ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 25, 2024

“It’s a very, very exciting day, today – we are starting the construction of the UK’s first geothermal power plant,” said Ryan Law, CEO of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. To learn more about GEL and their geothermal projects, check out this interview with GEL CEO Ryan Law.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Energy Information Administration modeling forecasts increasing global energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions through 2050. laws and regulations as of May 2021, and incorporates existing international laws. The EIA released the International Energy Outlook 2021 on Wednesday , which makes assumptions based on U.S.

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Global Renewable News

JUNE 29, 2023

Highlights Wide-ranging plan is proposed under the Natural Gas Innovation Act, a recent landmark state energy law Proposed projects expected to reduce carbon emission.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

billion Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub (HyVelocity) State Involved: Texas Key Features: Large-scale hydrogen production from natural gas with carbon capture and renewables-powered electrolysis Job Creation: Approximately 45,000 direct jobs (35,000 construction jobs and 10,000 permanent jobs) Funding: Up to $1.2

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On Thursday the 19 th of August, the Climate Council in partnership with the law firm Shearman & Sterling, hosted an intriguing panel to discuss a major topic in the energy industry: Will low-carbon hydrogen be the silver bullet in APAC? But the question remained, “how low carbon is low-carbon hydrogen?”

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 28, 2020

Read time: 21 mins Just over a year ago, the city of Berkeley, California, passed into law a first-in-the-nation ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups in new buildings, a move that alarmed the gas industry.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Arizona's biggest utility, Arizona Public Service (APS), recently announced its own carbon-free energy by 2050 plan, despite a lack of state mandates requiring such a transition. Alongside a big boost in its energy efficiency efforts, TEP says the plan would allow it to avoid building any new natural gas plants.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The diversity in their approach – from leveraging natural gas with carbon capture to harnessing renewable and biomass energy sources – showcases the multifaceted potential of hydrogen. This involves not only the production of clean hydrogen but also its storage, delivery, and end-use across various sectors.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced it was suspending its enforcement of environmental laws in response to the crisis, informing companies they would not be pursued for environmental infractions during the outbreak. billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030, including land use and forestry, or 67 per cent of the 3.11

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Illinois legislature gave final approval Monday to a bill that sets the state on a path to 100% carbon-free power by 2045. Pritzker's desk to be signed into law, which he has indicated he plans to do. If signed into law, the bill will make Illinois the 11th state to mandate 100% carbon-free energy.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The number of operational clean hydrogen production projects worldwide is set to at least double in the next five years, according to research published on 23 October by law firm Pillsbury , with 108 set to start producing the gas by the end of 2028.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Yet, as the original purposes of these laws has been largely achieved, states can now accelerate deeper progress towards want we really what: a 100 percent clean electricity grid that is also affordable and reliable. Some of the choices include coal and natural gas, but those resources emit carbon.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 13, 2021

But last year, Holsum Dairies changed course, upgraded the two digesters and began producing renewable natural gas for California’s burgeoning renewable fuels market. The California Air Resources Board adopted the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in 2009. Fuels are valued based on a formula developed by Argonne National Laboratory.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Renovate buildings and redesign cars to run entirely on electricity, power them with renewable energy from the sun and wind, and bing, bam, boom, you’ve just knocked out a majority of the carbon entering the atmosphere. Making the electric grid more resilient to extreme weather is urgent, regardless of decisions about gas. In the U.S.,

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 25, 2022

The groups are represented by lawyers from Earthjustice and the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School. Some sections included safety information and tips on energy conservation, but many others promote natural gas, describe its benefits, or position gas as a clean alternative to dirtier fuels.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While visiting Philadelphia today, he’s expected to name seven locations selected for funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Methane, the main component of so-called natural gas , reacts with steam to produce hydrogen in a process that still releases carbon dioxide.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In fact, when California passed its landmark 2006 climate law — which directed the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020 — supporters claimed that it would save thousands of lives through improved air quality alone. These facilities were also more likely to be in disadvantaged communities. (In-state

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2020

Hard coal plants, or those burning more carbon-dense and less-polluting types of coal, by contrast, will be closed via least-cost tenders. There are also compensation packages for workers in mines and power plants who lose their job as a result of the coal exit laws. These will be held sporadically through 2024.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 16, 2021

Oil and gas companies will increasingly invest in these sectors as a way to reduce their carbon intensity and align with the changing energy mix, according to GlobalData. bp takes 50% interest in Equinor’s Empire Wind and Beacon Wind offshore wind projects Renewables set to outspend oil and gas exploration in APAC by 2020.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. LNG boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Another $70 million will go toward hydrogen refueling infrastructure, with $25 million more for “zero- and near-zero carbon fuel production and supply” to meet the need for alternatives to battery-powered vehicles in the decades to come. This week's announcement follows on Gov. and the Netherlands.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Iowa’s most populous city passed a resolution last month calling for a transition to 100% carbon-free electricity community-wide by 2035. However, it continues to burn coal and natural gas for baseload power and has not announced plans to phase out those power plants. To me, that is really exciting.”.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 26, 2023

In response to the federal government’s new plan to prepare workers for the energy transition , Premier Danielle Smith replied , “We are not going to be shutting down our oil and natural gas industry. The problem is that, while such words may pay lip service to Albertan oil and gas workers, they don’t serve them in reality.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

If Duke Energy avoids natural gas capacity additions and adds renewable energy and energy storage under a proposed North Carolina law, the utility could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 74% over the next decade, according to a study. Follow @EngelsAngle.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As an alternative to landfill, which is due to be phased out, the GAYA chain is positioned as the channel of reference for making use of non-recyclable waste to produce a storable renewable gas, which can substitute for natural gas and as such has multiple end uses, in sectors such as sustainable mobility, industry and the tertiary sector.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

Greenpeace Italy and Italian advocacy group ReCommon aim to build on a similar case targeting Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force Eni to slash its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Eni has set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. “Eni took a bath of green paint,” Abbate said.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Brausch for The Verge Homeowners who want to reduce their carbon footprint by getting rid of polluting appliances have the US government’s full support. The US government has pledged to cut its carbon pollution in half by 2030 to prevent the planet from further overheating. Illustration by Nico H. Not so with apartment dwellers.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Costs of clean power A recent Clean Energy Canada report, A Renewables Powerhouse , looked at the costs of producing power from wind and solar in Alberta and Ontario compared to gas power. Solar power is already cheaper than natural gas power in Alberta and is on track to be 16% less expensive by the end of the decade.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

The online event on 4 May, which included a keynote speech from Canada’s Infrastructure and Communities Minister, was organised by the British High Commission in Canada and the Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) to mark six months to the COP26 conference in Glasgow. TAG), the largest natural gas transporter in Brazil.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 26, 2021

A much better choice was to switch the existing chillers from gas-fired steam turbine chillers to electrified chillers, significantly reducing the carbon footprint to cool the massive complex. Stranded assets are unable to earn their original economic return due to changes in the landscape in which the assets operate.

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Grist

JANUARY 31, 2024

Another aspect of that future is limiting carbon-intensive forms of travel. Is this a realistic version of how we might address the carbon intensity of air travel? Earlier this month, a federal appeals court upheld a ruling that struck down a ban on natural gas in new buildings in Berkeley, California.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

However, the proposals are not yet law, and big European business groups are lining up to water them down, despite adopting official positions supporting climate action, according to a new report by InfluenceMap, a corporate watchdog group. But it opposes the EU’s efforts to end a tax break for jet fuel.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 1, 2023

Those disclosures are required under Canada’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, an anti-corruption law requiring companies to report payments to governments and other entities. Buffalo argues that some First Nations who oppose oil and gas expansion are serving someone else’s agenda.

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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. The economics of carbon-free living have fallen into place. This project is produced in partnership with InvestigateWest and other media outlets. If not sooner.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 5, 2022

The law requires the utility to file an annual plan with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) outlining how it will meet key mandates to achieve 100% carbon-free status by 2050. The plan filed with the SCC is the company’s second update since the VCEA became law.

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