Grist

MARCH 8, 2021

When shipping giant Maersk announced last month it would operate a “carbon-neutral” vessel by 2023, the Danish company committed to using a fuel that’s made from renewable sources, is free of soot-forming pollutants — and is currently in scarce supply. But those vessels use conventional methanol, which is made from coal or natural gas.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A regional cooperation for a greener beer brewing process and a greener regional gas network. This sustainable alternative for fossil natural gas will supply gas which is equivalent to the gas needs of approximately 700 households. A sustainable gas with the same properties as natural gas.

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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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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Wärtsilä defines the goal of 100 percent decarbonization as a carbon-neutral power grid with a combination of generation resources — the vast majority of which would be wind and solar — as well as ample amounts of battery storage, demand response and flexible gas power, which will ultimately run on carbon-free renewable fuels.

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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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DeSmogBlog

MAY 6, 2021

If you live in Oregon, it’s likely you’ve been bombarded with misleading PR from the local utility company, Northwest Natural, about the potential for what the industry is calling renewable natural gas (RNG) — methane captured from places like landfills and repurposed into energy for homes.

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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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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

And how do you reduce the carbon intensity of a hydrocarbon business? Then, natural gas is suddenly in the hot seat. For gas-only utilities, one pathway is clear. They have to push renewable methane. And how will the battle over natural gas connections play out? We’ll dig through the details.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

.” Anaerobic digestion is a natural process where microorganisms break down waste without oxygen. Microbes convert materials into soluble substances, which are then transformed into gases like methane. It’s used for waste management and fuel production.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 6, 2024

billion carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at their Genesee Generating Station, claiming it is “technically viable but not economically feasible.” Julia Levin, associate director of National Climate with Environmental Defence, characterized the cancellation as yet another failure for carbon capture.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

Maintaining and improving global energy security; empowering Indigenous communities; seizing the global LNG opportunity — these were some of the talking points speakers were keen to discuss throughout the Canada Gas Exhibition & Conference, which took place in Vancouver in May.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

Carbon neutral fertiliser production and use to be discussed at Agri-TechE event on 24 March. Would this reduce the agricultural sector’s greenhouse gas emissions? Food production accounts for 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This reduces the amount of ammonia released whilst eliminating methane emissions.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Counting on 'negative carbon' solutions.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The event aims to bring together policymakers and liquified natural gas (LNG), natural gas, and hydrogen players to explore new avenues for fossil fuel expansion. So they’re just going to try and squeeze out every last bit of profit they can and give it fancy new names like carbon capture and sequestration.

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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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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will stop backing fossil fuel energy projects in 2021, except those using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology or offsets to cancel out their emissions. The EIB's new financing criteria will make lending to gas projects very difficult. Gas and LNG may be better but are they good enough?

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The announcement comes as Duke intends to deploy $63 billion of capital over the next five years, 80% of which is expected to support investments in grid modernization and zero or lower-carbon emitting generation. The Carbon Plan" would then be reviewed every two years and may be adjusted. GW of capacity since 2010, Good said.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. These big ag entities often link regenerative agriculture to carbon storage in the soil.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

At the same time, Brussels signaled that it will also encourage the development of "blue" hydrogen produced from fossil fuels paired with carbon capture, at least for the time being. The Global CCS Institute, a carbon capture think tank based in London, called the EU's strategy ambitious, but warned against picking winners.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

and other fossil fuel companies are urging the European Union to relax targets to boost climate-friendly “green” hydrogen, hoping to win greater support for projects to manufacture the fuel using natural gas. But the oil and gas industry is pushing hard for increased use of “blue” hydrogen. ExxonMobil Corp.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A year after successfully producing biomethane from forest biomass, the GAYA platform has seemingly achieved a world first with the production of its first cubic metres of renewable gas from Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF). The post Gasification platform demonstrates renewable gas production from SRF first appeared on Envirotec.

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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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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Looney is a big believer in the future role of natural gas. One obvious way to deliver more energy with less carbon, Looney said, is "more renewables and gas, pushing coal out of power.". But comparing gas to coal isn’t good enough on its own. billion ($1.67

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 5, 2022

The plan, which is expected to take effect from January 1, 2024, is focussed on building resilience into the company’s electricity and gas networks and targets the meeting of California’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Electrolysis splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, creating a carbon-free energy carrier. The company takes this process a step further by combining the green hydrogen with captured carbon dioxide (CO2) to produce e-Methanol, e-Methane, and other clean fuels, collectively known as e-Fuels.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

For while electric and ground-source heat pumps are set to play a key role in keeping homes warm in the coming decade and beyond, the energy networks companies that manage the UK's gas grid believe replacing fossil fuel gas in pipes with low carbon hydrogen also has an important part to play in deliver greener heating to the nation.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. Carbon Capture and Storage. Below, a handful of DeSmog writers dive into the issues they’ll be watching in 2023. Aquaculture. Next year you will.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 28, 2022

Conducted by consulting firm ICF, the study detailed pathways for the company’s four natural gas distribution companies to reach net-zero direct greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). It found that natural gas and the company’s own gas infrastructure are essential to achieve Southern Company’s 2050 net zero goals.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 17, 2022

“This extremism is the direct result of the inflammatory rhetoric of irresponsible politicians and fanatical activists like David Suzuki,” said one post, which was reposted from a pro-oil and gas Facebook page called Debunk Inc. But Canada Proud is not a neutral observer when it comes to projects like Coastal GasLink. s west coast.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gasification Gasification involves subjecting biomass to high temperatures in an environment with controlled oxygen, which converts the material into a mixture of gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane, collectively known as syngas. Equally important is the consideration of air quality.

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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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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Now, the city is at the forefront of the country’s dash to break its dependence on Russian gas. On Saturday, a newly built jetty is due to welcome the Norwegian-flagged Höegh Esperanza, a 280-metre vessel capable of offloading cargoes of natural gas supercooled into liquid form, then shipped across the ocean in specialised tankers.

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 19, 2022

In the initial phase, 25 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year of green methane, from which more than half a million metric tons of hydrogen can be produced, will be imported into Wilhelmshaven. The phase-out from coal, natural gas, and nuclear has already started. Clean hydrogen will be utilized as a bridging fuel in the early years.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

2019 Sustainability Report confirms oil giant is making progress with a raft of low carbon initiatives, but concerns remain over incremental pace of decarbonisation. The new report also reveals that in 2019 the Net Carbon Footprint fell slightly from 79gCO2e/MJ in 2016 to 78gCO2e/MJ last year. Shell shares this sense of urgency.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

For example, in 2019 L’Oréal USA announced that 14 of its factories were "carbon neutral," and the beauty giant continues to look for renewable options for all of its thermal loads as part of its science-based targets. Apple, for example, last year announced a carbon-neutrality target throughout its entire supply chain.

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