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Sustainable Rail International, U of Minnesota partner to develop most powerful carbon-neutral locomotive, using new steam engine and biocoal

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Biocoal exhibits the same energy density and material handling properties as coal, but unlike coal, it is carbon-neutral, contains no heavy metals, and produces less ash, smoke and volatile off-gases. The locomotive will run on torrefied biomass (biocoal), a biofuel created through an energy-efficient processing of cellulosic biomass.

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Maersk to pilot 600 kWh containerized battery system on container ship

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Maersk Cape Town was built in 2011 by Hyundai Heavy Industries. Maersk will continue to facilitate, test, and develop low-carbon solutions on our journey to become carbon neutral by 2050. This can reduce generator maintenance requirements. Maersk Cape Town length overall (LOA) is 249.12 m, beam is 37.4

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NuScale Power’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor design certification accepted for review by US NRC

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NuScale’s small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) commercial power plant technology can deliver the energy diversity needed to power unique energy needs while also providing a safe, more flexible, carbon-free power generation solution.

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VSE Corporation delivers prototype repowered, fuel-efficient engine to US Postal Service for testing

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The vehicle was delivered with VSE’s prototype RFD6 Re-Power Kit which VSE claims may increase the current vehicle’s fuel efficiency by as much as 75% with a proportionate reduction in the vehicle’s carbon footprint. Postal Service fuel costs, maintenance costs, and carbon footprint for vehicles requiring powertrain replacement.

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ConocoPhillips converting 30 trucks to LPG this year, 300 more over next 5

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ConocoPhillips has been testing ROUSH CleanTech propane vehicles in the field since 2011, logging thousands of miles in northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado. Each propane autogas truck emits about 67,000 fewer pounds of carbon dioxide emissions over its lifetime than a gasoline powered vehicle.

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Ryder 1st commercial fleet provider to surpass 100M natural gas vehicle miles

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This latest milestone reinforces Ryder’s ongoing commitment to assist companies, across multiple industries reduce fuel costs, lower carbon output, and meet their environmental objectives. Michigan-based beverage container recycling company UBCR has operated its Ryder NGV fleet for more than 7 million miles since 2011.

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6.8M gallons in new contracts for Redeem renewable natural gas

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has signed a 5-year maintenance and RNG supply contract for an anticipated one million gallons of Redeem to fuel its 70 street sweepers. has extended its operations and maintenance agreement for six years. Clean Energy has worked closely with GFL Environmental and constructed its original CNG station in 2011.

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