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Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

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Fortum has developed the Joddböle area since the dismantling of its Inkoo coal-fired power plant there in 2017-2020. Inkoo was selected as our location due to its high-quality infrastructure and access to clean power. Back then, it was the biggest coal-fired power plant in the Nordic countries. tonnes of CO₂.

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Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

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The American Lung Association has been named the 2017 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting clean-energy and clean-air solutions for transportation in the Chicago area impacting nearly 9 million people. —Harold P.

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LLNL’s Energy Flow Diagrams Show That The US Isn’t Moving The Needle On Climate Action

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In 7 years of electrification and deployment of wind and solar, the US barely budged the needle, in fact declining slightly to more wasted energy in 2016 and 2017 before improving again in 2018 and onward.

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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million people worldwide in 2017, the paper notes. Specific recommendations include: Invest in clean renewable energy, in particular taking advantage of solar and wind power resources and reducing reliance on coal, oil, and gas. Only AIDS causes more deaths. billion IQ points across the continent.

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Celanese to sell Nanjing ethanol production unit and form TCX technology joint venture with Chengzhi

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From 2014 to 2017, Celanese operated a 275,000 metric ton per year industrial ethanol unit at the Nanjing, China Chemical Industrial Park. natural gas, coal, pet coke, biomass and waste. Celanese Corporation has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Chengzhi Shareholding Co.,

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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How does it affect the sustainability of the clean environment? It is a liquid alcohol fuel produced from a variety of feedstocks, including natural gas, coal, biomass, or even carbon dioxide. Over 2 million electric cars were sold in 2017. Desertification, melting of icebergs, sea-level rise, etc. What would you think?

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. During and after Maria, Casa Pueblo continued to operate a solar-based microgrid it had installed in 2017. Casa Pueblo’s solar-powered radio transmitter was the main means of disseminating news across central Puerto Rico after the 2017 storm. percent to 2.8