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ITM Power signs hydrogen fuel contract with Honda (UK)

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JULY 11, 2017

ITM Power has signed a fuel contract with Honda (UK), which will purchase hydrogen at £10/kg (US$12.91/kg). The contract covers fuel dispensed across ITM Power’s hydrogen refueling network. The Honda Fuel Cell Clarity has a hydrogen tank capacity of 5.46

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Honda Hydrogen Fuel Power

SwRI and USTA researchers to develop a novel catalyst for low-temperature SCR

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JUNE 24, 2014

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced funding for a new joint research projects to advance clean emission technologies. One of the main groups of pollutants resulting from fuel combustion is the oxides of nitrogen, or NO x.

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San Antonio Exhaust Clean Emissions Fuel Economy

U. Houston-led project looking for new exhaust treatment catalysts for low-temperature lean-burn combustion engines

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

million project to find new catalytic materials that work at lower exhaust temperatures, allowing automakers to build vehicles that operate more efficiently while retaining the ability to clean emissions before they leave the tailpipe. Catalytic converters clean vehicle exhaust into nitrogen, water and carbon dioxide.

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Houston Exhaust Engine Chrysler

Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

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APRIL 12, 2012

In addition to having significant CNG fueling infrastructure across the state—approximately 70 existing or planned public stations—Oklahoma is also home to several of the top natural gas producers in the country, including Chesapeake Energy Corporation.

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Yukon Oklahoma City Oklahoma Los Angeles

EnerDel introduces Li-ion pack for upgrading Allison NiMH-based hybrid buses

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MAY 7, 2013

has introduced the new PPA 300-689 Vigor+ Energy Storage System (ESS) as part of its aftermarket and service business strategy. The ESS is designed as a retrofit to replace the nickel metal hydride (NiMH)-based energy storage system currently used in Allison hybrid buses. The EnerDel system features 19 kWh rated energy (16.9

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Li-ion NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride Energy Storage

Upcoming Mazda2 will offer new SKYACTIV 1.5-liter diesel

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JUNE 10, 2014

liter clean diesel engine making use of the company’s next-generation SKYACTIV technology. clean diesel engine available in models such as the Mazda CX-5, the SKYACTIV-D 1.5 clean diesel engine will be introduced to the Japanese market where it will meet Japan’s Post New Long-term Emissions Regulations as a diesel-powered compact car.

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Diesel Mazda Fuel Economy Clean

ITM Power to deploy solar-powered hydrogen refueling station at CEME; wind-powered public H2 station opens in South Yorkshire

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

HyFive, funded by the EU FCH JU (Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking), is a £31-million (US$35-million) project involving leading automakers, hydrogen fuel suppliers, the Mayor of London’s Office and energy consultancies to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists across Europe.

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Hydrogen Power Powered Wind

Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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MAY 2, 2010

The authors are Pushker Kharecha and James Hansen from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies & Columbia University Earth Institute (GISS); Charles Kutscher from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Edward Mazria from 2030 Inc./ A first step is to remove fossil fuel subsidies. Architecture 2030. Kharecha et al.

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Coal Emissions Oil-Sands Climate Change

Hyperion Unveils Design of its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, the Hyperion Power Module

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Over its 7-10 year operational life, the HPM will deliver 70 MW of thermal energy, or approximately 25 MWe. The US Department of Energy is supporting the development and deployment of SMRs for the domestic market, and plans to establish an SMR program, with a target of FY2011. Global Energy Module (GEM50). Westinghouse-Toshiba.

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Design Power Powered Concept

UK launches accreditation scheme for clean vehicle retrofit technologies

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AUGUST 3, 2017

In the UK, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST), together with industry stakeholders, have launched the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme ( CVRAS ). Next year the Government will publish a comprehensive Clean Air Strategy which will address other sources of air pollution.

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Clean Cleaning Vehicles Emissions

BYD introduces Type A battery-electric school bus with V2G technology

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JANUARY 31, 2022

School buses can be charged overnight when energy demand is low, and clean emission free energy can be fed back into the classroom during school hours when the bus is parked keeping classrooms well-lit and students and teachers plugged-in. —Samuel Kang, BYD’s Head of Total Technology Solutions.

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BYD Batteries Battery Electric

U. Mich, Ford team studies effect of ethanol in reducing PM from DISI engines; insights into fueling strategies to reduce soot

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APRIL 26, 2015

A team from the University of Michigan and Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering group in Dearborn has studied the effects of ethanol on reducing particulate emissions from a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine by comparing neat anhydrous ethanol with a baseline fuel of reference grade gasoline (indolene).

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Insight Engine Fuel Gasoline

Valence set to power world’s first zero carbon Grand Prix

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APRIL 29, 2009

Leading provider of lithium iron batteries for vehicles, Valence Technology, has provided ten of its U-Charge XP energy storage solutions for Imperial College London’s student entry into the TTXGP – the world’s first clean emission motorcycle Grand Prix, on the Isle of Man.

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Power Powered Carbon Energy Storage

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ITM Power signs hydrogen fuel contract with Honda (UK)

SwRI and USTA researchers to develop a novel catalyst for low-temperature SCR

U. Houston-led project looking for new exhaust treatment catalysts for low-temperature lean-burn combustion engines

Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

EnerDel introduces Li-ion pack for upgrading Allison NiMH-based hybrid buses

Upcoming Mazda2 will offer new SKYACTIV 1.5-liter diesel

ITM Power to deploy solar-powered hydrogen refueling station at CEME; wind-powered public H2 station opens in South Yorkshire

Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

Hyperion Unveils Design of its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, the Hyperion Power Module

UK launches accreditation scheme for clean vehicle retrofit technologies

BYD introduces Type A battery-electric school bus with V2G technology

U. Mich, Ford team studies effect of ethanol in reducing PM from DISI engines; insights into fueling strategies to reduce soot

Valence set to power world’s first zero carbon Grand Prix

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