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Archive for March, 2024

Hydrogen industry pleads for easier path to US tax credits

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – Some companies planning to use new U.S. tax credits to deploy hydrogen projects urged the Treasury Department this week to ease proposed environmental requirements,... continue reading

Dutch pension funds willing to invest billions in energy transition

AMSTERDAM, March 27 (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ five largest pension funds on Wednesday said they were willing to invest billions in the country’s energy transition and to help support... continue reading

Offshore wind market improving after price reset, says EDP

OXFORD, March 26 (Reuters) – The global market for offshore wind projects is improving with governments and companies now offering high enough prices to make projects economically viable, the... continue reading

Shipping industry faces fuel dilemma in bid to cut emissions

HOUSTON, March 26 (Reuters) – The shipping industry is under increasing pressure to decarbonize, but unclear regulatory guidelines, including around what sorts of cleaner fuels large vessels should run,... continue reading

ComTech Launches Energy Transition Technologies Practice…

Yesterday, we posted an all new CTRMRadio podcast in which we made a few announcements. Importantly and excitingly, we announced our new practice area – Energy Transition Technologies (ETT).... continue reading

Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival

BRUSSELS, March 21 (Reuters) – Leaders from pro-nuclear European countries and energy experts are set to call for a nuclear energy revival on Thursday at a summit in Brussels,... continue reading

Spain’s Iberdrola set to build on grid power as renewables appeal wanes

MADRID/LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) – Spain’s Iberdrola (IBE.MC), opens new tab is set to tell investors on Thursday it will focus spending over the next three years on expanding and upgrading... continue reading

CTRMRadio – #43: The Energy Transition and ComTech’s New Practice Area

In this episode, we discuss the energy transition and the technologies underpinning it with Ben Hillary, CEO of Commodities People, and announce the new Energy Transition Technologies practice at... continue reading

Chile gets world’s first fully solar-powered air traffic station

SAO PAULO, March 20 (Reuters) – France’s Thales (TCFP.PA), opens new tab is set to open the world’s first air traffic control station fully powered by renewable energy in Chile’s Atacama... continue reading

Britain’s National Grid proposes $74 billion energy system upgrade

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid (NG.L), opens new tab has proposed a 58 billion pound ($74 billion) investment programme to boost grid networks beyond 2030 to accommodate expected... continue reading

Virtual Power Plants (VPPs)

It’s not a new concept but the details are complex and intriguing. If technical issues are solved VPPs could be a significant, even game changing factor in the energy... continue reading

Are households ready to be a part of VPP?

According to recent research, e.g. by Agora Energygiewende A-EW_315_Flex_heben_WEB.pdf (agora-energiewende.de), EVs, heat pumps and household batteries can provide from 2035 on  flexibility of 100 TW yearly with resulting savings... continue reading

Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions

BRUSSELS, March 18 (Reuters) – The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector’s... continue reading

TotalEnergies hails progress in on-site solar generation contracts

PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) – TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab said on Sunday it had exceeded 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of long-term solar power contracts at sites for more than 600 industrial... continue reading

LEAD Consult Expanding Services and Reach

LEAD Consult was at E-World with a sizeable booth and so this week, I connected with the principals – Alexander Nikolov and Dragomir Stanchev – to learn more about... continue reading

UK’s record unpaid energy bills prompt regulator to ask for ideas

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem on Monday launched a call for input to help protect consumers amid high energy costs and find ways to address... continue reading