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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. emissions coming from exhaust gases produced during lime production and store them permanently in offshore geological formations in France. A third project will capture the CO? Background.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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Both the IRENA experts and the methanol industry agree that under very specific circumstances, such as in Iceland with its very low electricity prices, methanol produced from CO 2 is already competitive with gasoline. —Methanol report.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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Because EVs run on electricity, the vehicle emits no exhaust from a tailpipe and does not contain the typical liquid fuel components in ICEVs. New Zealand has the third highest rate of renewable energy as a portion of primary supply in the OECD (after Norway and Iceland). New Zealand’s solar adoption currently sits at around 1.3%

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Because EVs run on electricity, the vehicle emits no exhaust from a tailpipe and does not contain the typical liquid fuel components in ICEVs. New Zealand has the third highest rate of renewable energy as a portion of primary supply in the OECD (after Norway and Iceland). New Zealand’s solar adoption currently sits at around 1.3%