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Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

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The area has excellent conditions for industrial activities: a deep-water harbor and an excellent electricity transmission network. For comparison, the production capacity of the Inkoo coal-fired power plant equalled the combined capacity of the Loviisa nuclear power plant’s units 1 and 2. Inkoo power plant.

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France’s IFPEN studying industrial potential of onshore sources of natural hydrogen

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In the future, hydrogen produced through water electrolysis is expected to be used to store energy as a way of compensating for solar or wind power’s intermittent output. In addition to being a carrier of energy, hydrogen could also be a source of energy, and its combustion would emit water (H 2 O) instead of CO 2. 15, EGU2013-5553.

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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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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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But it paled in comparison to the destruction about to be unleashed. The violent vertical thrusts of the quake ruptured gas lines and water mains. It has to be manually reset after water mains and gas lines have been checked and, if necessary, repaired. Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum The estimated 7.9-magnitude

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Study reports non-US global shale gas recoverable resources of 5,760 Tcf; global shale gas boosts total recoverable natural gas resources by 40%

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For comparison, most current estimates of world technically recoverable natural gas resources include few if any of the resources assessed in this study and total about 16,000 Tcf. These include France, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, South Africa, Morocco, and Chile. A new EIA-sponsored study by Advanced Resources International, Inc.

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