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Kawasaki Heavy to build first ocean-going liquid hydrogen tanker with demo in 2017; H2 for transport, industry, power in Japan

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The Nikkei reports that Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. KHI) will build the first ocean-going ships to carry liquefied hydrogen (LH 2 ), with plans for a demonstration test by 2017 in which liquefied hydrogen will be shipped from the state of Victoria in Australia to Japan. KHI’s view of a “CO 2 -free hydrogen chain”. Source: KHI.

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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

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POSCO Holdings recently began construction at the Yulchon 1 st Industrial Complex in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province, S. The initial stage of the production process, which involves producing lithium carbonate, the raw material for lithium hydroxide, will be conducted at a salt lake in Argentina owned by POSCO Holdings.

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RECOTRANS project uses microwaves and laser welding to obtain recyclable composites for automotive and transport

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These results were validated through the manufacture of three life-size demo samples and one demo sample from the recycling material. An automotive door panel was also manufactured by integrating microwaves in the c-RTM process to make a thermoplastic composite with carbon-fibre reinforcement and thermoplastic acrylic resin.

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Global Bioenergies reports first production of green isobutene at demo plant

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Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons. The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation.

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Stora Enso to build biomass-to-sugars demo plant in Louisiana

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The plant will be used for industrial validation of the newly acquired extraction and separation technology developed by Virdia that enables cellulosic biomass, such as wood or agricultural waste, to be converted into highly refined sugars. It will be used to produce high purity five-carbon sugars and in particular xylose.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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The project is part of CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program. The project team, led by CALSTART, includes a heavy-duty truck manufacturer as well as Achates Power and leading suppliers in the powertrain and emissions industry. Earlier post.). Zermeno, R.,

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TNO joins H2-Share project to build and demo 27t hydrogen fuel cell truck and mobile refueler

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In March 2017, the Belgian organization WaterstofNet received approval for the €3.52-million The objective of H2-Share is to facilitate the development of a market for low-carbon heavy-duty vehicles run on hydrogen for logistic applications. million () project ‘ H2-Share ’ from Interreg North-West Europe (NWE).

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