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Rising Demand, Steady Supply: The Growing Significance of U.S. Natural Gas

R-Squared Energy

natural gas consumption set new winter and summer consumption records in 2024, highlighting the growing importance of natural gas in the global energy mix. EIR recently upgraded its NYMEX Henry Hub gas price forecast for the rest of 2025, citing the rapid expansion of LNG exports and favorable weather conditions.

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Duke Energy Pledges to Eliminate Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Business by 2030

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy has upped its net-zero carbon by 2050 goals, pledging to eliminate methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 through a combination of better pipeline leak detection, more efficient operations, and investing in renewable natural gas to reduce the carbon intensity of its supplies.

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You say old coal plant, I say new green hydrogen facility

GreenBiz

At the same time, advances in natural gas production such as fracking (controversial in their own right) have made natural gas-fired power a better economic choice than coal-generated power. Like natural gas, that hydrogen contains heat that can be released with combustion to drive a generator. I disagree.

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Leh Airport set to have India’s largest geothermal space conditioning system

ThinkGeoEnergy

According to an interview update given in January 2025, the Leh Airport is scheduled to be completed by October 2025. Leh is located within the Ladakh region, where the Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is also undertaking deep geothermal drilling operations in the Puga Valley.

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New 1.2-GW Natural Gas-Fired Plant Announced for Texas

POWER Magazine

GW natural gas-fired power plant in Lee County, Texas, with construction expected to begin in 2025. GW Natural Gas-Fired Plant Announced for Texas appeared first on POWER Magazine. A Texas-based energy company has announced plans to build a 1.2-GW Sandow Lakes Energy Co. […] The post New 1.2-GW

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Why 2025 Could Be a Turning Point for Germany’s Hydrogen Economy

Hydrogen Fuel News

With plans to establish a 525-kilometer hydrogen pipeline network by 2025, this initiative underscores Germanys commitment to integrating renewable technologies across multiple sectors. Germanys newly approved hydrogen core network is expected to play a critical role, with the initial 525 kilometers set to be completed by 2025.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Europe, which has an economy saddled with high energy prices and is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas, is embracing green hydrogen by providing funding for construction of electrolysis plants and other hydrogen infrastructure. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas. In the U.S.,