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ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

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Moreover, to comply with IMO’s 2020 global sulfur limit, ships must either switch from HFO to more expensive very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) or use HFO with a scrubber, if they have one installed. 2017) that actual ship operations are different. As of November 2019, VLSFO was nearly as expensive as MGO. —Pavlenko et al.

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Nissan, Frost & Sullivan study finds 37% of Southeast Asian consumers open to buying EV

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Along with the release of the study, Nissan announced that the new LEAF will go on sale in seven markets in Asia and Oceania during the next fiscal year: Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. A significant presence of full hybrids in Malaysia and Thailand skews association of EVs with hybrids.

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Shell starts production at Stones in the Gulf of Mexico; deepest offshore oil and gas project

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Stones is expected to produce around 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) when fully ramped up at the end of 2017. It is the thirteenth FPSO in Shell’s global deep-water portfolio and produces through subsea infrastructure beneath 9,500 feet (2,900 meters, 1.8 miles) of water.

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More than 250,000 electrified BMW Group vehicles on the roads; BMW Group electrified sales up 52% in April

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In April, electrified vehicles accounted for 5% of global BMW Group sales, although in certain markets, that percentage is much higher. In the mature Scandinavian markets, more than a quarter of all BMW Group sales are electrified and in Malaysia, electrified vehicles accounted for more than half of BMW Group sales in April.

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Neste-led project verified 50% methane emission reduction at palm oil mills using belt filter press

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The project took place in palm oil mills in Indonesia and Malaysia, and was conducted in collaboration with a palm oil company KLK, a Dutch sustainable trade organization IDH, and an international certification system ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification). Both methods offer both global and local environmental benefits.

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New line of electric scooter to feature KLD Energy motor system

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The new scooters will be available in Malaysia later in the year. The research firm forecasts that Asia will dominate the global electric two-wheel vehicle market and expects 138 million e-motorcycles and e-scooters will be sold worldwide from 2011 to 2017.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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7 billion In 2021, global sales of thumb drives from all manufacturers surpassed $7 billion, a number that is expected to rise to more than $10 billion by 2028. Somewhat less credibly, inventors in Malaysia and China have also claimed to be the first to come up with the thumb drive. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name.

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