"Hydrogen has key advantages. One is that it can be used in modified versions of existing power plants and other machinery designed to run on coal, gas or oil. That will help countries avoid scrapping billions of dollars of legacy assets as they transition to a new-energy future."

"New industry data shows the first three months of 2021 saw the addition of over 5 gigawatts of new U.S. solar power generating capacity, the largest first quarter ever."

"A breadth of solutions is needed to remove carbon emissions, such as hydrogen, sustainable bioenergy and various approaches to reducing and reusing the energy consumed in our homes, offices and factories. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) will play a significant role as well."

"Canada’s TC Energy Corp. and the Albertan provincial government said Wednesday they would scuttle the Keystone XL oil pipeline project, bringing to an end a yearslong controversy over an effort to pipe more Canadian crude to the U.S."

"Allbirds is so committed to changing the industry that in 2020 it announced it would team up with competitor adidas to produce a running shoe with the lowest possible carbon footprint in the industry."

"Tyson Foods announced this morning that it will strive to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations and supply chain by 2050."

"As many oil companies now seek to follow suit, Ørsted is a case study on how hard the shift is. It took government intervention, years of subsidies and a wide-open competitive landscape for Ørsted to succeed. Shareholders and board members repeatedly questioned the strategy shift, and the costs ballooned the company’s debt, nearly derailing it."

"The 78,000sq metre facility, in the South Bank zone of the Teesworks site, will sit alongside a new 1km heavy lift quay, creating the UK’s premier location for offshore wind."

"While many climate activists appear to distrust the market in favor of governmental intervention, the market is the most effective tool we have to affect economic transitions, and we need to rely upon the private sector and, specifically, private capital to drive decarbonization in a deliberate and effective manner."

Frédéric Simon of Euractiv reports that GE will use 100% clean hydrogen fuel to power its plants by 2030. “‘Today, we have a 50% hydrogen capability for combustion in our largest baseload gas turbines’ used for power generation, said Martin O’Neill, vice president at GE Gas Power.” Read the full article here.