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BMW Group Plant Landshut light metal foundry recertified by Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI)

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Sourcing aluminum produced using solar power for our in-house component production lowers our CO 2 emissions significantly. The circular economy is also key to reducing emissions and conserving natural resources. The light metal foundry began sourcing aluminum produced using solar power in 2021.

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Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

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Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. In light of the sheer scale of the hydrogen challenge, several questions demand close consideration. Palmer et al.

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US DOE to award up to $100M over five years for solar fuels research

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DE-FOA-0002254 ) The funding will support the establishment of one large or possibly two smaller DOE Energy Innovation Hubs: integrated multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research teams aimed at accelerating the fundamental scientific breakthroughs needed to enable solar fuel production. —Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar.

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Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

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Over the last decade, momentum has been building to transform the Haber- Bosch (H-B) ammonia industry toward renewable sources of hydrogen, for example, from water electrolysis or solar thermal cycles. 2020) “A Roadmap to the Ammonia Economy”, Joule doi: 10.1016/ j.joule.2020.04.004. Generation 3. Credit: Joule , MacFarlane et al.

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Novel tin-based metal–organic frameworks for reducing carbon dioxide to formate

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Researchers from Tokyo Tech have developed a tin-based metal–organic framework (MOF) that can photocatalytically reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into formate under visible light. The ongoing demand for carbon-rich fuels to drive the economy keeps adding more carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere. A team of researchers led by Prof.

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Researchers develop highly efficient organometal halide perovskite photoelectrodes for water splitting

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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting based on solar energy is one promising approach for the production of green hydrogen. Further, it enhanced the light-soaking stability of the OHP cell, a crucial factor in real-world PEC water splitting.

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EIA: Petroleum and natural gas will be the most-used fuels in the US through 2050

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Motor gasoline meets on-road passenger light-duty vehicle (LDV) travel demand, while diesel consumption meets our assumed increases in medium- and heavy-duty freight truck travel. Onsite electricity generation, primarily from solar photovoltaics (PV), grows faster than purchased grid electricity for buildings through 2050.

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