AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEnergy Transition & Grid Readiness: Malaysia’s Tenaga Nasional says renewables need “smarter” grid upgrades and cross-border interconnection to keep reliability and affordability as clean power grows. Carbon Capture & Storage: India’s Pi Green Innovations commissioned a Net Zero Machine pilot at GMR Warora that mineralises industrial CO₂ using fly ash, with closed-loop water and zero-liquid-discharge controls. Long-Duration Storage: Offgrid Energy Labs and Keele University will pilot ZincGel non-lithium batteries in the UK to store surplus renewable power and cut curtailment. Renewables Investment: Norfund backs Ampin with $100m for 2GW of new solar capacity and manufacturing expansion in India. Climate Finance for Adaptation: Tunisia is building a project pipeline for Green Climate Fund and loss-and-damage support to protect agriculture, water and fisheries. Plastics & Recycling: A Maryland community near W.R. Grace challenges a pilot plastics-recycling machine over health and air concerns. Water Reuse Politics: Scottsdale, Arizona dropped a “toilet-to-tap” recycling plan after election-year claims about “poop water.” Global Policy & Fossil Fuels: UN chief Guterres urged credible fossil-fuel phaseout roadmaps at the UN Climate Summit. Critical Minerals: The UN launched a support mechanism for Nigeria and five other countries to build responsible value chains for energy-transition minerals.
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