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Hydrogen Council report finds cost of hydrogen solutions to fall sooner than previously expected

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The Hydrogen Council has published a new report, Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective , demonstrating that the cost of hydrogen solutions will fall sharply within the next decade, sooner than previously expected. Drop in the cost of components for end-use equipment under scaling up of manufacturing.

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ICL team assesses relative costs of carbon mitigation for 12 H2 production paths; trade-off between cost and level of decarbonization

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A team at Imperial College London has examined the relative costs of carbon mitigation from a lifecycle perspective for 12 different hydrogen production techniques using fossil fuels, nuclear energy and renewable sources. Their results show a trade-off between the cost of mitigation and the proportion of decarbonization achieved.

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Tesla tops the UK’s most popular EV list 5 years in a row

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Tesla has topped the United Kingdom’s (UK) Most Popular Electric Vehicle (EV) list for the past 5 years, according to annual car registrations from 2019 to present. Comparison site confused.com sifted through the United Kingdom’s annual EV registrations for the past 5 years and released its findings in the Rise of EVs Report.

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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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The results from this study suggested a cost of hydrogen as low as ¥17 to ¥27/Nm 3 (US$0.16 - $0.25) using a combination of technologies and the achievement of ambitious individual cost targets for batteries, PV, and electrolyzers. For comparison, the US DOE’s 2020 target for the levelized cost of hydrogen (production only) is $2.30/kg.

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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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They used the model and the data to estimate the life cycle air pollution, greenhouse gas, and traffic externality benefits and costs of serving rides based on Chicago TNC trip data from 2019 to 2022 with fully electric vehicles. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Mohan et al.

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SpaceX Starlink launch to fly same Falcon fairing half for the fifth time

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SpaceX currently uses the same fairing design for all Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy satellite launches, simplifying its product line to keep costs as low as possible. Historically, SpaceX executives have stated that each pair of Falcon fairings represents around 10% of the cost of Falcon 9 production, or $5 million.

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Ford claims $1 billion U.S. charge drawback vs. GM, Stellantis

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billion greater than what’s defined within the wave four-year pact and transformed more or less 14,100 brief staff to everlasting condition since 2019. In comparison to overseas automakers that experience nonunion staff, Ford has a more or less $9-an-hour exertions charge hole. The automaker additionally has invested $1.4

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