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Toshiba delivers mobile 30 kW hydrogen fuel-cell system to fuel-cell ship

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The fuel cell ship, which passed the Temporary Navigation Permit Inspection of Japan Craft Inspection Organization in October, has started demonstrations of the verification by NREG (Nomura Real Estate Group) TOSHIBA BUILDING Corporation and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT).

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ISO/TS 19880:2016 ā€“ New technical document for hydrogen stations

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ISO has published a new Technical Specification ISO/TS 19880-1 , Gaseous hydrogen ā€” fueling stations ā€” Part 1: General requirements, which is a key document for the building of hydrogen fueling stations worldwide. It is essentially a safety and performance guideline for hydrogen stations, including the interface to fuel vehicles.

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Toshiba integrates fuel cell system into 14m experimental boat

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The boat, 14 meters long and with a cruising speed of 8 knots, was developed as part of a joint research project by NREG Toshiba Building, a group company of Nomura Real Estate Group, and the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Raicho Nā€ started its experimental proving tests in October 2016.

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US DOT releases new automated driving systems guidance

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This is the latest guidance for automated driving systems to industry and States; it replaces the earlier guidance document issued by the previous administration in September 2016 and offers a more flexible approach to advancing the innovation of automated vehicle safety technologies. A Vision for Safety: 2.0

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DOE NNSA, national labs team with NVIDIA to develop open-source Fortran compiler technology

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The multi-year project will result in a source code base that enables the building of end-to-end Fortran compilers from the resulting components together with the existing LLVM source code base. Source code for the resulting Fortran front-end is expected to be first available in open-source form in late 2016.

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Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

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Adaptation: the number of countries that have taken action to build resilience against climate-related hazards and national disasters within the transport sector. In low-and middle-income countries, 98% of cities do not meet air quality guidelines, compared with 56% of cities in high-income countries. Non-Annex I countries averaged 4.8%

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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At 31,000 square metres, the Ansty facility will now be 50% larger than originally planned to accommodate the enhanced R&D centre and additional technical facilities alongside the production line to build the new TX5. The directive was the countryā€™s first guideline on green bonds. million (US$25.4

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