DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 28, 2020

crude oil export ban Congress lifted in 2015 would slash global carbon emissions by up to 181 million tons of CO2 -equivalent each year — a reduction comparable to shuttering dozens of coal-fired power plants. Tags: oil change international greenpeace crude oil export ban Crude Oil Exports

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology team has shed light on a key challenge for the nuclear industry: the rising cost of new plants. This period was studied because it has reliable data on all the components of a Westinghouse four-loop nuclear plant. But 14 out of 18 of the plants studied ended up being more expensive.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

The fossil fuels used to power the company's vehicle and airline fleets contribute to 92 percent of FedEx's carbon footprint, according to its most recent sustainability report. Carbon dioxide can be captured directly from the air through chemical and biological processes or from the flues of power plants.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 21, 2020

So why is a proposal to retrofit an aging coal-powered plant in North Dakota with smokestack scrubbers receiving millions of federal taxpayer dollars? . Tags: Project Tundra carbon capture greenwashing Ask Senator John Hoeven (R- ND ), who has directed more than $30 million in Department of Energy funding to Project Tundra.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 15, 2020

Read time: 9 mins In April, the Center for Global Energy Policy ( CGEP ) at Columbia University released a report concluding that, without major new subsidies from the American public, technologies for capturing heat-trapping carbon dioxide from coal and natural gas-fired power plants will remain uneconomical.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Read time: 6 mins Pennsylvania, traditionally a battleground state in electoral politics, is currently embroiled in a battle over the state potentially joining a regional program to curb carbon pollution from the power sector. Participating states have then used that revenue to invest in energy efficiency and clean energy programs.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Read time: 6 mins On Saturday, November 16, 29 people were arrested in a rally at a massive natural gas-fired power plant, the Cricket Valley Energy Center, that is being constructed in a picturesque rural valley of farms and forests near the New York-Connecticut border, about 80 miles north of New York City.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 31, 2020

Long duration energy storage holds great potential for a world in which wind and solar power dominate new power plant additions and gradually overtake other sources of electricity. And Tata Power signed up for an early 35 megawatt-hour installation due in 2019, signaling interest from serious customers. Stacked blocks.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The research shows hundreds of billions of dollars have flowed to 258 coal plant developers between January 2017 and September 2019 in the form of loans, investments, and underwriting.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 24, 2020

If you have any other show topic ideas, tag The Energy Gang and The Interchange on Twitter. Optimize your solar power plant. We use some thought exercises as a way to break up the gloom, and do a mental health check-in with each other. Listeners submitted over 120 questions. We’ll be considering them on future shows.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

As of early April, employees at companies including Akamai, Corning, LinkedIn, Microsoft and VMware had enrolled in projects across four states including Illinois, Massachusetts and New York, and representing a cumulative clean power capacity of 50 megawatts. To support those efforts, Microsoft has organized access to a number of resources.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 21, 2020

where the climate benefits of coal power plant retirements were undermined by the rise of natural gas. Tags: fracking extreme weather fracking finances climate impacts natural gas drilling A University of Sydney professor estimated the number of animals killed likely tops one billion.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

Summary - Saudi Arabia is building a $5 billion plant called Helios to make green fuel for export and decrease the country’s dependence on petrodollars. The 4 gigawatt plant will be completely powered by wind and solar energy. The hydrogen plant is part of that vision. million tons per year of green ammonia.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 7, 2020

The grid planning document calls for no new gas plants, although almost all of the existing capacity is expected to remain online throughout the decade. Then again, the CPUC planning document alone lacks the power to make that happen. What power does this decision wield? How big a deal is this?

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

Aurora Energy Research contends thermal power generation equipped with hydrogen and CCS offers most cost-effective pathway to a net zero power system. Power sector decarbonisation is frequently characterised as the low hanging fruit of the UK's net zero transition.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

That’s how much additional capacity Duke expects to need in the next 15 years to make up for the retirement of its coal-fired power plant fleet and aging natural-gas plants. All of the scenarios are less reliant on wind power, which plays little role in the Southeastern U.S. ” Looking at the price tags.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Sharing the findings on Twitter , BNEF's head of sustainable materials Julia Attwood described the estimated $278bn price tag for decarbonising a sector responsible for some seven per cent of global emissions was a "bargain". Today's new plants are tomorrow's retrofits," she said.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

From offshore wind, to solar, to the ballooning corporate renewables market, utilities, oil majors and developers are heading across the Atlantic for a piece of that gigantic American power pie. For now, traders are maximizing the company’s onshore wind power by reducing the company’s merchant risk. A sizeable 5.1-gigawatt

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

Summary - Saudi Arabia is building a $5 billion plant called Helios to make green fuel for export and decrease the country’s dependence on petrodollars. The 4 gigawatt plant will be completely powered by wind and solar energy. The hydrogen plant is part of that vision. million tons per year of green ammonia.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Using renewable energy can significantly lower your company’s carbon footprint, depending on the dominant power source in your region. However, investing in renewable energy such as solar, wind or geothermal can come with a steep price tag and these technologies aren’t effective in every region.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 24, 2020

’” Using an electric vehicle as a mobile power plant instead of a means of transport could potentially convert a costly asset into a money-making machine, said Kok. That’s where companies such as Vodafone come in, since mobile SIM cards can act as device-specific identity tags. Make sure I can do that.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

The long-running debate over whether biomass energy can deliver promised emissions savings has been reignited this morning, after fresh analysis from think tank Ember warned plans for the UK's largest biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plant could undermine the UK's net zero transition and land the taxpayer with a hefty bill.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

While nature doesn’t come with a clearly labeled price tag, sustainability innovation understands that there is great economic value in preserving ecosystems, natural resources, biodiversity, and cultures and communities around the world. HOW IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION DRIVING THE GREEN ECONOMY? Ginkgo Sustainability Inc.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A new report by Recipric, powered by Zoomph’s technology, helps us understand the answer. It solidifies that sustainability can be enhanced through the power of sport because of the overlap between sports lovers and people that seek positive change. More here: Game on: New study shows which sports teams have the greenest fans.

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Business Green

APRIL 12, 2022

The company teased plans introduce a low-cost mini-EV for business from 2024 in Japan, with a price tag of roughly 1m yen ($8,000), a launch which it said would be followed by a string of mini-EVs and EV sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for personal use.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It'll also have a feature that can turn the van's battery into an onboard generator that can power tools such as belt sanders. To get the E-Transit into customers' hands starting in late 2021, Ford said it's investing $100m into its plant in Kansas City, which is already making the diesel-powered Transit.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. designs, manufactures, and distributes engines and power generation products. Companies in solar, wind, hydrogen and geothermal power are reaching stages of maturity where they generate consistent cash flows. Let’s dig in.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Steve Baker and his various allies in Parliament and the press have an established and successful Brexit playbook for taking a fringe concern of limited interest to the public and turning it into a wedge issue so powerful it upends the economic and geopolitical direction of the entire country. They now hope to repeat the trick.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

The virtual creatures take the shapes of dragons, dinosaurs, snakes, rats and even swords and eggs and are deceptively powerful. Players will earn in-game rewards for picking up trash, planting trees , walking instead of driving and volunteering with local environmental agencies.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Labour's Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with the new tag line 'A Fairer, Greener Future' on prominent display, and the opening policy announcement coming in the form of a commitment to deliver a net zero emissions power system by 2030, a full five years earlier than the government's current 2035 target date.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 21, 2019

When guests consume less energy, attend ecological activities and make sustainable dietary choices during their visit, the price tag of their stay can be discounted by up to 50 percent. Even planting a tree in the resort’s nearby forest garners another 5 percent off the hotel tab.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This is inherently wasteful and it comes with a price tag of emissions. We are going to see large growth in geothermal power of three types— conventional, enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), and advanced geothermal systems (AGS). There are some very interesting schemes around using CO 2 as a working fluid for power generation.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Related: Each purchase of this bag made from recycled plastic helps plant trees The Re:vive Mini Backpack is just the right size for a day trip. Hang tags are already printed on 100% recycled and biodegradable material with a recycled cotton string and a completely biodegradable clasp.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Related: Each purchase of this bag made from recycled plastic helps plant trees The Re:vive Mini Backpack is just the right size for a day trip. Hang tags are already printed on 100% recycled and biodegradable material with a recycled cotton string and a completely biodegradable clasp.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Plug Power Inc has announced its intentions to start the production of liquid green hydrogen in Georgia before the end of this year. The renewable energy used to power the green hydrogen production will be sourced at a local rural electric cooperative. This electricity is used to power an electrolyzer that splits water molecules.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 7, 2020

If you prefer to keep your feet firmly planted on a trail, the park also offers a lovely, flat trail along Crooked River and a steep climb to the tops of cliffs. Namaspa Yoga Community offers public yoga classes in the Baptiste power and yin styles, as well as yoga for groups such as seniors, people in recovery and inmates at the local jail.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire is the UK’s biggest single-point source of carbon dioxide emissions, and is fed by a constant supply of wood pellets shipped to the UK on enormous vessels, mostly form North America. These are all home to irreplaceable rare plant species, mammals, and migratory and residential birds. “We

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