Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The UK is set to launch a global aviation coalition at the COP26 Climate Summit that will aim to rally more countries behind a long-term target to reduce emissions from international flights. The aviation sector produces more emissions than most countries in the world, and overall accounts for roughly 2.5

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Charged

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Hydrogen fuel cells are controversial—several automakers, including Daimler , Honda , GM and Volkswagen , have abandoned the technology, while Toyota continues to pursue it. Hydrogen opponents cite its inefficiency relative to batteries, and question the wisdom of building a complex and costly new infrastructure.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Among other things, that shall remain nameless, 2020 has been notable for the rush of activity in the green hydrogen space. Using renewable-powered electrolyzers to create low-carbon hydrogen can squeeze emissions out of sectors where direct electrification isn’t going to cut it. This is how it began. Driving demand.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 19, 2024

Consolidation might even be better for the environment Something else we know is that industry urgently needs to eliminate methane emissions. All the largest western oil and gas companies have joined OGMP 2.0 , committing to significantly reduce methane intensity and flaring.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2021

UK government urged to avoid backing blue hydrogen after US study finds its production could be worse for climate than natural gas. It concludes that "there really is no role for blue hydrogen in a carbon-free future". Even if true though, the use of blue hydrogen appears difficult to justify on climate grounds.".

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The Clean Energy States Alliance recently released a new report that looks at the development of green hydrogen (H2) from offshore wind. VS: Traditionally, hydrogen has been industrially produced from the methane contained in natural gas, releasing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the process.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 19, 2021

Food waste could be instrumental in producing sustainable aviation fuel, according to a recent study. Greenhouse gases from the aviation industry contribute 12% of transportation emissions and are bound to continue growing. Original post: Turning food waste into aviation fuel could greatly reduce emissions.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2021

Proposal reportedly mooted for inclusion in Hydrogen Strategy, but campaigners warn low carbon hydrogen should be earmarked for decarbonising heavy industry rather than domestic heating. Proponents argue shifting the UK's methane gas grid to run on hydrogen can help the UK hit net zero targets by using existing infrastructure.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2021

Oil and gas giant signs up several more potential customers for hydrogen produced at its Teesside fossil fuel and CCS facility. The energy giant said the prospective deals announced today would take the government a major step closer towards its target for 5GW of hydrogen production capacity across the UK by 2030.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With so many future energy possibilities, where should you focus your attention - and why should hydrogen be part of your decarbonisation plan? Understanding the role of hydrogen Hydrogen is attracting much attention for its decarbonisation potential because it is a clean alternative to natural gas and petroleum. methane - CH4).

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2021

Oil and gas giant signs up several more potential customers for hydrogen produced at its Teesside fossil fuel and CCS facility. BP said the prospective deals announced today would take the government a major step closer towards its target for 5GW of hydrogen production capacity across the UK by 2030.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

The battle for dominance of the emerging green heating market continued to intensify last week, as businesses await the government's long-promised strategies for building a UK hydrogen industry and decarbonising homes and buildings, both of which are expected to land this summer.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

A group of exciting start-ups are exploring whether the world's trash mountains could become a valuable source of low carbon hydrogen fuels. One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash. Today, more than 95 per cent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

Surging gas prices in the wake of Russia's invasion have made hydrogen and ammonia produced using renewables increasingly competitive, study finds. This has opened the door for green hydrogen and ammonia produced from renewable electricity to compete with unabated natural gas-based processes," the report states.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

UN backs green hydrogen as it publishes seven principles designed to guide policymakers and business leaders approach to scaling the low carbon fuel. Fossil-based hydrogen must turn to credible, independent lifecycle emissions monitoring and regulation to meet a "high burden of proof" for inclusion in 1.5C energy sector pathway".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Centrica is set to start injecting hydrogen into a back-up gas-fired power station in Lincolnshire as part of a pioneering trial to understand how the low carbon fuel can bring down the overall carbon intensity of so-called 'peaker plants' in the UK.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

Energy Networks Association plan touts major push to harness hydrogen and biomethane to heat homes and businesses. Moreover, it argues transitioning infrastructure to run on hydrogen can further support decarbonisation of carbon intensive industry, transport, power, and heat.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 29, 2021

RNG can also be produced via methanation, in which either synthesis gas from biomass gasification or carbon dioxide emissions from a variety of sources are converted into methane in combination with green hydrogen. . All these present ideal opportunities for the use of RNG.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The reforms, set out by the EU's executive body yesterday, have been designed to accelerate uptake of low carbon gases, such as hydrogen, that could replace fossil fuels and help deliver on the EU's goal of reducing emissions by at least 55 per cent by 2030 on 1990 levels.

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Business Green

AUGUST 14, 2020

The options include biodiesel, renewable electricity, renewable natural gas, solar thermal, geothermal, thermal storage and hydrogen. Costs add up quickly: equipment to collect biogas (the unprocessed methane-rich vapor given off by waste); upgrade the gas to pipeline quality; and connect to existing gas pipelines.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. Green hydrogen? “Green hydrogen can do that.”

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. These include feed additives to reduce methane in cow burps and “biogas digesters” to capture and burn methane from lagoons of liquid manure.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2022, aviation accounted for 2% of global CO2 emissions. ”  That leaves basically three options for decarb: electric planes, hydrogen planes, or cleaning up the fuel powering today’s fleet.   But all this travel comes at a steep carbon cost. Access the full Market Framework in the Sightline Climate platform. 

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2021

Fossil fuel firms are increasingly eyeing up plans for blue hydrogen production, but think tank E3G fears the nascent sector risks locking in a new generation of high carbon infrastructure and jobs.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Tank-up of Tomorrow Transportation accounts for ~16% of global GHG emissions , and while passenger vehicles have likely gone the way of EVs, cleaning up the remaining 55% of hard-to-decarbonize aviation, heavy ground transport, and maritime shipping is still—well, hard! Engines are optimized for fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 26, 2020

PG&E’s letter noted that it supports a “multi-faceted approach” to meeting the state’s goals, including electrification and “decarbonizing the gas system with renewable natural gas and hydrogen.” according to a recent report from the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? Arlene Karidis Wed, 07/15/2020 – 01:00 One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is “clean hydrogen” made from trash. ” Today, more than 95 percent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables.

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Grist

MARCH 8, 2021

It’s also easy to store on board and, unlike batteries or tanks of hydrogen, it doesn’t take away too much space from the cargo hold. Long term, however, the leading contenders are likely to be ammonia and hydrogen, two zero-carbon fuels in earlier stages of development. E-methanol is made by combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 29, 2022

The push to sell “blue hydrogen” as a clean energy fuel — which experts have called a misleading rebrand of fossil fuels — hit another setback this month. Climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 are bringing new economic headwinds to the gas-derived hydrogen fuel’s prospects.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Rearing livestock is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, in part because it contributes to deforestation as land is cleared either to rear animals or to grow crops to provide animal feed and in part through methane emissions from cattle. Clean Hydrogen. And that's where the seaweed comes in.

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Business Green

MAY 4, 2020

degree pathway over the next decade include the electrification of road transport and housing; the reformation of the food and forestry industries; and the decarbonisation of power and fuel, primarily through the acceleration of the renewable energy and the expansion of the hydrogen fuel and bioenergy markets.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 20, 2021

The company supplied a sampling of those projects: Alaska Airlines ALK : At a corporate level, we’re working to reduce carbon emissions with flights powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by industry leader SkyNRG.

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2020

The fifth step is to ensure hydrogen is well used as a fuel for heating and for heavy duty transport, reaching around 10 per cent of energy use. Other action has included setting a methane emissions intensity target and implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

The friends, all engineers by training, had designed a machine that could turn agricultural waste, like almond shells, into renewable hydrogen fuel. They’d even found a partner, the owner of a fueling station for hydrogen-powered cars, who wanted them to build a pilot plant at his facility. But the investor was undeterred.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MAY 21, 2023

Things happening in Québec: Hydro-Québec posts record $4.56-billion million Energy sources Quebec: [link] 94% hydro, 5% wind, 0.7% biomass/geothermal 212.9 TWh produced Quebec is the largest producer of electricity in Canada and had an estimated generating capacity of 46,380 megawatts (MW) in 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The company also had the largest share of promos focussing on hydrogen, which made up 11 percent of its total output. Other themes identified in this category were biofuels and hydrogen, which collectively made up 6 percent of all promos. There are also doubts over the feasibility of rolling out these projects on a large scale. “In

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