Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Wastewater from the distilling industry could be used to produce green hydrogen using new nanoscale materials that scientists at Heriot-Watt University say they have developed. Dr Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu explained: “It takes 9kg of water to produce every 1kg of green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is generated using renewable energy.

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Renew Economy

MAY 23, 2022

Andrew Forrest and Malcolm Turnbull take aim at fossil fuel hydrogen and CCS as new 100 million a year green hydrogen target set. The post “Liars:” Forrest and Turnbull take aim at fossil fuel hydrogen, set new green hydrogen target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

A new report offers an overview of the hydrogen value chain, including an appraisal of different production methods, distribution and where the authors believe it will be used. Hydrogen offers a promising solution for these challenging sectors. The burgeoning hydrogen market is drawing attention from stakeholders globally.

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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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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A taxpayer-funded drive for ‘blue’ hydrogen is good news for fossil-fuel lobbyists, but bad news for the climate crisis With the impacts of the climate crisis so apparent for all to see, it is becoming ever harder for governments to fob off voters with promises of action tomorrow. than burning coal.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products. billion over the next 10 years into initiatives that will allow it to replace chemicals in its cleaning products made from fossil fuel feedstocks with greener alternatives — an investment it described as critical to meeting its aim of achieving net-zero emissions from its products by 2039.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Replacing gas with hydrogen for home heating would result in huge energy bill rises for households over the next three decades, a report by energy analysts Cornwall Insight appears to find. The report, commissioned by MCS Charitable Foundation, projects that hydrogen would cost 70-90% more than gas on average.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Hydrogen can be used in innovative ways in industries like steel manufacturing (image credit: Zhang Sheng / Shutterstock.com) In a bid to elevate transparency and confidence in the UK’s low carbon hydrogen sector, the UK government has outlined plans for “a globally recognised low carbon hydrogen certification scheme.”

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 30, 2022

Fossil fuel groups are asking for more support for troubled carbon storage projects as the federal budget looms. The post Fossil fuel industry asks Morrison government for more support for CCS appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 13, 2024

New tech may soon stimulate underground H2 production, extracting it out of rocks below New technology is in development to help stimulate the natural production of hydrogen fuel underground, opening the potential to obtain H2 more cheaply than the current most popular methods. Professor Abate received a DoE research grant of $1.3

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 17, 2024

The Hydrogen Breakthrough Researchers have unearthed a significant hydrogen spring deep within the Albanian mine. The Implications for Global Energy Natural hydrogen reserves : This discovery suggests that Earth itself could be a source of clean, burnable fuel, challenging the oil and gas industry’s oversight of natural hydrogen.

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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. Interest in new hydrogen projects remains strong but economic headwinds “will challenge the resolve of developers”, says a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Policy Exchange, one of Westminster’s most prominent think tanks, engaged in a high-level influencing campaign over the UK’s North Sea oil and gas policies while being funded by fossil fuel interests, DeSmog can reveal. It added that, “Hydrogen is essential to meeting our net zero commitment in the UK.”

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2023

The UK has been ranked third amongst countries that have the potential to be global leaders in the new hydrogen economy. The Hydrogen Index ranks the 14 countries which had the most potential to develop advanced low-carbon hydrogen economies when the index launched in 2022.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The governments of the UK and Germany have signed a new agreement they say will help accelerate the development of an international hydrogen industry – with the two countries at the cutting edge of its development. The partnership follows investment by both countries in the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Hydrogen fuel is often hailed as a game-changer in the pursuit of clean energy and a sustainable future.   The United Kingdom, with its significant capabilities and potential for innovation, possesses a promising opportunity to assume a leading role on the global stage in the field of hydrogen technology.  

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Charged

JANUARY 21, 2021

Most automakers may have rejected hydrogen as an energy storage medium for passenger vehicles ( Toyota is the notable exception), but the technology may yet find applications for industrial processes, and in other forms of transportation such as aviation and shipping. Source: Government of Canada.

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Canary Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Governments and industry players alike are furiously investing billions in cleaning up the production of hydrogen gas to create an alternative to fossil fuels. But startup Koloma is taking a different path: searching for underground reservoirs of naturally occurring hydrogen that have been largely ignored or lain…

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The event aims to bring together policymakers and liquified natural gas (LNG), natural gas, and hydrogen players to explore new avenues for fossil fuel expansion. The post ‘They’re Destroying Our Coastline’: Activists at the Americas Energy Summit Protest Fossil Fuel Expansion appeared first on DeSmog.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The government is widely expected to unveil a wave of decarbonisation and energy policies on Thursday as part of a package that had been badged as 'Green Day' by Whitehall insiders. Green day was supposed to be an opportunity to get back in the green race, but this is just supporting [fossil fuel] lobbies."

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

By diving into the science behind capturing carbon dioxide directly from the environment or emission sources, we unpack the foundation of a method that not only helps reduce greenhouse gases but also plays a key role in producing a cleaner form of energy – hydrogen. The CO2 is then separated from the hydrogen before combustion occurs.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 3, 2023

VANCOUVER — British Columbians overwhelmingly prefer the government to focus on developing renewable energy (64.0%) over LNG (18.2%), according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Stratcom for Clean Energy Canada. who would support fossil fuel subsidies. Among NDP and undecided voters, opposition is even higher.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 7, 2024

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has taken a decisive step toward greener skies by partnering with three leading companies, including ZeroAvia, as part of its Hydrogen Challenge Sandbox initiative. Meanwhile, the ZA2000’s 900 kW engine will cater to larger regional planes.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The number of companies and organizations lobbying the federal government on issues related to hydrogen increased nearly tenfold since. Jimmy Cloutier is the political reporter at opensecrets.org. He can be reached at jcloutier@opensecrets.org.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2020

But roughly $150bn of subsidies, carbon pricing and more supportive policies may be needed for green hydrogen to reach full decarbonisation potential, finds analyst. The influential analyst's 'Hydrogen Economy Outlook' estimates renewable hydrogen could be produced for between $0.8 That is the role for hydrogen.".

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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.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 6, 2019

So the EIB's confirmation last month that it would effectively end support for fossil fuels garnered widespread attention — as much for the signal it sends as for the additional impact the bank can make with the freed-up funds. That could be through hydrogen or biomethane.” Hydrogen could be a beneficiary.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Governments need to move faster and more decisively on policy measures to enable low-carbon hydrogen to help the world reach net-zero while boosting energy security. Currently, 17 governments have released hydrogen strategies, and more than 20 others have publicly announced strategies are in the works.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For first time, IEA forecasts global demand for fossil fuels will soon peak in all its scenarios as EV sales rise and the shift to wind and solar accelerates. The post “Curtain call” for fossil fuels: IEA says Ukraine war locks in shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2023

In a recent article for CleanTechnica , he discusses the latest edition of the US National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap , a policy document that the DOE produces and updates periodically. As Barnard sees it, the wrong federal department is in charge of US hydrogen policy.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2022

Adverts promoting fossil fuel products and services have been banned in France, after a cornerstone of President Emmanuel Macron's green legislative agenda officially came into force yesterday. You will read everywhere that advertising for fossil fuels is now prohibited, but that's not true," the campaign group said in a statement.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

Both 'blue' and 'green' hydrogen to form part of long-awaited Hydrogen Strategy, which proposes CfD-like scheme to scale up production towards 5GW 2030 goal. Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said today's announcement "marks the start of the UK's hydrogen revolution".

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

Fossil fuel industry lobby for blue hydrogen is attempting to 'capture the UK Government behind a fossil based future', campaigners warn. And last month, BP announced plans to build the UK's "largest" blue hydrogen facility in Teesside, which it envisages producing 1GW of the low carbon fuel by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 25, 2023

For the last several months, one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators has gone from one local government meeting on the Navajo Nation to another, outlining plans for what could end up being the country’s longest hydrogen pipeline. Chapter houses are a form of local Navajo government similar to city councils.) “I

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

Former UK Energy Minister and original COP26 President Claire O’Neill has been cleared to take up a role at a business consultancy known for running “astroturf” campaigns for fossil fuel companies, despite warnings from the body that approves such appointments. Oil and Gas Industry Groups.

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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. Projects include hydrogen-powered cornflake production and low-carbon Scottish whisky distillation.

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