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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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Africa can produce 50 million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035, according to a new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB), International Solar Alliance and the African Union, with the support of the Government of Mauritania, HyDeal and UCLG Africa. This is equivalent to energy costs of US$60 a barrel.

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Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

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If we can generate syngas from carbon dioxide utilizing only solar energy, we can use this as a precursor for methanol and other chemicals and fuels. To create a process that uses only solar energy, Mi’s group overcame the difficulty of splitting carbon dioxide molecules, which are among the most stable in the universe.

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ArcelorMittal, Gestamp successfully trial low-carbon emissions steel in car parts

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ArcelorMittal and Tier 1 automotive supplier Gestamp have successfully trialed the use of low-carbon emissions steel for use in car parts that will ultimately be used in the production of vehicles in Spain and throughout Europe. —Francisco J. Riberas, Executive Chairman Gestamp.

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Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

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Norwegian startup Blastr Green Steel is planning to establish a green steel plant with an integrated hydrogen production facility in Inkoo, Finland. Blastr’s project—the green steel plant together with the integrated hydrogen facility—will be among the largest industrial investments in Finland. tonnes of CO₂.

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RWE and Westfalen Group forming JV to supply green hydrogen for vehicles; focus on heavy-duty; up to 70 stations

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In Germany, RWE and the Westfalen Group will work together to supply green hydrogen for hydrogen-powered vehicles. Hydrogen can play a crucial part in significantly reducing carbon emissions in heavy goods transportation. Up to 70 hydrogen fuel stations will be in place by 2030, depending on how the market develops.

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CATL to adopt Toyocolor’s conductive carbon nanotube dispersions

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Toyocolor, the colorants and functional materials arm of the specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced that the company’s Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions ( earlier post ) have been selected by the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., in Guangdong, China.

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ArcelorMittal publishes concept for global low-carbon emissions physical steel standard

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ArcelorMittal published a concept for a low-carbon emissions steel standard to help incentivize the decarbonization of steelmaking globally and support the creation of market demand for physical steel products which would be classified as lower, and ultimately near-zero, carbon emissions steel. Dual scoring system.

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