Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

A new advance opening the way for Mg-ion batteries, protections for birds around networks, Enel Green Power’s Sicily hydrogen lab and a plan to power Bitcoin mining with methane from landfills are in the technology radar. Sicily hydrogen innovation lab. Landfill methane for Bitcoin mining. Now with funding of $4.3

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

The document highlights the extremely high global warming potential of largely unrecorded methane leakages along the whole natural gas supply chain. To replace Russian pipeline gas, European Member States have turned to liquid natural gas (LNG) from outside Europe. “We We can’t argue our way out of drastic changes.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The promise of a hydrogen economy to replace fossil fuels is commonly centered on the potential for ‘green hydrogen,’ generated via electrolysis of water with carbon-free electricity. But natural gas can also be converted to hydrogen without the carbon emissions, via another spectrum of the hydrogen palette.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The next stage of the ‘Project Union’ hydrogen network project has kicked off with the award of the pre-Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) activities. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Desert energy is back. As the European Union sets its sights on a green hydrogen boom as part of its plans to meet decarbonization pledges and rebuild economies ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, North Africa has emerged as a possible source for a significant chunk of Europe’s future hydrogen supply.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Far more unusual was the step taken last month by 10 major European energy companies and two of the continent's top renewable industry bodies, which joined up to launch a campaign touting a product that none of them actually sell. That product is renewable or "green" hydrogen. And renewable hydrogen is the best gas.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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. Following adoption in Europe, the next target is to have the solution adopted globally.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 29, 2022

French green gas start-up Energo has demonstrated the injection of synthetic methane into GRDF’s gas distribution network. The demonstration, a first in France, was undertaken as a regulatory sandbox initiative to confirm the feasibility of synthetic methane injection in the network. Have you read?

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

Fresh funding provides boost to UK firm's plans to build Europe’s first plastic to hydrogen plant. Waste-to-energy firm Hydrogen Utopia has raised £3m in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) on Thursday, which valued the London-based business at approximately £28.8m.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

has secured a landmark $13 million amidst their ground-breaking innovation, which revolutionizes the production of hydrogen and graphite—a move that could significantly shift the energy landscape towards sustainability.   Perth-based Hazer Group Ltd. The technology offers a cleaner alternative to conventional methods.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 10, 2024

Italgas has reported completion of the rollout of the first 20,000 units of its new next generation hydrogen ready gas smart meter. With the installation of the first 20,000 Nimbus units, the energy transition towards green gas is further accelerated,” Italgas stated in a Linkedin announcement.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Hydrogen has shot up the European legislative agenda in recent years, with politicians of all stripes touting its potential to help countries meet their climate goals. The fuel comes in a variety of “colours”, depending on how it is produced, with almost all hydrogen currently created using fossil gas and termed “grey”.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Among other things, that shall remain nameless, 2020 has been notable for the rush of activity in the green hydrogen space. Using renewable-powered electrolyzers to create low-carbon hydrogen can squeeze emissions out of sectors where direct electrification isn’t going to cut it. This is how it began. Driving demand.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 26, 2022

For Germany to be able to store sufficient amounts of energy to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality, additional hydrogen storage facilities with a capacity of up to 41TWh must be built, a new study finds. Storing Hydrogen – that’s for certain examined the potential of storing hydrogen in gas storage tanks in Germany.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

The European Union this week set ambitious 2024 and 2030 targets for green hydrogen, a big step for the emerging sector. At the same time, Brussels signaled that it will also encourage the development of "blue" hydrogen produced from fossil fuels paired with carbon capture, at least for the time being. Blue vs. green.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The Clean Energy States Alliance recently released a new report that looks at the development of green hydrogen (H2) from offshore wind. GT: How might green H2 fit into the energy system? This hydrogen is referred to as “grey hydrogen.” Hydrogen is an energy carrier rather than a renewable energy technology.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Can carbon-free hydrogen augment, or even replace, the fossil natural gas running through pipelines to fuel furnaces, boilers, stoves and other building applications today? “We’ve got hydrogen in 20 percent blend already going into one very small network in the U.K., “That’s a good sign.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 7, 2022

has announced both an expansion of its energy infrastructure projects in Berlin as well as a partnership with Estrel to develop a CO2-neutral hotel complex. The energy company announced energy infrastructure projects in Berlin with a total installed capacity of up to 80MW, enough to supply 16,000 households with green energy.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 20, 2022

GB’s National Grid is leading a project to gain a greater understanding of hydrogen transport in the national transmission system. Britain’s Northern Gas Networks tests hydrogen distribution grid How hydrogen can help decarbonise the UK’s energy system. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 8, 2021

Over €8 billion is being invested in hydrogen and “renewable gas” projects in southern Europe using EU Covid-19 recovery funds, thanks to extensive lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, a new report has found. . Hydrogen Placed ‘at the Centre’ of the Recovery. This is almost 50 percent more than the €1.1

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2021

As global efforts to ramp up the hydrogen industry gain support with big government subsidies, new research casts increasing doubt on the climate credentials of the main recipient of that support, so-called “blue” hydrogen, which is extracted from natural gas and paired with carbon capture technology. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Carbon Tracker analysis warns soaring gas process could leave projects that produce hydrogen from fossil gas stranded. Hydrogen is widely regarded as a critical fuel for the net zero transition, as it provides a means of decarbonising a raft of industrial processes.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2020

The energy transition will be cheaper and faster with the full support of the oil and gas sector, but national oil companies, in particular, are falling behind, the IEA warned in a report compiled with the World Economic Forum and presented at Davos 2020. billion) deal for Dutch energy supplier Eneco. billion ($4.5

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 19, 2022

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions against Russia have highlighted Europe’s vulnerability when it comes to energy security. TES is a green hydrogen company that will accelerate the energy transition through its ambitious plans to develop a green hydrogen hub at Wilhelmshaven in Northern Germany.

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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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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

A group of exciting start-ups are exploring whether the world's trash mountains could become a valuable source of low carbon hydrogen fuels. One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash. Today, more than 95 per cent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 28, 2022

Following a 10-year analysis of the scale of methane leakage at almost 1,000 AD plants across the UK and Europe, Tim Elsome, General Manager of biogas specialists FM BioEnergy, outlines why now is the ideal time to tackle unidentified biogas leaks – and how to protect your plant, profits and the planet. The risks of doing nothing.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With so many future energy possibilities, where should you focus your attention - and why should hydrogen be part of your decarbonisation plan? Understanding the role of hydrogen Hydrogen is attracting much attention for its decarbonisation potential because it is a clean alternative to natural gas and petroleum.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

The Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen: Standout features include a rooftop artificial ski slope. For example, CO2 can be reacted with hydrogen in the Sabatier process to produce methane and water, at elevated temperature and pressure, in the presence of a nickel catalyst. Instrumentation firm Vaisala writes.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) report finds that, as the world moves towards a more electrified and renewables-based energy system, which will be needed to prevent costs associated with potentially volatile fuel prices, investment in robust, digitalised grid systems will need follow suit.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 14, 2020

The path to a fully decarbonized energy system in Europe could depend on technologies that are out of bounds in today’s market, a consultancy forecast suggests. Afry modeled two possible avenues to decarbonize Europe's power, heat and transport sectors. Despite growing hype, clean hydrogen remains in its infancy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

The race is on to develop the technology to exploit hydrogen fuel, widely regarded as offering the most promising pathway to a zero-carbon economy. On numerous levels, the planned roadmap to hydrogen seems to involve a hopeful crossing of fingers, that many of the blunders that accompanied past technology rollouts won’t happen this time.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A wide-ranging package of legislative measures designed to curb emissions from the gas industry unveiled by the European Commission has come under fire from campaigners and energy analysts, who have warned they could 'lock in' fossil gas infrastructure across Europe for the years to come.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

Surging gas prices in the wake of Russia's invasion have made hydrogen and ammonia produced using renewables increasingly competitive, study finds. This has opened the door for green hydrogen and ammonia produced from renewable electricity to compete with unabated natural gas-based processes," the report states.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 15, 2023

Senior Manager, Just Global Energy Transition | EDF | Washington, D.C., This includes EDF’s work on methane, emerging technologies such as hydrogen and CCS, decarbonizing electricity, and moving beyond gas and other fossil fuels.

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Charged

MARCH 7, 2023

A new study adds to the literature by comparing the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of electric, hydrogen, natural gas and diesel trucks and buses in Europe. The study found that fuel cell trucks using hydrogen produced from fossil fuel produce 15% less GHG emissions compared to their diesel counterparts.

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