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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. Two modified Ford Rangers will work as mobile clinics to deliver health services, dispense medication for chronic conditions, and monitor the growth of children in South Africa. Investing $4.5

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Fuel-cell maker Ballard acquires IdaTech’s backup power system product lines, ip and customer base

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IdaTech supplies both hydrogen- and methanol-fueled systems. Strategically, it provides Ballard with additional product capabilities with methanol fueled systems and key customer relationships in leading markets for fuel cell commercialization, such as Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America as well as South Africa.

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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It will be engineered and designed by Daimler to meet the specific needs of its customers in Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. Joint engine development and production in addition to engine cross-supply projects mark a one of a kind cooperation in the powertrain segment covering engines and transmissions.

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Boeing, South African Airways look to 1st harvest of Solaris tobacco for renewable jet fuel

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Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) announced that South African farmers will soon harvest their first crop of energy-rich tobacco plants, an important step towards using the plants to make sustainable aviation biofuel. Earlier post.).

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Boeing, Canadian aviation industry launch sustainable aviation biofuel project using forestry waste

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These efforts could also supply biofuel to ground and marine vehicles, saving about 1 million tons of CO 2 emissions per year on a life cycle basis across the transportation sector, the study found. The consortium is led by UBC and NORAM Engineering and Constructors, Ltd., of Vancouver.

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China become the sector’s biggest car exporter in Q1 2023, surpassing Japan

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Manage importers of Chinese language automobiles Moreover, on the subject of export quantity within the first quarter, the govern ten nations that China exports to are Russia, america, Mexico, the UK, Belgium, Japan, Australia, Germany, United Arab Emirates, and South Korea, in line with the Chinese language Basic Management of Customs.

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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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The Outlook for Energy provides ExxonMobil’s long-term view of global energy demand and supply. The outlook is developed by examining energy supply and demand trends in 100 countries, 15 demand sectors covering all manner of personal and business needs and 20 different energy types. Outlook for Energy.

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