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H2 Green Steel and BMW Group sign final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel

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In a pioneering move, both companies have therefore agreed to have 40% of the pre-consumer steel scrap of the volumes returned to H2 Green Steel's electric arc furnaces for re-cycling. The plant will be fully integrated, with hot charging at each step along the production flow. The plant will also maximize circularity.

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Goa draft EV policy 2021 subsidising 11,000 EVs for 5 years 

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It will reduce 5,000 tons of CO2 emissions every year and removes 10% of pollution from the state. The state government had also announced that it would be waiving off registration charges for the first 10,000 electric 2-wheelers. Charging stations support . Installation of 5 fast-charging stations at the international airport.

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MIT researchers devise simple catalytic system for fixation and conversion of CO2

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The new reaction, described in an open access paper in the RSC journal Chemical Science , transforms carbon dioxide into a negatively charged carbonate ion, which can then react with a silicon compound to produce formate, a common starting material for manufacturing useful organic compounds. doi: 10.1039/C4SC00132J.

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Aixam Mega welcome electric car plan

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The plan, announced on Tuesday, 19 May at the C40 Climate Change Summit in Seoul, promises a range of measures to put at least 100,000 electric vehicles on London’s roads as soon as possible, from investment in re-charging infrastructure to financial incentives for consumers. The average journey in London is just four miles.

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What is the difference between BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs?

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The electricity used to drive the vehicle is stored in a large battery, which is charged by plugging the car into a power source, either at home or public charging stations. When the battery depletes, it is recharged using grid electricity from a wall socket or a dedicated charging station. . BEVs are low-maintenance vehicles.

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Column: Why we did a podcast layout about carbon neutrality

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” — Ray Wert, former head of storytelling and complicated generation communications for Common Motors “We have to be realistic about this and understand the goal is to reduce net CO2 emissions, it’s not to convert everybody to one particular kind of car. We’re talking … the entire value chain of the activity set.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. National Renewable. resulting in reduced cost for renewable solar electricity. vehicles (EVs) without draining the electric battery, in effect, extending the driving range of EVs per electric charge. electrical battery is being charged.

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