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Using Solar to Displace Fossil Fuels for Process Heat in Industrial Facilities

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At many of these facilities, fossil fuels, and especially natural gas, are the energy feedstock used for process heating applications. But what if the sun’s energy could take over the job much of the time and displace fossil fuels? As of 2018, nearly 85 percent of the Btu consumed by the U.S.

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Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré Staked His Brand on Caring About the Climate. So Why Is His Company Working for Shell?

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The rolled-back cuffs of his rumpled blue button-down reveal an array of mismatched wristbands. Nor is it the only link between the fossil fuel industry and the Bolloré family’s global business interests, which encompass multi-billion-dollar logistics operations servicing major oil companies, including Shell.

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Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes

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In 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that the three largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions were transportation (28 percent), electricity (27 percent), and industry (22 percent). The only cost to the customer is a newly lowered fuel cost amount, he said.

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Mining Giants Embrace Renewables, But Decarbonization Remains a Steep Climb

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Rio Tinto says it will invest $98 million in a 34-megawatt PV array and 12-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system to help power its Koodaideri mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. Anglo American has also installed an 84-kilowatt floating solar array at its tailings pond at Los Bronces, a first for the industry, Martinez said.

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Canada’s e-Zn Raises Millions to Commercialize Long-Duration Zinc Energy Storage

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E-Zn used an earlier CAD $700,000 SDTC grant to build a demonstration that paired the zinc storage with a solar array. “When you can engage customers with an economic proposition that eliminates the fossil fuel, cleans their local environment, and delivers energy in a more affordable way, it’s a no brainer,” Larsen said.

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How Shell Is Selling the Petrochemical Buildout as ‘Sustainable’

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It’s an apt welcome to a place where the realities of everyday life seem to be in stark contrast to the green illusion marketed by the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries. James Parish, a region that has become a build-out hub for the petrochemical and fossil fuel industry. Town sign for Norco, Louisiana.

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Connecticut losing ground on building emissions despite efficiency programs

Renewable Energy World

An annual greenhouse gas inventory released last week for 2018 — the latest available data — showed vehicle exhaust remains the state’s largest problem, but the sharpest year-over-year increase came in the residential sector. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted in Connecticut in 2018 was up 2.7% metric tons.