EDF + Business

APRIL 19, 2024

Some of the biggest of these deals will aim to be finalized in 2024. Consolidation might even be better for the environment Something else we know is that industry urgently needs to eliminate methane emissions. Some worry that mega mergers are a bet against the energy transition. But the truth might be more complex.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Hydrogen has shot up the European legislative agenda in recent years, with politicians of all stripes touting its potential to help countries meet their climate goals. The fuel comes in a variety of “colours”, depending on how it is produced, with almost all hydrogen currently created using fossil gas and termed “grey”.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 5, 2022

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has filed a $3 billion plan for the years 2024-2027 towards its ongoing clean energy drive. Among proposals for the gas infrastructure is an acceleration of the replacement of ageing plastic natural gas pipelines to improve safety and reliability and reduce methane emissions.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

2024 is here, and it’s full of promise for the climatetech industry. Cell-based meat Named to Lux Research’s “Climate Tech 2024 Watch List” Tender is introducing a new generation of alternative meat products—produced in the kitchen by chefs—that have the same texture, taste, and consistency as real meat. Let us know on LinkedIn!

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

That means Southern Company intends to keep building new natural gas power plants to meet its supply needs, even as it grows its renewable energy portfolio from 9 gigawatts today to about 14 GW by 2024.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Using hydrogen produced by green electricity in in fuel cells. Burning synthetic methane or biogas in existing gas plants. Green hydrogen is already capturing the attention of large utilities that are serious about decarbonization such as Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and NextEra Energy.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 13, 2020

Burning synthetic methane or biogas in existing gas plants. Green hydrogen is already capturing the attention of large utilities that are serious about decarbonization such as Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and NextEra Energy. Capturing and sequestering CO 2 from existing gas plants.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 15, 2023

”  That leaves basically three options for decarb: electric planes, hydrogen planes, or cleaning up the fuel powering today’s fleet. Kerosene is a “long-chain hydrocarbon”, which means it is made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms (specifically C 12 H 26 C 15 H 32 ).

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

All the rulemaking we’ve been tracking regarding EPA’s emission standards for oil and gas methane, fossil fuel power plants, vehicles, and transmission are all important drivers for accelerating progress. Key programs now expire on September 30, 2024. EDF and Google are partnering on mapping methane using satellite data.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

So far, electrification and hydrogen-based options have struggled to achieve sufficient energy densities. Fuels are hydrocarbons, meaning they are long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms strung together (sometimes along with nitrogen or oxygen). These lower-carbon fuels are only as good as their ingredients.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

2024 is shaping up to be a busy year, with climate at the forefront. 66 percent of respondents to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Perception Survey ( GRPS ) identified extreme weather as “most likely to present a material crisis on a global scale in 2024.” Hello and Happy New Year from the Climate Policy Leadership Team!

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Summary - Over 20% of all Dutch emissions are coming from the Port of Rotterdam, of which the production of grey hydrogen from fossil feedstock is one of the main culprits. This article explores what is needed to build such a green hydrogen refinery. Waterstof - Hydrogen in Rotterdam. Download Hydrogen Cost Tool.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Summary - Over 20% of all Dutch emissions are coming from the Port of Rotterdam, of which the production of grey hydrogen from fossil feedstock is one of the main culprits. This explores what is needed to build a green hydrogen refinery. About 400,000 metric tonnes of grey hydrogen is used each year in Rotterdam.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Look forward to 2024 predictions from many of your favorite clairvoyant climate voices. for grid enhancements and $7B for hydrogen fuel hubs.    ⚡ Solhyd , a Leuven, Belgium-based hydrogen production from solar energy developer, raised €6M ( $7M) in Seed funding.  

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2023

We have the largest and most diverse mangrove forests in the world, and we are committed to rehabilitating 600,000 hectares of mangroves by 2024. Pandjaitan, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment. "We the Ordos-Envision Net Zero Industrial Park , and the Sanjiang New Area Industrial Park in China.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

It is also helping to bring nascent clean mining technologies to market - for instance electric or hydrogen trucks that can replace diesel vehicles - by connecting 'first mover' coalitions of companies that are looking to fast-track development of zero emission technologies with equipment manufacturers.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

This annual assessment acts as a “stick” policy to push shippers to decarbonize and ratings will become more stringent over time, with the threshold for each decreasing by ~2% each year—meaning ships that receive an A in 2023 could get a B rating in 2024 with the same CII score. Ease of Adoption: Easiest.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At the very least, utilities will need plans that can get them most of the way there, while rushing ahead with next-generation technologies: long-duration energy storage, small modular nuclear reactors or green hydrogen and methane to fuel natural gas peaker plants. Here's a look at the five largest U.S.

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38 North Solutions

JULY 30, 2022

Methane and Superfund. -$15 Part 1 (First 3 years or 2022-2024). Should this bill become law, from 2022-2024, these credits are extended and restored to their full value. Extends the biodiesel and renewable diesel credit to December 31, 2024. CLEAN HYDROGEN. . -$100 billion. . . Total Spending. -$485 485 billion.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

While climate impacts intensify along the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana, Texas, and federal governments are poised to permit a growing number of proposed hydrogen manufacturing facilities equipped with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. Flight provided by Southwings. If the U.S.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

We have also reserved 50 Tesla Semis, which we hope to get sometime in 2024. But we hear a lot of talk about hydrogen, and a lot of elected officials sound pretty keen on it. What would you say to somebody that says hydrogen is a better solution? Why do politicians seem so receptive to pitches for hydrogen?

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EDF + Business

APRIL 24, 2024

The Department of Treasury and IRS issued a notice of proposed rulemaking relating to clean hydrogen under Sections 45V and 48(a)(15) in the Inflation Reduction Act. Written comments are due May 13, 2024. ICYMI – Things We’re Tracking EDF Blog : Does Oil & Gas Merger Boom Cast Doubt on Global Clean Energy Transition?

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

And cow-burp reduction tech is back to tackle methane emissions with a $29M round. 🐄 CH4 Global , a Henderson, NV-based methane reduction feed supplement developer, raised $29M in Series B funding from DCVC, DCVC Bio, and Cleveland Avenue. Deals include big checks for recycling.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

Geologic hydrogen raises $91M and heating and cooling efficiency draws in $67M. Update : The company broke ground on a commercial-scale facility this week that will be the first in the country to make alternative jet fuel from CO2 and grid power once production begins in mid-2024. Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

Other ⚡ Electric Hydrogen , a Natick, MA-based green hydrogen and electrolyzer manufacturer, raised $50m in Equipment financing from Trinity Capital.      ⚡ Stormfisher , a Toronto, Canada-based hydrogen-based fuel production platform, raised $30m in funding from ARC Financial.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Data on subsidies was provided by Oil Change International , which plans to launch a database of government support for CCS in 2024. Background: Designed to capture carbon emissions from Canadian Tar Sands operations and store them underground, Shell’s Quest plant is the world’s first to commercially produce so-called “blue hydrogen.”

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2016), [link].

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Responsible for nearly a third of global warming and a quarter of global energy, methane matters.   In other news, the largest US asset managers leave Climate Action 100+, the EU puts up $7.4bn for renewable hydrogen infrastructure, and geothermal enjoys a hot spring of funding and project success.  Not a subscriber yet?

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In either case, this wasn’t on our bingo card… In the news, the British government passed new reforms to speed up interconnection, Colombia launched a $1B biodiversity fund, the US released $6B in funding for climate resiliency, and the US and China made modest progress on methane reduction at APEC.  SPAC valuation ).

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

And because we can’t help ourselves, we then attempted to extrapolate the straight line between these divergent views of what’s to come for climate tech in 2024. Andrew Beebe , Obvious Ventures : Yes, 2024 will beat both 2023 and 2022. Potentially a fair number will go under in 2024, again as a lagging indicator.

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

cents per kWh of electricity produced at facilities placed into service after 2024 that produce zero or negative emissions. The US is set to get its first ever carbon equivalent tax - on methane. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with a global warming potential many times higher than that of CO2. of global warming by 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2021

million metric tons of plastic each year once it opens in 2024. According to the Climate Accountability Institute , Chevron was the investor-owned company with the greatest contribution to the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide and methane emissions from 1965 – 2018.

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