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Axpo powers
LNG ferry with
biomethane
Spanish ferry operator
Baleària's LNG-powered ferry,
Eleanor Roosevelt, has made a
test crossing using renewable
biomethane certified by Axpo
Iberia. This is an important
milestone for zero-emissions
maritime shipping; for the first time
in Europe, a high-speed ferry has
made a test crossing using only
fuel from 100% renewable sources.
The ferry, equipped with
natural gas hybrid engines,
completed the route of 133
nautical mi between Barcelona
and Ciutadella (Balearic island
of Menorca), using renewable
biomethane. The use of
biomethane as a renewable fuel
on the test trip avoided more than
50 metric t of CO2
emissions.
Eleanor Roosevelt is a
pioneering fast ferry and the
seventh Baleària ship to use
LNG. Each year, it is estimated to
reduce CO2
emissions equivalent
to eliminating more than 8,900
conventional passenger cars or
planting around 27,000 trees.
Sempra Energy to advance net-zero energy systems
Sempra Energy has signed an MOU with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL), providing a framework for a joint effort to advance future net-zero energy systems.
The MOU, which builds on nearly 10 yr of ongoing collaboration, will continue current work in researching
and developing innovative solutions to help shape a lower-carbon future through technology and
applications capable of withstanding increasing energy demand and broad adoption while advancing
future innovation.
Sempra Energy and NREL have been collaborating for nearly a decade on cooperative and multi-year
projects exploring the development, access and integration of low-carbon fuels and microgrid technology.
In 2013, Sempra Energy subsidiary San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and NREL joined to establish
the nation's first utility-owned community microgrid in Borrego Springs, California, connected to a local
26-MW solar field, two battery storage systems, two generators and an ultracapacitor. The microgrid,
which is being upgraded so that it can operate on 100% clean energy, was designed to provide consistent
power flowing to the remote desert town during emergencies and planned outages on the larger grid.
In 2017, Sempra Energy subsidiary Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and NREL partnered to
create, validate and integrate the first carbon-free, power-to-gas pilot system in the U.S. The technology
takes excess electricity and converts it to H2
, which can be used, stored or combined with CO2 and fed
to a bioreactor to produce renewable natural gas (RNG). This technology could provide North America
with a large-scale, cost-effective solution for storing excess energy produced from renewable sources.
Additionally, Sempra Energy and NREL have coordinated efforts to research the impacts of H2
in natural gas networks.
Under the MOU, Sempra Energy and NREL will coordinate and share objectives focused on:
* Advancing artificial intelligence to scale solutions across the U.S. and enable cities
to reach clean energy goals
* Integrating low-carbon fuel solutions, including H2, RNG, CCUS and fuel cells
* Exploring innovative solutions towards 100% renewable energy communities, requiring
and implementing smart and enhanced controls, integration and operational capabilities
as a blueprint for expansion
* Enhancing electric grids with technology that upgrades the infrastructure with a focus on
reliability, connectivity and security
* Promoting viable net-zero solutions that are delivered with equity and widespread community access.
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