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India launches long-range CNG bus service enabled by Agility Fuel Solutions

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India’s Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, launched India’s first long distance compressed natural gas (CNG) bus under a strategic program led by Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the largest CNG distribution company in India. CNG buses also get better mileage and have lower maintenance costs.

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SwRI creates linear motor-driven reciprocating hydrogen compressor for FCEV refueling stations

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To refuel hydrogen vehicles, the gas must be compressed to high pressures first. —SwRI Principal Engineer Eugene Broerman, the project’s lead investigator A key challenge for hydrogen compression is hydrogen’s small particle size, which increases the potential for leaks as the gas flows through equipment. United States.

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China Yuchai forms joint venture in Beijing to develop fuel cell powertrain systems

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The engines produced by GYMCL range from diesel to natural gas and hybrid engines. Through its regional sales offices and authorized customer service centers, GYMCL distributes its engines directly to auto OEMs and retailers and provides maintenance and retrofitting services throughout China.

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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Internal data shows early order indicators favor the delivery segment—ranging from wholesale goods to packages, groceries to replacement parts—with many other vocations in the hand-raisers group looking to take advantage of E-Transit versatility. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

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Hydrogenics wins order from E.ON for power-to-hydrogen-gas energy storage project in Germany

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for a “Power-to-Gas” project in Germany. The 2 MW energy storage facility, to be located in Falkenhagen in northeast Germany, will use surplus renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen for storage in the country’s existing natural gas pipeline network. Electrolysis company Hydrogenics Corporation has received an order from E.ON

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Bird unveils new consumer e-Bike for purchase: Bird Bike

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Designed to meet increased demand for retail e-bikes globally, a market projected to reach $23 billion by 2023 (source: Deloitte) and that grew 157% year over year in sales in the US in 2020 (source: QYResearch), the Bird Bike provides consumers with an electric vehicle to reduce reliance on gas-powered vehicles. Bafang rear hub motor.

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Nigeria’s 650 kbpd Dangote Refinery being commissioned; largest single-train refinery in world

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The refinery pipeline infrastructure is also the largest in the world, with 1,100 kilometers to handle 3 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day. Nigerian crude oil typically has a gravity ranging from light to medium, with API gravity typically between 28 and 42. Sinopec-built atmospheric tower on its way to Dagote in 2019.

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