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Efficient Drivetrain collaborates with Master Transportation on first Made-in-Taiwan e-bus; EDI PowerDrive EV 6000

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announced a collaboration with Master Transportation, a Taiwanese bus manufacturer, to develop an all-electric bus program to replace diesel buses for the Taiwanese government. Efficient Drivetrains moved to established partnerships with local suppliers in response to the recent introduction of a green transportation plan in Taiwan.

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Taiwan team engineers E. coli to produce n-butanol from glycerol

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Researchers at Feng Chia University in Taiwan have engineered the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce n-butanol from crude glycerol—a byproduct of the production of biodiesel. It can be transported by the existing infrastructure and readily used in gasoline blends. g/L n-butanol from 20 g/L crude glycerol.

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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However, emissions do not just remain in conurbations; particles and gaseous pollutants can be transported thousands of kilometers by the wind. HALO in-hangar in Taiwan. The specially equipped HALO takes off from Tainan Airport in Taiwan to conduct measurement flights over the various Asian cities and conurbations.

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Adgero signs €3.5M deal with ultracap manufacturer Skeleton for road freight KERS

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Under the agreement, the French transport technology developer will now source SkelMod 160V modules exclusively for the Adgero hybrid system pioneered to increase efficiency for the truck transport industry. Under the deal for 2016 and 2017 Adgero will purchase hundreds of SkelMod units in a deal worth approximately €3.5

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Clean power generation and electric transport are seeing heavy inflows, but need to see further increases in spending as costs fall. Electrified transport. Passenger EVs were responsible for the bulk of outlays on electrified transport globally. This was the second-highest annual figure ever (after 2017’s $313.3

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IHS forecasts 11% rise in China automotive semiconductor market in 2014 due to safety and navigation features

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By 2017, revenue will reach $6.2 Key navigation-processor suppliers included CSR of Wales, MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor of Taiwan, Samsung of South Korea and Freescale Semiconductor from Texas. million by 2017. China continues to be a place of rising automobile production and shipments. million units. million units, up 15%.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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To arrest the accelerating pace of a changing climate, the world needs a lot more clean energy to electrify heating, transportation, and industry and to displace fossil-fuel generation. Ireland, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the other countries with bold floating wind ambitions. The frame is modular for easier transport.

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