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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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The release of this enormous investment comes in the midst of the company’s transformation, in what is also for all concerned an extremely challenging environment. In this way, thyssenkrupp is accelerating the start of low-CO2 steel production. Capacity will be 2.5 million metric tons. With its capacity of 2.5

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Sunfire delivers the world’s largest high-temperature electrolyzer to Salzgitter Flachstahl; green steel in GrInHy2.0

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project, Sunfire’s HTE system with a rated electrical output of 720 kilowatts will be deployed in an industrial environment for the first time. is another step by Salzgitter AG towards low-CO 2 steel production within the framework of the innovation project SALCOS: Salzgitter Low CO 2 Steelmaking. Within the GrInHy2.0

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Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

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While low-CO 2 sources are required for long-term use of hydrogen and electric-powered vehicles, because of the complex dynamics of the global energy system, they may actually delay a transition to alternative fuel vehicles under a CO 2 cap-and-trade regulatory environment. Wallington, M. Anderson, S. Mueller, M. Williander and K.

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France offers funding to low CO2 projects

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France is continuing to establish itself as one of the leading green forces in Europe and now the French environment agency ADEME has awarded €57million via its technology demonstrator to 11 low carbon vehicle projects.

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Solaris delivers three 18m electric articulated buses to Bonn

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We stick to our step-by-step plan of transitioning the fleet towards zero-emission transport and we keep investing in comfortable and quiet electric buses which, thanks to low CO2 emission levels, are locally neutral for the environment. —Anja Wenmakers, the Managing Director of SWB Bus und Bahn.

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Insight becomes Science Museum piece

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Being exempt from the London Congestion Charge makes the Insight ideal to transfer books between the two museum sites, while its low CO2 emissions of 101g/km mean it will save the museum money with reduced road tax of £15 a year, low company car tax and excellent fuel economy of 64.2mpg (combined) which means fewer trips to the filling station. “The

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