Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As such, it has an ethical imperative to adopt practices that lead to carbon neutrality. Cutting their carbon emissions to zero – as many have pledged – might appear to be an impossible task. million tonnes/year of carbon dioxide equivalent. One day, they will expect these products to be completely carbon neutral.

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Grist

MAY 22, 2024

DTE Gas Company , a subsidiary of Michigan’s largest utility, is expanding its natural gas network to the area, giving over 1,000 homes and businesses the choice to switch to natural gas. Natural gas is more climate-friendly than the propane and wood used in much of the region, according to DTE.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Catalysts Transform Hydrogen Production With Lower Temperatures and Carbon Neutrality Recently, groundbreaking advancements in hydrogen production through ethanol and methanol reforming have revealed promising alternatives to traditional methods. Additionally, when ethanol is burned, it releases carbon dioxide as a byproduct.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Thanks to generous feed-in tariffs and other incentives, Germany’s wind and solar installations have soared over the past two decades to the point that renewables could cover half of the country’s electricity demand. Power-to-gas involves using excess renewable power to manufacture carbon-neutral synthetic methane.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio. To be sure, no U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on February 2 proposed including nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future, dividing member countries and drawing outcry from environmentalists as “greenwashing.” Under the plan, gas projects must meet emission thresholds and achieve reduction targets.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 28, 2024

It has the potential to decarbonize industry and mobility in Hamburg to sectors with a high demand for zero-carbon hydrogen energy. This will result in clean energy for mobility, heat, process gas and natural gas replacement. This has the potential to lower carbon emissions by about 1.4 million annually.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

California regulators have allocated $45 million to incentives for heat pump water heaters through 2025, in another step on the path toward the state's 2045 carbon neutrality goal. Around 90 percent (PDF) of the furnaces and water heaters in California are fueled by natural gas or propane. million in total.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 1, 2020

SMUD is the first utility in the country to count avoided carbon emissions from the existing building stock as part of its progress on energy efficiency. The switch to "avoided carbon" is part of SMUD’s ambitious effort to accelerate decarbonization of its existing building stock. A holistic vision.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2020

Accounting for eight per cent of the world’s carbon emissions, the current process for making cement is far from eco-friendly. At the same time, carbon dioxide is released and captured, alongside oxygen and hydrogen. Currently, a large proportion of this background energy generation relies on burning coal or natural gas.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This initiative aligns with Japans ambitious target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and Australia’s aspiration to become a major hydrogen exporter. This platform provides comprehensive visibility from production to utilization, enabling companies to monitor emissions and ensure compliance with carbon-neutral objectives.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JULY 10, 2024

According to a recent report by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which has studied the eXERO platform for four years, the reactor is capable of operating in three distinct modes: H2Gen Mode: Produces enriched carbon dioxide and high-purity hydrogen without additional electricity.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 4, 2024

The company has already launched Operation Polaris*2, for the purpose of meeting its 2050 goal of being carbon neutral.   This process generates electricity without resulting in the production of carbon dioxide emissions, unlike many other sources of electricity generation that use fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas. 

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The companies said the project is designed to reduce “demand on local energy infrastructure,” a common concern as the U.S. Enel X, which grew out of energy giant Enel’s acquisition of EnerNOC, Demand Energy and eMotorWerks, will build the system along with an EPC developer and own it long-term.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

The power sector is decarbonizing quickly by replacing coal with domestically sourced renewable energy, and domestically produced coal will largely be sufficient for the remaining coal demand segments by 2050. However, oil and gas usage will continue to rely on imports.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Two smart energy communities in the US, which will consist of a total 30 single-family net zero homes, are being planned and will equip residents with a combination of renewable, electric and natural gas technologies. Smart tech.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Renovate buildings and redesign cars to run entirely on electricity, power them with renewable energy from the sun and wind, and bing, bam, boom, you’ve just knocked out a majority of the carbon entering the atmosphere. Making the electric grid more resilient to extreme weather is urgent, regardless of decisions about gas. In the U.S.,

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 15, 2020

Local RA is costlier for these regions, which have higher loads and constrained transmission systems served by fewer local natural-gas plants that provide most of California’s capacity needs. That can allow those generators to demand higher prices. Last year the CPUC called for 3.3

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

A group of exciting start-ups are exploring whether the world's trash mountains could become a valuable source of low carbon hydrogen fuels. Still, there is potential for clean - low- or zero-carbon - hydrogen to take off, energy experts believe. And it could be cheaper than producing hydrogen from natural gas.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2020

If it works, the unusual combination of a newly formed municipal utility, large electricity customers as anchor tenants, and a microgrid developer to fund and manage the solar, battery and natural gas-powered system could provide a new statewide model for towns and cities looking for reliable, clean energy options. MW of solar, 27.5

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 3, 2021

General Assembly that the country is aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2060. It will likely include more details on the first stages of this path to net-zero carbon. Building a grid and power market fit for net-zero carbon. EVs will drive a chunk of that demand. The new strategy is wide-ranging. The coal question.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 4, 2019

"I look forward to tapping into that desire and building on the strong foundation that Bob has built as we meet society’s demand for cleaner, better energy," he added. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Looney is a big believer in the future role of natural gas. But comparing gas to coal isn’t good enough on its own.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Hydrogen, liquified natural gas and technologies geared at improving the energy efficiency of ships are among Shell's proposed solutions to decarbonise its shipping business. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is also set to play a "critical role" in making Shell's shipping operations more sustainable, according to yesterday's update.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

This project demonstrates a new kind of energy future and a model of lower-carbon energy production that can be replicated worldwide," said Huibert Vigeveno Shell's downstream director, at the project's opening ceremony. In addition, a plant for liquefied renewable natural gas, known as bio-LNG, is also in development, the company said.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 5, 2024

This plan aligns with China’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. As the nation progresses toward its carbon neutrality goal for 2060, the cohesiveness of its hydrogen strategy will be paramount in overcoming these challenges and realizing the market’s full potential. Costs of fuel cells are halved.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

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. Google first became carbon-neutral in 2007. Microsoft plans to be carbon-negative by 2030. Via BBC Image via Pawe?

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2021

Chris Jackson has stepped down from his role as chair of the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UKHFCA), arguing that he is no longer able to advocate in good faith on behalf of 'blue' hydrogen made using fossil fuel gas coupled with carbon capture technology.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2019

for the whole of the third quarter, the first time that has happened, according to research by the Carbon Brief. Chunky capacity additions, largely from offshore wind, alongside a spate of coal plant closures and an overall decrease in demand have all accelerated the trend. The growth of renewable energy capacity in the U.K.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A recent grant has been awarded to develop a materials system for gas turbines that can operate using hydrogen fuel instead of natural gas. The Shift to Hydrogen Fuel The transition from natural gas to hydrogen fuel in gas turbines is driven by the need to reduce carbon emissions.

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Solar Industry

MARCH 14, 2024

Bright Green Corporation says it will install a 102 MW solar field to power the electricity and heating requirements for its forthcoming $250 million Dalsem expansion project and commits to switch the existing facility currently burning natural gas and heavy oil to solar. are carbon neutral.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Together the three utilities are proposing to demonstrate hydrogen blending in three different situations, to improve understanding of the use of hydrogen in California’s existing natural gas infrastructure and how it may be delivered at scale across the state.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Iberdrola decommissioned the last of its coal-fired power stations in 2017 and has since pledged to become carbon neutral in Europe by 2030, and globally by 2050. Last year, it announced it would invest 75 billion euros ($88 billion) in renewable energy by 2025 to meet the growing demand for clean power.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2021

The carbon credit system needs an overhaul to effectively help in reducing climate change, according to a UCL study. French global energy giant Total recently announced it had delivered its first shipment of ' carbon neutral liquid natural gas '. Why the carbon market is growing.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 8, 2024

The engine is fuel-agnostic, capable of running on hydrogen, natural gas, and diesel, demonstrating its versatility and adaptability. This improvement not only boosts performance but also meets the demanding requirements of long-haul trucking. Key features: Adapted from the 5.0-litre

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2021

The hydrogen automotive market received a blow late last week, after Honda announced it is to discontinue its flagship fuel cell model following disappointing demand. Japanese car maker confirms it is to discontinue its pioneering fuel cell model, but insists hydrogen models are still part of its future plans.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Henrik Poulsen took over as CEO at Ørsted in 2012, when it was still known as Danish Oil and Natural Gas. By 2025, Ørsted will be carbon-neutral. In 2017 Dong sold its last oil and gas assets to U.K. Dong produced just short of 200,000 barrels a day in 2012. Shell and Total are also partners.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

liquefied natural gas (LNG). Akin to that demand, Milieudefensie now seeks to compel ING to cut its CO2 emissions roughly in half by 2030 and align its policy with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C Related: New Shell documents, unearthed by a Dutch activist, could aid climate litigation. Credit: Sabrina Bedford.

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