Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In the latest addition to its 'green recovery' package, the European Commission yesterday unveiled a flurry of crucial green strategies, targets, and policies, ranging from new green building and renewable energy programmes, to tighter rules governing chemical use and methane emissions.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 26, 2022

What steps are needed to drive climate innovation and make zero-emission technologies the most affordable, accessible and attractive choice? Countries continue to build more coal power stations with over 300GW of new coal capacity currently in the construction pipeline. “We 2021 climate action achievements.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

To that end, researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) are working with a highly innovative waste incineration plant in Copenhagen to develop a process that is able to capture CO2 from its emissions. The project is utilising advanced gas analyzers from Vaisala to measure carbon capture efficiency and therefore CCUS viability.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

Buildings and construction are responsible for 37% of the world’s CO2 emissions, so ambitious goals have been established to lower this figure during both construction and operation – the ultimate aim is to achieve carbon net zero buildings.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 2, 2023

Task force to innovate space applications for energy Unlocking smart meter data for research. The New Holland T7 Methane Power LNG has been unveiled by the agriculture and construction business CNH Industrial as a pre-production prototype of what could become a widely used tractor in the future. Have you read?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Retro-Insulated Cross-Arms (RICA) research project aims to develop and deploy an innovative method for uprating overhead lines, allowing the voltage on 275kV lines to be increased to 400kV. This project demonstrates that the key to success lies in innovation and that National Grid is well placed to deliver on Net Zero.".

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 26, 2022

Both gas networks and storage facilities are required for the energy transition in order to store energy in the form of hydrogen, to transport it and to make it available to all sectors if required,” says Frank Gröschl, head of technology and innovation management at DVGW, classifying the results. billion ($13.3

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

This innovative approach aims at trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions directly from the source, such as power plants, before they reach the atmosphere, and subsequently storing or utilizing them in a way that prevents them from causing harm. Carbon capture technology is pivotal in our transition towards a more sustainable future.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 4, 2023

Piles of decomposing cow manure emit methane and nitrous oxide, in addition to polluting water and contaminating soil. Through the construction of a prototype in a dairy farm, the startup was able to successfully validate its process, product, and environmental impact and generate sales of its product.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 24, 2023

Aeromine Technologies received an investment and endorsement from AEC Angels , an investment platform focused on architecture, engineering, and construction technologies. Nth Cycle won a $2.15M grant from the Department of Energy for its electro-extraction technology.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

To achieve this level of emission reductions, New Jersey has found that “policies requiring net-zero emissions for new construction must be paired with aggressive requirements for electrification of older residential and commercial buildings as soon as practicable.” Consider Pilots to Test Innovation.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Bacteria in the digesters consume the waste, creating methane and CO2 as byproducts. By the end of 2021, the company expects to have 10 operating digesters with projects in construction in New York, Colorado, Georgia and Nevada and expand its membership to at least 10 other industry leaders.

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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. For instance, Air Products claims that its proposed $4.5

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

At last year's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow a new accord between the US and China saw the two countries promise to work together to accelerate clean tech deployment and tackle methane emissions and deforestation. Global Methane Hub and Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance announce $1.5m It's extraordinary that they chose to do that.".

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 15, 2021

Mycelium has been under the microscope as an option for sustainable construction, but one company is now focusing on it as the answer to replace leather in fashion. Our innovation offers that.” Derived from fungi, including mushrooms, mycelium is actually the underground network of filaments called hyphae. MYCL is just getting started.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

Just two low-carbon greenhouses under construction in East Anglia, together comprising 70 acres of indoor growing space, are set to increase British tomato production by 12 per cent, it added. The proposed facilities could grow enough domestic produce to reduce imports of cucumbers and tomatoes to zero, the company contends.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 13, 2021

The digester, and another the dairy installed a few years later, reduced the size of open lagoons of manure that release methane into the atmosphere. Other renewable gas producers, including Brightmark, have Midwest projects either completed or under construction. It was a novel experiment at the time. Stephanie Lowney, U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

One of the key proposals here is a switch to hydrogen, which is cleaner than the methane predominantly used at present, but we need to be able to produce it at scale and adapt our current infrastructure. Investing in low carbon innovation. Set up a zero-carbon zone.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

"The federal government is setting a good example and will be purchasing in a climate-friendly way in the future… the public sector can make a significant contribution to promoting innovative and climate-friendly products and technologies," said economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier. US and EU pursuing global methane deal.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Its priority areas include slashing methane emissions; ending deforestation; phasing out coal; electrifying road transport; decarbonising hard-to-abate industry; and improving energy efficiency. Many of these action areas entail minimal cost and would spur further innovation and green development, according to the ETC. pathway by 2030.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 12, 2022

Carbonova Corp (Calgary, Canada) utilizes CO2 and methane as a feedstock to produce carbon nanofibers (CNF) that may be used in various fields such as transportation and buildings. Selected startups will work closely with Fluor over a six-month period to advance commercialization efforts, helping to mitigate their carbontech innovation risks.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With daily events at two Technology and Innovation hubs and a whole village for Startups (especially Breakthrough Energy-backed ones), it was visible everywhere you go. Regardless of the strategy, for nuclear to contribute meaningful capacity by 2030, construction probably should have started yesterday.   One of the two (!)

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

Second, if we kick-start the £182bn of investment that's needed to create a zero-carbon gas grid today, using hydrogen to replace methane natural gas, then the country will be a net beneficiary of that investment in 2045, five years ahead of our 2050 net zero target.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

This week, Aurora Hydrogen, a pyrolysis startup in Edmonton, Alberta, disclosed $10m in Series A funding led by Energy Innovation Capital and including some well-known fossil fuels funds including Shell Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures. The California company has $332.6 million worth of funding.

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EDF + Business

JULY 29, 2021

This first-of-its-kind collaboration sets the stage for an innovative approach to climate-aligned asset management, one attuned to shifting asset owner demands, the power of proxy voting, and the importance of public policy for mitigating financial risk. standards for reduced methane emissions, and a Texas crackdown on wasteful flaring.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

All three are in urgent need of innovations and deployments, but the last of those three — combustion — has, until now, received the least attention. Moreover, clean technologies are at different stages of innovation, feasibility and cost, all with their own constraints, including temperature, quality and flow rates. Electrification.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

More recently, the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released in August highlights the urgent need to tackle one particular livestock-related gas: methane. About 44 percent of livestock emissions are methane, the FAO has found. Reducing livestock numbers could, however, threaten the profits of HfA members.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We're quickly becoming ‎the go-to place for innovation in the hydrogen sector, thanks to our status as the UK's first Hydrogen ‎Transport Hub and BP's commitment with other schemes, such as Net Zero Teesside and ‎H2Teesside," he said.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

For example, in the oil and gas sector, investors can assess progress and pace toward net-zero by monitoring companies’ methane emissions, flaring intensity, capital expenditures, lobbying and governance. For asset managers, corporate climate performance should strongly inform investment stewardship, proxy voting and fund construction.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Every day, there is magic happening at Greentown Labs—from scientists and engineers developing groundbreaking climatetech innovations in our labs to entrepreneurs making impactful connections with each other over coffee. Veolia Research & Innovation, R&I Director, North America Yann Moreau. Governor Karyn Polito.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. 50 companies , representing over 40% global oil production, committed to reduce methane emissions to 0.2%

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

Notably, alternative fuel levers are highly dependent on innovation in the O&G industry happening upstream (closer to the well) than the wakes on open sea. BioLNG can be used as a drop-in fuel replacement and due to the higher methane concentration, BioLNG is often a better burning fuel. Ease of Adoption: Easiest.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2021

In industries like agriculture, fishing, transportation logistics, and construction, workers must work outside and generally have little protection against high temperatures. According to the same study in Climatic Change , “up to 1.8 billion workforce hours, or about 11 working hours per U.S. Lobby governments on behalf of climate change.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

It might look the part in the Prime Minister's 'Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution' - a patriotic promise of innovation, jobs and success on the world stage - but it confuses those seeking genuine solutions, and it impedes the shaping of a policy environment capable of supporting the deployment and scaling of today's technologies.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

DarkBlack Carbon is also eyeing up the potential use of biochar as a sustainable construction and insulation material, and for helping to clean up contaminated land on former industrial and construction sites. If you want to do biochar, go to Finland," he says, only half-jokingly.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

Professor Sir Duncan Wingham, Executive Chair, NERC said: “By working collectively and leveraging new and existing investment and activity, we are harnessing the full power of the UK’s research and innovation system to tackle large-scale, complex challenges. Will any new hardware be set up? If so, in which locations?

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