Green ammonia, a solution for renewable energy storage and transportation
Green ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, emerges as a highly promising energy carrier for the decarbonisation of certain sectors and as a hydrogen carrier.
Green ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, emerges as a highly promising energy carrier for the decarbonisation of certain sectors and as a hydrogen carrier.
Green ammonia, like hydrogen and other renewable molecules, is a crucial energy carrier for achieving zero emissions and decarbonising the economy.
Transport is one of the most energy-intensive and polluting sectors, not only in our country but in Europe as a whole. Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions include specific measures for this sector through a firm commitment to sustainable mobility.
In recent years, Portugal has established policies aimed at the development of renewable energies in order to boost the energy transition and also to achieve the goals it has set for itself in the production of green hydrogen.
The fifth edition of the Ingenia Energy Challenge, launched at the end of September 2023 as part of the Enagás Innovation Day event, received a total of 62 initiatives, making Enagás once again a benchmark in open corporate entrepreneurship to accelerate the energy transition.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colourless, odourless gas. One of its best-known properties is its ability to absorb heat and release it into the atmosphere.
Since 2013, the European Union has updated the list of PCIs every two years. For the sixth edition validated in April 2024, hydrogen and electrolyzer projects have been included for the first time.
What carbon neutrality is, its characteristics and the role played by renewable gases such as green hydrogenamong other aspects.
Green hydrogen plays a key role in the energy transition and decarbonization. That's why it's important to develop methods for large-scale hydrogen storage, especially through underground storage, using techniques similar to those used for natural gas.
Green hydrogen is a clean, versatile energy that has the potential to become a key element for the future of the planet.
This is a Brussels initiative created to boost the renewable hydrogen market in the European Union. Its main objectives are: to incentivise EU production, efficiently connect supply with demand and facilitate imports from third countries.
Renewable hydrogen is an energy carrier that can help Ireland achieve more sustainable development. Produced from renewable sources, green hydrogen generates zero CO2 emissions, making it a key clean fuel for the energy transition.
The environmental challenges we face as a society demand ingenious and transformative solutions. To this end, technology and innovation are essential catalysts.
Green hydrogen is emerging as one of the most promising solutions for decarbonising key sectors of the economy to make it more sustainable. This renewable gas, produced from water and green energy, has immense potential to transform the way we generate and use energy.
Last July, the German Ministry of Economy and Development published the update of its National Hydrogen Strategy, with measures that reflect the country’s firm commitment to this energy vector.
Renewable hydrogen and green ammonia represent two pillars for moving towards decarbonisation and energy sustainability. The goal of decarbonisation is not a single solution, rather the more technologies and alternatives we can deploy, the simpler, safer and more expeditious the process will be.
Biogas, as a renewable energy source, has the potential to support the economy's decarbonisation efforts and help achieve emission reduction and renewable energy objectives at both national and European levels.
Green hydrogen is an effective solution for decarbonising the economy. We review a number of the most important projects being developed around the world to produce green hydrogen.
Hydrogen is an exceptional partner in the energy transition to decarbonise the economy, especially in the most complicated sectors.
Canada has great potential to become a powerhouse in the production and use of renewable hydrogen. With a diverse and prosperous economy, financial stability and leadership in innovation.
We spoke with Cristina Sánchez, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Spain. With an outstanding career in the organisation since 2007, she leads the team, manages strategic alliances and designs actions to attract new partners.
Biomethane is a renewable gas that can help achieve decarbonization goals and reduce energy dependence in Europe.
Net Zero and Nature Positive are two concepts that are becoming relevant to ensure a sustainable future.
The growing interest in hydrogen as a clean and renewable energy source is no accident: it is a key vector for achieving a carbon-free future.
The energy sector is making steady progress towards finding alternatives to help achieve the decarbonisation. As far as renewable hydrogen production is concerned, there are also many innovations. Will it become a real option?
Combining senior and junior talent helps develop stronger, more resilient and cohesive teams.
A hydrogen pipeline is a pipeline used to transport hydrogen in an effective, efficient, and reliable manner.
Air transport is an activity that releases large quantities of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and is, according to the European Environment Agency, the third most polluting mode of transport.
The Belgian government has published the update of its Hydrogen Strategy 2022. It defines the pillars to position the country as the main import hub and transit country for green hydrogen in Western Europe.
Methane emissions are the second largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide emissions.
Eighty percent of goods are moved by sea. It is therefore essential to move towards the decarbonization of the sector.
Decarbonisation of the economy and energy independence are two objectives that have recently become increasingly important for Europe
The concept of biomass is so broad that, although it is a widespread source of energy, it still raises questions. Here are some of the most common ones.
The future of mobility will be sustainable thanks to technological innovation, the promotion of renewable energies and a change in the mentality of consumers.
We spoke with Ana María Azuela, project engineer at E4Efficiency. She manages the coordination and management for energy efficiency projects in regasification plants
Argentina is trying to position itself as an investment destination to strengthen a hydrogen economy that will add to the country's economic growth.
The energy sector of the future is already being built in Europe, and hydrogen is emerging as a major player, enabling the evolution towards a decarbonized economy.
We continue our series of interviews with leading figures in the world of entrepreneurship. This time we talk to Scale Gas, a company that develops small and medium-scale LNG and renewable gas infrastructures.
In a carbon-neutral future, which Europe hopes to achieve by 2050, renewable energies play a key role. As well as not producing polluting emissions and helping to combat climate change, they also make it possible to conserve natural resources.
Interview with Juan Tomás Hernani, CEO of Satlantis, a space company specialising in the development of Earth observation technologies in very high resolution for small satellites.
The widespread use of the cryptocurrency requires annual energy consumption equivalent to that of a small country like Sweden or Malaysia.
The agreement reached at the UN climate summit contains a series of measures that keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100 compared to pre-industrial levels alive.
Enagás and Repsol are jointly developing a photoelectrocatalysis project for the production of green hydrogen. The project is one of the most innovative in the world and has already received 65 patent applications in more than 30 countries.
The proposed Biogas Roadmap sets out the goals and action lines to multiply the production levels of this renewable gas in Spain almost fourfold by 2030.
If hydrogen is a colourless gas, why do we talk about hydrogen that is green, blue, grey, etc? We talk about how the colour of hydrogen determines its usefulness in a carbon-neutral future.
The implementation of various green hydrogen development projects and collaboration between companies make clear the country’s intention to focus on a climate-responsible future.
We talk about the efforts being made by the cruise sector and the important milestones it has achieved on its path towards decarbonisation.
It is already possible to travel a thousand kilometres in a green hydrogen car, cruise on an LNG-powered ship and travel on increasingly sustainable trains.
Belgium joins the green hydrogen race and will allocate a large part of the recovery funds to the construction of an energy island.
Interview with Mario Carrero, CEO of H2Greem, a company that promotes the development, manufacture and commercialization of medium-sized electrolyzers in Spain.
Mexico wants to excel in this new industry by taking advantage of its privileged geographical location, which together with its climatic conditions, would allow it to generate green hydrogen with relative ease.
Just a few months ago, work began on the construction of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply vessel to be manufactured in Spain.
Interview with Cristina Sáenz de Pipaón, entrepreneur who founded in 2017 her own company, Orchestra Scientific. After this enriching experience, she has recently joined the Ship2B Foundation, specialized in boosting the "Impact Economy".
On 22 April we celebrate International Earth Day, a date marked on the calendar to remember the need to move towards a more sustainable way of life.
Green hydrogen is a 100% clean energy that has a great many advantages and applications.
Chile joins the group of countries that are joining the race for green hydrogen, which it intends to turn into the engine of its energy future.
We spoke to Maria Rita Galli about the opportunities and challenges she will face in her new position as CEO of DESFA, the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (TSO).
In Spain there are six hydropower plants distributed throughout the country. The Hydrogen Roadmap contemplates the implementation of a network with a minimum of 100 hydrogen stations by 2030.
We spoke to Miguel Frasquet, CEO of Solatom, a startup that contributes to the decarbonization and efficiency of industrial processes, especially of small and medium-sized companies.
On 1 January, a key decade begins for the planet. A decade in which governments and institutions will have to go at full throttle in their race to decarbonise the economy and support green energy.
Germany was another country that last June declared its intention to lead the global race for technological development to make the production of green hydrogen technologies viable.
A direct successor to the stowage of fuel in ships and steam locomotives of the First Industrial Revolution, this Anglo-Saxon term represents a great opportunity to meet the European Union's environmental objectives thanks to LNG for maritime transport.
The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of the Spanish Government gave the green light to the “Hydrogen Roadmap: a commitment to renewable hydrogen”, which underlines green hydrogen as a key element in achieving climate neutrality and a 100% renewable electricity system by 2050
Energía Positiva+ and Ingenia Energy Challenge receive hundreds of proposals aimed at defining the energy sector of the future while mitigating the economic and social impact of COVID-19
China has prioritised research and development in the areas of hydrogen and fuel cells as one of the effective countermeasures with which to face these demanding tasks.The Chinese government sees hydrogen as an opportunity to meet climate and pollution targets without increasing dependence on imported fuels.
Eugenia Sillero has been the Secretary General of Gasnam, the Iberian Association for natural gas-powered mobility, since 2018. Its aim is to promote the use of natural and renewable gas in mobility, both on land and at sea in the Iberian Peninsula. As part of our series of interviews with women from the energy sector, today she shares with us her views on equality, leadership and the challenges facing the sector in the coming years.
La mayor parte de la electricidad francesa se genera actualmente a partir de plantas nucleares, una situación que enfrenta a productores y Gobierno con aquellas organizaciones que defienden el medio ambiente y critican el nivel de desechos radiactivos que se producen.
The generation of renewable gases, specifically biomethane, which are obtained from different types of waste is one way of promoting a circular economy in Spain, to enable us to meet the targets established in the new European Union waste directive.
The coronavirus pandemic has captured international attention in recent months. Governments are diverting substantial resources to economic and social reconstruction, but other problems such as the climate emergency remain urgent for the plane.
Continuing with the series of interviews that began on the occasion of ‘International Women's Day’, today we spoke with Rosa María Sanz, chairperson of Sedigas
Tras el desastre nuclear de Fukushima, Japón apuesta por el uso del hidrógeno con el objetivo de convertirse en la única sociedad del mundo basada en él.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been processed to be transported in liquid form, but how does gaseous natural gas become liquid, i.e. LNG?
We talked to Thierry Lepercq about hydrogen, ecological transition and carbon neutrality after the presentation of his book 'Hydrogen: the new oil'.
Did you know that transport is one of the sectors most likely to affect climate change? In Europe, 20% of CO2 emissions come from transport, and the volume of freight transport, in particular, is expected to increase by 30% between now and 2030.
Green hydrogen is a key solution to speed up the energy transition process towards a carbon-neutral future. It is the most abundant element in nature.
Is it a coincidence that in the last two decades we’ve had 18 of the hottest years since records began?
Decarbonisation and the drive towards a circular economy require the development of non-electrical renewable energies such as hydrogen or biogas/biomethane.
Let's think of a completely electrified world. A world in which we all travel on electric bicycles, cars, trains, aeroplanes and even electric vessels. A world in which entire cities run on solar panels and all electrical infrastructure runs from smart grids and giant batteries.
During the next two weeks Madrid will become the world capital of the fight against climate change.