Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. Helios should be fully operational by 2025 and produce 650 tons of hydrogen a day by means of electrolysis – enough for conversion to 1.2 Price of the hydrogen is expected to be in the range of $1.50

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Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Pollution Real Estate 148

Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

The critical window for action to transform the plastics system across Europe in order to meet both circular economy and climate goals is narrowing, with a major ramp up in innovation, policy ambition, investment, and corporate cooperation urgently needed over the next five years.

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Fossil fuels Plastics Europe Waste 40

Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Industry Voice: Businesses have a clear commercial interest in diversifying their activities by innovating strategically, according to Boston Consulting Group. Innovating into resilience is the key for future growth. Innovating across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Diversification to drive transformation and breakout growth.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Fleets are often the workhorses that toil behind the scenes: the garbage trucks that pick up your trash before dawn; the long-haul semi-trucks that move goods from the port; the bucket trucks that utilities use to fix power lines and keep your lights on; the delivery vans that drop off your packages and help you stay safe inside your homes.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. Helios should be fully operational by 2025 and produce 650 tons of hydrogen a day by means of electrolysis – enough for conversion to 1.2 Price of the hydrogen is expected to be in the range of $1.50

Hydrogen 78

Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Pollution Real Estate 78

Business Green

JUNE 19, 2020

Vatican calls on Catholics to quit fossil fuel and arms investments. The Vatican yesterday urged all Catholics to disinvest from armament and fossil fuel industries, marking a major victory for the global divestment movement. EU preps green hydrogen plan. Campaign group 350.org

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The UK government has today announced a new £65m industrial decarbonisation funding package, as part of the international Breakthrough Agenda that was launched at last year's COP26 Summit with a mission to tackle emissions from carbon intensive industries.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

billion ($807 billion) coronavirus recovery package that contains the EU Green Deal, including the condition that 37 percent of the funds will be used to meet green objectives. To get the ball rolling, a €1 billion innovation fund has opened immediately. Fossil fuels could lose out once lawmakers thrash out the details.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Packaging Policy 130

Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Funding to develop alternatives to carbon intensive red diesel fuel comes as Grant Shapps touts ambition to turn UK into 'scale-up capital of Europe' The government is making £32.5m pot from the first phase of the competition last year. We must think bigger, take strategic risks."

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

billion) by 2027 in renewables, energy efficiency, grids and storage, EV charging infrastructure, and breakthrough technologies, such as low-carbon hydrogen. The package of new, targeted financing approved by the EIB’s board of directors is expected to mobilise up to €115 billion ($114.6 They will pour into REPowerEU €30 billion ($29.9

Energy 104

Energy Energy Investment Fossil fuels 104

Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

Raft of energy efficiency, green transport, and hydrogen programmes put at heart of €130bn stimulus package, as Bank of England confirms financial support for airlines. The German government has unveiled plans for a massive €130bn stimulus package that features at least €40bn climate-related spending.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The wide-ranging plans hail the potential for the basin to become a test bed for next generation offshore wind turbines boasting larger blades and taller towers, saltwater electrolysis plants capable of slashing the cost of green hydrogen production, and the development of advance catalyst materials for the manufacture of hydrogen fuel cells.

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Investment Fossil fuels Hydrogen Technology 80

Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

Government confirms plans to begin phasing out new fossil fuel trucks from 2035 before ending sales completely by 2040. The government said ending the sale of new, non-zero emission HGVs before 2040 was "vital if we are to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and achieve net zero".

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Government Fossil fuels Logistics Transportation 71

Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

The European wind industry continues to reduce costs through innovation, scale and learning effects. Nel sets sights on cost competitive green hydrogen by 2025. Norwegian firm Nel ASA has set out a new target to produce green hydrogen at a cost of $1.5 In some years we may grow faster, which we expect to be the case in 2021.".

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Wind power Plastics Hydrogen Packaging 93

Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

While Dow is working hard across every region to advance our sustainability commitments, our flagship site in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, is a fantastic example of the innovation paving the way forward. The hydrogen plant is expected to start up in 2026 and would allow Dow in Terneuzen to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1.4

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

The strength and breadth of the shortlist is testament to the remarkable levels of innovation, resilience, and ingenuity green businesses and executives have demonstrated over the past 18 months, as they have continued to advance the net zero transition, while pushing green business principles and clean technologies firmly into the mainstream.

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Packaging Innovation Sustainability Carbon 92

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The investment will help the two energy firms to scale the innovative wind project, which is scheduled to come online in 2023. These includes a floating solar park, short-term battery storage, "optimally-tuned turbines" and a green hydrogen storage facility, it said.

Energy 84

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Natural gas 84

Business Green

MARCH 24, 2021

But Ministers insist end to financial support for overseas fossil fuel energy projects, £16bn transition plan for North Sea, and climate compatibility test for new projects can put UK on track to net zero emissions. We will not leave oil and gas workers behind in the United Kingdom's irreversible shift away from fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

New European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Europe's Green Deal on Wednesday, a package of 50 far-reaching policy ideas that are still missing many key details, calling it a "man on the moon moment" for Europe. A dedicated offshore wind plan, also to come in 2020.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, who is understood to remain supportive of embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will today present the landmark Energy Security Bill in the House of Commons, setting out how a wave of new measures aim to bolster UK energy security, curb fossil fuel imports, and accelerate the transition to a clean energy system.

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Government Energy Energy Fossil fuels 80

Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

Eighteen startups joined our community in the first months of 2023, working on innovations as diverse as an ammonia-based energy system, sneakers made from food waste, and nano-filters that reduce energy consumption in chemical separations. Ohmium enables industries to deploy green hydrogen for a sustainable future.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

As demand for fossil-fuel free heating grows, policymakers and industry need to work together to prep the installation workforce for a major roll out of electric heat pumps, writes Panasonic's Enrique Vilamitjana. The volatile - and rising - cost of fossil fuels makes a heat pump a more attractive long-term option.

Resilience 76

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The much-delayed package includes a new £450m grant scheme to encourage households to switch to heat pumps and other low carbon heating systems, £60m of innovation funding to help drive down the cost of heat pump technologies, and a goal to end the installation of conventional gas boilers by 2035.

Government 76

Government Packaging Fossil fuels Investment 76

Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The UK should direct policy and investment towards synthetic, low carbon jet fuels as part of its green recovery package, argues author and energy expert Chris Goodall. To maintain a safe climate for human habitation, scientists say the world must abandon the use of fossil fuels by 2050 or before. Is this even possible?

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Carbon-neutral Aviation Fossil fuels Hydrogen 74

Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Because our economies are still coupled with the burning of fossil fuels, this markedly reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Hepburn et al. Hepburn et al.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 7, 2023

Most industrial facilities use fossil-fuel burning boilers to generate that heat, and while there are options to electrify or fuel-switch in order to decarbonize the process, most market-ready solutions are still more expensive than current GHG-emitting equipment. Second dead-end is hydrogen.

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Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 52

Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

The sector's emissions result from both its use of fossil fuels as a feedstock and the energy intensive nature of its production processes. This means targeted support for the chemicals sector to move away from fossil fuels as a feedstock and as energy for chemical refining," he said.

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Government Fossil fuels Carbon Plastics 36

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In news this week, COP28 wraps up with a landmark agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels, DOE announces a new office focused on AI, and over 2M Teslas were recalled.  for grid enhancements and $7B for hydrogen fuel hubs. 🏦 The Loans Program Office kept busy.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

The proposed stimulus package calls for a "renovation wave" of buildings and infrastructure in support of the Green Deal, as well as investments in circular economy efforts, renewable energy projects, clean hydrogen infrastructure, green transport networks, and an enhanced Just Transition Fund for workers.

Investment 99

Investment Packaging Carbon-neutral Europe 99

Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The very first thing businesses, investors, and campaigners will consider when looking at Thursday's package of announcements will be what it is called. The Guardian also reported that the government was considering having Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveil the package in Aberdeen, the UK's oil and gas capital.

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Fossil fuels Government Policy Hydrogen 36

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Reports this morning indicated that the Truss campaign team is working on a wide-ranging energy support package worth up to £100bn that is thought to include proposals to freeze gas and electricity prices at current levels. And gas is a very important transition fuel - it has half the emissions of coal.

Energy 69

Energy Energy Government Law 69

Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2020

The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), membership organisation CATCH, and a coalition of eight businesses submitted the joint proposal to Innovate UK as part of the government's Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Fund scheme, which forms part of the £350m 'green recovery' package announced last month by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Carbon Carbon-neutral Government Fossil fuels 82

Business Green

APRIL 16, 2021

With the right investment from government and industry in jobs and a range of innovative low-carbon technologies, it claims - such as hydrogen, carbon capture and storage and electrification - the industry could "effectively" reach net zero by as soon as 2036.

Investment 101

Investment Government Carbon Fossil fuels 101

Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

Backed by high and low carbon businesses alike, the Energy Transitions Commission has outlined seven key priorities for delivering credible, net zero-focused recovery packages. The support for green recovery packages has been vocal, wide-ranging, and not a little surprising.

Resilience 76

Resilience Packaging Aviation Fossil fuels 76

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Plus Poland and South Korea coal-phase outs, Siemens Gamesa hydrogen project, and all the top green business news from around the world this week. million, in addition to increasing the number of hydrogen vehicles from 8,000 to 200,000 over the coming years. Siemens Gamesa wind-to-hydrogen project takes step forward.

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Hydrogen Nuclear Power Wind power Government 73

Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Prime Minister will use his Conservative Party Conference speech tomorrow to trail a hotly-anticipated 10-point plan for a "green industrial revolution" - full details of which are set to be unveiled later this year - as well as announcing a major package of support for offshore wind.

Wind power 86

Wind power Nuclear Power Government Packaging 86

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear, EVs, and renewables all set to benefit from £12bn government stimulus plan, but critics warn funding falls well short of the level required to trigger a green recovery.

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Government Investment Packaging Hydrogen 101