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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. The new project is the first to pair a commercial electricity generator with high-temperature steam electrolysis (HTSE) technology. Earlier post.)

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SCE fleet electrification goals for 2030: 100% LDV, 30% MDV, 8% HDV, 60% of forklifts

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SCE estimates that in pursuing its 2030 fleet electrification goals, it will save more than 620,000 gallons of fuel annually and eliminate close to 6,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year, or the same amount that would be saved by taking 7,600 cars off the road for a year or planting and growing nearly 600,000 trees for 10 years.

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NY state launces series of initiatives to encourage adoption of EVs

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New York State announced a series of broad-scale initiatives to encourage the purchase and to increase the convenience and accessibility of electric vehicles (EV). EVolve NY to Install Charging Stations along Major Corridors and JFK Airport. EVolve NY is a key pillar of Governor Cuomo’s Charge NY 2.0

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Install More EV Charging Ports Today to Meet Tomorrow’s Demand

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If you’re looking to attract more individuals to your business, retail, multifamily, hotel, commercial real estate property, public charging, or your transportation hub, you might be thinking of installing public EV charging stations as a smart way to do it. This may encourage EV drivers and, subsequently, reduce air pollution.

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Ballard fuel cell modules to power 64t B-train tractor-trailers in Canadian hydrogen project AZETEC

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Each module generates 70 kW of power; 3 modules will be installed in each truck. These modules will utilize Ballard’s liquid-cooled LCS technology, planned for commercial availability in 2019. (A B-train consists of two trailers linked together by a fifth wheel.). 64 tonne B-train tractor-trailer operated by Bison Transport.

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MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective

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CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. Source of data: US EPA (2019). Source of data: US EPA (2019). Chart: MECA. NO x is a precursor for both ground level ozone and secondary PM 2.5

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International automotive researchers emphasize the importance of continued development of the internal combustion engine

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We are certainly in revolutionary times, but it is clear that power generation sources will not become fully renewable and transport will not become fully electric for several decades, if ever. Gas exchange. —Reitz et al. g/bhp-h or 15–20?mg/km). road dust) are accounted for. —Reitz et al. Reitz et al.