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In 1939, the United States had the 19th best military in the World. We moved to number 18 when Holland fell to Germany. America learned how to do big things in a very short period of time. We are doing/building big things again. newrepublic.com/article/135684…
Construction spending by US manufacturers more than doubled over the past year. For April 2023, the annual rate reached nearly $190 billion compared with $90 billion in June 2022, with manufacturing accounting for around 13% of non-government construction. businessinsider.com/us-building-fa…
“Over the past five years, TVA has attracted a record $47.8 billion of new business investment, adding an estimated 346,400 jobs, and the population of the Tennessee Valley is growing six times faster than the U.S. average, Lyash said.” @TVAnews timesfreepress.com/news/2023/feb/…
Excited about PM @AlboMP upcoming visit to #Vietnam (and his @IISS_org #SLD2023 keynote!).
A short 🧵 from me about the 🇦🇺🇻🇳 relationship, its momentum, opportunities and future trajectory on the occasion of 50th anniversary 👇 1/
A short 🧵 from me about the 🇦🇺🇻🇳 relationship, its momentum, opportunities and future trajectory on the occasion of 50th anniversary 👇 1/
Fairly new-found strategic closeness under the Coalition gov resulted in a strategic partnership.
"The 2 countries are increasingly aligned in their strategic outlook and both find each other supportive and, frankly, useful, for their own strategic goals."
latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…
"The 2 countries are increasingly aligned in their strategic outlook and both find each other supportive and, frankly, useful, for their own strategic goals."
latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…
#Australia has been a reliable partner in providing assistance to #Vietnam's #UN #peacekeeping forces, and it has supported #infrastructure in the vulnerable #Mekong region or donating #vaccines during #Covid #pandemic...
@FinancialReview 3/
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@FinancialReview 3/
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How much would it cost to ensure electrolytic #hydrogen production is truly low-carbon?
Debates about how to implement rich new clean H2 subsidies in the 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇨🇦🇦🇺, etc. may hinge on the answer.
A new ZERO Lab report compiles the best available evidence: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo…
Debates about how to implement rich new clean H2 subsidies in the 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇨🇦🇦🇺, etc. may hinge on the answer.
A new ZERO Lab report compiles the best available evidence: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo…
Earlier this year, ZERO Lab published a peer-reviewed paper showing that three requirements for clean electricity procurement - new supply, deliverability, & hourly matching - are necessary to ensure H2 production meets legal emissions thresholds in IRA iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…
Although these 'Three Pillars' are the only viable way to enable H2 production at the effective emissions rates required by the Inflation Reduction Act, some industry players have argued that compliance would be too costly and would kill the nascent H2 industry in the cradle...
The new UK #hydrogen strategy looks like an exercise in providing ongoing revenue to North Sea operators under the pretence of climate action. It'll impose a huge cost on UK taxpayers and lock us into a high emissions pathway.
Here's why. A short 🧵...
Here's why. A short 🧵...
To meet the new Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard, GHG emissions intensity must be within 20gCO2/MJ of hydrogen produced (LHV). BUT:
1/ Expert NGO @Regen_insight say 20g is not consistent with @theCCCuk's net zero pathway. 7g should be the max.
regen.co.uk/wp-content/upl…
1/ Expert NGO @Regen_insight say 20g is not consistent with @theCCCuk's net zero pathway. 7g should be the max.
regen.co.uk/wp-content/upl…
2/ Methane is be treated as if its short powerful warming effect is spread evenly over 100 years, using a factor of 28 (GWP100) - p16.
But methane is 83X more potent than CO2 over 20 years (GWP20), the critical period for crossing deadly tipping points.
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But methane is 83X more potent than CO2 over 20 years (GWP20), the critical period for crossing deadly tipping points.
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📣 New EU Gas Exit Pathway: EU can halve its #fossilgas use by 2030 & completely phase it out by 2050, with less renewable #hydrogen than planned in #REPowerEU while fully ensuring security of supply, without disruptive behavioral changes. Findings ⬇️ bit.ly/3VACYBo 1/9
An accelerated #fossilgas phase-out is possible through structural demand reductions in #energy, #buildings & #industry➡️ key measures: a quick ramp-up of #renewableenergy, electrification and energy efficiency. 2/9
In the power sector, the fastest way to reduce gas demand is by ramping up wind & solar. Aim: 70% renewables-based power generation by 2030 & 85% by 2040. Deep geothermal & large-scale heat pumps will also help reduce gas demand in district heating generation. 3/9
@ParallelCarbon is "developing the world’s most affordable #DirectAirCapture (#DAC) process, relying only on water, wind, sunshine, & abundant minerals."
➡️parallelcarbon.com/tech
🎛️ How this technology works is explained in a 🧵 below ⬇️
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➡️parallelcarbon.com/tech
🎛️ How this technology works is explained in a 🧵 below ⬇️
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"@ParallelCarbon’s patent-pending #DAC system captures CO2 from air using minerals that transform their chemical structure while doing so. These minerals are processed using aqueous, acid-base reactions (produced by water electrolysis) to permanently store the captured CO2."
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Production of green #hydrogen:
"This #DAC technology is special:
@ParallelCarbon's electrolyzer also produces green hydrogen, which is an important tool for decarbonizing industries."
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"This #DAC technology is special:
@ParallelCarbon's electrolyzer also produces green hydrogen, which is an important tool for decarbonizing industries."
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1/ ⚛️ Big news! @TerrestrialMSR just made a huge leap forward with their game-changing Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) power plant. They've completed Phase 2 of the pre-licensing Vendor Design Review (VDR) with the @CNSC_CCSN terrestrialenergy.com/2023/04/terres…. #nuclear #IMSR
2/ 🌟 This means they're the first high-temperature fission tech to pass this type of review, and it's a massive step in bringing molten salt tech to the mainstream. It'll help industrial giants find practical ways to reduce carbon emissions. #climatechange
3/ 🇨🇦 Canada's 22nd Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, who's on Terrestrial Energy's Advisory Board, is stoked about this progress. He sees it as a new direction for nuclear energy, and a proud moment for Canada! #innovation #cleantech
🚨REVIEW PAPER🚨
#Hydrogen, a green energy carrier, is one of the most promising energy sources. However, it is currently mainly produced from depleting #FossilFuels with high #carbon emissions, which has serious -ve effects on the economy and environment.
#HyBECCS
#ATT
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#Hydrogen, a green energy carrier, is one of the most promising energy sources. However, it is currently mainly produced from depleting #FossilFuels with high #carbon emissions, which has serious -ve effects on the economy and environment.
#HyBECCS
#ATT
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Today and tomorrow, @G7 #Energy ministers meet in #Japan – a country, often considered a “laggard” on #energytransition. What is 🇯🇵’s energy system like and why is it so reluctant to step up #decarbonisation of its economy? A 🧵 1/19
env.go.jp/en/earth/g7/20…
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The “usual” arguments by the 🇯🇵 government when confronted with lack of both action and ambition on #energytransition:
1. #Japan is resource-poor
2. Japan’s geography limits #renewables build-out
3. Technologies & Innovation will solve the transition
How true are they? 2/19
1. #Japan is resource-poor
2. Japan’s geography limits #renewables build-out
3. Technologies & Innovation will solve the transition
How true are they? 2/19
Japan is indeed poor in some resources, most notably #fossilfuels. Fossil fuel based, its energy system is 88% dependent on #oil, #LNG and #coal imports. It has one of the least self-sufficient energy systems, dependent on #oil & gas from #MiddleEast & #coal from #Australia. 3/19
1/ New research @UniLUT @KeinerDominik doi.org/10.1016/j.apen… investigates the role of #hydrogen in on- and off-grid residential solar PV prosumer systems as seasonal storage option in cost-optimised micro sector-coupling systems until 2050.
2/ Power, heat, transportation segments are modelled and analysed in 8 scenarios varying the availability of grid connection and cars in the system, compared to a 9th grid-only scenario. Cost-optimised solution found via linear optimisation of #LUTprosume model.
3/ Modelling of small-scale water electrolyser and fuel cell economic input data based on growth rates, learning rates and scaling of size. Capex strongly depends on device capacity and is usually high for small-scale applications.
Yesterday, the EU Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the renewable energy directive.
Here's what it could mean for #hydrogen
Here's what it could mean for #hydrogen
The agreement sets a target of 42.5% renewable energy in the EU's overall energy mix by 2030.
The agreement also includes sector-specific targets where the role of #hydrogen becomes more prominent.
This quick analysis is based on the press release: consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…
The agreement also includes sector-specific targets where the role of #hydrogen becomes more prominent.
This quick analysis is based on the press release: consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…
For reference, these are the shares of #renewables across sectors in the EU in 2021:
21.8% overall renewables
37.5% renewables in electricity
22.9% renewables in heating and cooling
9.1% renewables in transport
Eurostat: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache…
21.8% overall renewables
37.5% renewables in electricity
22.9% renewables in heating and cooling
9.1% renewables in transport
Eurostat: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache…
🌐 Natural Gas vs. Hydrogen Pipeline Design: Comparing European Design Standards ⚡️
🍃 Fueling Tomorrow: Decoding the Pipeline Design Challenge 🔍
👋 Welcome! 1/14
🍃 Fueling Tomorrow: Decoding the Pipeline Design Challenge 🔍
👋 Welcome! 1/14
Europe is rapidly moving towards substituting hydrogen 💧 for natural gas 🔥 as part of its ambitious clean energy transition 🌱.
In this thread, we'll explore the differences between:
Natural gas pipeline design using EN 1594 🏭
Hydrogen pipeline design using EN 16726 🌿 2/14
In this thread, we'll explore the differences between:
Natural gas pipeline design using EN 1594 🏭
Hydrogen pipeline design using EN 16726 🌿 2/14
As the energy landscape evolves, understanding these distinctions is crucial for engineers, designers, and industry professionals. 3/14
🚨 Read our new report on #hydrogen 🚨
🔴 It shows how it is being used as a Trojan horse to prolong the use of #FossilFuels
✊The EU must scrap its unrealistic H2 targets and increase investment in energy efficiency and just renewables
👉 Here: corporateeurope.org/en/GermanysGre…
🔴 It shows how it is being used as a Trojan horse to prolong the use of #FossilFuels
✊The EU must scrap its unrealistic H2 targets and increase investment in energy efficiency and just renewables
👉 Here: corporateeurope.org/en/GermanysGre…
🚨Behind the hype, this hydrogen push will actually lead to higher CO2 emissions
⛔It’s not because you put the word green in front of #Hydrogen that it becomes climate friendly
👉 Read all about it here: corporateeurope.org/en/GermanysGre…
⛔It’s not because you put the word green in front of #Hydrogen that it becomes climate friendly
👉 Read all about it here: corporateeurope.org/en/GermanysGre…
We found that:
❌100+ German businesses are key players for #GreenHydrogen and many of them have ties to the fossil fuel industry, jumping on the hydrogen bandwagon to lock in harmful infrastructure & production models.
👉 Here: corporateeurope.org/en/GermanysGre…
#fossilfreepolitics
❌100+ German businesses are key players for #GreenHydrogen and many of them have ties to the fossil fuel industry, jumping on the hydrogen bandwagon to lock in harmful infrastructure & production models.
👉 Here: corporateeurope.org/en/GermanysGre…
#fossilfreepolitics
Here is why blending clean #hydrogen into gas grids is such a colossally wasteful thing to do. Basically you go to all the cost, effort, leakage risk, etc of making clean hydrogen, and then do a bunch of low-value things with it. Taxpayers/ratepayers should rise up against this.
I had to add an extra level, H, to account for how idiotic it would be to make clean hydrogen, stick it in the gas grid, and immediately use it to generate power. Even high-temperature industrial heat will only be an E or F when I eventually publish an update to the ladder.
As for the idea that you need blending in order to create an early market for hydrogen - bollox. The UK uses 700,000 tonnes of hydrogen for fertilisers and petrochemicals - all from fossil fuels. There's your early market, it's huge and used to handling hydrogen.
🚨Study on future options and costs of energy imports for Germany🚨
Our study comparing future options for energy imports to Germany and their costs has finally passed peer-review and is now published.
A thread 🧵
Our study comparing future options for energy imports to Germany and their costs has finally passed peer-review and is now published.
A thread 🧵
🔑Key findings
- Germany has many options for import
- No one-size-fits-all: Costs strongly depend on what and from where you import
- Costs for renewable alternatives and prices for fossil counterparts converged in last year
(visualisation created with AI b/c it's trendy)
- Germany has many options for import
- No one-size-fits-all: Costs strongly depend on what and from where you import
- Costs for renewable alternatives and prices for fossil counterparts converged in last year
(visualisation created with AI b/c it's trendy)
↩ Service: Availability
Study is open-access, available in @PLOSONE :
doi.org/10.1371/journa…
All code and data of course are published as #opensource and #OpenData , see the article for details. @openmod
Together with @Michael_Dueren (@jlugiessen) and @nworbmot (@TUBerlin)
Study is open-access, available in @PLOSONE :
doi.org/10.1371/journa…
All code and data of course are published as #opensource and #OpenData , see the article for details. @openmod
Together with @Michael_Dueren (@jlugiessen) and @nworbmot (@TUBerlin)
How to say that you intend to build 20 GW of fossil gas-fired power stations without saying that you intend to build 20 GW of fossil gas-fired power stations?
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All you have to do is announce that they are "H2 ready", i.e. that they will be able to burn #hydrogen in a future that is not your responsibility but that of your successors.
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Of course, if these plants continue to burn fossil gas in 10-20 years, your successors will be the ones to blame, because they won't have implemented all the necessary measures to switch to H2.
Anyway, you won't be in charge anymore so it won't be your problem.
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Anyway, you won't be in charge anymore so it won't be your problem.
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1/9 The economic top-institute @DIW_Berlin in Germany brought out a new study “Expansion #nuclear power without technical and economic basis”. diw.de/documents/publ… @CKemfert
A little thread about some unsurprising, but for some maybe remarkable findings.
A little thread about some unsurprising, but for some maybe remarkable findings.
2/9 Unsurprising is the conclusion that #nuclear has priced itself out of the market. Construction costs of current generation III+ would have to be reduced with 2/3 in order to maintain the global 10% market share in power production. But those costs are still increasing.
First leaks of the EU Net Zero Industry Act are out. Here is what to expect for the official draft proposal on March 14th:
#GreenDealIndustrialPlan #NZIA #IRA
European manufacturing capacity shall be scaled up for the following technologies👇(1/13)
#GreenDealIndustrialPlan #NZIA #IRA
European manufacturing capacity shall be scaled up for the following technologies👇(1/13)
Scope (2/13):
1. #Solar Photovoltaic & solar thermal
2. Onshore and offshore #wind
3. #Battery technologies
4. #HeatPumps + #geothermal energy
5. Renewable #hydrogen
6. #Biomethane
7. #Nuclear technologies (fission)
8. #CCUS
9. #Grid technologies
1. #Solar Photovoltaic & solar thermal
2. Onshore and offshore #wind
3. #Battery technologies
4. #HeatPumps + #geothermal energy
5. Renewable #hydrogen
6. #Biomethane
7. #Nuclear technologies (fission)
8. #CCUS
9. #Grid technologies
Manufacturing capacity objectives within the EU by 2030 (3/13):
- Binding overall target: at least 40% of the Union’s annual deployment needs
- indicative targets for specific tech: wind turbines (85%), solar PV (40%), heat pumps (65%), batteries (85%), electrolysers (50%)
- Binding overall target: at least 40% of the Union’s annual deployment needs
- indicative targets for specific tech: wind turbines (85%), solar PV (40%), heat pumps (65%), batteries (85%), electrolysers (50%)
1/ Welcome to the bi-weekly #CleanTechEU thread!🧵👇
This week is a dive into the recently adopted #hydrogen delegated act on #additionality, what we asked for, why, and what made it to the final text & what got lost in compromises.🔎
This week is a dive into the recently adopted #hydrogen delegated act on #additionality, what we asked for, why, and what made it to the final text & what got lost in compromises.🔎
2/ 1st things 1st: making #RenewableHydrogen means needing #RenewableElectricity ⚡️
When connecting an electrolyser to most of #EU’s electricity grids, the #H2 produced will have a very high #CarbonFootprint🏭👣
When connecting an electrolyser to most of #EU’s electricity grids, the #H2 produced will have a very high #CarbonFootprint🏭👣
3/ But, this can be fixed. Here are a few rules that can ensure that #hydrogen produced on the grid has a minimal climate impact:
➕additionality
⌛️temporal matching
🗺️geographic correlation
➕additionality
⌛️temporal matching
🗺️geographic correlation
It will take until 2030 to reign in the current bout of hydrogen mania, embark on a real plan to eliminate the 2.3% of emissions currently caused by 94 Mt/year of grey & black hydrogen, and target its use on a few otherwise hard-to-decarbonise sectors. We are in the foothills. 1/
Let me be quite clear - we will need clean hydrogen. But fantasies of a hydrogen economy, hydrogen society and globally traded hydrogen market need to be abandoned. There will be a global market in ammonia, but mainly for fertilisers, chemicals, shipping fuel and some storage. 2/
Again, to be clear. The issue is not production cost. Learning curves mean green hydrogen will end up cheaper than grey. But nothing will change the physics and thermodynamics of hydrogen: low density; escapey; explodey; embrittley; NOx-producey if burnt; greenhouse gasey. 3/
🇧🇪🇩🇪⚡️ Belgium and Germany held their first-ever joint energy summit on February 14th, focusing on strengthening cooperation and practical commitments for energy.
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#belgium #germany #energy #hydrogen
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#belgium #germany #energy #hydrogen
The two countries discussed securing energy supplies and industrial stability, particularly for the chemical sector.
Several agreements were made to reinforce energy security and industrial strength between the two nations.
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Several agreements were made to reinforce energy security and industrial strength between the two nations.
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They agreed to connect their energy transport networks for hydrogen by 2028 at the latest and create an infrastructure for the transport of hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
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#MoreThingsBobSeelyWontTellYou ‘They also warned that some consumers could pay significantly more than the average due to regional variations and individual factors, such as whether they have a meter and how much water they use.’
#MacQuarrie #SouthernWater #GreenInvestmentBank #hydrogen #Bamford #OffshoreProfits #StitchedUp #ToryCostOfGreedCrisis #TurdReichTories #InvestmentZones MacQuarrie own majority share in #SouthernWater
#EU #buildings #directive in turmoil amid push for #hydrogen #heating | 15:38
- Heating in buildings is a key driver of #energy #consumption in Europe, where it is responsible for more than a third of the EU’s greenhouse gas output.
euractiv.com/section/energy…
- Heating in buildings is a key driver of #energy #consumption in Europe, where it is responsible for more than a third of the EU’s greenhouse gas output.
euractiv.com/section/energy…
#HydrogenHeating - Sort of...
#Hindenburg Disaster - Real Footage (1937) | British Pathé | 24.3.2016
- Footage of the #German airship catching fire, crashing and burning to the ground:
#Hindenburg Disaster - Real Footage (1937) | British Pathé | 24.3.2016
- Footage of the #German airship catching fire, crashing and burning to the ground:
#Italian politics threatens to #torpedo #EU #buildings #directive | Jan 23
- Italy’s antipathy towards the EU’s buildings directive has once again #flared up.
“We will oppose it, in the name of #commonsense and realism, as a govt but above all as Italians
euractiv.com/section/energy…
- Italy’s antipathy towards the EU’s buildings directive has once again #flared up.
“We will oppose it, in the name of #commonsense and realism, as a govt but above all as Italians
euractiv.com/section/energy…
What were #India’s major hits and misses in #ClimateAction in 2022?
👍Hits:
1. As per the requirements of the #ParisAgreement, India submitted its plan for #NetZero #emissions by 2070 and also updated its NDCs.
🔖 Bookmark this #thread!
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👍Hits:
1. As per the requirements of the #ParisAgreement, India submitted its plan for #NetZero #emissions by 2070 and also updated its NDCs.
🔖 Bookmark this #thread!
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2. Long-term strategy (updated) + Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which reaffirm attention to #climate policy. #India also consolidated its position on climate #geopolitics globally.
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3. #India announced some big policy changes to upgrade for planned #renewables expansion.
The draft new electricity plan increases the 150GW target of installed #solar capacity by an additional 36GW to 186GW by 2027.
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The draft new electricity plan increases the 150GW target of installed #solar capacity by an additional 36GW to 186GW by 2027.
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