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Honda looks to build a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada

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After calling off beats with GM to “beat out Tesla” with a cheap SUV, it has now emerged with news that it is mulling over a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada. So far, Volkswagen and its battery company PowerCo are building a gigafactory for cell manufacturing in St. Thomas, Ontario, with production starting in 2027.

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Fisker is talking to Nissan for a lifeline and electric pickup partnership

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It would also involve Nissan building the Alaska pickup truck unveiled by Fisker last year at one of its US plants. On top of it, Nissan could use the Alaska platform to build its own electric pickup truck. The deal would reportedly involve Nissan investing $400 million in Fisker. Neither Nissan nor Fisker commented on the report.

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Power-to-gas trial to inject hydrogen into Australia’s gas grid; A$5M award to AquaHydrex

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On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA has provided A$5 million (US$4 million) in funding to Wollongong-based AquaHydrex to develop commercially its new class of electrolyzer to produce cheap hydrogen from splitting water. When hydrogen burns, it produces only water vapor and no carbon dioxide.

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New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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The method’s byproducts include the building blocks for synthesizing methane, ethanol and other carbon-based compounds used in industrial processing. Illustration of a novel room-temperature process to remove CO 2 by converting the molecule into CO. Credit: NIST.

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Algenol closes on additional $25M internal equity financing

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Founded in 2006, Algenol converts CO 2 from industrial emitters into transportation fuels through its Direct-To-Ethanol process. Algenol has recently commenced initial operations of a pilot commercial module at its Florida development campus, which builds on the successful launch of a demonstration project in India.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases.

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We’re the New Renewables

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JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings. Much effort was devoted to making lighting, heating, and cooling more efficient so buildings consumed less energy. This WindBox turbine, installed on the roof of a building in Rouen, France, is 1.6 household).