Energy Central

MAY 1, 2024

Carbon capture and sequestration can use depleted natural gas and oil reservoirs as sites for storing compressed CO2 collected from emitters. The Porthos Project is the first of its kind in Europe aimed at gathering and storing 2.5 Megatons annually and 37 Megatons over the 15 year life of the project.

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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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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The annual conference, hosted by Energy Dialogues, brings together natural gas interests to discuss where the industry is headed, with perspectives from policymakers and civil society. Speakers talked about natural gas as the solution to a trinity of critical energy challenges: emissions mitigation, energy poverty, and energy security.

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FuelCellsWorks

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Aramco and Topsoe collaborate to demonstrate the eREACT™ technology for low-carbon hydrogen production The technology is an emerging technology that converts natural gas into low-carbon hydrogen using renewable electricity Aramco.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals. Moreover, using waste carbon to make chemicals also can reduce manufacturers’ reliance on fossil fuels such as crude petroleum and natural gas, an important factor, particularly for the European Union and China, given the volatility in sourcing and pricing of fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

The UK has been ranked 5th out of 15 countries in its deployment of low-carbon hydrogen as a fuel source, according to a new analysis of countries that have branded themselves as potential leaders in the new hydrogen economy. The low-carbon hydrogen index explores countries with a strong potential for production or consumption of the fuel.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As of October 1, 2023, the EU’s CBAM has entered into its transitional phase The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a groundbreaking strategy devised by the European Union (EU). It’s designed to equalize the price of carbon between domestic products and imports, thereby ensuring fair competition in terms of carbon costs.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Feb 2, 2023 OTTAWA — In Alberta and Ontario, wind can now produce electricity at lower costs than natural-gas-fired power—with even more reductions on the horizon, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada, which was informed by research commissioned from Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors.

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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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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.” Under the plan, gas projects must meet emission thresholds and achieve reduction targets.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The report, while focusing on paper industries, reflects the experience many energy intensive industries are facing as they look to switch from natural gas to grid supplied electricity. Not only this, but large natural gas consumption is not compatible with the long-term goals of net zero due to the carbon intensity of fuel.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

While the use of biogas as a carbon-neutral fuel is rapidly expanding, it is also used as a substitute for natural gas in Europe and the US. The trial will use biogas derived from sewage sludge at the Kojima Sewage Treatment Plant.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 23, 2021

In July, the International Energy Agency issued a similar analysis showing that carbon emissions will hit record levels in the coming years. Finally, Europe is in a crisis headed into winter. Natural gas is the second-most confused fuel in Europe — and prices are 6 times higher than they were in the spring.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 15, 2024

” Industry Impact and Vision The industry significance of the plant cannot be overstated, with both reduction in reliance on natural gas and a potential decrease in carbon dioxide emissions by a sixth.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In July, the International Energy Agency issued a similar analysis showing that carbon emissions will hit record levels in the coming years. Finally, Europe is in a crisis headed into winter. Natural gas is the second-most confused fuel in Europe — and prices are 6 times higher than they were in the spring.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

Shell this afternoon began operations of Europe's largest PEM hydrogen electrolyser at its Energy and Chemicals Park in south west Germany, pledging to deliver up to 1,300 tonnes of green hydrogen a year from the trail-blazing facility. European consortium says project marks a major milestone for the key decarbonisation technology.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 2, 2020

Europe's biggest natural-gas infrastructure firm recently launched a new hydrogen business. Perhaps the most obvious use for green hydrogen is to simply replace the large amounts of the gas that are already produced using carbon-intensive methods to satisfy the needs of industry. A hydrogen economy in the U.S.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The stakes for nations that fail to unhitch themselves from gas markets are incredibly high, according to the global energy think tank. Low-carbon energy technologies including renewables, energy efficiency and nuclear power, alongside an expansion of robust and smart electricity grids are all part of the solution, he added.

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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. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 1, 2020

Green hydrogen may get all the headlines, but the prospect of it fueling Europe's future hydrogen economy on its own looks increasingly questionable. Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology scooping up the resulting CO2. Meanwhile, the U.K.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Prospects for carbon capture received a boost in September when the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the emerging technology is “ critical ” to a clean-energy transition. Both technologies could mitigate climate change by removing emissions from existing fossil fuel generation or even pulling carbon out of the atmosphere.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The EHPA estimates that the number of heat pumps sold per 1,000 homes in the UK is the lowest in Europe, standing at just 2.13 Early data from the 16 markets surveyed revealed the heat pumps sold in 2022 could replace roughly four billion cubic metres of natural gas and avoid around eight million tonnes of CO2 emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Pillsbury has developed a Hydrogen Map ­– an interactive global tracker of hydrogen projects – which shows that the number of global zero and low-carbon hydrogen production projects has grown significantly, with 94 projects already producing hydrogen. home to 7 (7%); the UK home to 7 (7%); and Japan home to 7 (7%).

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The European Commission is facing calls to assess the climate impact of scores of proposed hydrogen projects after data revealed that 90 percent of them could be used to prolong the use of planet-warming natural gas. However, the data showed that many of the proposals contained no mention of green hydrogen at all.

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 26, 2024

In this marshy coastal region between Texas and Louisiana, the proliferation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal projects, massive facilities that receive and liquefy gas from pipelines, then transfer the LNG to ships for export, unsettles residents, who consider the plants to be a threat to their coast.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

Winlaton, Gateshead to become “first community to receive hydrogen blend via the public natural gas network” The next phase of a seemingly ground-breaking green energy trial that could help usher in a low-carbon hydrogen economy has been given the go-ahead by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). HyDeploy is a £22.5m

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Statistical Review is instrumental in providing comprehensive data on global oil, gas, and coal production and consumption, as well as on carbon dioxide emissions and renewable energy statistics. Natural gas and coal demand stayed nearly flat with oil rebounding close to pre-pandemic levels. to a new high of 34.4

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 1, 2020

was the largest end-market in Europe overtaking Germany. Now BP is eyeing a low carbon revolution of its own — a 30-year plan that includes establishing a renewables portfolio of 50 gigawatts by 2030 and 20 GW by 2025. “We were the biggest developer in Europe, purely by virtue of what we had done in the U.K.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. . There are other ways to make hydrogen.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The geothermal heating and cooling system has been designed to entirely replace the use of natural gas by Schneider Electric Bulgaria in their smart factory. Schneider Electric Bulgaria , a subsidiary of the French energy management and automation company Schneider Electric, has invested EUR 1.8

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Smart Energy International

JULY 28, 2022

The Insights platform is designed to give users transparency on power and natural gas procurement, with access to offers and bids and spend and settlement reporting. Blockchain renewables certification scheme launched in Uruguay Blockchain energy consumption should be transparent in Europe – a call.

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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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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

By 2030 BP hopes to have 10 percent of the clean hydrogen market in “core hydrogen markets” as it chases carbon neutrality by 2050. That term incorporates hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture technology in place, or so-called blue hydrogen. The fund will distribute €10 billion ($11.8

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

. “This represents the largest number of commercial scale green hydrogen production projects announced at once anywhere in Europe, helping to place the country at the forefront of this emerging industry.” Ministers have decided not to proceed with a hydrogen trial in Redcar, as the main source of hydrogen will not be available.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 3, 2021

General Assembly that the country is aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2060. It will likely include more details on the first stages of this path to net-zero carbon. GW in 2012 to 130 GW in 2017, according to data from the Asia Europe Clean Energy Advisory. Building a grid and power market fit for net-zero carbon.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. Carbon Capture and Storage. Below, a handful of DeSmog writers dive into the issues they’ll be watching in 2023. Aquaculture. Next year you will.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

"The fundamental purpose of the taxonomy is to enable capital to be channelled towards economic activities that are fully compatible with the EU's commitment to climate neutrality by 2050 and reducing emissions by 55 per cent by 2030… Put simply, there is no remaining carbon budget for new investments in natural gas.".

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