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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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A methanation plant expansion to the existing power-to-gas (PtG) facility in Falkenhagen, Germany has officially opened as part of the international €28-million (US$33.5-million) million) STORE&GO research project. Construction on the methanation plant began in July 2017. All work was completed on schedule.

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Uniper receives €2.375M funding notification for Krummhoern hydrogen storage pilot

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Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Olaf Lies presented the funding notification of €2.375 million for Uniper’s planned hydrogen pilot project at the Krummhoern natural gas storage site. The advantage of hydrogen is that it can be stored. It has long been clear that the energy transition cannot be achieved with electrons alone.

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MIT researchers develop oxygen permeable membrane that converts CO2 to CO

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MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and thence into useful fuels for cars, trucks, and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products. 2017), H 2 -assisted CO 2 thermochemical reduction on La 0.9

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Porsche unveils 2017 version of 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype

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The 2017 model of the Porsche 919 Hybrid deploys a range of new innovations, particularly in the vehicle’s aerodynamics, the chassis and the combustion engine. Team Principal Andreas Seidl, who continues to serve as acting technical director, said that for the 2017 season, 60 to 70 percent of the vehicle is newly developed.

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Buick adding new eAssist mild hybrid to 2018 Buick LaCrosse as standard powertrain

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four-cylinder with eAssist complements the V-6 that launched on the 2017 LaCrosse last September. Buick’s eAssist propulsion system combines a compact electric motor and an advanced 24-cell air-cooled 0.45kWh lithium-ion battery pack with the 2.5L This energy powers the electrical system when the vehicle is in Auto-Stop mode.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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It takes really long to form fossil fuels They are air pollutants – Combustion of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases causes air pollution Global warming – as a result of greenhouse gas emission, atmospheric temperature increases ( how? ). 6 Electricity Electric energy is another form of energy used in a vehicle.

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MAN Energy Solutions acquires 40% of electrolysis company H-TEC Systems; strategic investment in hydrogen

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Across sites in Lübeck, Braak and Augsburg, a team of 20 employees develops and produces stacks and electrolyzers for manufacturing hydrogen with electricity. H-TEC Systems will be able to continue to focus on developing and producing series production-ready technologies for converting electricity into hydrogen in a cost-efficient manner.

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