On the heels of the COP27 climate summit, tackling climate change is once again an important topic of conversation among international stakeholders. Under bilateral and multilateral climate change cooperation mechanisms, China’s overseas industrial parks (IPs) are poised to play a larger role in outbound direct investment in and international development cooperation with the rest of […]
U.S National Grid announces plan to decarbonize by 2050 – EQ Mag Pro
Hybrid pathway for achieving net zero future to deliver affordable, reliable fossil-free heat through distribution networks, coupled with energy efficiency, hybrid heating systems, and targeted electrification and geothermal. Gas and electric networks to be fossil-free by 2050, critical milestones along the way WALTHAM, Mass. and BROOKLYN, N.Y. :- Today, National Grid has launched a path […]
The Green Hydrogen Puzzle is Starting to Fall Into Place
Replacing fossil fuels with green hydrogen in the economy is a bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle: Once a few early pieces are connected, it will be much easier to fit the others. A plan from one of the world’s top wind-turbine makers can help. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, in cooperation with its controlling shareholder, […]
Biden Climate Goals to Take Backseat in Biggest U.S. Power Grid
The power grid serving nearly 20% of the U.S. population is about to throw a roadblock in President Joe Biden’s plan to decarbonize the electricity sector. PJM Interconnection LLC, which keeps the lights on for 65 million people from Chicago to Washington, D.C., is expected to clear a fleet of new natural gas plants– and […]
Japanese Govt Eyes Energy-Saving Public School Buildings
The government is considering a scheme to decarbonize public elementary and junior high school buildings through improvements in heat insulation and generating solar power as part of efforts to achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The government also intends to strengthen the functions […]
ORNL: Wireless Charging System Advances Electric Vehicle Convenience
Consumer buy-in is key to the future of a decarbonized transportation sector in which electric vehicles largely replace today’s conventionally fueled cars and trucks. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have for several years now steadily advanced a wireless charging technology that can make powering an EV just as easy, or easier, than filling up a […]
The Fastest Route to Commercialize Solar Hydrogen – is through Australian Copper Mines
The fastest route to commercializing solar hydrogen could be by supplying hydrogen, oxygen and heat for Australia’s copper mining industry with solar thermochemistry, Christian Sattler told this reporter for SolarPACES recently. With his experience heading solar fuels research at Germany’s solar research center at DLR, Sattler sees a synergistic connection between the sulfuric acid processing […]
How to decarbonize global power systems
Decarbonization is becoming a higher priority. Here is how it can be done—and how much it might cost. The power sector is undergoing a global transformation. Over the past decade, the costs of renewables have dropped substantially—solar power by as much as 80 percent and wind power by about 40 percent—making them economically competitive with […]
ADB’s Clean Agenda: CSOs call against fueling dirty energy and coal investments
This year’s 52nd Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Governors’ Meeting is being held in Nadi, Fiji. Similar to its neighboring countries in the Pacific, Fiji is on the brink of suffering from the severe impacts of climate change despite its low global carbon emissions. The location of the Annual Meeting intensifies the compelling clamor from […]