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EPDs

Trinasolar awarded European EPD for Vertex S+ rooftop module series

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Trinasolar has obtained Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Norway and EPD International certification for its Vertex S+ rooftop module series. Both validations were carried out by TÜV Rheinland.

© TU Munich
Self-consumption in agriculture

TU Munich develops construction kit for electric tractors

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At the Agritechnica agricultural trade fair, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) showed what a development kit for electric tractors could look like. The platform offers modules for various purposes and, if required, a kind of power bank as an exchangeable battery.

© ASKO Maritime
Transportation

Norway pours millions into promoting clean shipping

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A number of projects have recently been promoted in Norway to help reduce emissions at sea. Shipping has a huge potential when it comes to decarbonising transportation.

© 50 Hertz/Jan Pauls
Eurelectric

More infrastructure for accelerating electrification

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Higher investments and upgraded infrastructure are urgently needed to enable a tripling in electrification rates by 2050 in order to reach Europe`s decarbonization goals. With 6½ years until 2030, Europe must attract unprecedented investments for grid expansion, shows Eurelectric’s Power Barometer 2023.

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Eurelectric

Crucial role of clean electricity for decarbonisation

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Eurelectric, the European electricity industry trade, body unveiled a landmark study highlighting three scenarios for Europe to achieve net zero.

© Sungrow
Global renewables

G7 reaffirms coal phase-out and renewables expansion

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The seven largest industrialised countries except China have agreed on a faster phase-out of fossil fuels.

© DPD Switzerland
Clean transport

DPD switches completely to electric mobility in Switzerland

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DPD Switzerland not only wants to handle parcel collection and delivery with electric transporters. The company is also switching to emission-free drives for transport between depots and for long-distance transport.

© Siemens
Decarbonisation

Island of Terceira as a blueprint for green energy supply

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The Siemens Group has now handed over the project on Terceira in the Azores to the Portuguese energy provider EDA. Innovative software and a power buffer with 15 megawatts of output increase the share of green power while improving the flexibility and resilience of the power grid.

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Green hydrogen

GP Joule orders electrolysers with a total of ten megawatts

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GP Joule wants to expand the transport network for hydrogen in the coming years and thus decarbonise heavy transport. An agreement has been reached with a Spanish manufacturer for the purchase of five electrolysers with an output of two megawatts each.

© Smartenergy
Green hydrogen

Project makes Spanish ceramics industry more sustainable

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Orange.Bat, expected to start operation in 2025, is a green hydrogen project to make a major Spanish ceramic cluster more sustainable.

© Volvo Group
Electric truck manufacturing

Volvo Group to produce battery modules in Ghent by 2025

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In 2025, Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium will start to produce battery modules. So far, the Volvo Group has been using external partners for the supply of both cells and modules.

© BPIE
EU buildings stock

New EU Building Climate Tracker

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The EU Member States and the EU Parliament should aim at transformational EPBD revision (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) , the EU Buildings Climate Tracker of BPIE shows.

© Rethink Energy Research
Green hydrogen

Electrolyzer manufacturers must keep up Gigafactory momentum

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Manufacturers across the world could be producing more than 100 gigawatts of electrolyzers per year, according to a research paper from Rethink Energy.

© Sungrow
Decarbonisation:

Sungrow joins EP100 Initiative to advance net zero carbon

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Sungrow recently announced that it joined EP100 by unlocking deeper energy efficiency gains through investing in energy improvements.

© Fimer
Fimer:

Carbon savings for international clothing supplier

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The garment industry is, like all of them really, one that needs decarbonising. Fimer has provided the inverters for two rooftop PV systems of a garment factory in Vietnam.

© BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF:

Hydrogen: Electrolyzer sales set to grow 4-5 times in 2022

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BloombergNEF has just published its hydrogen market outlook for the first half of 2022. It shows strong growth to decarbonize the industry.

© Axpo
Green hydrogen:

Axpo plans new green hydrogen production plant in Switzerland

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Plans to build another green hydrogen facility close to Axpo’s run-of-river power plant in Brugg, Switzerland have been announced by Axpo, marking the latest development in the company’s rapid expansion of its green hydrogen business.

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Decarbonisation:

Clenergy supports the creation of zero CO2 factories

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In recent years, a growing number of countries globally have announced their carbon-neutrality target, with the overwhelming majority of them pledging to achieve the goal by 2050.

© DuPont
Decarbonisation:

PV backsheets with recycled content

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DuPont Teijin Films is a producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) films. The company has created backsheets for solar modules made of 33 percent recycled materials.

© BHP
Solar hybrid:

juwi to construct solar hybrid project at BHP’s Nickel West sites in Australia

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Two solar farms at Leinster and Mt Keith in Western Australia with a combined power of 38 MW and a 10 MW battery-energy storage system will tangibly reduce CO2 emission.

© Ineco Energy
UK:

Ineco Energy wins solar PV tender for carbon cutting project in Coventry

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Ineco Energy were appointed through a competitive tender by Coventry City Council to deliver their solar PV programme. The solar PV is part of a wider programme being delivered to help the region reach its net zero target.

© IIASA
Guidehouse Insights:

Report on long-duration energy storage technologies

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A report from Guidehouse Insights explores drivers for long-duration energy storage and the technologies being implemented to provide long-duration storage services.

© Ford Motors
Climate neutrality:

Ford wows to go emission-free by 2035

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In a summary of its Sustainability and Annual Report 2021, Ford has announced forward-looking emission targets. The car manufacturer actually wants to achieve complete climate neutrality by 2050.

© JinkoSolar
Decarbonization:

Jinko to be doing their part for the decarbonization of industry

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JinkoSolar is the first solar company to sign on to the global Framework Principles for Decarbonizing Heavy Industry.

© Viridian Solar
UK:

Solar Energy UK hails decision on housebuilding standards

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The UK government will make a 31 per cent reduction in new home carbon emissions compulsory from June 2022. This decision could result in a five-fold increase in new homes built with solar technologies.