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Haru Oni e-fuels demo plant in Chile officially opens

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The Chilean-German energy partnership launched in 2019 offers great potential to cooperate on climate protection and the indispensable transformation of the fuel industry. Haru Oni will produce green hydrogen via electrolysis using renewable energy from the wind. We firmly support this groundbreaking project.

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Rolls-Royce launches mtu hydrogen solutions for power generation

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The decarbonization of power generation requires reliable, flexible, but also climate-neutral, power plants to supplement the fluctuating generation from wind and sun. In addition, fuel cells powered by 100% green hydrogen can play an important role in future energy supply in combination with renewable energies.

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CESifo: EVs not the best option for reduction in on-road CO2 in Germany given power mix

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Unfortunately, due to our grid situation, electric cars are still too early for this strategic goal in the sense of German climate protection efforts. The idea of providing the necessary storage of wind and solar energy with batteries is utopian, as the Leopoldina, Acatech and the Union of Academies of Sciences have emphasized.

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Volkswagen striving to make production of the electric ID. carbon-neutral

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A savings potential of about 33% was identified for the first step alone by the end of 2019. Currently unavoidable CO 2 emissions are offset by investments in certified climate protection projects elsewhere. The plant in Zwickau is already using externally produced power from renewable sources. As a result, the ID.

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