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Europe Risks Wasting €27 Billion Battery Opportunity with Weak CO2 Targets — Study

CleanTechnica EVs

By Paul Bell The EU and the UK risk wasting €27bn in battery investments if they fail to strengthen car and van CO2 emission standards, analysis from Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. Originally published on Transport & Environment.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

Green Car Congress

Within the EU28 the trends vary between countries with decreases of 6% for the UK and Bulgaria and of 3% for Greece and Spain, while increases of 5% in Ireland and Denmark and of 4% in Sweden and Finland occurred. CH 4 is mainly generated by agricultural activities, the production of coal and gas, as well as waste treatment and disposal.

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ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

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The project will reduce the volumes of coal needed in the iron ore reduction process, thereby cutting CO2 emissions. ArcelorMittal Asturias (Spain) has the most advanced coke oven gas project, with injection of grey hydrogen (hydrogen that has been recovered from gases including natural gas and coke oven gas) due to start in early 2021.

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ALMA Project’s lightweight BEV structure promises to redefine future of e-mobility  | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The key highlights of the ALMA Project are: – 22% weight reduction in BEV BiW – 24% reduction in CO2 emissions for BiW over vehicle service life – 9% emissions reduction for entire car over vehicle service life ALMA’s BEV BiW achieved a remarkable 22% weight reduction, while reducing carbon emissions by 24% in the BiW.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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dCi (type K9K) diesel is the brand’s best-selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2009, in Valladolid (Spain) and Bursa (Turkey). The combustion is of a higher quality and CO2 emissions are reduced. Pumping the oil the engine doesn'’ need through the relief valve wastes energy, however. New-generation 1.5