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renewable power, producing zero emissions. This will be powered by renewable energy generated by an Ørsted offshore ? When powered by renewable ?energy, produced by reforming natural gas, which does result in CO 2 emissions. power, industry and transport sectors, especially those that are hard-to-electrify or ?expensive-to-electrify.
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million to establish new geothermal energy and heat production from abandoned oil and gas wells. This work also supports the creation of new clean energy jobs, helping transition some of the oil and gas workforce to the production of renewable energy. ICE Thermal Harvesting (Houston, TX). Transitional Energy (Aurora, CO).
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