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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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FCA US will conduct an emissions recall to update emission control software in an estimated 100,000 model-year 2014-2016 Ram 1500 pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs equipped with 3.0-liter —Mark Chernoby, FCA Head of North American Safety and Regulatory Compliance. liter EcoDiesel V-6 engines.

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Velocys in strategic alliance with Morimatsu for modular, lower cost GTL and BTL plants

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Its revenues totalled US$700 million in 2016. Velocys expects the terms of the MOU to be reflected in legally binding documentation within the next few months. This is the first strategic partnership that has been formalized since a review of Velocys’ strategy was completed in 4Q 2016.

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Velocys establishes strategic alliance with TRI for gasification systems for BTL plants

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TRI will support Velocys and its partners to further optimise overall plant cost and the financing of BTL plants through, for example, accessing governmental loan guarantee processes and securing independent engineering reviews. The company expects the terms of the MoU to be reflected in legally-binding documentation within the coming months.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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Despite this, an analysis of more than 1,800 major roads show that a small number of these—81 or 4%—are due to breach legal pollution limits for NO 2 , with 33 of these outside of London. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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In his remarks at the Annual Media Conference, where the Group presented 2015 results, Matthias MĂĽller, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, said that 2016 will be a year of transition for Volkswagen, and will also see the accelerated transformation of the company. billion as a provision for legal risks worldwide.

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Major power and gas company E.ON splitting in two; focusing on renewables, spinning off conventional power generation

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Because it will not have any of the Group’s existing capital-market liabilities and thanks to its solid financing, the publicly listed New Company will be financially robust. New setup to be implemented by 2016. will therefore take the necessary legal steps to combine these units. Shareholders Meeting in 2016.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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Second, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would provide financing to increase the conversion of biomass to bioenergy. And we want to get up 10 commercial demonstration projects, get those up and running by 2016.

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