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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

Green Car Congress

The project is referred to as “CirclEnergy” as CRI’s technology is designed to support and enable the transition to circular economy. Hydrogen generation: Hydrogen can be generated by water electrolysis using MW-scale electrolyzer technology, utilizing renewable electricity to produce pressurized high purity H 2 and O 2 gases.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland. In subsequent years, the Far North Fiber project will lay down a cable through the Northwest Passage, connecting Iceland to Greenland, then Canada, Alaska, and finally Japan.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

Cars That Think

Icelandic volcano eruption of 1973. A similar effect followed the eruption of a long-dormant Icelandic volcano in 1973. He convinced the authorities to remove the handle from the pump of a particular water source that had been implicated in the spread of the disease, thereby halting that spread.

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It Just Got Easier to Visit a Vanishing Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

Baua Electric

When you go to Iceland, people walk for an hour to get to the glacier. Another 82 percent said they would stop visiting glaciers if doing so would protect them, while 77 percent said they would reduce their water and energy consumption. For us, it’ll be the same.” More research would be required to see whether tourists follow through.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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The systems will be tested in the laboratory and at the CarbFix sequestration project in Iceland, where CO 2 will be injected into a permeable basalt formation at 600 meters in depth. The approach is designed to be applicable to other CO 2 injection sites. DOE share: $1,692,269; recipient share: $471,801; duration: 36 months).

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How Will EV Charging Powered by Renewable Energy Create a Greener World

Driivz

It comes from natural sources that continuously regenerate, such as sunlight, wind, water (in motion), and geothermal. Renewables Using the Earth’s Water & Heat. Iceland, Norway, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, and Austria were the global leaders in hydroelectric as of 2019. power generation.