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Rio Tinto and BlueScope to explore low-carbon steelmaking pathways

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Rio Tinto and steel producer BlueScope will work together to explore low-carbon steelmaking pathways using Pilbara iron ores, including the use of clean hydrogen to replace coking coal at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks. It will also allow more projects to be added as technologies mature.

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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These begin with an investment in carbon reduction projects via a partnership with 3Degrees to offset emissions created from e-Golf production, distribution and from the estimated emissions produced from keeping the vehicle charged through the initial 36,000 miles of its life. 3Degrees and carbon offsets.

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Toyota wins Altair Enlighten Award for weight savings; CFRP inner panels on Prius Prime, Lexus LC 500

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At the CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS, Toyota was presented with an Altair Enlighten Award for its use of innovative weight reducing vehicle closure systems. The award program honored Toyota’s use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) inner panels on the Prius Prime liftgate and Lexus LC 500 side doors and luggage hatch.

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) anticipates two awards being made: the first for $7 million in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and fossil-fuel-based Clean Energy Systems (CES); the second for $2 million in the area of international oil and natural gas. Carbon Capture and Storage and Clean Energy Systems.

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Neste rebranding its renewable diesel fuel: “Neste MY Renewable Diesel”

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Neste announced the rebranding of its renewable diesel fuel during a customer seminar and appreciation event in San Diego, California. Companies such as Google and UPS have also been reducing their carbon footprint with Neste MY Renewable Diesel. The use of Neste MY Renewable Diesel does not require any modifications to vehicles.

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Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

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The Joint Battery Research Center began to take shape in November 2021, when the Group and Seoul National University signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a joint battery research center and mid- to long-term joint research based on the consensus on realizing carbon-neutrality and creating a battery research ecosystem.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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The event will have seminars and conferences on technology and innovation, drivers of inclusive growth, semiconductors, electronics, and EV start-ups. The Vibrant Gujarat Summit is likely to attract investments with a focus on emerging sectors like semiconductors, green hydrogen, e-mobility, renewable energy and FinTech, among others.

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