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TECO 2030 to set up giga factory for production of hydrogen fuel cells in Narvik, Norway

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Through the initiative in Narvik, the company contributes to the Norwegian government’s ambition that Norway should build a complete value chain for the utilization of hydrogen as an energy carrier. We truly appreciate the interest and all the input, but the former REC building is highly advanced and perfect for us. Narvik Bay.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. Out of Finland’s energy-related emissions, 82 percent come from heating domestic buildings (Ref. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Solazyme and Bunge form joint venture for commercial-scale renewable oil production facility in Brazil

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Solazyme produces tailored oils using heterotrophic algae grown in industrial fermenters. Algae-based renewable oil company Solazyme, Inc. Algae-based renewable oil company Solazyme, Inc. will have an expected annual production capacity of 100,000 metric tons of oil. Source: Solazyme. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

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billion from Wanxiang to finance and construct the first phase of a coal-to-natural gas facility that ultimately will have an annual production capacity of one trillion cubic feet (1 Tcf) (30 billion cubic meters) per year. As part of the transaction, GreatPoint Energy has raised equity investment and secured project funding of $1.25

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Government of Canada to buy Trans Mountain Pipeline System and Expansion Project for C$4.5B, resume planing and construction

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The Government of Canada will purchase Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline system and the expansion project (TMEP) for C$4.5 The 1,150-km (714-mile) Trans Mountain pipeline system (TMPL) is the only pipeline system in North America that transports both crude oil from the oil sands and refined products to the west coast.

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Lucid signs agreement with Saudi Arabia for 155k unit capacity manufacturing facility

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The agreements not only solidify the plans for the manufacturing plant, which is Lucid’s first outside of the United States, but also locks in funding, financing, and incentive plans to make the project possible. billion in aggregate over the next 15 years to build the facility in Saudi Arabia, it said.