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...Steelmakers could, in theory, decarbonise by combining traditional blast furnaces with carbon capture and storage technology and keep using coal....
..., the growing electrification of vehicles and greater energy storage needs....
...The gas is produced at the point of use, thereby avoiding the cost and practical problems of storage and distribution....
...The FTSE 100 group’s gas storage facilities and thermal power plants, which back up the grid when intermittent generation such as wind and solar are not operating, have performed well this year, helping...
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...“We are hearing there is not enough storage for iron ore because the space has been taken by coal,” Popov said....
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