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. A final investment decision on phase one could be made next year.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Policymakers met with fossil fuel and biomass producers nine times as often as with their renewable energy counterparts, DeSmog can reveal, raising fresh concerns over the depth of the government’s commitments to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Our record on renewable energy speaks for itself,” they said. “In Drax Access.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Zero Petroleum and the RAF launched Project MARTIN in June 2021, developing ZERO SynAvGas over five months with negative carbon technology company IGTL Technology. The fuel is made using CO2 captured from the air and renewable hydrogen extracted from water in a completely fossil free process.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

But gas grid executives gathered in Berlin this week to lay out a survival strategy: Retool their infrastructure to turn clean-burning hydrogen into the engine of Germany’s energy transition. It’s clear that if we want to reach carbon neutrality by 2045, we have to transition away from gas.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Carbon Tracker deep-dive into the risks facing oil and gas investments is corroborated by study in Nature that warns overwhelming majority of fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to cap global temperatures in line with global goals.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. It plans to add carbon capture and storage to the biomass plants, taking them to a negative-emissions status. Plans for a new 3.6-gigawatt MW of capacity.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Investment in clean energy from fossil fuel majors saw a marked uptick during the pandemic in 2020, research suggests. Well, there are a growing signs that some may be at least starting to quietly plot their future beyond fossil fuels.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Many climate activists and clean energy enthusiasts warn against the continued use of, and investment in, natural gas infrastructure, insisting it isn’t a substitute for clean energy. should not plan to maintain its current fossil-based natural gas systems indefinitely. By Jonathan Cristiani, Black & Veatch. They are correct. .

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

Annual figures show that renewable supply outpaced fossil fuels for the first time. Conversely, energy produced by fossil fuels fell to just 39.6%, marking the first time that clean energy has consistently outperformed legacy sources. Covid19 created a fall in generation demand. The broader picture.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

For the vast majority of countries, recovery spending has been relatively low and not particularly green, according to the report, with any benefits from the greener elements contained in stimulus packages often undermined by concurrent fossil fuel and consumer-focused spending program. Of the $14.6 Meanwhile, $86.1

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alike?

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Aemetis, Inc (NASDAQ stock symbol AMTX) has announced that it has recently received a Use Permit from the City of Riverbank, California, for the production of renewable fuels including negative carbon intensity sustainable aviation and diesel fuel. Furthermore, it will include approximately $500 million in investments.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The falling cost of wind and solar power significantly reduces the need for carbon capture and storage technology to tackle climate change, a new paper has argued. In the longer term, offshore wind emerges as a key source of low-carbon electricity, meeting 45-60 percent of the demand increase in 2050.”. by the end of the century.

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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. The European Investment Bank is tipped to drive the financing of the Green Deal. Neither do the EU’s ‘cohesion’ and ‘just transition’ funds exclude fossil fuel investments.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

AUGUST 1, 2021

Our summer 2021 Decarbon8-US investment process is in full swing, with our panel of experts hearing pitches from companies in areas such as light duty EV charging and adoption, infrastructure, rail, and electric recreational boats, among others. billion towards EV charging among other major clean transportation investments.

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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. Hydrogen from waste is an even smaller fish than hydrogen from renewable energy.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel. As we seek alternatives to fossil fuels, biomass holds significant potential due to its sustainability. Syngas can be subsequently burned to generate electricity or processed into transportation fuels.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2022

A series of new offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities to supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required for low-emissions steel production in Germany are set to be built following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

Increased investment in bus travel across England is "essential" to driving the economic recovery from Covid-19, boosting community connectivity and slashing transport emissions, fresh research published today by Greener Journeys argues. Moreover, every £1 invested in bus travel would generate £4.48

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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. Many have maintained that it makes better sense to invest in renewables and energy reduction, a position held by Greenpeace and other groups.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In news this week, COP28 wraps up with a landmark agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels, DOE announces a new office focused on AI, and over 2M Teslas were recalled.  for grid enhancements and $7B for hydrogen fuel hubs. 🏦 The Loans Program Office kept busy.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

AUGUST 1, 2021

Our summer 2021 Decarbon8-US investment process is in full swing, with our panel of experts hearing pitches from companies in areas such as light duty EV charging and adoption, infrastructure, rail, and electric recreational boats, among others. billion towards EV charging among other major clean transportation investments.

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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.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Research body argues government must fix 'uneven' decarbonisation policies that continue to drive customers towards high carbon activities. Stable and enduring policies that cover all key emitting economic sectors and reward investment and innovation in reducing emissions will be needed," he said.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2022

Meanwhile, academic studies have detailed how the emissions produced by clearing land and fertilising, farming, and shipping many 'energy crops' can be almost as large, and in some cases larger, than the emissions resulting from the fossil fuels they are designed to replace. Regulators and investors have taken note.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You therefore hear people talking about reducing carbon footprints on the environment. Fossil diesel or fuel is one of the things that emit greenhouse gases and because of that, there has been a lot of advocacies against its use. It is posited that using this alternative can enable businesses to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Business Green

JANUARY 15, 2021

Drax has set out a new ambition to "boost social mobility" for one million people in the UK by 2025, this week unveiling a plan to improve green skills, education, employability, and opportunities for people from disadvantaged backgrounds and in under-invested areas of the country over the next five years.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Several ambitious pledges emerged to phase down fossil fuels, limit methane emissions, stop deforestation, and turbocharge the adoption of electric vehicles. Her words underscore the need for emerging climate technologies to become reality as soon as possible which will require continued investment in climate innovation.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2021

Advocates of BECCS argue that by sourcing sustainable biomass feedstocks for power plants and then capturing the resulting emissions, the technology can deliver both reliable renewable power and negative emissions.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

government has a new goal to make it much cheaper to suck carbon dioxide out of the air. The Carbon Negative Shot is the third program in the Earthshots series. The Department of Energy announced a Hydrogen Shot , a program to make clean hydrogen fuel 80 percent cheaper than it is today, in June.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That is the upbeat conclusion of a major new report today, which argues that while the chemicals industry currently lags behind many other sectors of the economy in terms of climate action, it has the potential to reinvent itself as a critical climate solution and even become carbon negative by 2040.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Cerulean, which specialises in floating wind power infrastructure and calls increased North Sea fossil fuel production “vital”, received public funding in January to back its plans to power drilling rigs with offshore wind turbines. Green Party Peer Natalie Bennett said: “We need fossil fuels to stay in the ground.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 2, 2024

This contributes to climate change and negates some of the benefits of using natural gas, which has lower carbon emissions than coal or oil. These environmental downsides highlight why some see geological hydrogen as a preferable alternative. However, the method of obtaining hydrogen affects its overall environmental footprint.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The reason it’s considered a solution is that plants suck up carbon from the air while they grow. When we turn them into fuels and burn them, no new carbon is added to the atmosphere —the whole cycle is considered “carbon neutral.” But critics say biofuels’ carbon-neutrality is a mirage.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Fresh analysis backed by 40 major energy, finance, and industry companies - including Shell, BP, Volvo, and ArcelorMittal - explores actions required this decade to deliver an emissions-free economy by mid-century that is not overly reliant on carbon offsets.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Climate campaigners, however, see the new piers and pipelines as ominous signs that the gas lobby has finally achieved a long-standing goal to lock Germany into the $100 billion global LNG market – threatening to keep Europe’s biggest economy hooked on fossil fuels for decades to come. “A It’s fossil fuel madness.”.

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