Methane Is Killing Us. Does Anyone Care? Does Anyone Even Know?
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 19:52:41 +0000
The latest research shows methane leaks are more dangerous to the environment than is generally believed.
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Solar Developer Has Plan to Turn Oil Wells Into Energy Storage
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:59:04 +0000
A California developer of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems has announced an innovation that it says combines the company’s technologies to turn existing oil wells into energy storage sites that can provide clean energy. Hyperlight Energy on Feb. 24 said it was launching Tectonic Sun, an electricity generation technology that when paired with the company’s […]
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Read moreDuke Energy Eyeing Coal Phaseout by 2035
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:06:35 +0000
Duke Energy, the nation’s largest power producer, will dramatically slash coal generation’s share from the current 22% of total generation to 5% by 2030 and achieve a full phaseout of unabated coal by 2035. The company instead expects to deploy more than $130 billion over the next decade—$63 billion of which it will spend over […]
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Read moreAndrew Forrest Calls Out Hydrogen Greenwashing in Australia
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 22:05:19 +0000
Andrew Forrest calls out Australia’s greenwashed hydrogen claims.
What’s A Gas Utility Without Gas?
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:51:20 +0000
The Philadelphia City Council will hold a public hearing this week to discuss the future of Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the country’s largest municipally owned gas utility. The hearings follow the release of the highly anticipated PGW Business Diversification Study in December, which explored several decarbonization pathways and business implications for the utility under Philadelphia’s 2050 Carbon neutrality […]
Founding a Federal Emissions Center — Tracking Methane Emissions Better
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:00:38 +0000
Three Tips for the New US Methane Monitoring and Measurement Interagency Working Group The government is doubling down on climate change, and emissions transparency is in the spotlight. The Biden administration has released a new set of actions for tackling super-polluting methane emissions. Their plan includes the formation of an interagency working group to coordinate […]
Pennsylvania Sent More Electricity to Neighboring States than Any Other State in 2020
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 01:11:31 +0000
Nearly 78 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity generated in Pennsylvania were delivered to neighboring states in 2020, more than from any other state, according to our State Electricity Profiles. More than 230 million MWh of electricity was generated in Pennsylvania during 2020, exceeding electricity generation in all states except for Texas and Florida. Electricity retail sales in Pennsylvania […]
The Hidden Costs of Keeping Gas Plants Online in Texas & Beyond
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:08:25 +0000
New gas-fired power plants can’t compete with clean energy if they have to pay for reliable fuel supply As Texas braces for another cold snap, it’s certain that the power grid that failed Texans last year — leading to hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in economic damage — will be tested again. Going into this […]
China Group Develops Plan to Turn Biomass Into Low-Carbon Natural Gas
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:47:28 +0000
Researchers in China have published the results of a study that the group said provides an efficient catalytic approach to directly transfer solid biomass into natural gas, while enabling the gas to have a low-carbon footprint. The researchers said bio-natural gas produced from the hydrogen combined with lignocellulosic biomass could be used at power plants, […]
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Read moreMassive Methane Leaks by the Oil & Gas Industry Detected from Space
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:00:05 +0000
Original press release published on CEA.