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Trucks, Marine and Aviation are the biggest challenge to decarbonisation. There is no scale-able green alternative due the energy density of the alternate sources of energy currently available. The benefit of using that carbon dioxide in this process is it would not be released into the atmosphere or sequestered. In a Hydrogen driven world the prospect of plentiful ‘Green hydrogen produced from offshore wind through electrolysis is the most hopeful source. Alternatively, both the hydrogen and the carbon dioxide could be obtained from steam blasting methane. The final e-fuels process is called Fischer Tropsch. The process needs a a catalyst such as cobalt, ruthenium or Iron. It is worth noting that the catalysts used in the process are hard to find and come with their own ethical considerations as well as the opportunity to improve overall system efficiency. If this heat can be used in an industrial process or district heating then there is the opportunity for this heat generation that makes the process is important!.
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How does COVID19 affect energy efficiency plans of industry?
Findings for Germany will be published at European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)s Industry conference, global outcomes towards the turn of years. The questionnaire is accessible to manufacturing companies across 12 dedicated country versions and five further universal language versions.
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The role of nuclear energy in the European decarbonization path
As of today, 17% of energy need in Europe is covered by nuclear power. This is fed by 128 European and 56 extra European power stations. Nuclear energy production in the EU has been sharply decreasing over the past decade. But top European.
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Europe’s steel industry and the need to decarbonise
Europes steel industry needs a credible plan to go green, says Ben Jones. The costs of decarbonising its operations would cost up to €40bn. Jones raises a question whether consumers will be demanding greener steel and be willing to pay for.
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What is the carbon footprint of space travel?
Two astronauts successfully left the earths atmosphere to dock with the international space station on a semi re-usable rocket. This was clearly an incredible achievement and returned the USA to the forefront of space travel. In addition this significant step moves us closer to manned.
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How do we finance industrial energy efficiency?
The EU has focused on the Emissions Trading System to bring results but it has not been that successful in achieving energy efficiency. This week the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) will have a meeting of a new Working Group on industrial energy efficiency.
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Going DEEP
The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) has over 15,000 projects. They provide a good indication of the risk factors involved in energy efficiency. The website has been updated to show Internal Rate of Return (IRR)/ Net Present Value.
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Could Ammonia be an energy black swan?
Ammonia is produced under super high pressures from Hydrogen and Nitrogen. The feed stock for Ammonia (NH3) is simply Nitrogen and Hydrogen. Potential early applications for ammonia as a fuel include shipping and maybe even aviation.
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How will energy look in 2030? My 10 predictions for the next 10 years!
Ten years ago Matt Cardle was Christmas number one (anyone remember Mr Cardle?) and David Cameron had just started his 6 years in office. The UK Government predicted in its base case energy scenario that in 2020 electricity generation would be delivered with 75T.
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Barriers to Data Collection in Industrial Energy Audits
The SO WHAT project aims to identify the core data needed for an industrial energy audit. The main barriers to data collection identified are hereby presented and briefly discussed. This article focuses on the barriers typically encountered in the data collection phase of an industrial audit.
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