Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

2 This led to investment in new biomethane production infrastructure, which the world critically needs to cut methane emissions from organic wastes and generate green gas, biofertilisers and bioCO2, but this will no longer be possible under the proposed new guidance. using fossil fuels); scope 2 are from the purchase of energy (e.g.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

.” Topics discussed in the plenary sessions of the Congress included logistics and industrial decarbonisation, waste management, and the financing for biomethane projects.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

While biodegradable plastics currently exist, they rely on commercial composting, which uses energy to heat the compost, as well as presenting other logistical challenges. In addition, some bioplastics produce methane gas when they decompose, a compound with a global warming potential 25 times that of CO2.

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CleanTech Group

APRIL 29, 2020

Looking for investment insight? Here’s your overview of the latest cleantech deals from across the globe. Agriculture & Food Fast-growing provider of ordering.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 6, 2025

Air Products PRISM Generators Air Products PRISM hydrogen generators employ steam methane reforming to produce hydrogen with over 99.999% purity. Key Takeaways: On-Site Production Reduces Costs : Distributed production eliminates logistical hurdles, ensuring a steady hydrogen supply near demand centers.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 31, 2025

Traditional hydrogen production methods, such as steam methane reforming, involve significant carbon emissions. Its proximity to existing industrial hydrogen markets also cuts down on transportation costs and logistical overhead. Scaling AWE to meet global energy demands will require significant investment and logistical coordination.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Pioneering Emissions-Free Hydrogen Production: A Rice University Breakthrough In a significant stride towards sustainable energy solutions, researchers at Rice University have unveiled a groundbreaking photocatalyst capable of rendering steam methane reforming (SMR) entirely emissions-free.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Replate is a food rescue organization that leverages technology and logistics to match surplus food from businesses with communities in need. Food waste also squanders water resources and rots in landfills, producing harmful methane gases that contribute to climate change. Meanwhile, 1 in 9 people remain undernourished.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 20, 2021

Food left rotting in landfills generates planet-warming greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide, accounting for the third-largest source of human-related methane emissions in the U.S. While scraps and leftovers may seem harmless, food waste actually has a significant impact on the planet.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Biomethane is particularly appropriate for public transport, long-haul logistics and food distribution vehicles. ” With the launch of the CNHi Biomethane tractor and small scale on-site methanation units, agriculture could be the next sector to benefit from the availability of biomethane to reduce its GHG emissions.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

There are two primary ways to make hydrogen at scale: electrolysis and steam methane reformation (SMR).  In contrast, the most efficient way to produce hydrogen is through SMR, a process that separates natural gas (methane) into carbon and hydrogen that can then be stored.

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CleanTech Group

MAY 21, 2024

High-precision flood-prediction software, vaccines that reduce livestock methane emissions, and end-to-end technology that recycles all components of lithium-ion batteries: Recent Deals worth looking. The post Recent Deals – 21 May 2024 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 15, 2023

In order to achieve our climate goals, I believe we should be agnostic to the color,” Nancy Southern, chair and CEO of the Calgary-based logistics and energy company ATCO, told an audience during a panel on April 25. “[We Gray hydrogen is created from methane using something called the “steam reformation process.”

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

At present, around 99 percent of the roughly 130 million tons of hydrogen a year used for industrial processes — mostly oil refining and ammonia production — is made using coal or lignite gasification processes, or steam methane reformation. Neither option is cheap, though.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Methane, a greenhouse gas which is belched out in high volumes by cattle, has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to cut global heating. It underplays climate impacts, stating that “research has shown that cows do not produce as much methane gas as was once believed”.

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CleanTech Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Thermal batteries for grid-scale energy storage; aerial methane detection sensors, and lithium-ion battery recycling – Recent deals worth looking at: Agriculture & Food. The post Recent Deals – 27 February 2024 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 4, 2023

Today, cow manure is a major climate and logistical problem on farms. Piles of decomposing cow manure emit methane and nitrous oxide, in addition to polluting water and contaminating soil. While some manure can serve as fertilizer, large farms still have an excess, and even have to pay to manage their extraneous manure.

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CleanTech Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Methane reducing livestock feed; energy management and storage solutions; recycling for advanced materials – Recent deals worth looking at: Agriculture & Food.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 19, 2024

Hydrogen derived from natural gas has been widely criticized as an ineffective greenwash that leaks planet-warming methane into the atmosphere. The hydrogen export proposal comes with considerable logistical and technical challenges. A funding announcement by Wilkinson in early July indicated the government was committing $8.5

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The promise of renewable natural gas is a sustainability win that has been financially and logistically out of reach for even the largest companies. Bacteria in the digesters consume the waste, creating methane and CO2 as byproducts. Vanguard is in charge of the logistics, taking that burden off the corporations and farmers.

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Grist

AUGUST 11, 2022

In the presence of the sun’s rays, nitrogen molecules set of a chain of reactions that produce ozone and destroy free-floating atmospheric methane. Some of these reactions, like the methane destruction, help cool the Earth. But there are immense logistical challenges to scaling up production of those fuels. Others warm it.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 29, 2025

A Defining Partnership in Clean Energy ExxonMobil , a global energy leader, is teaming up with Trammo, a renowned commodity trading and logistics company, to pave the way for a cleaner energy future. Hydrogen is typically produced by breaking down methane through high-temperature steam. Heres a closer look at how it works.

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Grist

MAY 22, 2024

Natural gas is a fossil fuel made up mostly of methane , an extremely potent greenhouse gas that is much more efficient at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Financial considerations and logistical legwork can make the prospect of adopting cleaner heating daunting. To him, the solution is clear. “It’s

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Additionally, siting flexibility allows nuclear hydrogen plants to be located closer to industrial hydrogen consumers, reducing transportation costs and logistical challenges. This reliability, combined with the high capacity of nuclear plants, ensures a consistent and scalable hydrogen production process.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Developing blue hydrogen doesn’t make sense, unless you are in the business of producing and selling methane, like the oil and gas industry is. He also said: “It is important that we see those costs in 2030 as still being more expensive than the low-carbon fossil options.” Limited Role in Decarbonization.

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Grist

JULY 23, 2024

The same kinds of sensors already used in landfills can be installed to monitor data like oxygen, moisture, and methane levels over time. The ideal location for a wood vault is near the source of its biomass, which cuts back on transportation emissions and logistics.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This echoes concerns voiced by others about the idea of Europe relying on renewable hydrogen produced overseas and the logistics of transporting the fuel to market. Pipelines or pipe dreams?

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

Amazon has a long track record of using hydrogen in their forklifts trucks in their logistics centers," said Patrick Molloy, manager for the climate-aligned industries program at RMI. Despite its many investments in climate technologies, Amazon's overall emissions rose 18 per cent in 2021. The California company has $332.6

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Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Artyc | Battery-powered thermal fridges for cold chain logistics Artycs portable fridges use battery-powered cooling technology to improve the accessibility of diagnostics and medical products, especially in remote areas. alone, there are between 210,000 and 746,000 unidentified orphan wells leaking methane.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

But the process of leaving the lab and entering the real world suddenly lifted the veil on all the economic, regulatory, and logistical challenges the startup had yet to solve. The startup made progress on the technology side of things, but when it came to logistics, they started hitting wall after wall.

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Elemental Excelerator

MAY 20, 2020

“ Hunger is not an issue of scarcity but rather a matter of logistics ,” Jasmine said. Joan Salwen, CEO of Blue Ocean Barns , explained that feeding seaweed to cattle can help slash methane emissions. “We’ve really stood up to that challenge in the midst of this global pandemic.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 25, 2024

fluxtec is a professional service provider of gas analyses ( e.g. for carbon dioxide, methane or radon), relevant for a wide range of applications in exploration and monitoring. How does a soil gas flux survey compare to other surface survey methods in terms of time, cost, and logistical complexity?

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2020

Under the EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive, which the UK plans to adopt in 2021, biomethane from manure is considered a carbon negative fuel, as it utilises methane from animal excrement that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

The food system is a logistical miracle, full of amazing, inventive people," said Dimbleby. For now, the government would be better off "nudging" consumers into changing their habits, the report argues, while investing in methane-reduction projects and the development of alternative proteins.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2021

In industries like agriculture, fishing, transportation logistics, and construction, workers must work outside and generally have little protection against high temperatures. According to the same study in Climatic Change , “up to 1.8 billion workforce hours, or about 11 working hours per U.S. Lobby governments on behalf of climate change.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

. ” Meanwhile, the OGCI today announced that its members collectively have reduced the cut their absolute upstream methane emissions by 22 percent since 2017, shrinking the methane intensity of members’ upstream oil and gas to operations to 0.23 It surpasses its target to cut methane intensity to 0.25

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

. ” Meanwhile, the OGCI today announced that its members collectively have reduced the cut their absolute upstream methane emissions by 22 percent since 2017, shrinking the methane intensity of members’ upstream oil and gas to operations to 0.23 It surpasses its target to cut methane intensity to 0.25

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