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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

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One of our first sustainable mobility solutions was a dual-mode Autorail à Grande Capacité (AGC) train, designed and developed by its Crespin site in France; the AGC was the world’s first hybrid train when it entered service in 2007. With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France.

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ULEMCo delivers first hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel refuse trucks to Fife Council in Scotland

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ULEMCo, the developer of a hydrogen-diesel dual fuel conversion system for commercial vehicles, has delivered its first hydrogen dual-fuel refuse vehicles to Fife Council in Scotland. A diesel pilot injection initiates combustion of the hydrogen, which is stored onboard at 350 bar.

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F&I places of work are dealing with extra money offer

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The Fed had stored its inside benchmark charge goal at 5.25 % all the way through 2007 till September of that hour, when it all started to fall to what would in the end be a 0-0.25 % goal via the tip of 2008. Conversely, the Fed’s goal charge had risen from 0 to 0.25 % from the beginning of 2022 to five to five.25

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National Research Council Report on Americas Energy Future Highlights Vehicle Efficiency Technologies, Conversion of Biomass and Coal-to-Liquids Fuels, and Electrifying the Light Duty Fleet with PHEVs, BEVs and FCVs

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Estimates of potential for gasoline consumption reduction in the US light duty fleet in 2020 and 2035 relative to 2007. Developing technologies for the conversion of biomass and coal-to-liquid fuels. from liquid-fuel production plants is captured and stored geologically. emissions, according to the report.

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Joule Biotechnologies Introduces Its Technology for Producing Renewable Transportation Fuels

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a bioengineering startup, unveiled its Helioculture technology—a system that leverages highly engineered photosynthetic organisms to catalyze the conversion of sunlight and CO 2 to usable transportation fuels and chemicals. Founded in 2007 by Flagship Ventures, Joule is privately held and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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New Study Concludes Substantial Quantities of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land-Use Change in the Boreal Forests for Oil Sands Production Are Unreported

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These areas store 579 megatonnes (million tones) of biological carbon, mostly in peatlands. What we found is an astonishing volume of present and projected future greenhouse emissions due to the conversion of biocarbon to carbon dioxide and methane. megatonnes of CO 2 eq in 2007, and have been projected to be 113.1-141.6

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Clean Energy Expands Southern California LNG Truck Fueling Infrastructure

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Trucks will be able to transport goods from the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, deliver them to distribution centers, and take the goods directly to stores in local communities. The first, operational since December 2007, is located nearby in Carson, CA. Located on a 2.7-acre

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