Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

Confidence is rapidly growing that fully decarbonising the power system across the UK and Europe can be achieved at no additional cost by 2035. It therefore argues such a vision should be at the core of government's policy plans as they strive to deliver on their goal of building a net zero emission continent by mid-century.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Analyst cautions that demand for fossil fuel from automotive market will only drop by 24 per cent by 2050, despite bullish predictions for EV market. Meanwhile, fuel cell vehicles will comprise three per cent of sales and plug-in hybrid vehicles five per cent, it said.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Europe’s TSOs set out vision roadmap to 2025 Greening the grid is vital for energy transition says Schneider’s Lawrence “This concept is totally unique,” says Salla Saastamoinen, JRC Deputy Director-General. It will help them gauge the future impact of energy policies in every community across Europe.” Have you read?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Renewable power sources are expected to dominate almost all the growth in the world's electricity supplies through to 2025, according to the IEA, and together with nuclear power they are set to meet the vast majority of the increase in global power demand over the period. remains a hugely challenging prospect.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 29, 2021

” Now its next milestone could be as one of the first 100-megawatt scale green hydrogen sites in Europe. gigawatts, the hard coal plant will likely prove to be one of the final five new coal plants built in Western Europe, according to data from Beyond Coal. Demand is king for green hydrogen.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

As such, it sets out how the UK could accelerate its transition away from fossil fuels, secure its energy supplies, and tackle the looming affordability, security, and sustainability 'trilemma' through a raft of new policies. Britain will continue to need to access fossil fuel supplies during the Net Zero transition.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Now, the Dutch NGO that successfully sued Shell over its climate plans is taking those financial backers to court in a case that could help reverse the global banking sector’s support of fossil fuel firms and their activities. billion Euros in bonds to the fossil fuel industry, Milieudefensie says. “We

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Business Green

MAY 31, 2022

Plug-in electrified vehicles are on track to make up over fifth of the new passenger vehicle market in 2025, with global sales expected to rise from 6.6 But it warns of a "widening gap" between wealthy and emerging economies on EV adoption, predicting that China and Europe will account for as much as 80 per cent of EV sales by 2025.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 19, 2022

“When Europe acts together, it has more clout.” ” So said European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in a press briefing today about the urgent need to end Europe’s dependence on Russian gas while simultaneously ensuring energy security. — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 18, 2022.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. "It Green hydrogen can do that.".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Survey reveals surging demand for renewables, as leading investment firms ramp up clean energy ambitions. There is further progress to be made however, and alongside renewables investment, divestment from fossil fuels also remains key," he added. "As per cent of their overall portfolio, to 8.3 per cent over the next five years.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Global sales of heat pumps are set to hit record levels again this year, as demand for the low carbon technology soars in key markets around the world. The report said some countries in Europe saw heat pump sales double in the first half of 2022 compared with the same period last year.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2022

The document sets out G7 countries' ambition to deliver near-zero carbon electricity grids by 2035, citing the need to respond to climate scientists' calls for a drastic reduction in fossil fuel demand so as to stabilise global temperatures.

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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

JANUARY 10, 2022

The UK has some of the draughtiest housing stock in Europe, leaving British households particularly exposed to energy price spikes. This would help accelerate the transition away from emissions-intensive fossil gas heating and reduce UK's reliance on fossil fuels, the group said.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, the increasing costs of fossil fuels and gas have triggered significant adoption of electrical automobiles, propelling market enlargement. The researcher’s predictions, they state in a release, suggest a sizeable global Li-Ion battery demand increase, skyrocketing from over 700GWh in 2022 to approximately 4.7TWh by 2030.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Its electricity demand reached an all-time demand peak of 223 gigawatts (GW) this past June, and projections indicate it could hit 340 GW by the decade’s end. To put that into perspective, the electricity demand for Germany in 2022 was 200 GW. Asset Diversity: As is the case in the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

She was invited on the show (1:24) to discuss the National Grid’s ‘demand flexibility service’ scheme, under which households and some businesses receive payments for using less energy at times of peak demand.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The replacement of fossil fuel generation in Spain, Italy and Chile will account for 5.4 The firm’s energy transitions venture, Enel X, will add more than 300 megawatts of energy storage capacity and another 4 gigawatts of demand response resources. Between 2020 and 2022, the Italian group will invest €11.5

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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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Smart Energy International

MARCH 30, 2024

At the end of 2023, the UK government released the long-awaited Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation, which aims to introduce measures ensuring all new-build housing is ‘net zero ready’ by 2025. As we inch ever closer to 2035 and 2050 net zero targets, there is increasing pressure to decarbonise high-emitting sectors.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In its second five-year review, the Commission highlights the need for urgent action in the energy sector including the phasing out of fossil fuels and electrification of the system to meet net zero and the need to improve asset and resource management in the water sector to ensure that the demand does not outstrip supply.

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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.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The extension will run until 2027, subject to a Climate Bank Roadmap review foreseen in 2025. Energy markets face an array of supply concerns as worries about the availability of energy during the upcoming winter intensify in Europe. After surging by about 60% in 2022, energy prices are expected to decline 11% next year.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 per cent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The annual demand could reach 19,120,458,891 tons by then, representing a tenfold increase from 2015 to 2050. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

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. Europe's gas sector strikes upbeat tone. Read GTM's green hydrogen explainer here.). The 4-gigawatt project , led by U.S.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 1, 2022

billion by 2026 Europe on track for 2.7GW of hydrogen electrolyser capacity by 2025. Production is being switched over to mass production, as affordable electrolysers are the prerequisite for being able to cover growing demand and the future costs of hydrogen. Electrolyser production. PEM electrolysis.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It also should help users in load management and energy efficiency on the demand side, greatly reducing the manpower hours required for daily operation and maintenance. ABB anticipates completing the commissioning of the power distribution system by the end of 2023, while the facility is scheduled for completion by the end of 2025.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2022

UK-based plastic recycling innovator Mura Technology has secured a further "multi-million-dollar" injection from global chemicals giant Dow to support the firms' plans to construct multiple advanced recycling facilities across the US and Europe.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

In contrast, only 29 per cent said the government should seek a more gradual transition away from oil and gas, while just 10 per cent agreed the UK should aim to continue to meet its energy demand primarily with oil and gas for as long as is necessary. per cent for fossil fuel electric utilities, the report concluded.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Kareen Boutonnat, CEO of Lightsource BP for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions, said developing homegrown sources of solar power was critical to helping combat the energy crisis, which has seen bills soar over the past year thanks to rising fossil fuel prices.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

They have legislated a carbon neutrality goal for 2050, adopted a long-term strategy and advanced the phase-out of coal by 2025 among other key indicators. The major priorities for Hungary’s climate and energy policies relate to energy security, reducing fossil fuel use and keeping energy prices affordable.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The following chapters go on to comprehensively cover all aspects of energy and climate policy, from phasing out fossil fuels to decarbonising economies. One of the initiative's central aims is to stimulate Europe's digital capabilities so that it can compete with the digital powerhouses of the US and China.

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2022

Launched today with the backing of 17 companies from across the concrete value chain, the ConcreteZero initiative calls on members to commit to using 30 per cent low emission concrete by 2025, rising to 50 per cent by the end of the decade, in support of an overarching goal to achieve net zero production of the material by 2050.

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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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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

The proposal, part of RTE’s next ‘Ten-year network development’ plan for the period from 2025 to 2040, is aimed to deliver one of the most significant developments since its creation to ensure that the French network is able to meet the country’s and Europe’s energy and climate objectives. Have you read? But is it enough?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

UK electric vehicle (EV) sales have surged in the wake of Covid-19, with the latest industry figures for September 2020 showing battery cars continuing their forward march, despite a sharp downward trend for the wider auto market marked by waning demand for new petrol and diesel cars.

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