Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The fledgling hydrogen industry is expanding fast, and now nuclear operators are joining renewables developers in exploring how they could play a critical role in delivering zero emission hydrogen at large scale. The roadmap also emphasises the role that advanced modular reactors (AMRs) could play in powering green hydrogen production.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Industry Voice: Phoenix Group sets out why decarbonising its investment portfolio makes business and planetary sense. That's because, while investment costs are significant, they lead to savings later. There is no doubt that delivering the transition across the economy comes with a large investment requirement. per cent to 0.5

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

Between $92tr and $173tr of investment needed to drive net zero energy transition over next 30 years, major new report estimates. Investment requirements. Clearly, significant sums are urgently required to drive the net zero transition.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

per cent thanks to a wave of gas-to-coal switching in Asia, and to a lesser extent Europe. The emissions savings could have been higher still were it not for the summer heat waves that hit the northern hemisphere and the fact an unusually large number of nuclear power plants were offline for sustained periods.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

The sharp fall in the cost of decarbonisation is largely a result of higher gas prices, which mean a failure to invest in clean technologies and energy efficiency improvements would leave the economy facing higher than expected energy costs for years to come. "It

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the report also highlights how engineering a 'green recovery' backed by major investment in low carbon infrastructure could significantly increase the chances of the world meeting the 1.5C Despite its continued investment in renewables, China added 53.2GW of coal capacity to its project pipeline in the first half of this year.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2021

“All of this will require substantial investment in a modern, flexible electricity system.” “Because in reality, nobody's going to want to invest in new coal capacities.” Sivarum noted that accelerated investments in energy efficiency, and air conditioning in particular, will be critical.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

Reports: Germany looking to postpone looming closure of nuclear plants. While such a move would likely be temporary, it would mark a major departure from German energy policy over the past two decades, with the government having opted to gradually shutter its nuclear power plants amid safety fears over atomic energy.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

There had also been speculation that candidates from Asia or Africa were likely to be preferred given the past four holders of the post have been from Latin America and Europe. Under the plans, the 10 power plants would deliver 200MW of capacity to the region, providing emission-free energy to companies in the special economic zone.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If the world warms more than 4C by 2100, the number of days with climatically stressful conditions for outdoor workers will increase by up to 250 workdays per year by century's end in some parts of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Central and South America. That's the future our children have to contemplate.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Today, relations have soured between China and many Western countries, with potentially serious implications for clean energy supply chains, investment and even existing infrastructure. billion) trade deal with China that included a £400 million solar investment with ZN Shine. Will countries turn away Chinese investment?

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In recent years, Taiwan has slowly but resolutely built a modest geothermal power sector. In a region dense with volcanic centers and hot springs, there is certainly great incentive to develop this potential t0 be at par with neighboring countries in the Asia and Pacific.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On the demand side, economic revival from the pandemic boosted demand for gas in Asia as well as Europe. With the decommissioning of coal and nuclear power stations, utilities turned to natural gas. Gazprom wants long-term contracts to underpin the huge capital costs of gasfield and pipeline investments.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The second camp sees a growing role for fossil fuels as the global population expands and hundreds of millions of people seek to join the energy-intensive middle classes, especially in Asia and Africa. What is their view on the energy transition in these times and are they investing in it? Camp 1 – No, Oil will not recover.

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