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Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

GreenTechMedia

where the company plans to ramp up its investments into grid-scale batteries, hybrid renewables projects and offshore wind, says North America chief Gwenaelle Avice-Huet. ” said Avice-Huet, who moved from France to Texas a year ago to oversee Engie’s 6,300-person North America division. ” No new U.S.

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Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened.

DeSmogBlog

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. The data showed us that their carbon capture plans are not working at scale.” Based upon Val Verde, since the 1970s, U.S.

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Indigenous Resistance Instrumental in Stopping High-Profile Fossil Fuel Projects, Says Report

DeSmogBlog

The efforts of Indigenous peoples in North America have helped block or delay a long list of major fossil fuel projects over the past decade, successfully leading to the avoidance of a massive amount of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. November, 2016. The numbers don’t lie. Credit: Becker1999.

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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, a small number of fossil fuel entities — just 57 corporate and state producers — have been responsible for 80 percent of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Only in North America were a slim minority of carbon majors — 16 of 37 — linked to rising emissions.

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Amazon plans to make its own hydrogen to power vehicles

The Verge: Energy

The potential environmental benefits are still hard to measure Hydrogen is supposed to be a cleaner-burning alternative to fossil fuels, which is why Amazon is using it at its warehouses. Today, most of it is made using fossil fuels, primarily through a reaction between steam and methane.

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Green Mountain Power buys two electric utility trucks from Lion Electric

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Lion says its trucks deliver 60% lower maintenance costs, and 80% lower energy costs, compared to fossil-fuel vehicles. Since 2016, Lion has delivered over 390 all-electric heavy-duty vehicles in North America, which have logged over 7 million miles. Source: Lion Electric.

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Smith College, MA embarks on $220-million geothermal project

ThinkGeoEnergy

With the project, the Smith College aims to fully move away from fossil fuels for the heating and cooling systems of the campus. The geothermal project is expected to be completed by 2028, towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. This coincides with the timeline of the net-zero goals of the city of Northampton.