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First China-developed hydrogen fuel cell locomotive starts trial runs

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The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive—from core power to main components—has started trial runs on a 627 km railway line for coal transport in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Source: Xinhua. and the Hydrogen Energy Co., and the Hydrogen Energy Co.,

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Giga Carbon Neutrality secures contract for 200 hydrogen and battery EV trucks and machinery in China

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Giga Carbon Neutrality (GCN) has secured a contract to supply 200 hydrogen and battery EV powered heavy trucks and associated engineering machinery from The People’s Government of Ejin Horo Banner, an administrative division of Ordos City of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China. The partners plan to invest RMB 2.3

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Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

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The first phase will have a capacity of 1800 tons per day (390,000 tpa) with expected start of production in 2025. We are excited to partner with Topsoe, as they are the leading provider of technology for ammonia production and low carbon solutions in general. tons of sulfur dioxide, 3.2 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 3.2

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Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa green hydrogen pilot project enters operation

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Green hydrogen is produced by facilities powered by renewable power sources such as solar and wind energy, minimizing the carbon footprint across the entire production process. With an annual hydrogen production and utilization capacity exceeding 4.5 With an annual hydrogen production and utilization capacity exceeding 4.5

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$1.1B Huineng SNG plant goes on-stream transforming coal into natural gas in China

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Haldor Topsoe A/S announced that Huineng, a large-scale SNG (Substitute Natural Gas) plant, went successfully on-stream near the city of Ordos, located in Inner Mongolia in the northern part of China. The SNG produced at Huineng will be liquefied into LNG and annually the facility expects to reach a total production of 280,000 tons.

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Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

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Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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4,500th GE Evolution Series Locomotive enters service; reductions in fuel consumption and emissions

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If a railroad replaced 4,500 EMD locomotives with corresponding GE locomotives, it would save approximately 72 million gallons of fuel a year and reduce its carbon emissions by more than 580,000 metric tons annually. The Texas facility will manufacture, assemble and remanufacture GE’s rail and transportation-related products.