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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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The plant will feature SGH2’s technology, which will gasify recycled mixed paper waste to produce green hydrogen that reduces carbon emissions by two to three times more than green hydrogen produced using electrolysis and renewable energy, and is five to seven times cheaper. The facility will process 42,000 tons of recycled waste annually.

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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. In 2017, emissions covered by the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) (including transport, buildings, agriculture and waste) increased for the third year in a row. in 2017 from 2016.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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CH 4 is mainly generated by agricultural activities, the production of coal and gas, as well as waste treatment and disposal. In the EU, 60% of the CH 4 and N 2 O emissions are emitted by the top six emitting countries: Germany, UK, France, Poland, Italy and Spain.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. In Jawor (Poland), a new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is being built. The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly. The plant will start operating in 2019.

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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NuScale has plans to build a US plant in Idaho by 2030; the company is involved in the UK , Poland , and Romania as well. Just like their larger counterparts, SMRs will produce nuclear waste. According to one recent Stanford and University of British Columbia study , SMRs yield more nuclear waste than even conventional nuclear plants.)

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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Because electrical engineering uses a lot of mathematics, a subject Gelenbe liked, he figured he wouldn’t be wasting his time by studying EE. Another example was an article about him that said: “Someone like that should not be a professor here, because most people who come from that same country are working in the coal mines.”

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