| ABB and CERN Identify 17.4% Energy-Saving Opportunity in Heating and Ventilation Motors  ABB and CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, have identified significant energy-saving potential through a strategic research partnership focused on the cooling and ventilation system at one of the world's leading laboratories for particle physics institute, located in Geneva, Switzerland. The study included energy efficiency audits which have helped to identify a savings potential of 17.4 percent across a fleet of 800 motors. | Biofuels | Nuvera Fuel Cells Joins EU-Funded Maritime Decarbonization Initiative  Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions, announces its participation in the APOLO project ( “Advanced POwer conversion technoLogies”).This initiative, funded by the European Union, is dedicated to leveraging fuel cells and other power conversion technologies to decarbonize maritime transportation. | Electric/Hybrid Octopus Energy and AeroVolt collaboration enables charging of electric aircraft with one tap of a card Volkswagen Group UK joins forces with Ecobat to recycle electric vehicle batteries UK car industry urges ‘fair tax for a fair transition’ to put EVs back in the fast lane EDF Group and Morrison Partner On Development of Ultra-Fast Charging for EVs Hydrogen Seven projects to produce low carbon hydrogen receive UK Government support First Hydrogen vehicle trials with Wales & West Utilities show no decrease in performance in colder temperatures Miscellaneous Hybrid strategies are key to Southeast Asian renewables says K2 Management Demand for heat pumps in the UK surges by 39 percent following increase in government-funded heat pump grants Ocean Energy | CorPower Ocean Announces Wave Energy Breakthrough  CorPower Ocean's C4 Wave Energy Converter (WEC) has completed the first cycle of the ocean commissioning program at the Agucadoura site in northern Portugal. Now proven at commercial scale, at the exposed Atlantic test site, CorPower Ocean's C4 device has demonstrated unique ability to tune and detune according to varying sea states, limiting response to extreme storm waves (up to 18.5m) while amplifying motion and power capture in regular waves using novel phase control technology. | Panorama | GreenYellow and Enhol Group Partner On Energy Projects in Spain  GreenYellow, global leader in decentralized solar production and energy efficiency projects, owned by the private investment fund Ardian, has partnered with the Enhol Group, a worldwide leader in renewable energy project development, to become a major player in decarbonization in Spain. | Coventry University awarded £13million government grant to help fund switch to net zero campus GE Vernova secures major orders from PGCIL to accelerate India’s energy transition NexGen Cloud and AQ Compute collaborate to provide decarbonised AI computing in Europe Landmark Report For The Solent Launched to MPs at Westminster PV | US Solar Panel Imports Rise to Record 54 GW in 2023  According to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence, an unprecedented wave of imported solar panels, mostly from Southeast Asia, reached US shores in 2023 amid rising concerns over the impact on America's solar manufacturing renaissance. | South Korea
Pusan National University researchers improving the stability of perovskite solar cells Storage | Masdar Arlington Energy Breaks Ground on Two UK Energy Storage Sites  Masdar Arlington Energy, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, has broken ground at the sites of two new battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK. The Royle Barn Road plant in Rochdale and Welkin Road plant in Stockport will have a combined capacity of 55MW and provide enough energy to power 25,700 homes. | Wind | New USDA/DOE Initiative to Help Farmers Access Wind Energy  The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy are launching a new initiative to help farmers cut costs and increase income using underutilized renewable technologies including smaller-scale wind projects. Through the Rural and Agricultural Income & Savings from Renewable Energy initiative, USDA is setting an initial goal of helping 400 individual farmers nationwide deploy smaller-scale wind projects using USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program. | New York advances offshore wind with fourth round procurement awards Agenda ACP RECHARGE: Energy Storage Summit 8th International Hybrid Power Plants & Systems Workshop |
