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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Europe, which has an economy saddled with high energy prices and is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas, is embracing green hydrogen by providing funding for construction of electrolysis plants and other hydrogen infrastructure. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas.

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Global Energy Trends From The 2023 Statistical Review Of World Energy

R-Squared Energy

Natural gas and coal demand stayed nearly flat with oil rebounding close to pre-pandemic levels. Global natural gas demand declined by 3% in 2022 dropping just below the 4 trillion cubic meter mark achieved for the first time in 2021. Natural gas-fired power generation remained stable in 2022 with a share of around 23%.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Green hydrogen — made by splitting water’s hydrogen and oxygen using electricity produced by renewable sources — is a small fish in the "energies pond." Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas.

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Enel Subsidiary to Close Coal Capacity in Spain

GreenTechMedia

It also revealed tax breaks for natural gas that were not extended to coal. Endesa is taking its lead from Italian parent company Enel with a series of investments in energy storage, large-scale solar and electric vehicle charging. Europe's coal phase out. As of this summer Italy, U.K.

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Plug Power Raises $1B for US Green Hydrogen Infrastructure Build-Out

GreenTechMedia

While Plug Power’s proton exchange membrane fuel cells convert hydrogen to electricity and water without any carbon emissions, the same can’t be said of the sources of hydrogen it’s using to fuel them. and around the world, comes from steam reforming of natural gas, which carries a significant carbon emissions footprint.

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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

Charged

Over the years, the company has pioneered a number of advanced powertrain technologies, including both natural gas and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. None of those were battery-electric vehicles, however. In Asia and Europe, the company has had its subcompoact Honda e three-door hatchback on sale for a few years.

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Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021

GreenBiz

These new vehicles are quickly bumping up against familiar challenges of battery range, production capacity and charging, or fueling, infrastructure. 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. Electric Vehicles.