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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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Let this sink in: In 2018, Big Oil spent less than 1% of its combined budget on green energy projects. BIT:ENI) recently unveiled what has been hailed as the most ambitious climate pledge yet by an oil supermajor. Further, natural gas can be used to keep the power grid stable as solar and wind power fluctuate.

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Largest pilot plant for CO2-neutral production of hydrogen begins operation at voestalpine site in Linz

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As part of the EU-funded H2FUTURE project, partners voestalpine, VERBUND, Siemens, Austrian Power Grid, K1-MET and TNO are researching into the industrial production of green hydrogen as a means of replacing fossil fuels in steel production over the long term. In the business year 2018/19, the Group generated revenue of €13.6

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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Canada, US and Mexico commit to align light- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency and GHG standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively

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As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target. Short-lived climate pollutants.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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Having these [stations] in place will help fight climate change.” Orajaka and the other founders have set their sights higher than just providing off-grid rural areas with electricity. Members of IEEE Smart Village and those from the local community help install one of Green Village Electricity Projects’s solar-powered minigrids.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot. The government elected last year passed the country’s first climate-action law in more than a decade. Hyzon Motors , one of the few firms working on ultraheavy trucks powered by fuel cells. Yet many more are actually needed.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

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as a marine fuel grew 30 percent between 2012 and 2018, resulting in a 150 percent increase in methane emissions from ships. The post Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly? is because ships are switching from steam turbines to dual-fuel internal combustion engines. Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2024.

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