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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. That’s why our partnership with SGH2 is so important.

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W2C Rotterdam welcomes Shell as partner in waste-to-chemicals project

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Shell will join a consortium comprising Air Liquide, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam in an effort to build Europe’s first advanced waste-to-chemicals facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

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—Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. For the Americas region, the BMW Group has already reached agreements with domestic steel producers Steel Dynamics (SDI) and Big River Steel, a US Steel facility, to use renewable energy sources in their local steel production.

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BMW Group to procure low-carbon steel from Salzgitter AG for European plants; second low-carbon steel deal

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—Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. Electricity from renewable sources and its use in production of hydrogen from electrolysis are key elements of the transformation. Closed loop conserves resources and reduces CO 2 emissions. Earlier post.)

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Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

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More than half of the electricity from the Finnish national grid is generated from renewable energy sources. The CO 2 emissions are more than 16 tonnes/produced tonne, due to the dominance of coal as the energy source.?. Production in Chile, based on naturally low-carbon brine, causes slightly more emissions than Keliber’s route: 5.25

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Baker Institute team says fossil fuel subsidies need global reform

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There is evidence that fossil fuel subsidies are socially inequitable, that they encourage smuggling and waste, and distort economies in ways that undermine economic efficiency while harming the environment and the climate,” wrote Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Subsidies remained sticky outside the G20 as well. Source: Baker Institute.

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JetBlue to go carbon neutral on all domestic flights by offsetting emissions starting in 2020; flying with SAF from SFO

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JetBlue has agreed to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and a pioneer in renewable jet fuel, starting in 2020. Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel is produced 100% from waste and residue raw materials.

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