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ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2020

The results of a new analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) show that, when combined with a trend toward higher methane leakage and combustion slip, there is no climate benefit from using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel—regardless of the engine technology. —Pavlenko et al.

Mariner

Mariner Climate Fuel Oil

Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

One path to achieving this is with renewable synthetic fuels (e-fuels). Bosch outlines seven reasons why renewable synthetic fuels should be part of tomorrow’s mobility mix: Time. Renewable synthetic fuels have long since left the basic research phase. Incentives could come from fuel quotas, offsetting CO?

Renewable

Renewable Climate Fuel Gasoline-Electric

Hyundai Motor to expand XCIENT fuel cell truck entry into US market

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company plans to ramp up the US commercial vehicle market entry with XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks. Through the project, also known as Zero-Emission Regional Truck Operations with Fuel Cell Electric Truck, Hyundai Motor will deploy 30 Class 8 6x4 XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty tractors at the Port of Oakland, Calif.,

Hyundai

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Twenty homes scattered across Canada and the northern United States are keeping warm this winter using prototypes of the latest iteration in residential heating systems: cold climate heat pumps. To prove it, eight manufacturers are publicly testing their prototypes in the Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge , hosted by the U.S.

Climate

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IRENA report says tripling renewables investment required to reach 2050 climate goal

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at US$351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The 2020 edition of Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance highlights however, that while a cumulative US$1.8

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UGA study finds black carbon aerosols from GDI engines will worsen public health, climate; need for GPFs

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2020

The gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine is one of the most prominent technologies car manufacturers adopted to achieve the fuel economy and carbon dioxide emission goals established in 2012 by the US Environmental Protection Agency. A strong absorber of solar radiation, black carbon exhibits significant climate warming properties.

Climate

Climate Carbon Engine Fuel Economy

MIT team finds aviation emissions’ impacts on air quality larger than on climate

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Researchers at MIT have determined that growth in aviation causes twice as much damage to air quality as to the climate. Aviation emissions are an increasingly significant contributor to anthropogenic climate change. Aviation emissions are an increasingly significant contributor to anthropogenic climate change.

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Breakthrough Energy Ventures backs methanol fuel cell company Blue World Technologies

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2022

The series B funds will be used for scaling fuel cell production as well as investing in the development of methanol-driven fuel cell applications for the maritime sector. In late 2021, the company insourced all the production of the core fuel cell components and is currently in pre-series production.

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Companies Energy Fuel Denmark

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners advance climate-neutral eFuels development; Haru Oni pilot in Chile

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners are developing and implementing a pilot project—the “Haru Oni” project—in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). Porsche will be the primary customer for the green fuel.

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Chile Porsche Climate Energy

Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The report, Clean Air Future: Health and Climate Benefits of Zero Emission Vehicles , was produced by the American Lung Association in California. Under this scenario, the estimated total health and climate change costs associated with passenger vehicle fleet pollution drops from to $37 billion annually to $15.7 billion by 2050.

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HyPoint, Piasecki Aircraft partner to deliver next-generation hydrogen fuel cell systems for eVTOLs

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

million agreement will culminate in the development of five 650 kW hydrogen fuel cell systems for use in Piasecki’s eVTOL PA-890 Compound Helicopter, which is expected to be the world’s first manned hydrogen-powered helicopter. The initial $6.5-million

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Lithium Ion 2020

Baker Institute team says fossil fuel subsidies need global reform

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Costs ranged from a low of 0.3% Subsidies remained sticky outside the G20 as well.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Global Fuel Oil

RWTH Aachen team finds DMM promising sustainable fuel

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2021

A study by researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany has found that synthetic dimethoxymethane (DMM) is not only a promising fuel or blend component because of its outstanding combustion characteristics, but that it could be very attractive from a production point of view as well. —Burre et al. Their volumetric energy density (?20

Fuel

Fuel Diesel Renewable Hydrogen

ICL team assesses relative costs of carbon mitigation for 12 H2 production paths; trade-off between cost and level of decarbonization

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A team at Imperial College London has examined the relative costs of carbon mitigation from a lifecycle perspective for 12 different hydrogen production techniques using fossil fuels, nuclear energy and renewable sources. Their results show a trade-off between the cost of mitigation and the proportion of decarbonization achieved.

Cost Of

Cost Of Carbon Production Hydrogen

Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

A report published by Cambridge Econometrics and Ricardo-AEA concludes that overall, the cost of technologies required to meet proposed European 2020 CO 2 regulations for vehicles (95 g/km for cars and 147 g/km for vans) will be more than offset by the resultant fuel savings.

Cost Of

Cost Of 2020 Fuel CO2

U of Toronto study finds US electrification of LDV fleet not a silver bullet for tackling climate change in vehicle sector

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

a,b, Baseline cases (top dark-blue bar) and changes in emissions associated with increasing LDV travel demand, fuel consumption standards and electrification assuming current fuel economy policy (SAFE standards) (a) and stringent fuel economy policies (CAFE standards for conventional vehicles, along with high vehicle size and weight control) (b).

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Climate Change Fleet Climate Vehicles

Van Hool introduces new A range of electric buses; battery-electric, fuel cell (hydrogen) and trolley

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

The Van Hool A12 Battery Electric is the first vehicle in a completely new range of buses in four different lengths (12m, 13m, 18m and 24m) equipped with exclusively zero emission powertrains: battery-electric, fuel cell (hydrogen) and trolley. Our customers are focusing on greening their fleets and are pursuing zero emissions.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Range Fuel Batteries

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

“Electric cars will not save the climate. Many of these new technologies will be aimed at improving the efficient use of fossil fuels, which will not be disappearing anytime soon. Behavioral change is hard How willing are people to break their car dependency and other energy-related behaviors to address climate change?

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions

Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2018

To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Climate Change Climate Emissions Carbon

Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

Some will suffer greatly from climate change, while others may even benefit. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, and José-Luis Cruz of Princeton University assesses the local social cost of carbon (LSCC) and how that cost aligns with the carbon reduction pledges countries made under the Paris Agreement.

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Tax Carbon Global Climate Change

President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

In a letter sent to President Biden on 15 June, the AFPM (American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) and the API (American Petroleum Institute) listed what they called seven realities about the current situtation: Refined product prices are determined on the global markets. However, the cost of refining in other nations is currently higher.

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Congress Fuel Tax Tax Fuel

IKEA, CMA CGM & GoodShipping successfully complete 2019 biofuel test program; HFO-equivalent bio-fuel oil

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This latest development follows the first fueling of a container ship with sustainable biofuel, when the CMA CGM White Shark took on the bunker during a call at the Port of Rotterdam in March 2019. Both applications of the Bio-Fuel Oil showed a positive result, thus proving the technical compatibility of sustainable marine biofuels.

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2019 Oil Fuel Mariner

Bosch partners with Powercell on development and large-scale production of fuel cells for trucks and cars

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

Bosch has formed an alliance with Powercell Sweden AB, the Swedish manufacturer of fuel-cell stacks. Under the agreement, the two partners will work jointly to make the polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell ready for production. Over the long term, the mobile fuel-cell business is potentially worth billions of euros for Bosch.

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Fuel Production Hydrogen Sweden

Carbon Trust awards £2M to ACAL Energy and ITM Power to support major reduction in cost of automotive fuel cell systems

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

million) to two UK fuel cell companies—ACAL Energy and ITM Power—to help deliver a step change reduction in the cost of the technology to about $35/kW. Production of advanced automotive fuel cell systems currently under development globally are forecast to cost approximately $50/kW at mass manufacture volumes.

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Cost Of Carbon Fuel Energy

SoCalGas reduces CNG price by $0.26 per gallon at its fueling stations by using LCFS credits

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

(SoCalGas) will lower the price of compressed natural gas at all of its 13 public access natural gas vehicle fueling stations by $0.26 The LCFS program is administered by the California Air Resources Board and seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by 20% through 2030. per gallon beginning 1 April.

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Price Fuel Gas Gas-Electric

OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Tax rates were below the low-end estimate of climate costs (EUR 30/tCO 2 ) for 97% of emissions. The report found that the share of emissions taxed above climate costs increased from 46% in 2012 to 50% in 2015, and rates exceed €50 per tCO 2 for 47% of emissions in 2015, compared to 37% in 2012. of emissions.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Tax Energy

Loop Energy fuel cell range-extenders chosen for FAST TRACK project; zero-emission Class 8 drayage trucks

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender ( earlier post ) will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.

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Peterbilt Emissions Range Fuel

Bosch study highlights potential of e-fuels to reduce CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

According to a new study by Bosch, the use of e-fuels—synthetic fuels based on renewable energy—in Europe by 2050 as a scheduled supplement to electrification could save up to 2.8 Bottom: Fuel pathways. Achieving our future climate targets calls for other intelligent solutions apart from electromobility.

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Emissions Fuel CO2 Gasoline-Electric

How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

The day reminds us of the need to protect our planet and its ecosystems against the worsening climate crisis. The climate crisis is threatening people across the world, as well as every species of animal and plant life. Climate change is a global societal crisis that is causing devastating consequences.

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Climate Change Climate Engine Pollution

DOE announces $25.5M to improve biofuels and bioproducts

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Recognizing that decarbonizing transportation and agriculture are inherently linked when it comes to the thoughtful production and deployment of biofuels, this funding opportunity focuses on improving climate-smart agricultural practices that reduce the carbon intensity of biomass feedstocks used for biofuel production.

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Climate Carbon Waste Renewable

ICCT study finds hydrotreating an inexpensive approach to remove naphthalenes from petroleum jet fuel for contrail abatement

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2023

prepared for the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), has found that hydrotreating is an inexpensive approach to produce near-zero naphthalenes petroleum jet fuel (PJF) for contrail abatement. The report estimates an incremental cost of 0.09 A study by MathPro Inc., USD/gallon (~€0.03/L)

Fuel

Fuel Exhaust Conversion Water

EV Fleets Would Prevent Fuel Contamination

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A Way to Leave Liquid Fuel Troubles Behind Fuel contamination is an invisible yet prominent foe of fossil fuel-powered commercial fleets, and one principal reason to advocate for electrification is eliminating this concern. Gas and diesel each attract their own unique concerns.

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Fleet Fuel Hydrogen Maintenance

US, Europe and Japan to cooperate on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

In the statement, METI, ENER, and DOE asserted a shared strong interest in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies which could bring significant benefits to the energy sector, the economy and to the environment. The organizations recognize the importance of reducing the cost of hydrogen for its affordability as well as reliability.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Japan Fuel Europe

NY state to award $12M to advance EV adoption and integration with the grid

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2023

PON 5354 ) The initiative also seeks to support novel demonstrations of medium- and heavy-duty electric and hydrogen fuel cell technologies.

Grid

Grid New York Energy Storage Grant

EPA announces $4B in funding and RFI for clean port upgrades and heavy-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2023

The Clean Ports Program will invest $3 billion in technologies to reduce harmful air and climate pollutants at US ports. electric or fuel cell delivery trucks, refuse trucks, utility trucks, school buses, and day cab tractors). electric or fuel cell dray trucks, harbor craft, locomotives, and cargo handling equipment).

EPA

EPA Clean Cleaning Vehicles

Everything You Need to Know About the Cost of Owning a Car

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

If you drive an electric vehicle , these costs may be lower since there is no oil to change and fewer moving parts that can break down. If you live in an area with a harsh climate, that will also contribute to higher maintenance costs, as your car will be more susceptible to wear and tear. Gasoline Costs.

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ZeroAvia & Otto Aviation partner to deliver first new airframe design with hydrogen-electric engine option

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2022

The Celera is an innovative new model of transcontinental aircraft, scalable to 19 passengers, that significantly improves the efficiency of flight and reduces the operational costs of flying as a result. This combination significantly expands the opportunities for private air transportation.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Design Engine Climate

IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report— Green Hydrogen Cost Reduction: scaling up electrolyzers to meet the 1.5 Source: IRENA.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Renewable Low Cost Green

Range Energy’s RA electrified trailer platform now eligible for up to $80k in California incentives

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

Range’s electric-powered trailers hook up to any diesel-powered truck today, providing fleet owners 30-40% better fuel efficiency as they aim to meet new regulations and bring down their cost-per-mile. Range’s platform also works as a mobile power unit.

California

California Range Cleaner Fleet

Hyzon Motors deepens strategic hydrogen mobility partnership with TotalEnergies

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

Hyzon and TotalEnergies aim to make it easier for fleet owners to transition to renewable hydrogen fuel by combining their existing infrastructure and technology. To achieve our climate ambition of net zero emissions by 2050, together with society, hydrogen fuel cell-powered trucks must come to market.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Motor Motors Motoring

Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2021

Ireland-based electrolyzer company Fusion Fuel Green PLC will collaborate with Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. CCC and Fusion Fuel have agreed to cooperate on projects involving the production of green hydrogen for potential clients in the refining and petrochemical industries in order to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Fusion Green Hydrogen Oman

UNFI adding 53 all-electric TRUs to California fleet

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

The all-electric TRU achieves zero-emission results by using a high efficiency refrigeration system powered by roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels, a wheel-momentum generator, lithium-ion batteries, and a unique auxiliary power unit to eliminate the requirement for diesel fuel to power the refrigeration system.

All-Electric

All-Electric Fleet California Lithium Ion

Ricardo to optimize in-car climate control systems to extend the range of electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The research will optimize energy consumption and driver/passenger comfort, with the aim of increasing electric vehicle range by 5% while reducing overall cost by 10%. The project, with a total cost of £595,195 (US$804,187) has been awarded £297,597 (US$402,093) by the Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles (OZEV) in partnership with Innovate UK.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Range Land Rover Climate

Clean Energy Zero Now truck orders surpass 250; heavy-duty trucks fueled by renewable natural gas

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2019

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has reached agreement with trucking firms to lease or purchase more than 250 new heavy-duty trucks, fueled by its Redeem RNG (renewable natural gas). In addition, truck fleets financed or purchased through Zero Now will be able to purchase Redeem fuel with a fixed discount to diesel at a significant spread.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Renewable Gas

ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

Hyundai Motor to expand XCIENT fuel cell truck entry into US market

Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

IRENA report says tripling renewables investment required to reach 2050 climate goal

UGA study finds black carbon aerosols from GDI engines will worsen public health, climate; need for GPFs

MIT team finds aviation emissions’ impacts on air quality larger than on climate

Breakthrough Energy Ventures backs methanol fuel cell company Blue World Technologies

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners advance climate-neutral eFuels development; Haru Oni pilot in Chile

Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

HyPoint, Piasecki Aircraft partner to deliver next-generation hydrogen fuel cell systems for eVTOLs

Baker Institute team says fossil fuel subsidies need global reform

RWTH Aachen team finds DMM promising sustainable fuel

ICL team assesses relative costs of carbon mitigation for 12 H2 production paths; trade-off between cost and level of decarbonization

Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

U of Toronto study finds US electrification of LDV fleet not a silver bullet for tackling climate change in vehicle sector

Van Hool introduces new A range of electric buses; battery-electric, fuel cell (hydrogen) and trolley

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

IKEA, CMA CGM & GoodShipping successfully complete 2019 biofuel test program; HFO-equivalent bio-fuel oil

Bosch partners with Powercell on development and large-scale production of fuel cells for trucks and cars

Carbon Trust awards £2M to ACAL Energy and ITM Power to support major reduction in cost of automotive fuel cell systems

SoCalGas reduces CNG price by $0.26 per gallon at its fueling stations by using LCFS credits

OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

Loop Energy fuel cell range-extenders chosen for FAST TRACK project; zero-emission Class 8 drayage trucks

Bosch study highlights potential of e-fuels to reduce CO2 emissions

How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

DOE announces $25.5M to improve biofuels and bioproducts

ICCT study finds hydrotreating an inexpensive approach to remove naphthalenes from petroleum jet fuel for contrail abatement

EV Fleets Would Prevent Fuel Contamination

US, Europe and Japan to cooperate on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

NY state to award $12M to advance EV adoption and integration with the grid

EPA announces $4B in funding and RFI for clean port upgrades and heavy-duty vehicles

Everything You Need to Know About the Cost of Owning a Car

ZeroAvia & Otto Aviation partner to deliver first new airframe design with hydrogen-electric engine option

IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

Range Energy’s RA electrified trailer platform now eligible for up to $80k in California incentives

Hyzon Motors deepens strategic hydrogen mobility partnership with TotalEnergies

Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

UNFI adding 53 all-electric TRUs to California fleet

Ricardo to optimize in-car climate control systems to extend the range of electric vehicles

Clean Energy Zero Now truck orders surpass 250; heavy-duty trucks fueled by renewable natural gas

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