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Thomas Unnerstall is an energy consultant, author and member of Global Energy Solutions. In this interview, he outlines the future of the German power and energy system until 2050. After the phasing out of German nuclear power plants this year and the planned shutdown of coal-fired power plants, gas-fired power plants would become increasingly important. […]
MehrRussia’s attack on Ukraine in violation of international law is a historic turning point. After many years of peace, war is once again raging in Europe. The Ukrainian civilian population is suffering, hundreds of thousands are fleeing. The consequences of all this are not foreseeable, neither militarily, nor politically. Energy policy is already reacting, not […]
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Global electrolysis capacities are increasing rapidly from very few capacities available today. Europe leads the way in terms of planned projects, followed by Asia and North America. However, there are still considerable hurdles to a broad market ramp-up: high costs for investments and electricity, possible raw material bottlenecks and a lack of standardisation in production. […]
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According to the common hydrogen colour theory, green hydrogen is produced by water electrolysis. Only electricity from renewable sources is used in this process. Grey hydrogen is usually produced from natural gas. It is broken down into hydrogen and CO2 by heat (steam reforming). In the process, CO2 is released into the atmosphere. Blue hydrogen […]
MehrWe have updated our website and made it more informative with a clearer design. If you like, take a look! At this point, some news of the last few weeks will be addressed which, from GES’ point of view, are reason for hope because they contain building blocks of a possible global solution and / […]
MehrAt this point, news of the last few weeks are picked up which, from GES’ point of view, give hope because they contain building blocks of a possible global solution and / or help to develop a realistic view of the challenges ahead. The company Tree Energy Solutions (TES) plans a circular CO2-economy between the […]
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Methane is the second most important climate gas after CO2. Its negative impact on the climate per molecule is significantly higher than that of CO2. And the concentration of methane in the atmosphere steadily increases. GES comments on this important field of action as follows: Reducing methane emissions along different value chains is relatively easy […]
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This is how much CO2 is produced creating one tonne of concrete. Whereby the production of burnt lime for concrete is the main source of emissions. The calcium carbonate of the limestone is converted into calcium oxide. The proportion of binder (clinker) in concrete can be reduced, but concrete production will not become “green” this […]
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Concrete is a bulk commodity and the building material par excellence, also globally. The cement industry contributes 7 to 8 percent of global CO2 emissions. And concrete consumption is rising. SCHWENK Zement is not only a partner of Global Energy Solutions, but also one of the oldest family-owned companies in the German building materials industry, […]
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One of the largest renewable energy production projects is currently being developed in Saudi Arabia and is called Neom. The area is located on the coast of the Red Sea and is about the size of Belgium. Even though Neom will be powered 100 per cent by renewables, the plans go far beyond the energy […]
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