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'Green steel' heating up in Sweden's frozen north

For hundreds of years, raging blast furnaces—fed with coking coal—have forged steel used in cars, railways, bridges and skyscrapers.

Apr 04, 2022

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PV, wind, batteries: Energy outlook research

Check out the latest energy stats as we face our renewable energy future. These facts and figures come from a Bloomberg report.

Jun 23, 2018 weblog

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Electric cars better for climate in 95% of the world

Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, news research shows. Media reports have regularly questioned whether electric cars are really "greener" once ...

Mar 23, 2020

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Multi-state data storage leaving binary behind

The total amount of data stored in data centers around the globe is of the order of ten zettabytes (a zettabyte is a trillion gigabytes), and we estimate that amount doubles every couple of years.

Oct 12, 2020

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Dealerships trash talk electric cars: study

Car dealerships in Nordic countries actively discourage consumers from buying electric vehicles, researchers who conducted an undercover investigation said Monday.

May 21, 2018

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Wind and solar power at record high in 2020, coal dips: analysis

Wind and solar produced a record 10 percent of global electricity in the first half of 2020 as the world's coal plant fleet ran at less than half its capacity, analysis published Thursday showed.

Aug 13, 2020

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We must rapidly decarbonise road transport, but hydrogen's not the answer

Hydrogen has been touted as the fuel of the future, and the technology features prominently in the Morrison government's plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Nov 19, 2021

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Electric cars might not yet be green, but we should buy them anyway

Transforming the way we travel is an essential part of tackling the climate crisis. The transport sector contributes about 20% of global carbon emissions. In the UK the figure is 33%, and the country has made virtually no ...

Dec 03, 2019

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To really address climate change, Australia could make 27 times as much electricity and make it renewable

Australia's electricity system is on the road to becoming 100% renewable as coal-fired power stations close and wind and solar takes their place.

Mar 18, 2022

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Warming world will fry power plant production in coming years

There's no doubt the Earth's temperatures are going up. According to a December report by the World Meteorological Organization, 2020 is on track to be one of the three hottest years on record, already within the warmest ...

Dec 21, 2020

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