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Raven SR waste-to-hydrogen plant in California to be powered by INNIO Jenbacher’s Ready-for-H2 engines

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Raven SR plans to use INNIO’s Jenbacher engines [60 Hz] with a “Ready for H2” option to produce renewable energy. The energy system will power and heat Raven SR’s S-Series hydrogen production facility at a sanitary landfill in Richmond, California. The type 4 engines are already available today to run on 100% hydrogen.

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Modular SMR hydrogen producer BayoTech receives $157M investment

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Bayotech provides modular hydrogen generation systems using energy-efficient steam methane reformers (SMR). Today, most hydrogen is produced at large, centralized facilities before being delivered to end users. Current containerized BayoTech systems produce hydrogen at a rate of 200 kg H 2 , 500 kg H 2 and 1,000 kg H 2 per day.

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Haldor Topsoe and Nel ASA to offer end-to-end green ammonia and eMethanol solutions

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Green ammonia (produced from renewable energy, water and air) and eMethanol (produced from feedstocks obtained by utilization of waste streams, electrolysis hydrogen, and CO 2 capture) are both considered promising low-carbon transportation fuels and energy carriers.

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Study finds emissions from road construction could be halved using today’s technology

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All the materials and activities involved in its construction were calculated for their total climate impact: energy and materials used in the construction and what emissions these contribute to. An open-access paper on the study is published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. —Ida Karlsson. 2019.109651.

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Lucid updates Air Grand Touring to boast its range with faster charging

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More Efficiency and Sustainable Performance Lucid said it made enhancements to its proprietary motor design, cell chemistry, and thermal characteristics to reduce the energy that is wasted as heat. This will ensure higher performance for a longer period of time, enabling more sustained spirited driving.

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Volvo LX1 series hybrid wheel loader demonstrates 50% improvement in fuel efficiency; renewable diesel in the engine

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With funding provided by the California Energy Commission, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) demonstrated its LX1 prototype mid-sized (20 ton) hybrid-electric wheel loader ( earlier post ), a piece of equipment widely used in the construction, refuse, and agricultural industries, that achieved a 50% improvement in fuel efficiency.

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Cummins Westport receives 2018 emissions certifications for L9N and B6.7N low NOx natural gas engines

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Both engines meet California ARB optional Low NO x standards, as well as 2017 EPA greenhouse gas emission (GHG) requirements, making them some of the cleanest engines available today for truck and bus customers. Cummins Westport Inc. natural gas engines. The L9N is certified to California ARB optional Low NO x standard of 0.02

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