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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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Ad van Wijk is Professor of Future Energy Systems at Delft University of Technology. In the interview he confirms: We have more than enough green energy available. About one tenth of the area of the Sahara, fitted with solar panels, would be enough to supply humanity with energy, including cheap energy. The challenges […]
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AMEA Power develops renewable energy projects mainly in Africa, for example in Mali, Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast. In this interview, Basma Bentaher, the company’s project developer, reports on a 50-megawatt solar project in Togo, West Africa. The customer is a state-owned energy company. The end consumers are the people in the region, about […]
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. As part of the aforementioned Neom project in Saudi Arabia, Air Products […]
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On 10 and 11 November, the 11th Dii Desert Energy Leadership Forum took place in Dubai. There, GES had the opportunity to interview Katherina Reiche, Chair of the National Hydrogen Council. “I am convinced,” she says “we need all colours of hydrogen. Because the demand in Germany alone will be so big in […]
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A new paper by Global Energy Solutions also fits in with Katherina Reiche’s discussion on the “colour theory” of hydrogen. It deals with the production of turquoise hydrogen by means of methane pyrolysis. This process does not produce any CO2. If methane from biogenic sources is used instead of natural gas, even negative CO2 […]
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. Kairos@C is the name of a joint project between Air Liquide and […]
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