Business Green

MARCH 28, 2021

Fossil fuel firms are increasingly eyeing up plans for blue hydrogen production, but think tank E3G fears the nascent sector risks locking in a new generation of high carbon infrastructure and jobs.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Dozens of climate groups are urging leaders in Congress to avoid funding hydrogen-based technologies in the infrastructure and budget reconciliation packages. billion for clean hydrogen research , while the budget reconciliation package i ncludes a new hydrogen fuel production tax credit.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 30, 2023

First Hydrogen is a company attracting considerable attention from investors looking to take advantage of the green H2 market just as it is taking off.   The efficiency of the First Hydrogen H2-powered fuel cell vans will make it possible for companies to operate at a lower cost and with fewer vehicles in their fleets.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 18, 2021

The UK government has today (Tuesday 17 August) unveiled its long-awaited strategy for developing a hydrogen energy economy. The government has launched a public consultation on a preferred hydrogen business model which is built on a similar premise to the offshore wind CfDs.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

That product is renewable or "green" hydrogen. And while it's not a central concern today for those companies (Enel, EDP, BayWa and others) or industry groups (SolarPower Europe and WindEurope), all see green hydrogen playing a vital role in achieving deep decarbonization of the energy system. ” What is green hydrogen?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Site near Pymouth could produce fuel at scale within three years, if effective policy framework introduced, developer claims. Carlton Power said it expected fuel to be produced at scale from the hub with the next two to three years, provided the project received support from the government's multi-million-pound Hydrogen Investment Package.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Partners expect to offer a 'packaged hydrogen offering' to UK manufacturing and industrial businesses looking to transition away from fossil fuel. We are excited at the prospects of what hydrogen solutions can bring to the clean energy sector and the potential to pave the way to a decarbonised economy," he said.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Contact Energy (Contact) has developed a way to capture the small amount of naturally occurring carbon dioxide released during geothermal power generation at the Ohaaki geothermal site near Taupo, New Zealand. Purified CO 2 could be used along with green hydrogen to create sustainable fuels for aviation, shipping and other transportation.”

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

A new report from McKinsey predicts global fossil fuel demand 'will never return to its pre-pandemic growth curve', but warns the world is still on track to badly miss its climate goals.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

The key question we will have to answer is, will we see spending plans, policies and packages that support a low-carbon future or not? Maintain energy security : The need to meet rising energy demand and protect industry jobs means that fossil fuels will remain part of the global energy mix for some time to come.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

Environmental Audit Committee voices fears the UK risks missing out on fast-emerging green hydrogen opportunity. The EAC's concern stems from evidence gathered by the body in its recent inquiry, Technological Innovation and Climate Change : Hydrogen.

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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. billion on hydrogen.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

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 Price of the hydrogen is expected to be in the range of $1.50

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2021

World is on track to drain remaining carbon budget for 1.5C The carbon budget for a 1.5C warming scenario is on track to be exhausted by the end of this decade after pandemic recovery packages largely failed to put the world on a more sustainable development pathway.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A new report argues that with demand for clean hydrogen set to boom, the nascent mocular reactor industry could have a key role to play in meeting surging demand. The world can meet the Paris climate goals and save "trillions" of dollars by building a new generation of modular nuclear reactors to create clean hydrogen, a new report suggests.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We began our sustainability journey over 25 years ago, and since then have made good progress, particularly in cutting carbon emissions. By 2030, Dow will reduce its net annual carbon emissions by five million metric tons versus its 2020 baseline. And by 2050, Dow intends to be carbon neutral. Our commitments.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

In addition, from 2035 a ban on the sale of new carbon-emitting vehicles will come into effect, but in a move that has angered environmental campaigners the rules will allow for the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that make use of so-called e-fuels, which advocates maintain can be produced in a way that results in zero emissions.

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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. The definition of fleet is evolving.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

British Gas owner says UK should target one million heat pumps by 2025 as it fears hydrogen domestic heating may be a decade away. As such it called for a raft of new green policy interventions that could help accelerate decarbonisation efforts and boost the economy as it seeks to recover from the coronavirus crisis.

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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2021

World is on track to drain remaining carbon budget for 1.5C The carbon budget for a 1.5C warming scenario is on track to be exhausted by the end of this decade after pandemic recovery packages largely failed to put the world on a more sustainable development pathway.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

Energy Networks Association plan touts major push to harness hydrogen and biomethane to heat homes and businesses. So let's unlock the investment that's needed, and create the world's first zero carbon gas grid here in the UK.". We have a plan that's ready to go.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2022

Latest wave of funding from innovation programmes aims to drive development of sustainable biomass feedstocks and new low carbon hydrogen technologies. Accelerating home-grown renewables like biomass is a key part of ending our dependency on expensive and volatile fossil fuels," said Energy Minister Greg Hands.

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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

JULY 22, 2022

Tata Group has threatened to shut down operations at the Port Talbot plant, one of the UK's two large steelwork facilities, if the government does not provide it with up to £1.5bn of financial support to help future-proof the plant by switching to lower carbon production techniques.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, CPRE and Possible propose 'cash for clunkers' scheme, and urge government to prioritise heat pumps over hydrogen in its green heating plans. If the Government is serious about building our way out of the recession, it must prioritise the re-building of our homes to make them zero carbon.".

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Existing and proven circular economy technologies and approaches are crucial in the immediate term, but additional technologies and innovations such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and plant-based plastics will also need developing and scaling in the coming years if long-term climate and plastic waste goals are to be met, it states.

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Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2020

The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), membership organisation CATCH, and a coalition of eight businesses submitted the joint proposal to Innovate UK as part of the government's Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Fund scheme, which forms part of the £350m 'green recovery' package announced last month by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Many of the pandemic recovery packages have largely focused on protecting, rather than transforming, existing industries,” Eriksen said. Fossil fuels will continue to make up 50% of energy demand by 2050, with gas maintaining its position, according to the report. Renewable energy forecasts.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain. Of the overall €1.8tr package encompassing the recovery funding and the 2021-27 budget, EU leaders agreed that 30 per cent should be earmarked for the bloc's climate objectives and transition to net zero.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 17, 2020

trillion) on the road to making the EU economy net-zero carbon by 2050. This would include a huge offshore wind build-out, accelerated electrification of heat and transport, the development of large-scale carbon capture projects and hydrogen storage and infrastructure. An excuse for a green stimulus?

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

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 Price of the hydrogen is expected to be in the range of $1.50

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The UK has long lagged behind its European neighbours in encouraging the uptake of low-carbon heating, but the long-awaited Heat and Buildings strategy , published on 19 October, suggests a new level of ambition, with household funding for heat pumps being a standout measure. Will it do the trick? Envirotec reports. The heat is on?

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Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

Global carbon emissions are set to drop a record eight per cent this year, with lockdowns on public and economic life introduced to tackle the coronavirus pandemic delivering an unprecedented blow to fossil fuel demand, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). of warming. "All

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A 6GW pipeline of green hydrogen projects is being primed in the UK and Europe over the next two years, but experts fear key pieces of the policy puzzle still need putting in place. Could 2022 be the year in which green hydrogen produced using renewable power moves from 'nice idea' towards a mainstream, bankable investment proposition?

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Business Green

JUNE 19, 2020

Vatican calls on Catholics to quit fossil fuel and arms investments. The Vatican yesterday urged all Catholics to disinvest from armament and fossil fuel industries, marking a major victory for the global divestment movement. EU preps green hydrogen plan. Campaign group 350.org

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Grist

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

It’s vodka, made without any potatoes or grains, and the key ingredients are hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. Last year, global carbon emissions hit an all-time high of 40.9 But all that carbon doesn’t have to wind up in the atmosphere. They pour in the product and, when it’s ready a few hours later, take a sip.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Funding to develop alternatives to carbon intensive red diesel fuel comes as Grant Shapps touts ambition to turn UK into 'scale-up capital of Europe' The government is making £32.5m pot from the first phase of the competition last year.

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