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Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation; implications for green energy and tech industries

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A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Crystal Growth & Design. Vegetation appears red, grassland is light brown, rocks are black, and water surfaces are green. electronics, wind turbines, hybrid cars). NASA’s Terra satellite acquired these false-color views of the mine in the Nei Mongol Autonomous Region. Image: NASA.

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Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

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million) ammonia cracker prototype designed to produce green hydrogen at industrial scale. The system will be designed to deliver high-purity hydrogen, suitable for PEM fuel cell use, using FFI’s Metal Membrane Technology (MMT) purification process. A Siemens Energy-led consortium has begun work in Newcastle, UK on a new £3.5

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Artemis Technologies Unveils Fast Electric Ferry Design

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One of the biggest challenges for electric boating is the water drag. Pushing a big boat to any real speed means expending a lot of energy, which cuts into range. Because batteries don’t hold as much energy per unit of weight and volume (low energy density) compared to fossil fuels, diesel and nastier bunker fuels […].

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Stanford team increases power of corrosion-resistant solar cells; advance for solar fuels

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Researchers at Stanford, with colleagues at University College Cork in Ireland, have shown how to increase the power of corrosion-resistant solar cells, setting a record for solar energy output under water. Four years ago, McIntyre's lab made solar cells resistant to corrosion in water. —Scheuermann et al.

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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Ireland-based electrolyzer company Fusion Fuel Green PLC will collaborate with Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. It has been specifically designed to be small, lightweight and possible to be mass produced. Offshore) (CCC), to develop green hydrogen plants in the Middle East. Its simplicity allows it to be versatile in its use.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Example of mechanochemical production of a MOF. Pichon et al. Click to enlarge. NGV applications.

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SITA UK and Cynar to build UKs first commercial plants to convert waste plastic to diesel

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Cynar is a UK company established to commercialize the ThermoFuel technology exclusively licensed to it in the UK and Ireland by its owners, Ozmotech Pty Ltd. Cynar’s first plant is built and operating in Portlaoise, Ireland. The waste plastics to hydrocarbon fuels liquefaction technology is based on pyrolysis and distillation.

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