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Rio Tinto launches START: the first sustainability label for aluminum using blockchain technology

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It aims to empower end-users to make informed choices about the products they buy, enabling them to contribute to a sustainable future, and to differentiate between end products based on their environmental, social and governance credentials. In 2016, Rio Tinto launched RenewAl, the world’s first certified low-CO 2 primary aluminum brand.

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Indianapolis plans to add 425 PHEVs and BEVs to municipal fleet by 2016

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The City of Indianapolis will upgrade 425 non-police-pursuit sedans in its muncipal fleet to plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles by early 2016, cut the size of the fleet by 100 vehicles, and save $8.7 The City will replace 100 vehicles by the end of this year and 425 vehicles by the beginning of 2016. million over ten years.

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Group14 raises $400M in Series C; Porsche leads with $100M

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Despite all global challenges, we are driving forward on our future projects consistently including digitalization and electrification. —Lutz Meschke, deputy chairman and member of the executive board of Finance and IT at Porsche AG. The battery cells are the combustion chamber of the future.

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myenergi lands £30m investment from Energy Impact Partners to drive growth and internationalisation

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British smart home energy technology manufacturer, myenergi, has secured an investment of £30m to support significant future growth and internationalisation from Energy Impact Partners (EIP). This follows on from the £30m debt finance myenergi secured from HSBC earlier this year to further fuel its expansion.

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Volkswagen picks up pace of transformation with new ACCELERATE strategy

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With our strategy we will ACCELERATE towards the digital future. In 2016, Volkswagen kicked off its far-reaching transformation and the industry’s biggest electric offensive with the TRANSFORM 2025+ strategy. Future vehicle generations will be produced with a much small number of versions. Increasing profitability.

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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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Mercedes-Benz Vans invests in Starship Technologies, leading manufacturer of delivery robots; furthering the mothership concept

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In furtherance of its strategic future initiative adVANce ( earlier post ), Mercedes-Benz Vans has invested in Starship Technologies, a start-up company developing ground-based, autonomous delivery robots. million) financing round (convertible note). Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled its strategic future initiative adVANce last September.

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