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Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

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According to a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), emissions of mercury to the atmosphere increased by an estimated 20% from 2010 to 2015. Sulfuric acid for commercial purposes is considered to be of acceptable quality when its mercury content is below 0.30 milligrams per kilogram. If the content is below 0.08

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Clearpath Robotics raises $30M to expand indoor self-driving vehicle market

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Clearpath will use the funding to grow the company’s industrial division, OTTO Motors , launched in 2015 to focus on self-driving vehicles for material transport inside manufacturing and warehouse operations. Companies like Google, Tesla and Uber are still testing, whereas our self-driving vehicles are commercially available today.

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EPA nudges up volume of renewable fuel in final requirements for 2014-2016 under RFS

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017. Final Renewable Fuel Volumes. Cellulosic biofuel (million gallons). Cellulosic biofuel.

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Pike Research forecasts automotive Li-ion battery prices to drop by more than 1/3 by 2017

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In its 2009 forecast on EV batteries, Pike forecast that Li-ion prices would drop to $470 per kWh in 2015. of Li-ion chemistries are available today, none of them can claim to be the ideal solution. —John Gartner. (In Earlier post.). EVs will continue to be a niche market in the. of the global market in 2017.

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Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry – Charged EVs

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The electrification of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and fleet vehicles, is gaining significant momentum globally. According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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Among the key findings of this report are: Most technologies for improving the fuel economy of two-wheelers, light-duty vehicles (LDV) and heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) are already commercially available and cost-effective. Although fuel-efficient technologies are commercially available, they are not yet widely enough deployed.

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Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

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A significant level of electrification is certainly viable for these vehicles, as BEVs and PHEVs are currently commercially available. Over the course of 35 years, the fuel-mix powering light duty transportation could be radically different than today’s, requiring only a small fraction (0−13%) of current petroleum consumption.

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