GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2019

Meanwhile, local governments across California are moving to adopt bans on new natural-gas hookups, grabbing the attention of the state’s powerful oil and gas industry. At the time, natural gas was viewed as the cleaner fuel for appliances. Wave of natural-gas bans.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 29, 2020

Energy Information Administration (EIA) has finally come around to the view that renewables will overtake natural gas in the country’s electricity mix. As recently as last year, the EIA forecast that natural gas would remain the country’s top source of electricity out to 2050.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 29, 2021

In 2020, renewables generated a record 834 billion kWh of electricity, or about 21% of all the electricity generated in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration , coming in second to natural gas at 1,617 billion kWh. Only natural gas produced more electricity than renewables in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Mon, 10/26/2020 - 02:00. However you look at it, 2020 is a turning point for fleets. . At the same time, it's already adopting renewable natural gas to power its natural gas trucks in its short-haul fleet. . The top 25 most sustainable fleets. Katie Fehrenbacher. Just a short five years away.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The Oakland-based company working to wean itself off of natural gas as it has done with carbon-intensive electricity.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Wed, 07/15/2020 - 01:00. Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. . Arlene Karidis.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

That's one reason a group of fleet leaders who spoke at the GreenBiz VERGE 20 conference late last year said they’re integrating renewable natural gas and other efficiency improvements alongside a long-term push to electrify. in early 2020. in early 2020. The vans are expected to start rolling out for delivery in 2022.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A policy that falls in the latter category is the city of Berkeley’s ban on natural gas. Back in 2020, Berkeley banned natural and. However, sometimes when government leaders come up with solutions they face criticism for not doing enough, or that the solution comes at too great of a cost.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2020

Withers & Rogers, reviews five cleantech innovations to watch for in 2020. Currently, a large proportion of this background energy generation relies on burning coal or natural gas. Cleantech innovations might be used to decarbonise processes, generate power sustainably or reduce power consumption. Electrified cement.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Thu, 10/08/2020 - 01:45. One of the hottest 2020 trends in raising capital is infiltrating climate-tech investing. . David Crane is back, with a climate-tech SPAC. Heather Clancy.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 3, 2022

Carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 were the lowest in nearly 40 years, according to a 2021 year-end report by the U.S. Residential sector emissions fell 6% to 894 million metric tons in 2020, the report said. Although people stayed home more often in 2020, a warmer-than-average winter led to a lower demand for heat.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A seemingly significant milestone was confirmed on 16 February for the gas grids in Northern Ireland which will see the injection of biomethane into the SGN Natural Gas network this year through a unique collaboration with Granville Eco Park Ltd, part of the Bio Capital Group and based in Dungannon.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2020

generation capacity in 2020. According to EIA data released Tuesday , wind and solar will make up 32 of the 42 gigawatts of new capacity additions expected to start commercial operation in 2020, dwarfing the 9.3 gigawatts of natural gas-fired plants to come online this year. gigawatts, and pushes total U.S.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15. The options include biodiesel, renewable electricity, renewable natural gas, solar thermal, geothermal, thermal storage and hydrogen. Making natural gas renewable . But for now, renewable natural gas (RNG) may offer a fix soonest. Adam Aston. Covering the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 31, 2020

Dominion Energy is replacing its CEO as part of an executive shakeup accompanying the Virginia utility’s major shift away from natural gas and toward a renewable energy future, and its hefty financial penalty for its cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project. billion, or $1.41 The loss was largely driven by a $2.8

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

Tue, 08/18/2020 - 01:00. It's aiming to be the first shipbuilder to deliver a cargo ship for ocean operation that runs entirely on fuel cells powered by natural gas. Could Bloom fuel cells be a solution for maritime emissions issues? Zac Estrada. There's a clustering of hydrogen of demand that could be very interesting.".

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Carbon capture has never been deployed on gas-fired power stations at such a scale before — and a senior Equinor executive has made frank admissions around the technical challenges such projects face. This clean-burning fuel is made from natural gas, with carbon capture technology used to trap emissions released during the process.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Today I delve into the data on natural gas production and consumption. Natural Gas Production The U.S. dominated global natural gas production until the 1980s, at which time it ceded the lead to Russia. and Russia as the world’s leading natural gas-producing region. Natural Gas Consumption U.S.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 17, 2024

And as we look to the future, our research in Alberta and Ontario shows that wind and solar are able to produce more affordable power than natural gas generationa fact that holds true in much of the world. We congratulate the federal government for getting them over the line. A similar house in Vancouver could save $777.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 17, 2020

But the blackouts were also a side effect of the state’s increasing shift to solar power and away from natural-gas-fired generators, according to state grid operator CAISO and Wood Mackenzie analysts. ” California has also lost a good deal of the generation capacity that it had in years past, he said.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 28, 2024

set a new oil production record in 2023 and became the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporter. set a natural gas production record in 2023, but that it wouldn’t be certain until the Energy Information Administration released the final numbers sometime in 2024. Annual Change in Natural Gas Production 2020 through 2023.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 22, 2020

None of its 2020 projects are expected to be delayed. That investment will include the 409-megawatt Manatee Energy Storage Center in Florida that NextEra announced last year, which will be powered be solar panels and replace a pair of aging natural gas-fired plants. Cheap natural gas no match for renewables, NextEra says.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Wed, 09/16/2020 - 01:30. In order to manufacture products, companies in the industry sector must burn fuel, typically natural gas, to create heat. Technologies such as geothermal, biomass and solar, which Skyven initially focused on, can provide an alternative to natural gas to generate heat for industrial processes.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

Fri, 08/28/2020 - 02:00. Exploring the potential for fleet emissions reductions through renewable natural gas. The State of Green Business 2020. Episode 234: Circularity 20 highlights, talking green chemistry. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (6:45). Join the webcast at 1 p.m. Download it here.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

National Grid will also be trialling LOOP’s ability to reduce the combustion CO2 potential of the nation’s gas on a larger scale. When run through the device, natural gas is replaced with a hydrogen-methane mix with no loss of energy potential.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 5, 2025

That methodology means that, for example, natural gas pipeline companies and natural gas utilities arent included in the reports rankings. Nonetheless, natural gas producers figure among the reports list of all-time top polluters.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Fri, 09/04/2020 - 01:00. In fact, the heat wave last month shuttered a 500 megawatt natural gas unit and a 750 MW gas unit was unexpectedly out of service Aug. Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts. Bryn Baker. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Tucson Electric Power’s 2020 Integrated Resource Plan calls for a steady phase-down of its coal-fired Springerville Generating Station: the plant would start operating on a seasonal basis in 2023, close down one of its 425-megawatts unit in 2027, and the other remaining unit by 2032. At the same time, the plan would see TEP adding 1.7

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GreenBiz

MAY 13, 2020

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 02:57. million MWh) came from natural gas. It’s more likely, instead, that the company will opt for multiple options that also include biogas, renewable natural gas and — potentially in the future — hydrogen. "We Watch for ADM to pioneer biofuels, more carbon capture projects. Heather Clancy.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Utility-scale solar is now at cost parity with new natural gas generation in places, CEO Jim Fusaro said in an interview Thursday. Today, Array is the world’s second largest supplier of solar tracking systems, a growing market expected to be worth around $3 billion in 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie. million shares.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 11, 2021

electricity source in ­­2020 , trailing only natural gas. New additions of solar and wind generating capacity in 2021 were offset by reduced generation from hydropower in 2020, according to EIA, keeping the renewable share of electricity generation flat from 2020 to 2021. GW of new wind capacity in 2020, +17.6

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 01:00. Even rooftop solar, installed on homes or commercial buildings, is close to par with power from conventional sources such as natural gas peaker plants, coal and nuclear. . How to value solar plus storage. Adam Aston. Meanwhile, battery costs have followed a similar downward path.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 9, 2023

While there are many sources of methane emissions, including natural sources such as wetlands, one of the biggest contributors is natural gas production and distribution. Pipelines form the backbone of natural gas distribution and represent a safe and cost-effective way to transport natural gas.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 21, 2020

Read time: 13 mins As 2020 begins, the impacts of climate change have become increasingly clear around the world. where the climate benefits of coal power plant retirements were undermined by the rise of natural gas. Tags: fracking extreme weather fracking finances climate impacts natural gas drilling

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

That term incorporates hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture technology in place, or so-called blue hydrogen. billion) between 2020 and 2030 focusing on energy storage, carbon capture and technology to decarbonize industry. BP uses the terminology clean, rather than green hydrogen.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 7, 2020

electricity markets and hurt generators in 2020, the U.S. While the oil and gas industries face the greatest risks, EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook also predicts steep declines in commercial and industrial electricity demand, and a significant decline in new generation capacity as a result. Similar views on a coming U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through September 30, 2021) also reveals that for the first nine months of 2021, solar (including distributed rooftop systems) and wind increased by 24.61% and 10.89% respectively compared to the same nine-month period in 2020. ” .

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