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Siemens publishes advice for businesses on steps to decarbonise

Envirotec Magazine

Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012. To help businesses create their individual decarbonisation strategies, Siemens has published a new whitepaper suggesting a range of specific steps towards carbon neutrality. Shift to low-carbon heat.

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The largest and most spectacular wind farms in the world

The Environmental Blog

Located in the Gansu Province, this colossal wind energy project is a shining example of how a country can harness its vast natural resources to address its growing energy demands while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint.

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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

GreenTechMedia

Over the past three years, some of the country’s biggest utilities have been committing to a goal that few may have predicted they’d undertake on their own: weaning themselves off carbon-emitting generation by 2050. Utilities in many states now face mandates to move to 100 percent renewable energy or cut carbon to zero by 2050.

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Ford unveils big plans for an EV factory and 3 battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky

Charged

Ford says the Tennessee plant is designed to be carbon-neutral once fully operational. The site will include “the potential to use local renewable energy sources such as geothermal, solar and wind power.” Nissan began building the LEAF in Smyrna in 2012. Another 43 GWh will be produced at the Tennessee site.

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

This might be the quickest and cheapest way for you to become carbon neutral, without retrofitting your vessels at all. It should be noted that there are many possible ways to reshape the current carbon-intense industry, the below case is but one example. Shell has been using this process in their Pearl installation since 2012.

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

It should be noted that there are countless ways to reshape the current carbon-intense industry, this article suggest merely one of many possibilities. Shell has been using this process in their Pearl installation since 2012. The alternative to fossil feedstock, is to replace it with hydrogen and carbon in other sustainable forms.

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How Germany’s Energy Transition Could Get Its Mojo Back

GreenTechMedia

RWE now hopes to be carbon-neutral by 2040, a decade earlier than Merkel's verbal commitment to a 2050 net-zero target. On its own, the carbon tax could expedite Germany's coal phaseout and catalyze the need for more generation from alternate sources. Near-term challenges for wind and solar.

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