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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

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With its versatile properties, steel is nevertheless one of the key materials for automotive manufacturing and will be no less important for future vehicle concepts and generations. This manufacturing process has significant potential for CO 2 savings, compared to coal-based steel production in a blast furnace.

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Whitepaper: Sustainable processing solutions for automotive manufacturing – Charged EVs

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Gain insights into metal-forming lubricants, metalworking fluids and surface treatment processes that provide high performance, while enabling sustainability advantages, such as reduction in material usage, waste, energy consumption, water consumption, CO2 emissions and more.

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Novel membrane-free Mg-CO2 battery sequesters CO2 and generates electricity

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Unlike existing aqueous metal-CO 2 systems, the new battery is not only easier to manufacture, but also allows continuous operation with one type of electrolyte. A paper on the work is published in the journal Nano Energy. —Kim et al. Resources.

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Volvo Cars switches to biodiesel for ocean freight; cutting fossil CO2 emissions by 84%

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The fuel used is Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) (biodiesel) and is based on renewable and sustainable sources, mainly waste cooking oil. No feedstock related to palm oil or palm oil production is used.

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Ford hits CO2 manufacturing emissions reduction target of 30% per vehicle 8 years early

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Ford Motor Company has met its goal to reduce manufacturing CO 2 emissions eight years ahead of schedule. The goal, set in 2010, aimed to reduce the company’s global carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing operations by 30% per vehicle produced by 2025. —Bruce Hettle, group vice president, manufacturing and labor affairs.

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AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

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AirCapture develops on-site, modular technology that captures CO 2 from the air using waste heat from manufacturing plants, enabling customer operations to go carbon neutral and even negative. We are converting common industrial waste streams into product streams —Todd Brix.

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Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

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A new analysis by Stanford University researchers, which is still under peer review, found that Redwood Materials ‘ recycling process produces up to 80% fewer emissions than the traditional supply chain using CO2 belching refineries. Closing the loop brings the total CO2 savings to 80%.

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