The Environmental Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Well, the answer to that question greatly depends on the type of energy fuelling them in the first place. While electricity allows these modes of transportation to be carbon-neutral, they still use a pretty significant amount of non-renewable energy resources , both in the manufacturing process and during regular charges.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The recent COP26 conference highlighted government-led initiatives which are forcing change as we face a resource crisis, with water shortages, energy scarcity, and overall global warming. IoT devices and networks enable the wireless transfer of data at low cost and over long distances with ultra-low energy consumption. Have you read?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Some of Europe's leading energy companies and trade bodies have this week teamed up to launch a new Renewable Hydrogen Coalition, amidst predictions the continent's fledgling green hydrogen sector could grow at much faster rate than current strategies suggest. And it needs to be 'made in Europe'.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a world where maximizing every drop of fuel is crucial, the automotive industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation thanks to cutting-edge technology. The trucking industry is not an exception.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2021

The hydrogen automotive market received a blow late last week, after Honda announced it is to discontinue its flagship fuel cell model following disappointing demand. Leading analyst and Bloomberg New Energy Finance founder Michael Liebreich said Honda's decision provided further evidence that EVs were set to dominate the auto market.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

” Washington State Ferries had looked at using hybrid or liquid natural-gas-powered vessels as far back as around 2012, said Sterling, but found the technology wasn’t mature enough. Now, improvements in battery technology coming out of the automotive sector are prompting a second look. Global trend.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

Given that trucks consume the vast majority of energy compared to other modes of freight transportation, electrification in this area has huge potential to decrease the carbon impact of fleets. Automotive World reported in November that the company’s factory was struggling with short staffing amid a resurgent COVID-19 outbreak in Ohio.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Green hydrogen produced using renewable energy is increasingly seen as a key asset for grid and transport decarbonization. Shell believes the hydrogen sector deserves the same levels of support that went to solar energy over the years. where natural gas prices are expected to remain low for the foreseeable future.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 27, 2022

It will produce “materials used in packaging, agricultural film, construction materials, clothing, and automotive coolants.” One of the speakers, retired lawyer Errol Summerlin, questioned the port’s and ExxonMobil’s relationships with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), part of the U.S.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Energiency (Rennes, France): Artificial-intelligence- and human-intelligence-driven energy intelligence technology dedicated to manufacturing. ? Moment Energy (Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada): A clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage system built using second-life electric vehicle batteries. ?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Our client is a renewable energy finance company. The role will be focused on renewable energy power infrastructure projects in the U.S. and Canada with a strong concentration on solar, wind, battery storage, and renewable natural gas technologies. Analyst, Business Development. Analyst, Business Development.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 24, 2022

MCA will serve as the Leading Partner on the Go Make 2022 program, which is part of MCA’s overall external innovation strategies and efforts to leverage energy transformation and digital transformation to advance a carbon-neutral society. For more information about MCA, please visit www.mitsubishicorp.com/northamerica.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

They use any and all tactics to delay action: let’s see what others do, let’s push the deadline back, and let’s develop fake solutions,” Silvia Pastorelli, Greenpeace EU climate and energy campaigner, told DeSmog in an email, commenting on the InfluenceMap report.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2020

The multi-million pound investment package includes £139m towards 12 projects Scotland, Wales and the North of England to help heavy industry shift from using natural gas to clean hydrogen power, and to scale up carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to trap emissions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has today rejected the idea he is a "green energy sceptic", insisting that he plans to trigger a surge in renewables development over the coming years in pursuit of the government's net zero goals.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Among them, Valerie Williams holds a non-executive directorship at the Devon Energy Corporation and Leonard S. oil and gas companies. Hawkins, a non-executive director at Omnicom, is currently a partner at Global Infrastructure Partners, which he joined from EIG Global Energy Partners. Coleman Jr.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 22, 2021

Houston’s first-ever climatetech incubator hosts its outdoor, hybrid Grand Opening event and ribbon cutting ceremony featuring Houston Mayor Turner and other regional energy leaders. Houston is buzzing with incredible climatetech startups, world-leading energy organizations, and a thriving investment community. Somerville, Mass.,

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

The text, which has been approved by ministers from all 27 EU nations , states that the bloc will "systematically promote and call for a global move towards energy systems free of unabated fossil fuels well ahead of 2050", alongside pushing for a peak in fossil fuel consumption in the near term.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

This 10-story, LEED Platinum-certified, Net-Zero Energy and Carbon building provides a transitional home for California’s Legislature and Executive Branch and facilitates public access to legislative hearings.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson. After all, manufacturers are typically energy-intensive businesses. This is a tough challenge.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2021

In EVgo’s case, its move to public markets will come along with a continuing financial relationship with its current owner — LS Power , one of the country’s biggest power generation, transmission and energy storage investors. CRIS) in a transaction that will raise about $575 million, and value the company at about $2.6

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Credit: Photo by depositphotos.com The purpose of the race is to boost clean energy awareness within the automotive industry in particular. Test Your Hydrogen Knowledge Dive into our "Test Your Hydrogen Knowledge" quiz, designed to challenge your understanding of this fascinating element and its uses in science and energy technology.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The federal charging infrastructure investment included in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law moved a step closer to reality, as the US Departments of Transportation and Energy released some details of the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 4, 2021

Given that trucks consume the vast majority of energy compared to other modes of freight transportation, electrification in this area has huge potential to decrease the carbon impact of fleets. Automotive World reported in November that the company’s factory was struggling with short staffing amid a resurgent COVID-19 outbreak in Ohio.

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Charged

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Slutzky founded vehicle-to-grid pioneer Fermata Energy in November, 2010. I founded Fermata Energy for two specific reasons,” Slutzky told Charged. “I It’s the absence of energy storage on the grid that prevents scaling of renewables.”. Some use yet another acronym, V2X, which includes all the various variations of the concept.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 28, 2021

1] At the end of 2020, that number had risen to 43 percent of new generating capacity and utility scale solar became cheaper than coal, nuclear power, and natural gas [2] —saving taxpayers money, creating nearly a quarter of a million new jobs, and reducing harmful emissions. These dramatic changes did not happen in a vacuum.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

As part of the trial, 100 per cent hydrogen and a blend of natural gas and hydrogen will be used to fire a boiler which provides steam for the production process for Unilever products, including Tresemme haircare and Persil laundry detergent, according to the update.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2021

Renewable energy is one of the sectors with the highest level of capacity investment. In 2019, the amount of added renewable energy capacity was at the highest ever at 184 gigawatts. Ensure all infrastructure is resilient and can withstand natural disasters. Ensure you provide fair, equitable pay to promote economic growth.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

deal on Thursday, ExxonMobil acquired Denbury , a Texas-based energy company focused on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that controls the largest network of CO2 pipelines in the US. Source: Natural Gas Intelligence IRA enticement: The EOR to CCS pipeline? Exxon captures Denbury In a $4.9B

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Specifically, it highlights automotive, aviation, farming, and oil and gas industries where different business models and re-training will be essential to avoiding job losses. Energy, renewables and fossil fuels. Unabated gas-fired power generation should be fully phased out by 2035. Buildings and heating.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It’s a huge undertaking involving many partners, including the Hydrogen Accelerator at the University of Saint Andrews and engineering firm Arcola Energy. This gas could be a potent source of clean energy , and, according to the U.S. Hydrogen is also present in compounds like methane and coal.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 6, 2021

SDG&E is an innovative San Diego-based energy company that provides clean, safe and reliable energy to better the lives of the people it serves in San Diego and southern Orange counties. SDG&E is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE). Must have demonstrated ability to absorb formal training and schooling.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

He estimates around 75 per cent of its PEF would probably be used for packaging such as bottles or food-grade plastic film, with the remainder potentially going into industries such as textiles, electronics, and automotive for use as a plant-based synthetic fibres in clothes, shoes, and upholstery. "In

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GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

A system originally built to ensure reliability at reasonable cost must adapt to new challenges of resilience — decarbonization, more distributed generation and storage, a higher penetration of energy generation from wind and solar, and a greater focus on electricity access and social equity.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

BusinessGreen catches up with EN+ Group chairman and former energy and climate change minister, Lord Barker of Battle to discuss how the metals giant intends to slash its emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. The discovery of a method to industrially produce aluminium in the 1880s changed the world.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

The current Haber Bosch process relies on fossil fuels (~ 70% natural gas, 30% coal) and emits 2.4 Energy storage: Ammonia stores at easily-achievable pressures and temperatures and benefits from existing pipeline networks, tanks, tankers and ships. Growing concerns today: Today, most ammonia is used for fertilizer.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Joe Biden’sproposed Build Back Better Act —designed to onshore clean economy manufacturing — was stalled in Congress, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threw Europe’s energy markets into chaos, global oil prices remained north of US$100 per barrel, and China’s sabre rattling signalled the end of globalization.

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