The treaty allows for “credible CO2 reduction through highly qualified, certified and permanent projects” in “non-European partner countries”. Effectively, this would amount to carbon offsetting, Agora Energiewende director, Julia Metz said, without […]
The great carbon capture con: Too expensive, even for Woodside
Meg O’Neill just said the quiet part out loud. The CEO of Woodside, Australia’s largest fossil gas producer, told the Australian Financial Review that making deep cuts to her company’s emissions would […]
US electricity demand will grow 50% by 2050, electrical manufacturer study finds
Driven by data centers and transportation electrification, U.S. electricity demand will increase 2% annually and 50% by 2050, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association said in a study published Monday. Improvements to energy efficiency […]
Partners hail success of hydrogen helicopter first flight
UB replaced the R44’s piston engine with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain and Magnix electric motor, a configuration that also includes a small battery pack to manage transient power demands. During the […]
Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants
Wait times for the hulking turbines needed to turn natural gas into electricity have doubled in the past year as companies scramble to build data centers for A.I. via NYT > Business […]
How to reconfigure PV modules in degraded solar plants
Indian scientists have developed six different strategies to reconfigure solar modules in degraded PV assets. Their analysis showed which conditions make the reconfiguration of an underperforming solar plant profitable. Researchers from the […]
Pakistan’s 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy
Pakistan isn’t the first country you’d expect to crash the global solar party. But by the end of 2024, it quietly rocketed into the top tier of solar adopters, importing a jaw-dropping […]
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Faces Funding Challenge
There is an increasing demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as airlines worldwide strive to decarbonize operations. Aviation is a hard-to-abate industry, meaning that it is difficult to reduce the greenhouse gas […]
Will the green hydrogen dream take shape?
After a global flurry of green hydrogen announcements, fuel cell company insolvencies, and a sharp market reassessment, solar developers are questioning near-term green hydrogen demand. pv magazine’s Carrie Hampel takes a look […]
Elon Musk Backlash Turns Into Global Sales Slump for Tesla
Mr. Musk’s involvement in right-wing politics contributed to a 13% drop in global deliveries in the first quarter, including steep declines in places like Norway. via NYT > Climate and Environment https://ift.tt/O9UExAc
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