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The future of clean hydrogen in the US could hinge on a new tax credit

The Verge: Energy

. | Photo by Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via Getty Images The Biden administration proposed new tax guidelines today aimed at making it cheaper to produce hydrogen as a less-polluting alternative to fossil fuels. Hydrogen combustion releases water vapor, rather than planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions.

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B.C.’s late LNG bet appears risky in a competitive market

Clean Energy Canada

Japan’s LNG imports, for one, have steadily declined over the last decade and fallen to their lowest level in 14 years as the country restarts nuclear power plants and builds out renewables. s LNG industry is the question of where the electricity will come from to power new projects. Adding further uncertainty to B.C.’s

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Could Full Decarbonization Depend on New Nuclear or CCS?

GreenTechMedia

One of them, called the "zero-carbon gas" pathway, involves using renewables along with other low-carbon technologies such biomethane, electrolysis, methane reforming, hybrid heat pumps and district heating to achieve deep cuts in energy system emissions. Despite growing hype, clean hydrogen remains in its infancy.

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

GreenTechMedia

Southern Company also won’t include in its zero-carbon metrics the carbon emissions generated by customers of its natural gas distribution business burning the fuel it supplies them, although it will move to reduce methane leakage and help customers use the fuel more efficiently. The natural gas conundrum. Department of Energy.

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Energy Innovation Policy & Technology® and RMI Launch 48 U.S. State EPS Models

Energy Innovation

The five policies are: clean electricity standards, zero-emission vehicle standards, clean building equipment standards, industrial efficiency and emissions standards, and standards for methane detection, capture, and destruction. The five-policy scenario includes strong methane capture and destruction.

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The GOP Climate Push That Mostly Leaves Out Climate

DeSmogBlog

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) called the “Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act,” which does only one thing: it greenlights the Keystone XL pipeline. It is important to note that while natural gas carries a lower carbon dioxide footprint when compared to coal, it also results in methane leaks up and down the supply chain.

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What is in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022? We summarize.

38 North Solutions

Methane and Superfund. -$15 The percentage would increase for projects that start construction after 2024 and eventually reach 55% for projects with 2027 or later construction-start dates. Section provides additional credit of 10% for solar and wind projects constructed in low-income or native communities. 485 billion.