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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology.

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CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

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The grant will allow CRI to accelerate efforts to commercialize large scale production plants, expanding the market for ETL technology and use of renewable methanol in Europe. The project is referred to as “CirclEnergy” as CRI’s technology is designed to support and enable the transition to circular economy. CO 2 is readily available.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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Carbon dioxide recycling in the methanol economy Source: Olah et al. There is an interesting potential for circular economy and industrial symbiosis concepts, which could be explored in large-scale demonstration sites, the report finds. 2009, earlier post. Click to enlarge. Methanol islands. Goeppert, A. and Prakash, G.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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In New Zealand’s fight against climate change, e-mobility is a low-hanging fruit, especially given our supply of renewable energy. . As we renew the fleet, we also have the opportunity to think more carefully about safety, and the sort of vehicles we import into New Zealand. We also don’t need to ‘reinvent the wheel’.