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US targeting net-zero aviation by 2050; heavy focus on SAF

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These includes boosting efficiency during taxiing, takeoff and landing, as well as flying optimized trajectories. Research shows that aircraft operations also affect the climate through non-CO 2 emissions, especially via contrails and aviation-induced cloudiness.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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Electric Air Taxis/ Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing (eVTOL) - The future of electric air taxis, or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), is perhaps the most uncertain due to high regulatory barriers as well as technical. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Electric Vehicles in Construction - 1 GWh.

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DOE to issue $35M funding opportunity for hydrogen and fuel cell technology; Class 1-2 fuel cell plug-in hybrids

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Existing steel pipeline used for carrying natural gas is costly to convert to hydrogen delivery due to the high labor costs associated with joining steel pipes, which are currently transported in 20" lengths and must be welded. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Manufacturing R&D: Hydrogen Delivery Pipeline Manufacturing.

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

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The project will include 15 Nissan cars, 10 Smith electric taxis, five Smith people carriers, a Smith executive minibus, two AVID saloon cars and two Liberty urban Range Rovers, alongside a network of charging points. AEA, one of the world’s leading energy, climate change and data management consultancies, will lead the consortium.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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For the current fiscal year, the program is slated to invest approximately $90 million to encourage the development and use of new technologies, and alternative and renewable fuels, to help the state meet its climate-change goals. Expanding hydrogen fueling stations in California.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

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Better Place has signed up orders from more than 50 Vision Partners in Israel—representing a total car park of approximately 35,000 ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles—which have committed to convert a portion of their ICE fleets to Better Place when commercially available in 2011.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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There are trucks and buses being converted commercially today. This helps to explain the climate changes we are now experiencing. An application of this concept for taxi cabs in China chose the shorter-electric-range PHEVs with overhead-charging systems because of battery costs can be minimized [ 15 ]. 18 ] [link].

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