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Allison Transmission introduces new 9AT for release in 2020; extends xFE fuel-saving to Series 1000, 2000

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Allison Transmission recently introduced its first nine-speed model at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. The Allison nine-speed model leverages the proven durability of the Allison 2000 Series six-speed commercial transmissions, which have accumulated more than 100 billion miles globally. Max package.

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ICCT: industry lagging UN fuel efficiency goals for new commercial aircraft by about 12 years; need for a CO2 standard

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Reductions in the average fuel burn of new commercial aircraft have returned to the long-term average after stagnating from 2000 to 2010. Anastasia Kharina, Daniel Rutherford (2015) “ Fuel Efficiency Trends For New Commercial Jet Aircraft: 1960 to 2014 ”. By 2010, the average fuel burn of new aircraft fell by 1.1%

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Avantium raises €103M in IPO; commercializing YXY

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Based in Amsterdam, Avantium , which spun off from Shell in 2000, is a pioneer company specialized in renewable and sustainable chemicals which develops efficient processes and sustainable products made from biobased materials. Funds raised will be used to further commercialize Avantium’s inventions into viable production processes.

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ZeroAvia completes first high-power ground tests of new 600 kW hydrogen-fuel-cell powertrain for aviation

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The HyperTruck, developed based on a heavy-duty M977 HEMTT military truck, is sized for the company’s ZA-2000 2MW+ powertrain, which can be used to test systems for 40-80 seat hydrogen-electric powered aircraft. ZeroAvia completed its first commercial-scale hydrogen-electric-powered flight in September 2020. HyperTruck testing.

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Chevron and Angelicoussis Group announce ammonia carrier joint study agreement

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Ammonia is a carrier of hydrogen and is believed to have potential to lower the carbon intensity of the marine industry. Through the JSA, the Angelicoussis Group and Chevron aim to advance ammonia’s technical and commercial feasibility at scale, particularly as an export for petrochemicals, power, and mobility markets.

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Ricardo Study Suggests E15 Poses Minimal Risk to MY 1994-2000 Vehicles

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A study by Ricardo for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) concludes that the adoption of E15 as the blend limit for standard US pump grades of gasoline rather than the current E10 should not adversely affect vehicles manufactured between 1994 and 2000 in terms of their performance and durability based on normal specifications and usage profile.

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Bolivia chooses ACI Systems as strategic partner to industrialize lithium deposits

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value chain to use the deposits of this raw material for industrial. Potassium and magnesium values are relatively high, chiefly in the range of 2000-20,000 ppm, and the K:Mg ratio is about 1:1. The industrialization phase involves extracting and producing raw materials. world’s largest known deposit of lithium. The company.

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