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Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore backing ACG in $1B purchase of Brazilian nickel sulfide and copper mines

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Critical minerals mined at the Brazilian sites will be refined in Europe and North America and then supplied to car manufacturers, fortifying the EV supply chain in western countries. Both mines are long-life, low-cost and ranked within the first decile for carbon emissions amongst all nickel and copper producers worldwide.

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Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

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WTW GHG emissions of vehicles across driving patterns and PHEV charging scenarios. Solid portions represent GHG emissions associated with gasoline propulsion. Patterned portions represent GHG emissions associated with electric propulsion. C1 is shorter than C2, which is shorter than C3). Credit: ACS, Raykin et al.

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Rotherham turns green with Citroen

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Rotherham Council has taken delivery of 15 Citroen C1s to help drive down its emissions. Supplied by TransLinc, the new C1s form part of the council’s policy of reducing the use of grey fleet and short-term hire usage. The new C1 1.4 Tags: Citroen C1 emissions fleet reduce Rotherham TransLinc.

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Arup outfits 2 electric C1s with HaloIPT wireless charging system for Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator competition

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HaloIPT’s induction power technology (IPT) uses strongly coupled magnetic resonance to transfer from a primary-side power supply to a secondary-side pick-up pad with controller. The consortium will develop and demonstrate more than 100 road-worthy vehicles to be trialed in the two cities over 12 months.

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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These fermentation processes create carbon as a byproduct, with some processes wasting more than 1/3 of this carbon as CO 2 emissions. Cross-cutting carbon-optimized bioconversion methods that have the potential for high-impact emissions reductions. The awardees are: LanzaTech, Inc. Stanford University. ZymoChem, Inc. second award).

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NASA-led analysis characterizes the impact of jet fuel composition on emitted aerosols

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Using data gathered during four different, comprehensive ground tests conducted over the past decade, researchers from NASA and their colleagues have statistically analyzed the impact of jet fuel properties on aerosols emitted by the NASA Douglas DC-8 CFM56-2-C1 engines burning 15 different aviation fuels. —Moore et al.

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BMW Motorrad showcases E-scooter

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BMW Motorrad earlier developed an electric study vehicle, the C1-E, as a contribution to the European safety project eSUM. With this capability, BMW says, the E-Scooter concept vehicle provides a long-term, zero-emissions urban and suburban travel option which is suitable for everyday use. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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