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EU closer to enforcing rules on methane emissions in the energy sector

Envirotec Magazine

A coal power plant In Poland. The EU looks ready to enforce new regulations aimed at curbing methane emissions in the energy sector, for the first time. The regulation targets the oil, gas, and coal sectors, imposing new requirements for measuring, reporting, and verifying methane emissions.

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Technology Trending: Hydrogen-ready smart meters, networks and digitalising substations

Smart Energy International

In the second special Enlit Europe 2023 edition, Nimbus and Globy – the new hydrogen and electricity smart meters, a new fast network deployment partnership and digitalising smart secondary substations are on the week’s technology radar. Have you read?

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Fume faculties

Envirotec Magazine

Underpinning the effort to comply with marine emissions regulations is the monitoring of these exhaust gases, and instrumentation seems an indispensable support for marine operators under pressure to make good decisions with respect to things like fuel selection and the specification of scrubber systems. Specifying measurement.

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Methane Leaking from Dozens of Oil and Gas Sites in Romania, Adding to a European-wide Problem

DeSmogBlog

The powerful climate pollutant methane is leaking out of dozens of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and storage tanks in Romania, adding to a growing body of evidence that methane leaks are widespread and pervasive in Europe. He visited 26 oil wells, 25 of which were leaking methane. James Turitto filming methane leaks.

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The Corona Virus Reduces China's Emissions by 25 Percent

Green Market Oracle

China burns about half the coal used globally while at the same time it is the leading market for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles. This duality is evident in Shanxi, which is both China's coal mining region and the location of some of the country's largest solar and wind power projects.

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5 Maritime Sustainability Trends for 2022

The Environmental Blog

This is in conjunction with the industry’s shift towards battery-powered vessels such as the Yara Birkeland and China’s Zhongtiandianyun 001. The 80-meter-long ship’s success should spur a rise in the presence of fully electric and fully automated ships in commercial use. Stronger demand for shore-to-ship power.

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'The green recovery starts at home': EU accelerates Green Deal with buildings, chemicals, and methane plans

Business Green

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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