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Nutrien to build world’s largest clean ammonia production facility; LOI with Mitsubishi for up to 40% offtake for fuel

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is evaluating Geismar, LA as the site to build the world’s largest clean ammonia facility. Building on the company’s expertise in low-carbon ammonia production, clean ammonia will be manufactured using innovative technology to achieve at least a 90% reduction in CO 2 emissions. Canada-based Nutrien Ltd. Source: Nutrien.

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Study links deterioration of concrete and asphalt to trace quantities of organic matter; diesel exhaust, windshield washer fluids

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Cement and asphalt are vital to modern construction materials; cement is used for the construction of various buildings and structures, while asphalt is primarily used for highways and runways. They have been widely used for these purposes since the 1800s.

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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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Our environmental track record and continual efforts to help our customers build more sustainable communities played a major role in our decision to use renewable diesel in our fleet. We have noticed that the exhaust appears cleaner and seems less toxic. Our experience has been positive. There’s no change in engine performance.

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Volvo Trucks leading market in Europe and in N America for electric heavy-duty trucks

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Volvo Trucks leads the market in Europe and in North America for heavy electric trucks after the first quarter of 2023. Now, its electric product range is being made available in new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa. In total, the manufacturer has sold almost 5,000 electric trucks in about 40 countries.

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TECO 2030 aims to build hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory in Norway

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Our ambition is to build an advanced innovation center combined with a giga factory, meaning that we will produce fuel cells with a capacity of 1200 megawatts, or 1.2 The partnership with AVL has already resulted in bringing to production the TECO Future Funnel, a complete exhaust gas cleaning system. gigawatt, per year.

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FCA to invest $400M to convert idled Indiana transmission plant to build GMET4 engines

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to build the GMET4 engine—the Company’s 2.0-liter The engine is fitted with double overhead camshafts, dual independent camshaft timing and cooled exhaust gas recirculation. It will play an important role in our plans to offer electric engine options across 30 nameplates that FCA will bring to markets around the world by 2022.

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Dürr provides CATL with solvent recovery technology for electrode production in Germany

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The technology from Dürr enables the removal and recovery of these solvents—generally NMP (N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone), which is toxic —from the exhaust air flow. Without this system, the exhaust air requires thermal oxidation, which would result in additional CO 2 emissions.

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