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Arcadia eFuels selects Topsoe and Sasol G2L technology for the first commercial eFuels-for-aviation plant in Denmark

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In eFuels plants, the feedstock is carbon dioxide, water, and power. The water is converted into hydrogen by means of electrolysis and the synthesis gas is produced from carbon dioxide and hydrogen. RFNBO (Renewable Fuels of non-Biological Origin) or eFuels in 2030.

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H2 Logic and Air Liquide to build network of hydrogen refueling stations in Denmark

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This will make Denmark will be the world’s first country where hydrogen fueling is available nationwide and based 100% on renewable energy. The hydrogen supply is entirely based on domestic and foreign independent renewable electricity that produce hydrogen via electrolysis form water.

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Siemens Energy secures 50 MW electrolyzer order from European Energy for first large-scale eMethanol project

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The plan is that the plant will be built in Kassø, located west of Aabenraa in the South of Denmark, near the German border. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has already committed the shipping sector to halve greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 (based on 2008 level) to meet Paris Agreement targets.

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Topsoe enters agreement with Steeper Energy to introduce complete waste-to-biofuel solution

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Simplified Hydrofaction Process Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) applies supercritical water as a reaction medium for the conversion of biomass directly into a high-energy density renewable biocrude oil. Steeper is headquartered in Denmark and has locations in Canada. It has a particularly low oxygen content of less than 10% by weight.

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European Parliament calls for international ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic

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The European Parliament is calling for an international ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil on vessels operating in the Arctic, like that which is to apply to the Antarctic from August 2011. Denmark, Sweden and Finland are the three EU Member States represented in the AC.

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Researchers confirm existence of North Icelandic Jet current; implications for ocean response to climate change

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Northern Denmark Strait showing newly discovered deep current, in relation to known pathway. As part of the planet’s reciprocal relationship between ocean circulation and climate, the AMOC transports warm surface water to high latitudes where the water warms the air, then cools, sinks and returns toward the equator as a deep flow.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Switzerland leads the world in sustainability, followed by France, Denmark, Malta, and Sweden. The global community is generally improving on a number of issues, such as health outcomes related to drinking water and sanitation and protection of marine ecosystems, while on other issues significant challenges remain. Source: EPI.

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