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MAY 6, 2021

Part of the IEA’s flagship World Energy Outlook series, the report underscores that the mineral requirements of an energy system powered by clean energy technologies differ profoundly from one that runs on fossil fuels. By acting now and acting together, they can significantly reduce the risks of price volatility and supply disruptions.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has found high rare earth element (REE) concentrations in coal samples taken from the Illinois, Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, Rocky Mountain Coal Basins, and the Pennsylvania Anthracite region. dependent on foreign REE imports.

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JUNE 17, 2021

(In April 2021, the Volvo Group—the heavy-duty vehicle, construction equipment and power solutions provider, distinct from Volvo Cars— and SSAB signed a collaboration agreement on research, development, serial production and commercialization of vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel ( earlier post.)). Source: HYBRIT.

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JULY 26, 2023

Unconventional REE sources such as domestic coal and coal waste could yield the materials needed for the strong magnets necessary to turn wind into electricity and operate electric vehicles. That allowed us to establish consistent process unit costs for common stages in the conventional supply chain.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Rolls-Royce will ensure a climate-neutral energy supply at the container terminal currently under construction at the Port of Duisburg, Germany. The largest container terminal in Europe’s hinterland is currently being built on the former coal island, once a transshipment point for bulk cargo.

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Hydrogen Climate Power Grid Supplies 459

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AUGUST 2, 2010

A multi-Hubbert analysis of coal production by Tadeusz Patzek at The University of Texas at Austin and Gregory Croft at the University of California, Berkeley concludes that the global peak of coal production from existing coalfields will occur close to the year 2011. Gt C (15 Gt CO 2 ) per year, according to the study.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with the US Air Force has issued a request for information (RFI)— DE-FOA-0000981 —on research & development aimed at greenhouse gas emissions reductions and cost competitiveness of Mil-Spec jet fuel production using coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuel technologies. Background.

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JULY 12, 2022

bp and thyssenkrupp Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on the development of long-term supply of low-carbon hydrogen and renewable power in steel production, helping accelerate the steel industry’s wider energy transition. thyssenkrupp Steel accounts for 2.5%

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Haldor Topsoe A/S announced that Huineng, a large-scale SNG (Substitute Natural Gas) plant, went successfully on-stream near the city of Ordos, located in Inner Mongolia in the northern part of China. The Huineng SNG plant is owned and operated by the private Chinese company Huineng Coal Electricity Group and represents an investment of US$1.1

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UK Coal Mining Ltd., one of the largest land holders and biggest coal producers in the UK. These sites relate to certain areas of coal within the Warwickshire, Yorkshire and Leicestershire Coalfields surface and underground mine infrastructure and sub-station assets owned by UK Coal.

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Coal Energy Australia Diesel 210

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Rio Tinto and H2 Green Steel , an industrial startup establishing large scale production of green steel, have signed a multi-year supply agreement for high-grade direct reduction iron ore (DRI) pellets from Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) operations. Earlier post.) This is a significant milestone for our project in Boden.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Russian State Corporation Rostec, one of the largest Russian industrial conglomerates, and Chinese State Corporation Shenhua, the world’s leading producer and distributor of coal, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. High calorific value coal concentrate will be exported to Asia-Pacific countries, mainly to China. billion tons.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We are firmly convinced of this, and this is also borne out by this investment, which heralds a new era for steel production in the Ruhr region. As part of its tkH2Steel transformation project, coal-based blast furnaces will be replaced by hydrogen-powered direct reduction plants. —Martina Merz, CEO of thyssenkrupp AG.

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Low CO2 Hydrogen CO2 Power 448

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

What is currently the world’s largest pilot plant for the CO 2 -neutral production of hydrogen has successfully commenced operation at the voestalpine site in Linz, simultaneously setting an international milestone in the advancement of new energy supply options. It has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995.

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Hydrogen Production CO2 Power Grid 221

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Inventories are just one part of the supply equation for diesel and other distillates. EIA sees additional uncertainty in the global marketplace for distillates and other fuels as the European Union plans to ban imports of petroleum products from Russia in early 2023. EIA forecasts Russia will produce 9.3

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Oil Diesel Price Russia 334

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Four rare earth elements (REEs) recovery projects managed by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) ( earlier post ) have made significant progress in the development of a domestic supply of REEs from coal and coal by-products by successfully producing REE concentrates.

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North Dakota Coal Kentucky West Virginia 276

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A number of key Tesla suppliers from China are temporarily halting their production as the country deals with an ongoing power crunch. Foxconn affiliate Eson Precision Engineering, which produces crucial mechanical components for Tesla, noted on Sunday that it suspended its production from Sunday until Friday at its plants in Kunshan, China.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The first prototype parts for body shells made of CO 2 -free steel are already being planned for next year. reduced by 100% fossil-free hydrogen instead of coal and coke—in July. Together with all of its steel suppliers, the company pursues the goal of a green steel supply chain. Earlier post.)

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Mercedes Green Coal Hydrogen 186

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JUNE 30, 2023

BASF has opened Europe’s first co-located center of battery material production and battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany. The new plant is not only the first production facility for high-performance cathode active materials in Germany, but also the first fully automated large-scale cathode active materials production facility in Europe.

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Batteries Battery Europe Germany 195

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Growth in oil use, particularly aviation, and coal use are behind most of the increase in 2022. CO 2 emissions from coal use are expected to grow 1.0% [0.2% While the data indicates that coal use has plateaued in the last 10 years, there remains considerable uncertainty on when it will start to decline. increase in 2021.

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Global Emissions Carbon Coal 221

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

The BMW Group is systematically pursuing its goal of significantly reducing CO 2 emissions at their source in the supply chain. From 2025 on, the company plans to source steel produced with up to 95% less CO 2 emissions and without requiring fossil resources such as coal. Mercedes-Benz took a stake in H2GS in May 2021. Earlier post.).

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Sweden BMW Green Hydrogen 341

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APRIL 17, 2021

This decrease was driven largely by a decrease in emissions from fossil fuel combustion resulting from a decrease in total energy use in 2019 compared to 2018 and a continued shift from coal to natural gas and renewables in the electric power sector. CO 2 emissions decreased 2.2% from 2018 to 2019.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Air Products signed an agreement with state-owned Shenhua New Energy Co. Air Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen dispenser will be supplied for the project for fueling the hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. Air Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen dispenser will be supplied for the project for fueling the hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles.

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APRIL 7, 2020

Australia-based Woodside has signed an agreement with Japanese companies JERA Inc, Marubeni Corporation and IHI Corporation to undertake a joint study examining the large-scale export of hydrogen as ammonia for use decarbonizing coal-fired power generation in Japan. Green hydrogen is produced from renewable energy using electrolysis.

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Hydrogen Carbon Corporation Japan 321

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MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. From 2022, the production of our Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany will operate CO 2 -neutral.

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Germany Mercedes CO2 Supplies 170

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MARCH 12, 2023

Aluminum is a critical element used in thousands of important products, but it can often interfere with quick and effective extraction of valuable rare earth elements (REEs) from coal waste byproducts. The creation of a reliable domestic supply of REEs is needed for US economic, energy and national security. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 13, 2012

Oil demand grew by less than 1%—the slowest rate amongst fossil fuels—while gas grew by 2.2%, and coal was the only fossil fuel with above average annual consumption growth at 5.4% The report also highlighted supply disruptions as one of the major energy events of the year. globally, and 8.4% in the emerging economies.

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Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia 261

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MARCH 16, 2022

With an annual potential production capacity of 60 GWh, Northvolt Drei will deliver a supply of sustainably produced lithium-ion batteries to the European market, sufficient for some one million electric vehicles. Northvolt intends to establish a battery gigafactory in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany.

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JULY 19, 2012

Celanese TCX production process. TCX builds on Celanese’s acetyl platform and integrates new technologies to produce ethanol using basic hydrocarbon feedstocks—natural gas, coal and pet coke now, with biomass and waste planned for the future. The customers are the same, and the supply chain is the same. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 6, 2012

By 2025, ExxonMobil predicts natural gas will overtake coal to become the second most widely used source of energy worldwide. According to our projections, over the next three decades, while natural gas supplies from conventional sources will remain the majority of production, unconventionals are likely to grow by more than 400 percent.

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Coal Gas North America Energy 244

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APRIL 28, 2023

The bauxite agreement between Vale and Hydro will be terminated and, following the transactions, Glencore will continue to supply approximately 30% of Alunorte’s long-term bauxite requirements from MRN. The transaction will have no impact on the physical supply contracts or cost to Hydro Aluminium Metal. MRN started production in 1979.

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JUNE 13, 2010

As part of its long term strategy to secure substantial energy resources in New Zealand L&M Energy Limited (LME) has lodged an application for an underground coal gasification (UCG) prospecting permit over a 2.112 sq km area containing in excess of 2 billion tonnes of Waikato coal measures. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Hydrogen and recycling are likely to play a central role in reducing emissions from steel production.

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Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Industrial 221

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MAY 21, 2012

Overview of the Bluegas catalytic coal methanation process. As part of the transaction, GreatPoint Energy has raised equity investment and secured project funding of $1.25 As part of the transaction, GreatPoint Energy has raised equity investment and secured project funding of $1.25 Click to enlarge. pure methane).

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

President Joe Biden and the White House will announce major investments to expand the domestic critical minerals supply chain later today. The investments plan to hone in on the domestic production of key critical minerals and materials, which will create “good-paying, union jobs in sustainable production.”

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DECEMBER 6, 2009

” However, he added, “ scapegoating and stoking fear among workers over the permitting process is counter-productive. “ The notion of holding the health care of over 300 million Americans hostage in exchange for a handful of coal permits is beyond foolish; it is morally indefensible.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Lima Energy Company, a subsidiary of USA Synthetic Fuel Corporation in Washington, DC, has signed a contract to supply up to 80 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of its “Ultra Clean Synthetic Crude” (UCSC) to Husky Energy’s Lima, Ohio Refinery over ten years. The Lima Refinery currently supplies about 25% of Ohio’s total gasoline needs.

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