Saturday, 22 February 2025

Focus on Efficiency

FILE - Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in the harbor, July 11, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass. Vineyard Wind said Tuesday, July 16, 2024, that it is working to recover debris on Nantucket's southern-facing beaches after one of the wind turbine blades suffered damage last weekend. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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Wind power operations off Nantucket Island remain suspended after turbine blade parts washed ashore

Power production on the lease area has been suspended and installation of new wind turbine generator construction is also on hold.

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AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts

Ayse Coskun, Boston University The artificial intelligence boom has had such a profound effect on big tech companies that their energy consumption, and...

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Green loans for green buildings: guidelines for sustainable finance in the real estate sector

The variety of classifications and certifications for what makes a "green building" around the world has been a barrier to accessing sustainable financing...

Workers walk past a stack of battery units after the launching of Indonesia's first battery cell production plant for electric vehicles with an annual capacity of 10 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery cells at HLI Green Power, a joint venture between South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES), in Karawang, West Java province, Indonesia, July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
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Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution launch Indonesia’s first EV battery plant

The plant is part of a commitment by Hyundai Motor and LGES to invest up to $9.8 billion in Southeast Asia's largest economy...

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Invesco launches US climate-focused ETF with $1.6 billion in Finnish funding

The ETF aims to combine environmental considerations with competitive returns, targeting companies committed to reducing emissions.

A sign reading "Property rights matter, no CO2" stands near Strasburg, N.D., Jan. 11, 2024. Iowa public utility regulators on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 gave approval for a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for the Midwest, but the company will has many hoops to jump through before it can begin construction. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
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US Midwestern C02 pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go

The 2,500-mile pipeline network would carry planet-warming CO2 emissions, liquefied under pressure, from more than 50 ethanol plants to be stored deep underground...

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‘Cleantech Revolution’: Commodities and technologies in the energy transition

RMI on the energy transition: The energy system is being transformed by the exponential forces of renewables, electrification, and efficiency.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo
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SPP seeks approval to become first US grid operator bridging western and eastern interconnections

A regional transmission organization manages electricity transmission over large areas, and expanding the services enhances reliability, efficiency, and resilience, leading to significant cost...

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Boost energy efficiency, reduce energy poverty: Efficiency Canada report

A new report from Efficiency Canada contains recommendations for programs and policies that could help alleviate energy poverty through improving energy efficiency.

FILE - Groundwater squirts up during drilling for a geothermal heating and cooling system at a home in White Plains, N.Y., May 8, 2023. A community in Framingham, Mass., will soon become one of the first in the U.S. to be heated with geothermal connected to each other. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Climate solution: US town experiments with community heating and cooling

A pilot climate solution that uses a highly-efficient heating and cooling system could see electric bills drop by 20%, is being trialled in...

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