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Contact to produce food-grade CO2 from Ohaaki geothermal plant, NZ

ThinkGeoEnergy

Contact Energy (Contact) has developed a way to capture the small amount of naturally occurring carbon dioxide released during geothermal power generation at the Ohaaki geothermal site near Taupo, New Zealand. MW Te Huka Unit 3 geothermal power station. Food grade CO 2 is just the beginning,” adds Mike.

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Meet the Startups Innovating in Experts’ Top Climatetech Areas for 2024

Greentown Labs

VIA BioFuels produces and sells premium drop-in fuels and chemical feedstocks—based on bio-produced molecules—to the international transportation, aviation, and chemical industries.

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At TEDxElemental, climate-tech entrepreneurs spoke about planting roots and spreading wings

Elemental Excelerator

Val Miftakov and his team at ZeroAvia are building a zero-emission future for aviation. Today, he and his team at Fervo Energy are building scalable and affordable geothermal power for 100% clean energy. A few weeks ago, ZeroAvia flew the world’s first flight of the world’s largest hydrogen electric aircraft.

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The world’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ cargo ship is already low on gas

Grist

A lot of [cargo] carriers and technology providers are trying to figure out what the alternative to bunker fuel is,” said Dan Rutherford, who directs the marine and aviation programs at the International Council on Clean Transportation , or ICCT, in California. Methanol, or CH?OH,

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

Another $500 million will fund carbon-emissions reduction research for hard-to-decarbonize industrial sectors like steel and cement manufacturing and transportation sectors like shipping and aviation. Nuclear power will receive $6.6 billion for modernizing nuclear power plants and develop advanced reactor designs , and $4.7

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Meet the Innovators in Elemental Excelerator’s 9th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

We are excited to partner with these companies actively scaling up technologies that can transform our communities by offering access to clean, resilient, and affordable power for all.” Scalable and affordable geothermal power for 100% clean energy. Hydrogen-electric aviation. Fervo Energy | EQUITY & ACCESS.

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The Fight to Define ‘Green Hydrogen’ Could Determine America’s Emissions Future

DeSmogBlog

The fuel has the potential to replace oil, gas, and coal in a range of applications, from aviation to industrial processes like steelmaking and chemical manufacturing. Building a domestic clean hydrogen industry is a key part of the Biden administration’s climate strategy. Most importantly, it does not emit carbon when it’s used.