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Monitoring an important greenhouse gas (Sponsored content)

Envirotec Magazine

The Dutch horticultural sector aims to be climate-neutral by 2040. Pests and diseases are preferably tackled biologically, and the energy-efficient greenhouse reuses water and nutrients as much as possible; leading to cleaner cultivation and improved yields. Monitoring carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide in greenhouses.

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Xcel unveils plan for net-zero natural gas by 2050

Renewable Energy World

Xcel Energy, provider of electricity and natural gas services to nearly 6 million customers in eight Western and Midwestern states, has committed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its natural gas business by 2050. Follow @EngelsAngle.

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Ammonia tuning: Developing catalysts for cleaner fuels

Envirotec Magazine

The project is led by Bill Nimmo, Professor of Energy Engineering and Sustainability, with PhD student Madhumitha Rajendran. However, whilst the electrification of light vehicles is a logical way forward, heavy vehicles used in the rail, marine and construction sectors have high torque requirements that are unsuited to electric power.

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DistribuTech 2020 Kicks Off With Look at Host Utility CPS Energy’s Transition Plans

GreenTechMedia

DistribuTech, the country’s biggest annual grid technology trade show, is a good place to get caught up on the latest developments in grid edge evolution, from integrating distributed energy resources to planning for a low-carbon future. CPS serves more than 840,000 electric and 350,000 natural-gas customer accounts, or about 1.9

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Making light of the matter: Thoughts on measuring methane

Envirotec Magazine

C reduction in global heating by 2040 and contributing to the larger target of maintaining global temperature rise within the 1.5°C 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. How do leaks occur?

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Think tank outlines possible clean energy industrial strategy for the UK

Envirotec Magazine

Accelerating the build-out of clean energy will reduce costs and make the UK more secure, write Josh Freed and Isabelle Chan of US think tank Third Way, which released a new policy paper on the topic on 29 September. For example, the UK has the Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Department. Why industrial strategy?

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5 States Blazing the Trail for Integrating Distributed Energy Resources

GreenTechMedia

Distributed energy resources (DERs) is an expansive term, including everything from backup generators to microgrids. In some states with 100 percent clean energy mandates, like California and Hawaii, the focus is on solar — lots and lots of it — and the tools needed to integrate this massive new grid edge resource.