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AKASOL to supply battery systems for Alstom’s hydrogen trains

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AKASOL will supply battery systems for more than 40 Coradia iLint hydrogen trains ( earlier post ), which have been ordered from Alstom by the Lower Saxony Transit Authority and the Rhine/Main Regional Transport Association. —Olaf Lies (SPD), Lower Saxony’s Minister for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection.

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Volkswagen’s ID.3 debuts for the European market

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3 will be delivered in Germany from mid-2020. The power electronics control the high-voltage energy flow between motor and battery and in this process, the system converts the direct current (DC) stored in the battery to alternating current (AC) for the drive motor. First electric vehicle on the basis of the new MEB platform.

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Discussion Paper Suggests Mechanisms for Addressing Biofuel GHG Emissions Under Cap-and-Trade Schemes; Avoiding the Renewability Shortcut and Moving Toward Carbon Management for All Transportation Fuels

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Establish Fuel and Feedstock Accounting Standards (FFAS) for rating fuels and feedstocks based on uncapped GHG emissions throughout their supply chains; while voluntary, FFAS ratings would provide a way to reduce refiners’ allowance requirements as defined by Part (1). DeCicco (2009). Emissions missed by a fossil-based cap.

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Audi & Hager Group investigating bidirectional charging at home

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In the first half of 2020, the proportion of green electricity as a percentage of the total electricity mix in Germany exceeded 50% for the first time. Audi and the Hager Group have developed a research and solution approach that creates financial incentives and offers greater security of supply.

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