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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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JANUARY 27, 2020

Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and Nissan Research Center report on their investigation of the internal reforming of ethanol fuel on high-performance metal-supported solid-oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs) with infiltrated catalysts in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources. Dogdibegovic et al. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Mercedes-Benz experienced a sharp increase in xEV deliveries in 2020, with more than 160,000 plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles sold worldwide (+228.8%), including about 87,000 units in the fourth quarter alone. Our internal forecasts for 2020 indicate that we will have achieved the European CO 2 targets for passenger cars last year.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Clean energy employment reached 12 million globally in 2020, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), the eighth edition of “ Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021.”

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MAY 11, 2022

US ammonia prices closely follow international ammonia prices because approximately 14% of total US ammonia consumption is met by imports. Because the global ammonia market is highly interconnected, the US price of ammonia closely follows international ammonia prices rather than only US natural gas prices.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Neste and Genève Aéroport are partnering on the introduction of renewable jet fuel into aircraft operations from Geneva International Airport; the target will be at least 1% of the annual jet fuel consumption at Genève Aéroport starting late 2018. This is equivalent to 2 years’ emissions from the Swiss transport sector.

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APRIL 25, 2021

ExxonMobil and Global Clean Energy have expanded their five-year agreement to increase ExxonMobil’s purchase of renewable diesel to up to 5 million barrels per year. The renewable diesel leverages Global Clean Energy’s patented camelina crop, which can significantly reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 10, 2020

Global oil demand is expected to decline in 2020 as the impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads around the world, constricting travel and broader economic activity, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest oil market forecast. million barrels a day in 2020, down around 90,000 barrels a day from 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

has developed proprietary, breakthrough processes that convert either low-carbon isobutanol or low-value fusel oils—a mixture of alcohols that are byproducts from fermentation processes such as alcohol production—into renewable diesel. Gevo expects this to open yet another door for Gevo products.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Estimated consumption subsidies, industrial and developing countries, fossil fuels and renewables. Fossil fuel subsidies continue to far outweigh support for renewable energy, according to new research conducted for the Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs Online service. Source: Worldwatch. Click to enlarge. Total subsidy.

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JULY 5, 2020

The International Energy Agency (IEA) created the Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Program (TCP) in October 1977. The IEA’s Hydrogen TCP is now undergoing a major renovation for international collaboration in boosting hydrogen technologies globally. ARIEMA Energía y Medioambiente S.L.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Qantas announced that its Los-Angeles-based aircraft will be powered by biofuel from 2020. Over the next ten years, the airline will purchase eight million gallons (30 million liters) of renewable jet fuel each year from US-based bio-energy company, SG Preston. —Gareth Evans. Earlier post.)

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MAY 4, 2020

Decreases in overall energy demand resulting from the global coronavirus pandemic will hit fossil fuels hard, while driving a shift toward renewable energy, according to a report issued last Thursday.

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MAY 10, 2022

European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and European electrolyzer manufacturers last week met in Brussels to discuss how to increase industry’s capacity to produce electrolyzers used to produce clean hydrogen. GW by 2025 and to increase capacity further by 2030 in line with projected demand for renewable hydrogen.

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DECEMBER 6, 2014

In order for the US commercial aviation sector to meet its 2020 carbon-neutral growth goal, airline efficiency improvements via the acquisition of new aircraft and engine technology will to increase sharply from their present rate, according to a brief analysis posted by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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AUGUST 22, 2018

Geneva Airport announced in September 2017 that it aspired to replace 1% of the conventional jet fuel used for aircrafts with renewable jet fuel in a pilot project with Neste, the leading renewable fuels company. —Kaisa Hietala, Executive Vice President of Neste’s Renewable Products business area.

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

On 4 December 2020, the LME cash price hit its highest level since March 2013, closing at US$7,742/t. (By Copper has charted an unlikely trajectory through 2020, notes Roskill. Copper prices since 1 Jan 2020. By 10 December, that dropped back to $7,712/t.) Copper prices since 1 Jan 2000.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

JetBlue will offset carbon dioxide emissions from jet fuel for all domestic JetBlue flights beginning in July 2020, making it the first major US airline to take this measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming. Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel is produced 100% from waste and residue raw materials.

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JUNE 16, 2022

equity stake in and to become operator of the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) , which has the potential to be one of the largest renewables and green hydrogen hubs in the world. bp will acquire a 40.5% At full capacity, AREH is expected to be capable of producing around 1.6

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that, absent significant changes in policy or technology, world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2020 and 2050. Liquid fuels remain the largest source of energy consumption, driven largely by the industrial and transportation sectors.

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JULY 31, 2014

Amyris has partnered with Brazilian airline GOL to fly the industry’s first commercial flight with sugarcane-derived farnesane, the recently approved renewable jet fuel. Earlier this month, GOL committed to fly its Boeing 737 fleet with up to a 10% blend of the renewable farnesane fuel starting with this initial flight. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

On 23 October, leaders of the European Union agreed on the climate and energy policy framework for the EU for the period from 2020 to 2030. This is why reducing transport-related CO 2 emissions has a central role to play in achieving greenhouse gas emissions targets, as well as those set for increasing renewable energy usage.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Years of government support for corn farmers—paying Chinese corn producers more than twice the international price level until 2016—have left China with a substantial stockpile. To help make use of the excess stock, China in September 2017 announced a plan for nationwide use of E10 gasoline by 2020, up from 11 trial provinces.

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MAY 24, 2017

In a speech made at the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators’ 2017 International Petroleum Summit, Johnston laid out his concerns for the future of oil. Gas and oil are still fundamental to much of the world’s infrastructure, despite a steady increase of research and utilization of renewable energy resources.

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MAY 29, 2018

In an open-access paper in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , they report that important input factors for the US are the purchase price and operating costs, while for Germany energy prices and the charging infrastructure are mentioned more often. Gnann et al. Click to enlarge. Till Gnann, Thomas S. 2018.03.055.

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JULY 9, 2014

Amyris has partnered with Brazilian airline GOL to begin the first international commercial route with a drop-in renewable jet fuel (farnesane) blend developed by Amyris and Total ( earlier post ).

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, and American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, have entered into an agreement to explore opportunities to further reduce American’s environmental footprint through the use of Neste’s renewable fuels. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to produce a significant portion of the electricity generated annually across the globe, according to an analysis by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This is really optimistic. 2020.08.080.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Ahead of the Paris Air Show held in Le Bourget, TotalEnergies is doubling production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Grandpuits, bringing the site’s annual production capacity to 285,000 tons—almost double the capacity announced in 2020. and also e-fuel synthetic fuels for aviation.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

JetBlue announced a ten-year renewable jet fuel purchase agreement with SG Preston , a bioenergy company. The airline will purchase renewable jet fuel made from rapidly renewable, bio-based feedstocks that do not compete with food production. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

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APRIL 18, 2020

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened the $70-million Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round to help fast track the development of renewable hydrogen in Australia. Australia is well placed to become a major renewable hydrogen producer and exporter.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Commercialization of AtJ has been years in the making, starting with the partnership between LanzaTech (which launched LanzaJet in June 2020) and the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). LanzaJet was launched in June 2020 and is a spin-off from leading biotech company LanzaTech. Background.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The average cost of a Li-ion battery cell—used to power electric vehicles and to provide flexibility in the power grid as more renewables, such as solar and wind, are added will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit.

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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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MAY 3, 2021

In 2019, EDF strengthened its commitment to the energy transition by creating Hynamics, a subsidiary aimed at making EDF a key player in the low-carbon and renewable hydrogen sector in France and internationally. —Kirill Komarov, First Deputy Director General for Corporate Development and International Business at Rosatom.

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MAY 4, 2018

RRB has begun construction of the biorefinery, which will incorporate Velocys’ technology, and produce low-carbon, renewable diesel and jet fuel. The biorefinery in Lakeview will convert 136,000 tons of forestry residue into 15 million gallons per year of renewable transportation fuels including diesel and jet fuel. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The path toward decarbonization in road transportation in the EU will require a multifaceted approach that, besides traditional biofuels, also includes the use of renewable electricity, green hydrogen, and other advanced biofuels. By 2030, we expect diesel demand to be 10% below its 2020 levels, and bioethanol to be down by 5%.

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