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Provaris receives ABS approval for design of H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier

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This milestone approval follows the completion of extensive Front End Engineering Design (FEED) work and ABS review activities. Provaris has appointed Clarksons’ newbuild team in London to work with Provaris to undertake a shipyard selection. Illustration of the H2Neo 26,000m3 compressed H2 carrier.

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ICCT: IMO committee agrees to establish first climate framework for international shipping

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ICCT’s marine program director, Dan Rutherford, and senior marine researcher Bryan Comer participated in the talks over the past two weeks in London during the 72 nd session of the MEPC (MEPC 72). of the world’s remaining carbon budget under the Paris Agreement, up from 2.3%

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Boris to review London Congestion Charge exemptions for hybrids

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London Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport for London (TfL) is set to review the London Congestion Charge following complaints that the current system for exemptions to the charge is unfair. Transport for London will report their recommendations by the end of the year. per day.

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Time to review congestion charges. The Green Piece

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A scheme that involves the public dipping into their pockets every day is rarely greeted with enthusiasm, but the success of the London Congestion Charge has silenced most of its critics. Currently, only alternative fuel vehicles are exempt from the London Congestion Charge. Is the congestion charge unfair? Its own S40 1.6

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Royal Academy of Engineering study examines future lower-carbon ship powering options

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The report reviews a range of short-, medium- and long-term technologies and examines the advantages and limitations of systems from solar and wind power, through fuel cells to nuclear propulsion. Fuel cells offer potential for ship propulsion with good experience gained in auxiliary and low-power propulsion machinery.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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We are starting with optimizing our conventional drive trains—the TDI diesel engines, the TSI engines, the DSG transmission, all of those technologies have helped us to lower our fuel consumption a lot. We have different alternative fuels in our program such as CNG and LPG, we are working on some synthetic fuel.

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