Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Ursula von der Leyen sets out plans to mandate revenue cap on electricity generators and secure a 'crisis contribution' from fossil fuel companies in her State of the European Union address. We are in a fossil fuel crisis, the fossil fuel industry has a special duty too," she said.

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Jim Conca

JULY 23, 2021

Global electricity demand will increase almost 10% by 2022, and half of this will be fossil fuel, particularly new coal in the developing world. Nuclear will grow by only 2%, and is one important reason emissions will grow so much during this period.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Only two of the 35 stalls lauding countries’ green credentials at the COP26 UN climate summit mention the need to cut fossil fuel production — the chief cause of the carbon emissions driving climate change. . We urge all leaders to put people and the planet over the profit of the fossil fuel industry.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Funds raised from the Crowdcube campaign will be used to increase the global distribution of green chemicals, broadening the reach of products across multiple sectors where replacement of incumbent fossil fuel derived chemicals is most needed.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. At many of these facilities, fossil fuels, and especially natural gas, are the energy feedstock used for process heating applications. But what if the sun’s energy could take over the job much of the time and displace fossil fuels?

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'. Some of the innovation around new materials has been particularly impressive to me, materials like silicon carbide. We now know that the burning of fossil fuels is a precondition for higher mortality rates under COVID-19.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

It also looks at the persistence of fossil fuels in its energy mix. On the other hand, DNV forecasts fossil fuels will still account for 40% of its energy mix in 2050. Intense policy focus and technological innovation is transforming China into a green energy powerhouse” said Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO of DNV.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Innovate UK has added an additional £295,000 ($400,000) in a pilot programme that aims to develop a virtual power plant using electric vehicles. The £295K increases the funding which Innovate UK has provided to technology firm ev.energy to £754,000 ($1,022 million) for the implementation of the Maximise Grid Services pilot project.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Driven by technology innovation and the fast-growing offshore wind market, the Outlook predicts a 17% rise in the number of wind technicians required for C&I and O&M over the five-year forecast period. This in turn highlights the wind sector’s role in supporting a just and equitable energy transition away from fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

The UK government announced the disbursement of over £80 million funding on 28 June, intended to give a boost to a range of projects geared towards ditching fossil fuels in favour of cleaner energy sources. million to support projects developing low-carbon alternatives to fossil fuels, such as hydrogen or biofuels.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

There are no easy paths to net zero but inherent fossil fuel bias in the UK system is just frittering away our carbon budget, distorting the renewables market, and inhibiting green investment, argues Laura Sandys CBE. Audit and address fossil fuel bias. Making fossil onerous. It is lose-lose. Re-stacking the deck.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The engine manufacturer Rotax's measurements and the test pilot's observations showed no difference in power or general performance compared to standard fossil fuel.". The company has received investment from Formula One World Champion Damon Hill and a grant from the UK's innovation agency Innovate UK.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. And the era of fossil fuels is hardly over.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 14, 2022

Commercial rents in downtown Calgary are on the rise, and long-thought dead fossil-fuel export projects have zombified. Previous high oil and gas price cycles have driven consumers to purchase more efficient cars and better insulate their homes, while the business community found ways to use less fossil fuel. And the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 10, 2024

The project is in its initial ‘discovery’ or scoping phase, funded by the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund and is scheduled to conclude at the end of May 2024. Most of the boats, quaysides and ports operating on the Thames – which supports a busy freight sector as well as 8-million passenger trips per year – currently rely on fossil fuels.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2023

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week Businesses worth $1tr call on governments to pursue 'full phase-out of unabated fossil fuels' Leading firms urge world leaders to strike deal at COP28 Climate Summit to rapidly phase down coal, oil, and gas production. -

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. This raises several questions which must be discussed together including: How can we prepare the electricity grid for such a structural change in both supply and demand of electricity? Demand side measures. Image: GridBeyond.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 16, 2024

Jon André Løkke, appointed Chair of Cavendish Hydrogen, shared, “This strategic decision empowers both entities to intensify their focus on core strengths, spurring further innovation and enhancing market reach.” Hydrogen can alleviate this pressure.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2021

” That’s how a range of clean energy advocates and demand response providers are describing the California Public Utilities Commission’s latest plan to prevent a repeat of the state’s August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Elemental’s Policy Lab team unpacked the major national, subnational, and private sector commitments that emerged from COP 26 for climate technology innovation in the United States and beyond. The climate technology innovation ecosystem is ready to play an integral role in providing the solutions that will bring these pledges within reach.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

Low demand for electricity during successive lockdowns saw renewables displace fossil fuels as the dominant source of power on Britain's grid for the first time ever in 2020, government data has confirmed. Across the year, fossil fuels supplied 37.7 Meanwhile, clean energy delivered 43.1

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Jim Conca

MARCH 16, 2021

PNNL scientists are developing unique properties of a solvent known as EEMPA to capture CO2 from flue gas emitted by fossil fuels, but that allow it to sidestep the energetically expensive demands incurred by traditional solvents. They also have found a way to sequester the CO2 when they capture it.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2023

Barnard finds the latest version (June 2023) of the Hydrogen Strategy to be an improvement over the first draft, but writes that it still seems to be aimed more at supporting the fossil fuel industry than optimizing the use of hydrogen technology to reduce emissions. Barnard isn’t having any.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Coal-fired power plant chimneys: In fast-growing economies, rapidly increasing energy demand is triggering investment in both low carbon and fossil fuel generation, leaving certain countries, including India and China, unlikely to reach net zero until much later.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2022

Lantmännen president and CEO, Per Olof Nyman, said the tie-up would enable it to meet growing demand for sustainable farming products, while putting farmers at the forefront of innovations in green farming. With this partnership, we can continue to meet an increased market demand for sustainable products.".

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. Due to demand, even with the rapid growth of renewably generated energy, electricity generation from coal and gas is at record levels.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

  This dynamic field is focused on developing innovative solutions to generate, store, and use energy in a cleaner and more environmentally friendly way. The Challenge: Transitioning from Fossil Fuels to Renewables Fossil fuels still dominate global energy production. batteries, pumped hydro).

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

The programme is taught in person at the University’s Orkney campus through the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS) and focuses on technologies, systems, processes, and economics, alongside the design of transition projects to move away from fossil fuels and accelerate the integration of renewable energy.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2022

Marc Carey, acting chief executive of Evolution Music, said the company was working on further innovations to help curb the environmental impact of the music industry. "We It's a no-brainer, why use fossil fuel-based products when you can now simply choose not to?

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Global Renewable News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Highlights Collaboration will offset fossil fuels, seek to reduce more than 120,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions and help fulfill the growing demand for renewable fuel Projects will he.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Each year, huge quantities of fossil fuels are used to produce clothes from synthetic fibers each year. 5 opportunities of a circular economy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2021

Banks that finance fossil fuel infrastructure and engage in other types of environmentally destructive activity are running the risk of losing customers, according to recent poll of public attitudes undertaken by Deloitte. BusinessGreen's Net Zero Finance event will take place on March 17th. More details are available here.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2 Increasing demand and ambitious government targets are expected to see this figure triple by 2030, reaching in excess of 50 gigawatts (GW). The innovation behind E-CTVs extends beyond transportation, offering a glimpse into the future of offshore operations that prioritise technological advancement and environmental stewardship.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We need to switch from fossil fuel to low-carbon energy in less than 30 years. The report “Engineering A Net Zero Energy System” looks at the engineering challenges in achieving the Net Zero goal – which many countries have set for 2050 – which will require a switch from fossil fuel to low-carbon energy in less than 30 years.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Iconic British hotel Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has installed innovative solar heat technology on their rooftop to decarbonise the building’s heating. The hotel is the first British one to use Naked Energy’s VirtuHOT technology.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 2, 2024

million grant from the EU Innovation Fund. Eavor-Loop has started developing a second project in Germany to supply 15-20% of the demand for district heating in Hanover in the German state of Lower Saxony. Green Giraffe Advisory acted as the sole financial advisor to the Borrower to structure the debt financing package.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2020

Carbon Tracker warns 'there is far more risk inherent in the fossil fuel system than is conventionally priced into financial markets' and urges investors to step up efforts to engineer a more orderly transition to clean technologies. Unlisted debt, much of it owned by banks, could be as much as four times greater, it added.

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