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SWELL project aims to recover electrolyte salts and solvents from lithium-ion batteries

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Named SWELL (Stoffliche Wiederverwertung von Elektrolyt-Leitsalzen und-Lösungsmitteln / Recovery of Electrolyte Salts and Solvents), the project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. The electrolytes are largely lost in previous processes in the form of thermal recycling or downcycling.

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Tesla Model Y converted into green hydrogen car to show “Hyper Hybrid” innovations

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Karliczek, for his part, noted in a press release that such a project is incredibly important since “green hydrogen” is a valuable building block for climate protection. . “Climate protection can only succeed with green hydrogen. The vehicle is a concept built to showcase how methanol is recycled.

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Tesla compensates for the end of EV subsidies in Germany

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In a press release dated December 16, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) announced the end of its EV subsidy program. Therefore, the KTF’s economic plan for 2024 has to be redrafted, and fewer resources are available to it.”

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Volkswagen brand intends to almost halve environmental impact of production by 2025 vs. 2010 baseline

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We are on the way to the resource-optimized factory at all the locations of the brand. 5,300 measures to reduce emissions and use resources more efficiently have been implemented. It will be basing its targets more closely on the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

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ifo Institute study projects ban on combustion engines in 2030 would affect 600K jobs in German manufacturing

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The first part of the study is based on detailed official manufacturing statistics, determining the importance of combustion engine technology for value added and employment. These jobs are mainly clustered in the metal industry: 102,000 employees in metal processing produce parts destined for vehicles with combustion engines.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. It means supporting Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and others being hit hardest by the pollution, climate and biodiversity crises. degrees Celsius.

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Study finds that switch to heavy and synthetic crude oils could double or triple refinery emissions

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This raises the possibility that a switch to these oils might impede or foreclose the total reduction in emissions from all sources that is needed to avoid severe climate disruption. Accurate prediction of emissions from substitutes for conventional petroleum is therefore critical for climate protection. —Karras 2010.

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