heavy industry
Coverage of heavy industry in the Nexus archive.
- Push for electrification finally takes centre stage in pre-Cop31 climate talks
Electrification of transportation, heating, cooling, and heavy industry is highlighted as a key strategy to phase out fossil fuels, which currently supply 80% of global energy. The topic gained prominence at pre-Cop31 climate talks in Bonn, marking a shift from its previous status as a niche focus in climate action.
- Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
Electrifying the world with electric vehicles, heating, cooling, and modernized industry could phase out fossil fuels, replacing 80% of global energy from hydrocarbons. Electrification, once a niche climate action topic, is now central at pre-COP31 talks in Bonn, with potential to halve global energy demand and save billions through efficiency gains.
- Minnesota now has a wind-powered green ammonia plant
Minnesota now has a wind-powered green ammonia plant located near the town of Morris. The facility uses wind turbines and infrastructure like tanks and pipes to produce ammonia, aiming to enhance self-sufficiency for regional agriculture and heavy industry.
- Garden Grove crisis exposes Southern California's hidden industrial risks
The Garden Grove chemical tank crisis highlights Southern California's ongoing reliance on heavy industry and the associated hidden risks. The incident serves as a reminder of potential dangers in industrial operations.
- Garden Grove crisis exposes Southern California's hidden industrial risks
A chemical tank crisis in Garden Grove has highlighted Southern California's ongoing reliance on heavy industry and its associated hidden risks.
- Six countries ask EU to shield heavy industry from carbon costs
Six countries, including Poland and the Czech Republic, are urging the EU to protect heavy industry from carbon costs amid global crises and high energy prices by allocating more emissions permits.
- You’ve heard of hybrid cars. Now meet a hybrid cement plant.
NOC Energy has developed a hybrid cement plant that combines fossil fuels and electricity, marking a new approach to heavy industry energy use. This innovation aims to reduce reliance on a single energy source by integrating both traditional and modern power solutions.