GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

It was joined by a 5 GW clean hydrogen goal, a doubling of support for carbon-capture projects and a 10-year advance on the ban of new fossil-fueled cars, the date for which is now 2030. The term "hybrid" offshore wind projects in Europe is also used to describe projects that double as interconnectors between two countries.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

While this may be temporary, it could well be permanent, and such uncertainty demands that, more than ever, business flexibility is a key determining factor to future success. The good news is that the technology is already available to respond to this need for flexibility and the changing demands of energy markets.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

The European Union this week set ambitious 2024 and 2030 targets for green hydrogen, a big step for the emerging sector. At the same time, Brussels signaled that it will also encourage the development of "blue" hydrogen produced from fossil fuels paired with carbon capture, at least for the time being. Blue vs. green.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The final publication of the standard and commercial rollout is expected in 2024. The need for on-site energy storage and solar-supplemented solutions is also emphasized to reduce demand charges. Challenges in implementing MCS (source: IDTechEx report “Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles and Fleets 2024-2034”).

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

As demand for fossil-fuel free heating grows, policymakers and industry need to work together to prep the installation workforce for a major roll out of electric heat pumps, writes Panasonic's Enrique Vilamitjana. Across the UK and Europe, government strategies for heating and energy supply aim to drive decarbonisation.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2022

US carmaker aiming to end fossil fuel van sales and achieve 'carbon neutrality' across entire European operations and supply chain by 2035. Stuart Rowley, chair of Ford's European business, said yesterday's announcements "signal what is nothing less than the total transformation of our brand in Europe".

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2022

Think tank argues growing e-van market can deliver savings for firms across Europe, as separate report warns UK needs up to 661,000 extra EV charge points by 2035. Despite significant demand for zero emission vans from businesses, the e-van market remains small and is only growing incrementally.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

According to Research and Markets’ report – titled Lithium-ion Battery Market, Size, Global Forecast 2024-2028, Industry Trends, Share, Growth, Insight, Impact of Inflation, Company Analysis – escalating consumer expenditure on electronic devices is a giant catalyst for the battery market’s value surge. Join Enlit Europe in Paris.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 20, 2024

The project will be implemented by the Estonian Geological Service and will be financed by the State Budget Strategy 2024-2027 under the “Supporting pilot projects for the purposes of climate and energy policy” program with a budget of up to EUR 1.25 million over three years.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The power storage company announced this morning it would invest £750m in the programme, and had already started construction on a storage plant in Blackhillock that is scheduled to come online in the first half of 2024. If the wind blows and the demand isn't there, then it can't go anywhere," Pearce told the paper. "We

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Russia eyes fossil fuel growth as it unveils 2030 climate goal. We believe this to apply not only to Europe, but globally too.". The paper published in the journal Science reveals that while reducing fossil fuel use is essential for the world to stand a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2020

The European Commission yesterday unveiled its long-awaited hydrogen strategy, outlining its vision to ramp up the EU's renewable hydrogen capacity from 1GW today to 6GW by 2024 and 40GW by 2030. In developing and deploying a clean hydrogen value chain, Europe will become a global frontrunner and retain its leadership in clean tech.".

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 28, 2021

For example, while the United States remains the dominant corporate PPA market, activity in Europe almost tripled in 2020, with Spain also identified as a hotspot, with a record number of PPAs signed. Innovation to meet demand. For example, under the Paris Agreement, the U.S. Floating PV Systems — Floating PV is also a trend to watch.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Specifically, energy prices are expected to fall by 11% in 2023 and 12% in 2024. Energy markets face an array of supply concerns as worries about the availability of energy during the upcoming winter intensify in Europe. The outlook, however, is subject to numerous risks both in the short- and medium-term.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 14, 2020

“The main driver of this government's energy policy is fortifying the state's position in the market,” said Brian Gaylord, principal analyst for Latin America and Southern Europe at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Analysts believe Mexico will miss its target of 35 percent clean energy by 2024.

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AutoGrid

JULY 24, 2023

Traditional solutions to short-term supply shortages – such as fossil fuel peaker plants – may meet the immediate need for capacity but also help accelerate climate change due to high emission rates. Our progress report for summer 2024? This cycle is undeniably vicious. So far, so good in avoiding massive outages.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

Goals include strengthening the country’s energy sovereignty by reducing its dependence on imported fossil fuels, developing its carbon-free electricity production capacity and relocating key components of the value chain for the technologies of the future. Europe’s grid is receiving record levels of investment.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The investment is hoped to accelerate the company’s international growth, expand its portfolio of low-carbon technologies, especially heat pumps and create 3,000 green jobs in the UK in 2024. Players in asset management have traditionally relied on legacy systems, lacking the bleeding-edge tech that modern renewable energy operations demand.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

Funding round was led by Energy Impact Partners and cash will be used to meet surge in demand for heat pumps across Europe driven by energy crisis Netherlands-based heat pump installation firm HeatTransformers has secured €15m investment in its first major funding round, with a view to expanding its operations into the UK and Germany.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

BloombergNEF also expects costs across the sector to remain high throughout 2023, due to high raw material and labour costs, soaring demand for battery packs from automakers, and cost increases across other parts of their supply chain, such as for power conversion systems and balancing services.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Second-hand EV owners are also expected to benefit from rising demand for EVs, with 10 to 20 per cent of the value of their cars likely to be recovered at the end of the vehicle lifespan through the sale of EV batteries for recycling, ECIU said.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

A group of more than 100 CEOs from many of Europe's top businesses have this week written to European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, urging her to accelerate the bloc's green transition plan in response to the energy security posed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 16, 2021

hydrogen per hour - almost 9,000 tonnes a year - starting in 2024. The project could be expanded to up to 500 MW at a later stage to replace all of Lingen’s fossil fuel-based hydrogen. Production is expected to start in 2024 and should produce one tonne of green ?hydrogen Final investment decision is due for 2022.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Ford has announced it will spend £230m on transforming its Halewood plant on Merseyside into its first electric vehicle (EV) component assembly factory in Europe. This is an important step, marking Ford's first in-house investment in all-electric vehicle component manufacturing in Europe," he said. "It

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The strong growth in demand in 2021 was driven by the economic recovery that followed 2020’s lockdowns and a succession of extreme weather events. Supply could not keep up with demand and this, coupled with unexpected outages, led to tight markets and steep price increases. Have you read? Price squeeze in the global gas market.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 10, 2024

The project is in its initial ‘discovery’ or scoping phase, funded by the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund and is scheduled to conclude at the end of May 2024. Most of the boats, quaysides and ports operating on the Thames – which supports a busy freight sector as well as 8-million passenger trips per year – currently rely on fossil fuels.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

The chief of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), the joint sustainability initiative backed by the world's biggest miners, is confident Europe's drive to shore up mineral security and deliver on climate goals could result in a cleaner and greener future for the global mining industry. "I

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Greenpeace Italy and Re:Common have alleged in their climate lawsuit — Italy’s first — that despite knowing at least as early as 1970 that burning fossil fuels posed a serious climate risk, Eni went on to promote “natural” –- or methane – gas as a safe energy source for decades. the spokesperson stated. the spokesperson stated.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A 6GW pipeline of green hydrogen projects is being primed in the UK and Europe over the next two years, but experts fear key pieces of the policy puzzle still need putting in place. Fossil fuel firms are broadly focusing on 'blue' hydrogen, which produces hydrogen from fossil gas and then captures and stores the resulting carbon emissions.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

And the demand and interest in this technology is only growing stronger. But the bigger news for Arrival came earlier in the year, when UPS announced an order of 10,000 purpose-built electric vans, to be delivered through 2024. The eActros LongHaul promises a 310-mile range, and Daimler predicts it will be ready for production by 2024.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Japanese carmaker aiming for 75 per cent EV sales in Europe by 2030 as it invests in global supply chain for battery technology. In addition, Nissan is aiming to expand its battery refurbishment and recycling capacity beyond Japan, with new facilities targeted in Europe next year and in the USA in 2025.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Electric air taxis primed for take-off in 2024 as Bristol-based start-up secures investment and pre-orders from host of major airlines.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

Analysts indicated the record had been broken thanks to a combination of reduced demand resulting from the coronavirus lockdown and high levels of renewable power generation. The UK sourced just over two per cent of its power from coal last year and the government remains committed to fully phasing out the use of unabated coal power by 2024.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Documents obtained by DeSmog show Copa-Cogeca, a powerful trade body for Europe’s farmers, demanded revisions to the EU’s sustainable farming plan at a private meeting with the European Commission in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Europe’s centre-right EPP party has used arguments which track industry demands.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Public cash for fossil gas. Drax's new CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) power plant was going to be the biggest fossil project in Europe at 3.6GW. These plants are less efficient, generally smaller, and would not be expected to run very often, only generating electricity at times of peak demand.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Globally , across the EU and in the UK, heat pumps are seen as a vital technology to remove emissions from heating where fossil fuels currently dominate. And for the UK, which is one of Europe's largest heating appliance manufacturing bases, albeit based around fossil fuel boilers, the potential is particularly obvious.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Still, with the UK having in place a ban on the sale of internal combustion vehicles from 2030 and many other developed nations expected to make similar moves in the coming years, the coming decade is expected to see a huge explosion in demand for EVs.

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