Joules of the Week #6
Transition, transition, transition...
US GoM assessed for more wind energy
The Biden-Harris administration are assessing the opportunities for deploying wind energy of 30 GW by 2030 in GoM1.
Canadian Oil Sands producers commit to carbon neutral production by 2050
Might be too late, but anyhow2. This will mean further efforts on technology implementation and scale-up on CCUS, hydrogen as a fuel, advanced process control, digitalization, to name some areas. If piloting and demonstration can be accelerated to make the impact quicker, perhaps the time scale can be reduced.
The world of Energy in 2050 according to Equinor
An uncertain future with more diversified energy sources (is nuclear fully out of the picture, or will it only “pop up” on the screen in about 10 years time…?). The Equinor Energy Perspectives Report in the link3.
Houston we have lift off - RICE Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator
The first cohort of twelve startups was announced, with a range of technologies for solar, wind, geothermal, waste-to-energy, intelligent systems and hydrogen to solve the energy challenges4. Wishing the companies, supporters and mentors all the best on the journey!
About accelerators: Don’t worry - next chance!
If you applied and missed out - then here is a chance to apply for not-for-profit startups to a climate accelerator run by Subak, 2nd cohort5.
Neste next steps towards carbon neutrality
Neste announced6 that by 2023 all electricity need will be from renewable sources, and full carbon neutral production planned by 2035.
KEYSTONE XL is dead
Well, there we go. No pipeline for oil sands, announced by TC Energy7.
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Short and sweet, that’s all for this time!
https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/6/9/interior-department-gauges-deepwater-gulf-of-mexico-for-new-offshore-wind-projects#.YMJZ8PHQ0pw.linkedin
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/canadas-oil-sands-producers-form-alliance-achieve-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-2021-06-09/
https://www.equinor.com/en/sustainability/energy-perspectives.html
https://houston.innovationmap.com/rice-alliance-clean-energy-cohort-kerri-smith-2653290158.html
https://climatesubak.org/apply
https://www.neste.com/releases-and-news/climate-change/neste-aiming-100-renewable-electricity-use-globally-2023-use-wind-power-will-be-increased-porvoo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/keystone-xl-oil-project-abandoned-by-developer-11623272010?mod=hp_lead_pos1