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Carbon emissions

Head and shoulders photo of Jennifer Holmgreen FEI, CEO of LanzaTech

15/11/2023 Comment / Jennifer Holmgren

Why carbon isn’t totally going away

Even in a net zero economy, we will still need carbon for many vital everyday products. Jennifer Holmgren HonFEI, CEO of LanzaTech, believes we can reduce emissions and create a circular economy by capturing carbon at source. Here she explains how and where sufficient finance may be found to reach commercial scale.

Wind

Offshore wind engineer working on top of turbine

22/11/2023 News

UK offshore wind strike price rises

The UK government has raised the maximum price that offshore wind and other renewables projects can receive in the next renewables auction round in bid to ensure continued investment in the country’s clean energy sector.

Solar

Masdar officials at the Al Dhafra solar project

22/11/2023 News

World’s largest single-site solar power plant inaugurated

The 2 GW Al Dhafra solar photovoltaic (PV) project, located 35 km outside Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is claimed to be the world’s largest single-site solar facility in the world. It has been commissioned by Masdar and partners Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), EDF Renewables and JinkoPower, together with Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC).

Hydrogen

Workers inside new gigawatt electrolyser factory in Berlin, Germany

22/11/2023 News

New GW electrolyser factory paves way for hydrogen development

Air Liquide and Siemens Energy have officially inaugurated their joint venture gigawatt electrolyser factory in Berlin, Germany.

Electricity

Close up of smart meter unit showing gas and electricity level, cost and room temperature

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22/11/2023 Feature / Andrew Mourant

How shifting demand for power helps green the grid

UK grid operator ESO and several retailers are operating schemes that allow both domestic and corporate consumers to time-shift some of their electricity load in order to cut the use of expensive and carbon-heavy generating plant. And consumers are paid for their efforts. Andrew Mourant reports.

Capture technologies

Stacks of trays pulling in CO2 at the DAC-to-concrete facility in Tracy, California

22/11/2023 News

First US commercial direct air capture to concrete facility unveiled

The US’s first commercial direct air capture (DAC) to concrete facility has been commissioned, capable of capturing up to 1,000 t/y of CO₂.

Power generation

Coal fired power station in Germany

22/11/2023 News

European power demand to grow by a third by 2035

Electric vehicles (EVs), gigafactories, data centres and the buildup of the renewable hydrogen sector will lead to a total power demand growth of 30% in Europe between 2024 and 2035, according to the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Nuclear capacity will fall, coal and lignite will be phased out, and gas generation will remain high.

Methane

Satellite in orbit around Earth

22/11/2023 News

EU aims to regulate methane emissions in Europe and global supply chains

A new European Union (EU) regulation aims to reduce energy sector methane emissions in Europe and in its global supply chains, obliging the oil, gas and coal industry to properly measure, monitor, report, verify and reduce methane emissions.

Employment

Solar panel engineers working on roof

22/11/2023 News

Clean tech drives growth in energy jobs

The number of jobs in the global energy sector rose in 2022, as growing investment in clean energy technologies drove demand for new workers in every region of the world, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report.

Diversity

Delegates at the POWERful Women conference

22/11/2023 News

Women still have uphill fight for equality in energy companies

Over 200 high-powered women, and 20 (hopefully more aware) men, thronged the exhilarating POWERful Women (PfW) conference in London last week, as well as 600 registered online. The conference featured the launch of the Energy Leaders’ Coalition Annual Report, words of encouragement by Rt Hon Amanda Solloway MP, Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability, and a host of inspirational comment by women executives from across the energy spectrum, writes Brian Davis, New Energy World Features Editor.

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