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INEOS investing additional $1.4B in Grangemouth complex in next phase of GHG reductions; blue hydrogen

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INEOS’ Road Map lays out the path to a reduction in excess of 60% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through a series of investments, partnerships, and innovative engineering. The efficient technology will drive down emissions by at least 150,000 tonnes of CO 2 per year.

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Trinity, TOTAL researchers design new molecules that boost fuel efficiency

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The research was funded by TOTAL Marketing Services and supported by MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine. Current market research indicates that internal combustion engine sales peaked in 2018 and that from now on sales of electric cars will slowly overtake cars running on fossil fuels.

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Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost model accounts for 23.3% of Focus orders in April in Europe

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The Euro 19 markets are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. liter engine with improved fuel efficiency and lower CO 2. The Focus 1.0-liter Weighing just 97 kg (214 lbs), the 1.0-liter

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Becoming increasingly attractive due to a number of advantages over conventional, gasoline-fueled vehicles, NGVs still have issues around storage and refueling.

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New Ford C-MAX sales double across Europe

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in 2010), with the C-MAX range claiming segment leadership in Italy, Turkey and Ireland. liter Ford EcoBoost gasoline engine. With this sales growth, the model’s European segment share has grown to 12.7% in 2011 (up from 6.7% The Grand C-MAX has contributed one-third of the overall C-MAX sales volume.

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Ford now offering dual dry-clutch PowerShift and E85 options for new Focus in Europe

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liter Duratec Ti-VCT gasoline engine can now be specified with a 6-speed Ford PowerShift automatic transmission with dual dry-clutch technology. Allows the clutches to disengage when the engine is at idle or during deceleration, thus reducing friction and improving fuel economy and NVH. Dual dry-clutch PowerShift. Earlier post.)

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. This result follows declines in January and February, taking the quarterly volume down to 3.04 million units.

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