R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 11, 2024

would enter a long-term natural gas crisis for which the only solution was “to pray.” ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil made large acquisitions of natural gas companies, betting on a future with much higher natural gas prices. natural gas production had begun to decline. By 2005, U.S.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

liquefied natural gas exports, some readers had a hard time believing that the U.S. Largest Declines in Carbon Emissions 2007-2022. Largest Increases in Carbon Emissions 2007-2022. Coal produces more than double the amount of carbon dioxide per unit of power production than natural gas ( source ).

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

NuScale was founded in 2007 with the goal of building the world’s smallest light water reactor , one that can use normal water as opposed to “heavy water,” or deuterium oxide — water with a greater atomic weight that is expensive to produce and can be difficult to source.

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Charged

AUGUST 25, 2021

Russian based startup L-Charge has developed an off-grid EV charger that can be powered by liquid natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, or a mixture of the two—the ratio can be adjusted depending on regulations and fuel prices. With the electrification of the vehicle fleet, it seems unlikely that this figure will ever recover.”.

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R-Squared Energy

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Since the peak in 2007, coal consumption in the U.S. The first was that the shale gas boom in the U.S. unleashed massive new supplies of cheap natural gas. This made it economical for power plants to switch from coal to natural gas. This made it economical for power plants to switch from coal to natural gas.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 8, 2020

A Bank of America analyst recently compared the investment opportunity to that of smartphones before 2007. The cost of producing emissions-free “green” hydrogen is projected to be on par with “blue” hydrogen (which uses natural gas in combination with carbon removal) by 2030 and cheaper thereafter.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 27, 2020

Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , petroleum supply and demand, and natural gas. Coal contains a higher percentage of carbon than does oil or natural gas. So, when coal is combusted, it produces more carbon dioxide per unit of energy than oil or natural gas will produce.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 8, 2021

Can Coal Replace Natural Gas? coal power has been replaced with gas power (methane/natural gas). Switching to natural gas from coal results in some reduction in carbon emissions but it also contributes greatly to methane emissions, a powerful greenhouse gas that helps drive climate change. .

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 28, 2020

since 2007. EIA has forecast 90 gigawatts of coal retirements between 2019 and 2030, citing low natural gas prices and “efficiency of the natural gas generator fleet” as the reason for many of those anticipated closings. Coal consumption has been steadily declining in the U.S. energy mix. But the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The funds are already allocated from state laws passed in 2007 and 2013, making them available for competitive funding solicitations or direct funding agreements over the next three years. Hydrogen fueling has received about $156 million in CEC funding but has seen only 44 fueling stations deployed to date.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But as soon as demand outstrips the capacity of these low-cost producers, prices jump to the price bid by gas-fired generators, which depends largely on the price of natural gas. Add this all up, and we’re seeing a perfect storm of high energy prices for years to come – unless Russian gas supplies resume. Source: IEA).

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 1, 2020

The primary culprits that add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere are the coal, oil, and natural gas — the fossil fuels — we consume for energy. coal consumption has dropped by 44% since 2007. There are two drivers behind coal’s decline: Natural gas and renewables. Consider coal, for example. In the U.S. In the U.S.,

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

oil and natural gas production are both poised to set new annual production records, after monthly production has risen steadily all year. Keep in mind that the rig count is a measure of rigs that are currently drilling for oil and gas. The biggest example of that can be seen in the natural gas rig count.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 26, 2019

By way of background, two class action lawsuits filed in the District of Massachusetts alleged that Eversource and Avangrid systematically abused their influence in the natural gas transmission market in violation of federal and state antitrust laws. at *25–27 (citing Wah Chang v. Duke Energy Trading & Mktg., LLC , 507 F.3d

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

According to the F Minus report, both counties also employed lobbyists shared with Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest electricity provider and top lobbying spender , which also operates gas-fired power plants and other natural gas projects throughout the state. But those perceived conflicts of interest are often even more direct.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 28, 2021

For nearly four years, Piedmont Natural Gas — one of Duke’s wholly owned subsidiaries — and the state’s other major gas distribution company have stymied incentives for new high-efficiency homes, claiming with scant evidence that the rebate scheme will lose them customers. Builders in the territory, covering 1.4

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 23, 2024

as the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, this week the Energy Information Administration reported that the U.S. From 2004 through 2007, U.S. Fresh on the heels of a new U.S. oil production record and establishment of the U.S. exported a record amount of crude oil in 2023. Notably, in 2023, U.S. million BPD.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Edelman is also working with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), a renewable energy company which featured prominently in a campaign Edelman undertook from 2007 to 2009 to boost the climate credentials of Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the head of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company ADNOC. Al Jaber is now president of COP28, the annual U.N.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 23, 2019

Decreasing residential natural gas consumption between 6.9% Between 2007 and 2013, the carbon price was found to have increased employment by 0.74% annually. Cutting diesel consumption by 3.3% The carbon price incentivized B.C. drivers to purchase more fuel-efficient vehicles. Without the tax, the average vehicle on B.C.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 23, 2020

Building retrofits and solar panel installation programs re-employed construction workers laid off during the 2007-2008 housing crash. including California and Texas, solar and wind power is cheaper than natural gas and coal. Following this, wind and solar were some the fastest-growing industries in the U.S. Impact on emissions.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2022

The municipality, which is home to roughly 75,000 residents, was among the earliest adopters of a climate target, pledging to achieve carbon neutrality way back in 2007 - long before climate targets were fashionable, and well before Paris Agreement triggered a deluge of net zero goals from governments and companies around the world.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

APRIL 2, 2019

She appeared twice before as a commissioner, in 2014 and 2011, and once in 2007 while serving as National Grid’s acting CEO. Infrastructure challenges : Simply put, it’s hard to build the kind of infrastructure needed to support the changing energy market, particularly in New England.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

Back in 2007, South Carolina’s investor-owned utilities, Duke Energy and South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G), had considerable influence at the Statehouse and the Public Service Commission (PSC). Duke must also remodel its natural gas price assumptions. The Evolution of South Carolina Energy Policy.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Under growing pressure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, developers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are turning to questionable claims about “carbon neutrality,” “net-zero,” or “green LNG,” in order to pass muster with governments, investors, and society, who are becoming increasingly anxious about the climate crisis.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 23, 2019

Similarly, Ontario reduced its coal-fired power generation from 25 per cent in 2007 to zero seven years later and saw a pollution cut equal to taking seven million cars off the road. Making renewables preferable to natural gas. million cars off the road. Lastly, the feds have partnered with the U.K. What does this boil down to?

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 10, 2021

In 2007 those mandates were expanded. oil and natural gas production, a dramatic drop in U.S. .” Many viewed his comments as disingenuous, but there is no question that Bush took actions that were ultimately successful in reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. that still helps fuel our automobiles today.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 12, 2021

Internal Revenue Code Section 7704 states that at least 90% of an MLP’s income must come from qualified sources, and Section 613 further requires qualifying energy sources to be depletable resources or their derivatives such as crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas and coal.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 14, 2020

And a Bank of America analyst even compared the investment opportunity in the sector to that of smartphones before 2007. Research service BloombergNEF, meanwhile, estimates that clean hydrogen could meet up to nearly a quarter of the world’s energy demand by 2050. The reason for these excited forecasts?

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Google first became carbon-neutral in 2007. Google’s offsets have so far focused on capturing natural gas that escapes from landfills and pig farms. Google announced that it has now invested in enough high-quality carbon offsets to essentially erase its carbon footprint , compensating for all the carbon the company ever emitted.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

In 2017, Bolloré Logistics posted a 30-minute video on YouTube “illustrat[ing] the management of the day-to-day operations on the Logistics Oil & Gas Shore Base of Bolloré Transport & Logistics in Port Gentil, Gabon, entirely dedicated to Shell, a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies.”

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

GIS containing SF6 gases are typically found in most if not all substations and at many power generating facilities, including natural gas plants, wind farms, solar parks, and geothermal plants. Regulation of SF6 Gases in California.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

GIS containing SF6 gases are typically found in most if not all substations and at many power generating facilities, including natural gas plants, wind farms, solar parks, and geothermal plants. Regulation of SF6 Gases in California.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2022

He participated in the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. The company's homepage states that it produces "Sustainable Cannabis Powered by Solar," but the story inside reveals that the company "burns natural gas and captures heat to circulate into the HVAC system."

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

Griffith’s steps to "radically demystify" decarbonization start with the supply side, the 730 million tons of coal mined from 669 coal mines, and then all the layers of natural gas and gasoline infrastructure. homes have a gas meter, feeding water heaters, cooking appliances and so on. "So Next is the demand side.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The insurer’s directors hold current board memberships at Koch Industries , Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), ExxonMobil, and utility company Eversource Energy which services Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and has been targeted by campaigners for its support for the natural gas industry.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Regardless of the current price of oil, natural gas, or coal, with a carbon tax in place biofuels and renewable energy are more cost competitive with than without a carbon tax. In 2007 Washington State passed Initiative-937. The failed 2016 revenue neutral carbon tax , Initiative 732 , was a pure pricing mechanism.

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