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BASF breaks ground on syngas plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China

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BASF has commenced construction of its syngas plant at the Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. The facility will produce syngas and hydrogen for captive use within BASF’s production Verbund. The technical concept of this syngas plant is the first of its kind in China, underscoring our commitment to achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

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Zhejiang Methanol Hydrogen and Element 1 partner to deliver hydrogen generation technology to Greater China

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— to drive methanol-based hydrogen generation technology and commercialize e1NA’s technology throughout Greater China. The JV will work with listed companies across China to develop integrated hydrogen production and fueling stations in Qingdao, Wuhan, Jiaxing, Wuxi and other cities.

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China Yuchai launches China’s first operating hydrogen engine for commercial vehicles

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The engine design upgrades the engine structure and its subsystems such as the combustion and gas distribution systems. —Weng Ming Hoh, President of China Yuchai. The commercially-available diesel-fueled version of the YCK05 has a power range from 190-240 PS and maximum torque of 900 N·m.

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EIA forecasts growing liquid fuels production in Brazil, Canada, and China through 2023

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that liquid fuels production in Brazil, Canada, and China will increase this year and next, contributing to growth in overall non-OPEC petroleum production. EIA expects Brazil’s production to increase from 3.7 EIA expects Brazil’s production to increase from 3.7

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Shell starts up 20 MW hydrogen electrolyzer in China

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Shell has started operations at the power-to-hydrogen electrolyzer in Zhangjiakou, a joint venture between Shell (China) Limited and Zhangjiakou City Transport Construction Investment Holding Group Co. We see opportunities across the hydrogen supply chain in China, including its production, storage and shipping.

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Plus and Cummins to develop first autonomous natural gas trucks; deployment in 2022

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Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced a new initiative with global engine manufacturer Cummins to develop the industry’s first driver-in, supervised autonomous trucks powered by natural gas. This combination will bring to market natural gas supervised autonomous trucks in 2022.

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GlobalData: China advancing hydrogen engines to meet sustainability goals

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China, despite being one of the world’s largest producers and market for electric vehicles (EVs), is actively exploring alternate energy technologies for automobiles to meet its sustainability goals, including hydrogen internal combustion engines (H 2 ICEs) for commercial vehicles, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

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