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Carbon Capture in Germany: are industry, government and innovators starting to move?

April 16, 2021 by Lee Beck

For two years there was little movement after German Chancellor Angela Merkel put carbon capture, removal, and storage back on Germany’s agenda. But the past few months have seen pressure build for a launch of CCS that may model itself on Germany’s success with solar, explains Lee Beck writing for Atlantic Council. Political voices both within and outside government, as well as investments by giants like Heidelberg Cement and Linde, are giving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon Capture, Energy Tagged With: CCS, CCUS, Germany, HeidelbergCement, industry, innovation, Linde, Netherlands, Norway, US

How can Europe help build China’s Hydrogen economy?

December 8, 2020 by Gökçe Mete

On 18th November Energy Post, in partnership with the EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform, hosted a series of online workshops under the theme “China: Carbon Neutral by 2060”. The purpose was to understand the Chinese landscape and uncover opportunities for Europe. Here, the moderator for our “Hydrogen” panel, Gökçe Mete, summarises the workshop which included an expert panel discussion and questions from the audience. Taking part were Tudor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Hydrogen Tagged With: AirLiquide, China, EU, fuelcells, greenhydrogen, hydrogen, industry, innovation, investment, Linde, regulations, transport

Germany’s drive to decarbonise its prized heavy industry: an overview

March 26, 2020 by Sören Amelang

Sören Amelang at Clean Energy Wire runs through their collection of factsheets, analyses, reports and interviews that have tracked German industry’s attempts to grapple with decarbonisation. The very high energy intensity required by industries like steel, chemicals and cement makes a simple switch to clean electricity – short of a total redesign of processes – impossible. But Germany wants to maintain, even extend, its world leadership in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry Tagged With: BASF, CCS, gas, HeidelbergCement, hydrogen, industry, innovation, Linde, policies, prices, Salzgitter, Siemens, Sunfire, syngas, Thyssenkrupp

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