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Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

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In the comparison, Keliber shows the lowest emission intensity of 4.38 The production chains originate in Australia, where spodumene ore is extracted, processed and transported to China for refining. The CO 2 emissions are more than 16 tonnes/produced tonne, due to the dominance of coal as the energy source.?.

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US Coal companies merge: Murray Energy acquires controlling interest in Foresight Energy GP LLC for $1.395B

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As a point of comparison, Peabody Energy, the world’s largest coal company, with operations in the US and Australia, produced 227.2 As a point of comparison, Peabody Energy, the world’s largest coal company, with operations in the US and Australia, produced 227.2 Murray with ~65 million, Foresight with 22.5

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Underground Coal Gasification Company In Partnership to Test Alkaline Fuel Cells for Power Generation

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Australia-based underground coal gasification (UCG) company Linc Energy ( earlier post ) has signed an exclusive agreement with the UK-based alkaline fuel cell technology company AFC Energy Plc and its related company, B9 Coal ( earlier post ). Linc Energy will have the option to extend the exclusivity period in perpetuity.

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Click to enlarge.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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Even if electricity is produced from burning coal, the power plant is far away from population centers, transferred over power lines keeping any direct pollution away from the population. And the percentage of clean energy is growing every year as coal and gas plants are being replaced by renewable energy sources. In India 39.1%

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Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy To Partner on Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Hydrogen Facilities with Carbon Capture and Storage

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Overview of the bluegas catalytic coal methanation process. By comparison, syngas resulting from conventional gasification cannot be converted to pipeline quality natural gas without further processing, thereby adding cost. Click to enlarge.

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Enviva and MOL to develop sail-powered bulk carrier to cut GHG emissions in biomass supply chain; Wind Challenger hard sail

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In December 2020, MOL reached a coal transport deal with Tohoku Electric Power Co., using a coal carrier equipped with a hard sail wind power propulsion system. Rendering of bulk carrier with a single extended Wind Challenger sail underway (top) and with contracted sail in port (bottom).

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