Almost 1.500 innovators from 44 countries applied for the European Institute of Innovation & Technology’s (EIT) € 60 million Crisis Response Initiative. By deploying a rapid response mechanism, all EIT Crisis Response activities will be completed by the end of 2020 to help Europe recover. Under the EIT Crisis Response Initiative, each EIT Knowledge and […]
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Vertoro will process the waste product lignin to produce ‘green oil’ that can be used as a raw material in the production of bioplastics, chemicals and fuel. With a new installation, the company can scale up the production of lignin to 150 liters per day, an essential intermediate step to large-scale production. Vertoro is a […]
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Danish engineering company Haldor Topsoe releases it’s SynCOR Hydrogen technology. The company promises a CO2-capture rate of 95 percent and more. Using proven autothermal reforming technology. The solution makes blue hydrogen a bit more feasible and energy efficient. By Sandra Winter-Madsen With the increasing worldwide focus on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, industries need effective ways […]
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Higher ambition and faster action by governments to accelerate improvements in energy efficiency worldwide are both vital and achievable. According to a group of national leaders, ministers, top business executives and prominent energy experts lead by IEA. With the support of the IEA, the members of the Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency […]
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The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of the Taxonomy Regulation. This is a key piece of legislation that will contribute to the European Green Deal by boosting private sector investment in green and sustainable projects. It will help create the world’s first-ever “green list”: a classification system for sustainable economic […]
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The International Energy Agency is today presenting a Sustainable Recovery Plan. The plan is focusing on a series of actions that can be taken over the next three years to revitalise economies and boost employment while making energy systems cleaner and more resilient. Set out in a Special Report on Sustainable Recovery from the IEA’s […]
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GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12 MW prototype, the world’s most powerful wind turbine operating to date, has received a provisional type certificate from DNV GL. This certification demonstrates GE’s Haliade-X prototype has the highest safety and quality standards. On top of that the certification provides evidence that its design is on-track to meet the full […]
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If notorious CO2 emitters such as the steel and cement industries manage to produce fossil-free, then also other sectors could manage. The message Vattenfall CEO Magnus Hall is spreading is hopeful. The story of Vattenfall literally starts at the Swedish Falls. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the state-owned company was already using hydropower […]
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Like the Netherlands, Germany aims for climate neutrality in 2050. The consequences of this are becoming increasingly clear. Both countries have to work hard to achieve their respective goals, and can help each other in doing so. Germany is regarded worldwide as a pioneer in the Energiewende. However, this does not mean that the Germans […]
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, together with Gasunie and TenneT, will investigate the conditions under which part of the existing gas network can be used to transport hydrogen. This study, called HyWay 27, should provide the necessary information so that a timely decision can be made about the realisation of infrastructure for the […]
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