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Expleo develops closed-loop, e-methanol fuel cell solution for global shipping

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AUGUST 11, 2022

UK-based Expleo, a global engineering, technology and consultancy service provider, has developed a closed-loop fuel solution for global shipping that delivers a 92% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe) in the model vessel. —Jonathan Taylor, VP of Marine, Expleo. million (US$1.7

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Global Mariner Fuel Wind

Honda opens new $124M wind tunnel in Ohio

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MARCH 22, 2022

Honda opened its new $124-million wind tunnel facility in Ohio, ushering in a new era of development testing capabilities for Honda and Acura products, as well as the company’s race vehicles. HALO Wind Tunnel Main Fan. Absent engine and exhaust sounds, wind noise will be more noticeable inside the cabin of an electric vehicle.

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Ohio Wind Honda Carbon Fiber

1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA

Electrek

MARCH 2, 2024

Without EVs, solar, wind, and nuclear, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis shows.

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Global Oil Wind Solar

IEA: global carbon dioxide emissions have rebounded strongly

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MARCH 3, 2021

The Covid-19 crisis in 2020 triggered the largest annual drop in global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions since the Second World War, according to IEA data, but the overall decline of about 6% masks wide variations depending on the region and the time of year. Many economies are now seeing emissions climbing above pre-crisis levels.

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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

Teslarati

JANUARY 15, 2024

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Renewables 2023 report earlier this month, marking the first of the organization’s comprehensive climate analyses released since the 2030 goal was set at the COP28 conference. “The In the U.S.,

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Coal Renewable Global Wind

Ørsted acquiring 45% ownership of Liquid Wind FlagshipONE e-methanol project

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Ørsted and Liquid Wind AB have reached an agreement under which Ørsted will acquire a 45% ownership share of Liquid Wind AB’s FlagshipONE e-methanol project. Liquid Wind AB plans to establish a series of facilities across Sweden to decarbonize the maritime sector, of which FlagshipONE will be the first. Earlier post.).

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Porsche strengthens commitment to industrial production of eFuels with $75M investment in HIF Global

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APRIL 7, 2022

Porsche is investing US$75 million in HIF Global LLC, a holding company of internationally active project developers of eFuel production facilities. Initiated by Porsche and implemented with partners including Siemens Energy and ExxonMobil, production of eFuels from hydrogen and CO 2 using wind energy is expected to start there in mid-2022.

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Porsche Chile Global Industrial

Enviva and MOL to develop sail-powered bulk carrier to cut GHG emissions in biomass supply chain; Wind Challenger hard sail

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APRIL 5, 2021

Enviva, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a leading global marine transport group, signed a memorandum of understanding agreement to develop and to deploy an environmentally friendly bulk carrier. The first Wind Challenger is scheduled to be released in 2022.

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Wind Emissions Power Powered

Hyundai Autron and Wind River to develop next-generation autonomous driving platform

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JULY 2, 2019

Hyundai Autron, a Hyundai Motor Group company, and Wind River signed a partnership to develop an autonomous driving and connectivity software platform to power next-generation automobiles. US-based Wind River is the global leader in embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) software. —Dae Heung Moon, CEO of Hyundai Autron.

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Wind Hyundai Automobile Kia

HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

At the IAA Summit in Munich, HIF Global, together with Porsche AG, Volkswagen Group Innovation and MAN Energy Solutions, announced the development and installation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in southern Chile in 2024. Earlier post.) Why not combine the two? Earlier post.)

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Chile Porsche Global Installation

Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

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MAY 20, 2022

Particular opportunity for the Global South identified as net-zero fuel production costs expected to be up to 20% lower in Latin America and Africa. Taking the global trading of hydrogen as an exemplar, the report identifies substantial potential benefits for exporting and importing countries, particularly in the Global South.

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Renewable Global Industrial Industry

EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

In its International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021), EIA projects that strong economic growth, particularly with developing economies in Asia, will drive global increases in energy consumption despite pandemic-related declines and long-term improvements in energy efficiency.

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Global Energy Emissions Asia

Norsepower announces installation of five tiltable rotor sails on newbuild VLOC chartered by Vale

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MAY 14, 2021

the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, announced the installation of five tilting Rotor Sails ( earlier post ) on board a new-build Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) chartered by Vale, the Brazilian mining company. Norsepower Oy Ltd.,

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Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

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JUNE 20, 2023

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. This includes spending on renewables such as wind and solar as well as grid and other infrastructure. trillion in 2022, IRENA said.

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Industrial Industry Global Lithium Ion

Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Wind Hydrogen Grid Gas-Electric

S&P Global: looming shortfalls in copper supply will short-circuit net-zero goals absent significant new supply

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JULY 15, 2022

The challenge of meeting Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 “will be short-circuited and remain out of reach” unless significant new copper supply comes online in a timely way, according to a new study by S&P Global that examines the growing mismatch between available copper supply and future demand resulting from the energy transition.

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BP selects Tesla batteries for pilot storage project at US wind farm

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APRIL 11, 2018

BP Wind Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Rolling Thunder I Power Partners LLC, has signed a purchase agreement to install a high-storage battery at its Titan 1 Wind Farm in South Dakota. Situated on 7,500 acres in Hand County, Titan 1 Wind Farm is wholly owned and operated by BP Wind Energy.

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Wind South Dakota Battery Batteries

IEA: COVID-19 crisis causing the biggest fall in global energy investment in history

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MAY 31, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has set in motion the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major sector this year—from fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency—the International Energy Agency said in a new report.

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Global Energy Coal 2020

H2Carrier and Anori developing PtX project in Greenland; production of green ammonia on floating platform P2XFloater

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JANUARY 6, 2023

H2Carrier AS and Greenland-based Anori A/S have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the purpose of developing the first commercial wind farm in Greenland with subsequent production and export of green ammonia. The 1.5GW wind farm will supply power to H2Carrier’s floating production vessel for hydrogen and green ammonia, the P2XFloater.

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Green Production Wind Norway

BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. —Jon Moore, CEO of BNEF.

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Gas Global Industrial Industry

IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

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JANUARY 13, 2023

However, because sunshine and wind are inherently variable and inconsistent, finding ways to store energy in an accessible and efficient way is crucial. The technology is estimated to have a global potential of 7 to 70 TWh, with most of this potential concentrated in China, India, Russia, and the US. Dabek, P.B., Brandão, R.,

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Energy Storage Energy Renewable Store

IEA: global electricity demand growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from coal

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JULY 15, 2021

Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector to record levels next year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.

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Coal Renewable Global Iraq

Study: new international agreements needed to ensure sustainable supply of minerals and metals for low-carbon energy tech

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JANUARY 5, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers warns that the global transition to global low-carbon energy technology could be at risk unless new international agreements and governance mechanisms are put in place to ensure a sustainable supply of rare minerals and metals. Their paper is published in Science.

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International Carbon Supplies Energy

Norsepower unveils first tiltable rotor sail installation with Sea-Cargo agreement

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JULY 3, 2020

the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, and SEA-CARGO, leading logistics provider in the North Sea market, announced an agreement to install two of Norsepower’s largest Rotor Sails ( earlier post ) on board the SC Connector , a sidedoor Ro-Ro. Norsepower Oy Ltd.,

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Installation Wind Emissions Industrial

Topsoe selected by World Energy GH2 to supply ammonia loop for Canada’s largest renewable hydrogen plant

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AUGUST 8, 2023

George region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Project Nujio’qonik was announced by World Energy GH2 in spring 2022 with an intended investment of US$12 billion to produce renewable hydrogen, also referred to as green hydrogen, to decarbonize the hard-to-abate sectors globally.

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Hydrogen Renewable Supplies Energy

Ground-breaking on Haru Oni eFuels plant|in Chile; Porsche to use in motor sports from 2022

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Porsche and Siemens Energy have joined forces with a number of international companies to build an industrial plant for the production of nearly CO?-neutral I’m pleased that we’re making progress on this international lighthouse project for the hydrogen economy together with strong international partners from business and politics.

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Chile Porsche Hydrogen Wind

bp to take a 40.5% stake and operatorship of the AREH green hydrogen hub megaproject in the Pilbara

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JUNE 16, 2022

Based on the development of world-scale renewable power generation, AREH, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, intends to supply renewable power to local customers in the largest mining region in the world and also to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia for the domestic Australian market and export to major international users.

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Hydrogen Green Australia Wind

Cargill, BAR Technologies testing WindWings on cargo vessel

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AUGUST 22, 2023

meters in height that can be fitted to the deck of cargo ships to harness the power of wind. If international shipping is to achieve its ambition of reducing CO 2 emissions, then innovation must come to the fore. —John Cooper, CEO, BAR Technologies On an average global route, WindWings can save 1.5

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Mariner Wind Alternative Fuels Mitsubishi

Air Products, ACWA Power and NEOM sign agreement for $5B production facility for production and export of green ammonia to global markets for H2 delivery

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JULY 10, 2020

The project, which will be equally owned by the three partners, will be sited in NEOM , a new model for sustainable living located in the north west corner of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and will produce green ammonia for export to global markets. million tons per year of green ammonia using Haldor Topsoe technology.

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Saudi Arabia Production Green Global

ABB introduces Dynafin propulsion system to increase ship efficiency; mimicking movements of whale tail

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JUNE 2, 2023

Initially available in the power range of 1–4 MW per unit, the new propulsion concept is particularly effective for medium-sized and smaller vessels, including ferries for passengers and vehicles, offshore support vessels operating at wind farms, and yachts, ABB says. the capacity of the vessel to maintain the desired position and heading.

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Mariner Concept Gas-Electric Fuel Alternative

Renewables will break another global record in 2022 despite supply chain problems – IEA

Electrek

MAY 12, 2022

New capacity for generating electricity from renewables such as solar, wind, and other clean energy increased to a record level worldwide in 2021. And clean energy will continue to grow in 2022, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency ( IEA ).

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Renewable Supplies Global Wind

IEA: global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, fastest pace in the last decade; CO2 emissions up 1.7%

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MARCH 26, 2019

last year, its fastest pace this decade, an exceptional performance driven by a robust global economy and stronger heating and cooling needs in some regions, according to the IEA. Solar and wind generation grew at double-digit pace, with solar alone increasing by 31%. As a result, global energy-related CO 2 emissions rose by 1.7%

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2018 Global Emissions Energy

DNV awards API to DSME for new rotor sail system for ultra-large vessels

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APRIL 5, 2021

A rotor sail is a tall rotating cylindrical column on the deck of a ship that provides propulsion from the wind. When wind meets the spinning Rotor Sail, the air flow accelerates on one side of the Rotor Sail and decelerates on the opposite side of the Rotor Sail. Rotor sail technology is based on the Magnus effect. Earlier post.).

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Mariner South Korea Wind Hyundai

Polestar releases LCA reports for long-range and standard-range single-motor versions of Polestar 2 EV

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The new LCAs represent a continuation of that work; the two new Polestar 2 variants, “Long-range Single-motor” and “Standard-range Single-motor” are assessed and compared with the original Polestar 2 and with the internal combustion engine gasoline vehicle Volvo XC40 ICE. Source: Polestar.

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Standards Range Motors Motoring

myenergi named Global Britain Business Champion for 2021

My Energi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

myenergi, pioneer of the world’s first eco-smart EV charging device, has been named as one of Heathrow Airport’s ten Global Britain Business Champions for 2021. myenergi named as one of Heathrow Airports Ten Global Britain Business Champions for 2021. myenergi production staff manufacturing products here in the UK.

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires majority stake in blue ammonia project in the Gulf Coast

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The project has entered into an agreement with International-Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT), a terminaling and logistics company, to provide ammonia storage and handling services. CIP will accelerate its role in the global energy transition and aim to have €100 billion under management in green energy investments in 2030.

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Wind Carbon Renewable Hydrogen

IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

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APRIL 30, 2023

One of the challenges of constructing a global hydrogen economy is hydrogen transportation by sea. An open-access paper on the work is published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.03.405 —Julian Hunt Resources Hunt, J., Montanari, P.,

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Hydrogen Supplies Climate Change Economy

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

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JULY 21, 2021

The ICCT has conducted a comprehensive global and temporal life-cycle assessment of GHG emissions from a variety of alternative passenger car powertrains and fuels. This study incorporates the near-term global warming potential of methane leakage emissions of natural gas and natural gas-derived hydrogen pathways. Source: The ICCT.

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Hydrogen Fuel Battery Batteries

Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix.

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Grid Hydrogen 2020 Fuel

Iveco Group inaugurates new ePowertrain plant in Turin, the Group’s first completely carbon-neutral manufacturing site

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group, inaugurated the new Turin (Italy) ePowertrain plant, a manufacturing site fully dedicated to the production of the electric powertrain range and Iveco Group’s first completely carbon-neutral plant.

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Carbon Manufacturer Italy Wind

Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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JULY 30, 2019

The second volume, the World Gas and Renewables Review , focused on natural gas and renewables sources (solar, wind and biofuels), will be published in autumn. In 2018, global oil reserves rose slightly (+0.4%), mainly due to growth in the US. WTI, the US light crude, covers 60% of global growth. also rose in Brazil and Norway.

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Saudi Arabia Oil 2018 Global

Consortium developing green hydrogen megaproject in Oman

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MAY 20, 2021

An international consortium comprising OQ, which is the Sultanate of Oman’s global integrated energy company, InterContinental Energy, the leading dedicated green fuels developer, and EnerTech, a Kuwait government-backed clean energy investor and developer, is developing an integrated green fuels mega project in Oman.

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Oman Hydrogen Green Kuwait

IEA: global energy investment stabilized above $1.8T in 2018; security and sustainability concerns growing

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MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. Global energy investment totalled more than US$1.8

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2018 Global Energy Coal

NEOM Green Hydrogen Company completes financial close of $8.4B for world’s largest green hydrogen plant

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MAY 23, 2023

Additionally, NGHC also announced that the non-recourse financing structured for the project has been certified by S&P Global (as the second party opinion provider) as adhering to green loan principles and is one of the largest project financings put in place under the green loan framework.

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Hydrogen Green Companies Financing

Expleo develops closed-loop, e-methanol fuel cell solution for global shipping

Honda opens new $124M wind tunnel in Ohio

1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA

IEA: global carbon dioxide emissions have rebounded strongly

Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

Ørsted acquiring 45% ownership of Liquid Wind FlagshipONE e-methanol project

Porsche strengthens commitment to industrial production of eFuels with $75M investment in HIF Global

Enviva and MOL to develop sail-powered bulk carrier to cut GHG emissions in biomass supply chain; Wind Challenger hard sail

Hyundai Autron and Wind River to develop next-generation autonomous driving platform

HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050

Norsepower announces installation of five tiltable rotor sails on newbuild VLOC chartered by Vale

Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

S&P Global: looming shortfalls in copper supply will short-circuit net-zero goals absent significant new supply

BP selects Tesla batteries for pilot storage project at US wind farm

IEA: COVID-19 crisis causing the biggest fall in global energy investment in history

H2Carrier and Anori developing PtX project in Greenland; production of green ammonia on floating platform P2XFloater

BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

IEA: global electricity demand growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from coal

Study: new international agreements needed to ensure sustainable supply of minerals and metals for low-carbon energy tech

Norsepower unveils first tiltable rotor sail installation with Sea-Cargo agreement

Topsoe selected by World Energy GH2 to supply ammonia loop for Canada’s largest renewable hydrogen plant

Ground-breaking on Haru Oni eFuels plant|in Chile; Porsche to use in motor sports from 2022

bp to take a 40.5% stake and operatorship of the AREH green hydrogen hub megaproject in the Pilbara

Cargill, BAR Technologies testing WindWings on cargo vessel

Air Products, ACWA Power and NEOM sign agreement for $5B production facility for production and export of green ammonia to global markets for H2 delivery

ABB introduces Dynafin propulsion system to increase ship efficiency; mimicking movements of whale tail

Renewables will break another global record in 2022 despite supply chain problems – IEA

IEA: global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, fastest pace in the last decade; CO2 emissions up 1.7%

DNV awards API to DSME for new rotor sail system for ultra-large vessels

Polestar releases LCA reports for long-range and standard-range single-motor versions of Polestar 2 EV

myenergi named Global Britain Business Champion for 2021

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires majority stake in blue ammonia project in the Gulf Coast

IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

Iveco Group inaugurates new ePowertrain plant in Turin, the Group’s first completely carbon-neutral manufacturing site

Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

Consortium developing green hydrogen megaproject in Oman

IEA: global energy investment stabilized above $1.8T in 2018; security and sustainability concerns growing

NEOM Green Hydrogen Company completes financial close of $8.4B for world’s largest green hydrogen plant

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