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DHL installing TRAILAR solar technology on 67 trucks in US

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DHL Express is installing solar panel units on trucks within its US pickup and delivery fleet, reducing fuel consumption in markets throughout the country. The solar system generates electricity from sunlight, and will be used to charge the battery, power lift gates and other ancillary equipment. —DHL Express US CEO Greg Hewitt.

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Huge Solar Canopy For Electric Buses Coming To Austin, Texas

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It looks like Austin, Texas, is going to get a bit cleaner thanks to its CapMetro regional public transportation provider, which is making progress toward a zero-emissions future for Austin. A big one. […]

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California to receive more than $236M to support transit agencies’ transition to zero-emission buses

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announced that 17 local governments and transit agencies will receive more than $236 million in grants from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to aid the transition to zero-emission buses. billion in new Low-No Program emission funding and $5.1 billion in new Low-No Program emission funding and $5.1 Riverside Transit Agency.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions.

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Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition

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A team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar has comprehensively reviewed various ammonia decomposition techniques to produce clean hydrogen by recovering the boil-off ammonia while integrating solar energy infrastructures onboard a ship for electricity and heat requirements. The review paper is published in the journal Fuel.

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Rio Tinto to triple Weipa solar capacity and add battery storage to help power bauxite mining operations

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Rio Tinto has approved a new solar farm and battery storage at Weipa in Queensland, in a move that will more than triple the local electricity network’s solar generation capacity and help provide cleaner power to Rio Tinto’s operations. —Rio Tinto Aluminum Pacific Bauxite Operations General Manager Michelle Elvy.

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Queensland, AU doubles EV rebates to boost zero-emission vehicle adoption

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The move is intended to accelerate the adoption of cleaner and more sustainable transportation. Minister for Energy, Renewables, and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said, “We want more zero-emission vehicles on Queensland roads with Queensland families to have access to cheaper and cleaner vehicles.”

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