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Eurelectric

Europe’s industry requires greater electrification

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Three quarters of the electricity generated in the EU this year came from clean energy – shows Eurelectric’s Power Barometer 2024. While the power sector continues to lead on decarbonisation, Europe’s economy is not electrifying fast enough.

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Antwerp Declaration

Joint initiative for a competitive decarbonized European industry

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The electricity industry and energy intensives join forces to boost Europe’s industrial competitiveness in a net-zero economy.

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Green energy

Schott melts glass completely with hydrogen for the first time

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For the first time, glass manufacturer Schott has implemented a glass melting process that is continuous over several days and does not use natural gas. The company aims to be climate-neutral by 2030 and is pursuing these two approaches:

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Industrial power storage

German aluminium rolling mill takes stock of electricity storage scheme

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Energy to Market, EDF Renewables and the Speira aluminium mill took a look at one and a half years of storage operation at the Hamburg rolling mill. The results are impressive:

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Commercial storage

Outdoor storage for commercial and industrial applications

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The French manufacturer Socomec presents the Sunsys Hes L, a commercial- or industrial-scale energy storage system designed for outdoor operation.

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Industrial solar

Copper processor Wieland goes into power generation with its own solar park

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By establishing its own solar park, the copper-processing Wieland Group wants to cover six per cent of its electricity demand. It is just one building block towards climate neutrality by 2045.

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European manufacturing

EU: Industry alliance to expand production of solar components

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Brussels is supporting the expansion of module factories and the production of other solar components. A total of 30 gigawatts of capacity is to be created. Solar Power Europe is proposing a financing fund for this purpose.

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CCS Norway:

CO2: Off to sea

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Norway is betting on CO2 capture and storage under the North Sea as a new business model. The aim is to reduce emissions from industrial processes that are difficult to avoid. Impressions from a press trip.

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BloombergNEF:

Hydrogen: Electrolyzer sales set to grow 4-5 times in 2022

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BloombergNEF has just published its hydrogen market outlook for the first half of 2022. It shows strong growth to decarbonize the industry.

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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research:

Accelerated renewables-based electrification for a post-fossil future

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Cost-slashing innovations are underway in the electric power sector and could give electricity the lead over fossil-based combustion fuels in the world’s energy supply by mid-century.

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Green hydrogen:

Axpo plans new green hydrogen production plant in Switzerland

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Plans to build another green hydrogen facility close to Axpo’s run-of-river power plant in Brugg, Switzerland have been announced by Axpo, marking the latest development in the company’s rapid expansion of its green hydrogen business.

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Energy transition:

Huge potential for sector coupling 

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Sector coupling helps industry decarbonize and be competitive, if electricity taxation favours renewables instead of fossil fuels.