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Impact Clean Power to build gigafactory in Poland

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has been in the market since 2007. It sells its battery systems in Europe, New Zealand and the United States. For 2021, Impact held about 15% of the European electric bus battery market. Impact Clean Power Technology S.A.

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New Zealand Strategic Assessment of Biofuels Calls for Emphasis on Synthetic Diesel from Wood

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A report from the New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling for a more strategic approach to biofuels. Furthermore, New Zealand still imports virtually all its liquid fuels; while domestic crude oil production has expanded, it is not nearly enough to meet local fuel demand. “.

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New Zealand Will Not Implement Fuel Economy Standard

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The government of New Zealand will not proceed with developing and implementing fuel economy standards as proposed by the previous government. We have also announced a Road User Charges exemption for electric vehicles until 2013 and a grant for biodiesel production in New Zealand until 2012. Earlier post.) Steven Joyce.

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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

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The new Advisory Board includes: Grant Covic, Professor of Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where there are more than 40 Ph.D. and his team developed the foundational technology for wireless power transfer over distance via strongly-coupled magnetic resonators and founded WiTricity in 2007.

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The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

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Title: External relationships manager for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mohan Malaviya Engineering College; master’s degree in engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee; Ph.D. Brij Singh Employer: John Deere, Fargo, N.D. as a staff engineer.

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Grand opening of Neste Oil renewable diesel plant in Singapore; ISCC certification

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It uses a variety of renewable feedstocks to produce NExBTL, including palm oil and side stream products of palm oil production from Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as waste animal fat from Australia and New Zealand. Neste Oil has a similar-sized facility under construction in Rotterdam, which is due to be commissioned in mid-2011.

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Meet the Joylong E6 Electric Minibus

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The company is the importer and distributor for Australia and New Zealand. The manufacturer Joylong Automobile was setup in 2007 and is located in Jiangsu Province. During our test drive up a local long incline the vehicle behaved beautifully with lots of power. As with most EVs the instant pickup from zero is fast.

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