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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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Within the framework of the initiative, the E-Mobility Group is bringing together the main players—e-truck customers, power grid operators, energy suppliers, charging hardware manufacturers and charging software providers—thus promoting shared infrastructure solutions for truck customers within the network.

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Navigant: sales of PEVs in India to reach 17,000 by 2018

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In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in India will reach 17,000 by 2018. million units annually by 2018, with electric scooters the preferred vehicle type. Combined with sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), that number will reach more than 22,000 in the same year.

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Largest pilot plant for CO2-neutral production of hydrogen begins operation at voestalpine site in Linz

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As part of the EU-funded H2FUTURE project, partners voestalpine, VERBUND, Siemens, Austrian Power Grid, K1-MET and TNO are researching into the industrial production of green hydrogen as a means of replacing fossil fuels in steel production over the long term. In the business year 2018/19, the Group generated revenue of €13.6

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International Copper Association pledges to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050

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Refined copper production emitted an estimated 97 million tons of CO 2 equivalent in 2018. of global anthropogenic emissions. Scope 2 emissions accounted for 46% of these emissions, followed by Scope 3 at 31% and Scope 1 at 23%. This represents 2% of mining and metals sector emissions, and 0.2%

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BP forming 50:50 biofuels JV with Bunge in Brazil; growing existing biofuels business >50%

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Ethanol produced from sugarcane is one of the most carbon-efficient biofuels available globally, with lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions around 70% lower than conventional hydrocarbon transport fuels. In 2018, the two businesses produced a total of around 2.2 In 2018 the Brazilian production of ethanol was some 26 billion liters (6.9

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IEA report draws lessons from rapid uptake of EVs in Nordic countries

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Norway, Iceland and Sweden have the highest ratios of EVs per person, globally. Further, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Nordic region is projected to reach 4 million cars by 2030—more than 15 times the number currently in circulation, according to the International Energy Agency’s Nordic EV Outlook 2018 (NEVO 2018).

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Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech

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The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. Stealth-mode electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. —Ilias Belharouak, a group leader in ORNL’s Energy and Transportation Science Division.