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JANUARY 13, 2013

Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Source: UNEP.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

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MARCH 10, 2022

The CO 2 emissions are more than 16 tonnes/produced tonne, due to the dominance of coal as the energy source.?. In addition to direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions, the assessment includes Scope 3 emissions, for example process chemicals and waste management. tonnes/produced tonne.

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Carbon Chile Emissions Australia 418

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JANUARY 16, 2013

The TRI program collects information on certain toxic chemical releases to the air, water and land, as well as information on waste management and pollution prevention activities by facilities across the country. billion pounds of toxic chemicals were disposed of or released into the environment (i.e., The 2011 TRI data show that 4.09

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Pollution 2011 EPA Waste 231

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

There is evidence that fossil fuel subsidies are socially inequitable, that they encourage smuggling and waste, and distort economies in ways that undermine economic efficiency while harming the environment and the climate,” wrote Jim Krane, the Wallace S.

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Saudi Arabia Global Fuel Oil 397

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

DOE is currently targeting transformational technologies that by 2030 will support a new coal-fired power plant with CO 2 capture with a cost of electricity at least 30% lower than a supercritical, pulverized-coal plant with CO 2 capture, or approximately $30 per tonne of CO 2 captured.

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Coal Carbon Design Power 150

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AUGUST 17, 2020

With nickel as a preferred metal to power the clean energy revolution, our commitment to net zero-carbon production is the right step to take for the environment, for consumers, and for our investors. —,Mark Selby, Chair & CEO of Canada Nickel.

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Canada Carbon Production Indonesia 318

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JULY 13, 2010

The efficiency of the process is increased by taking the heat from the emissions in order to generate high-temperature steam, which is sent to the nearby coal-fired plant to generate an additional 4 MW of power capacity. In addition, Fusina is a leader in waste disposal. That is the equivalent of the waste produced by 300,000 people.

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Power 186

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JANUARY 6, 2011

GE claims that among all of the current treatment methods, its solution is more reliable, cleaner for the environment and uses the residual energy at a higher efficiency rate. is a large and advanced private enterprise group, dealing mainly in coal washing, coking, power generation, coal-gas supply, mining, etc.

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Gas Chinese Waste Convert 170

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APRIL 25, 2013

The 1,000 wind turbines that the spheres could anchor could, on average, replace a conventional on-shore coal or nuclear plant. The team hopes to extend its testing to a 3-meter sphere, and then scale up to a 10-meter version to be tested in an undersea environment, if funding becomes available.

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MIT Energy Storage Renewable Energy 296

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JULY 8, 2012

The paper by researchers from Peking University and Environment Canada appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. As a result, the use of coal from small local mines is included in the provincial statistics, but not in the national statistics. 1970); national data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) (1971?

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2007 Carbon Emissions China 271

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JANUARY 25, 2011

If the US military increases its use of alternative jet and naval fuels that can be produced from coal or various renewable resources, including seed oils, waste oils and algae, there will be no direct benefit to the nation’s armed forces, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Energy Coal 244

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APRIL 5, 2010

million to 34 small businesses to develop innovative, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment. Included in the 34 FY2010 SBIR Phase I awards are the following biofuel and emissions-reduction projects: Technology Specialists, “Thermochemical Biofuels Production from Biomass Waste Materials”, $70,000.

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The Summary of this assessment for decision makers was presented at the 26 th session of the Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) of UNEP from 21-24 February 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. Black carbon and tropospheric ozone are harmful air pollutants that also contribute to climate change.

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Ozone Climate Carbon Climate Change 218

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MARCH 27, 2014

They also note that large-scale production of synthetic fuels or hydrogen from coal or gas offers the potential for GHG emissions reduction—but only if CO 2 can be captured and stored. Biogas, particularly from waste materials, has a very low GHG impact, whether the biogas is used to fuel cars or produce electricity.

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Gas Fuel Gas-Electric Gasoline-Electric 277

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Inefficient processes like wood- and coal-burning in domestic stoves convert less than 90 percent of the carbon fuel to CO 2 , releasing the remainder as CO and wasting some of the energy. The combustion of outmoded industrial processes can fall somewhere in the middle.

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CO2 Climate Change Universal China 199

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

Preliminary estimates published in the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) annual trends and projections assessments show a 0.6% The energy sector was able to reduce its emissions due to the decreasing share of coal used to produce electricity and heat in the EU. emissions increase in 2017 from 2016. in 2017 from 2016.

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Emissions Transportation 2017 2016 257

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AUGUST 4, 2012

Brackish water also is the concentration range of effluent from some industrial processes, such as coal bed methane production—treating this water is essential for proper practical waste reduction. Energy Environ. Baumann, William L. Bourcier, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Klint A. Rose, Juan G. doi: 10.1039/C2EE21498A.

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Water North America Carbon Coal 239

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APRIL 30, 2010

The project also includes a proprietary process to convert waste biomass into carbon dioxide and hydrogen to feed the bioreactor, allowing butanol production from waste feedstocks. Zero-Carbon Coal: Innovative Materials & Processes for Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies (IMPACCT). Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (UC

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Carbon Li-ion Batteries Battery 249

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NOVEMBER 4, 2018

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Waste Climate Change Coal Environment 186

Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Then I almost got carsick with the bag on my head smelling faintly of cilantro as we did what seemed like an endless series of donuts, attempted drifts and all manner of diversion tactics I’m certain were a complete waste of time. It’s not the oil, coal and gas companies or the Koch brothers or Fox News. And their teachers.

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Chevron Re-Charge Climate Change Climate 342

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APRIL 1, 2019

According to an independent study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), more than 674 million Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM 2.5 —Markus Amann, Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases Program director at IIASA.

Pollution 268

Pollution India Emissions 2015 268

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Coal supplies nearly 50% of domestic electricity. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. The projects’ total value is approximately $35.8

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CO2 Coal Carbon Austin 225

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JULY 10, 2010

An emphasis on bio-fuels, which are suitable for an SOFC and derived from sources (such as cellulosic biomass, agricultural residues, or municipal solid waste) that do not compete with food supply, is required. However, they must accommodate high ripple currents, in a high temperature environment. Office of Nuclear Energy.

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Fuel Motor Motors Motoring 210

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APRIL 21, 2010

This is just one example of the potential benefits for the existing coal-fired power plant fleet, a fleet that provides more than 50% of US electric power. As a result, these emerging high performance power plants may not offer the same overall reliability or availability as traditional coal-fired plants. Emerging systems.

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Power Powered Emissions Coal 170

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JANUARY 23, 2011

In 2008, a report by UNEP called for the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies, concluding that such subsidies often lead to increased levels of consumption and waste; place a heavy burden on government finances; can undermine private and public investment in the energy sector; and do not always end up helping the people who need them most.

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Fuel Global 2008 International 240

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. In prior work with DOE, MTR has advanced membrane CO 2 capture technology for coal power plants through small engineering scale testing and studies.

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Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Gas 236

Teslarati

OCTOBER 24, 2023

However, the State Office for the Environment (LfU) argued that the changes were legal and were only meant to add clarifications or corrections to the details. Local companies using much more water include a coal plant, a waste facility, an oil refinery and a nearby asparagus farm.

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Tesla Water Legal Germany 133

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JUNE 26, 2009

So don’t waste your time calling Jane Harman’s office because she already gets it. Tell them you know that they’re in the pocket of big oil and coal and that no amount of money and power they’ve gotten for their vote is worth the shameless pro carbon response they’ve clung to. Tags: environment.

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Climate Change Climate 2009 Carbon 150

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MAY 27, 2009

The anaerobic digester is fed the waste from the distillation process and the wastes from 2,000 dairy cattle and 10,000 beef cattle being raised on the site. Madson identified several ethanol plants that were built in industrial settings that were able to use the waste heat, i.e. from an adjacent refinery, to produce their ethanol.

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Production Ohio Waste Financing 170

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). A novel process known as Syngas Chemical Looping (SCL), in which coal and biomass are converted to electricity and CO 2 is efficiently captured, has been successfully demonstrated on a laboratory scale. Energy Efficient Capture of CO 2 from Coal Flue Gas. WASTE HEAT CAPTURE.

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Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231

Baua Electric

JULY 16, 2024

Where trees once grew, there are dusty warehouses, mountains of black coal and water that runs silty brown. Fiery smelters and multiple coal-fired power plants burn nonstop to refine nickel ore into material for batteries and steel. “The damage to the environment is devastating,” said Timer Manurung, chairman of Auriga.

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Indonesia Building Auto Batteries 98

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Currently that means burning coal, coke, fuel oil, or natural gas, often along with waste plastics and tires. These pilot programs will need to scale up without eating profits—something that eluded the coal industry when it tried CCS decades ago. . plant and burying up to 2 million tonnes of CO 2 per year below the plant.

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Portland Carbon Coal Emissions 145

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MAY 14, 2009

Just two people live in its 3000+ energy-wasting square feet. It’s just this mind-blowing waste of time. THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOLAR: $3 A WATT, CHEAPER THAN COAL. And at sub $3 you’re cheaper than coal. And people have no idea what’s coming with coal and what that’s going to cost them in electric bills.

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Solar Installation California Building 210

Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Working with Heidi, cities have been gathering data from Southern California Edison, The Gas Company, waste haulers and other contractors using Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) software, which was developed for specifically compiling this diverse data. Tags: carbon producers GHG bicycles emissions Environment L.A.

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Green Climate Change Climate Los Angeles 150

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JUNE 9, 2009

Utilizing higher percentages of electricity from hydro and other renewable sources for rail operations could result in significant GHG reductions over fossil-based inputs such as coal. Future work should also focus on environmental effects not quantified herein, such as the use of water, generation of waste water, and toxic emissions.

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Light Emissions Energy Boston 150

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MAY 24, 2022

Fires at recycling sorting facilities, ignited by combustible materials in the waste stream, can cause millions of dollars in damage, injuring workers and first responders and contaminating the air. Detecting the blazes early is key to preventing them from getting out of control. Startup MoviTHERM aims to do that.

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Connected Connect 2016 Gas-Electric 115

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JUNE 24, 2015

Although the supply of second-use batteries has the potential to overwhelm many high-value markets for energy storage by an order of magnitude or more, battery reuse by utilities would call for a large-scale supply capable of absorbing a significant portion of these components and diverting them from premature recycling or the waste stream.

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Grid Batteries Battery Energy Storage 150