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DECEMBER 9, 2022

At an event held at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, ArcelorMittal inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project. Earlier post.) The €200-million Steelanol project is a first of its kind for the European steel industry. It will reduce annual carbon emissions from the Ghent plant by 125,000 tonnes.

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JUNE 8, 2020

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. These and other measures are part of the climate plan Volvo Cars launched late last year.

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Most of these orders came from countries in the northern part of Europe, including the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Sweden. In the third quarter of 2023, serial production will also start at Volvo’s largest factory in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo Trucks saw a strong increase in new truck orders during the first quarter of 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The use of green hydrogen produced from renewable energies could thus enable CO 2 -free long-distance logistics in the future. As part of the HyCET project, this engine will be installed in an 18-tonne truck to demonstrate its practicality for mobile applications. liter hydrogen engine. The TCG 7.8

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The gigafactory will supply battery materials to Umicore’s car and battery cell customers in Europe and marks an important step in achieving the European Union’s ambition of having its own battery ecosystem that is both sustainable and competitive on a global scale.

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JULY 2, 2022

The new plant will be climate-neutral and build only electric cars, underpinning the company’s ambition to become fully electric by 2030 and climate-neutral by 2040, and to continue expanding its global production capacity to match its growth ambitions. Volvo Cars has an ambition to move towards annual sales of 1.2

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

The inked agreement covers a full suite of solutions to operate the electric fleet including access to Ford Pro’s connected E-Telematics software and charging solutions in order to reduce costs and optimize efficiency as a part of the two organizations’ common zero emission goals.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Deutsche Post DHL has signed a letter of intent for a possible future global framework agreement with car manufacturer Renault. The intended global agreement shall contain the options for a future purchase of Renault Kangoo Z.E. As part of its global efforts, Deutsche Post DHL works with all major car manufacturers worldwide.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

ResponsibleSteel is the industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative, dedicated to defining and promoting responsible practice, aimed at improving: Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. The first wave of auditing includes sites in Belgium, Germany, Spain and France with others to follow.

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JULY 27, 2018

the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of aerospace and automotive rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 Novelis Inc., billion including the assumption of debt.

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APRIL 15, 2020

An open-access paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Green Chemistry. Ionic liquids (ILs) are known to be excellent green solvents for many types of synthetic polymers and biopolymers. Researchers in Europe have demonstrated the use of ionic liquids for recycling bonded NdFeB permanent magnets. —Önal et al.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

It is also matched by R&D grant from Innovate UK as part of the ENGIE and UKRI Clean Growth Innovation Fund. Connected Energy currently has systems operating in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany and is pursuing opportunities in other European countries as well as Japan, the United States and elsewhere.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Telefónica’s global M2M solution—powered by Jasper—will enable connectivity for Tesla’s in-car infotainment telematics including navigation, online music, and internet browsing, and remote vehicle diagnostics that relay information about the car’s safety, security and performance to the driver and Tesla service in real time.

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APRIL 11, 2018

Imec, a global research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies, has fabricated an innovative type of solid-state Li-ion battery achieving an energy density of 200 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C (2 hours). and imec China (IMEC Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

A European Commission study from 2017 estimated the global electric bus stock to count 173,000 buses, with 98% of the global stock being situated in China. Recharging infrastructure improving unevenly in different parts of Europe. Recharging infrastructure improving unevenly in different parts of Europe.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature may have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait—which separates the US and Russia by only 90 kilometers (56 miles)—helped drive global climate patterns during ice age episodes dating back more than 100,000 years. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 2, 2014

ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Belgium, a division of ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical B.V.B.A., To facilitate coke removal, the hot feed is diverted from one coke drum to another, alternating the drums between coke removal and the cracking part of the process. Esso Belgium, a division of ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical B.V.B.A.,

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JULY 18, 2012

China-based SORL Auto Parts, Inc., a supplier of brake and control systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, has launched a new generation of electric air brake compressors to be used in electric buses. An electric air compressor is a necessity for all electric buses with an air brake system.

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MAY 23, 2019

RNG is a key part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025. UPS announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

The Council elected Georg Kell, Founding Director UN Global Compact, as its chair. The first areas of focus in 2017 for the body will be the challenges of global CO 2 emissions and the corresponding regulations post-2025, plus the company’s transformation process. Georg Kell – Founding Director UN Global Compact.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

We have partnered with customers in the premium automotive segment from our Duffel, Belgium facility for years to develop and produce some of the most technically advanced lightweight aluminum solutions available today. For inner panels and structural parts, Aleris developed different Ecolite grades with different strength levels.

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JUNE 26, 2015

million) project is coordinated by steelmaker Arcelormittal Belgium NV. The project will build a demonstration plant of approximately 25,000 tons/ethanol per year—the first of its kind in Europe, and the largest facility globally built to date utilizing this technology. million (US$16.3-million) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JUNE 22, 2018

HySeas III, jointly led by the shipyard Ferguson Marine and the University of St Andrews, includes Orkney Islands Council; Kongsberg Maritime (Norway); Ballard Power Systems Europe (Denmark); McPhy (France); DLR - German Aerospace Center; and Interferry (Belgium/US) the global trade association for ferry operators and suppliers.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The deployment is part of UPS’s Cycle Solutions and the company’s Rolling Laboratory, which tests alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles. UPS launched an eBike that will deliver packages in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa.

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APRIL 29, 2013

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Board of Appeal has annulled an ECHA decision requiring additional animal toxicity testing of the low global warming potential refrigerant HF-1234yf (2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene) and sent the case to ECHA for re-examination.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

REVA is available in the following European countries: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Norway, Greece, Cyprus, France and Belgium. There are more than 2,000 REVA electric cars already on the roads in London and Bangalore, with a distribution network being built up across Europe, South America and parts of Asia.

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JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. Hariher Balasubramanian.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In its quarterly letter to shareholders, Tesla noted that Supercharging (Tesla’s very fast charging system) has become a significant part of the Tesla value proposition; 90% of customers opt for supercharging capability when they order their Model S. In trading after the announcement, Tesla stock dropped about 11%. Superchargers.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Data sources are combined in real-time based on algorithms which continually recalculate speeds on every part of the road network.

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JUNE 27, 2022

And part of the change involves extending the city’s EV-charging network. “We The key force behind the changes taking place in this windswept Dutch city is not a global market trend or the maturity of the engineering solutions. We want to predict where we need to build the next electric charging station.”.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Robert Privette: Rechargeable batteries are among the building blocks for the green energy transition.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

V was selected as part of a global crowdsourcing campaign announced in November 2018. V eBikes are launching first in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, due to the popularity of lithium-ion battery-powered eBikes in those markets. In Belgium and the Netherlands, the AR?V The name AR?V

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A pre-production XC40 Recharge I drove for an hour last October through rolling suburban hills outside New York City drew little attention, perhaps due to its muted, elegant silvery-green color and black roof. The electric XC40 comes from Ghent, Belgium, incidentally. Its blanked-off grille was barely noticeable.

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JUNE 26, 2023

The latest findings reflect the rapid growth in global EV sales witnessed over the last 12 months. In its sixth consecutive year, the latest report looks at the view of nearly 25,000 drivers across Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

Global 2ºC maximal warming limit as compared to past and. The 2 ºC maximal warming limit was cited at the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, and revisited several decades later, in 1995, by the Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Globale Unweltveränderungen (WGBU), Germany’s national advisory council on climate change.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Robert Privette: Rechargeable batteries are among the building blocks for the green energy transition.

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