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in 2019, according to latest official data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). from 2018 to 2019. When these removals are included, the overall reduction from 1990 to 2019 amounts to 25.9%. However, CO 2 emissions from the transport sector continued their increasing trend in 2019.

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Particular opportunity for the Global South identified as net-zero fuel production costs expected to be up to 20% lower in Latin America and Africa. To reach the industry’s 2050 (net) zero goal, shipping’s fuel needs would require electricity from renewable sources to increase by up to 3,000 TWh, the report shows. billion in 2019.

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The Tesla Cybertruck production specs are here, and they are quite a bit different from the figures that were announced for the vehicle back in late 2019. Dimensions The original Cybertruck prototype from 2019 was a hulking steel beast that was announced with a length of 231.7 inches, a width of 79.8 inches, a width of 79.8

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million b/d from 2019. million b/d—surpassing 2019 levels. million b/d (12%) from 2019 consumption. million b/d (12%) from 2019 consumption. million b/d in 2022, which would surpass the 2019 level. million barrels per day (b/d) for all of 2020, down by 8.6 million b/d in 2021. million b/d in 2022 to 101.4

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The resulting hydrogen will initially be used at the power plant, but it could eventually be sold to other industries. It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants.

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Methylene chloride, also known as dichloromethane and DCM, is a volatile chemical used in a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer applications such as adhesives, sealants, degreasers, cleaners, and automobile products. Methylene chloride is also used in industrial settings for making other chemicals.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Further additions to lithium production capacity for mined and refined lithium products will be required to keep pace with demand growth, led by battery applications. In 2019, rechargeable batteries accounted for 54% of total lithium demand, almost entirely from Li-ion battery technologies.

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MAY 25, 2022

The common goal was to revolutionize metal 3D printing in standard automotive production. Around 50,000 components per year can be manufactured cost-effectively in common part production, as well as more than 10,000 individual and new parts, by means of 3D printing using Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Niobium is a metal primarily used by the steel industry as a ferroalloy strengthening element. Adding niobium reduces the amount and weight of steel required, an important feature for the automotive industry but also for infrastructure. CAGR between 2010 and 2019, accelerating since 2016, according to Roskill Information Services.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

The Cummins electrolyzer system is installed at the Air Liquide hydrogen production facility in Bécancour, Québec. Here we are seeing how green hydrogen can improve sustainability for industrial manufacturing and how the demand for decarbonized hydrogen solutions will grow. Global technology and power solutions leader Cummins Inc.

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While tires remain one of the most recycled products in the US, end-of-life markets are not keeping pace with the annual generation of scrap tires, according to a new report released by the US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA). This is down from 96% in 2013, when scrap tire recycling peaked.

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in 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8%

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Nidec Corporation’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to acquire the shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., a company that designs, manufactures, and sells machine tools, cutting tools, and related products. The acquisition of the machine tool business complements Nidec’s existing businesses and strategy.

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Volkswagen plans to connect its production facilities in Chattanooga (TN), Puebla and Silao (Mexico) with the global Industrial Cloud initiative from the Volkswagen Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Volkswagen’s three North American plants are the first outside Europe to be networked with the Industrial Cloud.

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NFI Industries—a leading third-party supply chain solutions provider—is increasing its investment in electromobility solutions with its latest order of 60 Volvo VNR Electric trucks. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Twenty of the trucks will be deployed as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative, or JETSI project.

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MAY 11, 2022

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that US crude oil production will average 11.9 million barrels per day in 2023, which would surpass the record average production of 12.3 million barrels per day set in 2019. EIA forecasts that retail sales of electricity to the industrial sector will grow by 2.8%

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JULY 22, 2021

By 2030, the Rolls-Royce business unit is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared to its 2019 level through the use of new net zero and zero carbon technologies. Hence, sector-coupling and alignment of the power generation industry and energy-consumption industries will become very important.

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For the first time, the IHS Markit base case scenario for refined products expects total global demand in 2050 to be lower than 2019 levels. Under the new IHS Markit Inflections base case scenario, global refined product demand is expected to peak in 2036. MMbd), placing it below 2019 baseline levels.

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In 2019, the market share of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cathode chemistry fell to 6% in global passenger EV batteries by watt-hours deployed (i.e. Overall, the combined global market share of ternary cathodes (including NCM and nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) varieties) in passenger EV batteries reached 90% in 2019, up from 83% in 2018.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million. The BMZ Group is a global player in the production of lithium-ion system solutions.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

As of 2026, Audi will only launch all-electric models onto the global market, gradually phasing out production of its combustion models by 2033. Based on this clear decision made as part of its Vorsprung 2030 corporate strategy, Audi is now taking steps to prepare its global facilities for the production of all-electric cars.

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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and bp p.l.c. have begun production from the MJ field, following testing and commissioning activities. The MJ field represents the last of three major new deepwater developments the RIL-bp consortium have brought into production in block KG D6 off the east coast of India.

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A team from the University of Cordoba in Spain and the University of Tehran in Iran has been searching for ways to increase hydrogen production by using microorganisms, specifically microalgae and bacteria. This study is a proof of concept for the synergetic biohydrogen production in alga-bacteria co-cultures. —Fakhimi et al.

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In the anode, nanotubes unlock industrial-scale use of silicon, which has more than nine times the energy density of traditionally used graphite. To meet the market’s needs, the licensed manufacturers of OCSiAl’s graphene nanotube dispersion in China are ramping up production capacities.

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In 2019, 409,801 commercial vehicles were registered in Germany, of these, 38,620 semitrailer trucks. The pace of fuel cell development will be set by production technology. A crucial step of fuel cell production is manufacture of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA). until 2030 to heavy-duty vehicles.

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Volkswagen and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will develop the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud together. In the future, the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud will combine the data of all machines, plants and systems from all 122 facilities of the Volkswagen Group. IT in production to be standardized and networked within cloud.

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GTMC) will form a joint venture to advance the future mass production and large-scale deployment of fully driverless robotaxis. The joint venture combines Pony.ai’s autonomous driving technology and robotaxi operations experience, Toyota’s vehicle technologies, and GTMC’s advanced production experience. In August 2019, Pony.ai

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Hyundai has taken two out of the ten spots in the 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engine competition with the all-new 2019 NEXO FCEV fuel cell vehicle and 2019 Kona Electric CUV. The 2019 Kona Electric offers 258 miles of range. Earlier post.) Kona Electric. cubic feet and allowing for a flatter load floor. liter), 2010 (4.6-liter)

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by Lewis Black, CEO of Almonty Industries. As manufacturers set to ramp product back up to produce everything from automobiles, airplanes and construction tools, they will begin to return to normal production cycles. This also means they will face their usual litany of production challenges. Source: Almonty.

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JUNE 26, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a proposed rule under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program that would set the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in calendar year 2019, as well as the biomass based diesel volume standard for calendar year 2020.

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Methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies ( earlier post ) is starting limited production—the first step in commercializing its methanol fuel cell technology. Methanol fuel cell production. Now the company is starting a limited methanol fuel cell production.

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billion) over the next five years in a public-private partnership to speed up the development of the country’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle ecosystem, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). The South Korean government and businesses will invest some 2.6 trillion won (US $2.33

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that establishes the required renewable fuel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2019, and biomass-based diesel for 2020. Advanced biofuel volumes for 2019 will increase by 630 million gallons over the 2018 standard.

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Volta Power Systems has partnered with Stellar Industries to provide lithium-ion power systems that reduce idling from fleet utility and work trucks. Available as an accessory to replace a traditional hydraulic system on a work truck, Stellar Industries is offering the Hybrid Power System (HPS) through its American Eagle brand.

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JANUARY 13, 2018

At CES, Cisco and Hyundai Motor Company announced the coming production of a next-generation, hyperconnected car. Hyundai will feature this new in-vehicle network in their premium 2019 vehicles. In 2016, Cisco and Hyundai reported plans to develop a vehicle with a new approach to communication. Earlier post.)

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Beginning in 2025, MAN Truck & Bus will manufacture high-voltage batteries for electric trucks and buses in large-scale production at its Nuremberg site. To this end, the company will invest around €100 million over the next five years at its production site for combustion engines.

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IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and its subsidiary Axens have formed a strategic alliance to develop and to commercialize a new technology for the low cost production of bio-based benzene, toluene and paraxylene using Anellotech’s process of Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis (CFP) of non-food biomass. Anellotech Inc., Earlier post.).

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