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HyIron opens direct reduction plant for green iron

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The Lower Saxony Ministry of Environment is funding the construction of the plant with €3 million. In Namibia, we are currently setting up an industrial-scale production with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK).

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Video Friday: Fluidic Fingers

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In this work, we propose a novel bug algorithm named ‘Sniffy Bug’, which allows a fully autonomous swarm of gas-seeking nano quadcopters to localize a gas source in an unknown, cluttered and GPS-denied environments. Drone Adventures maps wildlife in Namibia from above. MIT CSAIL ]. Drone Adventures ]. Imagine ].

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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The nonprofit Tourism Cares has created a meaningful travel map that features organizations, accommodations and tours that are designed to have a positive impact on communities and the environment. Travelers should be wary of green-washing and ethics washing, Ms. A rising number of accommodations feature completely off-the-grid experiences.

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Should the Cobalt for EVs Come From the Congo or the Seafloor?

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But the question of whether obtaining cobalt and other valuable metals from the ocean floor would help or hurt the environment overall is, in fact, quite complicated. A reasoned judgement will hinge on many things, including how much you are concerned by the toll from conventional mining.

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