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Volkswagen Group opts for LNG-fueled car carriers

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From 2019, Volkswagen Group Logistics will use two LNG-powered charter vessels from Siem Car Carriers AS, making it one of the first automakers to opt for low-emission LNG-powered vessels for the marine transport of vehicles. Shipper Siem Car Carriers AS, which submitted a proposal that was convincing in economic and environmental terms.

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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billion, level with 2019 despite falling unit prices. Fuel-cell bus sales drove the decline, falling from $865 million in 2019 to approximately $400 million in 2020. Passenger FCV sales grew slightly, from $555 million in 2019 to $592 million in 2020. Biomass and waste-to-energy financings were down 3% at $10 billion.

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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Many IEEE members credit a parent or a teacher for encouraging them to pursue an engineering career, but for Erol Gelenbe it was his next-door neighbor in his hometown of Ankara, Turkey. Because electrical engineering uses a lot of mathematics, a subject Gelenbe liked, he figured he wouldn’t be wasting his time by studying EE.

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