Stories of Grid Decarbonization: Journey Through Different Stages Hourly data tells us the true stories of grid decarbonization. When looking at hourly CFE % across the year, we see significant variations in the availability of clean power. To do this, we use heatmaps, with one block for each hour in the year. Every grid tells its […]
Both the European clean hydrogen requirements and draft 45V clean hydrogen production tax credit rules in the United States include hourly matching of clean electricity production and consumption to qualify as low-emissions. Registries are quickly developing, with some like PJM and M-RETS already offering limited functionality using hourly certificates. A recent study by CRS finds […]
As variable renewable energy takes center stage with more installed capacity and generation, analyzing the availability of clean power on an hourly, not just an annual basis, is a must if we are to make the smartest choices in getting to zero-carbon grids with increasing focus on decarbonizing the low renewable hours. Leveraging hourly data […]
EnergyTag Oral Testimony March 27, 2024 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Internal Revenue Service Good Morning, My name is Killian Daly and I am the Executive Director at EnergyTag, an independent not-for-profit organization based in Europe, focused on promoting and enabling robust hourly electricity accounting standards globally. Previously, I oversaw energy sourcing for one […]
In previous blogs, we’ve discussed the opportunity to implement Granular Accounting in the GHG Protocol and the benefits that can bring. In this final part of the blog series, we talk about feasibility – getting it done. Granular Matching is Happening Figure 1 – Millions of MWhs of Hourly Matching Are Happening Globally (Source: EnergyTag). […]
In previous blogs, we discussed the huge opportunity presented by the GHG Protocol update and what the research says about how to solve it with Granular Accounting. Now we turn to what Governments are doing and how that should guide where the GHG Protocol goes. Over the past few years, we have started to see […]
In the last two blogs, we highlighted the unique opportunity to embed Granular Carbon Accounting in the update of the GHG Protocol. But what does the science about its impact on grid decarbonization? This article dives into the evidence. In particular, we focus on modelling from the world’s leading power systems experts (e.g. Princeton, MIT, […]
In our last blog, we discussed the huge opportunity presented by the update of the GHG Protocol to fix carbon accounting and electricity accounting in particular. Today, let’s talk about some basic issues with how today’s accounting works, which has led to concerns about insufficient additionality of renewables being driven by related claims. A core […]
The Imperative for Robust Electricity Accounting Clean electricity is, by far, the most important tool we have to reach net-zero. According to the IEA, we need electricity to make up over 50% of final consumption in 2050 (i.e. tripling electricity supply), and for that supply to be completely decarbonized by 2040. This challenge is massive, […]