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Solar Developer Has Plan to Turn Oil Wells Into Energy Storage

February 24, 2022 admin csp, distributed energy, hybrid power, hyperlight energy, natural gas, news, o&g, Oil, Solar, wells

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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Will Elon Musk End The Fossil Fuel Industry? Tesla vs. Exxon

February 20, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev revolution, Fossil Fuels, Oil

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 02:16:27 +0000

Are oil and car executives hiding their heads in the sand? (Looking for more oil reserves perhaps?) Is Musk right about the end of the fossil fuel industry? UK-based research and analysis group Rethink Energy (no affiliation with RethinkX) believes so. In a recent email from Lead Analyst Peter White, he states: “Come 2027/8 the […]

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An Unspoken Benefit Of EVs: Less Auto Fluids Washed Into Our Waterways

February 16, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, Oil, pcbs, pollution, renewable energy, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:59:42 +0000

When we think of oil spills, we usually envision oil tankers releasing viscous slicks in oceans or seas. However, oil spilled on land often reaches lakes, rivers, and wetlands, where it can also cause damage.

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EU Has Right To Pass Carbon Price On To Oil Majors — Legal Analysis

February 10, 2022 admin carbon pricing, energy efficiency, eu ets, Fossil Fuels, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, te, transport & environment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:30:22 +0000

For a fair and just environmental transition, the EU should pass on part of the carbon price for cars and homes to fuel suppliers rather than European households. The EU can legally require fuel suppliers to absorb part of the EU’s forthcoming carbon levy for buildings and road transport instead of passing the burden entirely […]

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Founding a Federal Emissions Center — Tracking Methane Emissions Better

February 8, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, Joe Biden, methane, methane emissions, methane leaks, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE

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 […]

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The Wacky Untaxed World Of Jet Fuel Is Coming To An End

February 7, 2022 admin air quality, Aviation, biofuels, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Electric vehicles, electron aviation, Europe, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, Taxes, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:40:46 +0000

The emissions of aviation will be priced, the cost of aviation will go up, and that’s part of why my projection of aviation growth is flat through 2100.

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Massive Methane Leaks by the Oil & Gas Industry Detected from Space

February 7, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, gas leaks, methane, methane emissions, methane leaks, natural gas, Oil, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:00:05 +0000

Original press release published on CEA.

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Boulder Sued Big Oil For Climate Damages, Then The Marshall Fire Happened

February 6, 2022 admin boulder, climate lawsuits, COLORADO, exxonmobil, Fossil Fuels, lawsuits, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, suncor energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:27:07 +0000

By Elliott Negin Four years ago, Boulder, Colorado, sued ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy — owner of the only oil refinery in the state — for climate change-related damages and adaptation expenses. Boulder and its co-plaintiffs, Boulder County and San Miguel County, home to Telluride, estimated the damage caused by extreme weather events would cost them more than […]

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Massive Methane Emissions by the Oil & Gas Industry Detected from Satellite, Space

February 5, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, gas leaks, kayrros, methane, methane emissions, methane leaks, natural gas, Oil, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:00:05 +0000

An international study involving researchers from CNRS and CEA as well as the company Kayrros reveals hundreds of major methane leaks linked to the global exploitation of oil and gas. Scientists show that their mitigation would lead to climatic and economic benefits amounting to billions of dollars for the main hydrocarbon producing countries. This work […]

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Peak Oil Is Coming

February 4, 2022 admin carbon tracker, Fossil Fuels, Oil, peak oil, research

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:12:56 +0000

The latest note from Carbon Tracker warns that Peak Oil demand is coming sooner than most people think and could lead to stranded assets and massive losses. It may not appear so at the moment, as energy in all forms is in massive demand, coming out of the economic doldrums of the covid epidemic. But […]