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First China-developed hydrogen fuel cell locomotive starts trial runs

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The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive—from core power to main components—has started trial runs on a 627 km railway line for coal transport in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. said that the hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive has a design speed of 80 km/h. Source: Xinhua.

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Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

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The dynamic green ammonia plant is Topsoe’s first Power-to-X project in China and includes Topsoe’s process licensing, engineering design package, proprietary equipment, and catalysts. Mintal Group was founded in 2005, is active within the metallurgical industry and is an advanced high carbon ferrochrome producer in China.

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Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

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A team of students from the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is helping to improve the air quality for nomadic communities in Mongolia. A drought in Mongolia has led to food shortages, prompting the nomads to migrate to the Ger district in the capital of Ulaanbaatar, one of the world’s most polluted cities.

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The world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut

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The SY1310A is 430 feet (131 meters) long and rolled off the assembly line on January 21 at SANY’s zero-carbon, smart industrial park in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia. It’s super strong, smarter, and lighter than others in its league, with a specially designed anti-lightning feature to withstand extreme weather.

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$1.1B Huineng SNG plant goes on-stream transforming coal into natural gas in China

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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. This steam is used to generate electricity significantly improving the overall energy efficiency of the entire plant complex.

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Shenhua Completes Worlds Largest Coal-to-Olefins Project

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The Shenhua Baotou Coal-to-Olefins Project was completed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on 31 May. This is China’s pilot industrialized coal-to-olefins project. This project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in December 2006 and began design and construction in 2007.

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Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

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The company is committed to a long-term program to convert its huge lignite holdings into liquid products such as gasoline and methanol, as well as industrial nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. This is currently one of the world’s largest coal liquids producers with a capacity of 1 million tonnes of liquids per year. Click to enlarge.

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