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Toyota’s diesel line-up in Western Europe to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel fuel

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Both the Land Cruiser and Hilux will join the Proace family of light commercial vehicles in being compatible with HVO100 diesel. HVO100 fuel pumps are becoming more common at filling stations in Europe, with around 1,000 already in use across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

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Ballard signs fuel cell supply agreement with Solaris; initial order of 10 modules as range extenders for electric trolley buses

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Solaris has signed a contract with Rigas Satiksme, the transport operator in the city of Riga, Latvia for 10 of the Trollino trolley buses. —Karim Kassam, Ballard’s Vice President – Commercial. Solaris is a major European manufacturer of city, intercity and special-purpose buses as well as low-floor trams.

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Ballard-powered fuel cell electric buses exceed 10M km of revenue service

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Over this period Ballard has worked with 13 bus manufacturers to develop a variety of fuel cell bus configurations that have been deployed in a wide range of climatic conditions and operated under a host of demanding duty cycles. Kevin Colbow, Ballard’s Vice President – Technology and Product Development.

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Oil Drum Licenses On-Board Hydrogen Generator for Baltic States

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University of Kent (UK) spin-off Oil Drum Ltd , has signed a licensing deal with UAB Hydro2 that will enable its on-board hydrogen generator technology to be manufactured, sold and installed in the Baltic States. Central to the technology is the efficient production of hydrogen from the small electrical source.

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EEA: Higher EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 due to economic recovery and cold winter

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Sectors with the highest GHG emissions growth included: CO 2 emissions from residential and commercial sectors (caused by a higher heating demand due to a colder winter); CO 2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (including iron and steel process emissions); and CO 2 emissions from public heat and electricity production.

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