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JANUARY 24, 2023

Elkem, a company developing silicones, silicon products and carbon solutions, officially inaugurated the world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters. The Mobile Test Unit (MTU), delivered by Aker Carbon Capture, is now connected to Elkem’s plant in Rana, Norway, which produces high-purity ferrosilicon and microsilica.

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MAY 28, 2021

The all-new Qashqai will be Nissan’s first model built in Europe using a significant number of lightweight aluminum panels. In addition, it helps accommodate more technology, including the vehicle’s electrified powertrain. This improves efficiency and thereby contributes to reduced emissions.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

At an event held at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, ArcelorMittal inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project. It will reduce annual carbon emissions from the Ghent plant by 125,000 tonnes. Other partners involved in the Steelanol project are Primetals Technologies and E4tech. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 23, 2023

In Europe, many bicycle manufacturers use frames manufactured in Asia, and many of these frames are also ultimately disposed of in landfills in Asia. Fujitsuwill implement the blockchain platform based on the Fujitsu Track and Trust digital ledger technology and develop a tool for visualization and provision of tracked data.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Umicore last week inaugurated its carbon-neutral production facility for cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. This makes Umicore the first company in Europe with a complete circular and sustainable battery materials value chain. Currently, Umicore in Nysa employs about 240 people.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said that the company is targeting global battery-electric vehicle sales of 5 million units in 2030, reaching 100% of passenger car BEV sales mix in Europe and 50% passenger cars and light-duty trucks in the United States.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Daimler Truck AG and TotalEnergies signed an agreement on their joint commitment to the de-carbonization of the road freight in the European Union. The two companies remain fully committed to working with the consortium, a key vehicle to support the rollout of hydrogen-powered transport in Europe in the coming decade.

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JULY 25, 2023

Group14 Technologies, a manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology, has acquired advanced silicon material company Schmid Silicon Technology Holding GmbH (Schmid Silicon), the most technologically advanced silane producer in Europe.

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JUNE 5, 2023

This achievement is made possible through its in-house developed technology and own biomass refinery platform positioned to meet the growing market demand and regulatory requirements for renewable transportation fuels.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

Blue World Technologies announced that the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) entered as an investor in Blue World Technologies alongside Vaekstfonden (The Sovereign Investment Fund of Denmark), DEUTZ AG, and existing investors who invested back in December 2021 to complete the company’s €37-million series B round.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

has set the goal to achieve carbon neutrality across the company’s operations and the life cycle of its products by 2050. As part of this effort, by the early 2030s every all-new Nissan vehicle offering in key markets—Japan, China, the US and Europe—will be electrified. Nissan Motor Co.,

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Aker Carbon Capture and Haldor Topsoe have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention to offer a complete solution for low-carbon hydrogen production. Aker Carbon Capture’s proprietary carbon capture process uses a mixture of water and organic amine solvents to absorb the CO 2.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has fine-tuned its carbon fiber RTM (resin transfer molding) (CF-RTM) process to the point that a premium automaker will be using the technology for closures on future vehicle platforms. We have been targeting a 3-minute cycle time using 100 percent recycled carbon fiber.

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JULY 21, 2022

Solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries by up to 39%, according to a study commissioned by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) from Minviro , a company specializing in raw material life-cycle analysis, which compared emerging solid-state technology to current battery chemistries.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Alcoa is supplying aluminum for Audi’s pilot project from a self-developed, innovative smelting process that emits oxygen instead of carbon dioxide. The new smelting technology uses an inert anode that replaces the carbon anodes that are traditionally used during electrolysis, which is the process used to make primary aluminum.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The 100% electrified powertrain line-up of the new Toyota C-HR reflects Toyota’s commitment to offer what it terms appropriate carbon reduction opportunities to the largest and most competitive market segment in Europe. In 2021, TME sold 1,076,300 vehicles in Europe for a 6.4% market share.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This acquisition supports Shell’s ambitions to build an integrated RNG value chain at global scale and to grow its low-carbon offerings profitably to customers across multiple sectors. The company also has a pipeline of around 30 new plant projects in Europe and North America. mln MMBtu/yr (3,000 boe/d).

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JUNE 15, 2023

Honeywell recently announced that bp selected Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to help support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at five bp facilities across the globe. SAF produced from Honeywell’s Ecofining technology is certified for use according to international standards.

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JULY 21, 2022

Researchers in Europe led by a team from ETH Zurich have designed a fuel production system that uses water, CO 2 , and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. With our solar technology, we have shown that we can produce synthetic kerosene from water and CO 2 instead of deriving it from fossil fuels. Zoller et al.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Toyota announced that it will provide its hydrogen fuel cell technology to Caetanobus SA in Portugal. Supplying our fuel cell systems to Caetanobus demonstrates the many practical uses and environmental benefits of hydrogen towards a carbon-free society. —Dr Johan van Zyl, President and CEO, Toyota Motor Europe.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

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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JULY 26, 2023

Enerkem, a producer of bio-methanol from mixed waste at commercial scale, and Dimeta, a joint venture between the two of the largest off-grid energy suppliers, are initiating feasibility studies for the development of two large-scale projects that will convert waste into renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether (DME).

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MAY 3, 2021

Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and the EDF Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in March 2021 to develop green hydrogen in Russia and Europe. Rosatom systematically develops carbon-free energy generation, and our projects aren’t limited by our extensive capacity in nuclear.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

The FLITE (Fuel via Low Carbon Integrated Technology from Ethanol) consortium, led by SkyNRG and with LanzaTech as the technology provider, will build the first-of-its-kind LanzaJet Alcohol to Jet (AtJ) facility. The ethanol is first dehydrated to ethylene in the Dehydration section.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Stellantis plans reaching 100% of passenger car battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales mix in Europe and 50% passenger car and light-duty truck BEV sales mix in the United States by 2030.

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JULY 12, 2023

The global market for ammonia is poised to triple in the coming decades with nearly all of the growth coming from low-carbon ammonia, according to a new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The rapid growth in ammonia driven by low-carbon supplies will change the current market beyond recognition.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

This trend was already underway before the pandemic, due to cost-competitive gas in key sectors including power, industry and transport, and major regions including Europe, North America and Asia. Low-carbon gas. —Ashish Sethia, global head of commodities at BNEF. The hydrogen market is on the verge of a revolution.

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MARCH 13, 2021

Seven companies from the GET H2 initiative in Europe want to build a cross-border pipeline for green hydrogen. By using green hydrogen in refineries, in steel production and for other industrial uses, the overall project should be able to avoid CO 2 emissions of up to 16 million tonnes by 2030.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

UGI Corporation has entered into a 15-year agreement with California-based technology developer Vertimass to utilize their catalytic technology to produce renewable fuels from renewable ethanol in the US and Europe. The technology enables flexible production of the renewable fuels to align with regional market demand.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

The project will capture biogenic carbon dioxide (CCU) and combine this with hydrogen made from renewable electricity and water, to produce renewable methanol, or eMethanol. Topsoe will provide Engineering, Procurement and Fabrication (EPF) for the project’s e-methanol technology. Visualization of FlagshipONE.

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MAY 23, 2023

thyssenkrupp nucera is partnering with H2 Green Steel in constructing the first large-scale green steel plant in Europe. This will also create one of the largest water electrolysis plants in Europe. The green hydrogen will power a new, fully integrated, digitalized and cycle-oriented steel plant in Boden, northern Sweden.

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MAY 14, 2023

This major investment project aims to facilitate supply chain localization, R&D activities, and the manufacturing of next-generation batteries in Europe for ProLogium. The company’s proprietary technologies are protected by more than 600 patents worldwide.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Rio Tinto is investing US$87 million to increase its low-carbon aluminum production in Canada with 16 new smelting cells at its AP60 smelter, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec. Our AP60 technology is one of the most energy efficient, environmentally friendly and cost effective systems in commercial production today.

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APRIL 27, 2020

LG Chem will invest about 65 billion KRW (US$ 53 million) by Q1 of next year to expand the production of carbon nanotubes (CNT) by 1,200 tons at its Yeosu plant in Korea. It also plans to increase sales to global IT materials companies and automotive OEMs in North America, Europe and China.

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JUNE 25, 2020

Ford Motor Company intends to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050, while setting interim targets to address climate change challenges more urgently. Carbon neutrality refers to achieving zero carbon emissions by balancing such emissions with carbon removal.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

INEOS will invest more than €2 billion into electrolysis projects to make zero-carbon, green hydrogen across Europe. INEOS, through its subsidiary INOVYN, is already Europe’s largest existing operator of electrolysis, the technology necessary to produce green hydrogen for power generation, transportation, and industrial use.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The R&D center in Bordeaux and the pilot site in Nersac (France) have already started in order to develop the new high-performance lithium-ion technologies. Produce batteries for electric vehicles that will be at the highest technological level in terms of energy performance, autonomy, recharging time and carbon footprint.

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