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Inconsistencies in European emission data raise concerns about accuracy and accountability, particularly regarding CO₂ emissions reported by Icelandic factories.
A Solvay factory in Southern Germany has been identified as a major underreported source of Sulfur Hexafluoride emissions, raising concerns about its impact on climate change.
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0What's up with the Production of E-Fuels in Chile?
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Siemens Energy, Porsche, and HIF inaugurated a pilot plant for the production of E-Methanol and E-Gasoline in southern Chile. The Haru Oni plant was intended to be just the beginning, with plans for large-scale production just a f...
0Iceland's E-Fuels Controversy
2025-05-09 • renewable energy feed management electricity ea acquisition hydrogen energy transition icelandic carbon capture and storage voron ispc e-fuels alcohols co2 injection plastic production carbon dioxide allam cycle geothermal energy landsvirkjun direct air capture olefins net power bastø electric incat china zorrilla cian delaney dow jones mura
Iceland's E-Fuels controversy involves the country's largest energy company, Landsvirkjun, rejecting requests from Hydrogen and E-Fuels producers to supply them with electricity. The EFTA Surveillance Authority is investigating th...
The world's first ship running on Liquefied Hydrogen (LH₂) is the passenger ferry MF Hydra in Norway. The Hydrogen fuel is delivered by truck from Germany. The global shipping industry is interested in alternative shipping fuels d...
0Shipping Carbon Emissions from Switzerland to Iceland
2025-04-04 • european union unity germany scandinavian airlines northern lights icelandic eth zurich rotterdam carbon border adjustment mechanism carbon dioxide eu innovation fund carbfix eu ets guarantees of origin samskip hellisheiði evergas natural gas coda
Switzerland plans to become carbon neutral by 2050, but there will likely remain emissions from industries and agriculture that are hard to avoid. Researchers from the DemoUpCARMA project at ETH Zürich expect that in 2050, these s...
A. P. Møller Holding, the largest shareholder of Maersk, has launched a green plastics startup called Vioneo. It wants to build a Methanol-to-Olefins plant in Belgium. The use of fossil fuels for the production of plastics and oth...
Liquid Wind, a company that initially developed FlagshipONE, wants to build an even larger E-Methanol factory at the same location in Sweden. The company plans to turn renewable electricity sources like wind energy into liquid Met...
0The Problem with Turquoise Hydrogen made from Fossil Gas
2024-12-20 • renewable energy fossil fuels environmental and social impact environmental standards and regulations data privacy laws hydrogen chemical industry methane pyrolysis methane carbon capture and storage carbon neutrality carbon emissions gasification
The text discusses the problems with turquoise hydrogen made from fossil gas. It explains the different methods of hydrogen production and the environmental impact of each method. It also highlights the misleading claims about the...
The text discusses the emission-intensive process of glass production and the potential of a circular carbon process to make soda ash to help tackle those emissions. It also explores the challenges and caveats of this process, inc...
0Is Sweden's Green Steel Transformation still on Track?
2024-11-01 • electricity decarbonization hydrogen chemical industry ssab rare earth elements steel industry aquifer sweden carbon emissions alcohols lkab stegra hybrid iron ore blast furnace electric arc furnaces permitting co2 injection plastic production
LKAB, a Swedish state mining company, is delaying some of its ambitious plans for a green steel transformation. The company wants to focus on mining other metals and expand its mining towards a deposit of iron ore and rare earth m...
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Ørsted canceled plans for an e-methanol production facility due to a lack of offtake agreements. The liquid e-fuel market in Europe is developing slower than expected. E-methanol, made from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen, is se...
The text discusses a misleading graph that shows a correlation between wealth and energy consumption, highlighting the potential of energy efficiency. It explains the problems with using logarithmic scales in the graph and present...
The text discusses the potential of e-methane as a replacement for fossil gas, the challenges and criticisms it faces, and the implications of using it in the context of climate change. It also delves into the subsidies and regula...
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