The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Whether that energy is turned into renewable fuels or clean electricity, it can reduce carbon emissions and resource depletion. From waste segregation to state-of-the-art WTE plants, innovative technology is helping transform trash into valuable resources. Plasma gasification is another technology that is gaining popularity.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 6, 2022

Itron has signed a contract with CenterPoint Energy to further modernise its natural gas distribution system with 3 million Intelis natural gas ultrasonic smart meters. In this way, it minimizes the risk of a natural gas explosion. Together, we are creating a safer and more resourceful world.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

Funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the project is centred on Worthing Crematorium in West Sussex and is part of Adur & Worthing Council’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. This summer, cremator manufacturer DFW Europe will begin testing pioneering hydrogen technology at its base in the Netherlands.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 2, 2020

Earlier this year, Pacific Gas & Electric faced pushback from environmental and solar and energy storage industry groups to a plan to deploy natural gas generators to back up communities facing multi-day fire-prevention blackouts. Natural gas vs. diesel vs. solar-storage.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. High-temperature industrial heat, over 932 degrees F, poses a particular challenge because that’s the point at which fuels beyond electricity become the mainstay. Making natural gas renewable . Adam Aston. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

However, harnessing it on a large scale using conventional technologies and techniques is not straightforward. ABB’s Jon Davison, Product Manager – Temperature & Pressure, explains how recent developments in measurement technologies can help to meet some of the challenges involved, and potentially bring about a new hydrogen revolution.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

Consequently, companies are seizing market opportunities, supplying a range of services, products, and technologies. A cohesive value chain is essential for realizing hydrogen’s potential, encompassing low-carbon hydrogen production, storage, and distribution infrastructure, which align with end-user demand.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The promise of a hydrogen economy to replace fossil fuels is commonly centered on the potential for ‘green hydrogen,’ generated via electrolysis of water with carbon-free electricity. But natural gas can also be converted to hydrogen without the carbon emissions, via another spectrum of the hydrogen palette.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Wind is China’s largest source of electricity after coal and hydropower, delivering 9.4% of the total electricity supply in 2023. Natural gas consumption will remain high with 2050 consumption marginally below 2023 levels and 58% being imported. Strong policy support is reflected by the rapid uptake of green technologies.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has reached a historic milestone in its commitment to decarbonize its natural gas system and expand on technologies that support the production of new, carbon-f.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has reached a historic milestone in its commitment to decarbonize its natural gas system and expand on technologies that support the production of new, carbon-f.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

L-Charge’s “rapidly scalable off-grid ultra-fast chargers” use energy from locally-stored fossil fuels rather than the electrical grid. L-Charge has tested a mobile gas-powered charging station in Moscow, and plans to use this to offer on-demand charging in London.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the publicly-owned utility in California's capital city, has changed its energy efficiency metric from avoided electricity consumption to avoided CO 2 emissions. Building electrification is a core component of SMUD’s strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2040.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on February 2 proposed including nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future, dividing member countries and drawing outcry from environmentalists as “greenwashing.” New nuclear plants producing electricity or heat are allowed until 2045.

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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. s natural gas industry?

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. that fit fleets' needs. Media Authorship.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Arizona Public Service released its plan for reaching zero-carbon by 2050 , with multiple options to balance the costs and carbon benefits of switching from coal and natural gas to renewables, batteries, distributed energy resources and as-yet-untested technologies.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Counting on 'negative carbon' solutions.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 26, 2020

Thursday’s letter from PG&E vice president Robert Kenney to the California Energy Commission is a notable concession by the state’s largest utility to the constraints its natural gas operations will face under California’s push to attain zero-carbon emissions by 2045. Utilities taking sides.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021. And the demand and interest in this technology is only growing stronger. And the demand and interest in this technology is only growing stronger. and attracting major investments for its electric buses and vans still in development. Mike De Socio.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A study done by researchers at the Ohio State University proposes a method for developing a system that combines direct air CO2 capture technologies (DACC) with CO2 Plume Geothermal that allows for large-scale CO2 removal with few if any CO2 emissions, thus creating a climate-benign direct air CO2 capture, utilization, and storage (DACCUS) system.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a world where maximizing every drop of fuel is crucial, the automotive industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation thanks to cutting-edge technology. Innovations in Fuel Efficiency The world of trucking is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by technological advancements. The trucking industry is not an exception.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Duke Energy is the latest major utility to commit to a carbon-free future, with a plan to cut its emissions in half by 2030 and eliminate them completely by midcentury. It’s the first time Duke has pledged to zero out carbon-emitting resources from its fleet, albeit with a target deadline decades in the future.

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

By Ben Ratner At the behest of the American Petroleum Institute, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate nationwide limits on methane pollution, sending America’s natural gas industry backwards to the days of uncontrolled emissions. America’s natural gas industry is no different. With most of U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The domestic electricity market is changing to a more decentralised model driven by deregulation and increased renewable generation. What will this decentralised electricity system look like in five or ten years’ time? Natural gas combined cycle power plant and turbine generator.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Northern Gas Networks is leading the project with partners Cadent, Scottish Gas Networks, Wales & West Utilities, National Grid, DNV GL and the Health and Safety Executive’s science division. H21 is demonstrating how existing natural gas networks can be repurposed to safely carry 100% hydrogen.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Many of the largest corporate electricity consumers in the U.S. have committed to reducing their carbon footprint by powering their operations with renewable energy. Corporate customers who are truly committed to reducing their carbon footprint haven’t had a way to resolve this disconnect — until now.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 30, 2020

billion in new wind and solar investments in the next 12 months and is outlining plans for electric vehicle charging, energy storage and green hydrogen production pilot programs to meet its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Xcel Energy is asking Minnesota regulators to approve $1.4 In Minnesota, Gov.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The report, commissioned by MCS Charitable Foundation, projects that hydrogen would cost 70-90% more than gas on average. The authors of the report conclude that hydrogen will be a much more expensive heating fuel than natural gas and thus it would be better to prioritise other technologies to decarbonise domestic heating, like heat pumps.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The global economy could face many more years of energy market turbulence if governments do not take steps to turbocharge their clean energy and technology investments, the IEA has warned. In its forecast, gas-fired power will grow by about one per cent annually, while coal-fired power will fall slightly.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A regional cooperation for a greener beer brewing process and a greener regional gas network. This sustainable alternative for fossil natural gas will supply gas which is equivalent to the gas needs of approximately 700 households. Biomethane production from biogas is done by means of membrane technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Nonetheless, the long-term transition to low-carbon energy systems continues to see strong momentum and, in several respects, acceleration. However, even with current government commitments and forecasted technology trends, global warming is projected to exceed 1.7°C C by 2100, and reaching a 1.5°C To keep the 1.5°C

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 1, 2020

Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology scooping up the resulting CO2. Green hydrogen, in contrast, is produced by using (ideally dirt-cheap) renewable electricity to power an electrolyzer that splits the hydrogen from water molecules. Meanwhile, the U.K.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

The paper precedes the forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations that will provide the regulatory support. The Clean Electricity Regulations help ensure that Canada’s regionally divided power system remains both clean and affordable in the years ahead. Already, provinces with the cleanest grids typically pay the least for electricity.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Canada’s transition to clean electricity is under intense scrutiny, and the centrepiece of the debate is the federal government’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations published in August 2023. Such regulations are critical to reaching our energy-transition targets and paving the way to a net-zero future.

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