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Korean team develops 2L-class direct-injection hydrogen-fueled engine

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Compared with gasoline engines, the newly developed hydrogen engine helps to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and fine particulates by 99% and 90%, respectively, which meets EU requirements for zero-emission vehicles.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Engine Fuel Carbon

Ballard & First Mode sign order for 30 additional hydrogen fuel cells for ultra-class mining trucks; 3MW

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MARCH 2, 2023

Ballard Power Systems and First Mode announced a purchase order for Ballard to supply First Mode with 30 hydrogen fuel cell modules—totaling 3 megawatts—to power several hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks. This is the equivalent of approximately 4,000 horsepower.

South Africa

South Africa Hydrogen Seattle Fuel

Kia EV6 achieves product carbon footprint certification from the Carbon Trust

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Kia EV6 ( earlier post )has achieved product carbon footprint certification and ‘ Carbon Measured ’ label from the global climate change and sustainability consultancy the Carbon Trust, becoming the first Korean vehicle manufacturer to achieve the certificate. The EV6 is the first model to be launched under this new strategy.

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Carbon Kia Production Climate Change

Nissan using Nikola and Kenworth electric Class 8 trucks for new vehicle deliveries from POLA

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Nissan is now using two battery electric vehicle (BEV) heavy-duty, Class 8 trucks to deliver new vehicles from the Port of Los Angeles (POLA)to dealerships in the Los Angeles region. Nikola and Kenworth will each provide trucks that will pull traditional car haulers.

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Kenworth Los Angeles Nissan Vehicles

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Hyundai Heavy verifies performance of 1.5MW-class LNG/hydrogen engine

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

Hyundai Heavy Industries successfully verified the performance of a recently developed 1.5MW-class LNG/hydrogen engine, which can selectively use diesel and a mixture of LNG and hydrogen to reduce emissions. In performance tests, the engine met IMO Tier 3 standards and has low carbon dioxide and methane slip.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Hyundai Engine Gas-Electric

Vale Canada to supply Northvolt with low-carbon nickel products for batteries

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MARCH 26, 2022

Vale Canada and lithium-ion cell producer Northvolt AB announced a multi-year agreement for Vale to supply low-carbon nickel products to Northvolt, reinforcing the companies’ shared commitment to sustainability in the electric vehicle supply chain and electrification of the broader mining industry.

Canada

Canada Carbon Supplies Production

New class of coordination polymers for high-performance Li-, Na- and K-ion storage

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AUGUST 9, 2022

Researchers at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium have designed and synthesized a new class of electrically conducting anionic coordination polymers for all practically relevant alkali-cation storage. V in lithium-, sodium-, or potassium-based cells. Wang et al. V for Li-, Na- and K-ion batteries. —Wang et al.

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Li-ion Polymer Sodium Belgium

J.B. Hunt to purchase 10 battery-electric, 3 hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 trucks from Nikola

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AUGUST 1, 2023

will purchase 13 Nikola zero-emission Class 8 trucks as the transportation company focuses on its sustainability efforts and reducing the intensity of its carbon emissions. Hunt set a goal to reduce carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034 (with a 2019 baseline). Hunt Transport Services Inc. Hunt Transport Inc. In 2017, J.B.

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Purchase Hydrogen Los Angeles Fuel

Strategic Biofuels successfully tests carbon capture and storage for renewable diesel plant

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AUGUST 15, 2021

Strategic Biofuels announced that its Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Test Well Program was successfully completed at the company’s Louisiana Green Fuels Project (LGF) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. Completing the test well program is an essential pre-requisite for securing the permit for the EPA Class VI sequestration well.

Renewable

Renewable Carbon Diesel Louisiana

Lightning Systems reaccredited under bp?s Advancing Low Carbon Program

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MAY 21, 2020

Lightning Systems, a leading developer of zero-emission powertrains, has received reaccreditation under bp’s Advancing Low Carbon (ALC) program. The ALC program was created by bp to encourage bp and its partners to identify lower carbon opportunities. The Lightning Systems GM 6500XD electric Class 6 truck is zero-emission on the road.

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Carbon Available Today Emissions 2017

Oregon State partnering with Daimler on fuel-cell electric Class 8 truck for SuperTruck 3

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JANUARY 18, 2023

According to the DOE, the transportation sector is the US leader in carbon pollution among all economic sectors, accounting for nearly 29% of emissions. Earlier post.). The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8

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Oregon North America Fuel Portland

Höegh Autoliners signs Letter of Intent with China Merchants Heavy Industry to build ammonia-ready Aurora class vessels

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

(CMHI) to build a series of its multi-fuel and ammonia-ready Aurora class vessels. The Aurora class has DNV’s new “ammonia-ready” notation, which makes it the first in the segment to be ready for operation on carbon-neutral ammonia. We are excited to have secured delivery of the first Aurora class vessel already by 2024.

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China Industrial Industry Building

ClearFlame Engine Technologies completes on-road demo of Class 8 truck with Cummins X15 running E98 ethanol

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), successfully completed an on-road demonstration of its proprietary technology that enables a heavy-duty truck diesel engine to operate on low-carbon and carbon-negative fuels, including 100% renewable plant-based fuels.

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Engine Diesel Exhaust Fuel

Hyliion selects FEV for partner for electrified Class 8 truck development

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JULY 15, 2021

FEV recently entered a long-term agreement with electrified powertrain systems provider Hyliion, to support design, development, integration and production validation of Hyliion’s Electric Range Extender (ERX) for Class 8 tractor-trailer applications.

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Fleet Gas-Electric Gas Range

Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Lightning eMotors has announced a new model of its Class 3 Lightning Electric Transit Van. The Class 3 van supports wheelchair lifts, custom floor rails, and custom bus doors. Many of these new features will be offered in Lightning eMotors’ Class 4, 5, 6 and 7 vehicles in 2021. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

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Batteries Battery Fuel Electric

Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification

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APRIL 22, 2021

We are combining the best of last century’s severe-duty diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) technology with best-in-class EV technology to produce full electric trucks for the marketplace. Battle Motors is bringing the Battle-Ready Class 8 severe duty full electric truck to the market this summer with 12 top tier Municipal customers.

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Motor Motors Motoring Companies

Researchers find new class of catalysts producing ammonia under mild conditions

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A combined experimental and computational study published in Nature Catalysis shows promising results for a new class of catalysts producing ammonia under mild conditions. The only really efficient way to make ammonia is under high temperatures and high pressure and using a carbon-based feedstock.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Global Energy Transportation

Royal Caribbean Group to use trio of power sources on next class of ships: fuel cell, battery, dual fuel engines

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Royal Caribbean Group’s new class of ships known as ‘Project Evolution’, set to debut in summer 2023, will operate using a trio of power sources including a fuel cell system, battery technology and dual fuel engines using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the main fuel.

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Fuel Engine Power Powered

Hyzon Motors receives zero-emissions certification from CARB; repowered Class 6-8 fuel cell vehicles

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JUNE 8, 2022

Hyzon Motors , a global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen and fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, announced that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has certified Hyzon’s Class 8, 7, and 6 Repowers as exempt from emission requirements, enabling the company to sell fuel cell electric trucks in California.

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Emissions Fuel Motor Motors

Mercedes-Benz begins production of two A-class PHEV models at Rastatt plant

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The production launch of the Mercedes-Benz A-class in two plug-in hybrid models is a strategic milestone as part of our global electric initiative. The Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant is therefore optimally prepared for the upcoming production launch of the hybrid B-Class. kWh, serves as an electric energy storage unit.

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Mercedes Production PHEV Plug-in

New Mercedes-Benz S-Class PHEV produces 14.1-36.2% lower CO2 emissions that predecessor

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

The upstream production of materials and components creates more carbon dioxide than for the previous model. More results from the 360° environmental check: A total of 202 components of the new S-Class are made from resource-saving materials. The fourth generation of the hybrid drive system celebrated its premiere in the new S-Class.

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Mercedes CO2 Emissions PHEV

Yara and Enbridge to develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia project at Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center

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APRIL 2, 2023

signed a letter of intent to develop and construct jointly a world-scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility as equal partners. The proposed facility, which includes autothermal reforming with carbon capture, will be located at the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC) near Corpus Christi, Texas. million tons per annum.

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Carbon Energy Texas Clean

Mote begins engineering work on biomass-to-hydrogen plant with carbon capture

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

With the engineering work of their first facility underway, Mote expects to produce approximately seven million kilograms of carbon-negative hydrogen and remove 150,000 metric tons of CO 2 from the air annually. Earlier this year, Mote was selected for the inaugural class of Rice University’s Clean Energy Accelerator.

Carbon

Carbon Hydrogen Engine Waste

Equinor Energy & Mitsubishi Heavy to collaborate on low-carbon technology to reduce carbon footprint of oil & gas operations

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Norway-based energy company Equinor Energy and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a low-carbon technology collaboration. The non-exclusive cooperation agreement will see both companies develop and use technology to reduce the carbon footprint of oil & gas operations.

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Carbon Mitsubishi Oil Gas

Continental Structural Plastics perfects carbon fiber RTM process, launches production programs

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has fine-tuned its carbon fiber RTM (resin transfer molding) (CF-RTM) process to the point that a premium automaker will be using the technology for closures on future vehicle platforms. We have been targeting a 3-minute cycle time using 100 percent recycled carbon fiber.

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Carbon Portugal Production

Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at the (three-hour) Super Taikyu Race in Okayama on 13-14 November. Participating in races using carbon-neutral fuels. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,

Mazda

Mazda Hydrogen Toyota Transportation

Elkem to test first carbon capture pilot for silicon smelters

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, will test the world’s first carbon capture pilot for silicon smelters at its plant in Rana, Norway. Aker Carbon Capture delivers the test unit, which is the only one of its kind in Norway. In addition, emissions from SMA Mineral will also gradually enter the treatment plant.

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Carbon Norway Climate Emissions

DOE awards Group14 Technologies $3.96M as Energy Storage Grand Challenge winner; nano-silicon within an engineered carbon scaffold

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Group14 Technologies, a provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for global lithium-ion markets, announced that it has been selected as a winner of the Department Of Energy’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge and will receive a $3.96-million million award.

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Energy Storage Carbon Lithium Ion Energy

Mercedes will finally unveil its ‘unrivaled’ electric G-Class later this month

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APRIL 8, 2024

Mercedes-Benz is unveiling its long-awaited electric G-Class at the Beijing Motor Show later this month. Mercedes is unveiling the electric G-Class on April 24 Mercedes first revealed the G-Class EQG concept at the Munich Motor Show in September 2021. Since 1979, the Mercedes G-Class has been one of the original off-roaders.

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Mercedes Carbon Fiber Electric Electrical

Clean Air Power demonstrates Freightliner Class 66 locomotive running on combination of diesel, biogas and hydrogen

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MAY 15, 2022

UK-based Clean Air Power has demonstrated a Freightliner Class 66 locomotive running on hydrogen to reduce its carbon emission output. Clean Air Power achieved this by fitting the Class 66 with its precision injection technology, allowing the two-stroke diesel locomotive to run on a combination of diesel, biogas and hydrogen.

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Clean Cleaning Diesel Hydrogen

Group14 closes $18M in financing to scale-up silicon-carbon composite anode material

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The new funds will be used to scale-up manufacturing of a next-generation silicon-carbon composite anode material and advance into commercial production. Group14 Technologies—a 2016 spin-off from EnerG2—derives its name from the Periodic Table column listing both silicon and carbon (the carbon group).

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Financing Carbon Li-ion Lithium Ion

Bosch to invest more than $200M to produce fuel cell stacks for Class 8 trucks in South Carolina

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Especially for large, heavy vehicles, fuel cells have a better carbon footprint than exclusively battery-electric when the CO 2 emissions for production, operation and disposal are added together according to research conducted by Bosch. The hydrogen economy holds great promise and at Bosch we are all in.

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South Carolina Fuel Hydrogen North America

DOE announces $110M for carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

A recent study by Science of the Total Environment found that DOE is the most productive organization in the world in the carbon capture and storage field. Under the first FOA award, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Studies for Carbon Capture Systems on Coal and Natural Gas Power Plants, DOE has selected nine projects to receive $55.4

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Carbon Tax Credit Tax Commercial

Wärtsila, RINA, others partner on hydrogen fuel solution for shipping via on-board LNG reforming with carbon capture

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NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The technology group Wärtsilä, together with class society RINA, ABB, Helbio (a subsidiary of Metacon AB), the Liberian Registry, and an energy major have joined forces in an effort to deliver a solution with hydrogen as fuel. This offers the shipping industry a pathway to low-carbon operations within a reasonable time frame.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Mariner Fuel

Super Store Industries first dairy manufacturer to deploy Class 8 electric trucks

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JULY 17, 2019

to deploy a pure-electric Class 8 truck. SSI is registering its Orange EV electric trucks in California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) marketable carbon credit trading program. Super Store Industries is the first dairy manufacturer in the U.S. —Mike Saxton, Orange EV Chief Commercial Officer.

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Store Industrial Industry Manufacturer

Maersk to add 8 large ocean-going vessels capable of operating on carbon-neutral methanol

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AUGUST 25, 2021

Moller - Maersk will introduce the first in a series of eight large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon-neutral methanol. Maersk will operate the vessels on carbon-neutral e-methanol or sustainable bio-methanol as soon as possible. In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Levi Strauss & Co., Levi Strauss & Co.,

Carbon

Carbon Hyundai Fleet Fuel

LR and UMAS publish techno-economic assessment of zero-carbon fuels for shipping

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APRIL 21, 2020

The technology feasibility (technology readiness) of the vessel and bunkering technologies needed to support zero-carbon-fueled ships. The technology feasibility (technology readiness) of the vessel and bunkering technologies needed to support zero-carbon-fueled ships. —“Techno-economic assessment of zero-carbon fuels”.

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Carbon Fuel Hydrogen Renewable

Shell/AirFlow Starship hyper-fuel efficient Class 8 truck to make cross-country run

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APRIL 30, 2018

Shell has partnered with the Airflow Truck Company to collaborate on a hyper-aerodynamic, fuel-efficient Class 8 concept truck: Starship. This next-generation concept truck features a custom, aerodynamic design and aims to demonstrate improvements in fuel economy for Class 8 trucks. and ending in Jacksonville, Fla.

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San Diego Fuel Jacksonville Fuel Economy

Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for ‘Carbon Zero 1’ renewable jet and diesel production plant

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JUNE 21, 2021

Aemetis awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis ‘Carbon Zero’ renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Earlier post.)

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Renewable Carbon Diesel Engine

Tohoku, UCLA team advance 4V-class metal-free organic Lithium-ion batteries; croconic acid cathode

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APRIL 18, 2022

Unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries, which depend on materials such as cobalt and lithium, organic batteries exploit naturally abundant elements such as carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. Croconic acid has five carbon atoms bonded to each other in a pentagonal form, and each of the carbons is bonded to oxygen.

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Lithium Ion Li-ion Batteries Battery

Neste to receive €88M from EU toward green hydrogen and carbon capture & storage at Porvoo; SHARC

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The project introduces carbon capture and storage (CCS) and electrolysis solutions that allow decarbonization of production at the refinery. Hydrogen is essential in the production processes of transportation fuels, so the green and blue hydrogen will reduce the carbon intensity of these fuels.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Green Tango

DSM Engineering Materials launches 100% bio-based Stanyl with halved carbon footprint, same high performance

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JUNE 30, 2022

Using the maximum possible levels of biomass-waste feedstock, it enables DSM Engineering Materials to halve the carbon footprint of this product line and, in turn, of the Stanyl B-MB-based products of its customers. In addition, production of Stanyl B-MB now generates a carbon footprint up to 50% lower than the fossil-based original.

Carbon

Carbon Engine Waste Industrial

Nauticol Energy & Enhance Energy plan to capture up to 1M tonnes of CO2 annually from blue methanol production and distribution

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MARCH 24, 2021

Utilizing Western Canadian natural gas, combined with carbon capture and sequestration, the project will produce 3 million tonnes annually of net-zero, Blue Methanol. This world-class resource covers around 130,000 square kilometers and spans about 700 kilometers from northeastern British Columbia to northwestern Alberta.

Energy

Energy CO2 Singapore Production

Korean team develops 2L-class direct-injection hydrogen-fueled engine

Ballard & First Mode sign order for 30 additional hydrogen fuel cells for ultra-class mining trucks; 3MW

Kia EV6 achieves product carbon footprint certification from the Carbon Trust

Nissan using Nikola and Kenworth electric Class 8 trucks for new vehicle deliveries from POLA

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Hyundai Heavy verifies performance of 1.5MW-class LNG/hydrogen engine

Vale Canada to supply Northvolt with low-carbon nickel products for batteries

New class of coordination polymers for high-performance Li-, Na- and K-ion storage

J.B. Hunt to purchase 10 battery-electric, 3 hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 trucks from Nikola

Strategic Biofuels successfully tests carbon capture and storage for renewable diesel plant

Lightning Systems reaccredited under bp?s Advancing Low Carbon Program

Oregon State partnering with Daimler on fuel-cell electric Class 8 truck for SuperTruck 3

Höegh Autoliners signs Letter of Intent with China Merchants Heavy Industry to build ammonia-ready Aurora class vessels

ClearFlame Engine Technologies completes on-road demo of Class 8 truck with Cummins X15 running E98 ethanol

Hyliion selects FEV for partner for electrified Class 8 truck development

Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification

Researchers find new class of catalysts producing ammonia under mild conditions

Royal Caribbean Group to use trio of power sources on next class of ships: fuel cell, battery, dual fuel engines

Hyzon Motors receives zero-emissions certification from CARB; repowered Class 6-8 fuel cell vehicles

Mercedes-Benz begins production of two A-class PHEV models at Rastatt plant

New Mercedes-Benz S-Class PHEV produces 14.1-36.2% lower CO2 emissions that predecessor

Yara and Enbridge to develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia project at Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center

Mote begins engineering work on biomass-to-hydrogen plant with carbon capture

Equinor Energy & Mitsubishi Heavy to collaborate on low-carbon technology to reduce carbon footprint of oil & gas operations

Continental Structural Plastics perfects carbon fiber RTM process, launches production programs

Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

Elkem to test first carbon capture pilot for silicon smelters

DOE awards Group14 Technologies $3.96M as Energy Storage Grand Challenge winner; nano-silicon within an engineered carbon scaffold

Mercedes will finally unveil its ‘unrivaled’ electric G-Class later this month

Clean Air Power demonstrates Freightliner Class 66 locomotive running on combination of diesel, biogas and hydrogen

Group14 closes $18M in financing to scale-up silicon-carbon composite anode material

Bosch to invest more than $200M to produce fuel cell stacks for Class 8 trucks in South Carolina

DOE announces $110M for carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects

Wärtsila, RINA, others partner on hydrogen fuel solution for shipping via on-board LNG reforming with carbon capture

Super Store Industries first dairy manufacturer to deploy Class 8 electric trucks

Maersk to add 8 large ocean-going vessels capable of operating on carbon-neutral methanol

LR and UMAS publish techno-economic assessment of zero-carbon fuels for shipping

Shell/AirFlow Starship hyper-fuel efficient Class 8 truck to make cross-country run

Aemetis selects Worley to provide engineering for ‘Carbon Zero 1’ renewable jet and diesel production plant

Tohoku, UCLA team advance 4V-class metal-free organic Lithium-ion batteries; croconic acid cathode

Neste to receive €88M from EU toward green hydrogen and carbon capture & storage at Porvoo; SHARC

DSM Engineering Materials launches 100% bio-based Stanyl with halved carbon footprint, same high performance

Nauticol Energy & Enhance Energy plan to capture up to 1M tonnes of CO2 annually from blue methanol production and distribution

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