For Many, Blue Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts.
Industry has been promoting blue hydrogen as a reliable, next-generation fuel to power cars, heat homes and generate electricity. It may, in fact, be worse for the climate than previously thought. It is seen by many as the clean energy of the future. Billions of…
China Nav comes out in favour of Marshall Islands’ carbon tax proposal, readies first sail-assisted newbuild
China Navigation is to sign for a revolutionary sail-assisted newbuild this month as part of a package of green measures announced today. The Swire subsidiary has also come out in favour of the proposal put forward to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by the Marshall…
$100 per tonne emissions levy put forward by the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands
Upping the stakes ahead of this year’s crunch Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands have put forward a proposal to establish a universal, mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) levy with an entry price…
Natural gas is a much ‘dirtier’ energy source than we thought
In the thick of a Greenland summer of field work in 2015, Benjamin Hmiel and his team drilled into the massive ice sheet’s frozen innards, periodically hauling up a motorcycle-engine-sized chunk of crystalline ice. The ice held part of the answer to a question that had vexed…
Renewables overtook fossil fuels in Europe for first time last year
Europe’s share of renewables in its electricity mix is twice the global average, making the continent a critical hotbed of innovation to better integrate more variable renewables into power grids. Renewables became the dominant source of electricity in Europe’s power grid for the first time last…
Extraordinary views from the World’s first Mountainous Solar Farm
This reservoir doubles as a floating solar power plant, smack back in the middle of the Swiss Alps. Not only does the high-altitude project boast some stunning views, it won the prestigious Swiss Watt d’Or prize, as the best in renewable energy innovation 2020. The…
“SOS” – Save Earth: Norway Eyes Sea Change in Deep Dive for Metals Instead of Oil
Norway’s oil and gas reserves have made it one of the world’s wealthiest countries but its dreams for deep-sea discovery now center on something different. This time, Oslo is looking for a leading role in mining copper, zinc and other metals found on the seabed…
As Climate Disasters Pile Up, a Radical Proposal Gains Traction
The idea of modifying Earth’s atmosphere to cool the planet, once seen as too risky to seriously consider, is attracting new money and attention. WASHINGTON — As the effects of climate change become more devastating, prominent research institutions and government agencies are focusing new money and…
Natural Gas and the Invisible Spill: How Much Methane Is Reaching the Atmosphere?
You wouldn’t know it from the news, but there’s a major fossil-fuel spill ongoing in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. A leak from a gas platform operated by the French energy company Total SA was first detected on March 25 and has…