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Provaris receives ABS approval for design of H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier

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Provaris has appointed Clarksons’ newbuild team in London to work with Provaris to undertake a shipyard selection. The H2Neo design is a result of extensive hull optimization and assessments of new technologies that have been applied to reduce fuel consumption.

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Westport Innovations acquires alt fuel systems company Prins Autogassystemen for €12.2M

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Founded in 1986, Prins is a leading developer of high quality alternative fuel systems powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or propane), compressed natural gas (CNG), and liquefied natural gas (LNG) for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty applications. Reported EBITDA was €1.5 million (US$2.0 million (US$0.5 Operations.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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Myth #2: Hydrogen gas is dangerous to store and use. One of the most common arguments heard when discussing the use of hydrogen is that, as a flammable gas, it is easily ignited and therefore far too dangerous to be stored either in refueling stations or within a pressure tank. Myth #5: FCEVs don’t have enough energy for long journeys.

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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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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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“I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. For a Western Interstate, Alternative Fuels Beckon Electric Cars: What if There’s a Blackout? While utilities such as E.ON

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