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Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed a novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces that could reduce CO 2 emissions from the steelmaking industry by nearly 90%. billion in 5 years while reducing overall UK emissions by 2.9%. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28

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Polestar, Rivian report concludes automotive industry tracking to overshoot IPCC emissions target by 75%

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Polestar and Rivia have collaborated on a ‘ Pathway Report ’ which concludes that the automotive industry is set to overshoot the IPCC’s 1.5-degree The report, which uses existing, open-source data to model the current trajectory for emissions stemming from the car industry, was carried out by global management consulting firm Kearney. …

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Infinium to provide ultra-low carbon electrofuels to Amazon trucking fleet starting in 2023

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Electrofuels provider Infinium announced an agreement with Amazon to begin using Infinium Electrofuels in the retailer’s middle mile fleet as an ultra-low carbon alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The clean burning electrofuels will be produced for Amazon at one of the first electrofuels production facilities, located in Texas.

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3D-printing concrete to capture industrial carbon emissions

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MARCH 3, 2023

A $540,000-funded project will innovate a method that captures industrial emissions and sequesters them via 3D-printing concrete. The post 3D-printing concrete to capture industrial carbon emissions appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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NTT DATA and DENSO building industry-wide dataspace for EV batteries

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

NTT DATA Corporation and DENSO Corporation have started to build an industry-wide ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to create a global trusted dataspaces where only necessary data can be shared, while also protecting private data. The two companies were officially approved as business operators in September 2022.

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Nutrien to build world’s largest clean ammonia production facility; LOI with Mitsubishi for up to 40% offtake for fuel

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MAY 23, 2022

is evaluating Geismar, LA as the site to build the world’s largest clean ammonia facility. Building on the company’s expertise in low-carbon ammonia production, clean ammonia will be manufactured using innovative technology to achieve at least a 90% reduction in CO 2 emissions. Canada-based Nutrien Ltd. Source: Nutrien.

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A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. Older models don’t even have the emission-control features that newer ones do. To reduce emissions, diesel vehicles use filters that catch exhaust particles and other contaminants.

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International Copper Association pledges to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050

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MARCH 10, 2023

In a new roadmap launched by the International Copper Association (ICA), members have aligned on an ambition to reach net zero in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2050, and work toward the same goal for Scope 3 emissions. The Copper—The Pathway to Net Zero roadmap builds on previous best practice guidelines by ICA.

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Aurora Hydrogen raises $10M Series A; microwave pyrolysis of natural gas for efficient low-carbon hydrogen production

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AUGUST 3, 2022

Canada-based Aurora Hydrogen, a company developing emission-free hydrogen production technology, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Energy Innovation Capital. As the world looks to quickly decarbonize transportation and industry, hydrogen demand is expected to increase rapidly, from $130 billion today to $2.5

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First carbon-neutral lithium extraction project to start in Germany

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JULY 17, 2020

EIT InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine for sustainable energy, announced a partnership with Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (Vulcan), a start-up lithium exploration company, to produce the world’s first completely carbon-neutral lithium in Germany. As a result, the carbon footprint of the production process could even be negative.

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BNEF: global carbon capture capacity due to rise sixfold by 2030

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

The global capacity for carbon capture in 2030 is set to increase sixfold from today’s level, to 279 million tons of CO 2 captured per year, according to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) newly released 2022 CCUS Market Outlook. of global emissions. of today’s emissions.

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Nutrien and EXMAR partner to build vessel powered by low-carbon ammonia

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JULY 30, 2021

Nutrien, the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, and EXMAR, a provider of floating solutions for the operation, transportation and transformation of gas, will jointly develop and build a low-carbon, ammonia-fueled vessel. Select a shipyard capable of building an ammonia-powered vessel.

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The Metals Company and Low Carbon Royalties form strategic partnership

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Deepsea mining company TMC The Metals Company ( earlier post ) announced a strategic partnership with Low Carbon Royalties Inc. to finance the development and production of low-carbon fuels and energy transition metals. NORI and Low Carbon Royalties are a great fit.

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Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

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MAY 6, 2022

All regions of the world do not—and will not—experience the effects of CO 2 emissions in the same way. These heterogeneous effects mean that different countries will have differing incentives to abide by the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming below 2 °C relative to pre-Industrial levels.

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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG emissions rose 1.3% in 2022

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Based on preliminary economic activity and energy data, Rhodium Group estimates that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US slightly increased in 2022, rising 1.3% While this is the second year in a row that emissions have increased, it nonetheless marks a change from 2021, when emissions rebounded faster than the economic growth rate.

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Dow and X-energy to deploy first advanced small modular nuclear reactor at industrial site

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MARCH 6, 2023

Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to demonstrate the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor for an industrial site in North America. Earlier post.) The Xe-100 is fueled with 220,000 graphite pebbles with TRISO (tri-structural isotropic) particle fuel.

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ArcelorMittal inaugurates €200M Steelanol carbon capture and utilization project at Ghent plant

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

At an event held at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, ArcelorMittal inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project. The €200-million Steelanol project is a first of its kind for the European steel industry. It will reduce annual carbon emissions from the Ghent plant by 125,000 tonnes. Earlier post.)

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In Europe, industry and environmentalists call for binding targets for infrastructure for zero-emission trucks

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APRIL 15, 2021

The common industry/NGO request comes ahead of the expected review of Europe’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (AFID) this year. This is urgent and crucial to encourage professional transport operators to make a swift transition to zero-emission vehicles, they said. he future is electric, even for trucks.

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Höegh Autoliners signs Letter of Intent with China Merchants Heavy Industry to build ammonia-ready Aurora class vessels

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

Höegh Autoliners entered into a Letter of Intent (LoI) with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., CMHI) to build a series of its multi-fuel and ammonia-ready Aurora class vessels. The Aurora class has DNV’s new “ammonia-ready” notation, which makes it the first in the segment to be ready for operation on carbon-neutral ammonia.

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Cummins and Komatsu to collaborate on advancing development of zero emissions mining haul trucks

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JUNE 30, 2022

Cummins and Komatsu, a global provider of equipment and services for the construction and mining industries, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of zero-emissions haulage equipment. Additionally, Komatsu intends to explore further possibilities in zero emissions mining haul truck development.

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RWE and ArcelorMittal intend to build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities for low-emissions steelmaking

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JUNE 23, 2022

Energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities that will supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required to produce low-emissions steel in Germany.

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Porsche and Hydro to cooperate on low-carbon aluminum and battery materials recycling

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APRIL 28, 2023

Porsche AG and Norsk Hydro ASA will work together to further reduce the carbon footprint of Porsche’s car models by using low-carbon aluminum and extrusions from Hydro. Hydro will deliver to Porsche and several of Porsche’s component suppliers its low-carbon aluminum offering, Hydro Reduxa 4.0

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Using blockchain traceability to build a circular battery economy

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

When Polestar developed Polestar 2, it developed a lifecycle assessment methodology with Volvo, which showed us that we have to stop talking about tailpipe emissions and stop investing in legacy technology, and instead start focusing on production-related emissions and environmental and social impacts.

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bp & Ørsted to produce green H2 at Lingen refinery; industrial-scale electrolyzer powered by offshore wind

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

project for industrial-scale production of green hydrogen via the electrolysis of water using ?renewable renewable power, producing zero emissions. In their proposed Lingen Green Hydrogen project, the two firms intend to build an initial 50 ?megawatt produced by reforming natural gas, which does result in CO 2 emissions.

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TECO 2030 aims to build hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory in Norway

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Our ambition is to build an advanced innovation center combined with a giga factory, meaning that we will produce fuel cells with a capacity of 1200 megawatts, or 1.2 This will be the first volume production of fuel cells in Norway and a hub for the Norwegian hydrogen industry. gigawatt, per year.

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DOE to award up to $156M for applied R&D projects to drive industrial decarbonization

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MARCH 16, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced a $156-million funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0002997 ) that will advance high impact applied research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the US industrial sector.

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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

As a result, Argent has offset more than 97 million pounds of carbon from the atmosphere and removed a half-million pounds of trash from the streets of Oakland, California. These wastes come from meat processing facilities, hotels, restaurants, sports stadiums and many other venues with industrial kitchens.

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BHP signs carbon capture and utilization pilot agreement with China steelmaker HBIS

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MARCH 27, 2023

BHP has signed an agreement for piloting of carbon capture and utilization technology with China’s HBIS Group Co., As part of this new project, HBIS and BHP will trial pilot-scale demonstrations of carbon capture and utilization technologies at HBIS’ steel operations in China.

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LLNL report lays out technology pathways for California to become carbon-neutral and then -negative by 2045; 3 pillars of negative emissions

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have identified a suite of technologies to help California to become carbon-neutral—and ultimately carbon-negative —by 2045. The key finding of this report is that carbon neutrality is achievable. —“Getting to Neutral”.

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UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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JULY 10, 2022

The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide can then be permanently stored or used in various products or applications. The biochar is rich in carbon and can be used as a fertilizer. Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd.,

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General Motors plans to be carbon-neutral by 2040; eliminate LDV tailpipe emissions by 2035

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JANUARY 29, 2021

GM plans to become carbon-neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality. C, an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders. Carbon Offsets and Credits. Electrification. Renewable Energy.

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CF Industries to build green ammonia plant in Louisiana

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

CF Industries’ Board of Directors has approved a green ammonia project at the company’s flagship Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex to produce approximately 20,000 tons per year of green ammonia. Additionally, the company is developing CCS and other carbon abatement projects across its production facilities.

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3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

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JUNE 1, 2021

Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by 3.8% The large decline in emissions, achieved before the COVID-19 crisis, was mainly due to reduced coal use for power generation. This decrease brought EU emissions to 24.0% These data confirm the EEA’s preliminary estimates, published in October 2020.

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Samsung Heavy Industries and Bloom Energy sign joint development agreement for SOFC-powered ships

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JUNE 30, 2020

Solid-oxide fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), a part of Samsung Group, have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to design and to develop fuel cell-powered ships. The two companies will work together to realize their vision of clean power for ships and a more sustainable marine shipping industry.

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Benchmark: Lithium industry needs more than $116B to meet automaker and policy targets by 2030

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AUGUST 5, 2023

The lithium industry needs to invest $116 billion by 2030 if the world is to meet the ambitions targets set by governments and the largest automakers, according to a Benchmark analysis. million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE). This is compared to the 915,000 tonnes LCE production in operation today.

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Nissan to be carbon-neutral by 2050; 100? of new vehicle offerings in key markets to be electrified by early 2030s

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JANUARY 27, 2021

has set the goal to achieve carbon neutrality across the company’s operations and the life cycle of its products by 2050. The company will also strive for greater energy and material efficiencies to support longer-term carbon neutrality ambitions. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

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MAY 20, 2020

A preliminary analysis of global data has found that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17% in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Percentage change in global daily fossil CO 2 emissions, Jan-May 2020.

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Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

Aemetis, a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products ( earlier post ), has signed a 10-year, 450-million-gallon renewable diesel supply agreement with an industry-leading travel stop company, which is expected to generate more than $3 billion in revenue. The industrial site has 710,000 s.f.

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Constellium to lead £10M CirConAl project to develop lower carbon, lower cost recycled aluminum alloys with automakers and suppliers

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Constellium SE is leading a new consortium of automakers and suppliers to develop lower carbon, lower cost aluminum extrusion alloys. CirConAl is part of joint government and industry support for projects to build an end-to-end supply chain for zero-emissions vehicles in the UK.

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UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As part of a larger £90 million (US$117 million) package of awards to cut carbon emissions in industry and homes, the UK is awarding £28 million (US$36.5 million) to five demonstration phase projects for low-carbon hydrogen production. HyNet – low carbon hydrogen plant. Contract value: £3.12 million (US$4.1

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CSIRO finds hydrogen could reduce aviation emissions within 5 years

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AUGUST 4, 2020

A new report from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO shows that clean hydrogen can significantly reduce aviation emissions with potential benefits seen within five years. Hydrogen used for treating crude or bio-crude oil to produce jet fuel with a lower carbon intensity is also considered as an early-stage application.

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FedEx commits to carbon-neutral operations by 2040

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MARCH 4, 2021

home of the world’s largest cargo airline, has set a goal to achieve carbon–neutral operations globally by 2040. To help reach this goal, FedEx is designating more than $2 billion of initial investment in three key areas: vehicle electrification; sustainable energy; and carbon sequestration. Natural Carbon Sequestration.

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Dongfeng Honda to build a dedicated EV production plant; 120,000 units/year

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JANUARY 7, 2022

a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in China, will build a new dedicated electric vehicle (EV) production plant to establish sufficient production system and capability in preparation for the expansion of its EV lineup in the coming years. Honda Motor (China) Investment Co.,

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Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

outlined a technology roadmap to support its vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. The Refinery of the Future: Targeting zero-carbon emissions alumina refining. When combined with a decarbonized grid, these two technologies enable a pathway to a zero-emissions alumina refining system.

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Industrial Industry Carbon Emissions

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

Polestar, Rivian report concludes automotive industry tracking to overshoot IPCC emissions target by 75%

Infinium to provide ultra-low carbon electrofuels to Amazon trucking fleet starting in 2023

3D-printing concrete to capture industrial carbon emissions

NTT DATA and DENSO building industry-wide dataspace for EV batteries

Nutrien to build world’s largest clean ammonia production facility; LOI with Mitsubishi for up to 40% offtake for fuel

A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

International Copper Association pledges to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Aurora Hydrogen raises $10M Series A; microwave pyrolysis of natural gas for efficient low-carbon hydrogen production

First carbon-neutral lithium extraction project to start in Germany

BNEF: global carbon capture capacity due to rise sixfold by 2030

Nutrien and EXMAR partner to build vessel powered by low-carbon ammonia

The Metals Company and Low Carbon Royalties form strategic partnership

Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

Rhodium Group estimates US GHG emissions rose 1.3% in 2022

Dow and X-energy to deploy first advanced small modular nuclear reactor at industrial site

ArcelorMittal inaugurates €200M Steelanol carbon capture and utilization project at Ghent plant

In Europe, industry and environmentalists call for binding targets for infrastructure for zero-emission trucks

Höegh Autoliners signs Letter of Intent with China Merchants Heavy Industry to build ammonia-ready Aurora class vessels

Cummins and Komatsu to collaborate on advancing development of zero emissions mining haul trucks

RWE and ArcelorMittal intend to build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities for low-emissions steelmaking

Porsche and Hydro to cooperate on low-carbon aluminum and battery materials recycling

Using blockchain traceability to build a circular battery economy

bp & Ørsted to produce green H2 at Lingen refinery; industrial-scale electrolyzer powered by offshore wind

TECO 2030 aims to build hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory in Norway

DOE to award up to $156M for applied R&D projects to drive industrial decarbonization

Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

BHP signs carbon capture and utilization pilot agreement with China steelmaker HBIS

LLNL report lays out technology pathways for California to become carbon-neutral and then -negative by 2045; 3 pillars of negative emissions

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

General Motors plans to be carbon-neutral by 2040; eliminate LDV tailpipe emissions by 2035

CF Industries to build green ammonia plant in Louisiana

3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

Samsung Heavy Industries and Bloom Energy sign joint development agreement for SOFC-powered ships

Benchmark: Lithium industry needs more than $116B to meet automaker and policy targets by 2030

Nissan to be carbon-neutral by 2050; 100? of new vehicle offerings in key markets to be electrified by early 2030s

Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

Constellium to lead £10M CirConAl project to develop lower carbon, lower cost recycled aluminum alloys with automakers and suppliers

UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

CSIRO finds hydrogen could reduce aviation emissions within 5 years

FedEx commits to carbon-neutral operations by 2040

Dongfeng Honda to build a dedicated EV production plant; 120,000 units/year

Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

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