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Duke Energy Pledges to Eliminate Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Business by 2030

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy has upped its net-zero carbon by 2050 goals, pledging to eliminate methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 through a combination of better pipeline leak detection, more efficient operations, and investing in renewable natural gas to reduce the carbon intensity of its supplies.

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Anaerobic digestion trade body calls for ban on Russian natural gas imports in open letter to the UK Prime Minister

Envirotec Magazine

As part of its response to the Ukraine crisis, the EU has already announced it will double its ambition for biomethane production to 354TWh by 2030 to end its reliance on natural gas imports. Last year, the UK imported 24.6TWh of natural gas from Russia.

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Investment In Natural Gas Essential to Reduce Grid Strain From AI Data Centers

Energy Central

As the tech industry invests more heavily in data centers for the growing Artificial Intelligence (AI) market, natural gas will be essential to meet surging electricity demand. According to Wells Fargo, electricity demand is forecast to grow as much as 20 percent by 2030 due to the rise in AI.

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Singapore Expands Power Capacity with Hydrogen-Ready Plants Amid Rising Energy Demand

FuelCellsWorks

Singapore plans to establish two additional natural gas power plants by 2030 that will also be compatible with hydrogen, in a move to address its escalating

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Duke Energy Faces Challenges to Its Push for New Natural Gas Plants

GreenTechMedia

That’s reason enough, these groups say, for regulators to demand that Duke rework its plans — and they’ve laid out their own solar and battery-heavy replacement options for consideration. gigawatts of new natural gas capacity. The rest propose between 6.1 gigawatts and 9.6 GW to 16.4

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IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2023 Predicts Peak Fossil Fuel Demand

R-Squared Energy

Perhaps the most noteworthy prediction from the report is of peak demand for fossil fuels within this decade. by 2030, but natural gas and oil consumption are both projected to rise. by 2030, but natural gas and oil consumption are both projected to rise.

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IEA’s World Energy Outlook: Bullish on Natural Gas Despite Headline-Grabbing “Peak” Forecasts

Energy Central

Today the International Energy Agency published its 2023 edition of the annual World Energy Outlook report which doubles down on its claim that global demand for coal, oil, and natural gas will all peak by 2030.