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Polestar reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 6% per car in 2021

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Standalone Swedish premium electric vehicle manufacturer. In 2021, Polestar reduced greenhouse gas-emissions per car sold by 6% through its focus on increased efficiency and use of renewable energy. Polestar has released its second Annual Review and Sustainability report , highlighting progress towards its ambitious climate goals.

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Eaton leverages cylinder deactivation and exhaust thermal management technologies to reduce commercial vehicle emissions

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To date, the technology has been evaluated with a close-coupled selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment system with and without a 48-volt electric heater. on the composite federal test procedure (FTP) and lowering the LLC NO x to well within current guidelines.

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ALBERO project seeks to enable safe transport for EVs and more on ro-ro ferries

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Electric vehicles are booming, with more than a million on German roads as of this year. These included numerous plug-in hybrids and purely electric-powered cars with built-in lithium-ion batteries, which complicated firefighting efforts. The guidelines are supplemented with structural fire protection methods (e.g.

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Snam and Hera to collaborate on green hydrogen development; power-to-gas

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This agreement will also contribute to promote the development of renewable energies in Italy, in line with the guidelines set out by the European Union. The accord involves several areas of action, starting from the collaboration on power-to-gas technology. At the heart of this experimentation is the gas network of Modena.

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BMW-led Car2Car project seeks to improve quality of secondary raw materials from recycled vehicles

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million of support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action under its “New Vehicle and System Technologies” funding guidelines, the Car2Car project focuses on the materials aluminum, steel, glass, copper and plastic. The BMW Group is supplying 500 end-of-life vehicles for the purposes of the project.

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Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)

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Because DME handles like propane/liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), it requires minimal modifications to the existing global LPG distribution network and leverages the expertise of its existing workforce. Other potential feedstocks include: biogas from dairy waste, food wastes, agricultural waste, as well as excess electricity and CO 2.

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Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

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The certification is based on Class NK’s “Guidelines for Large-capacity Storage Batteries,” which requires use of a BMU in the system as a safety feature. The SCiB has been selected for electric propulsion system for ships, coastal trading vessels, and also in other industries across the world.

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