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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

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The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, South Africa in late-2011. The locomotives use Ballard fuel cell stacks in a system designed by Vehicle Projects Inc.

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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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The investment round was led by AP Ventures, a significant investor in breakthrough hydrogen technologies, and included New Energy Technologies, Chevron Technology Ventures, Osaka Gas USA, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The process can scale back to a zero capacity factor and rapidly scale right back to 100% or anywhere in between.

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ESMT Berlin and BMW Group launch third year of Change Maker Fellowships with emphasis on digitalisation | Autocar Professional

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The modular course design allows students to study at their own pace and complete the program in 24 months or take up to five years, with no physical attendance required. With hubs in Germany, South Africa, the USA, Portugal, China, Romania, and India, the company aims to tap into regional talent pools.

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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It will be engineered and designed by Daimler to meet the specific needs of its customers in Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. Later this month, Mercedes-Benz will provide further insights into the new pickup truck’s design, strategy and markets.

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LanzaTech collaborating with Swayana to convert waste gases from ferroalloy production to ethanol

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South Africa has the potential to produce more than 400,000 tonnes of ethanol per year from existing ferroalloy and titania producers. This would prevent the release of more than 700,000 tonnes of CO 2 per annum—the equivalent to removing 250,000 cars from South Africa’s roads.

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BMW updates BMW Connected with expanded services, device support and availability

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The personal mobility companion BMW Connected already comprises many functions designed to help users with their daily mobility needs. When it was launched—in March in the USA and in August in Europe—BMW Connected was initially available for Apple iPhone users. From October, Android-based smartphones will also be supported.

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Peugeot sees robust orders, rolls out EV subscriptions in Europe

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marketplace and targets to accumulation rising in South The usa and alternative international locations, together with South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand and Morocco. On the similar date, the corporate plans to include a temporarily evolving all set of design choices to attraction to patrons’ tastes and desires.

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