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Raízen investing in cellulosic ethanol company Iogen; joint development of cellulosic ethanol project in Brazil

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billion liters of ethanol annually, 4 million tons of sugar, and has installed capacity of 900 MW of electric energy derived from sugar cane bagasse. stores, 53 fuel distribution depots, and aviation fuel businesses in 54 airports in Brazil. stores, 53 fuel distribution depots, and aviation fuel businesses in 54 airports in Brazil.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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BNEF predicts that lithium-ion battery prices, already down by nearly 80% per megawatt-hour since 2010, will continue to tumble as electric vehicle manufacturing builds up through the 2020s. Coal’s share in primary energy in 2017 fell to 27.6%, the lowest since 2004. OECD demand fell for the fourth year in a row (-4 mtoe).

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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Our partnership with 3Degrees basically enables us to have a carbon-neutral car [the e-Golf] through manufacturing, distribution and the first three years of driving and charging. Underground, forest soils and root structures store even more carbon. Calculating stored carbon; “additionality”. This really is what drives us.

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10 Solaris hydrogen buses to go to Upper Bavaria

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A set of 70 kW fuel cells will be installed in each bus. The hydrogen will be stored in five tanks with a total volume of 1560 liters. The partnership between Solaris and each of the operators dates back to 2004. Since then, the manufacturer has delivered 112 buses to Ettenhuber and 55 buses to Geldhauser.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. New materials have provided more than 50% improvement in storage capacity since 2004, with some materials achieving nearly 10% material-based capacity by weight.

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Panasonic develops 12V NiMH energy recovery system for start-stop vehicles; aims to double fuel economy improvement rate of start-stop systems

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This system allows the energy generated during braking to be stored in the batteries and use the stored energy to power the vehicle’s electrical components, thus ensuring power availability even when the engine is not being used. Panasonic started developing Ni-MH batteries for HEVs in 1997, and has been mass producing them since 2004.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Audi is the first manufacturer worldwide to use this technology in a production plug-in hybrid. While they store a high amount of energy compared to the other designs, their power output is comparatively low. Audi and other German manufacturers use the Combined Charging System (CCS). Click to enlarge. Heat pump: heating.

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