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ABB, Hydrogène de France jointly to manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels

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APRIL 9, 2020

ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to manufacture jointly megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels (OGVs). With the use of renewables to produce the hydrogen, the entire energy chain can be clean. With shipping responsible for about 2.5%

France

France Manufacturer Mariner Fuel

AstraZeneca electrifying global vehicle fleet

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JULY 18, 2019

The Climate Group announced that global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will join its business leadership initiative on electric vehicles, EV100 ( earlier post ); AstraZeneca will switch its 16,000-vehicle fleet to electric by 2030. 245 in France (over 50% of French fleet). UK Government becomes an International Ambassador for EV100.

Fleet

Fleet Global Vehicles United Kingdom

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

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DECEMBER 16, 2018

From there, BC can be transported over long distances and exert impact on climate and composition of remote southern hemisphere. According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there are still major uncertainties regarding the quantities and distribution of soot in the atmosphere. Tilo Arnhold.

Bolivia

Bolivia Transportation Global Climate Change

European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

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JULY 16, 2022

The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Tech” was jointly prepared and notified by fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. The Member States will provide up to €5.4 billion in public funding, which is expected to unlock additional €8.8

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Europe Estonia Slovakia

TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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Ozone Global North America Colorado

A Bosch Engineer Speeds Hybrid Race Cars to the Finish Line

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JUNE 24, 2024

and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. In 2010, when Singhania began his mechanical engineering studies at India’s Manipal Institute of Technology , he got involved in the Formula Student program, an international engineering competition that challenges teams of university students to design, build, and drive a small race car.

Hybrid Racing

Hybrid Racing Engine Hybrid Cars

ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

Europe

Europe United Kingdom Fuel 2001

European astronauts want their own spacecraft after decades of reliance on Russia, NASA, SpaceX

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

On February 16th, the European Space Agency (ESA) held the European Space Summit in Toulouse, France, offering European Space Agency leaders and European Union (EU) member states an opportunity to discuss the present and future of European spaceflight. ” “This decision will shape what Europe will look like in the decade to come.

Russia

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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DECEMBER 25, 2022

The government elected last year passed the country’s first climate-action law in more than a decade. Building every electrolyzer promised for 2030 would provide only about one-sixth of the green hydrogen required to meet climate targets, according to figures from the International Energy Agency in Paris. Why a hydrogen truck?

Australia

Australia Hydrogen Green Renewable

This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2023

We just hope we can do it in time to be a major part of the solution to the climate crisis.” The largest by far is Iter , a collaborative international effort to build a massive tokamak in Cadarache, France. national labs and universities as well as international research institutes. But that’s not going to happen.

Fusion

Fusion Molten Salt MIT Building

‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

Baua Electric

APRIL 2, 2024

Flying is objectively low-risk, and 2023 was the safest year for jet travel ever, according to the International Air Transport Association. But fear of flying hardly seems irrational, what with reports of aircraft malfunctions, overworked air traffic controllers and the sense that climate change is making turbulence worse.

Alaska

Alaska Charlotte Engine Houston

The New Supersonic Boom

Cars That Think

AUGUST 16, 2021

government established a Supersonic Transport Advisory Committee, which began discussions with international partners about building a supersonic airliner. That continued until 2003, when British Airways and Air France retired their fleets, together amounting to just 12 aircraft.

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Ozone Oklahoma Fuel

Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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MAY 7, 2024

This is more than six times higher than in 2018, just 5 years earlier. Electric cars accounted for around 18% of all cars sold in 2023, up from 14% in 2022 and only 2% five years earlier, in 2018. Around 25% of all cars sold in France and the United Kingdom were electric, 30% in the Netherlands, and 60% in Sweden.

Costa Rica

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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JANUARY 24, 2018

The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. Switzerland leads the world in sustainability, followed by France, Denmark, Malta, and Sweden. 2018 EPI Trends. The EPI uses three indicators to measure air quality: household solid fuel use; PM 2.5

2018

2018 Papua New Guinea Central African Republic Burundi

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ABB, Hydrogène de France jointly to manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels

AstraZeneca electrifying global vehicle fleet

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

A Bosch Engineer Speeds Hybrid Race Cars to the Finish Line

ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

European astronauts want their own spacecraft after decades of reliance on Russia, NASA, SpaceX

Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

The New Supersonic Boom

Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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