Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Initially, the plant will use a blend of H2 and natural gas and will burn it for electricity production. After all, as much as solar and wind power are both wonderful for generating clean energy, they still rely on having enough windy and sunny hours every day to keep up with demand.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 10, 2022

power grid this year. GW (21%) from natural gas projects and 7.6 GW (17%) from wind additions. The agency says another 5% of the country’s planned electric capacity additions in 2022 will come from two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia. EIA said it expects 46.1 Around 21.5 Of the 9.6

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

Utility-scale solar projects that start construction in 2021 or 2022 are eligible for a 26% tax credit. In comparison, natural gas made up 53% of Texas’s capacity in 2020 and 52% of in-state generation; wind made up 23% of capacity and 20% of in-state generation.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

And while it took over 40 years to bring solar and wind power to cost parity with legacy energy sources, those banking on hydrogen (everyone, it seems) are hoping to squeeze that development work into a much shorter timeframe. In the UK, the blending of hydrogen into the gas grid is starting to appear on the horizon.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Virginia has inked a 420-megawatt solar and wind power contract, the largest single procurement of renewable energy to power U.S. Thursday’s deal with utility Dominion Virginia includes 75 megawatts of onshore wind power from Apex Clean Energy and 345 megawatts of solar projects.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 20, 2022

MidAmerican estimates that the Wind PRIME project could create more than 1,100 full-time jobs during the construction phase and another 125 full-time positions for ongoing operations and maintenance. MidAmerican currently generates energy using 60% wind, 23% coal, 12% natural gas and 5% nuclear and other resources.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 8, 2021

Hydrogen can be produced from a variety of resources, such as natural gas, nuclear power, biomass, and renewable power like solar and wind. Gulf Coast – Leveraging Avangrid Renewables Wind Generation to Develop Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia. Avangrid submitted several ideas, which are outlined below.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 19, 2024

Previously, the terms blue and green hydrogen were used to describe hydrogen derived from natural gas and electrolysis, respectively. Hydrogen derived from natural gas has been widely criticized as an ineffective greenwash that leaks planet-warming methane into the atmosphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

The world has already found some innovative ways to sustainably produce energy without the reliance on coal, oil, and natural gas. Other than the changes we as individuals make, businesses need to adapt their operations to use greener sources of energy – such as wind power. Wind turbines impact views. The pros. •

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 28, 2020

American Electric Power has secured enough state regulator approvals to move ahead with a 1,485-megawatt wind power project in Oklahoma — even if Texas regulators end up denying its plans. The North Central project is expected to provide roughly $3 billion in reduced power costs to customers of the Public Service Co.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

What would happen if you converted all the single-family homes in Texas from natural gas to electric heating? That if we electrify a lot of different end uses or sectors of the economy that power demand of the grid would double or something like that.” cents per therm for natural gas. A conservative estimate.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When Canada’s carbon price is also included, both wind and solar are significantly cheaper than natural gas already today. Both find wind and solar to be cost-competitive with natural gas-fired electricity in the U.S. Analyses for the U.S. Analyses for the U.S. even without a carbon price.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 29, 2021

The funds will support multiple research projects to improve and advance offshore wind energy development and grid integration. Ørsted operates the Block Island Wind Farm and constructed the two-turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project. In the U.S.,

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 2, 2024

At the same time that H2 is a great way to store renewable energy such as solar and wind power, hydrogen storage isn’t necessarily simple. Challenges in hydrogen storage Indeed, H2 or Hydrogen is a gaseous substance, necessitating larger storage areas compared to natural gas.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The ninth edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook tells the story of American energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy in a volatile year. Figure 2 shows that natural gas and renewable generation continued to expand their share of the resource mix. power in 2020. A record 33.6

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

LS Power is a development, investment and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector. Rev is dedicated to solving a critical challenge in the transformation of energy systems: decarbonizing electricity supply while maintaining affordability, reliability and resilience.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. The second most important target for green power is replacing fossil fuel use in buildings, especially growing use of natural gas for heating; in Vancouver, British Columbia, that causes nearly 60% of the city’s carbon pollution.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

That’s good news for electrification proponents in states like California, where natural gas bans are being proposed at the state and local level. A new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute finds all-electric homes cost less to build and power and emit less carbon than mixed-fuel homes.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 24, 2021

EDP Renewables SA, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), and Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource, have executed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and a Build & Transfer Agreement (BTA) for two renewable energy projects in Indiana.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Enbridge Gas will receive funding for North America’s first hydrogen-powered combined heat and power facility that will also be able to produce energy by blending hydrogen fuel with natural gas. Emerald Energy from Waste Inc. Ontario is aiming to be a hydrogen fuel leader. million (US$5.47 million).

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2020

Facebook has unveiled a new heat recovery system at a wind-powered data centre in Denmark that shuttles surplus heat from its servers to homes in the nearby community. The entire process, from powering the servers to delivering heat, is supported by 100 per cent renewable wind energy," Edelman explained.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 11, 2022

made the big even bigger last July when it completed construction on Phase II of its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, which is located at the site of its retired gas-fired power plant in Monterey County, California. Tucson Electric Power said it started delivering power from its Wilmot Energy Center at the end of April.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

France built nuclear power. Denmark looked to offshore wind. Yet, despite years of government R&D and subsidies, Danish wind power didn't become commercially viable until, in 1991, the nation instigated a feed-in tariff - a subsidy that guarantees a long-term, fixed price for renewable power plants.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 2, 2021

The next wave appears to be the phasing out as many natural gas-fired facilities as is feasible as more wind and solar resources are deployed. But there is a big difference between an aging coal plant and a natural gas fired turbine in terms of emissions. Existing Generators for Synchronous Condensing.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

Today, however, the High Court rejected ClientEarth's claims, ruling that the government's decision to approve the gas power project was legal, and paving the way for Drax to press ahead with financing and constructing the North Yorkshire facility.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

To combat this, the report proposes a novel and admittedly radical solution — cutting back on the volumetric, per kilowatt-hour charges on customers’ bills, and recovering the missing money through constructs tied to customers’ income. The problem of raising rates to cover California’s myriad costs.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 23, 2020

Building retrofits and solar panel installation programs re-employed construction workers laid off during the 2007-2008 housing crash. Following this, wind and solar were some the fastest-growing industries in the U.S. including California and Texas, solar and wind power is cheaper than natural gas and coal.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 3, 2022

While FERC’s responsibilities include “Regulation of rates and practices of oil pipeline companies,” reviewing “applications for construction and operation of interstate natural gas pipelines” and hydro plant licensing, the actions outlined above in the RTOs are a must for faster interconnection of renewables to build (..)

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

At present home heating - the bulk of which is provided by the fossil fuel gas grid - accounts for 13 per cent of UK emissions. But the use of natural gas in homes needs to be nearly completely phased out in order to reach the country's statutory 2050 net zero emissions target.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

The investments will be used to upgrade the grid to connect more decentralised producers and users of solar and wind power, among them consumers who want to connect solar panels, heat pumps and wall boxes to benefit from the digital transformation. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed €3 billion ($3.2

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Scottish offshore energy company Equinor has revealed its preferred floating wind foundation design for full-scale gigawatt (GW) commercial floating offshore wind, if successful in the ScotWind leasing round. They currently have 25GW constructed and a target of another 27+GW by 2040. Courtesy: Equinor).

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Natural gas was found to be the biggest contributor to power sector externalities at £34bn, followed by nuclear energy at £24bn, coal at £8.3bn and oil at £600m, according to the research.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Saudi Arabia is constructing a futuristic city in the desert on the Red Sea called Neom. ” 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.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Shell: Shell reported higher quarterly profits, as its liquified natural gas (LNG) business did well. But it said it was “committed to oil and gas, with a focus on LNG growth.” All (liquified natural) gas, no brakes. BYD's success highlights the continued turbulence in the global EV race.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

“He kept saying we should find a project that will have the greatest impact we can have on global greenhouse gas emissions because the climate doesn’t care where our reductions come from.”. In other parts of the country, coal is a much bigger part of the mix, sometimes fueling more than half the power.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 15, 2019

In a first for the United Kingdom, wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable energy sources have generated more electricity than their fossil fuel counterparts of coal and natural gas. s first power plant was established in 1882, zero-carbon energy has finally generated more clean terawatt hours.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

A second hydrogen funding round is then also set to open in 2023, the government said, bringing the total green hydrogen production capacity targeted across both rounds to 1GW in operation or construction by the end of 2025.

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