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Enova pledges $259M for Hydro’s pilot aluminum plant in Norway; next-gen electrolysis

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billion (US$259 million) in investment backing for Hydro’s full scale next-generation electrolysis pilot project at Karmøy, on the west coast of Norway. With its low mass, aluminium is a key resource in enabling the automotive industry to manufacture less energy-intensive and more climate-friendly cars.

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Technoking of Tesla Elon Musk to speak at ONS Conference

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The nonprofit says that it believes that the “the sustainable energy future must be built on the shoulders of the oil and gas industry.” In contrast to general wishes and political aspirations, the consumption of oil, gas, and coal is still growing, while unrest also excludes more energy from the market. degrees scenario.”

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Technology Centre Mongstad carbon capture testing facility officially opens

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Aim at international development. Located at the Mongstad oil refinery northeast of Bergen, Norway, the technology center will have access to flue gas from the natural gas combined heat and power plant and the flue gas from the refinery cracker. The CO 2 contents are about 3.5%

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Nations agree on global, legally binding treaty on mercury emissions: Minamata Convention on Mercury

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At the conclusion of the International Negotiating Committee on Mercury ( INC5 ) meeting in Geneva ( earlier post ), nations agreed on a global, legally-binding treaty to prevent mercury emissions and releases. The international negotiators selected the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to fund implementation of the new Mercury Convention.

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China’s 2005 Carbon Emissions Almost Twice As Much As 2002 Emissions

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Researchers from Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, estimated in the study that China’s 2005 carbon emissions were 80.59% or more higher than 2002 emissions. “ Using data from national statistical offices, they found that China’s export-related industrial production rose by an average of 26% per year from 2002 to 2007.

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IEA WEO-2012 finds major shift in global energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies potential for transformative shift in global energy efficiency

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The global energy map is changing significantly, according to the 2012 edition of the Internal Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook ( WEO-2012 ). barely rises in OECD countries, although there is a pronounced shift away from oil, coal (and, in some countries, nuclear) towards natural gas and renewables. Energy demand. Renewables.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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These cars and trucks have internal combustion engines that are extremely inefficient. 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. In India 39.1% In Europe it is even better at 56%.

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