By [Energy Central] Tom Raftery In today’s evolving landscape, the race towards a sustainable future is more than just a goal—it’s an imperative. But how do we ensure that our journey is not only swift but also steady? If there’s one thing I’ve gleaned from my numerous conversations with thought leaders on the Climate Confident…
By [Energy Central] Kennedy Maize Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion Energy, seeking to improve its winter reliability, is planning to go into the liquified natural gas business in the Old Dominion. Dominion Energy Virginia (still technically operating under its original moniker, Virginia Electric and Power Co.) is planning an LNG production, storage, and regasification facility serving two…
By [Energy Central] Energy in Depth Today, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials will hold a hearing titled “America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions.” It’s an opportune time to be discussing American leadership in greenhouse gas emissions reduction. On Thursday, diplomats, state…
By [Energy Central] EDF Energy Exchange By Beth Trask Among the announcements expected at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai is a new industry standard for assessing the climate impacts of hydrogen, to be unveiled by the International Standards Organization. These standards could very quickly become the starting point for a cascade of other rules…
Tesla, along with a handful of other automakers, have announced that they joining Climate Trace, a global emission tracking program co-founded by former US Vice President Al Gore. more… The post Tesla joins global emission tracking program appeared first on Electrek.Brought to you by: EV Driven Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric…
At the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, the Biden administration has announced a historic plan to sharply cut methane emissions from the oil and gas industry in the next 15 years as part of new rules to put limits on the “super pollutant.” more… The post US to slash ‘super-polluting’ methane levels by 80% appeared…
By Giles Parkinson Brookfield’s bold bid for Origin Energy and its plans to spend $30 billion on new wind, solar and storage voted down by shareholders more interested in dividends than climate changes and green energy. The post Greed trumps climate as Origin bid voted down by dividend hungry shareholders appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read…
By Giles Parkinson COP host says abandoning fossil fuels will send us back to caves, Exxon flies in to boost CCS, NZ does a back flip on oil and gas exploration, and Forrest’s green ammonia push blocked at the port. The post Fossil fuel giants play home ground advantage as climate COP despairs about 1.5°C…
Tesla, General Motors (GM) and others have signed an agreement to use a database tracking greenhouse gas emissions, with this year’s report having been shared by U.S. Vice President Al Gore at the COP28 climate conference this weekend. The database, dubbed Climate TRACE, was created by Gore’s global climate coalition in an attempt to keep…
By [Energy Central] Charley Rattan Scaling Up Hydrogen: The Case for Low￾Carbon Ammonia • Ammonia is one of the most common industrial chemicals and represents a $76 billion market. It is essential for the agriculture sector, with more than 75% of ammonia produced being used to make fertilizers. Other applications include mining explosives and the…
By [Energy Central] Seb Kennedy Is this the start of winter, or is it already over? Prompt gas and LNG prices are flatlining amid muted buying activity, even as northern hemisphere temperatures drop. But benchmark contracts for delivery next spring and summer are rising, indicating a focus on the restocking season — when brimming EU…
By [Energy Central] Dominic Kendal After reading this news article from the FT it got me thinking…It’s going to be interesting to see how the O&G / Energy Majors are going to get around calling themselves sustainable. I’ll be interested to see what it means for other businesses who are still transacting with them when…
Abu Dhabi-based utility Masdar has signed a deal to partner with German counterpart RWE to develop a 3GW UK offshore wind cluster, the pair announced at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
By [Energy Central] Rafael Herzberg New opportunity: mergers and acquisitions There is an increasingly stronger feature on the customer side. From energy industrial, commercial and institutional consumers! It is the contracting of services and not assets. This is what the developed world coined “energy as a service”.: Some “classic” examples: * Contract back-up energy (on-site…..
By Giles Parkinson & David Leitch Macquarie’s Lachlan Creswell and Aula’s Chad Hymas on wind, solar and storage. Plus: SEC’s big battery play, Bowen’s climate statement. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Macquarie marches in to Australian renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy