In 2022, the burning of fossil fuels provided 82% of the world’s energy. In 2000, it was 87%. Even as renewables have undergone tremendous growth, they’ve been offset by increased demand for energy

The Conversation

Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables

Plans involve doubling use of such energy but not everybody wants to live near power lines. There are two big tensions in how, and how quickly, the UK gets to net zero

The Guardian

The next UK net zero battleground is electricity pylons

The U.S. grid-scale energy storage installations hit a new record in the second quarter of 2023, a report by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association (ACP) said

Reuters

US grid-scale energy storage installations hit new quarterly record

In May 2021, the IEA published its landmark report Net Zero Emissions by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector. The report set out a narrow but feasible pathway for the global energy sector to contribute to the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. 

Net zero roadmap: a global pathway to keep the 1.5 °C goal in reach

IEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plans. The prospects of the world staying within the 1.5C limit on global heating have brightened owing to the “staggering” growth of renewable energy and green investment in the past two years, the chief of the world’s energy watchdog has said

‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy head

Researchers at the National Ignition Facility during a July firing of 192 lasers improved on a December result, but also ended up with duds in other experiments

The New York Times

Nuclear fusion breakthrough gets a bigger burst of laser energy

The fossil fuel accounts for around three-quarters of power generation and demand is expected to grow, despite an ambitious renewables plan

Financial Times

India’s dream of green energy runs into the reality of coal

Record growth in clean energy technology, including solar panels and electric vehicles, means it is still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday



IEA says route to net zero requires more cash and less politics

Governments need to step up clean energy supply to avoid shortages and price jumps, agency warns

Fossil fuel demand must fall by a quarter by 2030 to limit global warming, IEA says

Party will argue green growth is route to lower bills and says Rishi Sunak will leave UK stuck in economic ‘doom loop’

Labour to stand firm on net zero policies and attack cost of Tory retreat

Posco, one of the world’s top steelmakers, would need to consider moving some of its most energy-intensive manufacturing out of South Korea if it’s unable to switch to greener processes, according to an executive

Bloomberg

 Green steel challenges could trigger overseas push for Posco

President Emmanuel Macron has laid out France’s road map to more than halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but stopped short of bolder moves such as a gas boiler ban that could have stoked a public backlash.


Emmanuel Macron walks tightrope with green policy ‘à la française’

An energy efficiency taskforce set up by the British government in March to help with domestic boiler upgrades and home insulation measures has been axed as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's controversial overhaul of energy policy and steps towards Britain's net-zero targets.

China Daily

Surprise as UK govt axes energy efficiency group

Energy company turns to alternative supply sources after US import legislation causes delays

Solar supply chains must diversify away from China, warns EDP

Oneok’s $19bn takeover of Magellan reflects shifting views of future for gas vs oil

Bets on energy transition spark rise in North American pipeline deals

New Radnor, Powys: I reject in the strongest terms the idea that we must choose between building renewables and keeping our most precious land. To gain the high points of Fforest Clud (Radnor Forest), you start from New Radnor and head through the afforested Mutton Dingle, an appropriate name for a landscape feature in a region where sheep far outnumber people.

Country diary: This is prime wild country – and should remain so | Jim Perrin

Also in today’s newsletter, California’s catalytic role in climate action

Sunak spikes the punch at Climate Week

The prime minister of Barbados discussed her country’s eagerness and limitations to develop renewable energy infrastructures with the World Bank’s president, Ajay Banga

Mia Mottley calls for financial solutions to transition to clean energy

Research shows that about 70 per cent of energy is wasted between producer and consumer, but is enough being done to turn this round?

Improving energy efficiency top of the agenda in fight for net zero

The demonstrations in early 2023 were protesting the eviction of those activists to allow RWE to extract and burn a thick layer of lignite coal underneath the village. Sometimes known as brown coal, lignite is the dirtiest form of coal, and a further 280 million tonnes of it will be extracted from Garzweiler mine alone

German police have long collaborated with energy giant RWE to enforce ecological catastrophe

Energy | Energy Transition

The solar energy revolution is well underway. The share of solar power in the global energy mix has nearly tripled over the past five years, and solar panel technology is increasingly cheap, with utility-scale costs falling by a factor of five in the United States over the same period. 


State of the Planet

Opinion: for solar power to go global, we must consider relaxing intellectual property rights

Achieving net zero by 2050 is still possible, but requires tripling renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade and increasing green investments to $4.5 trillion a year globally by the early 2030s, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency

Net zero by 2050 still remains possible with rapid renewables expansion, says IEA

First Solar kept producing them in Ohio after most of the industry moved to China. President Biden wants many more domestic manufacturers

Can the U.S. make solar panels? This company thinks so

Egypt and Ethiopia made little headway in their latest talks over a controversial Nile dam, dimming hopes of an imminent agreement as the Horn of Africa nation presses on with the $5 billion hydropower project

Deadlock on Nile as Ethiopia-Egypt dam talks make little headway

In our pursuit of a greener, more sustainable future, solar panels have emerged as the sunlit champions of renewable energy

Economic Times

Beneath the glare of green energy: unveiling the hidden heat of solar panels

Britain's energy needs could be met entirely by wind and solar, according to a policy brief published today by Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.

Tech Xplore

Wind and solar power could significantly exceed Britain's energy needs

accelerating groundbreaking charging tech that could be used in electric vehicles, in part by pumping the brakes. The result of the research could eliminate the need to plug into the grid for a charge.


Yahoo News

Solar panel innovations include artificial intelligence in an effort to boost efficiency

Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp declines in China and India, data shows, forcing power regulators battling erratic weather and a volatile demand for electricity to rely more on fossil fuels

Japan Times

China and India lead Asia's biggest hydropower crunch in decades

The price decreases recorded in the last 10 years make the energy transition much more viable

Interesting Engineering

Solar power and storage prices have dropped almost 90%

At one of the largest gatherings of the oil and gas industry, the focus on a transition confronts complexity and profit


The Narwhal

Inside the World Petroleum Congress and the pushback against net zero

Oil ministers and fossil-fuel company executives descended on Canada’s energy capital this week for the World Petroleum Congress. And even as oil prices threatened to break the $100-per-barrel mark, it was the global transition to cleaner energy that was the focus of proceedings. Here are some of the main takeaways from the event in Calgary.



World Oil

World Petroleum Congress: Oil, gas industry “more comfortable than ever” with energy transition

Here’s how California's governor, Gavin Newsom, is torpedoing his chances to be president

Forbes

How Gavin Newsom is ruining his chances of being President

Lawyers are guiding clients on the complexities of green energy projects – from financing to permitting

Legal expertise is crucial to cutting through renewables deadlock

Lawyers call for more clarity to accelerate project approval

Legal advisers plug green power efforts

Energy | Renewables

Despite the rapid growth of electric vehicles and solar power, other efforts to tackle warming are lagging, according to the International Energy Agency

Peak oil is near, Energy Agency says, but climate change is far from solved

Petrostates like Saudi Arabia and Norway have made staggering oil and gas profits. A simple levy could funnel money to the countries that need it

How do we raise trillions of dollars to fight the climate crisis? The answer is staring us in the face

DHL Group, Sasol Ltd. and HH2E AG agreed to collaborate on producing sustainable, hydrogen-based aviation fuels in Germany to help reduce carbon emissions, with Airbus SE intending to join the project at a later date

DHL, Sasol agree to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Germany

Crude oil production cuts among OPEC+ members are limiting the global supply of medium, sour and heavy, sour grades of crude oil. These cuts are increasing prices for these grades compared with sweet crude oils, reversing typical price relationships

OPEC+ production cuts drive up sour crude oil price around the world

A U.S. appeals court on Monday gave the Biden administration until Nov. 8 to hold an expanded sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, the latest development in a legal fight over federal protection of an endangered species of whale

US gets more time for oil auction in lawsuit over Gulf of Mexico whales

Shipments via third countries obscure Europe’s true reliance on Russian commodities

Glencore traded thousands of tonnes of Russian copper through Turkey 

Former British PM calls for 3% levy on oil and gas export revenues of biggest producers to generate $25bn a year for global south

Petrostate windfall tax would help poor countries in climate crisis, says Brown

Australian engineering firm Worley has secured a contract from QatarEnergy LNG, previously known as Qatargas, to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the latter’s CO2 sequestration project in Ras Laffan, Qatar

LNGPrime

Worley bags carbon capture gig from QatarEnergy LNG

The Russian government has approved some changes to its fuel export ban, lifting the restrictions for fuel used as bunkering for some vessels as well as diesel with high content of sulphur, a government document showed on Monday

Russia lifts export ban on low-quality diesel, marine fuel

A methane gas pipeline in Virginia caught fire and exploded in July. Two days later, Willie Phillips, the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), said that he was ready to approve yet another major methane pipeline expansion by the same company

The Messenger News

What is undermining Biden’s climate justice promises?

World’s biggest toymaker says new material made from recycled bottles would have bigger carbon footprint

Lego ditches oil-free brick in sustainability setback

The recent signing of an agreement to develop what has been called South Africa’s largest liquified natural gas project in Mpumalanga province has emphasised the potential of natural gas as a viable energy source for the country.

EnviroNews

Natural gas set to ignite African economies

Europe will have to rely on US fossil fuels for decades to come as it races to diversify from Russian natural gas and scale up its renewables sector to boost energy security, the EU’s top energy official has said


Top EU energy official says US gas will be needed for decades

Events in New York and Calgary this week have damped hopes of agreement at COP28 

Deep divisions over oil and gas industry role challenge UN climate talks

Shift in seaborne trade suggests Kremlin will benefit from rising prices despite west’s $60-a-barrel cap

Russia dodges G7 price cap sanctions on most of its oil exports

US natural gas futures edged up about 1% on Friday on forecasts for warmer-than-normal weather in early October that should prompt power generators to burn more gas to keep air conditioners humming

Business Recorder

US natural gas up as warmer forecasts boost power demand

Oil prices keep rising, but U.S. rig counts keep dropping. It's a new comfort zone for America's oil and gas business

How to explain the falling U.S. rig count amid rising oil prices

António Guterres opened United Nations climate ambition summit with attack on wealthy countries and the fossil fuel industry

Humanity has ‘opened gates to hell’ by letting climate crisis worsen, UN secretary warns

Energy | Oil & Gas

New Delhi, India's top oil firm IOC on Monday unveiled the nation's first green hydrogen-powered bus that emits just water as it takes the lead in bringing out unrivaled tools to replace fossil fuels. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will produce close to 75 kg of hydrogen by splitting water using electricity from renewable sources. 

Business Insider

IndianOil unveils India's first green hydrogen-run bus that emits just water

Hydrogen imports from outside the EU have become an integral part of most decarbonisation pathways, both at national and union levels. Particularly noteworthy is the indicative target of 10 Mt of hydrogen imports by 2030 announced in the REPower EU initiative. Additionally, support schemes such as the announced external leg of the Hydrogen Bank, underscore the EU’s intention to count on imports to fulfil its future hydrogen demand. 

Bellona

Risks and challenges of importing hydrogen to Europe

Decarbonizing some of the European Union’s most polluting industries could be more effective if fossil fuels are used to produce hydrogen in the near term rather than renewables, according to an environmental organization.



EU should stick to fossil fuel for making hydrogen, NGO says

Decarbonizing some of the European Union’s most polluting industries could be more effective if fossil fuels are used to produce hydrogen in the near term rather than renewables, according to an environmental organization

BNN Bloomberg

EU should stick to fossil fuels for making hydrogen, NGO says

Germany and the UK want to cooperate more closely in the development of green hydrogen in the lead up to a hydrogen conference scheduled for Tuesday in Berlin

Morningstar

Germany and UK hope to cooperate in green hydrogen production

Nikola’s recently appointed CEO – Steve Girsky – was upbeat about prospects for the company and hydrogen fuel in a recent Q&A session, and did not shy away from difficult questions relating to the firm’s recent battery fire incidents and voluntary recall.



Just Auto

Nikola CEO: “The hydrogen highway is on its way”

A future hydrogen terminal near Whyalla has secured funding commitments from the state and federal governments, with expectations of "large-scale" global exports before the end of the decade.



ABC News Australia

Hydrogen port gets funding deal as federal government spruiks Whyalla 'green steel'

Just a year ago, few people took seriously the idea that we could extract hydrogen from the ground as a clean energy source - but now the US Department of Energy is injecting $20 million into the concept

New Scientist

How geologic hydrogen went from fringe science to potential green fuel

Hydropower-rich Tajikistan plans to produce 1 million metric tons of green hydrogen by 2040 for usage at home and exports to neighbouring central Asian countries, its Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma told Reuters on Monday

Hydro-rich Tajikistan plans to produce 1 mln tons of hydrogen by 2040

There are extensive opportunities for energy cooperation between Türkiye and Japan, a senior Japanese official said Sunday, voicing particular optimism about the potential of next-generation sources such as hydrogen and renewable energy

Daily Sabah

Japan touts hydrogen, renewable cooperation potential with Türkiye

Interest in new hydrogen projects remains strong, but a challenging economic backdrop means timely rollout of policy support is needed to deliver investments


International Energy Agency

Lagging policy support and rising cost pressures put investment plans for low-emissions hydrogen at risk

Hydrogen is nothing new, but it could become a decarbonized energy vector to transform renewable electrons into renewable fuels, displacing fossil fuels in multiple applications. Laurence Boisramé, global director of hydrogen at Bureau Veritas, recently spoke with pv magazine about improving hydrogen market transparency, but she noted that “global consensus will take time – at least a few years.”

PV Magazine

‘Europe is still in the hydrogen race,’ says Bureau Veritas

IEA says firms are announcing more projects but waiting for government support before investing. The global push for clean hydrogen is being held back by rising costs and “lagging” policy support from governments, a report has found. 

Global push for clean hydrogen foiled by costs and lack of support, report finds

Lagging clean hydrogen policy support and rising cost pressures for project developers are putting investment plans at risk globally, the International Energy Agency warned Sept. 22.



S&P Global

Missing policy support, cost pressures put global hydrogen plans at risk: IEA

Researchers from City University Hong Kong and Imperial College London have announced the development of a catalyst that makes hydrogen production easier

Power Technology

Researchers develop efficient catalyst for green hydrogen generation 

Dave Edlund, the Founder and CEO of Element 1 Corp, discusses hydrogen fuel, the issues facing it, and its great potential in fuelling the world’s vehicles

Innovation News Network

Hydrogen fuel and the future of transportation

For nascent technologies to reach their full potential, collaboration across industries and with policymakers is essential. And it's no different with emerging cleantech, whether it's hydrogen production, CO₂ capture or energy storage.



Spectra

How greater cleantech collaboration boosts hydrogen and CCUS

New research from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) focuses on a specific model that uses data to reduce the frequency of unscheduled maintenance, while increasing the frequency of preventive maintenance.



Hydrogen stations can avoid unplanned shutdowns with predictive models

French oil major agrees $300mn wind and solar tie-up with Indian conglomerate’s green energy arm

Total signs first big deal with Adani since short seller attack

Jolts of electricity can convert discarded plastic into hydrogen gas and graphene, potentially offering a way to manage a growing waste problem while also producing an environmentally-friendly fuel

C&EN

A shocking way to produce hydrogen from plastic waste

Energy | Hydrogen

The intrinsic efficiency of renewables will lower the overall cost of energy from 4% of GDP today to about 2.5% by 2050, said a report from DNV.

U.S. and Canada to spend $12 trillion on renewables and grid by 2050

China is considering compensating utilities for all the coal-fired power they’ve built, including plants that are likely to sit idle as Beijing accelerates its transition to clean energy.



China considers charging users to compensate utilities for building coal plants

Artificial intelligence takes a lot of compute power, and Microsoft is putting together a road map for powering that computation with small nuclear reactors.

CNBC

Microsoft is hiring a nuclear energy expert to help power its AI and cloud data centers

During his three decades at investment bank Morgan Stanley, Franck Petitgas developed a reputation for solving problems that vexed others. Fixing the UK’s creaking power grid could be his most challenging task yet

The banker trying to fix the UK’s electricity grid

Japan's biggest power generator JERA said on Monday it will decommission three oil-fired power stations with a combined capacity of 2.6 gigawatt (GW) at Hirono in eastern Japan on Oct. 10.

JERA to decommission 3 oil-fired power plants in October

Western countries are not ready to fund the early retirement of Indonesian coal-fired power plants under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a government official said on Monday, a major setback to expedite a reduction in emissions.

Western nations not ready to finance Indonesian coal plant retirements

St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport and the surrounding areas were hit by a temporary power outage after residents reported hearing a loud sound and a bright flash, according to local Telegram channels.



Newsweek

Mystery surrounds power outage in major russian city

Uncertainty around energy regulations has led to fewer rental properties, landlords say. The government was planning on introducing energy efficiency targets for landlords in England and Wales, to be met by April 2025

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