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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 hydrogen economy provides an opportunity to create new engines of economic activity.

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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

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The partnership is the first in Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to create new circular economy business models for its vehicle batteries. Second-life battery supply for stationary applications, like renewable energy storage, could exceed 200 GWh per year by 2030, creating a global value of more than $30 billion.

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Vanadium Recovery Project targeting significant increase in vanadium production in Europe with low emissions

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The VRP won’t have any waste streams and will set a new precedent for circular economy practices in metals processing. It is becoming recognized as a significant addition to new lithium-ion chemistries used in electric vehicles as well as in VRFBs used for long duration energy storage solutions from renewable sources.

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South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

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Via its sustainable technology division, Rubicon’s energy, electric mobility, building management, and lighting solutions are enabling homes, businesses, and factories to adopt sustainable, connected, and automated solutions underpinned by renewable energy generation and […].

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Aviation Summit calls for global framework on emissions reductions

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In a keynote address, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism, South Africa, called on Europe to suspend the integration of civil aviation into its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for two years, in order to give time for the development of a global framework under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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Investment in new wind, solar, and other non-large hydro renewables projects in the country fell to $86 billion in 2018 from $122 billion in 2017. Overall, declining costs for solar and wind played a considerable factor in the fall in absolute dollar investment in emerging economies.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. GM has a goal of 125 MW renewable energy. Earlier post.).

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