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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters.

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Fume faculties

Envirotec Magazine

Underpinning the effort to comply with marine emissions regulations is the monitoring of these exhaust gases, and instrumentation seems an indispensable support for marine operators under pressure to make good decisions with respect to things like fuel selection and the specification of scrubber systems. Specifying measurement.

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Which will be the First Hydrogen-Powered Inland Vessel in Rotterdam?

Mr. Sustainability

The race is on for the first hydrogen-powered inland vessel in Rotterdam! Harm Lenten is captain of the MS Antonie, a diesel-powered cargo ship between Delfzijl and the Rotterdam Botlek. Some ships already run on batteries, liquefied natural gas or with cleaner ship engines and / or catalytic converters.

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Which will be the First Hydrogen-Powered Inland Vessel in Rotterdam?

Mr. Sustainability

The race is on for the first hydrogen-powered inland vessel in Rotterdam! Harm Lenten is captain of the MS Antonie, a diesel-powered cargo ship between Delfzijl and the Rotterdam Botlek. Some ships already run on batteries, liquefied natural gas or with cleaner ship engines and / or catalytic converters.

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The Reality Behind Green Hydrogen’s Soaring Hype

GreenTechMedia

Green hydrogen produced using renewable energy is increasingly seen as a key asset for grid and transport decarbonization. Shell believes the hydrogen sector deserves the same levels of support that went to solar energy over the years. where natural gas prices are expected to remain low for the foreseeable future.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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Why the government should stick with sticks to deliver energy efficiency

Business Green

Minimum energy consumption standards for products and rented homes have galvanised improvements in energy efficiency in recent years, argues Andrew Warren. Effective energy saving programmes need three mutually supportive facets to succeed. At the start of the century, UK energy policy makers seemed to understand this symbiosis.