Business Green

JULY 5, 2021

Growing demand for natural gas will start to be curbed in the coming years, but more needs to be done to meet net zero goals, IEA report warns. Natural gas demand is expected to rise by 3.6 The annual increase in global demand for natural gas is teh expected to hit an average of 1.7

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Perhaps the most noteworthy prediction from the report is of peak demand for fossil fuels within this decade. by 2030, but natural gas and oil consumption are both projected to rise. The EIA’s projections are based on a prediction of major growth in renewables and electric vehicles by 2030 under current government policies.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Cities and utilities across the United States are starting to reject natural gas — and not just for environmental reasons. San Jose, the tenth largest city in the country, recently joined a string of cities banning gas utility connections for new homes and buildings.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on February 2 proposed including nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future, dividing member countries and drawing outcry from environmentalists as “greenwashing.” Germany, Europe’s largest economy, demanded that gas be part of the plan.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 6, 2024

The project aimed to capture and sequester up to 3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the Genesee Power Plant, located southwest of Edmonton, Alberta, a plant that’s in the process of being converted from coal to natural gas. The conversion is also in line with the coal phase-out goals of the Canadian government.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

Buildings are similarly opening their doors to being powered entirely by electricity, supplanting natural gas and other fuels for heating and cooling. Local jurisdictions are banning the use of natural gas in newly constructed (and, in some places, renovated) homes and commercial buildings. Surge protection.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The report, commissioned by MCS Charitable Foundation, projects that hydrogen would cost 70-90% more than gas on average. The authors of the report conclude that hydrogen will be a much more expensive heating fuel than natural gas and thus it would be better to prioritise other technologies to decarbonise domestic heating, like heat pumps.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A regional cooperation for a greener beer brewing process and a greener regional gas network. This sustainable alternative for fossil natural gas will supply gas which is equivalent to the gas needs of approximately 700 households. A sustainable gas with the same properties as natural gas.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The energy transition continues to gain steam, with oil demand projected to peak in this decade, perhaps as soon as 2025, according to new research by global consultancy firm McKinsey & Company. However, even with current government commitments and forecasted technology trends, global warming is projected to exceed 1.7°C

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

By Ben Ratner At the behest of the American Petroleum Institute, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate nationwide limits on methane pollution, sending America’s natural gas industry backwards to the days of uncontrolled emissions. America’s natural gas industry is no different.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis reported that "the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas companies shelled out a total of $71.2 Meanwhile, the coal and natural gas industries are also collapsing around us — a swift decline from the shale fracking boom. Natural Gas. What happened?

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Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 30, 2024

“As such, it’s good to see the province prioritizing non-emitting sources, like nuclear, over polluting natural gas power. Electricity demand in the province is set to potentially quadruple by 2050. This demand must be met cleanly and cost-effectively, for bill payers and industries alike.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The global economy could face many more years of energy market turbulence if governments do not take steps to turbocharge their clean energy and technology investments, the IEA has warned. In its forecast, gas-fired power will grow by about one per cent annually, while coal-fired power will fall slightly.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The government will today formally launch its long-awaited energy saving public information campaign , offering people advice on how to reduce energy use in the home and undertake energy efficiency improvements. The campaign will initially be launched on a new government website, before then being accompanied by print and online ads.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The report suggests steps for governments to take, to reduce risk and improve the economic feasibility of low-emissions hydrogen. Yet, installed capacity and volumes remain low as developers wait for government support before making investments. of total hydrogen demand.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California’s grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors — high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. And not just in California.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

natural gas supply network was stressed by record demand and prices. Energy Information Administration, for the 9-day stretch from February 9 through yesterday February 17, natural gas provided about 35 percent of the U.S. Weighing the costs of redundant natural gas or renewables build-outs.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Home heating represents 18% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. Government sees heat pumps as the main technology to decarbonise the UK’s 28 million homes over the next decade. The government wants to see 600,000 heat pumps installed per year by 2028 – an eleven-fold increase on 55,000 heat pump sales in 2022 4.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. "It Green hydrogen can do that.".

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 5, 2024

Energy and Natural Resource Minister Jonathan Wilkinson was recently quoted as saying that the federal government is “not interested” in subsidizing future liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. This should come as no surprise given his government’s commitment to end fossil fuel subsidies by last year.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 20, 2024

At the heart of its business model is the commercial deployment of the Hazer process – a cutting-edge technique designed to convert natural gas and similar feedstocks into hydrogen and premium graphite. This funding is part of a broader government endorsement of the industry, evidenced by a recent budget allocation of $1.3

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 20, 2024

Air Products claims the Edmonton facility will capture over 90 percent of carbon dioxide emissions because, unlike other facilities that produce hydrogen from natural gas, the Edmonton facility will use auto-thermal reforming (ATR) technology instead of steam methane reforming (SMR). CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The government confirmed £77m of new funding is to be made available to support the development of next generation nuclear reactors, alongside £25m for projects to produce hydrogen using sustainable biomass and waste that could deliver negative carbon emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

Its potential as a fuel, energy carrier, and chemical feedstock has led to many governments formulating national hydrogen strategies. A cohesive value chain is essential for realizing hydrogen’s potential, encompassing low-carbon hydrogen production, storage, and distribution infrastructure, which align with end-user demand.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Record-high natural gas prices are fueling an energy crunch ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, leading to power shortages in parts of the world. On one hand, developing countries eyeing a switch from coal to natural gas to support higher penetration of renewables may be dissuaded by higher gas prices.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 1, 2020

Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology scooping up the resulting CO2. Blue hydrogen locks in dependence on natural gas, with all the price volatility and geopolitics that comes with it, and it also relies on the development of cheap and effective CCS.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

UK industry demand for low carbon hydrogen could soar to nearly 40 terawatt-hours (TWh) by 2050, according to a new report published by energy analysts Cornwall Insight. The analysis follows the launch of the government's hydrogen and net zero strategy, with the ambition of building 5GW of low carbon hydrogen by 2030.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With studies indicating that Canadian power demand could double between now and 2050, the federal government recently proposed the Clean Electricity Regulations to help ensure that Canada’s power system remains both clean and affordable in the years ahead. These options can enable relatively high shares of wind and solar on a grid.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

climate talks in Egypt demanded European governments halt a “dash” for the continent’s natural gas. At least nine gas deals have been struck so far on the sidelines of the negotiations – known as COP27 – five involving Africa. percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. We cannot be Europe’s gas station.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 26, 2020

Thursday’s letter from PG&E vice president Robert Kenney to the California Energy Commission is a notable concession by the state’s largest utility to the constraints its natural gas operations will face under California’s push to attain zero-carbon emissions by 2045. Utilities taking sides.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 16, 2023

fossil fuel firms are pushing to build more than 2,900 miles of natural gas pipelines to feed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Louisiana, Texas, and Alaska, in a bid to send more of the fuel to Asia and Europe, a new analysis by Global Energy Monitor shows. natural gas pipeline construction through 2026.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 13, 2022

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. It is a primary data source for numerous companies, government agencies, and non-government organizations. Energy consumption and production dramatically dropped in 2020, but since then demand has rebounded.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

residents support the provincial government and BC Hydro’s recent $36 billion investment to expand and improve the electricity grid over the next decade, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Stratcom for Clean Energy Canada. Natural gas production (48%) and exporting LNG (39%) were the least popular options presented.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

The government has offered the deepest glimpse yet of its vision for harnessing hydrogen to decarbonise the UK economy, today setting out its vision for a "twin track" approach that leaves the door open for production of the energy source from both renewable electricity and fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

The report calls on governments across the world to adopt a ’50, 50, 50′ goal: a 50 per cent reduction in global pollution of phosphorus and a 50 per cent increase in recycling of the nutrient by the year 2050. The cost of responding to water-based phosphorus pollution in the UK alone is estimated at £170 million per year.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Hydrogen UK this week called on the government to step up its efforts to develop and deploy hydrogen projects, as RenewableUK urged Ministers to ensure green hydrogen projects are not sidelined. The report also recommends policies are put in place that would stimulate demand for hydrogen production.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. It is a primary data source for numerous companies, government agencies and non-government organizations. Natural Gas. Nevertheless, natural gas didn’t manage to buck the trend in 2020.

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