DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

Former UK Energy Minister and original COP26 President Claire O’Neill has been cleared to take up a role at a business consultancy known for running “astroturf” campaigns for fossil fuel companies, despite warnings from the body that approves such appointments. Oil and Gas Industry Groups.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

As energy policy and politics shift globally, business flexibility will be a necessity for the success of the energy transition. Well, not quite, because anyone who has even briefly scanned the news over the last few months will have noted the shift in the political mood music around energy policy across the world.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The IEA has released its annual review of Hungary’s energy policy, stating that energy efficiency needs to be central in the coming years for the European country to reach its net zero targets, The Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review states how Hungary has significantly increased its climate ambitions since the last review.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A high-resolution atlas of energy consumption across the EU down to the 1kmx1km scale has been produced by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. Policymakers and infrastructure planners] will be able to see on a map what fuels are being used and where, in unprecedented geographical detail. Have you read?

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This mechanism serves as a protective shield for the EU’s climate policies, preventing them from being undermined by production relocation to countries with less stringent environmental standards or by the substitution of EU products with more carbon-intensive imports.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. As such, the analysts predict exponential growth for the solar and wind power sectors, noting that "humans specialise in extracting cheap energy, and fast". per cent of solar and 0.16 per cent of daily sunshine.".

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 30, 2024

While the Future Homes Standard (FHS) is a welcome roadmap for the future of decarbonised homes, explains Dan Nicholls of SNRG Group, it will not be realised without accompanying policy measures, which encourage the uptake of enablers like smart grids. Have you read: 34.8

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

gigawatts of assets by the end that period, building on its existing 46-gigawatt renewables fleet, a large chunk of which is hydroelectric capacity. The replacement of fossil fuel generation in Spain, Italy and Chile will account for 5.4 to fulfill power-purchase agreements, many with commercial and industrial customers.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 12, 2023

The German government has adopted a draft law to restart the digitalisation of the energy transition and accelerate the rollout of smart metering. Smart meter data – new uses under investigation in GB Unlocking smart meter data for research. Have you read? And that is exactly what we are doing. Agile rollout.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. For these reasons, the building heating and cooling sector is one that urgently needs to be decarbonized. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.

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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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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

ITEN Media & Clarion Energy, UK are set to host the 17th edition of POWERGEN India during 12th -14th October 2022 at New Delhi. Also of interest: India – 5 million smart meter milestone 5 million IoT enabled smart meters for India.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The energy transition is demanding a range of new skills, some that can be gained from upskilling but others that must be attracted to the sector. When one thinks of professionals in the electricity sector one tends to think first of engineers as a key role, be they electrical or mechanical. Have you read?

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

On the other hand, climate-controlled environments enhance the well-being of the birds and reduce energy usage by optimizing temperature, humidity, and ventilation. Energy Consumption Modern poultry farms have taken substantial strides in energy conservation. Poultry farms are also using renewable energy.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 29, 2022

GB network operator Western Power Distribution (WDP) has set out plans for the decarbonisation of heating in its service area. These include heat pumps, thermal storage, district heating, combined heat and power, solar thermal, waste heat recovery and hydrogen. Have you read? Decarbonising heat: The hot topic we can’t ignore.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A new programme has been announced by Google and C40, a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate and energy crisis, to explore and integrate the concept of 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE). The announcement sees C40 Cities join forces with Google to launch the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy for Cities programme.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond. Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. Image: GridBeyond. Demand side measures.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. The stakes are particularly high because India is the world’s third largest energy consumer.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

According to the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, the top 10 largest methane emitting coal mines in Europe are in Poland. Coal mine clusters (Data source: ‘Global Coal Mine Tracker’, Global Energy Monitor, January 2022). Methane emissions from coal mining.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2022

New York State Assembly has passed a bill establishing a two-year moratorium on new proof-of-work crypto mining operations, unless 100% renewables powered. Moreover, during the same period no new permit renewals for full or partly carbon-based fuel mining operations will be approved. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MAY 18, 2022

Today’s state-of-the-art gas meters measure the volume of gas that has been consumed. Consumers, on the other hand, are billed based on the energy they consume. The current trend in the global energy supply is to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. accuracy in volume flow measurement.

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AutoGrid

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In the era of ambitious environmental initiatives such as the Fit for 55 , RePower EU , and the Green Deal Industrial Plan , the European Commission remains resolute in its pursuit of net-zero emissions by 2050. DER Initiatives Across Europe Across Europe, individual countries are strategically advancing their energy objectives.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Read more about the industry’s climate lobbying at DeSmog’s agribusiness database.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 2, 2020

The world’s largest floating wind turbine has begun generating power off the coast of Portugal. percent stake, French energy giant Engie with 25 percent, Spanish oil major Repsol with 19.4 percent, and Principle Power, the developer of the floating platform itself, with a 1.2 The second turbine is on site for connection.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

Rasmus Valanko from the We Mean Business Coalition sets out what companies can do to reduce their energy use in order to drive down costs and emissions. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent shockwaves through Europe and around the world. The policy and business solutions to tackle both the energy and climate crisis already exist.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required. The Commission estimates the plan could help upgrade 35 million buildings across Europe and create up to 160,000 additional green jobs in the construction sector by 2030.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

A 2035 ban on sales of new fossil fuel cars and vans in Europe now looks inevitable, after long talks led to EU Council agreement on a host of crucial green policies. It's been a big week for European climate policy, and the implications are likely to ripple far beyond the EU itself.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 7, 2023

Decarbonizing heavy industry is going to mainly depend on finding emissions-free mechanisms to generate heat. TL;DR About 20% of global CO2 emissions could be avoided by decarbonizing heat , which makes up ~75% of all industrial sector emissions. AtmosZero is focused on replacing the gas boilers that create the steam to power industry.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Prospects for carbon capture received a boost in September when the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the emerging technology is “ critical ” to a clean-energy transition. CCUS could go a step further by using sequestered carbon as a feedstock for industrial processes or synthetic fuels.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 19, 2021

Local community solar projects enhanced by one-stop shop digital systems are set to play a crucial role in the global energy transition. The History of Civilization is in many ways the History of Energy. The control of energy has been a key – some say the key – factor in geopolitics and capitalism.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. WPR’s campaign also explicitly promotes hydrogen as a viable fuel for domestic heating. The PR campaign subjects heat pumps to intense criticism.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Reduced road traffic and industrial activity has cleaned up Europe's air, likely averting thousands of air pollution deaths, study argues. Measures to combat the pandemic have resulted in "unprecedentedly dramatic reductions in coal and oil burning associated with air pollution in Europe", explained CREA lead analyst Lauri Myllyvirta.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2023

From clean energy and nature investments to phasing down fossil fuels, We Mean Business Coalition's Maria Mendiluce offers her take on what corporate climate leadership should look like over the coming year. However, it was a missed opportunity to be bolder and propose to phase out all fossil fuels.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

Latest round of reports on long-overdue energy independence plan suggest Number 10 and 11 continue to be at loggerheads over the cost of actions that could protect consumers from record energy bills.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Additional €100bn for renewables, heat pumps, energy efficiency, and biomethane needed as EU faces 'sterner' gas supply test next year, IEA warns. The additional €100bn the IEA said is required to bolster Europe's clean, efficiency energy sources in 2023 amounts to less than a third of that mobilised by EU member states so far this year.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

Taking the ‘human factor’ into consideration when designing and implementing energy policy is crucial to achieving energy transition goals, writes Dr Rosa Garcia-Verdugo. Have you read: PG&E implements behavioural Energy Efficiency Programme National Grid – Scaling demand response with behavioural outreach.

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