DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Gas companies are misleading the British public by marketing “hydrogen ready” boilers as a climate-friendly alternative despite widespread doubts the technology will help curb emissions, according to a new report. At recent trade fairs , some firms have also had “100 percent hydrogen boilers” on display. Long-Term Horizon.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Deal will see firms work together to install electrolysers at renewable energy sites across the country in order to ramp up supplies of the zero emission fuel. Will Rowe, founder and CEO of Octopus Hydrogen, said the company wanted to pioneer a "decentralised model" for the clean fuel.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 22, 2021

This awareness has led to both governments as well as normal human beings trying to take steps to make the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. Few would have imagined that normal homes in small neighborhoods would be getting powered by solar energy a few years back. It can also help in effective storage solutions.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Iberdrola, Ørsted, ACWA Power, CWP Renewables, Envision, Yara and Snam lead UN-backed drive to halve cost of hydrogen by 2026. The bold vision and leadership of businesses can propel green hydrogen along an exponential growth trajectory to support economic recovery and deep decarbonisation sooner than anticipated.".

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

According to analysis from consultancy DNV between now and 2050 a staggering $12 trillion will be invested in doubling power grid capacity and renewables technologies in the US and Canada. Rather, CO2 emissions are forecasted to decline by 75% by 2050, primarily due to reduced reliance on fossil fuels.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

By combining eks Energy’s power electronics and advanced control capabilities with Hitachi Energy’s automation, software and system integration offerings, the company is looking to fortify its position as a leading-edge technology provider to the renewables and BESS market. Image courtesy Skoon Energy.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They include the Spectator magazine and groups based in and around Westminster’s Tufton Street , home to a network of opaquely funded, free market think tanks with a history of criticising climate action and pushing for more fossil fuel exploration. The CPS has supported the expansion of fossil fuel exploration.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. The Keadby 2 gas power station, under construction now, secured a 15-year contract for 803.7

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Renewable energy sources are often cheaper than traditional fossil fuels, and we can use them to generate jobs and economic growth.    Solar Power:  The process of making electricity from sunlight is called solar energy. The turbines are connected to the power grid and can generate electricity when the wind blows.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A 6GW pipeline of green hydrogen projects is being primed in the UK and Europe over the next two years, but experts fear key pieces of the policy puzzle still need putting in place. Could 2022 be the year in which green hydrogen produced using renewable power moves from 'nice idea' towards a mainstream, bankable investment proposition?

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

WPR’s campaign also explicitly promotes hydrogen as a viable fuel for domestic heating. The people who are pushing for hydrogen heating aren’t genuinely interested in tackling climate breakdown – they’re looking for a lifeline for the gas industry,” says Sarah Becker of Global Witness.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

The UK's leading nuclear, wind, and solar industry trade bodies have joined together to urge the government to set ambitious clean energy deployment goals for the end of the decade, backed by a binding 2035 target for the delivery of a net zero emissions power grid.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Thus the future power system will be a ‘system of systems’, which will need strong cooperation between transmission and distribution. Europe’s electricity markets in 2030 – design options How DSOs can play a vital role in Europe’s hydrogen economy. Have you read? The vision is based on four ‘building blocks’ that ENTSO.E

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In addition, with multi-market optimisation, national grids are able to sustain a steady electricity frequency,” Taskinen added. “This means less of a need for reserve power plants that mostly use fossil fuels to produce electricity, which then leads to less carbon dioxide emissions.” A subsidiary of E.ON

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

The death knell is being sounded for fossil fuels. By far the most startling aspect of today's report is the outlook for fossil fuels. Crucially, by 2035, no cars powered purely by fossil fuels should be sold anywhere in the world, which would effectively remove a huge market for the oil industry.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 9, 2022

Power network reformation. On the matter of power network reformation, the report draws attention to the inherent risks that accompany renewable sources of energy being integrated into the power grid. Increasing electrification. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Karine Kleinhaus and Andrew Howell, CFA Oil and gas companies, federal agencies, and ambitious start-ups are coming together around innovation in geothermal energy that could give it a foundational role in the emerging clean power grid. Recent U.S.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 31, 2022

German-Dutch grid operator TenneT has commissioned Siemens Energy to supply three grid stabilisation systems for the German power grid. One of the three is touted by the energy company as the world’s first reactive power compensation system with supercapacitors used for short-term storage.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 13, 2022

According to Detwiler, the grid 1.0 started with fossil fuels, then it evolved to 2.0 long-duration storage, likely hydrogen). “If Speaking of hydrogen, that’s a horse Detwiler would bet on at least for the last mile in the power grid and as the best tool for decarbonizing much of heavy industry, starting with steel.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 27, 2022

It also aims to encourage the use of interties from provinces and territories with an abundance of hydroelectric power; incentivise increased use of hydrogen, battery storage and carbon capture and storage; and help to set the stage for the increased use of demand-side management and distributed energy in Canada.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? Arlene Karidis Wed, 07/15/2020 – 01:00 One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is “clean hydrogen” made from trash. ” Today, more than 95 percent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The government is aiming to get the prototype nuclear fusion plant that can provide a new source of clean energy to the UK's power grid up and running by 2040, and has committed to spending £222m on the early-stage design phase of the project.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2023

The UK's climate advisory body latest report provides an in-depth assessment of the mix of renewable, flexible grid, hydrogen, nuclear, and carbon capture technologies that will need to be in place by the middle of the 2030s if the government is to deliver on its stated goal of operating a nearly completely decarbonised power grid by 2035.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

At present around 85 per cent of UK homes use fossil fuel gas for heating and cooking, and the country's 29 million houses are among the most inefficient and drafty in Europe, making decarbonising the built environment and gas grid one of the biggest hurdles on the path to achieving net zero emissions.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The UK's growing sources of wind, solar and hydro power served to significantly curb millions of households' reliance on expensive, carbon-intensive fossil fuels last month, further underscoring the benefits of expanding clean, renewable electricity sources to tackle the ongoing energy crisis.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Meanwhile, the European Union's plan to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels through its REPowerEU plan is expected to significantly boost investment in large-scale energy storage capacity on grids across in Europe. — Lion Hirth (@LionHirth) January 6, 2023.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The European Union wants to build 40 gigawatts of green hydrogen electrolyzers by 2030, and estimates that 80 to 120 gigawatts of solar and wind will be needed to power them. That’s a fresh headache for Europe’s grid operators. That makes it the largest green hydrogen proposal on the drawing board thus far.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

Yet a return to business as usual marked by continued large-scale investments in fossil fuel infrastructure would only result in further volatility and economic disruption, while failing to deliver on the medium and long-term goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development agenda, it argued.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the European Union, the rate of electricity generation from renewable energy sources amounted to 38%, ahead of fossil fuels (37%), and nuclear energy (25%). For the first time, this energy source accounted for a larger share of production than fossil fuels. And this is only the beginning.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 3, 2024

a wholly owned subsidiary, is working on a low-cost hydrogen fuel cell intended to function as residential solar batteries. Sustainable Energy Group has been focused on solar energy for over 2 decades The new hydrogen fuel cell solar battery is aligned to change the way solar systems work in residential markets.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

Most notably, the policy regime for new carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen projects may still be some way from being finalised, but both sectors have taken a sizeable step forward. There was little on carbon removals and nothing on how to wind down fossil fuel production.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2021

Surging demand for the minerals needed to build solar panels, wind turbines, hydrogen electolysers, batteries, and electric vehicles (EV) is set to accelerate further in the coming years, fuelling fears the net zero transition could be hampered by a metals supply crunch in the coming years.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The government announced yesterday that the device, dubbed the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade, has successfully produced its first plasma, the heated hydrogen gas required for nuclear fusion, following a lengthy seven-year assembly period.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The threat of power grid-sparked wildfires is forcing California utilities to invest billions of dollars in hardening and monitoring their grids and to institute grid blackouts affecting up to hundreds of thousands of customers to reduce the risk of live wires sparking conflagrations.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2022

Investors eye major role for hydrogen in decarbonising UK's gas and energy system after deal valuing business at £9.6bn. National Grid's 7,660-kilometre transmission system plays a critical role in the UK energy landscape, transporting the gas needed to heat homes and power industry and electricity generation.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A worker drives a Powered Industrial Truck at the Amazon fullfillment center May 3, 2018 in Aurora, Colorado. Wilking/Getty Images Amazon is making plans to produce hydrogen fuel at its fulfillment centers. This is the first time Amazon has tried to make its own hydrogen on site, and it’s not likely to be the last. “On-site

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