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Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future – ET Auto

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Hydrogen cars work thanks to the cleanest form of the gas combining with oxygen in a fuel cell to generate electricity. At a sprawling vehicle test centre in the English countryside, a hydrogen-powered Grenadier 4×4 made by Ineos Automotive grips steep and rugged tracks, showcasing its off-road capabilities.

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H2 Green Steel and BMW Group sign final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel

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In a pioneering move, both companies have therefore agreed to have 40% of the pre-consumer steel scrap of the volumes returned to H2 Green Steel's electric arc furnaces for re-cycling. H2 Green Steel (H2GS AB) was founded in 2020 with the ambition to accelerate the decarbonization of the steel industry, using green hydrogen.

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What’s the State of Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022?

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Of course, there are a range of eco-friendly vehicles on the market, but one emerging contender is hydrogen-powered cars. So, what’s the state of hydrogen vehicles in 2022 and beyond? History of Hydrogen Vehicles. To understand the status of hydrogen vehicles, knowing their history helps. Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022.

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BMW Manufacturing Introducing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Material Handling Equipment

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is implementing a new alternative fuel platform to use hydrogen fuel cells to power the plant’s material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts, tuggers and stackers will be used in BMW’s new assembly hall that produces the new BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle. BMW Manufacturing Co.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

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RMIT researchers demonstrate working rechargeable proton battery

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The working prototype proton battery combines the best aspects of hydrogen fuel cells and battery-based electrical power. In 2014, the RMIT team showed that a proton battery with a metal alloy electrode for storing hydrogen could work, but its reversibility and rechargeability was too low. Earlier post.) —Heidari et al.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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RE-TROFIT: To extend significantly the life of vehicles. The entity will thus offer a turnkey service for the sales network: optimized transport of vehicles, supply of spare parts (Re-Cycle Center), renovation, storage, production of photos and videos and their online availability.

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