DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Morial Convention Center, a small but dedicated group of environmental activists affiliated with Sunrise Movement New Orleans protested the start of the 20th edition of the Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition. A coalition of environmental groups opposed to the expansion of the liquified natural gas export capacity along the Gulf Coast.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Siemens Energy, Engie, National Grid, and Ryse Hydrogen call for the government to emulate its successful approach to offshore wind development and set an official cost reduction target for green hydrogen.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Leading boiler provider Baxi unveils plans to become carbon neutral by 2030, as high profile hydrogen heating trial chalks off key milestone. The company confirmed yesterday that it plans to phase out carbon intensive heating systems and ensure its new products all work using low-carbon energy by 2030.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The $500 billion city — complete with flying taxis and robotic domestic help — is being built from scratch and will be home to a million people. And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? Green hydrogen?

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Green shipping is the practice of transporting goods by ship using the fewest resources and energy possible in order to protect the environment from pollution. In 2012, the shipping industry burned around 300 million tons of fuel oil, resulting in 949 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Container Management. Water Ballast.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. WPR’s campaign also explicitly promotes hydrogen as a viable fuel for domestic heating. The PR campaign subjects heat pumps to intense criticism.

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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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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

I covered developments related to the rapidly expanding petrochemical and LNG export industries, like new facilities that came online this year and rely on fracking new wells to supply the growing demand for natural gas, which is mostly methane. Credit: Julie Dermansky. For instance, Air Products claims that its proposed $4.5

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

BP, Shell, Total Energies, and Equinor were all found to be investing the vast majority of their profits back into fossil fuel projects. The analysis revealed that BP invested £300m into renewables and low carbon projects in the first half of 2022 - which according to the analysis is equivalent to just 2.5

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

UN backs green hydrogen as it publishes seven principles designed to guide policymakers and business leaders approach to scaling the low carbon fuel. energy sector pathway". energy sector pathway". pathways". climate scenarios, it stresses. climate scenarios, it stresses.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 4, 2020

has moved one step closer towards its net-zero carbon target by unveiling a plan to test 100% green hydrogen for cooking and heating in 300 Scottish homes, making Scotland the first country to do so. ’s energy regulator, announced this plan on Monday. homes still using a gas furnace for heating.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

Energy Networks Association and National Grid reveal plans to harness green and flexible energy technologies through latest innovation strategies. The coronavirus crisis reminds us of electricity's indispensable role in our lives," he wrote in a blogpost.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The project will use a blending skid to mix H2 and natural gas. a fully regulated US utility company that offers both natural gas and electric power to its customers, has launched a hydrogen blending project that will be completed in multiple phases. NiSource Inc., So far the results are favorable.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 7, 2023

AtmosZero is focused on replacing the gas boilers that create the steam to power industry. I ended up publishing an article in Joule in early 2021 on this with Greg Thiel , director of technology at Energy Impact Partners, essentially saying: to decarbonize industry, we need to decarbonize heat first.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

That is the conclusion of new government research published this week, which in particular highlights a lack of awareness of the contribution to climate change made by heating buildings and reveals limited public knowledge of the essential low-carbon heating technologies that will play a critical role in meeting the UK's net zero emissions target.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 29, 2022

The push to sell “blue hydrogen” as a clean energy fuel — which experts have called a misleading rebrand of fossil fuels — hit another setback this month. Climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 are bringing new economic headwinds to the gas-derived hydrogen fuel’s prospects.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

To identify the powerful actors most actively lobbying against these key EU regulations and policies, DeSmog analysed corporate reports, lobbying records, official position papers, responses to public EU consultations, media events, and meetings held with various EU bodies over the past two years. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The curbing of emissions to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. Following years of delays, at COP21 last year countries agreed on rules for the implementation of international carbon market mechanisms. Black carbon. Carbon market (including carbon offsets).

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The system works by setting a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases released by refineries, power plants and other large emitters, and requires polluters to obtain permits to cover their share. It also dramatically has increased the volume of gas flared off as waste — another source of harmful compounds.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 31, 2021

How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US Ali Hasanbeigi Wed, 03/31/2021 – 01:00 From cardboard boxes delivered to our doors to home appliances, nearly everything comes from industrial processes. Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Today, a peculiar sign still greets those who enter the town: residential homes are pictured next to an oil tank, surrounded by refinery towers, all basking together underneath the sun and blue sky.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Multi-year initiative seeks carbon-to-value startups and welcomes first Carbontech Leadership Council members. The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. New York City, N.Y., and Somerville, Mass., Brazil, and Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 25, 2021

The powerful climate pollutant methane is leaking out of dozens of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and storage tanks in Romania, adding to a growing body of evidence that methane leaks are widespread and pervasive in Europe. Many of the sites he visited were located near homes and communities. A natural gas flare in Romania.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. and globally by 2040.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper. To describe autumn 2020 as a busy period for green economy policy in the UK would be an understatement.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Indian state owned natural gas company GAIL has started the country’s first hydrogen blending with natural gas in Madhya Pradesh state. The hydrogen blended natural gas is supplied to the Indore headquartered Avantika Gas, one of GAILs’ joint venture companies with the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

New Frontiers in Renewable Energy and Resources will take place on November 25-26, 2019 in Rome, Italy. The theme is "Renewable Energy for a Better Future" and the it will include: Keynote talks, Plenary sessions, Discussion Panels, B2B Meetings, Poster symposia, Video Presentations, and Workshops.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Several promising carbon reduction measures are combined which are technically viable and based on matured technology, although scaling of existing technologies and cooperation with key partners is required. It originates from Heerema’s ambition to become a carbon neutral offshore contractor. Why Do We Need Zero-Emission Vessels?

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

How to divert energy flows from fossil to renewable using electricity and biomass Summary - Up to 20% of our energy needs could be met by sustainably harvested biomass, in particular food and agricultural waste, as well as manure. In part II we learned that the world needs 435 TWh of energy per day. Or is there?

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

While climate impacts intensify along the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana, Texas, and federal governments are poised to permit a growing number of proposed hydrogen manufacturing facilities equipped with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Despite the region’s shrinking wetlands, the government continues to permit new LNG export facilities on the Gulf Coast , and is encouraging hydrogen and carbon capture sequestration developments , though they too will lead to further land loss.

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AutoGrid

MAY 16, 2023

Microgrids and VPPs are similar concepts and are playing an increasingly vital role in the development of a more decentralized and clean power delivery system. For definitions of Distributed Energy Management Systems – DERMS – learn more on AutoGrid website. Department of Energy (DOE). What is a MicroGrid?

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

acquisition is the largest single carbon-management investment since the passage of the IRA and has implications for the carbon capture, utilization, and storage ecosystem. Regulators miss another deadline on deep-sea mining rules, and the US is digging into the carbon removal benefits of regenerative agriculture.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Jeff Bezos's $10bn offer could go a long way in the fight against climate change - the world now needs to step up with similar ambition, argues Good Energy's Tom Steward. The new 'Bezos Earth Fund' will be used "to help preserve and protect the natural world" with initial grants to be issued as early as this summer.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 11, 2021

Project Manager – Hydrogen | San Diego Gas & Electric | San Diego, CA. Want to be part of the clean energy transition? SDG&E believes hydrogen will be a critical piece of that future and has announced two hydrogen pilot projects — one at Borrego Springs and the other at its Palomar Energy Center.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The system works by setting a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases released by refineries, power plants and other large emitters, and requires polluters to obtain permits to cover their share. It also dramatically has increased the volume of gas flared off as waste — another source of harmful compounds.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

While coalitions of countries dedicated to phasing out coal power have existed for several years - the Powering Past Coal Alliance was launched in 2017 - the BOGA is believed to be the first time governments have collectively come out to pledge to phase out oil and gas production. depends on new oil, gas or coal projects.

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