DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2023

A hydrogen industry lobby group has produced a comic book aimed at high schoolers that suggests solar and wind power are incapable of fueling decarbonization goals, and that only hydrogen fuel cells provide sufficient energy to eliminate fossil fuels. This is misleading for several reasons,” said Mark Z.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

The world’s kilns, reactors, chillers and furnaces are powered mostly by fossil fuels. . High-temperature industrial heat, over 932 degrees F, poses a particular challenge because that’s the point at which fuels beyond electricity become the mainstay. Making natural gas renewable . Pull Quote. Energy & Climate.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

The text, which has been approved by ministers from all 27 EU nations , states that the bloc will "systematically promote and call for a global move towards energy systems free of unabated fossil fuels well ahead of 2050", alongside pushing for a peak in fossil fuel consumption in the near term.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption. growth in 2021.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 5, 2022

is a large-scale project that will blend hydrogen and natural gas in a stand-alone transmission pipeline system. and will accept a hydrogen-natural gas blend for electric generation in the Siemens Energy 5000F4 gas turbine. “As Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It also would significantly decrease demand for natural gas, diesel and other fossil fuels, helping to accelerate California’s and the region’s climate and clean air goals. 2030, at which it would be economically more attractive than diesel or gasoline. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2021

.” Below are some of its key findings: FOSSIL FUELS. Under a net zero 2050 scenario, the report indicates the following would occur: No new oil and gas exploration and development after 2021. Fossil fuels fall from around 80% of total energy supply to around 20% by 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

This “vicious cycle” of pesticide use fueling climate change, and vice versa, is examined in a report published Tuesday by the advocacy group Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA). Pesticide companies are complicit in the climate crisis, and further the agricultural sector’s dependency on fossil fuels.”.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

The trade group’s members include EDF Renewable Energy, Invenergy, Constellation Exelon, Shell Energy North America and others with significant fleets of renewable energy projects across the country. Berkshire Hathaway has made significant investments in fossil fuel industries in the past several years.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

-based storage and inverter company, has launched a new home backup system that combines three technologies: solar, storage and natural-gas or diesel generators. While OutBack also sells off-grid systems abroad, more than half of its business is in North America. geographies.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 9, 2024

“We are grateful to our many partners, including Mortenson and Sungrow, for their hard work and zero-injury mentality throughout the construction and commissioning process, and look forward to supporting Texas’ growing demand for electricity – particularly in the face of climate change and rising natural gas and oil prices – for years to come.”

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Meanwhile, a new report found that an East Coast offshore wind industry — common in Europe and Asia but still nascent in North America — could turn Atlantic Canada into an “energy superpower” similar to “what oil was to Texas or hydro power to Quebec.”

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Business Green

JULY 31, 2020

According to Diageo, it should avoid more than 117,000 metric tons of annual carbon emissions by switching to renewable electricities compared to operating using a traditional natural gas facility. Moving away from fossil fuels for this heat production was the first step and the first big obstacle for Diageo.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Seattle’s fleet is already 80 percent electrified, driven by a mandate to be fossil fuel-free by 2030. Zach Freeze, senior director for sustainability at Walmart, is also looking at renewable natural gas and efficiency improvements on the road to broader electrification. "We Here are four takeaways from the conference: 1.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global natural gas consumption rebounded by 4.6% in 2021, more than double the decline seen in the gas market in 2020. Last year closed with record high spot prices for gas in Europe and Asia, as the natural gas supply remained constricted. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

“Something has to fill in the gaps as solar ramps up and down, and to cover the full load when the sun sets at night,” said Joseph Ferrari, general manager for utility market development at Wärtsilä North America. This enables minimization of use of fossil fuels and maximized reduction of emissions.”

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2021

And unlike last month’s CPUC order to utilities to boost grid supply under short-term contracts, the new proposal might allow contracts of five years or longer to expand or repower natural gas-fired power plants, which environmental groups say could set California back on its aggressive carbon emissions reduction goals.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. This is also largely true across North America, and beyond. That’s looking more doable as renewable-energy prices drop, providing an alternative to fossil fuels. If not sooner. Congress last month allocates $7.5

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Smart Energy International

JULY 27, 2022

Have you read: Canada invests $8m into 3D vector mapping to expedite net zero efforts Canada pledges millions to support Atlin hydroelectric power expansion Kicking out coal and greening gas on the road to net zero. Unabated natural gas use also would be allowed during emergency circumstances.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fossil fuels - oil, gas, and coal - are still very much the backbone of the global energy system, and these industries employ tens of millions of workers around the world. Clean energy employs more people worldwide than fossil fuels. Fossil fuel employment is struggling to recover from the pandemic.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Now, the city is at the forefront of the country’s dash to break its dependence on Russian gas. On Saturday, a newly built jetty is due to welcome the Norwegian-flagged Höegh Esperanza, a 280-metre vessel capable of offloading cargoes of natural gas supercooled into liquid form, then shipped across the ocean in specialised tankers.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

These new vehicles are quickly bumping up against familiar challenges of battery range, production capacity and charging, or fueling, infrastructure. First, and perhaps most crucially, it plans to price its vehicles at the same or lower prices as comparable fossil-fuel vehicles. Transportation & Mobility. Electric Vehicles.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Gradient Geothermal seeks to overcome these legacy issues by utilizing existing sources of water, natural gas, and oil that are produced during fossil fuel extraction to streamline the process of geothermal production.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Michael Pariser is on the origination and power marketing team at EDF Renewables North America. *. Many of the largest corporate electricity consumers in the U.S. have committed to reducing their carbon footprint by powering their operations with renewable energy.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2022

NFTA has 330 buses in its fleet, which are powered by diesel engines, diesel-electric hybrids or compressed natural gas. Future NFTA bus purchases will include some with fuel-powered engines, although electric buses will be purchased along the way as the agency replaces buses that reach 15-years-old.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

“I am here to sound the alarm alongside my German colleagues: This is destruction masked as economic development, and we will do everything we can to protect our homes and to stop it,” said Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade , a New Orleans nonprofit working with communities affected by the fossil fuel industry.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The deployment of energy efficient resources reduces or eliminates electric and natural gas consumption, avoiding the harmful pollution associated with electricity generation and natural gas distribution.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The promise of renewable natural gas is a sustainability win that has been financially and logistically out of reach for even the largest companies. Vanguard Renewables created the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance to start delivering on this promise for its founding members Unilever, Starbucks and Dairy Farmers of America.

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Business Green

AUGUST 14, 2020

The world's kilns, reactors, chillers, and furnaces are powered mostly by fossil fuels. High-temperature industrial heat, over 932 degrees F, poses a particular challenge because that's the point at which fuels beyond electricity become the mainstay. Making natural gas renewable. 21-24.).

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 2, 2020

Prolonging the lifespan of multi-billion dollar gas infrastructure investments makes for another compelling incentive. But big utilities in Europe and North America, increasingly large actors on the global energy stage, are not staying on the sidelines. In the U.S., ” Bringing costs down, and the danger of greenwash.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 28, 2022

The Insights platform is designed to give users transparency on power and natural gas procurement, with access to offers and bids and spend and settlement reporting. The Altenex advisory team then uses this data to identify gaps in carbon-free energy supply and find solutions to avoid the use of fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 18, 2020

“ Modular microgrids ,” built around standard technology platforms like fossil-fueled generators, combined heat-and-power systems, or battery-backed solar systems, and offering customers low-cost, long-term contracts for the energy and resiliency they provide, have been an important step in expanding the potential market.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Although the proposed ‘all-source’ procurement would allow existing natural gas-fired peaker plants to compete, it could also open a massive new market for renewable energy, energy storage, demand response and other preferred alternatives to fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

For instance, the company’s just-published “ Energy Transition Progress report ” references chemicals right alongside “low carbon energy” and “renewable natural gas” as examples of the company’s stated commitment to lowering emissions. Town sign for Norco, Louisiana. Shell US did not respond to a request for comment from DeSmog.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 11, 2020

PacifiCorp’s new all-source request for proposals “is a big deal,” said Spencer Gray, executive director of the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition, a trade group with members including EDF Renewable Energy, Invenergy, Constellation Exelon, Shell Energy North America and others.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

PARIS — Shell expects its filling stations to become fossil-fuel free, eventually. In addition to the power sector, Shell New Energies is responsible for the company's activities in new fuels, namely hydrogen and biofuels. Sometimes opportunities come to the table and we would certainly take a look at those.".

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The major difference is that many times the best renewable sources are in different locations than the best fossil fuel sources. This means not just upgrading the existing infrastructure but building a whole new network with renewables at the center instead of natural gas and coal.

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