By Ryan Hagen Hi all,I’m mixing it up a bit today with a quick 5-minute podcast episode called “Climate Grief = Love”.I talk about:- Why it’s not only natural but rational to experience these feelings.- Where they may ultimately be coming from (love).- A key takeaway and new lens through which to view them.To be…
By Rafael Herzberg Power price trends in BrazilMedium and long term prices are converging, according to the charts.The medium term prices are rising and the long ones are still falling but at a pace pointing to the achievement of a plateau.When medium and long term prices “meet” decision making is facilitated as there is a…
By [email protected] Gia Schneider and her brother Abe started Natel Energy based on a hydropower turbine their father designed. And after more than a decade of R&D, pilots, software development and a project for Apple, Natel is preparing for the next level of scale. “Our objectives have actually not wavered. But they haven’t wavered because…
By Mark Silverstone Hydrogen central to oil and gas industry decarbonization as…”Blue hydrogen” is produced from fossil fuels (typically natural gas, but also coal). But it depends on CCS. So: Without CCS, there is no Blue Hydrogen. It is always difficult to tell if the Oil&Gas industries are serious about using their capital and their…
By Charley Rattan Further movement from the UK gas industry on the road to net zero. Dr Massey and I discuss CCS: Carbon capture and storage: Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers on energy & climate
By FORESIGHT Contributor In an EU that aims to be carbon neutral by 2050, production of green hydrogen can be a new job creating industry, argues Tjisse Stelpstra, Member of the Council of the Province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands, providing an economic boost for regions like his and Europe as a whole. The…
By Charley Rattan CCS: Carbon Capture and StorageLike another topic we’ve discussed before, hydrogen, CCS is not new to the world. But, like hydrogen, it has had false dawns in the past, is back in the minds of industry now – and is on the hunt for policy support in order to progress. So it…
By Sophie Vorrath Europe unveils $A1.2 trillion Covid-19 recovery plan that has renewables and climate as the centrepiece, casting Australia even more starkly as a backwards-looking global laggard. The post EU unveils “green” Covid recovery plan, leaves Australia wallowing in coal dust appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew…
By Marla Orenstein In this month’s Brief, we’ve got stories about how geothermal tech is working with Canada’s oil sector in new and sustainable ways, “Frankenstein” cement that “eats” CO2, rooftop windpower, and renewable energy pushing out coal in the US for the longest stretch in history. Read below. Click headline for full article Read…
By Joel Stronberg You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. Although one of the more cynical phrases ever uttered by a politician, the pilfered phrase[i] of the former mayor of Chicago and Obama adviser are also among the most honest. The COVID-19 contagion is proving no exception to the Emanuel rubric. Over…
By Rafael Herzberg There is a popular saying about the bacon omelet served at your breakfast. The chicken was involved but the pig was committed.When I am called to discover opportunities to reduce energy costs, I face two typical customer behaviors. Those who “declare intentions” and those who “make it happen”.For a pharmaceutical industry I…
By Ryan Hagen If you’ve followed my writing recently, you know I’m taking coronavirus seriously and have done what I can to help spread awareness. I believe it deserves our attention and action so we can, to the best of our ability:Save lives.Support people on the front lines.Make people economically whole again.But I also think…
By Kelsey Misbrener Under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) passed in 2019, New York State set an ambitious goal to deploy 6 gigawatts of distributed solar power by 2025. (Distributed solar is defined as systems installed on residential, commercial, and industrial rooftops, as well as community solar systems that provide low-cost solar…
By Ketan Joshi Technology roadmap shows us that Australia’s climate plan is to tread water for eternity, while its fossil fuel industries continue their work unabated and unregulated. The post The Australian government has officially given up on climate action appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Jay Stein Building electrification—the idea that global warming emissions can be effectively mitigated by either forcing or encouraging builders to install electric heat pumps instead of fossil fuel burning furnaces and water heaters—is catching on. Already, 30 cities in California have adopted codes that either restrict natural gas usage or outright require heat pumps…