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Mercedes-Benz supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group

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Mercedes-Benz is supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group. On overrun or when the bus is braking, the energy recovery phase, the motor acts as a generator to produce electric power, which is briefly stored by the Citaro hybrid in capacitors. The vehicles will be delivered by summer of this year.

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Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

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With HVO the CO 2 footprint of the mtu systems for dynamic uninterruptible power supply (DUPS) can be reduced by up to 90% (depending on the fuel’s manufacturing process and feedstock), particulate emissions by up to 80% and nitrogen oxide emissions by up to eight percent compared to fossil diesel.

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Volkswagen’s Elli and Elia Group partner to integrate EVs into the grid

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The Group ensures that production and consumption are balanced, supplying 30 million end users with electricity. Through its subsidiaries in Belgium (Elia) and the north and east of Germany (50Hertz), the company operates 19,192 km of high-voltage connections. The Elia Group is a key player in electricity transmission in Europe.

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Mercedes-Benz eActros electric trucks moving to Rotterdam and The Hague

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After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Lithium-ion batteries with 240 kWh supply the energy for the eActros.

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Cummins & Sinopec launch JV to produce and promote green hydrogen technologies in China

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Commercializing renewable hydrogen in China is anticipated to not only help green industries, but in combination with hydrogen refueling stations, it will also help alleviate hydrogen supply bottlenecks to accelerate fuel cell vehicle adoption.

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Calor introduces Neste BioLPG to the UK market; targeting fully renewable by 2040

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Calor, an SHV Energy company and the UK’s leading supplier of LPG, has become the first energy company to supply BioLPG to homes and businesses across Britain. BioLPG is identical to conventional LPG, so it can be blended, stored and used as a drop-in replacement for all existing applications with no modification. Earlier post.)

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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Energy released during braking is stored in the lithium-ion batteries for re-use during acceleration. In addition to the battery pack, DAF hybrid technology consists of a current transformer that converts the alternating current supplied by the generator to direct current for the batteries. for the first half of 2010.

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