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INEOS investing additional $1.4B in Grangemouth complex in next phase of GHG reductions; blue hydrogen

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billion) in Grangemouth, its integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex in Scotland, in the next phase of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045. INEOS acquired Grangemouth in 2005, and has so far delivered a 37% reduction in net CO 2 emissions. INEOS will invest an additional £1 billion (US$1.4 Grangemouth.

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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grams (g) of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per kilometer more than in 2016. According to the provisional data, the average CO 2 emissions of a new car sold in the EU rose by 0.4 Since 2010, when monitoring started under current EU legislation, official emissions have decreased by 22 g CO 2 /km (16 %). g/km last year to 118.5g/km.

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Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

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—Steve Scrimshaw, VP at Siemens Energy UK & Ireland and a member of the UK Government’s Hydrogen Advisory Council. The Haber-Bosch process used to produce “green” ammonia from green hydrogen, using renewable power, does not result in CO 2 emissions during the process. million (US$1.8-million)

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Logan Energy to support delivery of Holyhead Hydrogen Hub in Wales

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As an industry which contributes to around a quarter of global CO 2 emissions, the energy-intensive haulage and heavy transport sector is in urgent need of efficient and scalable low-carbon energy solutions if net-zero targets are to be met by 2050. —Bill Ireland, CEO of Logan Energy. Those involved include Olwg Ltd.,

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Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy

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Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, and Italy each implemented programs during this period, aimed at scrapping older cars to promote the purchase of newer, safer, and more efficient vehicles. In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals.

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DFDS puts 10 Volvo electric semi trucks to work in UK, ‘only’ 115 more to go

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Last week, they put their first 10 examples on the road delivering goods in northwest England and Ireland. Since 2022, DFDS has been continually expanded its electric semi truck fleet , operating dozens of the zero-emission tractors in countries like Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands.

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Shearwater Energy developing SMR wind-hybrid energy project; selects NuScale Power

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The project would provide 3 GWe of zero-carbon energy and is also expected to produce more than 3 million kilograms of green hydrogen per year for use by the UK’s transport sector, ensuring full utilization of the energy produced. Power generation at Wylfa could begin as early as 2027.

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