farm cleared for construction in “heart of the Latrobe Valley,” huge battery included appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
US faces ‘significant challenge’ to establish domestic battery cell supply for BESS market
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Would-be battery manufacturers that could serve the US energy storage industry with domestically made cells are facing a “perfect storm,” Energy-Storage.news has heard.
Plug Power Secures Key H2DRIVEN Contract and Closes SEC Chapter
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Plug Power Partners with H2DRIVEN for Green Methanol Project Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a frontrunner in the hydrogen solutions industry, has announced a landmark contract with H2DRIVEN, a collaboration between Dourogás and CapWatt. The agreement centers on providing Technical Evaluation Phase (TEP) support for 25 megawatts (MW) of Plug Power’s Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyzers.
Cans to car parts: Inside the complex, crucial world of aluminum recycling
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
This article is part of a two-part reporting project on decarbonizing aluminum production. Read our story on Kentucky's green smelter dreams here.
Breeding grounds, flight paths and climate change: Getting balance right on wind and solar approvals
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Environmental approval for wind and solar farms have to consider habitat loss for precious species, but do not yet consider the biggest threat, which is climate change, or the benefits of reduced coal emissions. The post Breeding grounds, flight paths and climate change: Getting balance right on wind and solar approvals appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Conservatives Accepted £5,000 From Laurence Fox’s Media Company
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The Conservative Party accepted a donation from climate science denier Laurence Fox’s media outlet less than two weeks before the general election, DeSmog can reveal. The £5,000 donation was made to Bassetlaw Conservatives, contributing towards the election campaign of Brendan Clarke-Smith. The donation was given by Reclaim the Media Limited, a media venture fronted by Fox and linked to the radical right-wing party Reclaim, which he leads.
Linde announces massive $2B blue hydrogen investment
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The giant has launched a new investment strategy in H2 produced using natural gas Linde has announced the launch of a $2 billion blue hydrogen project that will be constructed in the Canadian province Alberta, combining the production of H2 using natural gas with carbon capture and storage technology. The goal is to position the location as a low-carbon hydrogen export hub The blue hydrogen project will be using natural gas as a feedstock.
Volvo Trucks to launch electric truck with 600 km range
Charged
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Volvo Trucks plans to launch a long-range variant of its FH Electric truck , with a range of up to 600 km (373 miles)—about twice the maximum range of the current-generation FH Electric. (North American VNR Electric models offer a range of up to 275 miles.) The new model is slated to go on salw in the second half of 2025. The extended range is mainly enabled by the use of an e-axle in place of the multiple motors and I-Shift gearbox used in the current FH and VNR models, which frees up space for
Origin Energy boosts its bet on the 12-hour battery technology that could help kick out coal
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Big Three gentailer tips more money into Australian redox flow battery hopeful whose up to 12-hour energy storage technology is being trialled at Origin's Eraring coal plant. The post Origin Energy boosts its bet on the 12-hour battery technology that could help kick out coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
This startup is making manure out of other biogas power plants and now has $62M to play with
TechCrunch: Climate
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Working away on his PhD in Munich only a few years ago, Stephan Herrmann (now a doctor) couldn’t have conceived of a time when his idea for a carbon-negative power plant would attract millions in funding. But now, together with Reverion co-founder Felix Fischer, he has a $100 million backlog of orders for his invention […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
Are hydrogen fuel cells an actual threat to battery electric vehicles?
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
With so many EVs on the road, should H2 even be a consideration anymore? Nobody with any reliable information at all would tell you that hydrogen fuel cells are the leading technology when it comes to zero emission passenger vehicles at the moment. H2 simply doesn’t have the numbers on the roads It would be ridiculous to pretend that the world as a whole is even ready to suddenly flood its roads with passenger cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Multi-gigawatt green hydrogen project in Western Australia shelved due to lack of government support
PV Tech
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Due to a lack of state government support, Australian mineral exploration company Province Resources has shelved its multi-gigawatt solar and wind-powered green hydrogen project in Western Australia, HyEnergy.
“We’re going to have to innovate the s**t out of this:” Forum urges fresh thinking on climate
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Leading thinkers call for Australia to stop relying on selling emissions-laden resources for prosperity and turn the focus to renewables, hydrogen and science-backed action. The post “We’re going to have to innovate the s**t out of this:” Forum urges fresh thinking on climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Advanced cooling systems for a zero-emissions future (Whitepaper)
Charged
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Sponsored by Horton. Why do zero-emission vehicles need sophisticated cooling systems? Because they generate less emissions but more heat. With our climate changing, manufacturers’ demand for zero-emission vehicles is growing. Zero-emission vehicle subcomponents produce heat that require optimized thermal management systems to ensure peak performance and longevity.
Greenpeace vessel to be equipped with Hexagon Purus Maritime hydrogen fuel system
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The H2 unit will be used for powering a nearly 250-foot vessel along with wind and solar Hexagon Purus subsidiary Hexagon Purus Maritime , of Ålesund, Norway, has announced the receipt of an order to provide a compressed hydrogen fuel system that will be used for a new Greenpeace vessel. The system will be delivered to the Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain It was the Freire Shipyard that made the order for the hydrogen fuel system, and that will be using it in the 250-foot Greenpeace vessel in
Hardware companies dominate a list of promising climate tech startups
TechCrunch: Climate
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A new report from Congruent Ventures and SVB highlights startups that could significantly reduce carbon emissions, mitigating climate change. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Lots of EVs, even more rooftop solar, a gas exodus – and no sun tax: Network sets out 5-year plan
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Victoria's biggest electricity network has published its draft five-year plan for the 2026-31 regulatory period. And there's a lot going on. The post Lots of EVs, even more rooftop solar, a gas exodus – and no sun tax: Network sets out 5-year plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Webinar: Accelerating inverter development with advanced testing strategies for efficiency and speed
Charged
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Join this webinar to explore innovative approaches, including hardware-in-the-loop testing, for both power level and signal level evaluations to enhance inverter development efficiency. These methodologies are designed to streamline testing phases, ensuring rapid iteration and optimization. By leveraging these advanced testing strategies, engineers can significantly shorten development cycles while maintaining rigorous quality standards.
The Brief: Indigenous communities, the creative economy, and the future of finance in Latin America
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: ImpactAlpha Latin America Meeting of ‘impact minds’ in Oaxaca aims to catalyze capital for Latin. The post The Brief: Indigenous communities, the creative economy, and the future of finance in Latin America appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Shell and Worley Drive Sustainable Innovation with Base Oil and Hydrogen Projects in Germany
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The Latest in Hydrogen Projects – Transformation at Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland. In a significant leap towards sustainability, Worley and Shell have embarked on a transformative journey at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland in Germany. This collaboration aims to convert a hydrocracker into a cutting-edge base oil production unit and establish a renewable hydrogen production facility, marking a pivotal step in reducing carbon emissions and advancing Shell’s net-zero ambit
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