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UL releases white paper on Li-ion battery safety issues; first of a series on the technology

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Underwriters Laboratories (UL) released the first in a series of white papers that review evolving battery technology. The first paper explores many of the issues and opportunities associated with Li-ion batteries as well as current and recommended safety standards to address changes in the technology and use.

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SAE releases technical white paper on two new low-GWP refrigerants; alternates to R-1234yf

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The first globally agreed candidate alternative fluid, the hydrofluoro-olefin (HFO) R-1234yf, is now entering production and use after an extensive cooperative research program (CRP-1234) administered by the SAE International and involving global car OEMs and chemical suppliers. (It Climate Change Emissions Vehicle Systems'

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China’s battery storage capacity growth likely to slow in 2024 – ET Auto

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“In 2024, the entire world is in a stage of reconfiguring supply chains, geopolitics are bringing new challenges to supply chains,” CNESA said in the white paper. That estimate lags the expected growth in sales of energy storage products, which will rise 35% year-on-year globally, according to the white paper.

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China’s battery storage capacity growth likely to slow in 2024 – ET Auto

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Under conservative estimates, China will add 30.1GW of new energy storage, primarily lithium ion battery storage, in 2024, down from 34.5GW of new capacity in 2023, according to a China Energy Storage Alliance ( CNESA ) white paper released on Wednesday.

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11 automotive and mobility companies publish framework for safe automated driving systems: SaFAD

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The SaFAD white paper authors’ purpose is to emphasize the importance of safety by design, along with verification and validation, as the industry works toward creating standards for automated driving.

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Trafigura and Yara to explore opportunities for clean ammonia as shipping fuel; infrastructure and market opportunities

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Trafigura has co-sponsored the R&D of MAN Energy Solutions’ ammonia-fuelled engine for maritime vessels, has performed in-depth studies of transport fuels with reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and has published a white paper on the need for a global carbon levy for shipping fuels to be introduced by International Maritime Organization.

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Rolls-Royce Power Systems road map for climate-neutrality; 35% cut by 2030 from 2019; key role of mtu engines

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In a white paper accompanying the rollout of the road map, Dr Preiss notes that the engines that are the most relevant for Rolls-Royce Power Systems are off-highway engines in a power range starting at 560 kW up to around 10,000 kW. —“The Future Of Internal Combustion Engines As Seen By Rolls-Royce Power Systems”.

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