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Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

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The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Projections of future gasoline and electricity prices. Anticipated driving patterns.

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Tenneco exploring synthetic fuels for climate-neutral mobility; NAMOSYN project

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Tenneco’s Powertrain business group is partnering with key academic and industry experts to examine the technical possibilities and commercial feasibility of synthetic fuels in the NAMOSYN project. In the final step, these test units are installed in test vehicles and examined for driving behavior and emissions.

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NFI receives new contract for up to 166 zero-emission buses from Manitoba’s Winnipeg Transit; fuel-cell and battery-electric

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NFI Group subsidiary New Flyer Industries Canada ULC has received new firm orders for 16 battery-electric and fuel cell-electric transit buses from Winnipeg Transit. Four Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric 40-foot transit buses (4 EUs) and four Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric 60-foot transit buses (8 EUs).

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Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

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outlined a technology roadmap to support its vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. Alcoa would use a combination of processes and technologies that are under development, including mechanical vapor recompression and electric calcination to develop this future-focused design. Alcoa Corp.

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BC government unveils climate plan

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The government of British Columbia recently unveiled its Climate Leadership Plan , targeting the reduction of net annual greenhouse gas emissions by up to 25 million tonnes below current forecasts by 2050 and the creation of up to 66,000 jobs over the next ten years. —Climate Leadership Plan. Carbon pricing mechanisms.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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Heath has great job security: half of Phoenix residents are at risk of an emergency room visit or worse if their electricity fails during a future heat wave, according to a recent study. Instead, he and others are trying to invent new climate-control technology that doesn’t further exacerbate the dangers facing the planet’s climate.

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Elkem inaugurates world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters at Rana plant for ferrosilicon and microsilica

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Ferrosilicon is mainly used for the production of carbon & other alloy steels, stainless steel, cast iron, and electric steel. The Just Test unit utilizes Aker’s Advanced Carbon Capture technology fully installed, meaning that results from test campaigns are scalable towards large-scale plants.

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