ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Miami University on Oxford, Ohio will soon begin drilling for a geothermal heating and cooling system that will replace the existing natural gas-powered system at the North Chiller Plant. Work is expected to being by the summer of 2024 and full operations is by the spring of 2026 is being targeted.

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Eco-Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam lead the charge in proposed natural gas projects, which could thwart climate mitigation, warns a new study by the Asia Research & Engagement.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

gigawatt generation fleet from 52 percent to 40 percent, while reducing natural gas and oil from 38 percent to 26 percent. To get to 80 percent, the company plans to retire all coal plants in the 2040-2050 timeframe, except its Iatan 2 plant in Missouri, the newest and cleanest in its fleet. million electric and 1.8

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Alongside a big boost in its energy efficiency efforts, TEP says the plan would allow it to avoid building any new natural gas plants. Jared Polis won the 2018 election on his call for the state to adopt a 100-percent renewables by 2040 target, and continues to press lawmakers for a more aggressive policy.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Study finds decarbonizing Colorado would also lower electric rates Denver, Colorado A new report found replacing Colorado’s aging coal plants with a mix of wind, solar-plus-storage and some natural gas, combined with electrifying transport and buildings, would reduce Colorado electric costs by more than 15% by 2040.

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Charged

MAY 30, 2023

Major cities are also regulating stinkpots out of existence—the ICCT reports that over half our Europe’s capital cities plan to have only zero-emission buses on their roads by 2040. The transition is taking place more slowly than many would wish.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

And Wood Mackenzie's research indicates that the cost of green hydrogen will fall by 64 percent by 2040 as the market scales up. “On average, green hydrogen production costs will equal fossil-fuel-based hydrogen by 2040,” said Ben Gallagher, Wood Mackenzie senior research analyst and author of the new report, in a statement.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

The study, published in the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) journal The Geographical Journal , highlights that global demand for sulphuric acid is set to rise significantly from ‘246 to 400 million tonnes’ by 2040 – a result of more intensive agriculture and the world moving away from fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Flogas Britain – a major supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – has added liquid biomethane (Bio-LNG) to its off-grid energy supply, marking what is said to be the industry’s first Bio-LNG solution for commercial and industrial operations.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 23, 2020

The company set an “aspiration” to reach net-zero carbon by 2050 and eliminate all coal power plants from its fleet by 2040. Coal made up 31 percent of its capacity as of 2018, while natural gas accounted for about 42 percent. Wisconsin-based utility Alliant Energy has joined the ranks of U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The largest natural gas infrastructure firm in Europe has launched a new hydrogen business and increased its financing for low carbon projects. Snam, which runs the Italian gas grid and is active in France, Greece and the U.K., Snam forecasts falling costs for green hydrogen , produced with electricity from renewables.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Power-to-gas involves using excess renewable power to manufacture carbon-neutral synthetic methane. That methane can then be liquidized, transported using existing LNG carries, and fed into the existing natural-gas networks. This fuel is carbon-neutral and can be used in flexible gas generation in place of natural gas.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

Equinor has unveiled plans to build a "world-leading" facility at a chemicals park near Hull that would produce hydrogen from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The Saltend Chemicals Park, which comprises chemical plants and Triton Power's combined gas turbine power station currently emits around 3.5

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

Currently, Evergy’s energy mix includes coal, solar, wind, natural gas, nuclear, biogas and hydro-power. Evergy plans call for the retirement of nearly all remaining coal generating plants by 2040 with the addition of nearly 4,500MWs of renewable and zero-carbon emitting resources over the second decade of the plan.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Most of that is produced via steam methane reformation (SMR) of natural gas, a carbon intensive process ( source ). Blue hydrogen, which is often promoted as another “clean” alternative to grey hydrogen, is produced via SMR of natural gas paired with carbon capture and storage (CCS) to capture emissions.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Notably, the report states that capital expenditure (CAPEX) on renewables is forecasted to surpass fossil fuel CAPEX by 2040; domestic demand for fossil fuels is anticipated to plummet by 60% by mid-century. Overall energy expenditure is projected by the report to decrease from the current 4% of GDP to 2.5%

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

A new report commissioned by Community Energy finds that replacing Colorado’s aging coal plants with a mix of wind and solar backed by battery storage and some natural gas, and electrifying transport and buildings, would reduce Colorado electric costs and average rates by more than 15% by 2040 and produce annual savings in excess of… The post (..)

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Nine global corporates back new ambition statement that sees them commit to transitioning their freight vessels to zero carbon fuels by 2040. As such fossil gas or liquified natural gas (LNG) will not be considered as a zero-carbon fuel. Michelle Grose, head of logistics at Unilever, welcomed the new statement.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2020

The figures include carbon emissions scenarios through 2040, plus annual solar, storage and wind forecasts through 2025. Batteries will become a key grid asset during the first half of the 2020s, and long-duration projects will start to displace diesel, oil and natural-gas plants. The Energy Transition in 4 Charts (August 2019).

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 1, 2021

Take the Intermountain Power Project , the coal-fired power plant in Utah converting to turbines that will use natural gas blended with 30 percent hydrogen, a proportion that will rise to 100 percent hydrogen over the coming decades. does have a few projects taking steps toward proving out the concept. green hydrogen market landscape.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Eneco, producer and supplier of natural gas, electricity and heat in the Netherlands, will extract heat from the surface water of the IJmeer lake, after which it will be upgraded to heat suitable for the heat network or stored in underground wells. Courtesy Eneco.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 7, 2020

The plan requires 3 to 4 gigawatts offshore wind capacity, rising to 10 gigawatts by 2040 — all dedicated to the production of green hydrogen. The Netherlands has a dense concentration of natural-gas pipelines, with a sizable portion of North Sea gas destined for continental Europe landing there first.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 15, 2023

This transition is being driven by several factors, including environmental regulations, competition from natural gas, and the declining cost of renewable energy. To date, a large fraction of coal’s displacement has come from natural gas.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 9, 2021

This study will focus on opportunities surrounding green hydrogen to align the state’s hydrogen strategy with the existing mandates for 70 percent renewable electricity by 2030 and 100 percent zero-emission electricity by 2040. The project will begin in fall 2021 and is expected to last six to eight weeks.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Repsol's announcement underscores the pressure that oil and gas companies, and particularly those based in Europe, are under to acknowledge the long-term financial challenges of their carbon-intensive business models. If necessary, it will offset its remaining emissions through reforestation and other natural climate sinks.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 28, 2022

The request for proposal (RFP) comes after a joint study with the PEAK Coalition and other clean energy advocates demonstrated that the New York City-located gas peaker plants could transition to 4-hour duration battery storage if certain conditions are met by 2030. Peaker plants operate when utilities face high demand for short durations.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

Corporate signatories to the Climate Pledge have committed to net zero by 2040. Electrification — transforming cars, buildings, factories and other things to operate on electricity rather than, say, oil or natural gas — is a fast-emerging field. However, Germany just committed to reaching this goal by 2045.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 8, 2020

” The analyst firm predicts the cost of green hydrogen will fall by up to 64 percent by 2040, on a level with traditional forms of production from fossil fuel feedstocks.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In June, international onshore and offshore wind energy developer Ørsted committed to achieving a carbon-neutral footprint by 2040. Coal-fired power plants fare even more poorly in comparison to wind, with estimates ranging from 675 to 1,689 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour, depending on the exact technology in question.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 24, 2020

New York passed legislation in 2019 requiring an electricity mix that is 70 percent renewable by 2030 and entirely carbon-free by 2040, compared to just under 30 percent of its in-state generation mix coming from renewable as of 2018.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

The analysis models out to 2040 the costs and economic and carbon impacts of creating an interstate grid operator for the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This is much sooner than what the blue hydrogen industry is estimating when advocating for the natural gas-based fuel to be widely adopted — essentially eliminating the only viable argument to invest in blue hydrogen. . “ Blue hydrogen was a way for the gas industry to continue for decades. CCS is carbon capture and storage.).

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Xcel expects regulators to approve this plan, which also includes coal-closure commitments and extending its nuclear power plant operations through at least 2040, by the end of this year. million electric and 2 million natural gas customers spread across eight states, are moving toward their own clean-energy and zero-carbon mandates.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2021

But Honda stressed the Clarity range had "played a valuable role in advancing Honda's portfolio approach to electrification" as it pledged to deliver a fully zero emission vehicle line by 2040.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2020

Influential analysts predict green hydrogen costs are set to fall by almost two-thirds by 2040, while grey hydrogen prices are set to rise by more than 80 per cent. On average, green hydrogen production costs will equal fossil fuel-based hydrogen by 2040. In some countries, such as Germany, that arrives by 2030," he added.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

Alliant, which serves about 1 million customers in the Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Iowa, currently relies on renewables for about 20 percent of its generation capacity, largely wind power in Iowa, with twice as much coming from natural gas plants.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2021

Natural gas demand declines 55% and coal demand declines 90%. Liquified natural gas trade increases from 420 billion cubic metres in 2020 over the next five years but then falls to around 160 billion cubic metres in 2050 (North America accounts for a tiny share post-2040).

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