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RENK supplies special gear units for compressors for production of green steel

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With this beacon project, we are supporting our industrial customers on their way to decarbonization and are thus an important building block for the steel industry to achieve its CO 2 reduction targets. Instead of CO 2 , this technology produces water, which in turn is reused in the integrated process.

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Year-long testing of Leclanché 60 Ah G/NMC cells shows high energy density, high cycle life

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Cell assembly starts with the electrode manufacturing exclusively using a water-based binder (WBB) process in an eco-friendly environment. Finished pouches are assembled into battery modules in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland based on specific customer requirements. Leclanché is one of the global leaders in applying the WBB technology.

Energy 435
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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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Water from the Hellisheiði power plant then flows through the facility and transports the carbon dioxide roughly 2,000 meters below the surface of the Earth. The water returns to the cycle of the geothermal power plant. This uses a specially developed adsorbent to bind the CO 2 in the air.

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Maersk parterning with 6 companies to source at least 730,000 tpy of green methanol by end of 2025

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Green methanol is the only market-ready and scalable available solution today for shipping. CIMC is a large, industrial conglomerate that has been a partner of Maersk for more than two decades. As a partner, European Energy will produce e-methanol for Maersk’s first green feeder vessel, which is expected to be on the water by 2023.

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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It can be made available to a variety of markets, such as the manufacturing sector, the electricity, and heating market as well as the mobility sector. Type of CO2 source (biogas; waste water; atmosphere). Moreover, it provides for unrestricted use of the natural gas infrastructure, including for transport and storage.

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Air Liquide launches second Scientific Challenge on essential small molecules; hydrogen in two out of three topics

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Topic #02 on the use of hydrogen in industrial processes: “H2 is coming”. How to use hydrogen to avoid CO 2 emissions in industrial processes traditionally based on fossil fuel? million, in order to develop the selected scientific proposals and transform them into market-tailored technologies.

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AVA Biochem begins commercial-scale production of 5-HMF from biomass using HTC

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AVA Biochem in Muttenz (Switzerland) has begun commercial-scale production of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-MHF) from biomass at its Biochem-1 facility using a modified version of a hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process developed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). This yellow, low-melting solid is highly water-soluble.