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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility for converting atmospheric CO 2 to rock in Iceland. Water from the Hellisheiði power plant then flows through the facility and transports the carbon dioxide roughly 2,000 meters below the surface of the Earth.

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Tesla submits its application to build batteries at Giga Berlin

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Tesla has officially submitted amended application documents to build electric vehicle battery cells at its German production plant, Giga Berlin. Tesla also outlined a r eduction in planned water consumption at the plant. The post Tesla submits its application to build batteries at Giga Berlin appeared first on TESLARATI.

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REMONDIS and Neste partner to develop chemical recycling of plastic waste; targeting >200 kilotons/year

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Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, and REMONDIS, one of the world’s largest privately owned recycling, service and water companies, have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of chemical recycling of plastic waste.

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BMW launching iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet

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Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection. One technology on its own will not be enough to enable climate-neutral mobility worldwide. The pressure plate forms a gas-tight and water-tight seal around the stack housing.

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Volkswagen Group to invest more than €9.8 billion in China by 2015; efficient products and production

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At Volkswagen, we are convinced that climate protection and efficient technologies are drivers for economic growth. The Volkswagen Group is building seven new plants in China. Foshan features the first membrane bioreactor in the Chinese automobile industry; 100% of treated wastewater is reused as industrial water.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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At the end of a visit at a major textile dyeing factory, his customer took him behind the buildings to show a horrific scene: A blood-red river—wastewater from the dye baths leaching into the soil and entering the rivers. Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Here we have a revolution.

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DLR and partners inaugurate largest solar-thermochemical H2 production plant

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In the transport sector, hydrogen drives can make a significant contribution towards climate protection. With this heat, water can be split into hydrogen and oxygen. The actual water splitting occurs in the second step, which takes place at 800 to 1000 degrees Celsius. The previously reduced material is reoxidized.

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