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RENK supplies special gear units for compressors for production of green steel

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With this beacon project, we are supporting our industrial customers on their way to decarbonization and are thus an important building block for the steel industry to achieve its CO 2 reduction targets. Instead of CO 2 , this technology produces water, which in turn is reused in the integrated process.

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EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

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Thanks to the expertise of several project partners, HyFlexFuel proved that HTL biocrudes can be successfully upgraded to drop-in fuels in an industrially-relevant environment, achieving hundreds of hours of continuous operations. —Daniele Castello of Aalborg University.

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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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Water from the Hellisheiði power plant then flows through the facility and transports the carbon dioxide roughly 2,000 meters below the surface of the Earth. The water returns to the cycle of the geothermal power plant. This uses a specially developed adsorbent to bind the CO 2 in the air.

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Year-long testing of Leclanché 60 Ah G/NMC cells shows high energy density, high cycle life

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Cell assembly starts with the electrode manufacturing exclusively using a water-based binder (WBB) process in an eco-friendly environment. Finished pouches are assembled into battery modules in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland based on specific customer requirements. Leclanché is one of the global leaders in applying the WBB technology.

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Leclanché to supply battery storage system for two hybrid-powered ferries

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The two ships, each with a capacity of 700 passengers, will replace existing diesel-powered vessels and will be used to transport passengers between Switzerland and France with projected completion dates of 2022 and 2023. The water mist system integrates easily with existing water based fire suppression systems.

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ETH Zurich: carbon-neutral fuel made from sunlight and air

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CO 2 and water are extracted directly from ambient air via an adsorption/desorption process. At the heart of the solar reactor is a ceramic structure made of cerium oxide, which enables a two-step reaction—the redox cycle—to split water and CO 2 into syngas.

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Maersk parterning with 6 companies to source at least 730,000 tpy of green methanol by end of 2025

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CIMC is a large, industrial conglomerate that has been a partner of Maersk for more than two decades. Its energy division—CIMC ENRIC—is a world-leading manufacturer of key equipment and services provider of engineering and system solutions for the clean energy, chemical and liquid food industries. Proman (Switzerland).

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