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ITF: worldwide transport activity to double by 2050, emissions to rise 16% compared to 2015

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Gearing stimulus packages towards decarbonization. The report presents three main policy scenarios for the future of passenger and freight transport, and all transport modes. Transport planning that serves citizens considers their desired destinations and focuses on how well transport options connect them.

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Port of Los Angeles breaks ground on $137M railyard that will increase on-dock rail efficiency, reduce congestion and improve environment

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The Berth 200 railyard project also enables track space at the TraPac container terminal to serve as TraPac’s future on-dock rail facility. Construction of the rail project begins on the heels of completion of the Harry Bridges Boulevard Roadway Improvements, a $22-million project also built with federal stimulus dollars.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. industrial concerns from falling victim to similar semiconductor supply chain snafus in the future. To keep future shortages at bay, the chip industry and auto executives need a more direct connection going forward so signals about supply and demand are clearer, he says.

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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A team at the Ohio State University has developed a membrane that regulates bi-directional ion transport across it as a function of its redox state and that could be used as a programmable smart membrane separator in future supercapacitors and redox flow batteries. Structure and function of a smart membrane separator. (A)

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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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Research areas including turbine technology, wind energy integration and offshore deployment will be crucial to maximizing future growth. We have identified specific areas of priority for the wind sector to effectively deliver the overall objective of cost reductions. Professor Petersen.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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Germany Launches H2 Mobility Initiative to Expand Infrastructure for Refueling Hydrogen Vehicles

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This will take place within the framework of the German economic stimulus package (Konjunkturpaket II) and other national and state programs to jointly address standardization and cost reduction issues. This will secure and create new employment in the markets of the future.

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