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Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Systems, The National Aerospace Centre, and Airbus to research use of fuel cells for commercial airliners

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Airbus and South Africa’s National Aerospace Centre will jointly fund research by Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) into the application of fuel cells on airliners. With demand for air transport doubling every 15 years, the global airline industry will require nearly 30,000 new aircraft (over 100 seats) by 2032.

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Aviation Summit calls for global framework on emissions reductions

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reach an agreement at ICAO for a global framework to reduce emissions from aircraft operations using technology development, efficient operations and infrastructure, and the use of international market-based measures to address any remaining emissions gap.

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Tata Motors commits almost $50M to UK National Automotive Innovation Campus

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Through subsidiaries and associated companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, Spain, South Africa and Indonesia. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands.

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Access South Africa’s Leading Research Journal’s Entire Collection

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Prior to 2005, the journal was published in print. The SAIEE Africa Research Journal is one of the oldest electrical engineering journals, Sinha says. It originally was called Transactions of the SAIEE and was renamed when the journal went digital in 2005. It began publishing in 1884.

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Cummins Emission Solutions introduces next-gen aftertreatment system EcoFit Single Module

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Since 2005, nearly 1 million EcoFit Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems and complementary components have put in service worldwide. —John Carroll, General Manager - Global On-Highway Business. The remaining ash can be removed during regularly scheduled cleaning events based on the recommendations of the engine manufacturer.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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ºF) above pre-industrial levels to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, and that global GHG emissions would have to peak around 2020 and then sharply decline by 50% to 85% by the year 2050. AR4 also affirmed that warming would have to be held to no more than 2 ºC to 2.4 ºF) increase. Earlier post.)

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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The figure has doubled since 2005. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places. Moreover, making an electric bicycle uses far less energy than making an electric car.