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Cummins survey finds growing commuter support for hydrogen-fueled public transport in Europe; willing to pay more

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Cummins, in conjunction with European Hydrogen Week , shared new research showing that more than half of the United Kingdom (UK) commuters would be willing to travel to work on a train or bus powered by hydrogen to lower their carbon footprint and reduce emissions. Nearly half of commuters in Belgium and Germany expressed the same view.

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ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

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The expansion of its Smart Carbon route, also utilizing hydrogen. ArcelorMittal Europe owns Europe’s only DRI-EAF facility in Hamburg, where a project is planned to test the ability of hydrogen to reduce iron ore and form DRI on an industrial scale, as well as testing carbon-free DRI in the EAF steelmaking process.

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Calor introduces Neste BioLPG to the UK market; targeting fully renewable by 2040

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BioLPG is Calor’s first renewable product offering that sees the company commit to reducing its carbon footprint and to become fully renewable by 2040. LPG, typically used for heating off the gas grid, transport and industrial applications, is already a flexible, low-carbon fuel compared to other fossil fuels.

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The Paris Olympics Promise to Be Stunning. The Prices Already Are.

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Another option is to fly into an alternate airport, either in France or a nearby country like Belgium, Britain or Germany, and take a train. Olympics organizers want to slash the Games’ carbon footprint, and swaths of the city will be closed to cars. Once in Paris, brace yourself for getting around.

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LanzaTech China JV reports 9M gallons of ethanol made from steel flue gas; new JV for PET

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a joint venture between carbon recycler, LanzaTech, Shougang Group, a leading Chinese iron and steel producer, and its New Zealand partner, TangMing, have successfully produced more than 9 million gallons of ethanol from recycled steel mill emissions in their first year of operation.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

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Umicore is actively working with cell manufacturers to advance SSB tech, and recently opened a material prototyping center in Belgium that supports all the steps in SSB production, from formulation to testing. However, at the start of its useful life an EV tends to come with a higher “carbon backpack” because of the battery.

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Shell Recharge survey suggests increasing EV adoption in Europe is increasing range confidence

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In its sixth consecutive year, the latest report looks at the view of nearly 25,000 drivers across Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK. According to the report, two fifths (42%) of the respondents have purchased an EV within the last year and more than two-thirds (67%) within the last two years.

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