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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower

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All its European plants have had a climate-neutral electricity supply since 2008, while the engine plant in Skövde, Sweden, was the first in the company’s network to become completely climate-neutral in 2018.

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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) Stakeholders General Assembly in Belgium

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The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) stakeholders’ general assembly will take place on 26 and 27 October in Brussels, Belgium.

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EDF launches subsidiary Hynamics to produce and to market low-carbon hydrogen

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At the end of March 2019, Hynamics teams have identified and are working on some 40 target projects, in France as well as other European countries including Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. stake in McPhy, a manufacturer and marketer of electrolysers and a player committed to low-carbon hydrogen since its creation in 2008.

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Ballard signs MOU with Van Hool for further fuel cell bus deployments; next-gen FCvelocity-HD7 power module

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The MOU also provides for the establishment of a dedicated service and parts center at Van Hool facilities in Belgium, to support all buses powered by Ballard fuel cells in Europe. Van Hool is a Belgium-based independent bus, coach and industrial vehicle OEM with a strong history of innovation in bus manufacturing. Earlier post.).

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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Diesel’s biggest declines took place in Norway (-32%), the UK (-30%), Slovenia (-28%), Finland (-20%) and Belgium (-20%). The Golf was the top-selling car in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Latvia and Belgium. The Captur was the top-selling small SUV with 121,200 registrations—ahead of both the Peugeot 2008 and Dacia Duster.

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Four Next-Generation Fuel Cell Buses Introduced in Hartford

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A 2008 NREL evaluation of the first generation of fuel cell buses in service in Hartford found that while the experience for operators and riders with the fuel cell bus had been positive, there had been a number of specific problems and limitations that resulted in bus availability consistently below the 85% target.

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Dow and BASF receive Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for HPPO Technology

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The two companies successfully started up the first commercial-scale HPPO production plant in 2008 at BASF’s Antwerp, Belgium, facility. SCG-Dow Group is building a second plant based on this technology which is scheduled to begin production in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, in 2011.

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