Year: 2020

The World’s First Hydrogen Hubs Are In The Making

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While hopes for hydrogen as a major energy carrier go back decades, a new generation of hydrogen plans are now coming forth from companies, industry groups and countries. The EU’s ambitious plan for hydrogen is complemented by a growing number of national and regional plans in Europe, Asia and elsewhere.  The remarkable number of hydrogen plans around the world indicate that a significant threshold has been reached. They cover an extensive range of applications. But they share a perspective that sees hydrogen as an indispensable energy intermediary in a future 0-carbon…

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The Countries Set To Win Big On The Lithium Boom

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Last week I read a press release that piqued my interest. Vancouver-based Lithium Americas Corp. announced that they had received an environmental impact statement (EIS) from the U.S. government for a proposed lithium mining project in Nevada. The EIS is required for certain projects that have the potential to significantly impact the environment. It is an important milestone in getting major projects executed. Lithium Americas said they expect final permitting to be approved in early 2021. Lithium Americas uses an acid leaching process to extract lithium. The company intends to…

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Scrapping imported coal projects, Pakistan fails to let go of local lignite

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akistan’s contribution was one of the few bright spots at the recently concluded virtual Climate Ambition Summit. Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that two major coal projects would be scrapped and declared the country will have no more “power based on coal” but instead build more hydropower. However, it became quickly apparent that Khan’s statement will not affect over 7,000 MW of coal power that Pakistan has recently built or which is in the pipeline under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. The two coal power projects mentioned had already been scrapped…

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ECC to decide shelving of LPG air mix projects by Sui companies tomorrow

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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is expected to decide on Thursday (tomorrow) the shelving of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) air mix projects by the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC). Following to ECC’s decision on 26th March 2020 to shelve the installation of all LPG air mix plants on which work has not been started — excluding two already commissioned plants at Awaran and Bella and a plant near completion at Gilgit — the Petroleum Division, in a summary, has…

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Unpaid Electric Bills Undermine Efforts to Improve Access and Reliability: EPIC Chicago

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While sufficient power generation capacity is necessary to meet the load requirements for commercial and domestic use, Pakistan’s power sector is constantly challenged by high electricity generation costs and inefficiencies in transmission and distribution. A new study by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) suggests that unpaid electric utilities in many developing countries including Pakistan have undermined efforts to improve access and reliability in the energy sector, contributing to widespread outages and rationing of power. More than a billion people worldwide lack access to reliable electricity,…

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