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HyIron opens direct reduction plant for green iron

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With this project the partners are also testing the use of sponge iron in steel production from 2024. The start-up of the pilot production at the Lingen site is a major milestone for us in bringing the “green iron” product to market maturity and establishing German technology worldwide. Airtight rotary kiln for iron reduction.

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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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Water from the Hellisheiði power plant then flows through the facility and transports the carbon dioxide roughly 2,000 meters below the surface of the Earth. The water returns to the cycle of the geothermal power plant. —Hagen Seifert, Head of Sustainable Product Concepts at Audi.

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

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The Volkswagen brand has set itself new, ambitious targets for reducing the environmental impact of production. has received more than 30 awards—including the National Energy Globe as the best project in Germany, the GreenTec Award for energy efficiency and water-saving measures in production and the Sustainovation Award.

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Volkswagen Group to invest more than €9.8 billion in China by 2015; efficient products and production

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billion (US$15 billion) in the country by 2015; investments in highly efficient products and resource-conserving production will account for more than two thirds of this figure. At Volkswagen, we are convinced that climate protection and efficient technologies are drivers for economic growth.

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Tesla submits its application to build batteries at Giga Berlin

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Tesla has officially submitted amended application documents to build electric vehicle battery cells at its German production plant, Giga Berlin. Along with the demand for its vehicles, Tesla needs to continue to expand its battery production operation. Tesla also outlined a r eduction in planned water consumption at the plant.

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$12M German project to develop technology for syngas production from CO2 and H2; new hydrogen production method

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million (US$12 million) to subsidize the project within its “Technologies for Sustainability and Climate Protection – Chemical Processes and Use of CO 2 ” scheme. In hydrogen production alone, we expect CO 2 emissions to be about 50% lower than in current standard processes.

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BMW launching iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet

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Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection. One technology on its own will not be enough to enable climate-neutral mobility worldwide. The pressure plate forms a gas-tight and water-tight seal around the stack housing.

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