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bp and thyssenkrupp Steel to advance the decarbonization of steel production; low-carbon hydrogen and renewable power

Green Car Congress

By replacing the coal-fired blast furnaces with direct reduction plants in which iron ore is reduced with low-carbon hydrogen, thyssenkrupp Steel intends to make steel production climate-neutral in the long term. The steel and energy industries have of course long been closely linked.

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Electric Company Too Scared To Tell Truth About Climate Change

Creative Greenius

If SCE Won’t Tell The Truth About Climate Change Why Should We Trust Them About Anything? I attended the Southern California Edison’s free Solar session for homeowners last night. Spain is one of the countries where they actually have feed-in tariffs for solar.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

Cars That Think

Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027. says Darragh Conway , a climate policy expert at Climate Focus in Amsterdam. The obvious answer might be solar and wind. It’s entirely possible that the picture might change as solar and wind costs continue to fall and as renewables expand.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. “ Idiots ! “ Idiots !&#

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

Cars That Think

Simple, effective solutions that can help lessen the impact of climate change already exist. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. We don’t have enough solar energy and wind energy.”

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Our Energy crisis is self made in europe

EV Info

We have started to find out the hard way that wind and solar are pitiful in winter especially when we have no meaningful wind for days on end. coal generation met 40% of power demand a decade ago – just a handful of coal plants are left on the grid today. The warning for American energy and climate policy is impossible to miss.

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Ted Lieu Wants My Money, Wants My Vote, But Doesn’t Want To Talk About AB 920

Creative Greenius

I believe AB 920 is the second punch of what will be the one-two combination that drives the rapid adoption of solar energy production in California. The first punch – AB 811 – is now starting to fund the loans that make the purchase of solar PV systems financially possible for California property owners.

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