Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

The world has already found some innovative ways to sustainably produce energy without the reliance on coal, oil, and natural gas. Other than the changes we as individuals make, businesses need to adapt their operations to use greener sources of energy – such as wind power. Wind turbines impact views. The pros. •

Energy 130

Energy Energy Wind power Fossil fuels 130

Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When Canada’s carbon price is also included, both wind and solar are significantly cheaper than natural gas already today. Both find wind and solar to be cost-competitive with natural gas-fired electricity in the U.S. Analyses for the U.S. Analyses for the U.S. even without a carbon price.

Natural gas 113

Natural gas Fossil fuels Recycling Recycling 113

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

LS Power announces the formation of Rev Renewables LLC to develop, acquire and operate energy storage and renewable projects, including conventional hydropower and pumped storage. Rev is the latest effort by LS Power to support the commercialization and deployment at-scale of clean energy technologies.”.

Energy 101

Energy Energy Natural gas Resilience 101

Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

As the oil crises of the 1970s shattered perceptions of energy security, nations frantically invested in domestic research and development initiatives. France built nuclear power. Denmark looked to offshore wind. Ørsted is an advocate of strong government policy driving private investment in decarbonisation.

Carbon 100

Carbon Fossil fuels Energy Energy 100

Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 23, 2020

Building retrofits and solar panel installation programs re-employed construction workers laid off during the 2007-2008 housing crash. Following this, wind and solar were some the fastest-growing industries in the U.S. Investment in and viability of key clean technologies. and, in 2019, employed 350,000 Americans.

Electric vehicle 59

Electric vehicle Natural gas Power grid Wind power 59

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

That’s good news for electrification proponents in states like California, where natural gas bans are being proposed at the state and local level. A new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute finds all-electric homes cost less to build and power and emit less carbon than mixed-fuel homes.

Energy Monitor 130

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 130

Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

Today, however, the High Court rejected ClientEarth's claims, ruling that the government's decision to approve the gas power project was legal, and paving the way for Drax to press ahead with financing and constructing the North Yorkshire facility. Do the numbers stack up on the investment?

Fossil fuels 91

Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Climate change Law 91

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

To combat this, the report proposes a novel and admittedly radical solution — cutting back on the volumetric, per kilowatt-hour charges on customers’ bills, and recovering the missing money through constructs tied to customers’ income. The problem of raising rates to cover California’s myriad costs.

Energy Monitor 130

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 130

Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. The second most important target for green power is replacing fossil fuel use in buildings, especially growing use of natural gas for heating; in Vancouver, British Columbia, that causes nearly 60% of the city’s carbon pollution.

Solar Energy Monitor 95

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 95

Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Sovacool, a professor of energy policy at the University of Sussex Business School, said the combined £264bn estimated bill for the UK was "shockingly more than the country invests into the NHS each year - and it underscores how much social and economic injury our energy and transport systems cause".

Transportation 72

Transportation Electricity Fossil fuels Carbon-negative 72

Renewable Energy World

JULY 2, 2021

The next wave appears to be the phasing out as many natural gas-fired facilities as is feasible as more wind and solar resources are deployed. The money saved can then be used to upgrade other areas of the grid or be invested in more wind and solar projects. Existing Generators for Synchronous Condensing.

Energy Monitor 112

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Natural gas 112

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Saudi Arabia is constructing a futuristic city in the desert on the Red Sea called Neom. ” Europe, which has an economy saddled with high energy prices and is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas, is embracing green hydrogen by providing funding for construction of electrolysis plants and other hydrogen infrastructure.

Hydrogen 36

Hydrogen Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 36

Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme: A previously announced £160m funding pot is being formally launched today in a bid to kick start investment in port infrastructure projects that can enable new floating offshore wind projects.

Government 80

Government Hydrogen Carbon Investment 80

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Scottish offshore energy company Equinor has revealed its preferred floating wind foundation design for full-scale gigawatt (GW) commercial floating offshore wind, if successful in the ScotWind leasing round. They currently have 25GW constructed and a target of another 27+GW by 2040. Courtesy: Equinor).

Hydrogen 88

Hydrogen Europe Fossil fuels Aviation 88

Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

At present home heating - the bulk of which is provided by the fossil fuel gas grid - accounts for 13 per cent of UK emissions. But the use of natural gas in homes needs to be nearly completely phased out in order to reach the country's statutory 2050 net zero emissions target.

Carbon-negative 76

Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Government Carbon 76

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Virginia has inked a 420-megawatt solar and wind power contract, the largest single procurement of renewable energy to power U.S. Thursday’s deal with utility Dominion Virginia includes 75 megawatts of onshore wind power from Apex Clean Energy and 345 megawatts of solar projects.

Government 100

Government Wind power Natural gas Solar Power 100

Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Canadian province’s government has invested millions in hydrogen innovation. Enbridge Gas will receive funding for North America’s first hydrogen-powered combined heat and power facility that will also be able to produce energy by blending hydrogen fuel with natural gas. million (US$5.47

Hydrogen 87

Hydrogen Waste Waste Innovation 87

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

However, the EIA also revealed that while the use of renewables was rising, so too is the country's reliance on natural gas, which generated 39 per cent of US electricity last year. WindEurope CEO, Giles Dickinson, said: "The EU needs to build 31 GW of new wind turbines every year to reach its 2030 targets.

Government 41

Government Aviation Law Fossil fuels 41

Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Shell - Gas to liquids (GTL) | Shell Natural Gas. This is the practice where natural gas is separated into hydrogen and CO2. It has been rumored this facility is one of their most profitable installations despite the almost $20 billion cost overrun upon construction. Waterstof - Hydrogen in Rotterdam.

Hydrogen 78

Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels 78

Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

This is the practice where natural gas is separated into hydrogen and CO2, where the hydrogen is used for the petrochemical industry and CO2 is simply released into the atmosphere. It has been rumored this facility is one of their most profitable installations despite the almost $20 billion cost overrun upon construction.

Hydrogen 78

Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels 78

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 9, 2020

By using updated cost figures for wind, solar and batteries, the researchers found that it will be economically feasible to power a reliable grid by 2035, while only depending on natural gas for 10 percent of annual electricity production. ” No new gas-fired power plants.

Policy 130

Policy Demand Construction Natural gas 130

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The American wind market faces a number of major challenges in the years ahead, including the expiration of its longstanding bedrock subsidy, the production tax credit; fierce competition from natural gas and solar; and severe transmission congestion in key development regions. wind capacity from 2019-28. It took the U.S.

Natural gas 100

Natural gas North America Packaging Wind power 100

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Developers in the space are concerned that the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the economy will depress demand for tax equity investments, as banks and financial institutions will have less appetite for credits to offset tax liabilities in a year when profits were depressed. The massive spending bill awaiting passage by the U.S.

Packaging 130

Packaging Nuclear Power Energy Energy 130

Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Trump also went on to make a series of bizarre claims about renewables and energy efficiency, arguing Biden wanted to construct new buildings "with little tiny windows" to drive down emissions, and that wind turbines were expensive, kill birds, and produce more emissions than fossil fuels such as gas power.

Wind power 46

Wind power Fossil fuels Natural gas Climate change 46

Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

The document indicated the agency would "further clarify the strict control of coal power plant projects, and in principle not [permit] the construction of any new coal power plants designed exclusively for electricity generation". New York unveils plans for offshore wind hub.

Health 36

Health Biodiversity Fossil fuels Resilience 36

Grist

DECEMBER 8, 2021

None of Cascadia’s jurisdictions has proven policies to rein in growing consumption of natural gas, which is backed by a powerful oil and gas industry and associated unions. Josh Jacobs expresses similar confidence for Seattle-based Puget Sound Energy, which distributes both natural gas and electricity.

Fossil fuels 87

Fossil fuels Natural gas Policy Law 87

Mr. Sustainability

JUNE 27, 2020

A case to ‘recreate’ the technical and economic prosperity of the 1920s in the 2020s, by gradual divestment in ‘old’ energy systems and investment in ‘new’ renewable industries. subsidies to the fossil fuel industry at roughly $20 billion per year; with 20 percent currently allocated to coal and 80 percent to natural gas and crude oil.

Energy 78

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Investment 78

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Greg Abbott have attacked the state’s growing share of clean energy, pointing to the loss of generation capacity from frozen wind turbine blades. But these attacks have run up against the cold fact that the state’s natural gas infrastructure was central to its broader grid failure.

Power grid 130

Power grid Natural gas Cooling Investment 130

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2020

So finds a new report from Wood Mackenzie analyzing the investments and policy changes needed for the U.S. But “the biggest driver is the increased and expanded transmission infrastructure,” Barr said, even though the relative share of investment to get there is relatively small at about $70 billion.

Fossil fuels 130

Fossil fuels Policy Power grid Investment 130

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

If you listen to Joe Biden on climate change, you might feel the urge to junk your car and invest in wind power. But he still has a weakness for natural gas, which he has supported in the past as a “bridge fuel” between dirtier gasoline and coal and cleaner renewable energy. As the U.S.

Climate change 36

Climate change Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Pollution 36

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Major natural gas and oil pipeline projects have been abandoned or halted by legal challenges. Even this lower-cost scenario would require about 70 gigawatts of new wind and solar to be added per year, however. The solar industry's most important policy has been the 30 percent federal Investment Tax Credit.

Energy 235

Energy Energy Policy Carbon-neutral 235

Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

US wind power, which Trump has tried to link to everything from bird deaths to cancer , has grown from around 80GW of capacity in 2016 to over 100GW last year, and solar capacity is also still growing fast, as are electric vehicle numbers. To date Biden has walked the tightrope pretty effectively.

Fossil fuels 92

Fossil fuels Climate change Policy Electric vehicle 92