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UPS hits target of 1 billion alternative-fueled miles one year early

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UPS has achieved its goal of driving 1 billion miles in its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet one year earlier than planned, and marked more than 10 years of learning from its “Rolling Laboratory” of now more than 7,200 alternative fuel vehicles. Adapt and tailor the solution.

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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017. in 2016.

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Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant advances in UK; BA, Shell, Velocys

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million gallons US) of cleaner-burning sustainable jet and road fuel each year. The technology, built by Velocys, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% for every tonne of sustainable jet fuel that replaces a tonne of conventional fossil fuel—equivalent to taking up to 40,000 cars per year off the road.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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Hydrogen fuel cells must operate at higher than ambient air pressure to operate efficiently; however, the air compressors used to pressurize the fuel cell system consume significant parasitic energy, particularly at high load. Shell plc, London, England. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

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