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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018. in Vancouver, Canada, and Tamworth, United Kingdom. and Salt Lake City, Utah.

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EDF launches subsidiary Hynamics to produce and to market low-carbon hydrogen

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At the end of March 2019, Hynamics teams have identified and are working on some 40 target projects, in France as well as other European countries including Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. stake in McPhy, a manufacturer and marketer of electrolysers and a player committed to low-carbon hydrogen since its creation in 2008.

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EIA Estimates 2.1% Growth in Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in US in 2010; Still Below 1999-2008 Levels

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However, even with increases in 2010 and 2011, projected CO 2 emissions in 2011 are lower than annual emissions from 1999 through 2008. The largest source of growth in 2010 is the United States, followed by Brazil, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. in 2010 and 1.1%

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Hyundai Motor Group appoints NASA research exec to lead new Urban Air Mobility division

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Dr. Shin has also been awarded the Presidential Rank Award twice (in 2008 and 2016), the highest accolade presented to public officials in the US federal government. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society of the United Kingdom.

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East Anglia Offshore Wind, Ltd. To Develop 7.2GW Wind Farm For UK

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gigawatt wind farm off the eastern coast of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a signatory to the European Union Renewable Energy Directive , and plans to source at least 15% of its final energy consumption, calculated on a net calorific basis and including a cap on air transport fuel consumption, from renewable sources by 2020.

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First 100% Synthetic Fuel Passenger Jet Flight

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In 2008, international aviation fuel authorities, including the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MoD), governing the Defence Standard DEFSTAN 91-91, approved Sasol’s wholly synthetic jet fuel as Jet A-1 fuel, for commercial use in all types of turbine aircraft.

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Europe March 2021

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Looking at March Top 5 Models: #1 Tesla Model 3 – The sports sedan returned to form, by delivering 24,184 deliveries last month, a larger than expected high tide, allowing it to register 4 times more units than the runner-up Hyundai Kona EV. The Mini Cooper EV scored a record 3,324 units performance.

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