Industry
UK 2020, from Stern Review. 0-9 MT of carbon across, £ / Tonne of carbon down
Levelized costs of electricity resource options
Source: Energy efficiency data represent the results of this analysis for utility program costs (range of four-year averages for 2009-2012).
Supply costs are from Lazard 2013. Solar costs have since fallen a good bit.
Articles
As Biden Pushes Clean Factories, a New ‘How-To’ Guide Offers a Path Forward 0424
The World Is Reducing Its Reliance on Fossil Fuels – except for 3 Key Sectors 0224
US Residential Heat Pump Sales Pass Gas Furnaces for 1st Time - IEA 0623
‘A Matter of Survival’ - India’s Unstoppable Need for Air Conditioners 1223
Greener Steel Production Is the 1st Step. Next Comes Scaling It Up. 0923
Once-Shuttered California Mine Tries to Transform the Rare-Earth Industry 0623 - It plans to bring ore processing to the site, instead of just taking ore out of the ground, as it once did. It will be a much cleaner process than in China and developing countries.
The High-Stakes Race to Reduce Emissions from Cement 0623
Low-Carbon Concrete Could Bring a ‘Radical Change’ to the Industry 0523
What’s Needed to Reach Net-Zero This Century - IEA 0423 includes charging
Green Steel Would Curb Carbon Emissions, Revive SW Pennsylvania Economy 0423
A Key Part of America’s Plan to Slash Carbon Emissions: Plug In Almost Everything 0423
The Race across Europe to Build Green Steel Plants 0223
India Plans $4.3 Billion Spending for Energy Transition 0223
US Company Gets $120 Million Boost to Make ‘Green Steel’ 0123
Steelmaking Breakthrough Could Save Money and Almost All Emissions 0123
Cement Made at Room Temperature with Green Electricity Helps Decarbonize 0123
Norway’s Blastr Plans €4 Billion Green Steel Plant in Finland 0123
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Breakthroughs Are Helping Even Cement and Steel Go Electric 1022
Making Steel without Damaging the Climate 0622
Microsoft, Salesforce Add $300 Million to Carbon Removal’s Growing Cash Pile 0522
These Scientists Are Working on Carbon-Free Cement 0422
Lower-CO2 Nature-Friendly Concrete Better Defends Coasts from Rising Seas 0322
Engineered Bacteria Eat CO2, Release Valuable Carbon-Negative Acetone and Isopropyl 0322
Startup Promises Green Steel by 2025 as Decarbonization Race Heats Up 0222
Steelmaker SSAB Plans to Cut Carbon Far Faster than Before 0122
Steel’s Path to Go Green Will Cost Industry Up to $278 Billion 1121
Biggest South African Cement Firm Sets 2050 Net Zero Target 1121
The Sustainable Industrial Revolution Is Just Getting Started 1121 - emphasis on motors and steel
Canadian Steelmakers Embrace ‘Green Steel' as Carbon Taxes Set to Rise 1121
Baowu, World’s Top Steelmaker Outlines 6-Point Plan to Cut Emissions 1121
Greening Production at the World's Biggest Brick-maker Yields Record Profit 1121
EU-US Steel Trade Pact Is Surprisingly Important 1121 - US steel is much less carbon-intensive than China’s. With EU carbon price, this means EU will import more steel from US and less dirty steel from China. However, China is EU’s largest trading partner. MOre on Nordhaus’ climate club.
Material Thinner than Human Hair Could Slash Carbon Emissions 1121 - good for ultra-thin membrane, for separating gases. This is very useful, and cheaper, for making notably electricity, steel, and glass.
‘It’s Not as Carbon-Hungry’ - UK’s Largest Sunlit Vertical Farm Begins Harvest 1021
Cement Makers across World Pledge Large Cut in Emissions by 2030 - 1021
Concrete Needs to Lose Its Colossal Carbon Footprint 1021 - Use green electricity for process heat, capture process CO2from smokestack and pump it back into concrete - for better stength and long-term storage - and use slag from iron & steel production or unused fly ash.
Sweden's HYBRIT Delivers World's 1st Fossil-Free Steel 0821
A Techno-Economic Analysis of Carbon Capture Options in industry 0721
Harmonization results indicate that CO2 mitigation potentials vary for each sub-sector, resulting in reductions of 1.4–2.7 t CO2/tonne (t) of steel (77%–149%), 0.7 t CO2/t cement (92%), 0.2 t CO2/t crude oil (68%), 1.9 t CO2/t pulp (1663%–2548%), and 34.9 t CO2/t H2 (313%).
Can Industry Decarbonize Steelmaking? 0621
A New Study Shows Getting to Net-Zero Emissions Is Doable. Here’s How. 0521 - Electrify everything, including industrial processes. Make electricity carbon-free.
How the Global Steel Industry Is Cutting Out Coal 0521 - Replace a blast furnace with an electric arc (or natural gas) furnace. Use hydrogen instead of carbon to separate iron from its ore. Recycle more steel.
Why Renewable Electricity Powers Decarbonization — and Pays Off 0421 - heat pumps, induction cooking, electric machines in industry (led by cement and steel) replacing heat from fossil fuels, electric vehicles, etc.
Manufacturers Are Now Providing Data for Buying Climate-Friendly Refrigerators 0421
World’s 1st Fossil-Free Steel-Making Starts in Northern Sweden 0920
These Are the Toughest Emissions to Cut, a Big Chunk of the Climate Problem 0618 unduly pessimistic view?
Carbon-less Anode Could Be Aluminum Smelting’s Biggest Advance in 130 Years 0518
New Membrane Could Save $2 Billion a Year for U.S. Industries 0816
Power Plants Are No longer Biggest US Climate Problem. Transportation Is. 0616 Buildings and factories are a close #3.
Scientists Take Step Toward Revolutionary Coolant ... Using Outer Space? 1114
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