November, 2024

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From the Biodiversity COP16 to the Climate COP29: Building Equitable Accountability, Alignment, and Adequacy on Finance

NRDC onEarth

Looking closely at last month's United Nations biodiversity summit gives clues on what to expect at the big U.N. climate conference kicking off in Baku.

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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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California’s rooftop solar is a benefit, not a cost, to the state

Canary Media

For years, California utilities, regulators, and consumer advocates have argued that residents with solar panels on their rooftops are making electricity more expensive for everyone else in the state.

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Altilium to open EV battery recycling facility in Plymouth, UK

Charged

UK-based Altilium is building a new EV battery recycling plant in Plymouth, as the company embarks on the next phase of its ambitious growth plans. The 18,000-square-foot facility will use Altilium’s proprietary EcoCathode technology to recycle old lithium-ion batteries from EVs and recover the critical metals needed to power new EV batteries. Located in Plymouth’s Estover Industrial Estate, the new recycling plant is expected to begin operations by the end of the year.

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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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Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options

POWER Magazine

Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […] The post Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Alberta Conservatives Pass Climate Denial Resolution 12 to Celebrate CO2 Pollution

DeSmogBlog

Alberta’s United Conservative Party has passed a resolution to rebrand carbon dioxide—the chief gas whose overabundance in Earth’s atmosphere is causing the climate emergency—in a brazen display of climate science denial that harkens back to the 1990s fossil fuel industry playbook. Resolution 12, which falls under the ‘environmental stewardship and emissions reduction’ area of the policy discussion, will “recognize the importance of CO2 to life and Alberta’s prosperity.

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China floats its first gigawatt scale offshore solar park, and completes 3GW PV project at old coal mine

Renew Economy

Chinese company completes world’s second-largest solar facility, a 3 GW PV farm built on an old cold mine, and starts first generation from the world's first gigawatt scale floating solar project. The post China floats its first gigawatt scale offshore solar park, and completes 3GW PV project at old coal mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Study disproves idea that weather-dependent renewable energy systems are more prone to blackouts

TechXplore

Wind turbines and photovoltaics (PVs) are becoming increasingly widespread worldwide, which could contribute to reducing air pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions. To produce energy, however, these renewable energy solutions rely on specific weather conditions (e.g., the presence of wind and sufficient hours of sunlight).

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Ecosia and Qwant, two European search engines, join forces on building an index to shrink reliance on Big Tech

TechCrunch: Climate

Qwant, France’s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining forces on a joint venture to develop their own European search index. The pair hopes this move will help drive innovation in their respective search engines — including and […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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FERC Blocks PJM Proposal to Expand Amazon Data Center Load at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant

POWER Magazine

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected an amended interconnection agreement that would have supported expanded co-located load at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center connected to the […] The post FERC Blocks PJM Proposal to Expand Amazon Data Center Load at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant 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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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Pledges to “Triple Down” on Her Climate Denial

DeSmogBlog

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to “triple down” on conservative principles, including energy extraction and anti-trans policies at the Alberta United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting in Red Deer today in front of an energetic crowd of 6,000 people. “We will build new pipelines, oil and gas facilities, petrochemical plants, hydrogen plants, and more because Alberta is an energy superpower, and we will not apologize for it,” said the premier, who was defiant against the federal

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Raising the Bar: India’s Push to Increase Ambition on Climate Finance

NRDC onEarth

What does India expect and what to expect from India at the upcoming climate finance negotiations in Baku

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Rooftop solar delivers 80 pct share of generation in landmark moment in world’s biggest isolated grid

Renew Economy

Rooftop solar meets more than 80 per cent of generation in landmark moment in W.A., which hosts the world's largest isolated grid. The post Rooftop solar delivers 80 pct share of generation in landmark moment in world’s biggest isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Turn Your Rooftop into a Cash Cow: A Property Owner’s Guide to Community Solar Hosting

Hydrogen Fuel News

Being a property owner comes with many pros and cons. While having your property can be bliss, the financial responsibilities of maintenance, tax, and so on can be worrisome. Amidst the hype for environmentally friendly practices, homeowners can use this opportunity to make money through community solar projects. For instance, the community solar in Maryland not only benefits the whole community by providing green energy and reduced bills but also offers property owners a chance to earn by leasi

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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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Oil giant BP is killing 18 hydrogen projects, chilling the nascent industry

TechCrunch: Climate

The hydrogen industry, which has relied on oil and gas companies both financially and through lobbying efforts, is preparing for a grim outcome. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Southern CEO: Data Center Demand, Regulatory Changes Could Keep Coal-Fired Units Online

POWER Magazine

Utilities recognizing the need to produce more electricity, in part to satisfy demand from data centers, may keep coal-fired units in operation longer than anticipated. A lessening of environmental regulations […] The post Southern CEO: Data Center Demand, Regulatory Changes Could Keep Coal-Fired Units Online appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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EU Accused of Inviting Fossil Fuel Executives to COP28 Under False Pretences

DeSmogBlog

The European Commission is facing criticism from politicians and campaigners for giving a free pass for senior oil and gas executives to attend last year’s COP28 summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The EU invited five representatives of fossil fuel giants, including executives from BP, ExxonMobil, and Eni, to the flagship climate talks in December last year.

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How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone.

Grist

Johnny Appleseed’s heart was in the right place when he walked all over the early United States planting fruit trees. Ecologically, though, he had room for improvement: To create truly dynamic ecosystems that host a lot of biodiversity, benefit local people, and produce lots of different foods, a forest needs a wide variety of species. Left on their own, some deforested areas can rebound surprisingly fast with minimal help from humans, sequestering loads of atmospheric carbon as they grow.

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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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Australian wind and solar project sized at remarkable 70 gigawatts – as big as the country’s main grid

Renew Economy

A proposed wind and solar green hydrogen hub in Western Australia will match the country's entire main grid in terms of capacity. Will it get environmental approvals? The post Australian wind and solar project sized at remarkable 70 gigawatts – as big as the country’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hyundai’s Initium SUV Sets a New Standard in Hydrogen Car Innovation

Hydrogen Fuel News

Hyundai’s New Hydrogen Car Vision: The Initium SUV Hyundai has taken a bold step into the future of clean automotive technology with the unveiling of its latest hydrogen fuel cell SUV concept, the Initium. This innovative vehicle represents Hyundai’s ongoing commitment to hydrogen as a viable alternative to traditional fuels and positions the brand at the forefront of sustainable mobility.

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Atlas.co wants its web-based mapping tool to be the Figma of geospatial data

TechCrunch: Climate

Startup inspiration can strike anywhere. But for Atlas.co*, a freemium browser-based, real-time mapping tool that’s being built by an Oslo, Norway-based team of (initially student) engineers, the realization that there might be a business opportunity in competing with expensive legacy mapping software hit the founders during class. “When we took introduction class to GIS [geographic […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Dick Smith’s ABC radio rant against renewables overflows with ill-informed claims | Temperature Check

The Guardian: Energy

Millionaire points to Broken Hill’s blackout to attack the energy transition but experts say he should look at South Australia and Europe Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast For 15 minutes on Sunday morning, ABC local radio listeners were treated to a rant from Dick Smith as the millionaire attacked Australia’s transition away from fossil fuels, claiming renewables would make electricity unaffordable and cause sweepi

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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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New York City’s East 34th Street Heliport plugs into the future with Archer and Joby Aviation

Charged

New York City’s East 34th Street Heliport in midtown Manhattan is going electric. The news was revealed when the operator of the heliport, Atlantic Aviation, a fixed-base operator with over 100 locations, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced a renewal of the heliport’s five-year lease. The Big Apple will serve as a launch market for both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines as their partnerships with electric aircraft manufacturers Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation , r

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China’s CHN Energy completes world’s largest open sea floating solar PV project

PV Tech

State-owned China Energy Investment Corporation (CHN Energy) has completed a 1GW floating solar PV facility in the Shandong Province of China.

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It took 68 years for the world to reach 1 terawatt of solar PV capacity. It took just two years to double it

Renew Economy

Global solar PV capacity has reached 2 terawatts, and is forecast to quadruple by 2030. The post It took 68 years for the world to reach 1 terawatt of solar PV capacity. It took just two years to double it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Transgrid taps 300MWh BESS project to tackle New South Wales, Australia, grid constraint

Energy Storage News

Australian transmission system operator Transgrid has contracted Edify Energy’s 300MWh Riverina and Darlington Point battery energy storage system (BESS) to increase its network capacity in New South Wales by 120MW.

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Regulators deliver successive blows to Amazon and Meta’s nuclear power ambitions

TechCrunch: Climate

A series of recent rulings from regulators dashed the Big Tech companies' hopes of finding a quick fix for their electricity needs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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From Losses to Leadership: How Plug Power is Powering Up the Hydrogen Economy

Hydrogen Fuel News

Plug Power’s Strategic Shift Amidst Financial Adjustments Plug Power Inc., a key player in the green hydrogen sector, recently released its third-quarter earnings report for 2024, which revealed some surprising adjustments. The hydrogen fuel-cell company posted a net loss of $211 million, or 25 cents per share, compared to a loss of $283 million, or 47 cents per share, in the same period last year.

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How hospitals are partnering with CDFIs to invest in the social determinants of health

Impact Alpha

As nonprofit hospitals shift from volume-based to value-based care, a powerful opportunity emerges to invest in the social determinants of health. Research indicates. The post How hospitals are partnering with CDFIs to invest in the social determinants of health appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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LG Chem discovers material to suppress thermal runaway in batteries

Charged

South Korean chemical company LG Chem has published a paper in the scientific journal Nature Communications about the development of a temperature-responsive material capable of suppressing thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. The paper, “ Thermal Runaway Prevention through Scalable Fabrication of Safety Reinforced Layer in Practical Li-ion Batteries ,” reports on the work of the company’s Platform Technology R&D team, under its CTO division.

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Annual global fossil fuel subsidies jump to $1.7 trillion – just in the G20

Renew Economy

Latest data shows that G20 countries alone provided $A1.7 trillion of fossil fuel subsidies in 2022, and Australia gets a mixed review. The post Annual global fossil fuel subsidies jump to $1.7 trillion – just in the G20 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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LG Energy Solution’s system integrator arm signs 8GWh BESS deal with Terra-Gen

Energy Storage News

The US battery storage system integrator arm of Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution (LG ES) has signed a 4-year supply deal with developer Terra-Gen.

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