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California initiative to streamline permitting of new hydrogen and electric fueling stations

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California state economic development director Kish Rajan announced an effort to streamline the permitting process for zero emission vehicle fueling stations and significantly expand California’s hydrogen and electric vehicle capacity. —Jim Pisz, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. North American business strategy corporate manager.

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Hydrogen Council study: hydrogen could contribute to 20% of CO2 emissions reduction targets by 2050

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In Bonn, as global leaders gathered at COP 23, the Hydrogen Council coalition ( earlier post ) released a report developed with support from McKinsey quantifying the potential for hydrogen in the energy transition. The sooner we get the hydrogen economy going, the better, and we are all committed to making this a reality.

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DOE awards more than $5M to two projects developing advanced hydrogen fuel cell components

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award more than $5 million to two projects—one led by 3M Company and the other by Eaton Corporation—intended to lower the cost of advanced fuel cell systems by developing and engineering cost-effective, durable, and highly efficient fuel cell components. Eaton Corporation, up to $2.1

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Loop Energy introduces fuel cell range extender for heavy-duty vehicles; in-service operation to begin in 2017

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Following a three-year development period, the Loop power module is now being integrated by an original equipment manufacturer and will begin in-service operation in 2017. a subsidiary of CRRC Corporation Ltd.) Prior to that, he had been at General Motors Automotive Fuel Cell Activities and Ballard Power Systems - R&D.

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Tesla’s request for tougher fuel economy penalties thrown out by U.S. Appeals Court

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When Trump increased the penalties for not aligning with Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirements, Tesla’s sale of credits became less valuable, according to Reuters. Toyota focused on hydrogen fuel cells for a while but recently announced a massive shift to electrification with a sizeable investment.

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Has Nikola’s Founder’s Fraudulent Activity Changed the EV Conversation?

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The company gathered support from industry veterans, showed off concept vehicles, gathered provisional purchase orders, cut deals with companies as large as General Motors , and went public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in mid-2020. Trevor Milton (in 2017, image from Wikipedia).

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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To stabilize the first floating wind farm , completed in 2017 about 50 kilometers northeast of the Aberdeen project, Norwegian energy giant Equinor used a steel column that extends 78 meters into the water. The steel mill, says Ideol, will be one of the world’s first to replace metallurgical coal with renewable electricity and hydrogen.

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