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- US capacity markets create ‘major disconnect’ for LDES financing, says Camelot’s Raafe Khan
Energy-Storage.news speaks with Raafe Khan, head of energy storage at Camelot Energy Group, ahead of the upcoming Battery Asset Management Summit (BAMS) USA in Garden Grove, California. Source: Energy Storage News.
- Octillion opens third Indian battery plant in Gujarat, adding 3 GWh of capacity per year
Octillion Power Systems has opened its third battery manufacturing plant in India, in Halol, Gujarat. The Tier 1 supplier converted an empty structure into a fully operational plant in less than eight months.
- Webinar: DC infrastructure and intelligent energy management
Energy is no longer just a cost of doing business—it has become a strategic asset. Modern Energy Management Systems (EMS) go beyond simply monitoring consumption by actively controlling and optimizing energy use in real…
- Call for Entries : International Design Competition for the Redevelopment of the Hwamyeong Outdoor Swimming Pool
The competition aims to create synergy with Busan’s waterfront redevelopment initiatives and transform the existing summer-only facility into a year-round family-oriented destination, developing it as an eco-friendly waterfront leisure space. Under the theme “Establishing…
- Woonhuis Heenvliet / Studio Brandvries
Woonhuis Heenvliet is located on the edge of the historic village of Heenvliet. When the owners bought the plot, it had an existing house that was partly built on the footprint of a barn…
- US Army Corps approves a pipeline project it knows harms Indigenous lands
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a key permit for a plan to update an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, the waterways that tribal…
- Crossing Grounds: Art, Design, & Technology
Crossing Grounds: Art, Design, and Technology brings together 16 research projects by 22 artists, architects, designers, scientists, engineers, and technologists from across the Georgia Institute of Technology at the Korea Foundation Gallery in Seoul.…
- Ex-Tesla president: Roadster delay is about getting closer to SpaceX ahead of merger
A former Tesla president says the endlessly delayed next-generation Roadster is being held up by SpaceX “hovering” technology — and that the project is really about pulling Tesla and SpaceX closer together. Jon McNeill,…
- Audi’s China-Only EVs Are Coming To Europe—And They Cost Less Than Local Models
Audi went out of its way to keep the Chinese-market E5 and E7X out of Europe. A third-party company is importing them anyway. Source: InsideEVs.
- Phoenix tree planting program grows jobs
Unlimited Potential, a nonprofit in Phoenix, plants trees in vulnerable neighborhoods and helps run a paid workforce development program. The post Phoenix tree planting program grows jobs appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- As Seas Rise, Scientists Race to Save Coastal Marshes From Drowning
A majority of coastal wetlands are on track to shift inland or disappear in the coming decades without intervention. That will have major consequences.By Madeline Shaw STONE HARBOR, N.J.—Against a lush carpet of marsh…
- Proposed Data Centers Could Use More Electricity Than All Alabama Homes Combined, Analysis Shows. Who Will Pay?
Alabama Power has guaranteed that residents’ power bills won’t increase as a result. Can the state’s largest utility keep its promise?By Lee Hedgepeth Wired for Profit: Fourth in a series about Alabama Power’s influence…
- CATL’s Robin Zeng says non-zero-carbon batteries will be left behind by the times
CATL's Core Operation Carbon Neutrality Launch Event was held in Ningde, Fujian Province, China, on 17 August. Source: Energy Storage News.
- Slab on grade addition adjacent to full basement – insulation and vapor barrier questions
I'm building a small entry addition adjacent to an existing building with a full basement. We were going to do a crawspace under the new entry, but discovered a large… Source: Green Building Advisor.
- EtaPRO deploys digital twin and predictive analytics at MGA Thermal’s 5MWh Tomago plant in Australia
Etapro has deployed digital twin and predictive analytics at MGA Thermal's 5MWh thermal energy storage demonstration plant in Australia. Source: Energy Storage News.
- Monopoly framing + exterior insulation + overhangs. How best to wildfire proof?
We're currently designing a simple gable-roofed house with continuous exterior rockwool insulation.Our walls and roof are basically:Drywall > timber stud wall (with insulation in-between) > plywood sheathing > WRB >… Source: Green Building Advisor.
