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Ballard & First Mode sign order for 30 additional hydrogen fuel cells for ultra-class mining trucks; 3MW

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These trucks are estimated to save 2,600 tons of diesel fuel each year. The Ballard hydrogen fuel cell module will help power ultra-class mining haul trucks like this one at Anglo American’s Mogalakwena Platinum Group Metals mine in South Africa.

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Anglo American unveils prototype 2MW hydrogen-battery hybrid mine haul truck

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Anglo American plc unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at its Mogalakwena PGMs (platinum group metals) mine in South Africa. The nuGen truck is retrofitted from a diesel-powered vehicle. South Africa’s Hydrogen Valley.

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Leclanché to provide battery technology for Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive project

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The CP hydrogen-powered locomotive pioneering project, first announced in December 2020, will retrofit a line-haul diesel freight locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and Leclanché's European-manufactured lithium-ion batteries to power the locomotive's electric traction motors. Earlier post.) —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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Ford to offer new 5-cylinder 3.2L diesel in Transit van in North America next year

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liter Power Stroke diesel will be Ford’s second in North America. liter Power Stroke five-cylinder diesel. The new diesel engine, Ford’s second in North America, has already been applied in the global Ford Ranger truck sold in world markets (3.2 5-cylinder diesel. Ford’s 5-cylinder, 3.2-liter Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Worldwide, mid-size pickups are becoming increasingly popular as versatile vehicles for a simultaneous private and commercial use and as vehicles for a strictly private use. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel-cell maker Ballard acquires IdaTech’s backup power system product lines, ip and customer base

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Strategically, it provides Ballard with additional product capabilities with methanol fueled systems and key customer relationships in leading markets for fuel cell commercialization, such as Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America as well as South Africa. —John Sheridan, Ballard President and CEO.

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Boeing, South African Airways and Mango celebrate Africa’s 1st commercial flights with sustainable aviation biofuel from tobacco

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In 2015, farms in Limpopo Province of South Africa, from which the biofuel for the flights was sourced, achieved certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), one of the strongest sustainability standards in the world. The oil can be used for biodiesel, electric generation, bio-jet fuel and marine diesel.