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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

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According to the EEA’s provisional data, the average emissions of new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom in 2020 were 107.8 New car emissions were increasing as recently as two years ago, but the sharp drop last year shows that carmakers respond to CO2 standards. This was 14.5

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CICERO-led study finds global warming effect of leaked hydrogen almost 12x stronger than CO2

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The study was led by Dr Maria Sand, a senior scientist at CICERO, and her colleagues with collaborators from the UK, France, and the US, and was funded by the Research Council of Norway with contributions from five hydrogen industry partners. The climate effects of hydrogen have been an under-researched topic.

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EVs market share continues to grow in Norway

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Best Selling BEVs Tesla, with the Berlin Gigafactory now cranking out some 18,000 units per month (and still ramping), was able to deliver 1,296 units of the Model Y to Norway in February, taking the top spot. It is already very popular in the home market of Korea, and can be expected to do well in Europe. tons of CO2 per year.

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Hydro exploring hydrogen opportunities for internal demand and external market

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Hydro is exploring the potential for developing and operating hydrogen facilities to meet large internal demand as well as serving an external market, leveraging the company’s industrial and renewable power expertise. We can therefore build and develop a complete value chain for green hydrogen in Norway. —Hilde Merete Aasheim.

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SINTEF, ECONNECT model LNG, ammonia and liquid CO2 flow rates in floating cryogenic pipes

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With additional support from Innovation Norway and Norwegian Research Council, the IPN project contributes to a body of fluid dynamics research, addressing the heat and mass transport phenomena required to improve the process configuration and control for floating gas distribution systems. —Stian Magnusson, ECONNECT Energy CIO.

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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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Norway increased its plugin electric vehicle market share to 91.1% The auto market is still settling down after policy changes that came in at the start of the year. This is the first time Norway has seen 3 consecutive months with combined plugin share staying above 90% (see graph below). in April 2023, up from 84.2%

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EEA final data shows average car CO2 emissions in Europe kept increasing in 2019

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million new cars were registered in 2019 in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom, and about 38% of these were SUVs. CO2/km, which is about 7 % above the 2020 target of 147 g CO 2 /km. Data about newly registered vans show a stable trend. In 2019, average emissions of new vans were 158.0

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