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Cool collaboration? Firms showcase SIM card made from recycled refrigerators

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” The post Cool collaboration? Thales engineers have worked with Veolia’s experts to develop a special process that uses this newly recycled material to manufacture SIM cards that meet the mobile industry’s requirements. Firms showcase SIM card made from recycled refrigerators first appeared on Envirotec.

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Waste heat reuse and CO2-neutral energy supply concept among winners of German energy efficiency awards

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The Audience Award, which was chosen by a live vote during the presentation ceremony, went to GETEC heat & power GmbH (Magdeburg / Saxony-Anhalt) and Clariant AG (Podari / Romania) for a CO2-neutral energy supply concept, using residual materials as an energy source. Energy efficiency and climate protection do not come for free.

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A bad bet on biomass? Critics respond to Drax announcement

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Cooling towers at the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire. UK energy utility Drax has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest carbon capture facility with the goal of removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than it produces, and thereby securing “carbon negative” status. Work could begin on the facility as early as 2024.

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Plugging into electricity’s energy challenge

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Despite popular belief, electrification does not always lead to a reduction in carbon footprint. It may seem counterintuitive, but when we convert transportation systems from fossil fuel energy sources to electric systems carbon emissions may actually indirectly increase, as fossil fuels often generate the electricity required.

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Bristol announces low carbon housing development, and selection of heat pump technology

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A sustainable housing development is to be developed in Bristol, featuring innovative low-carbon heating. In the search for a means to cut carbon and improve air quality, the Council has selected a heat pump system previously evaluated in London, according to the company behind it, Kensa Contracting.

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“Global warming won’t wait until 2050,” says European science advisory group

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Cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Saxony, Germany. “We This means: Embodied carbon: ambitious targets are needed for the future deployment of renewable energy systems. Bioenergy: so far, certain types of woody biomass have been free-riding on the assumption that all biomass use is carbon neutral.

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World’s largest battery storage facility will power The Red Sea Project with clean energy 24/7

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The size and scale of TRSDC’s battery storage facility puts this iconic regenerative tourism destination at the forefront of the global transition towards carbon neutrality,” said John Pagano, CEO of TRSDC. The resulting saving in CO2 emissions to the atmosphere is equivalent to nearly half a million tons each year.

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