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IMO sets 2020 date for ships to comply with low sulfur fuel oil requirement; 5000 ppm

Green Car Congress

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the regulatory authority for international shipping, decided to implement a global sulfur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) (5,000 ppm) on fuel oil starting 1 January 2020 during its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting for its 70 th session in London.

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US smashes solar records in 2023 – but 2024 will bring road bumps [Update]

Baua Electric

Fourteen states and Puerto Rico installed more than 100 MW of new solar capacity in Q3. SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper said: Solar remains the fastest-growing energy source in the United States, and despite a difficult economic environment, this growth is expected to continue for years to come.

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