Tag: oil refineries
How Europe Can Meet Hydrogen Fuel Mandates Without Hydrogen Fuels
When I published my recent piece on Germany’s bid to double hydrogen-based fuel targets to try to justify already built and already stranded hydrogen infrastructure, readers raised important questions about compliance mechanics. One pointed out that the 1% RFNBO subtarget can be met by replacing grey hydrogen in refineries rather … [continued]
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A Pipeline That Won’t Be Built and the Real Trade Beneath the Canadian Climate Deal
The public debate around the Canadian Smith Carney memorandum of understanding (MOU) has focused on what appears to be a federal retreat on climate policy in exchange for support for a new crude oil pipeline. That surface reading is easy to reach in the first hours and days of commentary. … [continued]
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California Refineries Close as Gasoline Demand Slips into Permanent Decline
California’s refinery sector is contracting, and the reasons are not as complicated as operators often suggest. When refinery owners announce closures, they usually point to the burden of environmental regulations, the costs of compliance, or fines from state agencies. Those factors are real, but they are not decisive. The more … [continued]
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Methanol’s Surprise Rise & Hydrogen’s Decline In Dutch Scenarios
At the end of my engagement with TenneT, the Netherlands’ transmission system operator, who I assisted with 2050 scenario planning for their target grid, I had the opportunity to sit down with a couple of members of the workshops to discuss our findings. What follows is a lightly edited transcript … [continued]
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