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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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This allows for the synthesis of documentably 100% green ammonia. Starfire Energy is currently commercializing a 50 tonne/day modular green ammonia plant. As an established investor in the hydrogen industry, we understand the critical role green ammonia will play in decarbonizing chemical and industry value chains.

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FAU researchers discover new way to find new deposits of rare earths; fayalite

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Fayalite (Fe 2 SiO 4 ) with extraordinary high heavy REE (HREE) contents in ultramafic cumulates of the Vergenoeg F-Fe-REE deposit (South Africa) provides the unique opportunity to study REE systematics in olivine. Although currently mined for fluorite, Vergenoeg is also a significant REE resource.

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

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Thermal water can be green, orange, blue, yellow or turquoise. Several years ago, with the dream of making a book, I set out to learn and document how people around the world make use of thermal waters. There are hot baths within cities, on remote islands, in the desert, inside thick forests.

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Pancontinental says first oil discovered offshore Kenya

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Furthermore, it is the only offshore oil column ever reported seaward of the eastern coastal margin of the African continent, from South Africa to the north- west tip of Somalia. Pancontinental advises that it has increased its interest in licence L10B, immediately to the south of L10A.

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ÂşC Warming Limit

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As heads of state convened, an abbreviated document was hurriedly produced to minimize sticking points and shopped around among leaders of developed countries. The accord will not become an official United Nations document unless unanimous approval is secured. Emissions Reduction Targets Shuttled To The Side.

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