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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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Nuclear Energy Brinkmanship in Ukraine

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Batteries and diesel backup generators are designed to power the plant’s cooling systems for 10 days. The agency stated that radioactive emissions could kill tens of thousands of people, displace 2 million, pollute an area three times the size of Ukraine, and create a long-term exclusion zone as large as 30,000 square kilometers.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Estonia is also working to halve energy sector-related CO 2 emissions in 2020 from the 15.7 The recently launched ENEFIT280 technology of the state-owned company Eesti Energia highlights Estonia’s achievements in reducing emissions and increasing efficiency for the oil shale industry, the IEA article says.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault’s ongoing downsizing strategy is aimed at reducing the cubic capacity of its engines in order to bring down fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, without detracting from performance. dCi (type K9K) diesel is the brand’s best-selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2009, in Valladolid (Spain) and Bursa (Turkey).

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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He had created Xennia Technology as well, whose inkjet technologies revolutionized other highly polluting processes, such as the surface treatment for ceramic tiles. The fashion industry is responsible for 10 percent of carbon emissions, textile dyeing alone for 3 percent. gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2050.

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Sanmar launches first LNG tug

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Turkey-based Sanmar has launched the first Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) fueled escort tug from its construction hall into the waters of Tuzla Bay near Istanbul. Designed by owner Buksér og Berging AS of Norway, the vessel will be completed by Sanmar on its finishing pier and is scheduled to be handed over in early October. The new LNG tug.

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