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Vale joins Boston Metal Series B; developing MOE for emissions-free steel

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Boston Metal, an MIT spin-off working to commercialize molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) for emissions-free metals and alloys production, announced that Vale and Energy Impact Partners have joined its Series B fundraising, closely following a $50M close announced in January. —Tadeu Carneiro, Chairman and CEO of Boston Metal.

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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

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This manufacturing process has significant potential for CO 2 savings, compared to coal-based steel production in a blast furnace. In this way, raw materials can be used multiple times in a circular economy, thereby conserving natural resources. Earlier post.).

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BMW Group to procure low-carbon steel from Salzgitter AG for European plants; second low-carbon steel deal

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This green hydrogen will replace the coal currently used in the conventional blast-furnace process. Closed loop conserves resources and reduces CO 2 emissions. In this way, raw materials can be used multiple times in a circular economy, thereby conserving natural resources. Boston Metal investment. Earlier post.)

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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—Philip Landrigan, director of Boston College’s Global Observatory on Pollution and Health. Specific recommendations include: Invest in clean renewable energy, in particular taking advantage of solar and wind power resources and reducing reliance on coal, oil, and gas. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 billion by 2100.

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New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

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billion (US) in economic losses, according to a new study led by researchers from the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Public Health Foundation of India. —lead researcher Boston College Professor of Biology Philip J. Air pollution in India resulted 1.67

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DOE Selects 8 Projects to Advance Technologies for the Co-Production of Power and Hydrogen, Fuels or Chemicals from Coal-Biomass Feedstocks

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 8 research projects for funding that will focus on gasification of coal/biomass to produce synthetic gas (syngas) as a pathway to producing power, hydrogen, fuel or chemicals. will blend coal and biomass to develop a feedstock for co-gasification. Clean Coal Briquette Inc.

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Study associates in-utero exposure to PM2.5 pollution with higher blood pressure in childhood

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microns or less (PM 2.5 ) is a form of air pollution produced by motor vehicles and the burning of oil, coal and biomass, and has been shown to enter the circulatory system and negatively affect human health. Researchers examined 1,293 mothers and their children who were part of the large, ongoing Boston Birth Cohort study.

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