Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2023

The winners of the 2023 AD and Biogas Industry Awards were revealed at a gala ceremony at the Vox in Birmingham, UK, on 29 th March. The winners and highly commended entries to the 2023 AD and Biogas industry Awards are: 1. The ‘Women in Biogas’ award introduced last year has once again been the most successful.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 6, 2023

ESG By EDF: Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Plugging the Leaks: An Investor Guide to Oil and Gas Methane Risk Oil and gas companies must curb methane emissions to limit warming this decade, and address urgent risks. The last few years have seen notable improvements in the methane-related performance of some companies.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Rules would require firms to report emissions, find and fix leaks, and limit wasteful venting and flaring The EU has struck a deal that will force the fossil fuel industry to rein in dangerous methane pollution. The measures include finding and fixing leaks, and limiting wasteful practices such as venting and flaring gas by 2027.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sixteen startups joined our climatetech community during some of the hottest days of the summer in Q3 2023, working on breakthroughs such as reliable energy storage , detection of green-hydrogen gas leaks , and carbon-footprint reductions in the trucking industry. It’s part of our Go Energize 2023.

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Grist

MARCH 9, 2023

Wastewater treatment plants are typically overlooked when it comes to reducing greenhouse gasses, but new research from Princeton University reveals the plants emit twice as much methane as previously thought. filled with rich organic matter that may be causing methane emissions, but we have very little understanding of their scope,” said Z.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Flying 10,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, in a plane outfitted with infrared imaging equipment, researchers could see methane gas bubbling under water, likely from an undetected pipeline leak. Still, researchers emphasize that the high rate of methane leakage underscores the major climate impact that reducing those leaks could have.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 6, 2023

ESG By EDF: Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World 2023 World Bank Flaring Update EDF analysis of the latest World Bank data indicates trouble for 2030 zero routine flaring goal Download Slides Global Gas Flaring The World Bank’s 2023 report provides updated global flaring data for 2022. IEA – Global Methane Tracker 2023 6.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

oil and natural gas industry continues to drive methane reductions across the supply chain, making progress across key performance categories even as production increased, according to data released by the Environmental Partnership in their fifth annual report. The Partnership, a voluntary initiative representing nearly 70 percent of U.S.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 24, 2023

Ohmium signed an agreement with E4Efficiency to provide green hydrogen as a substitute for methane in E4Efficiency’s regasification terminal in Spain. Awards + Recognition Active Surfaces , an ACCEL participant, won $25,000 from the New Climate Ventures Sustainability Investment Prize at the 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

New funding builds on unique partnership to tackle potent methane emissions between Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carbon Mapper, Planet, the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University (ASU), High Tide Foundation, and RMI . The pledge needs to be matched with bold solutions.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 23, 2023

By Fiona Liao Methane emissions from the oil and gas industry have leapt to the top of the global climate agenda. But one stubborn challenge has persisted for operators, regulators, and investors alike: quantifying how much methane is emitted from where. They often face limitations in the accuracy and reliability of available data.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 15, 2021

In addition, the Carbon Mapper consortium announced its plan to deploy a ground-breaking hyperspectral satellite constellation with the ability to pinpoint, quantify and track point-source methane and CO 2 emissions. In short, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. . These home-grown satellites are a game-changer.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 2, 2024

oil and natural gas industry managed to not only meet but exceed expectations in 2023. The industry broke production records and supplied critical energy resources at home and abroad, all while reducing methane emissions. Amidst attacks on U.S. energy production and continued global instability, the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

The report “Hydrogen Economy 2023-2033: Production, Storage, Distribution & Applications” analyzes many of these issues. Hydrogen economy: Status vs ambition Currently, over 98% of global hydrogen originates from fossil fuel-based grey and black hydrogen, produced using steam methane reforming and coal gasification.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

Separate food waste collections will become mandatory in England from 2023. Local Authorities need to put structure in place now to be ready by 2023. However, still some 2.3Mt of household-produced food waste goes to either landfill or sewer, where it emits harmful methane gas as it breaks down.

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CleanTech Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Methane reducing livestock feed; energy management and storage solutions; recycling for advanced materials – Recent deals worth looking at: Agriculture & Food.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2022

Dairy giant estimates major on-farm pilot could cut methane emissions from cattle by almost a third. Cows are ruminants, which means that to digest their food they continuously burp, releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas which represents a major climate challenge for the meat and dairy industry.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 24, 2023

Syzygy Plasmonics is partnering with nonprofit research institute RTI International to demonstrate sustainable fuel production from CO2 and methane—a project sponsored by Greentown partners Equinor Ventures and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas. The post Greentown Labs Member Milestones — January 2023 appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2021

Brussels is gearing up to use its satellites to spot and track global methane emission hotspots, writes Andrew Warren. Importers, consumers will want to know: 'Is my gas free of methane leaks?'". Beyond methane. Methane is only the beginning. Big Brother is watching you.' Greater transparency.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Support EPA’s methane policy All signs are pointing to EPA finalizing its oil and gas methane standards in the run-up to COP28. With the whole world watching, COP28 is a critical window for companies to rise to this make-or-break moment in the energy transition, supporting strong methane rules and a robust implementation process.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 15, 2023

Where to find EDF +Business at New York Climate Week 2023 Monday, September 18th 7:30-9:00am The Impact Hub Masterclass with the Transform to Net Zero Coalition The Hub Live at 360 Madison Avenue This masterclass will focus on using EDF’s new Net Zero Action Accelerator hub.

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Methane: opportunity to support robust reporting On July 31, EPA published proposed updates to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule , an essential mechanism to implement the IRA’s Methane Emission Reduction Program. Check out EDF and Deloitte’s IRA Activation Guide for Climate -Smart Agriculture.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2020

Cloud-based geospatial analytics firm uses imagery and machine learning to monitor environmental changes such as methane emissions. BP Ventures said the technology could potentially play a key role in supporting BP's pledge to install methane measurements across all its major processing sites by 2023.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

A new advance opening the way for Mg-ion batteries, protections for birds around networks, Enel Green Power’s Sicily hydrogen lab and a plan to power Bitcoin mining with methane from landfills are in the technology radar. Landfill methane for Bitcoin mining. Out with lithium, in with magnesium. Now with funding of $4.3

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Defend Our Future

JANUARY 30, 2024

Strengthening Colorado’s methane regulations is a critical part of improving our air quality in line with Colorado’s 2030 emission reduction goals. We hope this final protocol provides clear guidance ensuring oil and gas operators implement methane measurement programs that capture accurate and useful pollution data from their sites.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meta-Headlines of 2023 As our beloved industry matures, our hope for when climate tech grows up is for it to “become boring.” Should we call 2023 the Year of IRA deployment? Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe Now 📩 Submit deals and announcements for the newsletter at hello@ctvc.co. the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The UK is a signatory of the Global Methane Pledge to reduce emissions by 30% against 2020 levels. Treating organic wastes through AD is the most effective way of achieving these – preventing methane from rising into the atmosphere whilst generating bioenergy, biofertilisers and bioCO2. C”, he adds. “The It’s a no brainer ”.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Below, a handful of DeSmog writers dive into the issues they’ll be watching in 2023. In 2023, DeSmog will be looking more into the aquaculture industry, its impacts, and where it seeks to influence policy. In 2023, we’ll continue to keep our eye on EU policy around bioenergy. Aquaculture. – Hazel Healy, DeSmog’s UK editor.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Some suggested this was only true for per capita emissions, or that it isn’t true if you consider methane leaks. Per the 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy. Following my previous story on the pause in U.S. liquefied natural gas exports, some readers had a hard time believing that the U.S.

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Following Kevin’s remarks, Sanchez introduced the first panel of the day: “State of the Field 2023: Houston’s Climatetech Ecosystem.” Capwell , whose technology eliminates methane emissions by offering an inexpensive solution that sits on a well until it can be properly plugged.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 19, 2024

S&P Global Market Intelligence reports the value of oil and gas deals topped $271 billion in 2023 , double the previous year. Consolidation might even be better for the environment Something else we know is that industry urgently needs to eliminate methane emissions. But the truth might be more complex.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 10, 2024

EU’s gas and hydrogen market reforms move step closer Achieving energy security through an integrated European gas market The Nimbus smart meter, which was conceived and developed within Italgas RETI, was launched in November 2023 in Paris at Enlit Europe 2023.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Joe Biden visits the Cummins Power Generation Facility in Fridley, Minnesota, on Monday, April 3rd, 2023. The alternative to electrolysis is a process called steam-methane reforming. Methane, the main component of so-called natural gas , reacts with steam to produce hydrogen in a process that still releases carbon dioxide.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Some suggested this was only true for per capita emissions, or that it isn’t true if you consider methane leaks. Per the 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy , over the past 15 years, the U.S. Per the 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy , over the past 15 years, the U.S. Following my previous story on the pause in U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

1 With agriculture estimated to have been the source of 48% of the UK’s methane emissions in 2020 – an increase of 1.3% or visit www.gfdl.co.uk Notes [1] ADBA’s Anaerobic Digestion Policy Report, April 2023 [2] [link]. on 2019 2 – the trend towards on-farm AD is set to continue.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 20, 2023

Download Brief Absolute Emissions vs. Emissions Intensity In a March 2023 report, Citi showed a striking 30% decline in absolute emissions in its oil & gas portfolio from the previous year, but a slight increase in emissions intensity.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. With that in mind, here are some essential greenwashing terms to watch out for ahead of Dubai’s summit from November 30 until December 12, 2023.

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