Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

One of the first synthetic eFuel production units in Europe could be implemented at an Energy Recovery Plant near Porto. The project will allow the production of green synthetic eFuel for the aviation industry from the CO2 captured from the waste gas stream of the WtE plant combined with green hydrogen.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

The first major green hydrogen project to exclusively target the transport sector was revealed in Denmark on Tuesday. The project would initially use a 10-megawatt electrolyzer to generate green hydrogen for fleet buses and trucks. First major green hydrogen plan dedicated to transport. One project in the U.K.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 7, 2024

Experts see the policy as essential to tackle emissions from the UK’s carbon intensive homes, which account for 1 5 percent of greenhouse gases nationwide. The use of hydrogen in domestic heating is highly disputed by experts. The Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) aims to roll out 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

New European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Europe's Green Deal on Wednesday, a package of 50 far-reaching policy ideas that are still missing many key details, calling it a "man on the moon moment" for Europe. This is Europe’s ‘man on the moon moment.’

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 19, 2021

government’s recently released hydrogen strategy—a thoughtful plan to create and use clean hydrogen—contains an implicit acknowledgement: the world is moving away from fossil fuels and toward low-carbon alternatives. isn’t the only jurisdiction to see clean hydrogen as the new natural gas. While B.C.’s

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

This morning, digital payments company Stripe announced a plan to let its merchant customers divert a portion of their revenue to carbon removal projects. It is also including ocean sequestration in the mix through its support of Planetary Hydrogen. This is a much needed commercial boost, optically speaking. And vice versa.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

A new advance opening the way for Mg-ion batteries, protections for birds around networks, Enel Green Power’s Sicily hydrogen lab and a plan to power Bitcoin mining with methane from landfills are in the technology radar. Sicily hydrogen innovation lab. Out with lithium, in with magnesium.

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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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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 30, 2021

What it really means is that while some greenhouse gas emissions will be cut, fossil fuels will continue to be burnt but will be ‘balanced’ or ‘offset’ with an ‘equivalent’ amount of so-called ‘carbon removal’. But are their pledges backed by plans for real action?

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

Efforts to develop innovative carbon reduction and removal technology on UK shores received a boost this week, as geotechnology pioneer Storegga announced fresh investment from Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and Japanese investment giant Mitsui, alongside further backing from cornerstone investor Macquarie.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

Most people seem to believe some form of carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be necessary, although many are stil sceptical of an arguably “unproven” and ambitious technology. In 2018 Carbon Engineering founder David Keith – a physicist at Harvard – explained how it could be done for $94 to $232, writing in the journal Joule.

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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.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

” “As an engineer, it really concerns me because the only problem with conventional power is that they're polluting the environment; it's a very, very big negative. The EU’s proposed carbon border tax also shuts down the go-to loophole for some sectors.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As a result, the industry accounts for roughly 8 percent of annual carbon dioxide emissions, as well as a toxic soup of air pollutants. But in order to curb steel’s carbon emissions, the sector will have to transform how the material is traditionally made. The furnaces that melt iron ore to make steel consume vast amounts of coal.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

The paper identifies five core green policy areas that policymakers should focus on — green energy, low-carbon transport, natural capital, green building upgrades and green research and development (R&D) — and highlights successful green spending programs to date. billion has been spent on low-carbon transport, $28.9 Meanwhile, $86.1

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The number of announced lithium-ion gigafactories increased in 2022 from 26 to 30 and continues to rise and battery factories are being built with increasing speed across Europe. However, there are challenges to increase renewable energy to power these electrolysers and avoid negative impacts on freshwater availability. Register now

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

Latest batch of carbon analysis from electronics giant reveals how clean technologies can help slash emissions from transportation and distribution. The German-headquartered company first started collecting carbon data in 2020, and as such the data unveiled yesterday provides the first year-on-year comparison of its climate impact.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 29, 2021

It proposes to make Europe the first continent to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and the first to deliver a climate law with binding emissions targets. Hydrogen rocks,” said Frans Timmermans , vice-president of the European Commission and the beard in charge of the European Green Deal. But in Europe, only 0.1%

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Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2021

The UK is committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and this year's edition of National Grid ESO's 'Future Energy Scenarios' shows that a 2035 clean power sector driven by a massive expansion of renewables is now the benchmark for the UK if it is to reach this goal. Zero carbon power by 2035. Credit: Ember.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Labour’s energy spokesperson has said he stands “completely” with biomass giant Drax, despite admitting that its use of wood pellets in its North Yorkshire power station is not carbon neutral. The speakers at the panel event, “How Can the UK Build a Zero Carbon, Lower Cost Energy Future?” million from burning biomass.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Chinese government has provided the first evidence that its recent unveiling of a net zero emissions target will trigger a new wave of low carbon infrastructure deployment. A new report from trade body WindEurope has calculated that the wind energy is delivering 300,000 jobs across Europe, contributing €37bn to EU GDP every year.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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

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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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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

The government must now address the market for all the low carbon energy technologies of the future, including hydrogen and CCUS, argues Siemens UK & Ireland CEO Steve Scrimshaw. The public want to see the government take even bolder steps to move the UK towards net zero carbon.

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2022

With nuclear's contribution included, zero emissions power sources met nearly 80 per cent of demand and the carbon intensity of the grid fell to just 66 grams of CO2 per kWh. You might have also noticed that the wind blows quite a lot in norther Europe, just as the sun shines quite a lot in the Tropics.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Others that have been active in pushing for the EU to continue to allow the use of certain controversial chemicals, include CropLife Europe and The Glyphosate Renewal Group. The documents leaked in the Corporate Europe Observatory investigation were “part of lobbying work that is done in all stakeholder groups.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe and was developed with the support of Journalismfund.eu. The meeting took place as part of the Canada–Germany Energy Partnership , established in March 2021 to foster “clean energy” trade opportunities – including in hydrogen and LNG.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2022

In recent years, leading green groups have branded the 21st century drive to ramp up the use of biofuels in transport - set in motion by late 2000s-era EU and US renewable fuels targets - as a " fiasco ", a " scandal " and " Europe's dumbest climate policy ". Regulatory and industry momentum. The remaining 1.2

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Upcoming policy decisions on plastic, carbon trading and carbon capture could see the waste sector become a major driver of regional decarbonisation, writes Enfinium's Mike Maudsley Just over a year ago, I made a significant - and positive - career change.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2020

The two new stations - one in Warrington, which it claims is the largest in Europe, and another in Northampton - are together capable of refuelling over 1,000 trucks a day, more than doubling the firm's existing renewable biomethane refuelling capacity in the UK.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The remaining 20 percent represents investments outside of fossil fuels, in areas such as renewables, carbon capture and storage, and research into new green technologies. . The companies analyzed were selected to represent a range of scale and location across Europe. A Focus on ‘Net Zero’.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

The Planning Inspectorate had opposed the project, warning it could lock-in high carbon infrastructure at the expense of the UK's climate goals, marking the first time it had opposed a major project on such grounds. It also argued wind and solar power would be more cost-effective for bill payers compared to new gas power capacity.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2022

Hydrogen fuel cell cars, in contrast, accounted for less than a percentage point of the booming zero emission vehicle market. It claims that most major car manufacturers are continuing to negatively engage on climate policy issues, with eight out of the 12 firms it assessed scoring 'D+' or below in its rankings.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

The paper identifies five core green policy areas that policymakers should focus on - green energy, low carbon transport, natural capital, green building upgrades, and green research and development (R&D) - and highlights succesful green spending programmes to date.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 28, 2021

April 28, 2021 — The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative), a multi-year collaboration among The Urban Future Lab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Greentown Labs , and Fraunhofer USA , has selected 10 startups for the first year of this exciting accelerator. is a platform for negative emissions. New York City, N.Y.,

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2020

After years of R&D there is growing evidence that carbon capture and utilisation technologies are edging towards the crucial commercialisation phase. This morning, digital payments company Stripe announced a plan to let its merchant customers divert a portion of their revenue to carbon removal projects. What's on my mind?

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