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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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Efforts to improve the fuel efficiency of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) stalled in 2017 compared to 2016, according to provisional data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). While past years have seen steady declines, new passenger cars registered in 2017 emitted on average 0.4 A total of 15.1

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INEOS investing additional $1.4B in Grangemouth complex in next phase of GHG reductions; blue hydrogen

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As Scotland’s only crude oil refinery, Petroineos is the primary supplier of aviation fuel for Scotland’s main airports and the major supplier of gasoline and diesel across Scotland’s Central Belt, as well as in Northern Ireland and Northern England. INEOS Acquired the Forties Pipeline System from BP in October 2017.

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EEA report finds most Europeans in cities still exposed to levels of air pollution exceeding WHO guidelines

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The new EEA analysis is based on the latest official air quality data from more than 4,000 monitoring stations across Europe in 2017. Among the findings: Concentrations of particulate matter (PM) continued to exceed the EU limit values and the WHO AQGs in large parts of Europe in 2017. For PM with a diameter of 10 ?m 17 % of the EU?28

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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In total, DB Schenker’s electric light-duty trucks deliver almost silently and with zero emissions to customers in inner-city locations in 20 European cities in Germany, Finland, Denmark, UK, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Spain and Italy.

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DEMA consortium targeting direct production ethanol from algae at less than $2/gallon

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It is coordinated by the University of Limerick in Ireland and has received almost €5 million (US$6.6 The project started work in December 2012 and completes its work in May 2017. The project brings together nine partners from both academia and industry from six EU countries. Algae Algal Fuels Ethanol'

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Tesla Model 3 revealed as having the highest EV sales volume worldwide

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With Tesla selling 365,500 cars in 2019 – more than three times more than they did in 2017 (103,100) – this result is no shock. The UK has over 30,000 charge point connectors across the country[ 2 ] with Tesla also having an even distribution of charging points across Britain[ 3 ].

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China realizes charging piles, complete vehicles and accessories to go overseas

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The cross-border index shows that the global search index for new energy charging piles has been rising year by year since 2017, especially since 2020. Currently, the countries with the most searches for new energy charging piles are the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, the United States, and New Zealand.

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