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Global Bioenergies obtains €4.4M loan to complete financing of demo plant, begins construction

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million) loan from a consortium of four French banks—BNP Paribas, Société Genéralé, CIC and Bpifrance—to complete the financing of its demo plant. The demo plant’s operation will begin in 2016 under the supervision of Global Bioenergies GmbH, a Leipzig-based, 100%-owned subsidiary of Global Bioenergies SA. million (US$4.7-million)

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Ballard participating in H2PORTS project to demo hydrogen as alternative fuel in European ports; FCmove-HD

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Momentum was reflected in the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) announcement last year of a strategy to reduce GHG emissions from ships—including a 50% reduction in GHGs by 2050, compared to 2008 levels, and complete elimination of GHGs as soon as possible in this century.

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Elkem inaugurates world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters at Rana plant for ferrosilicon and microsilica

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The Aker Mobile Test Unit (Just Test) has been operational since 2008 and has continuously been upgraded in accordance with Aker’s latest technology developments. With full-scale implementation, 1.5 million tonnes of CO 2 can be captured from their combined emissions. In a couple of months, testing will commence at SMA Mineral.

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GM Extends EV Development with S. Korean Demo Fleet of Battery-Electric Chevrolet Cruzes; LG Chem Batteries, LG Electronics Propulsion Systems

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The result of shared development with GM Daewoo, LG Chem and LG Electronics, the electric Cruzes will be part of a demo fleet that will operate in South Korea’s capital, Seoul. The demo project is expected to launch by the end of October. The development of the Chevrolet Cruze EV demo fleet will expand this collaboration.

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Siemens joining Clean Energy Partnership demo for hydrogen mobility

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Germany’s National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP) has sponsored the CEP since 2008. Partners include Air Liquide, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe BVG, BMW, Daimler, EnBW, Ford, GM/Opel, Hamburger Hochbahn, Honda, Linde, Shell, Siemens, TOTAL, Toyota, Vattenfall Europe and Volkswagen.

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California Energy Commission awards $5M to sugar beet ethanol biorefinery demo

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Sugar beets have been grown in the area for more than 100 years, and were processed at a local Spreckels Sugar plant until it closed in 2008. The project provides an new use for an established local crop.

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SpaceX’s first NASA astronauts to receive Space Medal of Honor for Dragon test flight

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31, Demo-2 astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for bravery from @VP Kamala Harris. He was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in 2000 and flew two Space Shuttle missions in 2008 and 2010. SpaceX) Behnken and Hurley were assigned to Dragon Demo-2 in 2018.

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