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Green Hydrogen in Natural Gas Pipelines: Decarbonization Solution or Pipe Dream?

GreenTechMedia

Can carbon-free hydrogen augment, or even replace, the fossil natural gas running through pipelines to fuel furnaces, boilers, stoves and other building applications today? Natural gas utilities around the world are seeking real-world answers to these kinds of questions.

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Midwestern Utility Evergy Pledges Carbon Cuts in Line With Paris Accord

GreenTechMedia

Evergy has become the latest utility to pledge to long-term carbon cuts even though the states it serves, Kansas and Missouri, aren’t demanding them. gigawatt generation fleet from 52 percent to 40 percent, while reducing natural gas and oil from 38 percent to 26 percent. Above and beyond states' demands.

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Ed’s note: Can the EU make it without Russian oil and gas?

Smart Energy International

When it comes to gas, things are even trickier, because Russia has been historically Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas. Even after the 2013 – 2014 Ukraine crisis (Crimea annexation), when the European Union sought to reduce its dependency on Russian gas, things did not change much. I know I’ll be there.

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We’re #1 In Global Petroleum Production & Consumption

R-Squared Energy

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. The latter consists of light liquid hydrocarbons recovered in the field at natural gas wells. Another category that may be lumped into oil production is natural gas liquids (NGLs). million bpd.

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EIB finances grid upgrades across Germany

Smart Energy International

The overarching goal is to ensure a reliable and safe power supply in Thuringia as demand for electricity grows. Around 620 municipalities and towns in Thuringia hold the majority share (84.8%) of the company, which was brought back into public ownership in 2013 after previously belonging to energy supplier E.ON.

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Vistra, LS Power Top Winners in PG&E?s 420MW Storage Procurement

GreenTechMedia

gigawatts of carbon-free resources to help meet grid reliability needs that will arise when four natural gas-fired power plants retire next year to reduce their environmental harm to coastal waters. megawatt/730-megawatt-hour project from Tesla being built near a natural gas plant in the Monterey County community of Moss Landing.

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Exxon for the first time reveals CO2 impact of oil and gas products

Business Green

Meanwhile, the coronavirus crisis has further intensified pressure on the sector, with the pandemic spurring a severe decline in oil demand last year that has forced many major players - including ExxonMobil - to announce thousands of job losses.