Remove Carbon Remove Hydropower Remove Methane Remove Nuclear Power
article thumbnail

Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

GreenTechMedia

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. That includes a recommitment to reaching its 2030 goal of reducing carbon emissions below 50 percent of their 2007 levels, potentially ahead of schedule.

article thumbnail

? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

🔑 Climate tech startups hit key milestones - including but not limited to - Fervo’s FOAK enhanced geothermal project operational in Nevada, Brimstone’s third-party approval of its carbon-negative cement, and Heirloom’s first commercial DAC plant.  ☢️ US nuclear power saw mixed results.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

GreenTechMedia

Over the past three years, some of the country’s biggest utilities have been committing to a goal that few may have predicted they’d undertake on their own: weaning themselves off carbon-emitting generation by 2050. Utilities in many states now face mandates to move to 100 percent renewable energy or cut carbon to zero by 2050.

Carbon 246
article thumbnail

Global Briefing: EU and US launch Joint Task Force on Energy Security

Business Green

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. China latest mega-hydropower plant comes online.

article thumbnail

Dominion and Virginia Lawmakers Race to Define Clean Energy Goals, Offshore Wind Plans

GreenTechMedia

Dominion’s own emissions-reduction plan pledges to eliminate emissions of carbon dioxide and methane on a net basis by 2050. If passed, the mandate would force Dominion to retire and replace with carbon-free resources much of an in-state generation portfolio that’s now roughly one-third natural gas and one-quarter coal.

Energy 130
article thumbnail

Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.

DeSmogBlog

Its officials insist that methane burns cleaner than coal, and they echo a common argument in claiming that it provides a tidy bridge between coal and truly renewable energy. If you count hydropower and nuclear as clean energy sources, as the TVA does, that number bumps up to about 50 percent.

article thumbnail

Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.

DeSmogBlog

Its officials insist that methane burns cleaner than coal, and they echo a common argument in claiming that it provides a tidy bridge between coal and truly renewable energy. If you count hydropower and nuclear as clean energy sources, as the TVA does, that number bumps up to about 50 percent.