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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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They group is also building a 245-kV version. The challenge was to build the breaker with components that can withstand the high pressure needed to sustain supercritical CO 2 , says Graber. The Georgia Tech team built its circuit breaker with parts that can withstand the very high pressures of supercritical CO2.

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Audi building 160,000 m2 photovoltaic system for Gy?r, Hungary plant

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Together with E.ON, Audi is building a solar energy park on the roofs of the two logistics centers of its plant in Gy?r This will create Europe’s largest photovoltaic system installed on a building at the Audi Hungaria plant in Gy?r. We were the first premium manufacturer to have our CO2 footprint measured and certified in 2014.

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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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thyssenkrupp will build a €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant at its Duisberg site. In this way, thyssenkrupp is accelerating the start of low-CO2 steel production. The plant, with a capacity of 2.5 million metric tons, will avoid the emission of 3.5 million metric tons of CO 2. Capacity will be 2.5 million metric tons.

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Researchers demonstrate efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to C2+ alcohols

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However, the researchers noted, building alcohol-selective CO 2 RR electrocatalysts is a challenge. C 2+ alcohols are desirable due to their high energy densities and large global market capacities. Copper, one of the most effective catalysts toward C 2+ products, typically favors the formation of hydrocarbons other than alcohols.

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Deutsche Post now automatically offsetting all CO2 emissions from mail transport

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In addition, the Group’s Post & Parcel Germany division continues to expand its fleet of electric vehicles, to invest in the construction of carbon-neutral operations facilities, and to upgrade existing buildings.

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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. Audi is partnering with the Zurich-based environmental start-up and promoting a future technology with the project.

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Project HyTime demonstrates potential for major CO2 savings from hydrogen dual fuel

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The company is seeing latent demand across a number of fleet customers that would help build the base loads and the commercial case for faster development of the fuelling infrastructure. ULEMCo and its partners believe that hydrogen technology should be seen as a key part of the UK’s energy strategy and post COVID-19 recovery plans.

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