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European scientists group urges ban on new natural gas boilers

Envirotec Magazine

Natural gas is not cleaner than other fossil fuels and using it instead of coal or oil risks achieving little or no reduction in greenhouse gas effects, says science advisory group the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) in a new report “Future of Gas”. And there is nothing wrong with these calculations.

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How to Decarbonize Natural Gas

GreenTechMedia

It’s too early for a postmortem on what happened, but we know that the cold affected all fuel sources, and most of all, natural gas. Wellheads and gas lines froze. Gas supplies were diverted to residential heating rather than power. This slice of the problem underscores how deeply we still rely on natural gas.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. Green hydrogen? Green hydrogen can do that.". Jim Robbins.

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Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. It would have been the largest gas plant in Europe and, unsurprisingly, drew the attention of environmental groups. ’s climate change laws. The Keadby 2 gas power station, under construction now, secured a 15-year contract for 803.7 Plans for a new 3.6-gigawatt

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Decoding the Hype Behind the Natural Gas Industry’s Hydrogen Push

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 15 mins It seems like nearly every day another hopeful article touts the potential of using hydrogen as a fuel to tackle climate change. What’s known as “green hydrogen” — which relies on renewable power for production — is getting the bulk of that attention.

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Operational clean hydrogen production projects set to double globally within the next five years

Envirotec Magazine

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. The EU led the charge globally with its strategy on hydrogen being adopted in 2020.

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‘Hydrogen Highway’ Network of Refueling Stations to Span Alberta Cities

DeSmogBlog

Gas producer Air Products announced it intends to build several hydrogen refueling stations along a highway linking the two largest cities in the Canadian province of Alberta. Despite this expansion, interest in hydrogen to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in transportation remains sluggish across the country and the world.