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SimpliPhi Celebrates a Decade of Innovation With an Urgent Call to Action
Since our founding in 2010, SimpliPhi Power has been on a mission to create universal access to safe, reliable, and affordable energy to empower people, communities, and enterprises globally. Today, SimpliPhi has deployed energy storage systems in more than 40 countries, optimizing a diverse portfolio of energy generation assets across a broad range of applications and markets. From inception, ...
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SDG&E Pledges To Reach Net Zero GHG Emissions By 2045
Building on the sustainability strategy it released last October and its pledge to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2045, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced it is developing two hydrogen pilot projects, nearing completion of an additional battery storage facility and will break ground on another, and launching a vehicle-to-grid pilot program featuring six electric ...
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DEWA’s TESTIAC project reduces 44,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s Thermal Energy Storage and Turbine Inlet Air Chilling (TESTIAC) project implemented in three Gas Turbines at L-Station in Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Complex has contributed to reducing more than 44,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, which is equivalent to the planting of two million trees. This project is the first of its kind ...
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Better batteries to beat global warming: A race against time
One of the key technologies that could help wean the globe off fossil fuel is probably at your fingertips or in your pocket right now: the battery. If batteries can get better, cheaper and store more power safely, then electric cars and solar- or wind- powered homes become more viable - even on cloudy days or when the wind isn't blowing. These types of technological solutions will be one of the ...
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Black & Veatch Analysis of Carbon-Neutrality Projects Informs Sacramento Municipal Utility District's 2030 Zero Carbon Plan
Zero-carbon technologies, including carbon capture, energy storage, hydrogen, solar and wind, will allow the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to achieve its goals of zero-carbon emissions in its electricity supply by 2030, finds a recent analysis by decarbonization solutions leader Black & Veatch.The 2030 Zero Carbon Plan was completed to help the public utility inform its ...
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New DNV report: Pathway to Net Zero Emissions
A feasible path to limit planetary warming to 1.5°C requires certain countries and sectors to go below net zero and to do so well before the middle of the century, according to new analysis from DNV -- the authors of the Energy Transition Outlook. Highlights: DNV's pathway to net zero says North America and Europe must be carbon neutral by 2042, whereas Indian Subcontinent is set to be a net ...
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EnergyHub Client Salt River Project Receive AESP Energy Award For Innovation in Demand Flexibillity
Arizona-based public utility Salt River Project (SRP) received top honors from the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) at its annual AESP Energy Award Winners competition. Each year, AESP recognizes its members' most outstanding achievements in a variety of categories to advance a cleaner energy future. The award for Innovation in Demand Flexibility, presented to EnergyHub client ...
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Con Edison's SVP of Central Operations Names Electrification the Top Energy Trend for 2023
Citing seven years left to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent, Con Edison's Steve Parisi, senior vice president of Central Operations, has named electrification the top energy trend for 2023 in the first Plugged In podcast of the year. "Electrification is about climate change and reducing carbon emissions to the environment," said Parisi. "Con Edison has already gotten started building ...
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Blue Frontier's Game-Changing, Energy-Storing Air Conditioning Receives $20M in Series A Funding
Blue Frontier, Inc., an innovator in ultra-efficient sustainable air conditioning technology, announced this week that it has raised a $20M Series A equity investment led by Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 2150 Urban Tech Sustainability Fund and VoLo Earth Ventures. Blue Frontier's commercialization partner, Modern Niagara, also participated in the funding round. The Series A ...
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Southern Company Becomes the First Large Cap Utility in the U.S. to Publish a Sustainable Financing Framework
Southern Company has published a Sustainable Financing Framework, making it the first large cap utility holding company in the United States to do so. The Framework, published on January 4, 2021, allows the Southern Company and its subsidiaries to issue sustainable financing instruments and allocate the net proceeds to investments in eligible green and social project categories. These include ...
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Rural Communities Could Benefit Most from Electric Vehicles
A new analysis of rural areas in four Northeastern states shows that shifting to a clean transportation system, including a bigger role for electric vehicles, has positive benefits across the region-but the savings are biggest for rural drivers. The new study, conducted by M.J. Bradley & Associates with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), shows that cleaning up the transportation ...
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Chemical analyses for the production of lithium-ion batteries
Replacing traditional fuel-powered vehicles with battery-powered options is essential to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This greenhouse gas is a result of fossil fuel combustion – limiting its input into the atmosphere will also influence its effects on global warming. The production of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) continues to rise as more governments plan to prohibit ...
By Metrohm AG
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Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation to Announce Funding for 13 Small and Medium Sized Businesses
The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation plans to fund 13 new clean technology projects led by small and medium sized businesses. The projects will advance carbon capture and storage efforts, enhance energy efficiency and reduce emissions from fossil fuels. Combined, the projects are valued at more than $34 million. The CCEMC is investing more than $6 million in these ...
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DOE Announces $32.5 Million in Funding to Advance Transportation Electrification
The Department of Energy this week (Jan 8) announced the selection of 16 projects totaling $32.5 million to advance technology integration in areas critical to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. Spanning nine states and Washington, D.C., the selected projects will focus on expanding electric vehicle (EV) deployment and supporting EV charging infrastructure ...
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Hitachi Energy Launches Digital Wildfire Prevention Technology for a Resilient Grid
Hitachi Energy is pioneering a new digital solution designed to improve grid resilience against wildfires. The new Wireless SPU Indicator helps utilities to keep important assets available by enabling remote monitoring and improved maintenance and replacement planning. As climate change continues to cause temperatures to rise at a steady rate, longer periods of hot, dry weather play a significant ...
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New Study Outlines Pathways to Achieve Illinois' Goal of Full, Economy-Wide Decarbonization by 2050
National sustainability consulting firm Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3) this week released a study that outlines pathways for Illinois to achieve full, economy-wide decarbonization in Illinois by 2050, consistent with the state's pledge as part of the U.S. Climate Alliance to pursue the Paris Agreement. The study accounts for the significant progress expected as a result of the ...
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NARUC Urges Greater Federal-State EV Collaboration in New Resolution and Letter to DOE, DOT
A new national resolution recognizing the urgent need for resources, infrastructure, stakeholder collaboration and equity to address the rapid growth of transportation electrification was shared with the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation and the new Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. The Resolution on Urgency of Preparing for Widespread Transportation Electrification, ...
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Climate Change: Threshold For Dangerous Warming Will Likely Be Crossed Between 2027-2042
The threshold for dangerous global warming will likely be crossed between 2027 and 2042 - a much narrower window than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's estimate of between now and 2052. In a study published in Climate Dynamics, researchers from McGill University introduce a new and more precise way to project the Earth's temperature. Based on historical data, it considerably reduces ...
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Racing to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption: Decarbonizing Transportation with Ridehailing
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), in collaboration with General Motors, released an insight brief that reveals why the electrification of transportation network companies (TNCs), such as Uber and Lyft, is crucial to accelerating the transition to electric vehicles and addressing some of the key barriers to electrification with actionable recommendations for key stakeholders. Road-based ...
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ASME Releases Study on the Future of the Mechanical Engineering Profession
As the world’s population nears seven-billion people, mechanical engineers will play a major role in meeting global challenges says a research study conducted by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). The study, The State of Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond, was the result of a survey of over 1,200 engineers with a minimum of two years ...
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