Global Scans · DNA storage · Weekly Summary

• By 2024, 30% of digital businesses will mandate DNA storage trials to address the challenges posed by the explosive growth of data. StorageNewsletter
• With the world predicted to have 175 ZB of data by 2025, DNA storage's increased capacity is particularly appealing, as it can store massive amounts of data in a compact space. StorageNewsletter
• Heat strategy for Wales Decarbonising heat is essential for Wales to achieve net zero by 2050 because heat accounts for approximately 50% of the total energy use in Wales. February 2020
• Local production will create new opportunities for South Australia's heavy industry sector to use hydrogen to decarbonise its processes and become more competitive against imported goods. FuelCellsWorks
• The decarbonized world will need twice as much heat battery storage as grid battery storage, and that heat batteries will greatly reduce energy costs to produce many key commodities in the coming few years. Rondo Energy
• Carbon capture and storage could reduce up to 15% of global emissions by 2040, and global decarbonization efforts are estimated to double in cost without CCS. Environment
• The UK has committed to decarbonising the electricity system by 2035, building a secure, home-grown energy sector that reduces reliance on fossil fuels and exposure to volatile global wholesale energy prices. UK Government
• The federal Idaho National Laboratory and others have released reports indicating the small, advanced reactors of the future could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure resiliency by powering microgrids. Microgrid Knowledge
• The landmark project is set to decarbonise the cooling of buildings in Masdar City, further diversify the UAE's energy mix and support the UAE National Energy Strategy 2050, which aims to grow renewable energy capacity to 14 GW by 2030. Energy Connects
• With nuclear power capacity rapidly increasing and the potential of nuclear energy to power decarbonization, demand for uranium is expected to spike over the next several years. INN
• Nuclear energy is expected to play an increasingly important role in the global clean energy and decarbonization efforts. INN
• Last year's Making Net-Zero Aviation Possible report from the Mission Possible Partnership of climate leaders and companies driving industrial decarbonisation put the cost of achieving net zero within the aviation industry at an average of $175bn a year between 2022 and 2050. Energy Monitor
• As decarbonisation of the power sector is essential to achieve Japan's target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it becomes crucial to address how the electricity system incorporates short - and long-term variability in the power output via renewable energy. SpringerLink
• 2024's London Energy Security Conference will build on the UK's existing work to boost domestic energy security - with the UK's decarbonisation leadership to reach net zero by diversifying its energy mix also bringing benefits for global energy security as well. GOV.UK
• Renewable hydrogen is universally considered an important energy vector in the global efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions, with the potential to decarbonize also hard to abate sectors, bring flexibility to the energy systems, create energy storage opportunities and enhancing sector coupling. FEDARENE
• The IRA offers tax credits for a range of clean energy resources that will not expire for at least 10 years, part of the Biden administration's efforts to decarbonize the power sector and broader economy. S&P Global Platts
• CCS technologies are envisioned to play an important role in the decarbonisation of hydrogen production, similar to the approach followed by the US. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
• Heat pumps are emerging as a crucial solution to achieve the EU decarbonisation targets and independence from Russia's fossil fuels by 2030, as well as its ambition to tackle energy poverty due to lower energy bills. EU Science Hub
• Through the decarbonisation of London's bus network, TfL will save an estimated 4.8m tonnes of carbon by 2034 or an estimated 5.5m tonnes of carbon by 2030 with Government funding. Transport for London
• There is a growing recognition that global efforts to decarbonise energy systems pose significant risks to communities with local economies dominated by fossil fuel industries. Science Direct
• New, ground-breaking wind technology for the maritime industry has the potential to decarbonise large cargo vessels, which are currently responsible for about 2% of global emissions. Future Timeline
• ADNOC's decarbonization plan includes a $3.8 billion, first-of-its-kind at scale, project connecting its offshore operations to clean grid power, which will reduce its offshore carbon footprint by up to 50%. Zawya

Last updated: 21 April 2024