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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. This marks an important milestone on the road to the company’s goal of lowering CO 2 emissions in its supplier network by 20% by 2030. million tonnes of CO 2 emissions over the next ten years.

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JFE Steel, Emirates Steel and Itochu to study building supply chain for low-carbon ironmaking

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JFE Steel Corporation, Itochu Corporation and Emirates Steel Arkan, the largest steel company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will conduct joint detailed feasibility studies on the establishment of a supply chain of ferrous raw material for green ironmaking with low-carbon emission at the project site in Abu Dhabi.

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thyssenkrupp to perform green hydrogen & ammonia technical study for Helios US$1B UAE plant

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It can also be used as emission-free transport fuel and in the fertilizer and chemical industries. The Helios facility located in KIZAD will be powered by a dedicated 800-megawatt solar power plant within KIZAD. The plant will use solar power to electrolyze water. Saiyed, Managing Director of Helios.

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BMW Group to use sustainably produced aluminum wheels from 2024

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Up until now, wheels have accounted for about 5% of supply chain CO 2 emissions. Transitioning to more sustainable production that relies on green power will reduce these emissions by more than half. Green power is one of the biggest levers for reducing CO 2 emissions in our supply chain.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining?

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining?

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Report for IPCC finds renewables could supply up to 77% of global energy by 2050 under most optimistic scenario; need for enabling public policies and investments

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Biomass and solar are shown as primary energy due to their multiple uses. The upper end of the scenarios assessed, representing a cut of around a third in greenhouse gas emissions from business-as-usual projections, could assist in keeping concentrations of greenhouse gases at 450 parts per million, the report said. Source: SRREN.

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