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Consortium developing green hydrogen megaproject in Oman

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The consortium has been collaborating on the project for more than three years, which will consist of 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable solar and wind energy at full capacity to produce millions of tons of zero-carbon green hydrogen per annum.

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MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

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Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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Chemrec CEO Urges Serious Consideration for DME at Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

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He noted that DME is more widely produced and accepted in Europe and Asia. Addressing methanol marketers at the conference, LeBlanc noted that converting methanol into DME offers the methanol industry a new market for its product. It will produce up to 40 million gallons of BioDME or other renewable motor fuels a year.

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ARB posts six new LCFS pathway applications for comment; new PFAD biodiesel approach

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The plant was originally fueled by coal but was converted to natural gas in 2010. Sabine’s process also yields a high-BTU, renewable co-product known as pitch. Sabine obtains PFAD from various palm oil refineries in Southeast Asia. Nameplate capacity is 50 million gallons per year of denatured ethanol.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. “Cities are a perfect for promoting change and renewable energies,&# said Mr. Turmes, the politician. “There’s a relationship of trust already.

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Public Transit or Private Cars, It's All About the Fuel

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In other developed countries – in Europe and Asia, for example – clean, electric public transit is the principal means of transportation. There is no catalytic converter that can fully scrub the toxics that result from burning oil. And now we are making a commitment to renewable electricity generation.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. April 10, 2009 10:06 pm Link I make, convert and drive EV’s and have for 13 yrs. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. If you charge with solar, is way less.

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