Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

LOOP cracks methane into hydrogen and carbon, using the latter to produce graphene, a material valued for being stronger than steel and thinner than paper. Lisa Mansell, Chief Engineer (Innovation) for United Utilities, added: “This is an incredibly exciting development.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

The phase one feasibility study will allow the consortium to assess the performance of various biogas samples in a small-scale LOOP system located at the Levidian Technology Centre in Cambridge and carry out detailed analysis to optimise the hydrogen output. United Utilities will lead the project.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Oil major Shell has started feasibility work on what would be the largest green hydrogen project in the world. The plans would see 3 to 4 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity established in the North Sea by 2030 purely for the manufacture of green hydrogen. They hope to develop a “European Hydrogen Valley” cluster.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 2, 2024

  The adoption of hydrogen as a fuel is a key aspect of the net zero initiative. According to 2022 statistics, global hydrogen use touched 95 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of nearly 3%. As a fuel, hydrogen supports applications like heavy industries , seasonal energy storage, and long-haul transport.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Elemental’s Policy Lab team unpacked the major national, subnational, and private sector commitments that emerged from COP 26 for climate technology innovation in the United States and beyond. The climate technology innovation ecosystem is ready to play an integral role in providing the solutions that will bring these pledges within reach.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Green Hydrogen is the trendiest clean energy source around, touted for its ‘simple’ ability to turn water into a highly combustible energy source capable of replacing our demand for oil and gas. However, the costs of green hydrogen are significant and unviable from a commercial perspective, at this point in time.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 29, 2022

French green gas start-up Energo has demonstrated the injection of synthetic methane into GRDF’s gas distribution network. The demonstration, a first in France, was undertaken as a regulatory sandbox initiative to confirm the feasibility of synthetic methane injection in the network.

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Energy Central

MAY 15, 2023

PEM fuel cells use pure hydrogen (H2) as fuel. Meanwhile, solid oxide fuel cells can use hydrocarbon fuels such as natural gas, methane and propane to produce electricity Next Level Solid Oxide Electrolysis Upscaling potential and techno-economical evaluation for 3 industrial use cases Hydrogen Innovation

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Utility Global, a Utah-based startup focused on solid oxide electrolyzer technology, claims to have received investment offers from oil majors after coming up with what it calls a hydrogen breakthrough. Blue hydrogen is one of several methods aiming to cut the carbon emissions associated with the industrial production of the gas.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Technip Energies held its first external Innovation Challenge on net-zero maritime shipping solutions, with the support of Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor focused on scaling climate technologies with deep community impact. Eight contestants pitched their innovations during a three-hour hybrid event on November 14, 2023.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 17, 2024

As humanity stands at the crossroads of technological innovation and environmental imperatives, new solutions for sustainable mobility are paramount. Among the most promising frontiers is the advent of cryo-compressed hydrogen, a powerful energy carrier poised to revolutionize the aviation industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2021

When it comes to decarbonising the UK economy, many suggest the use of hydrogen for hard-to-electrify transport applications as indispensable. It also looked at the implications of using biomethane in place of fossil gas and hydrogen derived entirely from biogenic waste.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 26, 2022

For Germany to be able to store sufficient amounts of energy to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality, additional hydrogen storage facilities with a capacity of up to 41TWh must be built, a new study finds. Storing Hydrogen – that’s for certain examined the potential of storing hydrogen in gas storage tanks in Germany. billion ($13.3

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 20, 2022

GB’s National Grid is leading a project to gain a greater understanding of hydrogen transport in the national transmission system. Britain’s Northern Gas Networks tests hydrogen distribution grid How hydrogen can help decarbonise the UK’s energy system. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Can carbon-free hydrogen augment, or even replace, the fossil natural gas running through pipelines to fuel furnaces, boilers, stoves and other building applications today? “We’ve got hydrogen in 20 percent blend already going into one very small network in the U.K., “That’s a good sign.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 10, 2022

The UK government has been accused of appointing a “cheerleader for climate-wrecking blue hydrogen” as its hydrogen champion while claiming to support clean energy. However, Toogood is a chief executive at Johnson Matthey , a FTSE 250 multinational which markets technology that can produce blue hydrogen “from natural gas at scale”.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2022

But that picture is now rapidly changing, with hydrogen helping to produce carbon-free steel for the first time in Sweden last year, while technologies look increasingly viable - and cost effective - for other heavy industrial applications, too. A video recording of the podcast can be watched above.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 17, 2021

In fall of 2020, hydrogen was big news—and it still is. In advance of the Government of Canada’s launch of a national hydrogen strategy , we released a report titled A New Hope , exploring Canada’s hydrogen opportunity and the potential it holds as a climate solution and for our economy.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sixteen startups joined our climatetech community during some of the hottest days of the summer in Q3 2023, working on breakthroughs such as reliable energy storage , detection of green-hydrogen gas leaks , and carbon-footprint reductions in the trucking industry.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 20, 2022

Hydrogen and carbon capture are both critical technologies in the fight against climate change and the road to economy-wide decarbonization. The post Osmoses Enables Hydrogen Separation, Carbon Capture, and More with Molecular Filtration appeared first on Greentown Labs. Osmoses closed $3M in pre-seed funding in November 2021.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As the European Union sets its sights on a green hydrogen boom as part of its plans to meet decarbonization pledges and rebuild economies ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, North Africa has emerged as a possible source for a significant chunk of Europe’s future hydrogen supply. Pipelines or pipe dreams?

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

has secured a landmark $13 million amidst their ground-breaking innovation, which revolutionizes the production of hydrogen and graphite—a move that could significantly shift the energy landscape towards sustainability.   Perth-based Hazer Group Ltd. The technology offers a cleaner alternative to conventional methods.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Carbon Tracker analysis warns soaring gas process could leave projects that produce hydrogen from fossil gas stranded. Hydrogen is widely regarded as a critical fuel for the net zero transition, as it provides a means of decarbonising a raft of industrial processes.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Olivia Ashmoore This week, Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® and RMI published 48 state Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) models. To illustrate how the EPS can inform state action, Energy Innovation® and RMI developed a five-policy scenario and modeled this policy package across six states. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Ofgem announces fresh funding awards for cutting-edge hydrogen gas network and advanced transmission technology projects. The Retro-Insulated Cross-Arms (RICA) research project aims to develop and deploy an innovative method for uprating overhead lines, allowing the voltage on 275kV lines to be increased to 400kV. The £12.7m

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

Levidian says its LOOP devices can cut emissions from gas by 40 per cent instantly by using plasma technology to separate methane into its constituent atoms: carbon, which is locked into graphene, and hydrogen, which can either be used immediately or stored for future use. We can't wait to get started.".

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

New research predicts that green hydrogen — a clean fuel produced from water using renewables — will be comparable in cost and likely cheaper than blue hydrogen by 2030. CCS is carbon capture and storage.).

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2021

UK government urged to avoid backing blue hydrogen after US study finds its production could be worse for climate than natural gas. It concludes that "there really is no role for blue hydrogen in a carbon-free future". Even if true though, the use of blue hydrogen appears difficult to justify on climate grounds.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

A flurry of funding rounds have underscored how many big corporates are keen to turbocharge the fledgling hydrogen market. Its pitch: the approach uses 80 per cent less electricity than electrolysis, another "clean" hydrogen approach. Electrolyser technology can generate large amounts of hydrogen cheaply. Molloy agrees. "We

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Xcel will now accelerate plans to reduce methane emissions by, in part, purchasing natural gas only from suppliers with "certified low emissions" and continuing to improve its gas delivery system. The company will also expand customer programs for the adoption of electric appliances and low-carbon gas alternatives.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

To that end, researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) are working with a highly innovative waste incineration plant in Copenhagen to develop a process that is able to capture CO2 from its emissions. This can be a green method for manufacturing fuel if the hydrogen is generated by electrolysis using renewable energy.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Trade body RenewableUK outlines a series of policy recommendations to enable the UK to become a global leader in the development of green hydrogen. Driving down the price of renewable hydrogen will be critical to delivering on its potential, the study adds.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In the latest addition to its 'green recovery' package, the European Commission yesterday unveiled a flurry of crucial green strategies, targets, and policies, ranging from new green building and renewable energy programmes, to tighter rules governing chemical use and methane emissions.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

The PM must fulfill his pledge to 'invest massively in hydrogen' backed by a comprehensive H2 strategy, writes Energy Networks Association chief executive David Smith. This is the hydrogen moment. Currently the UK is leading the global hydrogen race. The UK needs to move fast to maintain its world-leading position.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Facility will be built in stages and start producing 'green' hydrogen by 2025, under plans unveiled today. BP has announced it plans to build a major renewables-powered green hydrogen facility in Teesside capable of delivering up to 500MW of hydrogen production by 2030. Industries in the area account for 5.6

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. Several Aim4C “innovation sprints” are based on regenerative agriculture, including one on “sustainable beef”.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 24, 2023

Ambient Fuels , a developer of green hydrogen projects, received an investment from Generate Capital and an agreement from the company to fund up to $250M of green hydrogen infrastructure. SmartAC.com raised a $22M Series B to ramp up sales of its HVAC monitoring system.

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