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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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In 2018, the company installed its first SF 6 -free gas-insulated substation in Europe, which included a 145 kV-class AC circuit breaker thats insulated with a gas mixture it calls g 3. This fluorinated greenhouse gas isnt good for the environment either. It will take some time to get them to the required high voltages, Enslin says.

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How to Fast-Track Perovskite Solar Cells

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This has forced researchers to assemble them in highly controlled environments. Within these controlled environments, there are two ways to make perovskite solar cells. With either route, to produce the highest-performing cells, fabrication usually happens in a controlled environment such as a laboratory glove box.

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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

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of the human-made climate impact; two-thirds of this impact are caused by emissions other than CO 2 , according to a new study by researchers in Europe and the US. The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. In the new study, we have analyzed 20 years of aviation emissions, up until and including 2018.

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Euro Parliament Environment Committee approves 147 g CO2/km target for light commercial vehicles by 2020; caps van speed

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Members of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a draft law setting out rules for achieving a 147 g CO 2 /km (235 g/mile) target for new light commercial vehicles by 2020, down from 203 g/km (325 g/mile) today—i.e., from 2018 to 2023. The vote was 53 to 4 with 1 abstention.

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Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

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For this reason, Bosch and Weichai aim to steadily refine this technology with an eye to protecting the climate and environment. Bosch and Weichai launched their joint development project in September 2018. Electric vehicles are climate-neutral if the charging power and hydrogen are sourced from renewables.

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Volvo Cars Torslanda becomes company’s first climate-neutral car plant, second in overall network

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Volvo Cars announced that its Torslanda site in Sweden is its first car manufacturing plant to reach fully climate-neutral status. This makes Torslanda the second plant in its overall manufacturing network to reach this status, after the Skövde engine plant in Sweden became climate-neutral in 2018. Torslanda plant.

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IMO Environment Committee approves draft mandatory regulations to cut ship carbon intensity; technical and operational

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships. The strategy proposed that short-term measures should be those measures finalized and agreed by the Committee between 2018 and 2023.

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