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Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

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Norwegian startup Blastr Green Steel is planning to establish a green steel plant with an integrated hydrogen production facility in Inkoo, Finland. Fortum has developed the Joddböle area since the dismantling of its Inkoo coal-fired power plant there in 2017-2020. Finland is an ideal location for our project. tonnes of CO₂.

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SSAB and Fortum explore possibilities for the production of hydrogen-reduced sponge iron in Raahe

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million tonnes per annum blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant operating in Raahe, Finland; its main products are hot-rolled plate and strip. Raahe steelworks SSAB Fossil-free steel is produced using HYBRIT technology, which replaces coal in the iron ore reduction process with hydrogen. Earlier post.)

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HYBRIT produces hydrogen-reduced sponge iron on pilot scale

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The test production was carried out in HYBRIT’s pilot plant in Luleå and shows that it is possible to reduce iron ore with fossil-free hydrogen, instead of removing the oxygen with coal and coke. This means that we can meet the climate goals in Sweden, Finland and contribute to reducing emissions throughout Europe.

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New 3-step process for conversion of kraft lignin from black liquor into green diesel

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Pöyry Forest Industry Oy in Finland, noted that: The magnitude of the recovery process is often not fully appreciated. This makes black liquor the fifth most important fuel in the world, next to coal, oil, natural gas, and gasoline. tons of black liquor dry solids. Vakkilainnen, from. Globally over 1.3 Globally over 1.3

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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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The energy sector was able to reduce its emissions due to the decreasing share of coal used to produce electricity and heat in the EU. The largest declines compared with 2016 occurred in Denmark, Finland and the United Kingdom. The rise is mostly due to the increase of oil consumption from road transport. in 2017 from 2016.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. It is a daunting question that a startup called Polar Night Energy, in the small and chilly nation of Finland (Figure 1), is attempting to answer.

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Neste to receive €88M from EU toward green hydrogen and carbon capture & storage at Porvoo; SHARC

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The EU Innovation Fund will award a grant of €88 million to Neste’s green hydrogen and CO 2 capture & storage project, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Porvoo refinery in Finland. HYBRIT (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology) will replace coal-based blast furnaces with direct hydrogen-based reduction technology.

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