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EU climate law sets the stage for a green transformation Although decried for lacking ambition and as an abdication of responsibility in some quarters, the climate law proposed by the European Commission may be more ambitious than it first appears, as Felicia Jackson, from the center for sustainable finance of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London – considers here.
Felicia Jackson, center for sustainable finance of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Mar 10, 2020
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Solar-powered hydrogen production in Japan Toshiba has finalized construction of a 10 MW hydrogen plant in Fukushima prefecture which draws power from 20 MW of solar generation capacity as well as the grid.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 09, 2020
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Renewable-powered hydrogen for Oman Belgian engineer DEME is planning up to 500 MW of hydrogen production capacity at the port of Dumq, which is rich in solar and wind power resources. The engineer plans to ship hydrogen from the port to Europe.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 05, 2020
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Producing hydrogen with rust and sunlight Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have found goethite, a common type of rust, can be used as a catalyst to speed up solar-powered hydrogen production. The group says further optimization could enable their process to eliminate the need for the costly, rare catalysts currently used.
Mark Hutchins
Mar 04, 2020
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Hydrogen production coupled to solar and storage to debut in Spain Spanish gas provider Enagás has signed an agreement with Ampere Energy for the joint development of several hydrogen production R&D projects with PV and storage. The first installation will be deployed at a gas plant in Cartagena, in the southern Spanish region of Murcia.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Mar 02, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Coronavirus concerns overshadow PV Expo in Tokyo The annual trade show was not particularly well-attended this year, but market sentiment is still positive in Japan – nobody believes that installations will drop due to the coronavirus outbreak. And the country’s upstream industry – modules, batteries, and hydrogen tech – clearly remains compelling, given the number of brave souls who actually did make the trip out to Tokyo Big Sight this year.
Marian Willuhn
Feb 28, 2020
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Technology & Products
For cheaper hydrogen, just add cobalt Japanese researchers have developed a new water-splitting technology based on a photoelectrochemical system made with titanium dioxide and cobalt. Cobalt is said to be a solid alternative to noble metals such as gold and silver to improve the light-absorbing properties of titanium dioxide used for water oxidation.
Emiliano Bellini
Feb 19, 2020
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India’s future energy options all add up to coal, agree the experts Panellists including a government representative and a member of the chief policy thinktank used by Narendra Modi agreed coal will continue as the staple source of Indian power into the mid century and technology should be employed to ‘clean’ it.
Max Hall, Uma Gupta
Feb 12, 2020
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Dutch grid operator expects up to 34 GW of solar by 2030 Under Tennet’s most optimistic outlook, solar generation capacity could more than double the volume of wind farms by the end of the decade, provided the Netherlands goes above and beyond Paris Agreement climate change requirements.
Emiliano Bellini
Feb 05, 2020