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PCC SE and Landsvirkjun to convert silicon metal plant CO2 emissions to methanol

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Landsvirkjun , The National Power Company of Iceland, and German investment company PCC SE have agreed to explore the possibility of capturing and utilizing carbon emissions from PCC’s silicon metal plant in northeast Iceland. in Iceland is operated with 100% green electricity. —Hörður Arnarson, CEO Landsvirkjun.

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Aurora Tourism in Iceland: You Can Seek, but You May Not Find

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On social media, travelers gaze at the green bands above them. The lights are even on some recycling bins in Reykjavík, the capital: “Keep Iceland Clean.” In the past decade or so, an aurora borealis industrial complex has boomed in Iceland. That doesn’t mean much for Iceland. Sometimes, the lights are there.

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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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The demonstration trial will support the promotion of green e-methanol and green mobility in Europe as well as preparations for the safe introduction of e-methanol fuel in the EU. The uses of green methanol for commercial shipping have already been pioneered by Danish shipping giant Maersk.

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CRI ETL project in China will recycle 150,000 tons of CO2/year to make 100,000 tons of methanol

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ltd has signed an agreement with Icelandic technology company Carbon Recycling International (CRI) to design a chemical plant based on CRI’s Emissions to Liquids (ETL) technology. These include products used for making solar panels and plexiglass. Chinese petrochemicals corporation Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals Co. Earlier post.).

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Earth Day and the Importance of Green Energy

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In this celebration, we acknowledge the future of green technology is not only healthier for the planet and its residents, but more high-tech than more archaic, higher polluting options. Earth Day and Green Tech. These new choices are often termed “green tech.”. Types of Green Energy. than gas-fueled vehicles. .

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How Will EV Charging Powered by Renewable Energy Create a Greener World

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Utilities are also allocating green energy to eMobility service providers to charge electric vehicles, further contributing to reducing the impact of hydrocarbon-based energy sources on the world. Basically, renewable energy , also known as clean energy or green energy, never runs out. What is Renewable Energy?

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar).

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