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Hydrogenics and partners win major hydrogen energy storage R&D and demo project in Europe

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Consortium members include the leading grocery chain Colruyt Group (Belgium); the European Commission’s Directorate—General Joint Research Centre (Belgium); the European Hydrogen Association (EHA), represented through FAST; HyET Hydrogen Efficiency Technologies, the pioneer in electrochemical compression (the Netherlands); Iceland New Energy, which (..)

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CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

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Carbon Recycling International has been awarded a €1.8-million The project is referred to as “CirclEnergy” as CRI’s technology is designed to support and enable the transition to circular economy. million (US$2.0-million) CRI’s ETL technology consist of five process modules.

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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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Here, we develop state-of-the-art representations of consumer preferences in multiple global energy-economy models, specifically focusing on the non-financial preferences of individuals. More than 90% of such vehicles are powered by internal combustion engines burning oil-derived fuels. Note the different scaling used in the graphs.

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California Air Resources Board releases draft regulations for cap-and-trade program linkage with Québec

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Linking with Québec is a significant advance in California’s efforts to fight climate change and steer our economy toward a clean energy future. By being among the first in North America, with California, to participate in the carbon market, our businesses will be in good shape to excel in a carbonless economy.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. These strategies are closely linked to the economy. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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Transport, including international aviation and maritime transport, accounts for around a quarter of total EU greenhouse gas emissions. Freight transport tends to grow slightly faster than the economy, with road and air freight recording the largest increases in the EU-27 (43% and 35%, respectively, between 1997 and 2007).

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Advantage EV

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In Department of Energy fuel economy tests, in short-trip city driving, a conventional gasoline car’s gas mileage is about 12 percent lower at 20 degrees Fahrenheit than it would be at 77 degrees Fahrenheit and can drop as much as 22 percent for very short trips of around 3 to 4 miles. Electric vehicles are popular in cold climates.