Carbon, South Africa and Standards

Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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APRIL 10, 2021

Starfire Energy, a Colorado-based developer of modular chemical plants for the carbon-free production of ammonia and hydrogen, has closed a major funding round. Proceeds will be used to advance the development of commercial-scale applications to decarbonize ammonia production and unlock its potential as a zero-carbon energy carrier.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Green Energy South Africa

IRENA: diversifying critical material supply chains minimizes geopolitical risks

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JULY 13, 2023

Australia (lithium), China (graphite, rare earths), Chile (copper and lithium), the Democratic Republic of Congo (cobalt), Indonesia (nickel) and South Africa (platinum, iridium) are the dominant players. Today, the mining of critical materials is highly concentrated in specific geographical locations.

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Supplies South Africa Bolivia Congo

Developing Countries Torpedo Plans for Cutting Carbon Emissions from Ships

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) reports that developing countries, led by China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Saudi Arabia, have blocked what would have been the first global agreement to cut carbon emissions from ships.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Carbon Emissions South Africa

Boeing, South African Airways launch sustainable aviation biofuel effort in Southern Africa

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OCTOBER 12, 2013

The World Wildlife Fund-South Africa will monitor and ensure compliance to sustainability principles that would ensure that fuel is sustainable and would lead to genuine carbon reductions. Aviation biofuel refined to required standards has been approved for a blend of up to 50% with traditional jet fuel.

Africa

Africa South Africa Brazil Australia

Boeing, South African Airways and Mango celebrate Africa’s 1st commercial flights with sustainable aviation biofuel from tobacco

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JULY 15, 2016

In 2015, farms in Limpopo Province of South Africa, from which the biofuel for the flights was sourced, achieved certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), one of the strongest sustainability standards in the world.

Commercial

Commercial South Africa Africa Oil

First production Detroit SP:01 EV rolls off assembly line

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

The lightweight SP:01, which goes on sale in Asia and Europe over the coming weeks, combines a carbon fiber body with an aluminum chassis. Featuring a 285 hp / 210 kW electric motor, the car is fitted with a single-speed automatic transmission as standard, with the option of twin-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmissions.

Detroit

Detroit Azerbaijan South Africa Production

Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition looks at generation costs at more than 180 plants—from large nuclear and fossil-fuel facilities to wind farms to residential-sized solar PV installations—in 22 countries, including Brazil, China and South Africa.

Cost Of

Cost Of Renewable South Africa Power

Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Our economic modeling suggests that an investment of a few extra billion per year today could develop technologies that could save the economy hundreds of billions of dollars per year by 2050 in scenarios where there are stringent policies limiting how much carbon can be emitted.

Energy

Energy Clean Cleaning Carbon

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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JULY 20, 2010

As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. to support the scale-up of electric vehicles; Exploring universal standards for vehicle evaluation, infrastructure, and communication protocols; and.

Washington

Washington Clean Cleaning DC

UN report projects that increasing use of HFCs likely to have a significant climate impact by 2050; equivalent to current total annual emissions from transport

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide (Gt CO 2 eq)—comparable to total current annual emissions from transport, estimated at around 6-7 Gt annually. The report is the first of three being launched this week by UNEP in the run-up to the UN climate convention meeting in Durban, South Africa. HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting.

Climate

Climate Ozone Emissions Transportation

ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

ExxonMobil focused particularly on three groups of countries in projecting future energy trends: China and India, which are expected to account for half the growth in global energy demand because these two developing economies will lead the world in terms of population size and the pace of growth in standards of living.

Energy

Energy Global 2010 Oil-Sands

DOE to Award Up to $5M in Grants for RD on Hydrogen Production from Coal

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JUNE 2, 2009

Global deposits of PGMs are quite limited with the largest quantities located in South Africa and Russia. Standard conditions are 150 psia hydrogen feed pressure and 50 psia hydrogen sweep pressure. Currently, there are fewer than ten significant PGM mining companies in the world with declining production over the past 10 years.

Coal

Coal Hydrogen Grant Production

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

May, 2007 : An international team of researchers concluded that the ability of the Southern Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide had slowed by about 15% per decade since 1981 ( earlier post ), and projected that at the present rate of deterioration, it will have lost two-thirds of its ability to store carbon by 2050.

Climate

Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions

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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

IRENA: diversifying critical material supply chains minimizes geopolitical risks

Developing Countries Torpedo Plans for Cutting Carbon Emissions from Ships

Boeing, South African Airways launch sustainable aviation biofuel effort in Southern Africa

Boeing, South African Airways and Mango celebrate Africa’s 1st commercial flights with sustainable aviation biofuel from tobacco

First production Detroit SP:01 EV rolls off assembly line

Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

UN report projects that increasing use of HFCs likely to have a significant climate impact by 2050; equivalent to current total annual emissions from transport

ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

DOE to Award Up to $5M in Grants for RD on Hydrogen Production from Coal

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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