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Steps to Achieving “Real Zero” at Fortescue

December 12, 2024 admin andrew forrest, clean transport, electric mining trucks, Electric vehicles, fortescue, fortescue future industries, green economy, Manufacturing, Mining, twiggy forrest

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:23:05 +0000

Hot on the heels of his record-breaking purchase of electric mining equipment from Liebherr, Twiggy Forrest has now ordered AUD$400 million of emissions-free heavy mining equipment from China’s Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd (XCMG) to decarbonise Fortescue’s mining. These extra 100 “pieces of zero emissions Heavy Mobile Equipment” will … [continued]

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Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Of The Future

December 12, 2024 admin ames national laboratory, buildings, consumer technology, efficient heat pumps, elastocaloric cooling, electric heat pumps, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, home energy management, hydrofluorocarbons, magnetoelectric heat pump, oak ridge national lab, ozone layer, refrigerants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:38:03 +0000

Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are have reportedly cracked the code for the energy efficient, refrigerant-free magnetocaloric heat pump of the future.

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We’re Doing Net Zero All Wrong, Scientists Say

December 12, 2024 admin climate change, green economy, net-zero, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:11:38 +0000

The scientists who invented the net zero concept say their analysis has been bent and twisted, so it no longer is useful.

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CSIRO Study: Nuclear Energy Is Not The Savior Some People Say It Is

December 11, 2024 admin australia clean energy, australia electricity, csiro, Energy, green economy, green hydrogen, grid, nuclear energy, policy & politics, small modular reactors

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:27:27 +0000

New SMR technology or not, researchers have thrown cold water on the idea of launching the nuclear energy industry into Australia.

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EU To Invest 1 Billion Euros To Boost Domestic Supply Of Battery Components

December 11, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, European Commission, European Union, ev batteries, green economy, northvolt, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:07:30 +0000

The US Inflation Reduction Act — unless it is repeal or revoked — will provide tens of billions of dollars in production credits to companies that manufacture lithium-ion batteries using materials and components sourced from within the US or from countries America deems worthy. This week, the European Union announced … [continued]

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ConnectDER Will Expand Distributed Energy Products Business

December 11, 2024 admin clean power, connectder, distributed energy resources, green economy, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:50:31 +0000

ConnectDER has several products that plug in to an existing meter socket to make connecting solar panels or EV chargers easy and inexpensive.

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MAN Energy Mega Heat Pump Activated For District Heating In Denmark

December 10, 2024 admin clean power, Denmark, district heating, green economy, heat pumps, industrial heat pump, man energy solutions

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:48:18 +0000

Heat pumps are getting more sophisticated and now include units like the MAN Mega heat pump being used for district heating in Denmark.

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Mercedes-Benz Seeks Sustainable EV Battery Made From Rice Hulls

December 10, 2024 admin Agriculture, artificial graphite, batteries, bioeconomy, biowaste, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, graphite, green economy, hard carbon, lithium-ion batteries, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, palm oil, rice, Waste management

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:37:05 +0000

The humble rice hull could provide EV battery makers with a more sustainable, bio-based graphite supply chain that outperforms conventional graphite, too.

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USA’s Largest Solar & Storage Project Approved — Emission-Free Electricity for 800,000 Homes

December 10, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, climate change, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, lithium-ion batteries, Oregon, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:55:56 +0000

In an effort to meet strong renewable energy requirements, Oregon just authorized the largest solar farm in the state, and seemingly the nation. It is situated on around 10,000 acres of active farming in Morrow County. In order to counteract the detrimental effects on the local agricultural sector, the huge … [continued]

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New Lithium-Sulfur EV Battery Could Reverse The Ill Fortunes Of Stellantis

December 9, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev sales, Georgia, green economy, green jobs, indiana, investment, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, lyten, Manufacturing, Samsung SDI, stellantis, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:31:03 +0000

Despite its current troubles, Stellantis is pushing forward with big EV battery plans including new lithium-sulfur technology and a new lithium-ion battery factory in Indiana.

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