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How steel might finally kick its coal habit

Grist

Companies are piloting systems across Europe that use hydrogen in furnaces in lieu of coal. And if the facility can use cheap, plentiful renewable electricity, perhaps from a hydropower plant, its steel would cost less than the competition. “At In Brazil, some steel mills are mixing in biochar, which is made from agricultural waste.

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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

GreenTechMedia

Southern Company also won’t include in its zero-carbon metrics the carbon emissions generated by customers of its natural gas distribution business burning the fuel it supplies them, although it will move to reduce methane leakage and help customers use the fuel more efficiently.

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Grid investment key as renewables dominate future energy economy says IEA

Smart Energy International

The report also highlights the importance of increasing levels of lower-emissions technologies for seasonal variations, including hydropower, nuclear, fossil fuels with carbon capture, utilisation and storage, bioenergy, hydrogen and ammonia.

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SPACs offer new investment opportunities for energy industry

Renewable Energy World

The development and implementation of methane capture and carbon sequestration technologies meet a large, current need for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The energy department recently announced a new program to reduce the costs of carbon free hydrogen by 80% by the end of this decade. The acquisition and re?purposing

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Study Mission 3.0: Quebec: Airplane reading

Low Carbon Prosperity

This year’s rise is in response to reduced availability of hydropower generation and a corresponding increase in fossil fuel generation to meet demand. Things happening in Québec: Hydro-Québec posts record $4.56-billion MW ], and the seventh-largest hydroelectric power plant in the world. This sector’s emissions rose from 16.5 MMT CO2e.

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Could clean energy bring an end to Africa's worsening energy access crisis

Business Green

"The new global energy economy that is emerging offers a more hopeful future for Africa, with huge potential for solar and other renewables to power its development - and new industrial opportunities in critical minerals and green hydrogen.". CO2 emissions from using this gas would bring Africa's share of global emissions to date to just 3.5

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Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’

DeSmogBlog

However, 13 percent of Shell’s posts focussed specifically on renewable energies such as wind, solar, and hydropower. The company also had the largest share of promos focussing on hydrogen, which made up 11 percent of its total output. There are also doubts over the feasibility of rolling out these projects on a large scale. “In