The first transatlantic flight powered only by sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) took off from Heathrow airport this week. Airlines are pinning their hopes on SAF to slash emissions as they try to decarbonise flying before new electric and hydrogen-powered options are developed. In an article on The Conversation website, Gareth Dale, Reader in Political Economy, … Continue reading Virgin Atlantic’s ‘Jet Zero’ fuel may not be travel’s green future – it is more “a smoke-and-mirrors exercise to convince governments that SAF will enable aviation to continue its relentless growth on a sustainable basis”
Category: clean energy
France unveils 2030 energy targets
French Energy Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher outlines in an interview the government's vision of the trajectory that would enable France to gradually reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Perrine Mouterde and Adrien Pécout undertake the interview in an article on the Le Monde website. French energy minister: Necessary transition 'is on a scale comparable … Continue reading France unveils 2030 energy targets
Backed by the EU, Namibia has a $20 billion plan to export green hydrogen
For Namibia, green hydrogen could be transformative. Backed by the EU, Namibia has a $20 billion plan to export green hydrogen. A secretive tender process raises concerns for nature and citizens. In an article on the Climate Home News website, John Grobler, Joe Lo and Matteo Civillini discuss how the EU is supporting the development … Continue reading Backed by the EU, Namibia has a $20 billion plan to export green hydrogen
Micro wind turbines designed to look like trees are addressing some of the challenges of green energy
This nature-inspired ‘wind tree’ can produce renewable energy in urban environments. Angela Symons discusses these ‘wind trees’ in an article on the Euronews website. Could ‘wind trees’ with micro turbines be a solution to green energy in tight urban spaces? From community solar farms to co-owned wind turbines, eco-inventors are coming up with new … Continue reading Micro wind turbines designed to look like trees are addressing some of the challenges of green energy
With a plan to spend €20 billion on a hydrogen pipe network, Germany bids to solve the hydrogen economy’s ‘chicken-and-egg’ dilemma
In an article on the Euractiv website, Nikolaus J. Kurmayer discusses Germany’s plans to build a network of hydrogen pipelines by 2032. Is this the right approach for the energy transition? Germany to back €20 billion bid to build hydrogen pipe network The German government is poised to put its weight behind a network … Continue reading With a plan to spend €20 billion on a hydrogen pipe network, Germany bids to solve the hydrogen economy’s ‘chicken-and-egg’ dilemma
Changing how we think about climate action just might change what we do
Daniel Steel from the University of British Columbia, C. Tyler DesRoches from Arizona State University and Kian Mintz-Woo from the University College Cork write on The Conversation website about the need to abandon viewing our climate actions as a sacrifice. Do you agree? Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as … Continue reading Changing how we think about climate action just might change what we do
Energy in Demand News, November 12th, 2023
When you Google for social media and climate change, you see links on how it positively helps create awareness on the climate and you see others quite negative especially when there is deliberate misinformation. It was surprising this week to see an article in the Financial Times (behind a paywall) that Shell is tapping gamers … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 12th, 2023
New EEA report on the urgent need to prioritise the use of biomass
There are increasing and competing demands for using biomass in the EU, using it for bio-based products in sectors such as construction, energy, transport, furniture and textile industries, but also reserving it for nature conservation and carbon sequestration. The European Environment Agency (EEA) report, published recently, stresses that there is an urgent need to prioritise … Continue reading New EEA report on the urgent need to prioritise the use of biomass
Power companies in the US are turning to virtual power plants
In an article on The Conversation website, Daniel Cohan, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University, discusses the growing role of virtual power plants as electricity demand is surging. What is a virtual power plant? An energy expert explains After nearly two decades of stagnation, U.S. electricity demand is surging, driven … Continue reading Power companies in the US are turning to virtual power plants
Hydropower players are forming an alliance in EU as the industry suffers from slow growth due to green concerns and a challenging investment environment
Nikolaus J. Kurmayer writes on the Euractiv website about how the hydropower sector is facing many challenges and are arguing that a European hydropower strategy is needed. Europe’s oldest renewables industry wants more attention from Brussels The EU’s biggest hydropower players have gathered to form an alliance and are asking for aid from Brussels … Continue reading Hydropower players are forming an alliance in EU as the industry suffers from slow growth due to green concerns and a challenging investment environment
