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Solar-powered reactor shows potential for creating jet fuel with net-zero carbon emissions

TechXplore

Increasing energy demands and problems associated with burning fossil fuels have heightened interest in more sustainable energy sources, such as sunlight. But there are still areas where carbon-based fuel remains the standard, such as in the aviation industry.

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2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun

GreenBiz

2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun. In this strangest of all years, as the death toll mounts from a disease caused by human incursions into once intact ecosystems, we’re observing another death — the demise of fossil fuels. To put it simply, that is record-cheap solar power. Hunter Lovins.

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Scientists generate heat over 1,000 degrees Celsius with solar power instead of fossil fuel

Science Daily: Renewable Energy

Instead of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want to use heat from the sun. The proof-of-concept study uses synthetic quartz to trap solar energy at temperatures over 1,000 C (1,832 F), demonstrating the method's potential role in providing clean energy for carbon-intensive industries.

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Top 5 Companies Revolutionizing Green Hydrogen Production in 2024

Hydrogen Fuel News

How These Companies Are Tackling Climate Change Using Green Hydrogen Green hydrogen is paving the way for a sustainable future, offering a clean and carbon-free alternative to fossil fuels. Their approach combines solar power and agricultural waste to produce green hydrogen, making it a sustainable two-pronged solution.

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Ivory Coast bets on solar in clean energy drive

TechXplore

The sun beats down from a cloudless sky on the town of Boundiali, where Ivory Coast's first solar power plant embodies the drive to embrace clean energy without abandoning fossil fuels.

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FERC expects 50 GW of rewnewables to be added in next three years – far outpacing fossil fuels

Solar Power World

FERC’s latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” report (with data… The post FERC expects 50 GW of rewnewables to be added in next three years – far outpacing fossil fuels appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Mapped: The Tory Network of Climate Denial and Fossil Fuel Funding

DeSmogBlog

Since then, the Conservative government has made a series of U-turns on its own net zero policies, attacked Labour’s green spending plans, and doubled down on its support for new fossil fuel projects, approving more than 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences. This comes as DeSmog and Democracy for Sale reveal that £6.8 percent (£1.8