Emissions & Environment - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/emissions-environment/amp/ Power Engineering International is the voice of the global power generation industry Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:27:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Favicon-80x80.png Emissions & Environment - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/emissions-environment/amp/ 32 32 Time to curb enthusiasm about CCUS in the UK suggests report https://www.powerengineeringint.com/world-regions/europe/time-to-curb-enthusiasm-about-ccus-in-the-uk-suggests-report/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:25:00 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142542 A review conducted of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) in the UK has revealed a trend of over-promises, under-delivery and high costs.

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]]> Call for action on heating and cooling in Europe https://www.powerengineeringint.com/news/call-for-action-on-heating-and-cooling-in-europe/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:00:18 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142412 A coalition of industry associations and NGOs have issued a call to the European Commission for immediate action on the decarbonisation of heating and cooling.

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]]> Renewable availability and bureaucracy slowing business decarbonisation – survey https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/renewable-availability-and-bureaucracy-slowing-business-decarbonisation-survey/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:58:16 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141673 A survey of European business leaders has revealed that the majority have a green energy strategy in place but are challenged by the availability of the green energy itself.

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]]> Hydrogen: a new class of renewable energy https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/hydrogen-a-new-class-of-renewable-energy/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:24:20 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141416 Hydrogen is increasingly recognised as a key enabler of the energy transition, both as a fuel to decarbonise heavy industry that cannot be simply electrified and as a storage medium for renewable energy. Another important application for hydrogen is its role in grid security, flexibility and stabilisation.

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]]> Are gas turbines the most important link between the past and future of energy generation? https://www.powerengineeringint.com/gas-turbines/are-gas-turbines-the-most-important-link-between-the-past-and-future-of-energy-generation/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:23:26 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141411 While the world is declining its use of fossil fuels, it cannot and will not be able to stop using fossil fuels in the short term - that’s why there is a need to build resilient energy systems for power generation that can adapt from using fossil fuels to utilising clean energy. 

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]]> Denmark’s district heating to use surplus heat from carbon capture https://www.powerengineeringint.com/decentralized-energy/cogeneration-chp/denmarks-district-heating-to-use-surplus-heat-from-carbon-capture/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:26:37 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=140994 Ørsted ,VEKS and CTR have agreed to use surplus heat from carbon capture at Avedøre Power Station for Copenhagen's district heating system.

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]]> Hydrogen production project with CCS receives funding https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/hydrogen-production-project-with-ccs-receives-funding/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:50:14 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=122509 The project would be capable of producing 15 tonnes of clean hydrogen per day utilising Babcock & Wilcox's BrightLoop process.

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]]> Drax launches US-based carbon removal business https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/biomass/drax-launches-us-based-carbon-removal-business/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:47:16 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=140865 Drax Group has announced plans to establish a new business unit that will focus on delivering large-scale carbon removals.

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]]> POWERGEN keynote calls for a future that starts with ‘dumb ideas’ https://www.powerengineeringint.com/emissions-environment/powergen-keynote-calls-for-a-future-that-starts-with-dumb-ideas/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:10:37 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=122323 Brian David Johnson, an applied futurist and professor who headlined the POWERGEN keynote, pushed attendees to embrace the power of "dumb ideas" when planning for the future.

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]]> Decarbonising power: It all comes down to the bottom line https://www.powerengineeringint.com/emissions-environment/decarbonizing-power-it-all-comes-down-to-the-bottom-line/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:11:37 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=140544 Speakers at POWERGEN International say the next few decades could be filled with many sleepless nights as the power sector works to mitigate the high cost of going green.

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