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Spiegel – Schweizer Airline will ab 2023 mit Solartreibstoff fliegen

Als erste Fluggesellschaft überhaupt will Swiss ihre Flugzeuge mit einem Treibstoff betanken, der aus Sonnenenergie gewonnen wird – und das schon ab kommendem Jahr. Was muss man sich unter Solarkerosin vorstellen?

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SWISS to be the world’s first airline to use Synhelion solar fuel

SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have concluded a strategic collaboration with Synhelion to bring its solar aviation fuel to market. This will make SWISS the first airline in the world to use ‘sun-to-liquid’ fuel.

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Reuters – First step toward solar-powered plants

Mexican cement maker Cemex said on Wednesday it had achieved the first step in fully powering plants with solar energy, producing what is known as clinker via the sun’s rays.

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WSJ – Mexico's Cemex moves toward solar-powered cement production

Mexican cement maker Cemex took a major step toward producing cement with solar energy, successfully linking production of clinker with heat technology developed by Swiss synthetic fuels company Synhelion SA.

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CEMEX and Synhelion achieve breakthrough in cement production with solar energy

For the first time ever, CEMEX and Synhelion successfully connected the clinker production process with the Synhelion solar receiver, producing solar clinker. This revolutionary development is an initial step to develop fully solar-driven cement plants.

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NZZ – Synthetischer Sprit soll Verbrenner am Leben halten

Um die ambitiösen Klimaziele des Pariser Abkommens zu erfüllen, reicht es nicht, neu immatrikulierte Fahrzeuge mit Verbrennungsmotor durch Elektroautos zu ersetzen. Synthetische Treibstoffe könnten schon bald eine wichtige Rolle spielen.

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Handelsblatt – Diese Technologien sind entscheidend für die Klimawende

Der Kampf gegen die Klimakrise ist eine gewaltige Herausforderung. Mit Verzicht allein ist das nicht zu stemmen. Die einzige Chance sind Milliardeninvestitionen in neue Technologien.

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Solar fuels and their role in achieving net zero

Electrification, hydrogen, and synthetic fuels. Where do these technologies currently stand and do we need all of them to decarbonize transportation?

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