Renewable Energy World

JULY 8, 2021

DOE announces 52M for 31 hydrogen projects; issues RFI for projects to which Avangrid responds. million to fund 31 projects to advance next-generation clean hydrogen technologies and support DOE’s recently announced Hydrogen Energy Earthshot initiative. million from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM).

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It also has set and met ambitious clean energy and has the potential to produce an enormous amount of clean electricity, heat, and hydrogen with offshore wind and nuclear power. This will result in the UK seeing the second largest reduction in consumer gas demand in Europe and the third largest drop in consumer oil demand.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 14, 2020

The path to a fully decarbonized energy system in Europe could depend on technologies that are out of bounds in today’s market, a consultancy forecast suggests. Afry modeled two possible avenues to decarbonize Europe's power, heat and transport sectors. Despite growing hype, clean hydrogen remains in its infancy.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

Next week's Budget will feature a wide-ranging new clean energy package designed to mobilise £20bn of investment in the UK, Treasury confirms The Chancellor will next week promise to "reset" the UK's decarbonisation and energy security plans through an "unprecedented" £20bn investment in carbon capture and clean energy infrastructure.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The energy industry's interest in low carbon hydrogen is building fast, and the nuclear industry reckons it could yet have a crucial role to play. There may be on-going debates about how best to use hydrogen - should it be deployed to heat buildings, provide energy storage, decarbonise heavy industry, or fuel trains and planes?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Once this largest source of carbon emissions is greened up, the second-largest, transportation, can tap renewable energy via electric vehicles. The move to renewables can seem Sisyphian, as coal consumption continues to rise in major carbon-emitting countries - including China and India. France built nuclear power.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Last February, ExxonMobil announced it would further expand its only active carbon capture and storage (CCS) operation in the United States, located at a gas processing facility in LaBarge, Wyoming. The official launch of the Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage facility at a coal power plant in Canada on Oct.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Decarbonizing these modes of transport received an apparent boost with a £270 million joint investment in technologies for zero-carbon aircraft and automotive. Nuclear energy received attention commensurate with its status as “a critical part of the government’s plan for delivering energy security and a decarbonised power sector”.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Let's have Britain with the cheapest energy in Europe… The most successful economies in the world are the ones that have cheap energy prices." He also highlighted how the government was committed to securing private sector capital to deliver the new Sizewell C nuclear plant. That's what I'm going to be all about.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

BEIS and Number 10 wanted to inject roughly £200m of public funds into the scheme annually in order to boost the number of homes that could be retrofitted each year, arguing the approach would help reduce energy bills, curb gas imports, and cut carbon emissions, while delivering significant economic and health benefits.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

  In the US , a 2023 Pew Research Center survey shows 57% of Americans favor nuclear power, a 14% increase over 2020. Italy installed its National Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Power in September. The committee will draft a plan to reintroduce nuclear for the first time since 1990.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2020

The analysis also highlights how a new generation of nuclear projects could underpin other green industries by enabling the production of low carbon hydrogen and other fuels while also supporting district heating projects through the deployment of local small modular reactors (SMRs). Those who like nuclear want it to be true.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2022

Investors eye major role for hydrogen in decarbonising UK's gas and energy system after deal valuing business at £9.6bn. However, if the UK's net zero by 2050 target is to be met, the country must have a next-generation transmission backbone to power homes and businesses with renewable energy.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

Green groups threaten legal action after EU Parliament votes to retain fossil gas and nuclear projects in green finance labelling system. The UK is also currently developing its own green taxonomy, and is likely to use the EU's green investment criteria as a template.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

Emerging climate technologies (ECT) – clean hydrogen, carbon management, and sustainable aviation fuels – experienced the highest Q4 growth at $4.3B, a 10X jump relative to Q4’22. ⚡ Logan Energy , an Edinburgh, UK-based hydrogen energy developer, raised $5m in Corporate funding from Lanxing New Energy.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the report also highlights how engineering a 'green recovery' backed by major investment in low carbon infrastructure could significantly increase the chances of the world meeting the 1.5C Germany advances plans for green hydrogen hub. warming target at the heart of the Paris Agreement. goal within reach.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

He (conveniently) argued the government is "committed to give more power to councils to make their own decisions on planning issues". It is an argument I am sure will be noted by Suffolk County Council, which has refused planning permission for EDF's proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station. tonnes of CO2 per tonne of steel.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 17, 2022

It shows that during more than half of the time across 2030 (53% of the hours in the year), the UK’s electricity grid is expected to have an oversupply of renewable and nuclear power. Expected to fill this gap will be bioenergy, hydrogen and Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) enabled power plants.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

An electricity grid almost entirely powered by zero carbon energy sources is not only technically feasible based on existing technologies; it is also more secure and cost-effective that that which is in operation today. Moreover, for climate and energy security reasons, a net zero power grid is essentially non-negotiable.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Overall it paints a hugely complex, but largely holistic picture for how the UK generates, manages, and uses heat and power, as it strives to deliver on its net zero emissions goals. The UK is to deliver the 'world's first' net zero emissions trading scheme.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Reports suggest Germany could soon accelerate coal power plant phase out plans, as a flurry of national climate action plans are unveiled ahead of COP26 Summit and Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Russia will achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. German coalition partners pledge to 'ideally' end use of coal power by 2030.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We set those targets because it was the right thing to do, and because we assessed that it makes economic sense for our customers and investors - ensuring that we reduce our exposure to the physical and financial risks of climate change, and capture returns from the growing low-carbon economy. A lot has happened since then. per cent to 0.5

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

Washington and Brussels team up in support of wide-ranging plan to diversify Europe's sources of LNG, ramp up renewables development, plug methane leaks, and boost energy efficiency. Amazon cuts ribbon on first net-zero carbon grocery store. EU and US team up for energy security push. China latest mega-hydropower plant comes online.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 22, 2024

Just last week, the UK Government laid out its plan to quadruple nuclear power by 2050 and China approved construction for four new reactors. 🏭 Element Zero , a Perth, Australia-based zero-carbon metal processing platform, raised $10m in Seed funding from Playground Global.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2021

Almost 80 per cent of the net reduction in emissions achieved in 2019, the most recent year for which finalised data is available, took place in the heat and power sector via the ETS, through which the cost per tonne of CO2 has surged in recent years. EU carbon border import tax plans take shape.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2022

After weeks of speculation, the government is set to publish its plan to boost Britain's energy security later today, with fresh targets announced for offshore wind, nuclear and low-carbon hydrogen alongside measures to accelerate the adoption of smart grid technologies.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

Carbon emissions from coal grew by 1.6 per cent thanks to a wave of gas-to-coal switching in Asia, and to a lesser extent Europe. The survey found half of energy professionals expect their organisation to invest in low-carbon hydrogen/ammonia, with similar proportions anticipating further investment in wind and solar.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

Writing in the Mirror yesterday , Starmer also talked up the benefits of investing in renewable sources of electricity - such as solar - as well as nuclear and hydrogen as crucial investments to secure Britain's energy security over the long term. New nuclear projects are forever delayed.". Take renewable energy," Starmer wrote.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

Europe opens largest solar plant, Poland advances SMR plans, and Canada seeks more sustainable potatoes in this week's Global Briefing. There had also been speculation that candidates from Asia or Africa were likely to be preferred given the past four holders of the post have been from Latin America and Europe.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Meanwhile, the horrifying Russian atrocities coming to light in Ukraine are reigniting calls for more robust sanctions to be imposed on the Kremlin, including a full ban on energy exports to Europe. All the briefing suggests there will be two big winners in the new plan: offshore wind and nuclear power.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Africans would push into Europe, Chinese into the Soviet Union, Latins into the United States, Indonesians into Australia. Harmful Wastes” Shell’s knowledge of the risks posed by the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels can be traced to at least the early 1960s. Conflicts would abound.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked a major rethink of energy policy assumptions right across Europe, as governments have recognised the urgent need to slash their reliance on Russian gas and protect consumers from soaring international gas prices. It was a glaring omission.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

The confirmation of long-awaited plans to invest in small-scale nuclear and carbon capture were broadly welcomed as measures that could put the UK at the forefront of new industries and boost the UK's low carbon domestic energy supplies.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A sudden collapse of the industry - called a carbon crunch - could lead to economic disaster of epic proportions. Carbon Tracker states that the world is “witnessing the decline and fall of the fossil fuel system”. One example of a company already leading the charge is Chemport Europe. The transition is among us.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

The last year, with Russia's aggression in Europe choking energy supplies, has shown us just how vulnerable our over-reliance on imported fossil fuels can make us. Low carbon energy is another major focal point for the report. With Russia weaponising energy across Europe, it is vital we boost our homegrown energy supply," the said.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But the promise of streamlining the planning process may also offer a much-needed boost for major low carbon energy projects such as nuclear power plants and offshore wind farms. After twelve years of running the country, the Tories desperately need to establish a record of delivery quickly if they want to cling on to power.

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