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Shell Shelves Norway (Blue) Hydrogen Project Due to Lack of Demand

(Reuters)  Shell (SHEL.L) has scrapped plans for a low-carbon hydrogen plant on Norway's west coast due to a lack of demand, the energy company said on Monday, days after Equinor (EQNR.OL) cancelled a similar planned project in Norway. Hydrogen derived from natural gas in combination with

September 27, 2024 Read Full Article

Let's Turn Down the Heat on ICE vs. EV

by Allen Schaeffer (Engine Technology Forum)  ... Gas and diesel internal combustion engine (ICE) car and pickup truck owners are sometimes shocked at the tone and temperament of some EV advocates. Spend just a few minutes in an online chat about

August 20, 2024 Read Full Article

US Carbon Capture Tax Credits to Persist No Matter Who Wins Elections: Experts

by Markham Watson (S&P Global) Government-funded, industry-led program; Large projects move forward; challenges remain -- US tax credits for carbon capture and storage and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration will likely continue no matter what political party wins the 2024 presidential and congressional

July 25, 2024 Read Full Article

Policy Insights -- Declaring Energy Independence

by Robin Vercruse (Low Carbon Fuels Coalition) ... Declarations of “energy independence” usually provide more heat than light (pun very much intended).  The often heated discussion on the topic usually obscures the essential distinction between energy resources and their end use. From

July 15, 2024 Read Full Article

Wärtsilä Launches World’s First Large-Scale 100% Hydrogen-Ready Engine Power Plant

(Wärtsilä)  Technology group Wärtsilä has today launched the world’s first large-scale 100% hydrogen-ready engine power plant, to enable the net-zero power systems of tomorrow. The IEA World Energy Outlook 20231 shows that hydrogen is an essential component of our future power systems. According

June 28, 2024 Read Full Article

America’s Truck and Bus Fleets Continue Turnover to Advanced Generation of Near-zero Emission Internal Combustion Engines

(Engine Technology Forum)  Gasoline, diesel, natural gas and propane continue to be the primary fuel and technology choices for America’s commercial trucks, transit and school buses, with the population of advanced technology near-zero emissions diesels increasing 4% over 2022, according to

June 25, 2024 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Blue Hydrogen

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If designed cars are a thing, why can’t designer hydrogen be a thing? So asks Terry Mazanec of LEC Partners in this ABLC 2024 presentation. He notes that clean hydrogen represents just 0.7 percent of global

June 07, 2024 Read Full Article

The MNZ Cluster Project: Integrating Innovative Factors For Successful CCS Initiatives

(Carbon Capture Magazine) S3 E5 This week's Carbon Capture Magazine podcast features Matt Browell-Hook, Energy Transition Director at Spirit Energy. Interviewed by Danielle Piekarski, Content Coordinator of Carbon Capture Magazine.  READ MORE

June 05, 2024 Read Full Article

Power Solutions International Approves Use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in Its Diesel Engine Line

(Power Solutions International/Globe Newswire) Renewable fuel now available for stationary power generation applications across several industries -- Power Solutions International, Inc. (the “Company” or “PSI”) (OTC Pink: PSIX), a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of emission-certified engines and power systems,

March 21, 2024 Read Full Article

Grown-Up Talk about Blue Hydrogen

by Terry Mazanec (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... What constitutes the hydrogen economy? According to most analysts, the hydrogen economy is “an economy that relies on hydrogen as the commercial fuel that would deliver a substantial fraction of a nation’s energy and

January 30, 2024 Read Full Article

8 Rivers Announces Cormorant Clean Energy Project

(8 Rivers Capital/Carbon Capture Magazine) 8 Rivers Capital, LLC, a world-leading decarbonization technology developer, announced it is developing the Cormorant Clean Energy Project, an ultra-low-carbon ammonia production facility in Port Arthur, Texas. The Cormorant project will be powered by 8 Rivers’

January 11, 2024 Read Full Article

Big Green? The Clean Energy Leader Enraging Environmentalists

by Timothy Cama (E&E News Greenwire) ... “We are moving from kind of a clean-versus-dirty, renewables-versus-fossil imagination of this kind of bifurcated energy industry to the reality that these are big companies with both renewable and fossil assets,” (Jason) Grumet, a

January 10, 2024 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Fidelis New Energy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fidelis New Energy is an energy transition company driving decarbonization through infrastructure development and investments in renewable fuels, low or negative carbon intensity products, and carbon capture and storage through a growing portfolio of proprietary and

January 09, 2024 Read Full Article

Biden Admin Unveils Tax Rules for ‘Clean’ Hydrogen Public Comment DEADLINE February 26, 2024

by Brian Dabbs (Politico Pro Energywire) The guidance for the 45V tax credit aims to cut emissions produced by the industry. -- The Treasury Department released heavily anticipated tax guidance Friday that would force companies to use low-carbon or zero-emissions energy to

December 22, 2023 Read Full Article

SK E&S and Partners Aim to Build Korea’s Largest Low-Carbon Hydrogen Plant

by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) SK E&S, a part of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, has partnered with GE Vernova, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction, Chungcheongnam-do Government, and Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) for the construction of the largest low-carbon hydrogen plant

December 08, 2023 Read Full Article

Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Tool, Moves Climate Change Performance Measure Forward

(U.S. Department of Transportation) Whole-of-Government Approach to Tackling Climate Change Provides States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations a Clear Framework, Flexibility, and Funding  --  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced a finalized performance measure that will provide State Departments of

November 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Topsoe and Aramco to Demonstrate Groundbreaking Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production Technology

by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe)  • Aramco and Topsoe collaborate to demonstrate the eREACT™ technology for low-carbon hydrogen production The technology is an emerging technology that converts natural gas into low-carbon hydrogen using renewable electricity Aramco and Topsoe will build a demonstration plant at

October 13, 2023 Read Full Article

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7 Billion For America’s First Clean Hydrogen Hubs, Driving Clean Manufacturing and Delivering New Economic Opportunities Nationwide

(U.S. Department of Energy) President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Drives $50 Billion in Public-Private Sector Investment to Jumpstart America’s Clean Hydrogen Economy; Seven Clean Hydrogen Hubs Will Create Tens of Thousands of High-Quality Jobs, Strengthen the Nation’s Energy Security, and

October 13, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to CO2 Utilization Markets, Resources, and Environmental and Energy Justice

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A recent DOE project aims to quantify resource availability and costs for CO2 utilization (CO2U) in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production to inform industry, technology communities, and policymakers on location-specific economic and societal impacts. It will provide

October 12, 2023 Read Full Article

GTI Training Sessions

(Gas Technology Institute) GTI Energy has been responsible for establishing training centers and educating gas personnel across the world for the past 7+ decades. Through the years, GTI Energy’s efforts have spanned creating a four-week training program in English and Spanish

October 11, 2023 Read Full Article

Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Methane by Converting It into Methanol with a New Enzyme

(Nagoya University)  A team led by Professor Shoji at Nagoya University in Japan has developed a technology to convert methane, the principal component of natural gas, into methanol at room temperature in water. They used an enzyme that can be easily

September 27, 2023 Read Full Article

Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement Against SoCalGas Ooer Misleading Marketing Statements

(California Office of the Attorney General)  California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement against Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) in connection with numerous unqualified environmental marketing claims the company made in 2019 that natural gas is “renewable.” Such claims are misleading. The vast majority of natural gas — including a vast majority of the

August 16, 2023 Read Full Article

Cummins and Chevron Advance Strategic Collaboration

(Chevron) Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), announced a memorandum of understanding to leverage complementary positioning in hydrogen, natural gas, and other lower carbon fuel value chains. The announcement expands the two companies’

August 11, 2023 Read Full Article

CCS Brings Health Savings by Cutting Pollution — Report

by Carlos Anchondo (Politico Pro Energywire) A study analyzed the benefits of capturing pollutants from 54 facilities across seven industries. -- Carbon capture at industrial and power generation facilities across the United States could deliver billions of dollars in health savings by

August 08, 2023 Read Full Article

A New Hydrogen: from Methane, via Pyrolysis, without the CO2 Release

by Chingis Idrissov (IDTechEx/Biofuels Digest) Digest note. This column from Chingis Idrissov focuses on production of hydrogen from methane, with an underlying assumption that the methane will come from fossil gas reserves. But, not necessarily so. There’s renewable methane, which

June 30, 2023 Read Full Article

PCC H2 Granted Patent on Ethanol to H2 Conversion

(PCC Hydrogen/PR Newswire)  PCC Hydrogen (“PCC H2”) is pleased to announce the issuance of its patented hydrogen production technology (US Patent 11,649,549) for coupling an electrolyzer system with a catalytic adiabatic reactor to convert ethanol into hydrogen. By leveraging ethanol’s biogenic

June 09, 2023 Read Full Article

Pittsburgh Advances On-Site SAF Production Plans

by David Casey (Aviation Week) Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is on the verge of revealing plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on-site. The airport, which is already the first in the U.S. to have a self-sustaining microgrid, is in the process

June 06, 2023 Read Full Article

Federal Hydrogen Program Is Cutting Out Local Groups, Threatening Climate Goals, Advocates Say

by Nicholas Kusnetz (Inside Climate News) Environmental groups sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warning that a lack of transparency in an $8 billion clean hydrogen program leaves communities “entirely in the dark.” --As a key piece of

June 05, 2023 Read Full Article

Blue Hydrogen Market Size Worth $6.0 Billion by 2032

(The Brainy Insights/Globe Newswire) The rising environmental issues are driving the blue hydrogen market's growth. The increased usage of hydrogen in fuel cell vehicles is projected to drive the market demand soon.  --  The Brainy Insights estimates that the USD

May 26, 2023 Read Full Article

The Unseen One of Green Ammonia

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... You can see from this investment deck slide the kind of numbers we’re looking at here, financially speaking. $5.75 billion in capital to get the projects build and more later in expansion, 4.6 million

April 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Korean Government Delivers First Hydrogen Bus in Support of Clean Energy Initiative

by M. H. Lee (Korea Bizwire)  ... With the Korean government’s hydrogen bus supply support project on track, more citizens will soon have the opportunity to ride buses fueled by clean hydrogen energy on a regular basis. On Tuesday, the Ministry

April 21, 2023 Read Full Article

Nacero Is Developing a World Scale Methanol to Jet Fuel Complex with TOPSOE's Support Using Their MTJet™ Technology for SAF

(Nacero/PR Newswire)  Nacero will transition its current pre-construction, multi-billion USD facility in Texas, designed to produce low carbon gasoline to the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and lower carbon aviation fuel (LCAF).  When fully completed, Nacero's facility in Texas will be the largest

March 31, 2023 Read Full Article

Huge Phillips 66 Biofuels Project Will Test the Industry’s Green Promises

by Laila Kearney (Reuters) In the oldest refining town in the American West, Phillips 66 (PSX.N) is promising a greener future as it moves to halt crude-oil processing and build a massive renewable diesel plant, leading a global trend. That plan, announced in 2020,

March 21, 2023 Read Full Article

Going for Net-Zero by 2050 – Wishful Thinking or Realistic Goal?

(The Topsoe Team/Biofuels Digest) Some would say the goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 is a mega-scale challenge requiring mega-scale solutions. Not to mention a healthy dose of optimism. But this is where ultra-low carbon intensity blue hydrogen comes

March 20, 2023 Read Full Article

The Peruvian Association of Natural Gas and Alternative Fuels Is Officially Created

(AltFuels) The Peruvian Association of Natural Gas and Alternative Fuels (APGNCA) was recently established in Lima, Peru, with the objective of representing at the national level the interests of stakeholders in the promotion and commercialization of the use of natural

February 10, 2023 Read Full Article

Nacero Facility in Penwell Now Set to Convert Natural Gas to Aviation Fuel

by Christina Burgess (KWES)  “Nacero is looking to do, with the Penwell facility, is to convert renewable natural gas and natural gas into lower carbon and sustainable aviation fuel." -- When announced back in 2021, the Nacero plant being built in

February 09, 2023 Read Full Article

H2: The Hydrogen Hooks ups Are Forming Fast and Global

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The bioeconomy is rocking as the week begins with news from the US and Europe and major moves in hydrogen. Today, we’ll look at the Topsoe/Fidelis New Energy and Raven SR/Chart Industries partnerships. Topsoe / Fidelis New

January 16, 2023 Read Full Article

Carbon Intensities of Hydrogen

by Aaron Foyer (The Energy Minute) Hydrogen can be produced using many different methods with multiple feedstocks. The most common today include grey and brown hydrogen, which heat up both natural gas and coal to produce hydrogen with a high carbon

January 10, 2023 Read Full Article

Federal Court Gives Win to Major Hydrogen, CCS Project

by David Iaconangelo (Politico Pro) If fully built, the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex would become one of the country's first large facilities to capture and store carbon emissions from hydrogen production. -- A federal court has slapped down a Louisiana ordinance

January 05, 2023 Read Full Article

Opinion: Carbon Capture a Critical Tool for De-carbonizing Fertilizer Industry and Strengthening Food Security

by Corey Rosenbusch (The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)/Agri-Pulse) ... In fact, over half of all food grown around the world today, for both people and animals, is made possible only through the responsible use of fertilizer. As the world population continues

January 04, 2023 Read Full Article

Big Oil Talks ‘Transition’ but Perpetuates Petroleum, House Documents Say

by Steven Mufson and Timothy Puko (Washington Post) ... For more than a year, the committee (House Oversight Committee) has been investigating a handful of major oil companies, along with two of the biggest trade groups in Washington, the American Petroleum

December 26, 2022 Read Full Article

La. Legal Showdown May Preview National Battle over Hydrogen

by David Iaconangelo (E&E News) The developer of a $4.5 billion hydrogen project in Louisiana is in a legal battle with local lawmakers in a case that analysts say could preview conflicts around the country. Air Products and Chemicals Inc., the developer,

November 18, 2022 Read Full Article

Minister Wilkinson Announces up to $800 Million in Project Funding to Advance Canada's Clean Fuels Sector

(Natural Resources Canada/CISION) With one of the world's most comprehensive and detailed climate plans, a wealth of natural resources and a skilled workforce, Canada is establishing itself as a global supplier of choice for clean energy in a net-zero world. Governments worldwide are

November 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Georgii Geletukha: Terms and Options for Biomethane Export

(UABIO) The current article of the chairman of the Board of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (UABIO) Georgii Geletukha for the online media “Economichna Pravda” describes three main conditions and two options for supplying biomethane to the gas network system (to the

November 03, 2022 Read Full Article

Fossils, Fertilizers, and False Solutions: How Laundering Fossil Fuels in Agrochemicals Puts the Climate and the Planet at Risk

(Center for International Environmental Law) Fertilizers and pesticides are interdependent inputs to a destructive food production model that is contributing to catastrophic biodiversity collapse, toxic pollution, and the violation of human rights. But there is an often-overlooked dimension of the threat

November 01, 2022 Read Full Article

States Are Vying for Money to Start ‘Hydrogen Hubs.’ What Are They?

by Robert Zullo (Wisconsin Examiner) Across the country, states are inking agreements with neighbors or striking out on their own to pursue billions in federal funding to set up “hydrogen hubs,” clustered centers for production, storage and use of the gas

October 27, 2022 Read Full Article

Global Carbon Capture Capacity Due to Rise Sixfold by 2030

(Bloomberg NEF) More than $3 billion has been invested in carbon capture so far in 2022 -- The global capacity for carbon capture in 2030 is set to increase sixfold from today’s level, to 279 million tons of CO2 captured per

October 21, 2022 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Recent Point Source Capture Techno-economic Analysis

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This Project aims to update a 2014 NETL study that quantifies the cost and performance associated with capturing point-source CO2 from industrial plants. It’s a part of the search for CO2 capture, and Sally Homsy

October 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Comparing Emission Reductions across Alternative Fuels

(Cummins) Vehicle greenhouse gas emissions can be accounted for on a “tank-to-wheels” basis or on a “well-to-wheels” basis. The former only considers the emissions that come out of a vehicle’s tailpipe. The latter includes the emissions that were released as

October 11, 2022 Read Full Article

Argentine Government Launches National Sustainable Transport Plan

(AltFuels/Ministry of Transport Argentina) Within the framework of the Sustainable Mobility Week, the Minister of Transport Alexis Guerrera presented the “National Plan for Sustainable Transport”, which seeks to advance with the energy transition in all modes of transport, both for passengers

October 03, 2022 Read Full Article

State of West Virginia Brings Together Major Energy Companies and Leading Energy Technology Firms to Develop a Clean Hydrogen Hub in the Region

(North American Clean Energy) The State of West Virginia, EQT Corporation, the nation’s largest natural gas producer, Battelle and GTI Energy, both with deep expertise executing clean energy programs for the federal government, and Allegheny Science & Technology (AST), a leading West Virginia energy technology

October 01, 2022 Read Full Article

Natural Gas Suppliers Tout Certified Gas, RNG as ‘Bridge Products’ to Decarbonization

by Andrew Baker (Natural Gas Intelligence) Decarbonizing natural gas consumption is considerably more complex than doing so for electricity, but U.S. gas suppliers are up for the challenge, industry players said this week. ... The ultimate goal to neutralize the climate-warming impact

September 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Three Key Take-Aways from ACT Expo 2022

(Cummins)  ... 1. Hydrogen is a promising solution for the demanding requirements of heavy-duty trucking. Hydrogen has a lot going for it, including a couple of possible powertrain options for the future: hydrogen fuel cells and internal combustion engines. Hydrogen is energy dense

June 27, 2022 Read Full Article

India’s Top Carmaker Bets on Hybrids Over EVs in Clean Shift

by Ragini Saxena (Bloomberg) Natural gas, biofuels a better answer for India currently; Maruti to launch hybrid car under Toyota pact within 12 months -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the automaker that sells every other car on the nation’s roads, believes

June 27, 2022 Read Full Article

The World Gas Mobility Council (WGMC) Was Officially Created

(NGV Journal) On May 18, the World Gas Mobility Council (WGMC) was officially launched in Milan. The new non-profit association was established by NGV System Italy and Natural Gas Vehicle Japan. The constitutive document was signed by Mariarosa Baroni, President of NGV Italy,

May 20, 2022 Read Full Article

North America's Long-Haul Freight Trucks Can Now Go beyond Carbon Neutrality and Save SIignificant Money

(California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership) During a press event at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership (CNGVP) collaborated with Cummins Inc. to display its near-zero emissions X15N 15-liter natural gas engine for the North American freight transportation market.

May 11, 2022 Read Full Article

Hydrogen Fuel Network Trial Gets Underway with INEOS at Grangemouth

(INEOS)  •  INEOS are taking part in a project with SGN to bring hydrogen distribution networks a step closer to reality in the UK. Hydrogen supplied from the Grangemouth site in Scotland to the SGN project will help determine how

May 06, 2022 Read Full Article

Hydrogen & Advanced Fuels from Waste: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Raven

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new technology worth knowing from the wilds of Wyoming, Raven SR is what it’s all about in this illuminating slide guide that highlights how Raven’s tech takes any organic waste and converts it to

April 04, 2022 Read Full Article

SwRI Adds Capability for Testing Hydrogen and Natural Gas Blends

(Southwest Research Institute) Southwest Research Institute has upgraded its test equipment to allow for testing the effects of transporting natural gas and hydrogen blends in the same pipeline. The latest capability will help clients research hydrogen-based solutions to understand if infrastructure

March 14, 2022 Read Full Article

Biofuel an Alternate Energy Option in Some Cases, Not All

by Marek Sutherland (CTV News London) As the gas prices continue to creep towards the $2/litre mark in our region, the talk of becoming less oil-dependent grows. One of those alternative renewable sources is Biofuel. ... “You as the homeowner can opt in to

March 13, 2022 Read Full Article

REPowerEU: Joint European Action for More Affordable, Secure and Sustainable Energy

(European Commission) The European Commission has today (March 8, 2022) proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This plan also outlines a series of measures to

March 09, 2022 Read Full Article

European Commission Sets 2030 Target for Biomethane Deployment

(European Biogas Association/NGV Journal)  The European Commission announced a target for the production of 35 billion cubic meters (bcm) of biomethane within the EU by 2030 as part of its REPowerEU plan. The biomethane value chain welcomes this target, which is

March 09, 2022 Read Full Article

Sustainable Energy in America 2022 Factbook

(Business Council for Sustainable Energy) The Sustainable Energy in America Factbook – produced annually for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy by BloombergNEF — provides valuable year-over-year data and insights on the American energy transformation and progress of energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy sectors. Despite the continuing

March 04, 2022 Read Full Article

Biomethane Produced in Europe Is Now 30% Cheaper than Natural Gas

(European Biogas Association/NGV Journal) Today, the natural gas price stands at €80, compared to €18 a year ago. Prices for next winter are expected to remain at a similarly high level, according to current estimations. While governments are struggling to

February 24, 2022 Read Full Article

Cummins Unveils Industry-First Fuel-Agnostic Internal Combustion Powertrain Solutions, Helping Fleets Decarbonize Today With Low-Carbon Fuels

(Cummins/Business Wire) Global power leader Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that it is expanding its industry-leading powertrain platforms, leveraging a range of lower carbon fuel types. As the industry’s first unified, fuel-agnostic engines, these platforms will use engine blocks

February 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Hydrogen Fuel Bridges Bipartisan Divide during Senate Hearing

by Jorja Siemons (Medill News Service/Planet Forward)  Clean hydrogen fuel’s versatility and flexibility makes it foundational to a clean energy transition, experts told lawmakers, including clean hydrogen enthusiast Joe Manchin, at a Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing

February 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Carbon Tax Huddle

by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy)  The Climate Leadership Council, a GOP-backed group supporting a carbon tax, is launching a new research center to explore how the U.S. could impose a border carbon adjustment or other policy to punish imports

February 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Shell’s Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It’s Capturing

by Anya Zoledziowski (Vice World News)  A new Global Witness report found that it has the same carbon footprint per year as 1.2 million gas-powered cars.  -- A first-of-its-kind “green” Shell facility in Alberta is emitting more greenhouse gases than it’s

January 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Traders Bet That Oil at $100 Is a Question of When, Not If

by Andrew Janes and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg/Yahoo!)  ... Global benchmark Brent crude has jumped 25% to around $88 a barrel since the end of November. Some in the market now think it’s now a question of when -- not if --

January 19, 2022 Read Full Article

Oil and Gas Industry Jockeys to Protect Its Jobs against Biden's Energy Transition

by Jeremy Beaman (Washington Examiner)  Leaders on the front lines of the oil and gas industry are pushing back against Democrats' attempts to kick the country's reliance on fossil fuels. They argue they will be integral to the global economy for

January 03, 2022 Read Full Article

The Airline Industry Is Catching Hydrogen Fuel Cell Fever

by Tina Casey (CleanTechnica) United Airlines and ZeroAvia are teaming up to bring the dream of zero emission hydrogen fuel cell flight down to Earth.  --  The dream of all-electric flight just got bumped up in scale last week, when

December 23, 2021 Read Full Article

Economy.-The Biodiesel Industry Foresees Possible Closures Due to the Breaking of Contracts by Gas Suppliers

(Bolsamania) The National Association of Producers of Biodiesel from Waste (Ewaba Spain) has denounced this Tuesday that the unilateral breaking of contracts signed by the different gas suppliers with this industry "will lead the sector to the red, with the

December 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Bloom Energy, Conrad Energy and Electricity North West Construction & Maintenance Bring Hydrogen-Ready Power to the United Kingdom

(Bloom Energy)  Reliable, future-proof and cost-predictable technology platform helps commercial and energy-intensive organisations meet net-zero carbon goals  --  Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), Conrad Energy, and Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) Limited (ENWCML) today announced plans to collaborate on the

December 03, 2021 Read Full Article

Angola's ANPG Promotes Natural Gas and Biofuels as It Tackles the Energy Transition

(APO Importer/Energy Capital and Power/Pulse.ng)  High-level executives at Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), participating at the African Energy Week in Cape Town on Wednesday, offered stakeholders a rare glimpse into the myriad of opportunities available for investment

November 11, 2021 Read Full Article

House Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill Packed with Clean Transportation Provisions

by Michael Bates (NGT News) ...  Late Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1 trillion federal infrastructure spending bill that will not only modernize the nation’s roads and bridges, but also provide a boost to transit agencies’ efforts toward decarbonization

November 09, 2021 Read Full Article

U.S. DOE Announces $199 Million to Reduce Emissions from Cars & Trucks

(U.S. Department of Energy/Clean Technica)  25 Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects Will Advance Electrification of Freight Trucks, Reduce Vehicle Emissions and Improve Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure --  Vice President Kamala Harris joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in New

November 04, 2021 Read Full Article

U.S. Agrees to End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad

by Sara Schonhardt (E&E News) The United States committed today with other countries to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of next year, in a seismic shift that could stem the construction of natural gas and oil facilities

November 04, 2021 Read Full Article

Ukraine Proposed to Replace Natural Gas with Biofuel

(The Goa Spotlight)  Thermal companies in Ukraine must replace natural gas with an alternative fuel, such as biofuel. This was announced on Friday, October 29, by Prime Minister Denis Shmygal at a meeting of the Presidium of the Congress of Local

November 02, 2021 Read Full Article

U.S. to Sharply Cut Methane Pollution that Threatens the Climate and Public Health Public Comments DEADLINE: January 31, 2022

(Environmental Protection Agency)  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an important step forward to advance President Biden’s commitment to action on climate change and protect people’s health by proposing comprehensive new protections to sharply reduce pollution from the oil and natural gas industry –

November 02, 2021 Read Full Article

Climate Pledges Don't Stop Countries from Exporting Huge Amounts of Fossil Fuels

by Jeff Brady (NPR) ... After the oil supply crisis in the 1970s, the U.S. banned crude oil exports for 40 years. A fracking-fueled boom ended production worries and the ban was lifted six years ago in a budget bill. The timing was ironic. "The

November 02, 2021 Read Full Article

Exxon Debates Abandoning Some of Its Biggest Oil and Gas Projects

by Christopher M. Matthews and Emily Glazer (Wall Street Journal) ... Exxon Mobil Corp.’s XOM -1.82% remade board of directors is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects as the company reconsiders its investment strategy in a fast-changing energy landscape, according

October 21, 2021 Read Full Article

Emerging Fuels Technology Announces Regulation A+ Offering to Commercialize Breakthrough Tech that Converts Waste Sources into Fuels that Greatly Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

(Emerging Fuels Technology/Globe Newswire)  With its small, BioGTL and FlareBuster™ plant technology, EFT is addressing the immediate need for more sustainable, cleaner fuel sources  --   Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), a technology company focused on transforming a number of waste sources of carbon

October 15, 2021 Read Full Article

DG Fuels: The Unusual Suspects Are Building Big in Louisiana, as SAFtember Continues

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... But, an unusual suspect became more visible earlier this month when word arrived that DG Fuels was invited to submit a Part II Application for a loan guarantee under the U.S. Department of Energy

September 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Take Preference over Biofuels in Democratic Spending Package

by Ben Nuelle (Agri-Pulse)  The key committee provisions in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package show that Democrats in Congress are in line with President Joe Biden’s vision to put electric vehicles — not biofuels — at the forefront of the

September 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Washington's Attack on Oil And Gas May Backfire

by Irina Slav (OilPrice.com) ...  Last week, the House Oversight Committee wrote to the executives of the biggest oil companies operating in the United States along with the American Petroleum Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to inform them that it

September 21, 2021 Read Full Article

Mitsubishi Corporation and Shell Sign MoU to Collaborate on Hydrogen Plans in Alberta

(Mitsubishi Corporation/Electric Energy Online) Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Shell Canada Products, by its managing partner, Shell Canada Limited (Shell Canada) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the production of low-carbon hydrogen through the use of carbon capture and storage

September 14, 2021 Read Full Article

To Limit Warming, Most Fossil Fuel Must Remain Untapped: Study

by Rachel Frazin (The Hill) The majority of the planet’s oil, gas and coal must remain in the ground to provide just a 50 percent chance of limiting the amount the Earth has warmed to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a

September 09, 2021 Read Full Article

Blue Hydrogen for Transport in the US: The Transition to Green Hydrogen & the Conduit to Keeping Pace with the EU

by Salim Rahemtulla (PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp./Biofuels Digest)  As the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) indicates in its Hydrogen Program Plan it published in 2020, “Hydrogen, as a versatile energy carrier and chemical feedstock, offers advantages that unite all of

September 08, 2021 Read Full Article

ExxonMobil Affiliate to Produce Renewable Diesel to Help Reduce Transportation Emissions in Canada

(ExxonMobil/Business Wire)  Project will include carbon capture and storage, hydrogen to meet low-carbon fuel standards; Strathcona refinery could produce 20,000 barrels of renewable diesel per day in 2024; Renewable diesel has the potential to reduce annual CO2 emissions by about

August 26, 2021 Read Full Article

Hydrogen Lobbyist Quits, Slams Oil Companies’ “False Claims” about Blue Hydrogen

by Tim De Chant (Ars Technica) Recent studies have questioned blue hydrogen’s low-carbon bona fides.  -- The head of a hydrogen lobbying group has stepped down amid concerns that blue hydrogen made from natural gas would serve as a “lock-in” for

August 26, 2021 Read Full Article

Pathways, Projects, Policy: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Hydrogen

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Hydrogen demand keeps going up. It is essential to many processes, like biofuels production, chemical processes and oil refining and is one of the most carbon-intensive molecules as it is produced today. But what about

August 24, 2021 Read Full Article

Blue Hydrogen for Transport in the US: The Transition to Green Hydrogen & the Conduit to Keeping Pace with the EU

by Salim Rahemtulla (PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp./Biofuels Digest)  ... In its Hydrogen Program Plan, the DOE demonstrates support for the International Energy Association’s Future of Hydrogen, released at the 2019 G20 Summit, in its effort to “Stimulate commercial demand for clean

August 24, 2021 Read Full Article

Biprtisan Infrastructure Bill Includes $25 Billion in Potential New Subsidies for Fossil Fuels

by Alleen Brown (The Intercept)  Instead of reducing the role of fossil fuels in the economy, critics say, the bill subsidizes industry “greenwashing.” ... The latest draft bill would make fossil fuel companies eligible for at least $25 billion in new

August 04, 2021 Read Full Article

Hydrogen Electrolysis with Ben Wiley

(Climate Now) Declining renewable energy costs have sparked a renewed interest in green hydrogen, which has the potential to decarbonize sectors in which electricity cannot. Because hydrogen doesn’t occur by itself on Earth, it must be separated from other elements, such as

August 02, 2021 Read Full Article

Op-Ed: RFS Can Drive Positive Change

by Paul Winters (National Biodiesel Board/Public Opinion) Jim Snell’s argument against the Renewable Fuel Standard needs fact checking (“Op-Ed: Renewable Fuel Standard makes us more reliant on foreign oil,” June 4). Of the East Coast oil refineries that closed since 2005, according to

June 16, 2021 Read Full Article

On-Site Hydrogen Production Technology Accelerates to Market

by Susan Bauer (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)  California hydrogen fueling stations could soon benefit from lower cost approach --  A new technology that generates hydrogen from conventional natural gas, or renewable natural gas made from biomass, could be the next big

June 07, 2021 Read Full Article

Nacero Announces First U.S. Manufacturing Facility to Produce Gasoline from Natural Gas at Penwell Location West of Odessa

(Nacero) The Odessa Development Corporation and Nacero Inc., a Houston-based company, announced plans on Wednesday to build a $6.5 - $7.0 billion lower carbon gasoline manufacturing facility at a site in Penwell, Texas, in two phases.   Phase one will produce 70,000

June 01, 2021 Read Full Article

Earth Day Series Day 20: Hydrogen. Beyond Tomorrow.

by Gaulthier Blangez* (Advanced Biofuels USA)   Let’s go back to the basics. The “Bio” term comes from ancient Greek and is translated as “Life.” Widely used in our day to day vocabulary, this term has found its place in our

April 20, 2021 Read Full Article

Renewable Natural Gas Achieves Majority NGV Motor Fuel

by Erick Sanchez (NGV America)  RNG Accounts for 53 Percent of On-Road NGV Fuel Use in 2020, Up 25 Percent -- Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) today announced that 53 percent

April 19, 2021 Read Full Article

Bill Includes Clean Cities Funding to Support Alternative Fuels

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Legislation introduced by the 32 democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 11 could provide federal funding to support the development of alternative fuel infrastructure and expanded use of alternative fuel

March 26, 2021 Read Full Article

New Clean Energy Process Converts Methane to Hydrogen with Zero Carbon Dioxide Emissions

by Lynne Roeder (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)  Novel bimetallic catalyst also yields valuable solid carbon co-products for manufacturing industries  --  ... Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and West Virginia University (WVU), in collaboration with industry partners Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas)

March 22, 2021 Read Full Article

World to Biden: Stop Financing Coal, Oil and Gas Abroad

by Han Chen  (NRDC)  NRDC and hundreds of other organizations around the world have just submitted a letter calling on the Biden Administration to immediately end all US public financing for fossil fuels, including “natural” gas. The letter asks the Biden Administration to

March 18, 2021 Read Full Article

This Blizzard Exposes The Perils Of Attempting To ‘Electrify Everything’

by Robert Bryce (Forbes)  ... That cold reality contradicts the “electrify everything” scenario that’s being promoted by climate change activists, politicians, and academics. They claim that to avert the possibility of catastrophic climate change, we must stop burning hydrocarbons and convert all

February 17, 2021 Read Full Article

EU Eyes Two-Thirds Renewable Gas by 2050

(Energy Market Price/Argus Media) The consultation, which will run until 10 March, is part of a hydrogen and gas markets "decarbonisation" package, a proposal for which is expected by the end of June. The commission wants biogas, bio-methane, renewable and decarbonised hydrogen,

February 15, 2021 Read Full Article

Hydrogen Is Hot! 584 Hydrogen Fueling Stations in 33 Countries, Ways2H Expansion, Preem, Siemens and More

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest)  ... What is making hydrogen so hot right now is the news that hydrogen fueling stations are having a dramatic acceleration in growth with 584 hydrogen stations deployed in 33 countries by the end

February 01, 2021 Read Full Article

'Clean' Truck Regs, Strong Rate Environment Likely for 2021

by Cristina Commendatore (Fleet Owner) President-elect Joe Biden has emphasized the importance of achieving net-zero emissions no later than 2050, and the industry will be paying close attention to environmental initiatives that could impact trucking after the Jan. 20 inauguration. 

January 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Making Progress on Climate and Clean Air in a New Administration

(Diesel Technology Forum)  As manufacturers are hard at work developing zero-emissions solutions over the next decade, introducing the latest diesel options today can provide significant clean air benefits. ... As transportation sources are now the leading category of GHG emissions, focus will

January 20, 2021 Read Full Article

EPA Data Shows Oil GHGs May Spike 30% — Report

Mike Lee (E&E News)  Greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. oil, gas and petrochemical industries could grow 30% by 2026, led by increases in natural gas exports and chemical production, according to a new analysis.  READ MORE

December 18, 2020 Read Full Article

Growth in Carbon Neutral RNG Spotlights Debate on Electric- vs. Renewable-Powered Trucks

by Linda Baker (FreightWaves)  Renewable natural gas volumes and carbon benefits are on the rise  --  ... FreightWaves spoke to Gladstein (Cliff Gladstein, president of Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA)) about how the California LCFS program works, the latest carbon

December 17, 2020 Read Full Article

How Natural Gas Utilities Are Developing the RNG Market in a Decarbonizing World—Webinar Review

by Hannah DelSordo* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The December 15th webinar discussed how natural gas utilities are developing the renewable natural gas (RNG) market in a decarbonizing world. This event featured speaker Philip Sheehy, the technical director of transportation and energy

December 17, 2020 Read Full Article

Energy to Hitch Ride on Omnibus

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Congressional negotiators are expected to unveil the legislative text of a $1.4 trillion omnibus deal today that would boost federal agency budgets through next September and thwart a shutdown at week's end, POLITICO's Caitlin Emma

December 16, 2020 Read Full Article

India to Invest $66B in Natural Gas Infrastructure, to Include Biogas

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In India, Business Today reports that the country’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said an estimated investment of $66 billion is lined up in developing natural gas infrastructure, which includes pipelines, city gas distribution, and LNG regasification

December 07, 2020 Read Full Article

UK Ban on ICE Vehicles Highlights How 'Policymakers Need to Pay Attention to What's Working Today'

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily)  ... U.K.'s government announced it is going one step further by banning the sale of new spark- and compression-ignition vehicles by 2030. A two-phased approach was announced Nov. 18. Phase 1 will see the phase-out date

November 24, 2020 Read Full Article

California: Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Is Carbon Negative for the First Time

(California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership/NGV Journal) ... Renewable natural gas has the lowest carbon intensity rating of all fuels in the CARB’s LCFS program. Many forms of biomethane, such as that produced from food and green waste, have a carbon neutral

November 16, 2020 Read Full Article

How One Firm Drove Influence Campaigns Nationwide for Big Oil

by Hiroko Tabuchi (New York Times)  FTI, a global consulting firm, helped design, staff and run organizations and websites funded by energy companies that can appear to represent grass-roots support for fossil-fuel initiatives. -- In early 2017, the Texans for

November 12, 2020 Read Full Article

Biden Would Be Good for Oil Sector, Goldman Sachs Says

by James Osborne (Houston Chronicle) With his $2 trillion plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Joe Biden might seem a far from ideal president for the Texas oil and gas industry. But new analysis by Goldman Sachs says that compared with a

October 13, 2020 Read Full Article

Fact-Checking President Trump’s Ethanol and Oil Production Claims

by Robert Rapier (Forbes) This week at a campaign rally in Jacksonville, Florida, President Trump made a puzzling claim. Near the end of a story about Kamala Harris, Trump said “The great state of Iowa — where I made ethanol possible for them...” I

September 28, 2020 Read Full Article

Moniz, Trumka Look at Job Growth in Energy Transition

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, identified several climate and labor policies that could spur new jobs in a low-carbon economy, including a national action plan for the

September 28, 2020 Read Full Article

Clean Fuel Standard a Second Carbon Tax, says Saskatchewan’s Minister of Energy and Resources

by Brian Zinchuk (MSN/The Canadian Press/Estevan Mercury) In its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 million tonnes per year, the federal government is working developing a new “Clean Fuel Standard,” and that is ringing alarm bells for the

September 22, 2020 Read Full Article

2019 May Have Been Peak Year for Oil Demand, BP Trying to Pivot

(Our Daily Planet) Yesterday, the world’s leading oil producers, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), projected a larger decrease in oil demand than was predicted earlier in the pandemic, The Hill reported. OPEC also predicts an increase in demand next year, but that

September 15, 2020 Read Full Article

US Fuel-Makers Could Face 'Irreparable' Damage from Demand Collapse and the Move to Green Policy

by Josh Siegel (Washington Examiner)  ... “Thankfully, I am not invested in refineries,” said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at IHS Markit and founder of Oil Price Information Service. “They are having a pretty miserable year. They don't

August 19, 2020 Read Full Article

Biogas Offtake Opportunities for Digesters

(BioCycle Magazine) On July 29, 2020, NW Natural, the largest natural gas utility in Oregon, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for renewable natural gas (RNG) procurement. The RFP follows the adoption of final rules for 2019’s Oregon Senate Bill 98, which established

August 12, 2020 Read Full Article

Govt Looks at Mixing Biogas with Natural Gas

(PTI/Yahoo! Finance) The government is looking at blending biogas with natural gas to boost domestic availability of biofuels and cut reliance on imports, Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor said on Monday. 'The gas distribution sector is expanding fast and some percentage has to

August 12, 2020 Read Full Article

EPRI and GTI Launch Initiative to Accelerate Low-Carbon Energy Technologies

(Electric Power Research Institute/PR Newswire) The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) are embarking on a five-year initiative to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies. With increasingly ambitious decarbonization goals from private companies

August 11, 2020 Read Full Article

As Natural Gas Bans Go National, Can Cities Fill the Gap?

by David Iaconangelo (E&E News)  ... But efficiency researchers say activists' favored alternative to natural gas — electric heat — is still a costlier option for consumers. Mass adoption of electric heating could overload the grid without significant infrastructure upgrades,

August 04, 2020 Read Full Article

World Biggest Oil Majors Set Collective Goal to Cut Carbon Emissions

by Charles Kennedy (OilPrice.com) Some of the biggest oil companies in the world set their first joint target to cut their collective carbon emissions from upstream operations in a move that saw Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil joining European majors in pledging

July 17, 2020 Read Full Article

Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Myth of “Renewable Natural Gas” for Building Decarbonization

(Earthjustice)  A new report by Earthjustice and Sierra Club highlights the gas industry’s deceptive efforts to keep our homes and buildings tethered to gas combustion. Buildings account for nearly 40% of climate pollution in the United States, with much of that

July 14, 2020 Read Full Article

District of Columbia Sues 4 Oil Majors for Misleading Consumers on Climate Change

by Valerie Volcovici (Insurance Journal/Reuters) The attorney general for the District of Columbia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron Corp, and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for “systematically and intentionally misleading” consumers about the role their products

June 26, 2020 Read Full Article

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Pandemic? How New Technologies Add Resilience to Our Economy and 7 Wolfpack Experts Analyze the Options

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... A thread of hope appeared this week from the bioeconomy’s Wolfpack, seven due diligence experts hungry for value — Paul Bryan, Ron Cascone, David Dodds, Michele Rubino, Joel Stone and Steve Weiss. Let’s see how they

June 09, 2020 Read Full Article

New System for Widespread Availability of Green Hydrogen

(Alpha Galileo/Graz University of Technology)   Hydrogen researchers at Graz University of Technology, together with the Graz-based start-up Rouge H2 Engineering, have developed a cost-effective process for the decentralised production of high-purity hydrogen. As an alternative propulsion technology in the transport sector,

June 05, 2020 Read Full Article

Oil Firms See Relief from Stimulus Tax Provision

by James Osborne (Houston Chronicle)  Oil and gas companies that have struggled for years under low crude prices are reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in tax refunds under a provision of the $2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress

May 22, 2020 Read Full Article

‘Rona Cyclona’s Path, Macroeconomic Projects for Energy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to COVID-19 Impact for Energy Industry

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Alot has changed since February, but what exactly in terms of the energy sector and financial impacts from COVID-19? Dive into this detailed assessment by The Brattle Group on COVID-19’s path and macroeconomic projections and

May 20, 2020 Read Full Article

Fuels Regulatory Streamlining: A Proposed Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency PUBLIC COMMENT DEADLINE June 29, 2020

(Environmental Protection Agency)  This action proposes to update the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) existing gasoline, diesel, and other fuels programs to improve overall compliance assurance and maintain environmental performance, while reducing compliance costs for industry and EPA. EPA is proposing

May 15, 2020 Read Full Article

Running for Office on Climate Change?

by Peter Brown (Euro Marketing Tools/Biofuels Digest) This election cycle has confirmed that the United States’ political hopefuls have abdicated any participation, influence and presence in the climate change debate as it is being set out in the various ecosystems around

May 14, 2020 Read Full Article

Natural & Renewable Gas, Key Actor for European Sustainable Recovery

(GasNaturally/NGV Journal) ... Therefore, GasNaturally, partnership of seven associations that together represent the whole European gas value chain (including NGVA Europe), urges the EU institutions and Member States to make natural, renewable and decarbonized gases as well as secure and affordable energy

May 11, 2020 Read Full Article

How Much Clean Air Could $100 Million Buy?

by Todd Campbell (California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership/Advanced Clean Tech News)  ... (L)et’s look at what a hypothetical $100 million government investment could achieve when using one of California’s most popular funding programs. Which option would you chose if both cost

May 08, 2020 Read Full Article

EIA Proposes to Collect Data on Biogas, RNG Production Public Comment DEADLINE: June 29, 2020

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine)  The U.S. Energy Information Administration could soon begin publishing data related to the production of biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG). The agency has proposed to modify an existing information collection focused on natural gas to

May 06, 2020 Read Full Article

Recycling Technologies’ First Site in Europe Will Be Located at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in the Netherlands

(Recycling Technologies) Recycling Technologies Ltd (‘Recycling Technologies’), a specialist plastic recycling technology provider and Brightlands Chemelot Campus, an innovation, research and technological growth hub announce today they have signed the first agreement towards the installation of Recycling Technologies’ first European plastic

April 24, 2020 Read Full Article

Techno-Economic Assessment of Zero-Carbon Fuels.

(Lloyds Register and University Maritime Advisory Services) ... This paper is an example of this collaboration; it examines three important elements of zero-carbon fuels when compared with traditional fossil-based fuels. All candidate fuels considered in this paper have some emissions

April 22, 2020 Read Full Article

Natural Gas: A Bridge To Climate Breakdown

by Lila Holzman, Mike O’Boyle and Daniel Stewart (As You Sow/Energy Innovation)  This report serves to inform investors about the evolving risks associated with the use of natural gas within the power sector. At a time when investors are paying

March 31, 2020 Read Full Article

GasTechno and INFRA to Commercialize Integrated Gas-to-Liquides Production System

(GasTechn0/EIN Presswire) Gas Technologies LLC and INFRA Synthetic Fuels, Inc combine technologies to convert natural gas and renewable natural gas into low carbon renewable fuels.  --  Gas Technologies LLC ("GasTechno"), and INFRA Synthetic Fuels, Inc., ("INFRA"), have invested $USD 100MM

March 26, 2020 Read Full Article

White House Likely to Pursue Federal Aid for Shale Companies Hit by Oil Shock, Coronavirus Downturn

by Jeff Stein, Will Englund, Steven Mufson and Robert Costa (Washington Post) ... The White House is strongly considering pushing federal assistance for oil and natural gas producers hit by plummeting oil prices amid the coronavirus outbreak, as industry officials close

March 10, 2020 Read Full Article

Oil and Gas Firms 'Have Had Far Worse Climate Impact than Thought'

by Jonathan Watts (The Guardian)  Study indicates human fossil methane emissions have been underestimated by up to 40% -- ... Although the research will add to pressure on fossil fuel companies, scientists said there was cause for hope because it showed

February 20, 2020 Read Full Article

E&C Leaders Release Draft Clean Future Act Legislative Text to Achieve a 100 Percent Clean Economy

(U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce) Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) today released legislative text of the draft Climate Leadership and

January 29, 2020 Read Full Article

NGVA Europe: Biomethane to Foster Transport Decarbonization

(NGVA Europe/NGV Journal)  As the European Commission has pointed out several times, and based on multiple-sourced studies, natural gas in transport is ready to play its role as essential enabler for the 2050 net-zero emission transition. The climate change phenomena and

January 20, 2020 Read Full Article

Study Warns of Rise in Greenhouse Gas Pollution from Oil and Gas Firms by 2025

by Rachel Frazin (The Hill)  Oil, natural gas and petrochemical companies could release about 30 percent more greenhouse gas pollution by 2025 than they did in 2018, according to a new report.  Expected growth from these companies could release about 227 million

January 08, 2020 Read Full Article

Fuel from MSW and Biomass: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Velocys’ Aviation Fuel

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For 17 years, Velocys has been working on XTL projects and their FT technology has operated on syngas derived from natural gas, landfill gas, coal and biomass. Philipp Stratmann, VP Biofuels at Velocys shared the latest from

December 05, 2019 Read Full Article

VTT Solves Challenges of Making Emission-Free Mobile Hydrogen

(Hydrogen Digest) From Finland we have news that VTT has combined devices that produce hydrogen from water and electricity from hydrogen into a single movable system that produces hydrogen with an efficiency as high as 80–90%. The problem Weak efficiency has hindered the

December 03, 2019 Read Full Article

Work Begins on Adelaide Green Hydrogen Plant

by Andrew Spece  (The Lead)  Construction has begun on a pioneering hydrogen production facility in Adelaide, which will play a major role in South Australia’s bid to become a global leader in certified green hydrogen. The AU$11.4 million HyP SA facility

December 03, 2019 Read Full Article

EU Bank Launches Ambitious New Climate Strategy and Energy Lending Policy

(European Investment Bank) The EIB will end financing for fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021; Future financing will accelerate clean energy innovation, energy efficiency and renewables; EIB Group financing will unlock EUR 1 trillion of climate action

November 15, 2019 Read Full Article
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