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Ford to offer 2014 F-150 with natural gas option

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Ford will offer the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, making Ford the only manufacturer in the US with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup. liter V6 F-150 is equipped with a CNG/LPG engine package, it is capable of achieving more than 750 miles on one tank of gas, depending on the tank size selected.

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ITM Power signs hydrogen fuel contract with Honda (UK)

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Honda joins Toyota GB PLC, Hyundai Motor UK Ltd, Commercial Group, Skanska, UlemCo Ltd, Arval UK Ltd, UK Government Car Service, Arcola Energy, Johnson Matthey, Europcar, The Science Museum, JCB, Anglo American, Green Tomato Cars, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and Northern Gas Networks as a fuel customer.

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POSTECH, Hyundai team develops new more thermally robust catalyst for NOx reduction with diesel engines

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Although its selective catalytic reduction by urea (urea-SCR) has recently been commercialized, the operation window of this technology is severely limited by the decomposition temperature (ca. The feed contains 500 ppm NH 3 , 500 ppm NO, 5% O 2 , 10% H 2 O balanced with N 2 at 100,000 h -1 gas hourly space velocity. —Ryu et al.

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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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CO 2 emissions from US coal-fired power plant could be phased out entirely by 2030 using existing technologies or ones that could be commercially competitive with coal within about a decade, according to a paper published online 30 April in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al.

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UK launches accreditation scheme for clean vehicle retrofit technologies

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While the latest Euro VI buses and advanced electrified options comfortably meet clean emission requirements, a significant majority of the older, existing bus fleet are seen as being a significant source of pollution and need a rapid and cost-effective solution.

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