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Energy ministers agree to help speed up global deployment of carbon capture and storage

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Energy Ministers from around the world have agreed to proposals to help speed up the global deployment of carbon capture and storage. At a meeting in the United Arab Emirates, Ministers at the Clean Energy Ministerial endorsed recommendations from the Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) Action Group chaired by Australia and the UK.

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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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Generating the electricity needed to produce primary aluminum, i.e. aluminum obtained directly from the mineral compound alumina, is alone responsible for about 60% of the global aluminum industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. Producing aluminum is extremely energy-intensive.

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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To this end, the GECF Secretary General reiterated the GECF’s readiness to support the Turkmen industry as it undergoes transformation on the back of the future energy trends, digitalization, and climate action. It is headquartered in Doha, Qatar.

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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

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The YP group is a global network of IEEE members who graduated with their first professional degree within the past 15 years. The task force collaborates on organizing virtual and in-person events with IEEE groups including Women in Engineering and external organizations such as the International Renewable Energy Agency.

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President’s Note: Forging Partnerships will Sharpen IEEE’s Edge

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As I shared in the March column, my goal as IEEE president is to work with all members—particularly students, young professionals, and affinity group members—to make IEEE a more successful and resilient global technical organization. I also want the organization to be globally recognized as a force for change.

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SpaceX and Dish’s Super-Shady War for the World

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it is purely market driven,” says Shahed Mazumder, global director of telecom solutions at Aerospike , a database firm. Mike Dano, who’s been following the dispute as editorial director at Light Reading , a news website covering international teleco, says the FCC is under pressure to allocate 12 GHz in a way set up for spectrum sharing.

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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. Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up.