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Aviation H2 selects liquid ammonia as carbon-free fuel of choice

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Their research shows that converting a Falcon 50 to Liquid Ammonia Turbofan Combustion is the most efficient and commercially viable avenue to building a hydrogen-powered plane. Additionally, worldwide transportation and handling of liquid ammonia has been around for many years, making ammonia as a carbon-free fuel even more appealing.

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Iveco Group inaugurates new ePowertrain plant in Turin, the Group’s first completely carbon-neutral manufacturing site

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FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group, inaugurated the new Turin (Italy) ePowertrain plant, a manufacturing site fully dedicated to the production of the electric powertrain range and Iveco Group’s first completely carbon-neutral plant. The adoption of Industry 4.0

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UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. million, taking their projects through to the demonstration phase, and towards the successful commercialization of their technologies. The biochar is rich in carbon and can be used as a fertilizer.

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U-Haul buys another million gallons of renewable propane to sell at California stores

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Benefits of renewable propane include: Being derived from renewable sources such as beef fats, vegetable oils, grease residue and other biomass feedstocks; Lower carbon intensity than traditional propane while providing similar performance metrics; and. gCO 2 /MJ to 43.50 gCO 2 /MJ. Earlier post.).

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Amazon begins buying electric semis from Volvo Trucks

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“Big actors in the transport business play a key role in leading the industry’s efforts to lower its carbon footprint. ” Amazon did not clarify how many electric trucks they would buy in the future to continue their decarbonization efforts. What do you think of the article? Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. It also provided an update on how it’s working to effectively reinvent retread technology with sustainability in mind, allowing the original tire plus four retreads to provide up to a million miles of service in heavy commercial trucks. “If

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United to buy 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom; option for 35 more; optimized for 100% SAF

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United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to purchase 15 of Boom’s Overture supersonic airliners, once Overture meets United’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft.