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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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Biogenic carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide that is released during the decomposition of organic matter such as food waste. All Anaergia plants use organic waste material to produce biogas, which is composed of methane and carbon dioxide. Waste-to-biogas company Anaergia Inc.

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Alberta’s IETP awarding $33M in allowances to 5 projects to reduce oil sands CO2 and water use, improve recovery

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Alberta’s Innovative Energy Technologies Program (IETP) is supporting 5 new pilot projects to reduce energy use, water use and CO 2 emissions in oil sands processing as well as improving the recovery of crude oil and bitumen in reserves that were once unrecoverable. Lead organization. Imperial Oil Ltd., and Perpetual Energy.

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Kati to cut its carbon footprint by half at Keliber’s lithium drilling site by using Neste renewable fuel oil

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When it comes to safety issues, the renewable fuel does not endanger water organisms or human health. The company has a certified environmental management system since 2004. The price tag for the fuel is about 25% bigger than for fossil fuel, which means an increase of about 2% in the total drilling cost.

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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On 9 December, EPA released a draft analysis of data from its Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation, indicating that ground water in the aquifer contains compounds likely associated with gas production practices, including hydraulic fracturing. Therefore, this area does not have a large continuous aquifer.

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Researchers Predict Permafrost Thaw Will Intensify Climate Change More Quickly Than Previously Thought; Melting of Greenland Icesheet Could Drive More Water Than Previously Thought to North American Northeast

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From 2004 to 2006, Schuur and his team used radiocarbon dating, a technique typically used to determine the age of artifacts, to track the movement of old organic carbon accumulated within the soils and permafrost at an Alaskan site. Permafrost. Major northeastern cities are directly in the path of the greatest rise.

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

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X PRIZE is an educational nonprofit organization whose mission is to create radical breakthroughs, inspiring the formation of new industries, jobs and the revitalization of markets that are currently stalled. Water Resource Management : watershed, sewage, conservation, desalination. GLXP is the largest international prize ever offered.

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New Nanoporous Material Has Highest Surface Area Yet

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“Surface area is an important, intrinsic property that can affect the behavior of materials in processes ranging from the activity of catalysts to water detoxification to purification of hydrocarbons.” MOFs are scaffold-like structures made up of metal hubs linked together with struts composed of organic compounds. Adam Matzger.

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