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Gates-backed hydrogen heating company Modern Electron raises $32.8M

The Bothell-based company says it will starts deliveries of its hydrogen generators this year.
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Why heat is a challenge in the fight against climate change, and what we can do about it

Heat comprises half of the world’s total energy consumption – which is significantly more than electricity (20%) and transportation (30%). Unsurprisingly, heat contributes more than 40% of global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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Northwest Natural (NWN) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

Hello, and welcome to today’s Northwest Natural Holding Company fourth-quarter 2022 earnings call. My name is Bailey, and I’ll be the moderator for today’s call. All lines will be muted during the presentation portion of the call with an opportunity for questions and answers at the end. [Operator instructions] I would now like to pass the conference over to our host, Nikki Sparley, director of investor relations.
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Modern Electron selected to Unreasonable Impact 2022

Modern Electron is one of 12 companies out of hundreds to be selected to the Unreasonable Impact Americas 2022 summit, with support by Barclays Bank.
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NW Natural, Modern Electron Partner on Pilot Project to Turn Methane into Clean Hydrogen

NW Natural, a 163-year-old gas utility based in Portland, Oregon, announced July 27 a partnership with Washington-based Modern Hydrogen to create clean hydrogen directly from natural gas and blend it into its existing natural gas distribution network.
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NW Natural to Partner with Modern Electron

NW Natural, a 163-year-old gas utility based in Portland, announced today a partnership with Washington-based Modern Electron to create clean hydrogen directly from natural gas and blend it into its existing natural gas distribution network.
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Heat, Heat Everywhere

From Breakthrough Energy’s Cipher: Modern Electron is pursuing a pair of technologies, including the one we mentioned in the main article that increases the productivity of natural gas in residential heating. The other seeks to make low-carbon hydrogen fuel onsite with commercial customers via a process called methane pyrolysis, which would help clean up natural gas using its existing infrastructure.
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Bill Gates: To cut emissions, use this Swiss Army Knife

Cheap, green hydrogen would be a massive breakthrough in clean energy… Methane (CH4) is the primary fossil fuel used to produce hydrogen now. When it reacts with water (H2O) at a high temperature, both H2 and CO2 are produced. However, through a different heating process that happens in the absence of oxygen, called pyrolysis, it’s possible to separate the hydrogen atoms and leave just solid carbon—think of the lead in a pencil.
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Cut the BS: This startup is converting cow manure into clean-burning hydrogen fuel

“When Modern Electron came to us we were intrigued by the idea of stripping the gas down to pure hydrogen. That’s the cleanest burning substance there is,” said Daryl Williams, Qualco president. “We’re trying to get the carbon out of the air and into the soil where it belongs.”
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Modern Electron, the Tulalip Tribes, and Qualco Energy Are Awarded Funding to Generate Hydrogen From Renewable Biogas

The Clean Energy Fund of the Washington State Department of Commerce has funded Qualco Energy to deploy a hydrogen generation solution from Modern Electron. The Qualco Energy renewable biogas project in Snohomish County leverages Modern Electron’s cost-efficient and environmentally friendly method for producing clean hydrogen with no CO2 emissions. The clean hydrogen produced by Modern Electron will be utilized for power generation that delivers electricity to a local community of 300 homes.
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Redefining Energy: Ventures and Breakthroughs to Decarbonise Heat

Decarbonising Heat is a significant challenge on the road to Net-Zero, Climate Resilience and Energy Security. It is also a very complex problem as there are several categories of heat that require different technical solutions… To understand how those groundbreaking applications looks, Tony Pan, CEO and Co-founder of Modern Electron, explains his approach to Ultra Energy-Efficiency in Heat.
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Modern Electron targets heating sector with pyrolysis technology

A startup in Seattle has developed novel technology to create ‘behind the meter’ turquoise hydrogen for commercial and residential buildings. Modern Electron’s technology, which it says can decarbonise gas heating at the point of use…