Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

As the industry predicts it can deliver 234GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, the burgeoning wind energy sector it poised to play a critical role in the global economic recovery, creating around a million jobs in the process. Furthermore, 1GW of offshore wind power avoids 3.5

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

When Ian Bishop and Ron Presswood first brought their idea for a recycling process that would create carbon and hydrogen to a professor at a Tier One University, they were told it was scientifically impossible. We’re CO 2 e-neutral, because we use electric heat generated through solar and wind power.”.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

The 4 gigawatt plant will be completely powered by wind and solar energy. All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. Helios should be fully operational by 2025 and produce 650 tons of hydrogen a day by means of electrolysis – enough for conversion to 1.2

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Google on Monday pledged that by 2030 it will run its entire business on carbon-free energy — every hour of every day of the year. West driven by increased heat and dry conditions linked to global warming from human carbon emissions. Europe and Chile. Europe and Chile.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

Onshore wind energy scores lowest ever price through new Spanish auction. The Spanish government completed its latest renewable energy auction this month, securing 3GW of new projects, including a record low bid from an onshore wid developer of €20/MWh. "In Nel sets sights on cost competitive green hydrogen by 2025.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2022

Partnership comes as Global Energy Monitor report warns steel industry faces $518bn of stranded assets unless measures to decarbonise are taken now. Electricity from renewable energies and green hydrogen must become the hallmark of industrial production in Germany," said Sven Utermöhlen, CEO Offshore Wind, RWE Renewables.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

The 4 gigawatt plant will be completely powered by wind and solar energy. All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. Helios should be fully operational by 2025 and produce 650 tons of hydrogen a day by means of electrolysis – enough for conversion to 1.2

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Boris Johnson has signalled he is keen for the UK to make a "big bet" on wind power, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) as part of the government's strategy for building a net zero economy by 2050, as he urged global government to step up their climate efforts ahead of COP26.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 4, 2021

Electricity industry executives are faced with the monumental task of balancing today’s energy needs while moving to tomorrow’s goal of net zero carbon emissions. In addition, Epicenter will support the Initiate program, which fosters innovation from energy start-ups around the world.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

ENTSO-E has published the first offshore network development plans to support the delivery of Europe’s offshore renewable energy targets. The deployment of the fit-for-purpose offshore grids is a necessary condition to achieving the European energy transition to carbon neutrality.”

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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

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

Danish green energy giant lodges $57bn bid for market leading position amid growing competition in renewables. Ørsted has significantly raised its renewable energy installation target to 50GW by 2030, in a bid to retain its leading position on the global market amid an expected surge in demand for green energy over the coming decade.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

UK and US banks accused of financing Russian 'carbon bombs'. US and UK financial institutions have this week been accused of continuing to fund Russian "carbon bomb" fossil fuel projects that are both aiding Russia's illegal war in Ukraine and threatening to breach global climate goals. Canada and Germany agree 'hydrogen alliance'.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? gas company, Air Products & Chemicals, announced that as part of Neom it has been building a green hydrogen plant in Saudi Arabia for the last four years. Green hydrogen?

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2021

Last week, the UK government announced it will count emissions from international shipping and aviation in its carbon accounting from 2033, caving to long-running pressure from campaigners and climate experts.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis?

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Natural-gas consumption is set for a sharp drop in California as the state pushes to achieve carbon neutrality by midcentury, according to utility Southern California Edison. SCE, the state’s second-largest utility, anticipates California investing up to $250 billion into clean energy and grid investments by 2045.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2020

Climate change began with the large-scale use of fossil energy during the industrial revolution with gradual accumulation of greenhouse gases over two centuries an exponentially growing threat. Opportunities from a zero carbon economy. Humankind by then will step into a beautiful era of clean energy.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A meaningful step forward in clean energy has taken place at a green hydrogen production facility in China intended to power large-scale industrial applications, said the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec). The facility is powered by solar power and has an annual H2 production capacity of 20,000 tons.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

If you follow climate or energy news, you've likely been inundated with headlines about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the 700-plus page federal bill that dedicates $369bn to decarbonise the United States. Clean energy would get cheaper. Here are three takeaways to make sense of the signal through the noise.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Labour's new green energy policy is a case in point. He argued that the strategy would cut hundreds of pounds off average household bills, create up to half a million new jobs, and establish the UK as the first country in the world to operate a fully decarbonised energy system. They want long-term solutions to cut bills for good.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Summary - Over 20% of all Dutch emissions are coming from the Port of Rotterdam, of which the production of grey hydrogen from fossil feedstock is one of the main culprits. This explores what is needed to build a green hydrogen refinery. About 400,000 metric tonnes of grey hydrogen is used each year in Rotterdam.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Summary - Over 20% of all Dutch emissions are coming from the Port of Rotterdam, of which the production of grey hydrogen from fossil feedstock is one of the main culprits. This article explores what is needed to build such a green hydrogen refinery. Waterstof - Hydrogen in Rotterdam. Download Hydrogen Cost Tool.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

In his speech yesterday, Sunak extolled the virtues of the growing green economy, setting out a vision of a "future economy" dominated by offshore wind power, carbon capture and storage, innovative clean technologies, and "decent well-paid green jobs".

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Over the past three years, some of the country’s biggest utilities have been committing to a goal that few may have predicted they’d undertake on their own: weaning themselves off carbon-emitting generation by 2050. Driving this sea change in long-term planning is a combination of public pressure and energy economics.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2021

Industrial consortium begins operation of wind-powered hydrogen plant at Saxony steelwork. The project, which is the only one of its kind in Germany, will produce green hydrogen by harnessing local wind power capacity. India touts plans for solar-powered electric scooter megafactory. Salzgitter AG, E.ON

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

While an audible sucking-in-of-breath might have seemed in evidence with energy experts appraisal of the technical challenges of speeding-up the transition to electric vehicles, other observers waxed lugubriously about a lack of ambition in the plan. Energy: A central question. Electric avenue.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

So says a new report from Deloitte highlighting the known, yet often underappreciated, challenges faced by utilities across the country promising to zero out their carbon impact by midcentury. That’s not news to those who’ve been closely tracking plans to reach net-zero carbon from major U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 14, 2021

Billions of dollars of investment flowing into renewable energy. And take into account a host of new considerations that are making today’s opportunities unique in the history of energy. How did ‘alternative’ energy like wind become mainstream? First Wind changed their story to “Clean energy.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Chinese premier promises to increase CO2 cuts, forest cover, and renewable energy capacity, as scores of world leaders reassert backing for Paris Agreement at Climate Ambition Summit. billion kilowatts of solar and wind power by the same date. I welcome President Xi's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality before 2060.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. The office is being created to help stand up projects in clean hydrogen, carbon capture, grid-scale energy storage, and small modular reactors, among other technologies. Anchored by $20 billion in infrastructure funds, the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 5, 2022

An interconnector order from TenneT and TransnetBW for Hitachi Energy to bolster German energy security is the leading news story in this week’s Smart Energy Finance (SEF) Weekly. Hitachi Energy wins order for German interconnector. Image: Hitachi Energy. bp injects £50m into global battery R&D centre.

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Business Green

MAY 4, 2022

John Doerr delivers record donation to support development of new school, as Europe enjoys a record increase in wind power capacity and a battle wages for control of Australia's leading coal power company. WindEurope reports surge in wind energy investment.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. Once the pandemic shut down campus activity, SCU pivoted and developed citizen science pursuits such as tree tracking and energy insights programs, encouraging students to engage in their local urban forest and community's renewable energy goals.)

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

From G7 rows to giant South Korean wind farms, BusinessGreen rounds up all the news from around the world this week. Row brewing over Boris Johnson's G7 plans to promote carbon border tariffs. CS Wind Corp, and Samkang M&T Co. Bank of America unveils new net zero plans.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Duke Energy said it plans to double its renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade, and stop generating electricity from coal by 2035. Good said Duke's wind and solar capacity would increase from 10,000 MW currently to 24,000 MW by 2030. The Carbon Plan" would then be reviewed every two years and may be adjusted.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 6, 2021

If you live in Oregon, it’s likely you’ve been bombarded with misleading PR from the local utility company, Northwest Natural, about the potential for what the industry is calling renewable natural gas (RNG) — methane captured from places like landfills and repurposed into energy for homes.

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