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Van Hool introduces new A range of electric buses; battery-electric, fuel cell (hydrogen) and trolley

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They are tying that to comfort and safety for the users of public transport, a pleasant working environment for the driver and a TCO (total cost of ownership) in order to perform their task profitably. Our customers are focusing on greening their fleets and are pursuing zero emissions.

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European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

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The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Tech” was jointly prepared and notified by fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. The Member States will provide up to €5.4 billion in public funding, which is expected to unlock additional €8.8

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar has been falling for several years. The report calculates the cost of producing electricity from different types of new power plants. 2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge. Source: IEA/NEA.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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The 2 ºC maximal warming limit was cited at the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, and revisited several decades later, in 1995, by the Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Globale Unweltveränderungen (WGBU), Germany’s national advisory council on climate change. The >2 Degree Target. C, is warranted.”.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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Part of the reason for its success is the price, which keeps falling—from $595 at its introduction to $149 currently, for which the consumer gets graphics and sound equal to or better than that provided by machines that cost five times as much. The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. It’s a personal challenge.

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